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Festellen

Festellen....The word itself denotes festival of short films. It is a celebration of talents. Through Festellen we try to bring out the finest of new skills in a competitive manner; as without a challenge it’s hard to get a good creation. Hence there is a professional judging panel that is focussed on getting the crème de la crème.

Previous season

A short film festival that was started in 2014 by cine-lovers Pradeesh Konkoth (actor) and Niteesh Narayanan (Assistant Director/ Editor), Festellen is a celebration of mastery on big screen. Every year we invite short film entries, sort them, screen them to audience and celebrity guests and judges in a movie theatre and the best talents are awarded. From past three years we have received over 1000 entries from Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada. We have also given over 150 awards for various categories. Many of those who won have already made their way into the film industry.

Selection of the movie

Every movie goes through a stringent selection procedure. A panel of randomly selected cine-lovers watch every entry that is sent. They rate each movie for its uniqueness and its power to grip the audience. The top 100 movies are then played to a panel of movie professionals who select a maximum of 50 movies based on their superior technicalities. These movies are finally screened in a HD Theatre of high quality: Bangalore Movies, to a panel of celebrity judges and audience, who select the winners. The previous year judging panel consisted of well-known movie directors from Malayalam Film Industry. The organizing committee consists of Manoj Palodan (Cine-Director, Malayalam film industry),Pradeep Rangan (Makeup man, Malayalam film industry) and members from the team of Elephant Media lab and Moviesmatinee.

Awards and winners

With almost 1000 entries in three different languages and about 150 winners, Festellen has always stayed true to its intention of inception. Khais Millen, Lijo Thomas and Viyaan Vishnu’s movies won Best short film of the year respectively from 2014 to 2016. Judges also hand out special mention awards for new or best techniques presented in the season. The entries range from social cause to romance to thriller to comedy.Every award is recognized with a certificate and the best film with a cash award of Rs. 50,000/- plus a certificate. Following are the list of awards that are presented every year: Best Short film – Malayalam Best Short Film – other language Best Actor Best Actress Best Director Best Story Best Editing Best Music Best Cinematography A few awards are decided on the spot, depending on the entries, by the judges.

Festellen was started solely to support and promote fresh talents who are looking to exhibit their skill on a large screen. Most of the time the organizing committee themselves pool in money to advertise and cover all the costs, including awards, to run the event successfully. It has never been about profits for the team that works relentlessly behind the scenes; but the greater good due to which many people get a chance to present their dream movie on a big screen.

Megharaor (talk) 20:01, 26 November 2016 (UTC)