“It was a memorable experience for us all to unite under one banner for the Don Bosco Bicentenary Film Festival last year, and we tasted enormous success with the name and spirit of Don Bosco on our lips and in our hearts, right through the film festival” said the organizers, from Boscom South Asia, the Social Communication channel of the Salesians of Don Bosco of South Asian Region, comprising twelve Provinces in India & Sri Lanka.
The DBYFFI at Don Bosco Institute in Guwahati was inaugurated by Father Robert Simon SDB, Coordinator Group and Movements, Don Bosco Youth Animation for South Asia. While inaugurating the DBYFFI, Fr Simon said “watching movies should trigger the minds of the young to do something for the nature and the society and to effectively use the digital media and technology to bridge the gap of knowledge among young people.”
Thousands of youth were present to witness this short film festival in all the venues. The presentations were followed by panel discussions and the participants were really enthusiastic and full of joy.
There were three awards: Best Film Award; Best Young Director (Below 30 years) Award; Best depiction of Don Bosco Charism Award. Each festival venue had its own jury, who awarded points to each of the 24 films under 30 minutes. The points were then added up to decide the winner in each category and all the winners were awarded a prize of Rs.1.50,000. The awards will be given at Chennai in March by the Rector Major of the Salesian congregation, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime.
