Two young Kashmiri students Purtaas and Zameen Jalal won the best Film Award in Category B for their filom Noori-the light.
Thirteen-year-old Purtas and 10-year-old Zameen Jalal both studying in Linton Hall School Rajbagh respectively in 8th and 5th class directed and produced the award winning film on worlds’ first Pashmina Clone Goat. The award ceremony was held at National Physical Laboratory Auditorium.
Another documentary film Saving the Saviour on Wular Lake Kashmir directed and produced by Jalal-ud-din Baba won Best Film Award at India International Science Film Festival 2016.
The awards were jointly organized by Department of Science and Technology, Department of Earth Sciences, CSIR, NPL, in collaboration with international partners UK Consul, Embassy of Israel, USA State Department, Swedish, Germany and Sweden Embassies…
Chairman of festival India’s iconic Green Oscar awarded science filmmaker Dr. Mike Pandey, Chairman of Jury and Judges Iftikhar Ahmad, Head MCRC Jamia Milia and former Director FTII, Pune,
Awards where felicitated by Dr. Harsh Vardhav, Minister for Science & Technology, GOI at NPl CSIR.
Nearly 3000 delegates were present at the occasion besides scientists, researchers.
Noori – The Light and Saving the Saviour where highly regarded as professionally brilliant films with breathtaking research and direction besides effective narrative and cause and effect.
Both Purtaas and Zameem Jalal where regarded as the future science filmmakers from Kashmir.
‘Best Film Award’ grabbed by Kashmiri Students
