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GIFF Supports Short Film Creators, Mental Health Awareness

      


      Gandhara Independent Film Festival (GIFF) has recently announced their call for entries for their next virtual festival edition. GIFF 2021 is expecting to receive a volume of film submissions where unique stories from around the world will be chosen as official selections. 

      GIFF, a non-profit platform that aims to create a dynamic community for independent filmmakers in Pakistan and around the globe, has started showcasing selections of quality short films in 2020. 

       Also an advocate of mental health, GIFF has been regularly programming to spread awareness on this topic through their website www.gandharafilmfestival.com. Early this year, GIFF Founder Kamran Naseem, curated a mental health-themed program that includes "Munnu" by Shayhaq Balouch from Pakistan; "New Moon" by Neeraj Joshi from India; "Flamework" by Zoltán Krasznay from Hungary; "Muted" by David Nguyen from Canada; "Refugees" by Amin Fallah and Mahsa Takesh from Iran; "Our Redirected Hopes" by Carmina Cruz from Philippines; "Faded Memories" by Valentina Galdi from Italy; "Id" by Izabella Retkowska from Germany; "Mom, Dad and I" by Savkina Anastasia from Russia; "Verge" by Ivan Vynarchyk from Ukraine; "Girls Don't Like Purple" by Sebastian Pulido from Columbia; "Kettling" by Alan Del Castillo from Mexico; "Simon" by Nicolas Bacon from Canada; "Mostafa" by Alireza Teimoori from Iran; "Roberto" by Carmen Córdoba González from Spain; "It's Nothing" by Anna Maguire from United Kingdom; and " While That Happens" by Nacho Ozores from Spain.

       For their second edition, GIFF 2021 is accepting narrative films of any theme with a maximum length of 25 minutes (including credits), made in between 2018-2021, and with embedded English subtitles. Entries are accepted via Filmfreeway or Festhome until September 15, 2021.

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