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Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY)
LocationNew Delhi, India
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.siffcy.org

The Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY) is an annual film festival organised in the city of New Delhi, India, by Smile Foundation.

Organizer

Smile Foundation is a national level development organisation which undertakes welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in more than 700 remote villages across 25 states of India.[1][2] Smile Foundation has already produced more than 60 short films and documentaries besides a feature film titled I am Kalam.[3][4] The film was screened in the market section at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2010.[5] It has produced the TV series Choone Do Aasman with NDTV.[6][7]

Key members

Awards and prizes

  • Best Film (Feature)
  • Best Director (Feature)
  • Best Actor / Actress (in Feature)
  • Best Story (Feature)
  • Best Film (Short)
  • Best Documentary (Documentary)
  • Best Student film (Special Citation in 3 different age group)
  • Best film with special message (Special Citation in any category)
  • Certificate of Participation to all films presented in this section.

References

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  1. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/good-governance/ngo/Philips-Smile-Foundation-launch-Skill-India-programmes/articleshow/51496017.cms?
  2. ^ http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/csr-spend-to-rise-greater-sensitisation-needed-smile-foundation-115101100465_1.html
  3. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kalam-nostalgia-spurs-book-sales-biopic-online-pleas/articleshow/48302685.cms
  4. ^ "I Am Kalam: Movie Review". The Times of India. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Nila Madhab Panda's I Am Kalam to screen at Cannes Film Festival". Businessofcinema.com.
  6. ^ http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-business/smile-foundation-releases-this-years-choone-do-aasman-series-113101402137_1.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ http://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/specials-prachi-desai-supports-the-choone-do-aasman-campaign-for-smile-foundation/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film Celestial Camel : PTI feed, News". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  9. ^ "SIFFCY 2015 to open with Russian film 'Celestial Camel' | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  10. ^ "SIFFCY Finalises Films for 2015 International Film Festival for Children and Youth". Thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  11. ^ "Week-long film festival for kids, youth next month | Latest News & Gossip on Popular Trends at". India.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  12. ^ "Maneka Gandhi, Tigmanshu Dhulia inaugurate film fest for kids". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  13. ^ "Mrs. Maneka Gandhi, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Development, Government of India and Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia graced the occasion". News9Express. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  14. ^ "A window to the world". The Hindu. 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  15. ^ "Pick of movies brings 'smile' on little ones' faces". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  16. ^ Idiot, Indian (2015-12-15). ""Announcement Of Films Being Shown At Siffcy, Smile'S International Children'S Film Festival" - Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.