Author: AAFT

Noida: “Films are still the best source of entertainment in the country. We sell 5 billion tickets every year out of 12000 theatres running in the country. 1.5 crore people visit theatres every day. 1200 films are made every year in 28 official languages with turnover of 10,000 crores. Why tax on entertainment” Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studio introduced the subject for the seminar.

“There are times when films have not even recovered the cost of production and sales are restricted because of the high tax policy, government should think on these points before levying tax for entertainment” said Ashok Tyagi festival director of 8th GFFN.

“There should not be any tax on entertainment. At the end of the day this is the only medium poor people have to entertain themselves. The high entertainment tax policy has restricted the audience to visit theatres. There is a huge scope to increase the turnover and need to have more theatres in India” added Pankaj Parashar.

“The tax should be according to the cost of the film. Low budget films should pay low rate of entertainment tax” suggested Manish Gupta. Savita Sharma also gave her point of view. The proceedings of the seminar were sent to International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry for further action.

Noida: “It is a great pleasure to be here and recollecting the great works done by the super leader like Sardar Patel to unite the whole country together in one Republic of India even after independence” said Pankaj Parashar renowned film maker from Mumbai releasing the poster of Sardar Patel Forum at 8th Global Film Festival Noida.

“I have studied at Sardar Patel School for 11 years, my ideology has been influenced by the thinking of Sardar Vallabhai Patel. That is one of the reason to quote-Love Peace And Unity through Art and Culture as the aim of lobal Film Festival” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studio.

Savita Sharma social worker, foreign delegates from Indonesia and Poland were also part of the event. “ I am surprised by the number of events and organizations which are part of 8th Global Film Festival. Never seen a festival with that high profiled meaning attached to it,” said Manish Gupta a well-known writer & film director.

Noida,1st December 2015: “World leaders have unanimously committed to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September. This commitment reflects the power of solidarity to forge, from a destructive disease, one of the most inclusive movements in modern history.” read by Harshvardhan Vice President International Film And Television Research Centre as note sent by Secretary-General of United Nations Ban Ki-moon.

Already 15 million people are accessing life-saving HIV treatment. New HIV infections have been reduced by 35% since 2000 and AIDS-related deaths have been reduced by 42% since the peak in 2004.

The world is on the Fast Track to End AIDS. To end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals will require investment, commitment and innovation to be accelerated.

The Fast-Track approach as defined by UNAIDS includes: Front-loads investments, focuses on the locations, populations and programs that deliver the greatest impact, catalyses innovation for people who need it most, engages local leadership for targeted, sustained and accountable responses, creates new partnerships, stands firm on human rights, delivers results that leave no one behind.

“Fast-Track will change the lives of millions of people around the world. We have a fragile window of opportunity—just five short years to break the epidemic. On this World AIDS Day, join us on the Fast-Track to end AIDS” said Sandeep Marwah Ambassador of IHRO affiliated to United Nations and World Cultural Minister.

Noida: “The global exchanges of television programs focusing on peace, security, economic and social development and the enhancement of cultural exchange indicate the growing significance of television in today’s changing world. The information sharing through television facilitates social and cultural communication and encourages cooperation and partnerships in the world” said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studio at a glittering function at Noida Film City also known as Television City.

In recognition of the increasing impact television has on decision-making by bringing world attention to conflicts and threats to peace and security and its potential role in sharpening the focus on other major issues, including economic and social issues, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day informed Sandeep Marwah- World Cultural Minister also Ambassador of IHRO affiliated to United Nations.

Jaipur: A special committee has been formed to suggest the best promotion of Delhi Jaipur tourism under the leadership of Sandeep Marwah Managing Director of NFTC-National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited.

The committee has suggested the promotion of Jaipur city as tourist destination through different mediums of media including the help taken by newspaper Country and Politics, Radio Noida 107.4FM which is a World Radio, MarwahStudios.Com a television station and Asian News Agency.

Marwah Films And Video Production and the students of Asian Academy of Film And Television have planned a film on Jaipur. The project will be taken up in January next year. Marwah has taken the decision during his stay at Hotel Fairmont, Riico Kukas, Jaipur and followed by visit to Taj Rambagh Palace, Bhawani Singh Road and Hotel Marriot Ashram Marg.

“Like film on Taj Mahal, Agra has become the syllabus of AAFT, soon Jaipur will also be inducted as a part of syllabus at AAFT. This is for the first time in the World that any film school has taken up tourism projects as a part of their studies” said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studio.

Noida: 560 films in 9 segments, 54 events, delegates from 40 countries and 45000 footfall in three days, 8th Global Film Festival created new records and been declared most happening film festival said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studio.

Renowned personalities like Mukesh Bhatt, Ketan Mehta, Shravan Rathod, Maann Singh Deep, Pankuj Parashar, Vivek Agnihotri, Manish Gupta, Mugdha Godse, Donal Bisht, Ashok Tyagi and Ketan Desai were present there.

H.E. Milan Hovorka from the Czech Republic, H.E. Jozef Drofenik of Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Demetrios A Theophylactou High Commissioner of Cyprus, H.E. Radu Octavian Dobre from Romania, Mongolian star Mungunzul Amgalanbaatar and the internationally renowned Polish photographer Henryk Pietkiewicz added a lot to the festival.

Union Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra and MLA Noida Bimla Batham appreciated the efforts of -International Film and Television Club & International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry of bringing love, peace and unity in the world through art and culture. Sandeep Marwah was unanimously nominated as the World Cultural Minister.

Exhibitions by Aman Chotani, Kunal-Kapil Kapur, launching of Cyprus, Czech Republic and Romanian Cultural Forums, Sardar Patel Forum and a powerful award function were the parts of GFFN. Fashion shows by Asian School of Fashion And Design, Musical recital by Pakistani singer Shabbir Hussain, Pianoist Gurbani Bhatia and Bollywood songs by Arun Bakshi were the highlights of the evenings.

New Delhi: A large get together was organize in honor of visiting President of the National Assembly of Republic of Slovenia H.E. Dr. Milan Brglez at the Embassy where Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studio was honored for his untiring contribution to the World of media and entertainment industry.

“We are proud to be associated with World Cultural Ambassador & five World Record holder in media Sandeep Marwah. Government of Slovenia is happy to nominate Marwah as the Chairperson of Indo Slovenia Film And Cultural Forum,” said H.E. Jozef Drofenic Ambassador of Slovenia to India in this grand function.

I am charged with new energy to take up the new responsibility of the country of Republic of Slovenia. We will work on different ways to develop and promote our relations with Slovenia” said Sandeep Marwah.

Ambassador of Czech Republic H.E. Milan Hovorka, Ambassador of Belgium to India H.E. Jan LUYKX, Charge De Affairs of Romania H.E. Radu Octavian DOBRE, Ambassador of Slovak Republic H.E. Zigmund Bertok, attended the event along with large number of diplomats, people from media, entertainment and tourism industry.

Noida: “It is a wonderful evening where Arun Bakhshi is going to perform all the hit numbers he has provided to Indian films. His presence has brought new color to the show” said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studio at the evening of first day of Global Film Festival Noida.

“I am honored to present the prestigious Global Cinema Award to the great singer who has created a wonderful place for himself in the industry” added H.E. Jožef Drofenik Ambassador of Slovenia to India.

Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a character actor in over 100 Hindi films and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs. He has also worked in Punjabi and Bhojpuri cinema and currently playing the role of Mahant Dashrath Tripathi in Colors’s Ishq Ka Rang Safed

Noida: We have been dealing with country of Slovenia from a long time. The last Ambassador has been also been the guest of honor at our 7th Global Film Festival Noida. The tradition is on and will remain like this, “said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studio and recently nominated as World Cultural Minister by more than 100 countries of the World.

Global Film Festival Noida is the platform to honor international personalities and this time Ambassador of Slovenia H.E. Jožef Drofenik was presented with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film And Television in a huge function at Noida Film City.

The Ambassador of Slovenia H.E. Jožef Drofenik extended his thanks to 8th Global Film Festival for joining hands with country of Slovenia. He also declared to start an Indo Slovenian Film And Cultural Forum with International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry.

Noida: We are keen in developing and promoting our relationship with Czech Republic in a big way. The best and the easiest way is through art and culture. It brings immediately the people of two countries close to each other said H.E. Milan Hovara Ambassador of Czech Republic to India.

It is our honour to present the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film And Television to H.E. Milan Hovara the Ambassador of Czech Republic to India today at Global Film Festival Noida said Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studio.

In September 2015 H.E. Milan Hovara was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to India, Before that he was special Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade. He had been also the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic from 2007 to 2014.

The Czech film “I Served the King of England” written and directed by Jiri Menzel and based on the novel written by Bohumil Hrabal was screened after the inauguration of the festival. 4 CZECH LIONS have awarded the film as the best Czech film. In 2009 it received the GOPO AWARD for Best European Film