Sandeep Marwah & Dr. Mohamed Higazy and Sami M. Salem
Five days festival of Egyptian Films inaugurated by H.E. Mohamed Higazy, the Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt in India at Asian Academy of Film And Television at Noida Film City. Some of the best films including Elmaseer-The Destiny by Youssef Chahine , Malek Wa Ketaba-Heads And Tails Directed by Kamla Abu Zekry,Hassan & Morcos directed by Rami Imran etc are going to be part of the festival.
The excitement in the campus was enormous as it was also the first day of 65th batch of AAFT. The students enrolled from all over India and abroad in this batch were busy reading large banners and posters about Egyptian films, all over campus.
“We are keen in developing very cordial relations with India through films” said HE Mohamed Higazy while inaugurating the festival. “We want the two countries to be like brothers and we are ready for cultural exchange and education exchange programs” he added talking to the media students at Marwah Studios.
“The International Film and Television Club of AAFT has been conducting many festivals in India and now this festival has added another feather in the cap of IFTC” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios. “Films are the Ambassadors of culture of any country, today it is the amalgamation of two oldest civilizations of the World through films,” Marwah added.
Others who spoke on the occasion were Sami M. Salem the minister counsellor, Dina El Sehy the Counsellor of the Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt. Later Sandeep Marwah honoured H.E. Mohamed Higazy with the life membership of International Film and Television Club.
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Sandeep Marwah Honored With State Award By Jharkhand Government
L to R : H.E.Rameshwar Thakur (Governor of Madya Pradesh) , Mr. Sandeep Marwah ( President of AAFT), H.E. K. Sankaranarayana ( Governor of Jharkhand )
Sandeep Marwah, the Director of Asian Academy Of Film And Television, the premier film and TV education Centre in India in private sector has been honored with ‘Sewa Rattan’ by H.E. K. Sankaranarayana the Governor of Jharkhand State at the glittering function at Morhabadi Grounds, Ranchi, .in the presence of H.E.Rameshwar Thakur , the Governor of Madya Pradesh and all the dignities of the state.
Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) has so far trained more than 7000 students hailing from 28states, 5 union territory and 70 countries of the World. “This is the only institution in the World which is giving Film and TV education blended with Indian Culture, Humanity and Gandhi Teachings” said Sandeep Marwah who is also the founder of Noida Film City. “I am thankful to the state Government for honoring me which has not only motivated me to do a better job but also adds on more responsibility on my shoulders to create a better society,” added Sandeep Marwah.
Others who got the Sewa Rattan award were Feroz Abbas Khan, the renowned stage and film personality who has recently been announced National Award for his film ‘Gandhi My Father’ and Nafisa Ali Sodhi the well known actor, social worker and activist running NGO for aids victims.
The event was organized by Jainandu Chairman of State Khadi and Village Industries Board on the occasion of 5th year of its existence to promote Mahatama Gandhi’s vision of Khadi and handicrafts.Rahul Mittra and D.J.Narain were also present there.
India And Egypt Will Work On Cultural Exchange
Sandeep Marwah & Dr. Mohamed Higazy and Anil Kapoor
The renowned asian media personality, president of Marwah Studios Sandeep Marwah and well known international Indian star Anil Kapoor were recently invited by H.E. Dr Mohamed Higazy, the Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt in India to discuss the cultural exchange between two oldest civilizations of Earth.
“We are keen in developing and promoting cultures of India and Egypt where country men of both the countries can relate to each other comfortably” said H.E. Dr. Mohamed Higazy. “We want to open the doors of our country for Indian Art and Culture too.” He added.
“Films are the best Ambassador of culture of the country” said Sandeep Marwah the founder of film city and Director of AAFT. “Exchange of films, film festivals, and film personalities can bring in ample change in thinking and relation between two countries” added Marwah.
“I would love to be there at Egypt to represent my country India, and can do anything to built the relations between these two countries” said Anil Kapoor, who has become well known star internationally after the release of feature film Slum dog Millionaire which has bagged many awards including Oscars.
Sam Salem, the minister Counselor and Ms Dina el Sehy the counselor of Egyptian Embassy were also present there in the meeting.
Taiwan join hands with Marwah Studios For Film Festival
Sandeep Marwah & Joy Yen (Director of Information Division , Taipei Economic & Cultural Center In New Delhi)
The Taipei Economic & Cultural Center in New Delhi has decided to have a cultural week of Taiwan at Noida Film City along with a festival of films in the first week of November.
“We are ready with the cinema from Taiwan and also planning to have art exhibition at AAFT campus and a cultural show in this November” said Joy yen, the Director of Information Division , Taipei Economic & Cultural Center In New Delhi.
“In contrast to the melodrama or kung-fu action films of the earlier decades, New Wave Taiwan films are known for their realistic, down-to-earth, and sympathetic portrayals of Taiwanese life. These films sought to portray genuine stories of people living either in urban or rural Taiwan, and are often compared stylistically to the films of the Italian neorealism movement.” Said Sandeep Marwah, president of Marwah Studios.. The Screening of the films will indeed to be a great learning experience for the students of cinema in our country” he added.
Sandeep Marwah & Joy Yen (Director of Information Division , Taipei Economic & Cultural Center In New Delhi) The Taipei Economic & Cultural Center in New Delhi has decided to have a cultural week of Taiwan at Noida Film City along with a festival of films in the first week of November. “We are ready with the cinema from Taiwan and also planning to have art exhibition at AAFT campus and a cultural show in this November” said Joy yen, the Director of Information Division , Taipei Economic & Cultural Center In New Delhi. “In contrast to the melodrama or kung-fu action films of the earlier decades, New Wave Taiwan films are known for their realistic, down-to-earth, and sympathetic portrayals of Taiwanese life. These films sought to portray genuine stories of people living either in urban or rural Taiwan, and are often compared stylistically to the films of the Italian neorealism movement.” Said Sandeep Marwah, president of Marwah Studios.. The Screening of the films will indeed to be a great learning experience for the students of cinema in our country” he added.
The renowned Cinematographer of well known films like Aawargi, Jurm, Gunah, Kasam Vardi Ki, Ek Bar Phir, Disco Dancer etc and Director of feature film Trichi Topi Wale Nadeem Khan who has been in Indian Film Industry for more than 30 years is here with the film students of Asian School Of Media Studies [Department Of Cinema] on the invitation of Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios, Noida Film City.
“Sharing experience with students of Cinema is like spiritual activity for me” said Nadeem Khan while conducting five full day workshop at ASMS and AAFT.” I feel dividing your knowledge with young generation makes you feel more responsible towards the industry” added Nadeem. .Ashok Tyagi Dean [Cinema] has designed the workshop on Camera and lighting techniques for Cinema students and where H.O.D. Rahul Sehgal is coordinating the same.
“I am glad Nadeem Khan has upgraded the course with his presence, students have been benefited to a great extent” said Sandeep Marwah. “We are happy that Nadeem has agreed to be on the council of Cinema studies” added Marwah. Nadeem Khan also expressed his views on films and talked about his father Dr. Rahi Masoon Raza on Radio Noida 107.4FM.
International Children’s Film Forum LAUNCHED
International Children’s Film Forum (ICFF) is the first ever Forum of its kind in the private sector of India. ICFF has been established by Sandeep Marwah, President of Marwah Studios and Founder of Noida Film City to support the govt. funded Children’s Film Society of India’s noble task of producing, distributing and exhibiting film for children. This Forum believes that moving picture could play significant role in shaping the mind, body and character of younger children and that films for children should:
· Be informational, educational as well as entertaining.
· Foster and promote commonly acceptable moral, social and ideal characteristics of the life of the community of which the children are being served.
· Supplement the primary responsibility of the parents to guide their children in the kind of life they lead, the character they build, the kind of reading, music and dance, games and sports, hobbies, film and television programmes to which they are exposed, etc.
International Children’s Film Forum would try and do
· Create awareness of the need for film specially made for the younger children.
· Lend all possible support to the makers of films for children, in their work.
· Organize debates, seminars, symposia workshops on films for children.
· Organize festival of films for children.
· Conduct short term and long term training programmes on making of films for children.
· Promote research on films for children.
· Facilitate exchange of films for children and their makers across the globe.
· Create a network of children’s film societies involving schools and non governmental organizations.
The organisation will get their support from Asian Academy Of Film and Television, Asian School Of Media Studies, International Film And Television Club and International Film And Television Research Centre.
Feroz Abbas Khan Visited Marwah Studios
Sandeep Marwah & Feroz Abbas Khan
Director of feature film Gandhi My Father Feroz Abbas Khan was at AAFT Asian Academy Of Film And Television to pay his gratitude to the institution for the untiring help extended by the students of the institution during the making of the film which has bagged 3 National Awards in recent announcement by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. “I am so thankful to Sandeep Marwah, the director of the institution for referring me the students of AAFT for my film when I was at Marwah Studios at the time of making of my first film venture” said Feroz Abbas Khan.
Feroz Abbas Khan was talking to the students of 64th batch at Noida Film City, he referred the name of many students specially Gurmeet Singh who has been with him as First AD, Ridhima Pandey as Costume in charge and Pratikh Sapra as AD in feature film Gandhi My Father. “ I am impressed by the quality of education, the institute is imparting at AAFT as I need no more proof than the honest, hardworking and intelligent students who have worked with me.” added Feroz.
“I am so thankful to Anil Kapoor the producer of the film Ganhi My Father and the Director Feroz Abbas Khan for showing so much of confidence in the institution and I assure that this confidence will remain the same for ever ”said Sandeep Marwah, the president of AAFT .Later Marwah presented life membership of International Film and Television Club to Feroz Abbas Khan. Others who spoke on the occasion were Vice President AAFT prof Harshvardhan, Brandsmith CEO Rahul Mittra, and Dean Asian Business School Latika Sahani .
Asian Business School Now represented by American Attorney in USA
Andreas Udbye & Sandeep Marwah
Indo American Chamber Of Commerce joined hands with the American delegation to India consisting of 17 members under the leadership of Secretary of the state Sam Reed 14th Secretary of State of Washington and the mission manager Andreas Udbye. The members of the delegation were here in India to participate in conference and to develop business relationship with Indian parties under trade and cultural mission to India.
“We are very keen in developing relations with American Business People, as I feel we can still learn more when it comes to Films and Marketing the products” said Sandeep Marwah president of Marwah Studios and Director of Asian Business School, Noida.
Atul Vyas the secretary General of IACC recommended Alferd G Schweppe, an attorney at law from Washington who represented the delegation at Noida. “I am very keen in Indian Film and TV industry and would love to represent Marwah Studios, a creative Enterprises in USA for any kind of job which I can handle” said Alferd.
Later Sandeep Marwah presented life membership of International Film and Television Club to Alferd G Schweppe. It was good time for Radio Noida 107.4FM to interview Alferd for his needs from India.
The other members of the delegation were Margie Reed, Stephanie Horn, David Ammons, fred Finn, Bonnie Finn, Bradley Gearhart, Glen Hudson, Kathy Kimbel, Amit Mathur, Mohit Mathur, Ali Raad, Sandra Raad, Al Schweppe, Rebecca Sherrell, and Jasmel Sangha.
Sandeep Marwah On The Advisory Board Of Ice Media Academy
Neeta Rajput, Sandeep Marwah & Satish Visavadia
UK based Ice Media Academy with its directors Neeta Rajput and Satish Visavadia honored Sandeep Marwah, the president of Marwah Studios Creative Enterprises with memento on his visit to Leicesster, UK for his untiring efforts to promote Media business internationally. ”Sandeep Marwah not only founded, promoted Noida Film City but has trained 7000 media professionals under his Media School AAFT and ASMS from 70 countries of the World” said Neeta to the large gathering at IMA, Leicester, UK.
Answering to the questions from students of IMA, Sandeep Marwah confirmed and added that they are very keen in joint ventures not only in Education but also in making films and are open for proposals from UK.
.“My visit to IMA has induced me to share my experience not only to the British students but also to the trainers and I am honored to be the advisor of the IMA” said Sandeep Marwah during his trip to Leicesster. “We have already entertained and trained one group of 25 British students from this Academy who were in India at AAFT to understand the Indian Cinema.” added Marwah.
Satish Visavadia promised to be there at Marwah Studios to share his part of Media education to the Indian Media Students in short period of time.
SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY ESTABLISHED AT AAFT
Sandeep Marwah
A visit to Stratford – upon Avon in the United Kingdom – the birthplace of the greatest English dramatist and poet of all times William Shakespeare – in August 2009 was indeed a pilgrimage for the stage artiste Sandeep Marwah. After paying his homage at the Shakespeare memorial and meeting with the members of the local Shakespeare Society, Sandeep Marwah has decided to include the works of this creative genius in the curriculum of the acting courses of Asian Academy of Film & Television and Asian School of Media Studies. A section in the Books Library of the media school would be dedicated to the text Shakespearean plays. Filmed and video recordings version of Shakespearean plays would also be prepared course of time by the faculty and students of AAFT.