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Universal peace federation representing peace ambassadors of nearly 200 countries in the world recently organized a World Peace Summit 2007 at Seoul, Korea from Feb 20 till Feb 24. The summit was attended by 350 top level delegates representing 192 countries of the world including 15 present or former premiers, first citizens/presidents of some nations.From India, Prof Sandeep Marwah, Chairman & Managing Director and President, AAFT, ASMS and Marwah Films and Video Studios represented at the apex summit as an ambassador of peace.The underlying theme and objective of the meet, Prof Marwah said on return from there, was towards forming new alliances at a time of global crisis by resolving any differences of opinions emerging anywhere on the globe and helping the United Nations in its pursuit of establishing peace in the world as a whole.Speaking on the occasion, Prof Marwah announced hosting a Global Film Festival on Spirituality and Family Values at AAFT, Noida in collaboration with UPF-India, UpTV and Voices of Peace sometime during August 2007, amidst thunderous applause from participating delegates.Plenary address at the mega event was given by UPF Chairman Rev Dr Chung Hwan Kwak in august presence of H.E. Yawovi Madji Agboyibo, Prime Minister, Togo, H.E.Chantal Compaore Terrason, First Lady, Burkina Faso, Hin Guillermo Francisco Reyes, Vice Minister of Justice and Interior, Colombia, Sir James R Mancham, Founding President, Seychelles, H.E. Victor Ciorbea, Former Prime Minister, Romania, Hon Dr Nicholas Frederick, Attorney General & Minister of Justice, St Lucia, Hon Unasa Mesi Galo, Minister of Justice, Samoa, Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Former Prime Minister, BArbadose, H E Hamilton Green, Former Prime Minister, Guyana, Hon Momudo Koroma, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sierra Leone, Hon Shizuo Sato, Former Minister, Japan, H.E. Prof Stanislav S Shushkevich, Former Chairman(Supreme Council) , Belarus, Hon Jean Jacques Nyenimigabo, Minister of Government, Burundi, Mrs Debbie Remengesau, First Lady of Palau, Hon Hee Moon, Representative, National Assembly, Republic of Korea, Mrs Graciela Rompani de Pacheco Areco, Former First Lady, Uruguay, H.E. Rahim Alievich Huseynov, Former Prime Minister, Azerbaijan, Hon Ped Shanel Agouaka, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Employment, Solomon Islands, Hon Y B Dato Rhina Bhar, Senator, Malaysia amongst others.

Global Festival of Films on Peace and Spirituality finally came into light. The Curtain raising ceremony of the Global event experienced a serene afternoon, reminding Indians of their own culture were the two Americans coming from Japan for the concert In AAFT and scheduled towards Europe… The couple Manuel and Bernice Roberto being great musicians, and extremely inspired by the Indian Culture and mythology… were seen deeply devoted to Lords Ram and Krishan… Chanting Sanskrit shlokas and Hindi bhajans,

the couple made the atmosphere devout and pious. Spreading the message of peace through bhakti, they motivated the audience which included Top media personalities and ambassadors of peace and a large audience comprising of media students from different schools.
The one hour divine concert was not only a curtain raiser of the Global Festival of Films on Peace & Spirituality but also it opened eyes on the true meaning of spirituality. Both the guests were enchanted to see the effect of the bhajans on the students. Mr. Sandeep Marwah describing the event as truly Global said that it was beyond doubt an auspicious way to start an event.

Under the Indo-Welsh student exchange program, the second team that visited AAFT included Sound and music composition tutor Paschall de Paor (from the Creative and Cultural Industries faculty of the University of Glamorgan) with Carl Boland and Divakar Subranamiam, The Phd students from University of Glamorgan. Pascall de Paor was happy to see the state of Arts Audio studio & Equipments at Marwah studios. The three member team composed some incredible music with the musicians from AAFT which possibly will be included in the short films made by the students. The elite style of music composing inspired the students of AAFT .Mr. Sandeep Marwah, Director; AAFT & ASMS presented lifetime membership of International Film and Television Research centre to the Professor which elated the atmosphere even more.

Director of Films like Chaalbaaz, Inteqaam, Tumko na bhool payenge and the latest traditional Banaras – A mystic Love story, Pankaj Parashar visited Marwah studios for a comprehensive conversation with the students on Filmmaking. All the films that he made touched diverse topics altogether, with so much of variations in his ideas the director had a lot of things in store for the young film makers. Pankaj Parashar during his chat shared with students not only his know-how but also what was missing in the current phase of filmmaking. He said he had lot of expectations with the young film makers and also expressed his gladness on the quality of training provided by AAFT.

‘Models n Trends’ magazine featuring the latest trends in fashion and hottest models in the industry proudly announced Mr. Sandeep Marwah as a member of its advisory board recently. Mr. Anup Bhandari, Chief Editor of the magazine exclaimed that He could think of none other than Mr. Marwah as he himself is trendy and keeps himself updated about what’s latest in fashion. The magazine has featured some of the successful students of AAFT along with other models. Sandeep Marwah was happy to accept the membership and said that it is important for any person in this profession to be up-to-the-minute.

Professor Philip Cowan Film maker and Professor of International Film School from Newport University Wales was invited by Prof. Sandeep Marwah for a meticulous interaction session with the Post Graduation students. The first week of the session integrated the exchange of ideas between cinema of U.K. and cinema of India, which was conversant for not only the students but also for the professor himself.The second week of session was mainly into studying cinematography as Prof. Philip
Cowan is a connoisseur at this subject. The students got to learn the insights of cinema and took full note of this rare opportunity. The session was a huge success.

The first ever Indo-Wales film student exchange program was completed with Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) to gain first hand experience of India’s dynamic film industry. The students from Wales who attended this first exchange were: Vivien Muller Rommel, Producer, Paul Allen, Writer-Director, Nick Booth, Cinematographer, Benjamin Brundle, Sound Recordist, Sam Bees, Lead actor representing University of Gilamorgan, Newport University and Royal welsh Institute.Being their first visit to India all the five students were enthralled by the beauty and Culture of India. They exclaimed that India was even more beautiful that what they have read and known about. Their appreciation and fondness for the country’s culture could be seen in the 10 mins Film “INDIAN BOYO” which was made along with the support of AAFTians Amit Malhotra, Anuj Gera, Sidharth Tiwari as Assistant Directors and Sumit,as an Actor in the film. The film is produced by Sandeep Marwah, Director AAFT & ASMS in association with Skillset screen academy, Wales sponsored by International Business Wales.

Asian School of Media studies in Association with IFTC conducted second Festival of short Digital films in its campus. The Films produced by Mr. Sandeep Marwah, Director of AAFT & ASMS, reflected the quality of training provided by the esteemed institution. The honorable guest among the function were Mr.Shahid Mehndi Former vice chancellor, Dr.Aziz Burney from Sahara, Mr.A.K Rastogi President All India cable Association, Mr Beni Prasad Aggrawal Former Ambassador, Dr. Brijesh Bhatia Media Reseacher who obliged the function with their benign presence.
The guests were stimulated after watching the films. Mr. Shahid Mehndi exclaimed that the films made on social issues were inspirational; the guests congratulated Mr.Sandeep Marwah for the Quality training he is providing the students. The selected films not only gave students an insight into the art of film making but also gave them an opportunity to learn from their own work… The festival gave the new batch of students a mirror image of techniques of films made in Marwah studios.
The audience including the guests of honor, media and the students were full of praises for the films and especially the topics covered by the students.

A Visit into Gandhian Era
An afternoon in the premises of Marwah studios looked back into.The times of The Father Of the Nation “Mahatma Gandhi”. The Director of the film Gandhi My Father, Feroz Abbas Khan’s visit brought out the patriotic feeling in the students of ASMS and AAFT. The interaction session saw the enthusiasm and zest of the students for their country and its history. The discussion went about for an hour popping out many interesting questions from students.

Marwah studios experienced a star stud afternoon recently. The Programme, which saw the Bollywood biggies like Anupam Kher, Om Puri , Renowned Film director Rahul Rawail and the stunning siren Rakhi saawant with producer Rohit kumar, was organized to have an Interactive session with students of AAFT & ASMS. The campus grounds were flooded with media; all the channels were striving hard just to get a glimpse of the stars. Not to the overlook, the students of AAFT & ASMS were overwhelmed by having a face to face discussion with the stars. The stars had a detailed discussion with the students as to how film industry works and they also talked about their upcoming film “Budha Mar Gaya”.The Director of AAFT & ASMS, Mr. Sandeep Marwah, said that it is very important for students to have an interaction with stars like this one so that they get a clear idea about the film industry and its norms and this is the reason AAFT have regular interactive sessions