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Kathmandu: Renowned film, television and media personality Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Founder of Noida Film City, was invited by the film fraternity of Nepal to be on the board of Film City Nepal, on his recent visit to Kathmandu.

“We hereby invite you to be a part of our film city. We have been trying to establish film business for a long time, we need an experienced person like Sandeep Marwah who can guide us and make film city Nepal a viable project,” said Madan Dass Shrestha senior Artist and promoter of Nepal Film City after a long discussion with Sandeep Marwah at Hotel Marriot.

“We are open to discussion. The Indo Nepal Film and Cultural Forum has already initiated to propagate the interest of Indian Film Makers in Nepal. Film Federation of India can also play a role where I am also the member of Executive Council. We will promote Nepali Cinema in India through film festival in early next year,” said Sandeep Marwah while showing deep interest in many other events for the promotion of India Nepal relations.

Shanta Kumar Shrestha General Secretary Nepal International Exhibition Association was also present in the meeting. The dialogues were initiated by Indo Nepal Film and Cultural Forum of International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry.

Kathmandu: A delegation of twenty-five people visited Kathmandu to promote relation between India and Nepal through tourism. Delegates from different strata of life including Jewelers, fashion Designer, Business Consultants, Film makers and Educationists were the part of the team.

We are very happy to be here in Kathmandu after many years. We could see the growth of the city. We have always believed that interaction can bring people together and can lead to generation of business too,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios & Chair of Indo Nepal Film and Cultural Forum while talking to the press at Hotel Marriott Manakamana, Nepal.

We had the wonderful opportunity to discuss Indo Nepal Relations with Sujata Koirala the former Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Nepal. We are sure we will be able to generate more energy to this organization through different activities,” added Dr. Marwah.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah also met number of businessmen, Social Workers, people from art and Culture during his stay at Kathmandu, Nepal.

Noida: “We are honoured to announce and present an Award of Distinction to the film from Iran Tilted Sweet Taste of Imagination directed by Kamal Tabrizi and produced by M.A. Hossein Neiad, an entry to 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of the festival and Marwah Studios at the end of the screening of the film at the festival in a grand function.

The film  Sweet Taste of Imagination is a story about an imaginative dreamer of university named Garoos professor who falls in love with a student who resembles her teacher in this manner. Love story is endangered when a business competitor sets Garoos up for unethical behaviour.

The story is written by Naghmeh Samini. The cast includes Shahab Hosseini, Nazanin Bayati, Nader Fallah, Nazanin Farahani, Pariyash Nazarieh and many more. The  Cinematography is by Bahram Dehghani and costumes by Majid Lellail.

People associated with Indo Iran Film and Cultural Forum were also present there. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry, Asian Unity Alliance, AAFT University and World Peace Development and Research Foundation.

Noida: “Looking at the roots of film history in India, it surfaces that the first feature film was made in the year 1912-13. Those were the days when women avoided participation in films. So, male artists had to play the female roles as well. Then a change occurred in1930 and women form rich families joined the movie industry and changed its face. Devika Rani, Zubeidaa, Mehtab, Shobhana Samarth were the popular heroines of this time,” initiated by Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios at the seminar Women & Cinema during 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022.

“In Indian film industry women have played very significant role in bringing success to individual films. Their roles however have changed over a period of time, from total dependency on their male counterparts to independently carry the storyline forward,” said Jaswinder Gardner renowned actress.

“Period 1950s to late 1970s can be considered as the golden era of Bollywood films. In this time films focused on our rich culture, rural sector, family and friendly relationships, customs, norms and ethics. The issues of poverty were also highlighted. The women discharged important role in the films. They held a lot of responsibility on their shoulders to sell the films in the market. Women were given an equally dominant role in the films along with the male actors. Some prominent films of this era viz., Kaagaz Ke Phool, Mother India, Pakeezah, Half Ticket, and Padosan can be cited as example,” said Dr. Amol Kolhe renowned actor & Member Parliament

“Action era in Bollywood films began in 1980s. It brought big changes. The Bollywood heroines lost their strength and space to the hero. She was reduced to a glamorous component of the films. She danced around trees, kidnapped, raped or killed,” added Surendra Jagtap renowned producer of Hindi & Marathi Films

Neelam Sharma renowned Model & VJ, Kanchan Bhor renowned Actress, Priya Dhingra Social Media Influencer, Shubh Malhotra popular Film Stylist,  Katianna Ley  Actress from Slovenia, Tatiana Bhardwaj Secretary General of Russia House Federation, Dr. P K Rajput of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. And Dr. Mariann Erdo Cultural Counsellor Embassy of Hungary also participated in the seminar.

Later Sandeep Marwah honoured all the dignities with festival memento. Dr. Amol Kohle was presented with prestigious Hindi Cinema Samman. The event was organised by International Film and Television Club and supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry& Asian Unity Alliance. Ashok Tyagi Festival Director proposed vote of thanks.

Noida: A film La Carga has been recommended by many film makers from Mexico. The screening committee too found the film very impressive. The film was also selected for ‘Award of Distinction’ in this 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022. The award was handed over to the Embassy.

Late sixteenth century. A Tameme Indian man and a noble Spanish woman flee through the forests of the New World in search of freedom. Their frantic journey softens the tension between them and dissolves their longstanding differences and creates intimate bonds that threaten their very survival, the theme of the film also liked by the audience.

The film is Directed by Alan Jonson, Screenwriters are Alan Jonsson & Arturo Ruiz, Music by Leoncio Lara, Cinematography by Emiliano Chaparro. The cast includes Maria Valverde, Horacio Rojas, Eric Frances, Gerardo Taracena, Eusebio Lazaro, Fernando Moran, Jose Antonio Baron, Harorold Torres, Tenoch Huerta, Norma Reyna, Xochiquetzal Rodriguez and Juan Carlos Colombo.

Indo Mexico Film and Cultural Forum supported the film. International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry, International Film and Television Club, Asian Unity Alliance, AAFT University were the main organizers.

Noida: “Not very long ago we created Indo Cuba Film and Cultural Forum. H.E. Alexandro Simancas Marine has been very kind in nominating Dr. Sandeep Marwah as the Chair for Indo Cuba Film and Cultural Forum. We made it a point to have film from Cuba for 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022,” said Malena Rojas Media Cultural Counsellor of Cuba, Embassy of Cuba in New Delhi.

Cuba Film Industry may not be very big but it has produced some of the finest films. The purpose of the Indo Cuba Film and Cultural Forum is to promote and develop relation between the people of two countries through art and culture. Cinema speaks everything in a big way,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Chair for Indo Cuba Film and Cultural Forum.

El Mayor is undoubtedly a long-awaited film in Cuba, where Agramonte is remembered as a symbol of the struggle for independence, a legendary figure, an example of the courage of those who gave their lives in the redemptive battle fields. Based on real events from the mid-nineteenth century, the film shows the incidents and anecdotes from the intense life of the Cuban hero Ignacio Agramonte from childhood to his death.

Hemant Nitin Das producer, Director and Writer from Mumbai also spoke on cinema. Later Dr. Sandeep Marwah announced the Award of Distinction to the film El Mayor and presented to Malena Rojas Medina. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry, Indo Cuba Film and Cultural Forum, World Peace Development and Research Foundation, Asian Unity Alliance and AAFT University.

Noida: The 15^th Global Film Festival was well received by the audience from all over India and abroad. Every film was screened before the full house of film lovers. Hungarian film Apro Medek-Tall Tales was well appreciated by the film makers and film goers on the first day of the festival.

“Hungarian has had a notable cinema industry since the beginning of the 20th century, including Hungarians  who affected the world of motion pictures both within and beyond the country’s borders. The former could be characterized by directors Istvan Szabo, Bela Tarr, or Miklos Jancso  the latter by William Fox and Adolph Zukor,  the founders of Fox Studios and Paramount Pictures  respectively, or Alexander Korda,  who played a leading role in the early period of British cinema. . Examples of successful Hungarian films include Merry go Round, Mephisto, Werckmeister Harmonies and Kontroll,” informed Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and Chair for Indo Hungarian Film and Cultural Forum.

“In the rubble and ruin of war’s aftermath, an opportunistic con man named Balász pretends to be a close friend of soldiers killed in the war and insinuate his way into their families and their bank accounts. It’s a dangerous game and gets him into such serious trouble he must flee Budapest to save his skin. When he is given shelter in a remote forest by a woman named Judit and her son, Balász’s con man trickery fades as he finds himself falling in love. Things go well in their passionate affair until Judit’s brutish husband returns home from the front,” story of Tall Tales was narrated by Dr Mariann Erdo Cultural Counselor Embassy of Hungary.

Lt. Col. Laszlo Kovari  Defence Attache Embassy of Hungary and Katianna Ley Actress from Slovenia also spoke on the occasions. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry & Indo Hungarian Film and Cultural Forum. Later Dr. Sandeep Marwah presented the Award of Distinction to Dr Mariann Erdo for the film Tall Tales.

Noida: “Let me take this wonderful opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to every one present here on the opening of film Ali Zaoua from Morocco as the first film of 15^th Global Film Festival Noida 2022. The festival has been able to attract large number of films from all over World, whereas the purpose of the festival is to bring love, peace, and Unity through Cinema,” said Sandeep Marwah President of the festival in a jam-packed hall.

“It is our privilege to be part of this grand festival, being an opening film, it has added feather in the cap of cultural diplomacy. This is an award-winning film and I am sure all of you will love this cinema,” said Mehdi Boukourizia from Embassy of Morocco while lighting the lamp.

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys living in Casablanca. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival  and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.

Ali Zaoua is a Moroccan film which reflects the pain of poverty, homelessness, child abuse and prostitution in Moroccan society. The film has been described as magical realism , in the sense of how the stark reality of the children’s lives interweaves with their rich fantasy life.

Said Hijri Councellor Embassy of Morocco, Dr. P.K.Rajput, Neha Singh Founder Friezeit Media also share their views on cinema. Later Sandeep Marwah presented all the dignities with the memento of the festival and an Award of Distinction to the Moroccan Film Ali Zaoua. The event was supported by Indo Morocco Film and Cultural Forum, International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry & AAFT University.

Noida: Colorful cinema posters all over, no parking space left outside the studios, enthusiastic crowd, you could see the microphones with different logos of TV channels, good looking, smart and young audience waiting for the inaugural function of 15th Global Film Festival Noida 2022 at Film City Noida, designed by International Film and Television Club of Marwah Studios.

Love, Peace, and Unity through Cinema is the mission of the festival. The purpose is to bring lots of information, education, and entertainment through films. We are one of the most well-established film festivals of this part of the World. In North India Global Film Festival has created a wonderful niche for itself. Three days festival will showcase 52 events related to cinema,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Studios in the opening remarks.

I, on behalf of Republic of Tunisia take this opportunity to extend my heartiest congratulations to the festival team on the inauguration of this great extravaganza. This international event is now known to the whole World. We are Pleased to be part of this great show,” said H.E. Hayt Talbi Ambassador of Tunisia to India while lighting the ceremonial lamp.

Films are the best ambassadors of culture of any country and festivals are the best way to showcase the culture. I am surprised to see the scale of festival touching 67 countries of the World. It is a union of culture at Marwah Studios,” said Dr. Amar Patnaik Member Parliament Rajya Sabha.

“We are proud of Sandeep Marwah and his untiring contribution to promote national and international cinema from last thirty years. No institution in the World has taken such a big initiative to promote cinema in such a vast scale. I congratulate the complete team on the opening of 15th Global Film Festival,” said T.P.Agarwal President Film Federation of India-The Apex body of Cinema in India.

Global Film Festival has a very important place in my life. My first film Buddha in Traffic Jam and my second film The Tashkent Files both saw light of the day at global Film Festivals in early years. Whenever I am here at Marwah Studios, I get spiritually high. This is one of the most well-designed festivals of the World,” said Vivek Agnihotri renowned film director now popular for his film Kashmir Files.

Amizal Fadzli Charge D’ Affaires of High Commission of Malaysia invited the film makers to come and shoot at Malaysia. He talked about the strong ties of India and Malaysia both are enjoying from last many centuries. Mehdi Boukouizia of Embassy of Morocco spoke about the Indo Morocco Film and Cultural Forum and its activities to promote the relation between the two countries India and Morocco.

Noida: A powerful workshop was designed by Karem Samandari advisor Asian Business School to bring in the awareness about the World Financial Condition to the knowledge of Students of Asian Business School, recently.

Global inflation is expected to reach 8.8% in 2022. However, some countries are being much more harshly impacted than others. Inflation rates are soaring throughout the world. Many economies are experiencing double or triple digit rises in prices,” informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah initiating the session.

Other factors adversely impacting the economy were bottlenecks in supply chains, rising freight costs and the shift in the composition of private consumption towards goods. Following the invasion, the food and energy prices have escalated globally,” explained Augusto Lopez Claros.

Augusto Lopez Claros from Spain, is Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum.. He is an international economist with over 30 years of experience in international organizations, including most recently at the World Bank. For the 2018/2019 academic years, Augusto Lopez-Claros was on leave from the World Bank as a Senior Fellow at the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

 Previously he was chief economist and director of the Global Competitiveness Program at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, where he was also the editor of the Global Competitiveness Report, the Forum’s flagship publication. Before joining the Forum he worked for several years in the financial sector in London, with a special focus on emerging markets. He was the IMF’s Resident Representative in Russia during the 1990s.

Educated in England and the United States, he received a diploma in Mathematical Statistics from Cambridge University and a PhD in Economics from Duke University.

Dr Sandeep Marwah honoured Augusto with Memento and  presented him with membership of International Business and Management Research Centre. The event was supported by International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry & Indo Spain Film and Cultural Forum.