'IFFI: Partnership With UNICEF To Spotlight Children’s Issues
UNICEF To Spotlight Children’s Issues
Global humanitarian
organization UNICEF is given the spotlight this year at the International Film Festival of India (
The festival
is carrying a package of six films that reflect on children and factors impacting childhood
Alongside Nadine
Labacki’s Oscar-nominated “Capernaum,” five of the six hail from IFFI host country India with
“Through the
six films that are being screened, we bring audience attention to children’s rights and
“We need
to engage with leading filmmakers on the role of creative cinema in promoting the rights
“Capernaum” is the
story of a 12-year-old boy whose life in the slums of Beirut is so
It is
told largely in flashback with episodes including nefarious money-making schemes and attempts to forge documents
‘Dear Diary’ Claims 75
Creative Minds Prize at IFFI