Rai Foundation's College of
Media and Communication (CMAC) organized a pre launch screening of
'Bollywood Bosses' of History Channel and CINEMAC Short / Documentary
Film Competition on February 14, 2007 at Delhi Campus. Mr. Joy
Bhattacharya, Vice president, programming of the History Channel, Mr.
Raza Haider, President of Siksha - a Development Communication
Organization and Head of the Dept. - Cinema Studies at School of
Communication & Cine Arts and Ms. Sabiha Farhat, Documentary
Filmmaker were jury members for the CINEMAC Short / Documentary Film
Competition.
Mr. Bhattacharya in his principle lecture told students that they have
made a difficult choice by opting for media, which is not essentially
all about glamour and money. It takes hard work and passion to excel in
the field. The pre-launch screening of 'Bollywood Bosses', a production
of History Channel, was appreciated by students a lot. It's followed by
award ceremony.
CINEMAC, an all student venture, at CMAC is a film club that screens
documentaries, short films, Classics and Contemporary Cinema from
Bollywood to Hollywood. This is the first time that CINEMAC in four
years of its existence organized this competition. It involved CMAC
alumna work that they produced during their stint with college; along
with the current students' work. Kunal Pruthi's directorial venture "I
was scared of Ram' won the first prize. Kunal is Programming Head of 104
Radio Tarang. His film touched sensitive religious issues with great
deal of sensibility. Abhijeet Singh's 'Manzar' and Rohit Sarkar's
'Calling to My Will' won the second and third prizes. The distinguished
jury members Mr. Haider and Ms. Farhat gave crucial feedback on all the
nominations. The CMAC students enjoyed the program, which offered an
objective view on their work. CMAC Dean Ms Kakul Rizvi showing
satisfaction over the success of the event said the College would
broaden the spectrum of this competition by inviting larger
participation next time.



