Festival
Patna Film Festival is an international film festival. Participant countries includes Iran, Canada, China, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Russia, USA and India ."Patna Film Festival" started in 2006. It was jointly organised by of Union ministry of information and broadcasting, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), directorate of film festival, National Film Archive of India, Federation of Film Societies of India and the state government.
Earlier, Mini Film Festivals (read Film sessions) used to be organized regularly by Cine-Society, Patna during the summer and winter seasons during the year 1973 to 1989, the last being on Charlie Chaplin films during world-wide celebration of his centenary. Cine society also helped Government of India and a few other cultural organizations such as the Bihar Art Theatre who organized a few such festivals during this period. But like most film Societies of the world Cine society, Patna also faced its bad days on advent of Video, TV and Satellite Channels from 1980s onwards, compelling to restrict their activities due to sudden downfall of patrons, members and funds (yet the society is active with its fewer members, screening around 12 feature and 4 docu films from all over the world regularly every month, organizing Film Appreciation Workshops and discussions regularly and bringing out a monthly Newsletter regularly since the last 28 years. It is helping Government and a few other organizations in organizing one or two mini Film Festivals every year).
(Last paragraph inserted by R N Dash, President, Cine Society, Patna)
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