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The three-day short film touring festival kicks off with an intense panel discussion and Oscar-nominated 'Bittoo' at the Indian Pavilion Mrigaya Dham. Founded by award-winning producer Vevek Paul, The Great Indian Film Festival (TGIFF) captivated audiences from all walks of life at the three-day festival at Expo 2020 Dubai. A one-of-a-kind touring festival that brings different cultures together through a shared appreciation for cinema, the event began with an intense panel discussion with brilliant minds from the film industry. The festival began with the screening of Oscar-nominated 'Bittu', a short film that demonstrates a close friendship between two girls eclipsed by accidental poisoning. Mr. Shekhar Kapur, an Indian film director, actor, and producer, commented, "I was very moved by the film. I had heard about the story but watching it made me realise how impactful the story is." Rinku Paul, the co-founder of TGIFF, said, "Short films...

The Great Indian Film Festival is a touring film festival that aims to bring the global film-makers & cultures of the world together on a single platform with the purpose of making art and cinema accessible to all. TGIFF greatly supports the young talents and the innovative, shorter medium of story telling. Through this festival it popularise India and its great talents to the rest of the world. It aims to present a great spectacle by bringing together talented directors, actors and producers from all over the world by sharing their thoughts, ideas and showcasing their films at the annual award ceremony of TGIFF. In the year 2019 during the first nationwide lock down Vevek Paul the founder of TGIFF took the initiative and started lock down films especially for school students. TGIFF encourages students to use technology and their mobile phones to tell their story. The promise was to take the best films to TGIFF main festival which happens once a year . T...