Gandhi Panorama - Intl Film Festival on Gandhiji,

Ketki Kapadia

Indian Infotainment Media Corporation is THE BIGGEST PRODUCER OF SHORT FILMS PRODUCED IN 35mm/16mm IN PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDIA and the Chief Producer & Director Devendra Khandelwal is THE BIGGEST DIRECTOR OF SHORT FILMS as per LIMCA BOOKS OF RECORDS -2006. iiMC also produced many short films related to Gandhiji: Mani Bhawan, Gandhiji on World-stamps, Story of Bapu,  Ba, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Indian Infotainment Media Corporation is the only organization which has held successfully various film festivals in India:

iiMC has produced  hundreds of short films of all genre: public service, culture, safety for railways, science, human interest, health, law and order, education, aids-awareness, environment, history, biography, sports, current affairs, public life, duty to family, religious harmony, girl child, preservation of culture & heritage, population control, National development, our duties to family, society & motherland….

• These documentaries are exclusively being screened in hundreds of cinemas of Maharashtra, Gujrat, Goa, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Rajsthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry, West Bengal, Delhi and Chhattisgarh, exclusively, in place of Films Division, besides more than 170 cinemas/multiplexes in Mumbai/Thane and more than 300 screens of 100 Multiplexes scattered across the country. Millions have seen and appreciated these films in cinema halls.
• International Festival of Short Films on Culture (iffc) in 2007 with the help of Deptt of Tourism & Deptt of Culture, Govt of Rajasthan. Iffc-2007 was organized on 11,12 & 13 Feb 2007 at Jaipur, in which films from 33 countries participated and Golden statuettes were awarded to 9 Best films by a Jury headed by Legendary film maker Basu Chatterjee. Participating countries were Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cuba, Canada, Croatia, Fiji, France, Germany, Israel, India, Iran, Italy, Jedah, Lithuania, Lebanon, New Zealand, Panama, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, UK, USA, Uzbekistan & Zimbabve. Chief Guest was Khushboo, super star from South India. Iffc-2007 was inaugurated by legendary actor-producer Shashi Kapoor, in presence of many film actors and film-makers and Khushboo was the key person in closing ceremony.
• International Festival of Short Films on Culture (iffc)  in 2008 with the help of Deptt of Tourism & Deptt of Culture, Govt of Rajasthan. Iffc-2008 was organized on 27, 28 & 29 March 2008 at Jaipur, in which films from 33 countries participated and Golden statuettes were awarded to 9 Best films by a Jury headed by Swapan Mallik, Director, Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute, Kolkata . This year in iffc-08 films from following 38 countries vied for awards: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Herzegovina, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, UK and Uzbekistan. It was inaugurated by Legendary actors Hema Malini & Jeetendra, in presence of iconic lyric writer Sameer
• “International Festival of Films on Tribal Art & Culture” in Indore on 1, 2 & 3^rd Feb 08, in association with Deptt of Tribal Welfare, Govt of Madhya Pradesh. Around 247 entries were received from all over the world, including India. A preliminary jury comprising of legendary script writer Salim Khan and headed by Ramesh Talwar judged 6 Best Films from following 41 countries : Angola, Azerbaijan, Australia, Bosnia, Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, Equador, France, Germany, Herzegovina, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan , Lithuania , Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco,Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Srilanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan & Zimbabwe. IFFTAC-08 was inaugurated by legendary actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha. Chief Guest at the Inaugural ceremony was Actor & Film-maker Randhir Kapoor.
• “International Festival of Films on Tribal Art & Culture” in Bhopal on 19, 20 & 21 June 09, in association with Govt of Madhya Pradesh. Around 151 entries were received from all over the world. A jury headed by Basu Chatterjee judged 6 Best Films from 40 countries  IFFTAC-09 was inaugurated by Kantilal Bhuria Minister of Tribal agffairs, Govt of India and Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivrajsingh Chauhan. Chief Guest at the Closingl ceremony was noted Film-maker Prakash Jha.
• iiMC have successfully organized GANDHI PANORAMA International Festival of films on Gandhiji in association with Sewagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha organized an International Festival of Films on Gandhiji: GANDHI PANORAMA-I at Wardha (Maharashtra) and GANDHI PANORAMA-II at Bhopal(Madhya Pradesh) in association with Government of Madhya Pradesh.