Right
Platform
For
Entertainment,
Education
Ranbir
Kapoor,
who
has
featured
in
a
song
of
children's
film
Chillar
Party,
considers
the
festival
to
be
the
right
platform
for
entertainment
and
education.
Ranbir
Shakes
A
Leg
With
Darsheel,
Saloni
Later,
Ranbir
Kapoor
also
shook
a
leg
with
child
stars
Darsheel
Safary
and
Saloni
Daini,
who
hosted
the
opening
ceremony
of
the
festival.
Many
local
people
-
school
children,
families
and
other
participants
of
the
fest
-
turned
up
in
large
numbers.
Kiran's
Announcement
When
Andhra
Pradesh
Chief
Minister
Kiran
Kumar
Reddy
made
an
announcement
related
to
the
infrastructure
of
the
festival,
the
audience
couldn't
stop
applauding.
"It
is
a
pleasure
to
make
Hyderabad
the
host
of
the
International
Children's
Film
Festival,
India
and
we
are
trying
to
make
permanent
infrastructure
for
it
here," said
Reddy.
Manish
Tewari
Information
and
Broadcasting
Minister
Manish
Tewari,
who
was
also
present,
called
for
ostracizing
from
mainstream
of
human
thought
totalitarianism,
fascism
and
all
such
sectarian
mindset
which
squeeze
the
liberal
spaces
in
the
world.
Classical
Dance
Performances
There
were
also
classical
dance
performances
by
children
of
various
age
groups.
Children
with
disabilities
also
wowed
the
audience
with
their
dance
moves
even
if
most
of
them
took
support
of
wheelchairs.
Sonali-Sumanth's
Performance
Popular
dancing
duo
Sonali-Sumanth,
children
who
won
India's
Got
Talent
title,
also
entertained
the
audience
with
their
salsa.
The
event
concluded
with
screening
of
Gopi
Gawaiyya
Bagha
Baiyaya.
International
Award
Winning
Films
Screening
The
festival
received
896
entries
from
74
countries.
They
include
123
entries
under
the
Little
Directors
section.
Movies
sourced
from
the
Cannes
Film
Market
and
other
international
award
winning
films
would
be
screened.
There
will
be
30
shows
daily.
Animation
Features
Category
A
total
of
16
awards
in
four
categories
would
be
given
away
in
the
competition
section.
For
the
first
time,
the
animation
features
category
has
been
included.
100
Children's
Films
The
Czech
Republic,
the
country
in
focus,
will
present
15
of
its
best
children's
films
in
the
non-competitive
section,
while
the
Children's
World
would
present
85
award
winning
international
and
national
films
from
the
last
decade.
1.5
Lakh
Children
Watch
200
Films
For
the
first
time,
the
ICFFI
received
26
films
from
South
America.
An
estimated
1.5
lakh
children
are
expected
to
view
200
films
from
48
countries
during
the
festival.