Guwahati, May 20 (Ians) Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has adopted 10 patients suffering from tuberculosis (TB) for six months as part of a community support initiative for TB patients under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, known as Nikshay Mitra.
He made this announcement at a programme held in Raj Bhavan on Saturday.
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan is a step towards garnering community support towards the TB patient-centric health system.
To accelerate the progress in this initiative, the Governor appealed to all sections of the society to adopt TB patients and donate generously to such patients through the Nikshay Mitra programme.
He said, “Every citizen should come out and support the noble cause of providing nutritional support to the TB patients.”
“Let us make this campaign successful by making the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat campaign a mass movement,” he added.
As part of the programme, the Governor...
He made this announcement at a programme held in Raj Bhavan on Saturday.
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan is a step towards garnering community support towards the TB patient-centric health system.
To accelerate the progress in this initiative, the Governor appealed to all sections of the society to adopt TB patients and donate generously to such patients through the Nikshay Mitra programme.
He said, “Every citizen should come out and support the noble cause of providing nutritional support to the TB patients.”
“Let us make this campaign successful by making the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat campaign a mass movement,” he added.
As part of the programme, the Governor...
- 5/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ventana Sur’s Blood Window to showcase eight Latin American genre films at Cannes Market (exclusive)
Six Argentinian titles among the selection.
Blood Window, the Latin American horror and fantasy film platform of Buenos Aires’ audiovisual market Ventana Sur, is to showcase eight features at the Cannes market this year.
Six of the eight features, which are at various stages of production, hail from Argentina.
They include Demian Rugna’s When Evil Lurks which won the Blood Window Screenings Award at Ventana Sur in December 2022. The first Spanish-language production for horror streamer Shudder in co-production with Aramos Cine and Machaco Films, it follows a group of small town residents who learn that a demon is about to be born,...
Blood Window, the Latin American horror and fantasy film platform of Buenos Aires’ audiovisual market Ventana Sur, is to showcase eight features at the Cannes market this year.
Six of the eight features, which are at various stages of production, hail from Argentina.
They include Demian Rugna’s When Evil Lurks which won the Blood Window Screenings Award at Ventana Sur in December 2022. The first Spanish-language production for horror streamer Shudder in co-production with Aramos Cine and Machaco Films, it follows a group of small town residents who learn that a demon is about to be born,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
Launched in 2004 in Kawaguchi City of Saitama Prefecture as a film festival to discover and nurture new talent, the 18th edition of Skip City International D-Cinema Festival was held virtually from September 25 to October 3. Jury and Audience award winners were announced at the Closing Ceremony on October 3.
Luzzu (Malta), directed by Alex Camilleri, received the Grand Prize in the International Competition. The film is about a man who agonises over his decision to choose the family fishery business or a better life for his family. Naoto Takenaka, the President of the Jury commented, “The director’s perspective is not icky, but cool and hot. I think it is irresistible. Luzzu is a great film.” This is the first film from Malta to be nominated for, and to have received, this award.
In addition Rival, directed by Marcus Lenz, won the Best Director award. The film is about the lonely battle...
Luzzu (Malta), directed by Alex Camilleri, received the Grand Prize in the International Competition. The film is about a man who agonises over his decision to choose the family fishery business or a better life for his family. Naoto Takenaka, the President of the Jury commented, “The director’s perspective is not icky, but cool and hot. I think it is irresistible. Luzzu is a great film.” This is the first film from Malta to be nominated for, and to have received, this award.
In addition Rival, directed by Marcus Lenz, won the Best Director award. The film is about the lonely battle...
- 10/5/2021
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival which started in 2004 in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, has been held every year as a “gateway for emerging talent” centered on the International Competition and the Japanese Film Competition (features and shorts). The festival launched the careers of Kazuya Shiraishi (Last of the Wolves), Ryota Nakano (The Asadas), Shinichiro Ueda (One Cut of the Dead), Shinzo Katayama (Siblings of the Cape) and many other directors who are leading the Japanese film industry as top runners and whose new movies audiences are looking forward to seeing.
The 18th edition will be held virtually on the streaming platform “Cinema Discoveries” for 9 days from Saturday, September 25th to Sunday, October 3rd, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection and ensure the safety of audience and related visitors.
From left to right: Director Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Programming Director Toshiyuki Hasegawa, Yumiko Kimura
On Wednesday, September 1st, we...
The 18th edition will be held virtually on the streaming platform “Cinema Discoveries” for 9 days from Saturday, September 25th to Sunday, October 3rd, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection and ensure the safety of audience and related visitors.
From left to right: Director Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Programming Director Toshiyuki Hasegawa, Yumiko Kimura
On Wednesday, September 1st, we...
- 9/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The festival will run online from September 25-October 3.
World premieres of seven local titles head the line-up of Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, which runs fully online from September 25-October 3.
Six of the world premieres are in the Japanese feature competition, and include Battlecry, the first animation to compete in the section, directed by Japanese filmmaker Yanakaya. Set in a fictitious 1980s Japan, the film centres a soldier on furlough who returns to his country, where he finds himself on a mission to investigate the circumstances of a drug called Golden Monkey which is running through society.
Also...
World premieres of seven local titles head the line-up of Japan’s Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, which runs fully online from September 25-October 3.
Six of the world premieres are in the Japanese feature competition, and include Battlecry, the first animation to compete in the section, directed by Japanese filmmaker Yanakaya. Set in a fictitious 1980s Japan, the film centres a soldier on furlough who returns to his country, where he finds himself on a mission to investigate the circumstances of a drug called Golden Monkey which is running through society.
Also...
- 9/1/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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