~ 3 days, over 100 films and ‘reels’ of fun & festivity, the 1st Ahmedabad International Film Festival is here!! ~ ~ Official Deadline for competitive categories is 20th May, 2009 Ahmedabad, Thursday, April 23, 2009: The first edition of the Ahmedabad International Film Festival 2009, today announced the call for entries for Independent Feature Films, Fictional/ Live Action Short Films and Documentary Films. Submission forms are available online at the official Festival website www.aifilmfest.com. The Festival, organized by FulMarxx Integrated Filmed Entertainment Company in collaboration with Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) and Tampere Film Festival, Finland, will be held on June 26-28 2009. For the first time, Ahmedabad will play host to a never before experience of a unique film festival where 100+ independent films will be showcased. The festival will provide a platform for all those who can transform their creativity and vision into cinema. Also, in the backdrop of a rich cultural heritage of Gujarat, the festival provides an interactive platform for exchange and enriching of ideas Speaking on the occasion Shiladitya Bora, Founder CEO, FulMarxx Integrated Filmed Entertainment Company, said “We are overwhelmed to be officially associated with Berlin International Film Festival and are humbled by their strong belief in Ahmedabad International Film Festival in its very first year. The vision is to facilitate dialogue between cultures and nations through cinema, making the Ahmedabad International Film Festival a melting pot of global ideas and ideologies, at the same time providing a platform to showcase India and international talent in storytelling. The Competition Section is a huge opportunity for upcoming filmmakers to showcase their work to a global audience. We urge filmmakers and writers to enter their works as early as possible this year so that we can keep up with the incredible response we’ve been so fortunate to experience.” The festival, is not only just about remarkable films, it’s a wholesome package of sheer entertainment and fun. The festival schedule this year is packed with a special focus on children’s films and the revival of the Gujarati Film Industry. The festival will also assist in raising awareness on the AIDS issue with a special category under we care HIV+. Guests, jury members and film folks will have ample time to relax and soak into the unique culture of Ahmedabad with a specially designed Heritage Walk and the launch of a coffee table book on Ahmedabad. For more information please be in touch with Ahmedabad International Film Festival announcements and news updates on www.aifilmfest.com PRIZES AT AHMEDABAD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Best Film of the Festival: 5000 USD Best Fictional / Live Action Short Film : 3000 USD Best Documentary Short Film : 2000 USD TECHNICAL AWARDS Best Screenwriting Best Motion Picture Photography Best Editing Best Sound Design SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MAY 20, 2009 Want to sponsor a prize? Get in touch with us at info@aifilmfest.com for more details visit the official festival website: http://www.aifilmfest.com

1. AHMEDABAD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES
~ 3 days, over 100 films and ‘reels’ of fun & festivity, the
1st Ahmedabad International Film Festival is here!! ~
~ Official Deadline for competitive categories is 20th May, 2009~
Ahmedabad, Thursday, April 23, 2009: The first
edition of the Ahmedabad International Film
Festival 2009, today announced the call for entries
for Independent Feature Films, Fictional/ Live
Action Short Films and Documentary Films.
Submission forms are available online at the
official Festival website www.aifilmfest.com. The
Festival, organized by FulMarxx Integrated Filmed
Entertainment Company in collaboration with
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) and
Tampere Film Festival, Finland, will be held on
June 26-28 2009.
For the first time, Ahmedabad will play host to a
never before experience of a unique film festival
where 100+ independent films will be showcased.
The festival will provide a platform for all those
who can transform their creativity and vision into
cinema. Also, in the backdrop of a rich cultural
heritage of Gujarat, the festival provides an
interactive platform for exchange and enriching of
ideas
Speaking on the occasion Shiladitya Bora,
Founder CEO, FulMarxx Integrated Filmed
Entertainment Company, said “We are
overwhelmed to be officially associated with Berlin
International Film Festival and are humbled by
their strong belief in Ahmedabad International Film
Festival in its very first year. The vision is to facilitate dialogue between cultures and
nations through cinema, making the Ahmedabad International Film Festival a melting
pot of global ideas and ideologies, at the same time providing a platform to showcase
India and international talent in storytelling. The Competition Section is a huge
opportunity for upcoming filmmakers to showcase their work to a global audience. We
urge filmmakers and writers to enter their works as early as possible this year so that
we can keep up with the incredible response we've been so fortunate to experience.”
PRIZES AT AHMEDABAD
INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL
Categories:
 Independent Feature
Films Competition
 Global Short Films
Competition
 We care HIV+ category
 Best Film of the
Festival: 5000 USD
 Best Fictional / Live
Action Short Film : 3000
USD
 Best Documentary Short
Film |: 2000 USD
Technical Awards:
 Best Screenwriting
 Best Motion Picture
Photography
 Best Editing
 Best Sound Design
Submission Deadline: 20th
May, 2009

2. The festival, is not only just about remarkable films, it’s a wholesome package of
sheer entertainment and fun. The festival schedule this year is packed with a special
focus on children’s films and the revival of the Gujarati Film Industry. The festival will
also assist in raising awareness on the AIDS issue with a special category under we
care HIV+. Guests, jury members and film folks will have ample time to relax and soak
into the unique culture of Ahmedabad with a specially designed Heritage Walk and the
launch of a coffee table book on Ahmedabad.
For more information please be in touch with Ahmedabad International Film Festival
announcements and news updates on www.aifilmfest.com
About FulMarxx Integrated Filmed Entertainment Company:
FulMarxx Integrated Filmed Entertainment Company began as a one-man one-room set up at the
Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) Entrepreneurship Development Center, with a
dream to tap the short films market in India. For a long time, the short film format has been ignored and
often considered to only documentary films or just a stepping stone to feature filmmaking. While there
exist numerous filmmakers who indulge in the medium for the love of it, FulMarxx realised that the short
film format provided for a very different form for storytelling. The FulMarxx Short Fest 2008 did just that,
facilitating an audience for short films while at the same time acknowledging and awarding upcoming
Indian and global talent in storytelling. The FulMarxx dream went international in the first year itself with
an overwhelming 63 entries from 18 countries, setting a trend of its kind in India. With rave reviews and
appreciation pouring from all corners of the media FulMarxx got widely acknowledged and lauded. The
enthused team drew inspiration from their laurels and aspired to scale greater peaks. Within a year, the
FulMarxx Shorts Fest transformed into the Ahmedabad International Film Festival 2009 - to be held in
the city in the end of June.
For further information contact:
Perfect Relations
Salomi Gupte: 9376927180
Umesh kansagra: 9824073273