Mangalore, November 26: It was the story of young students in a village fighting to eradicate alcoholism. The short children's film 'Putanigala Party' garnered claps and cheers from the children who viewed it.
The short film in Kannada was screened after the inauguration of the children's film festival organised by Department of Public Instruction at Jyothi theatre on Monday.
Addressing the students, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Dr K N Vijayaprakash said that the message and values presented in films should be applied in one's life. “We learn and grasp many thoughts and ideas from various media such our elders, books, magazines, and television, and films are a major part of such media. Values like patriotism, devotion, truth, faithfulness, sincerity should be absorbed, and applied in all spheres of our life,” he said.
Assistant Distribution Officer of Children's Film Society Charles D'Souza said that children's films also ought to be screened in cinema theatres and not just commercial and super-hit films, as was the trend.
The film festival was inaugurated by winner of Zee TV Kannada dance competition Jnana Aithal, aged 12.
Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Moses Jayashekhar welcomed the gathering. Mathematics Content Inspector of Deputy Director office Radhakrishna Bhat proposed a vote of thanks.
Additional Deputy Commissioner K A Dayanand, Block Education Officer of Mangalore North Shivaramaiah and Sub-manager of Jyothi Theatre Udaychandra Shetty were present on the occasion.
Student belonging to various schools were present at the screening.
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