Film Festivals are well organized in various parts of the world and with Guwahati International Documentary – Short – Animation Film Festival (GIDSAFF), Assam has proved that it will not lag behind. The trend of Film Festivals has slowly creeping its way into Assam.

The documentary section GIDSAFF included some films related to Assam and the North East like Memories of a Forgotten War directed by Utpal Borpujari, MNF: The Mizo Uprising by Napo RJ Thanga, Loralir Sadhukotha directed by Mukul Haloi, Chiaroscuro by Parthajit Baruah and Moi Ji Batere Ulalu Aji directed by Hitesh Deka and produced by the Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU).
In the homage section, GIDSAFF have included three personalities from Assam namely music director Sher Choudhury, filmmaker Altaf Mazid and Chandra Narayan Baruah. Their works Sound of Dying Colours, Rahashyar Bitchaku and Nature’s Chosen Domain was screened.
In the retrospective section, the organiser have chosen internationally acclaimed Assamese filmmaker Gautam Bora and his works An Unending Expense, Sons of Abotani and Old Man River will be screened. In the competition section 15 short films have been included for the first edition of GIDSAFF.
GIDSAFF is totally a new concept to raise those film makers interested in the non-feature section of film-making art as well as the people interested in making short films or absorbing themselves in the field of animation.
Date: 22nd of January to 24th of January,2019
Venue: Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra
Panjabari Road, Batahguli
Guwahati - 781037,
Assam
Venue: Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra
Panjabari Road, Batahguli
Guwahati - 781037,
Assam