Udaan Community Film Festival
Overview
The group Flying Birds was informally established in early 2005 at the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. Later that same year, children affected by the Gujarat Riot joined it and developed some print designs based on poetry written by the Sufi poets Khusrau and Rumi. In 2006, the young women of urban slums of Delhi joined the group and through it, raised their voices and public awareness about the societal problems they faced. They produced short documentary films on issues important to their peer group and community. These addressed such real-life issues affecting them as girl child discrimination, inadequate health and education for women, eve-teasing, and domestic violence, as well as evolving gender roles. The group not only contiues to produce films through Community Media Initiative (CMI), but screens them in different areas to sensitize others to these issues and spread awareness.
Udaan Community Film Festival
The Udaan Community Film Festival is a convergence of art and cinema for social change. It is to bring younger minds in contact with their cities and heritage by providing support for creative expression of their dreams, ideas, feelings, and imaginations. The group produces the short documentary films and screens them during one day film festivals organized by it in collaboration with other non profit organizations and academic institutions within the community or from outside.
Aims & Objectives
- Creating awareness among the general public, policy-makers and other government agencies that women’s rights are human rights.
- Raising media awareness on gender issues through monitoring, advocacy, and mobilization on various issues.
- Promoting a neutral, unbiased, and balanced attitude towards women in the media.
- Providing training in gender issue awareness.
- Encouraging women’s potential, while helping them utilize skills to meet their needs.
- Empowering women and sensitising men towards a gender sensitive society.
- Giving voices to the struggles and the achievements of women.
- Raising awareness to environmental issues.
Timeline
The 1st three one-day film festivals (Aaghaz, Sada, and Parwaz) were held in the community of Jafrabad in collaboration with a local grass-roots, non-governmental organization (2006-2008).
The 4th one-day film festival was held at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi in collaboration with the senior secondary school of JMI (2008).
The 5th one day film festival was held in Talimi Mela at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2008).
The 6th one day film festival was held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi (2008).
The 7th one-day film festival was held at Lady Irwin College, Delhi (2009).
The 8th film festival was held at Amity University (2011).
The 9th film festival was held at Lady Irwin College, Delhi (2011).
The 10th film festival was held at the Aga Khan Foundation, Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti (2011).
The 11th film festival was held at the Kalakar Trust, Kathputli Colony (2011).
The 12th film festival was held at the Tagore International school, Vasant Vihar (2011).
The 13th film festival was held at the Jagdish Saran Hindu PG College, Amrhoa (2011).
The 14th film festival was held at Jamia Millia Islamia (2012).
The 15th film festival was held at St. Mary's School, Dwarka, New Delhi (2012).
The 16th film festival was held at Hazrat Inayat Khan Health Center, New Delhi (2012).
The 17th film festival was held at Apne Aap Women Worldwide Community Center, Najafgarh, Delhi (2013).
The 17th film festival was held at Apne Aap Women Worldwide Community Center, Najafgarh, Delhi (2013).
More About Udaan Community Film Fest
Jafrabad (2006-2008)
Jamia Millia Islamia (2008)
Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (2008)
Aga Khan Foundation (2011)
Amity University (2011)
Kalakar Trust (2011)
Lady Irwin College (2011)
Tagore International School (2011)
Jagdish Saran Hindu PG College (2011)
Jamia Millia Islamia (2012)
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| with Dr. Partha Banerjee |
St. Mary's School (2012)
Hazrat Inayat Khan Health Center (2012)
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| Sami Ur Rehman, Executive Director, Hope Project |
Apne Aap Women Worldwide Community Center (2013)
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| Girls from Apne Women Worldwide Community Center |
