Noida 7th Dec. 2023: The highly anticipated 16th Global Film Festival Noida 2023 kicked off with unparalleled enthusiasm and grandeur, transforming the festival grounds into a vibrant celebration of cinema. The event, which is deemed the largest film festival in North India and possibly the second-largest in the country, welcomed attendees with awe-inspiring cinema banners, lively decorations, iconic actors' cutouts, and the pulsating beats of Bollywood music.
The Mahatma Gandhi Forum of AAFT unveiled a poster dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, graced by the presence of Neelam Sharma, renowned actress; Sukhwant Dhaddha, acclaimed Director; Asif Aza Khan, prominent Producer; and Trilok Malik, a respected film producer and director from the USA. The luminaries shared insights into their artistic endeavors.
Dignitaries including Conrad Nana Kojo Asiedu, First Secretary High Commission of Ghana; Dr. Ammar Abdulhamed Khader, Cultural Attache, Embassy of Iraq; and Lasha Japaridze, Charge d'Affairs Embassy of Georgia, provided valuable perspectives on the future of cinema in the post-COVID era.
Dr. Sandeep Marwah honored guests with festival mementos and presented prestigious awards, including the Hindi Cinema Gaurav Award to Sukhwant Dhaddha, Hindi Cinema Bhushan to Pehlaj Nehlani, and the Hindi Cinema Samarthak Award to Lasha Japaridze from Georgia for their exceptional contributions to promoting Indian Cinema.
The 16th Global Film Festival Noida 2023 promises to be a cinematic journey filled with inspiration, creativity, and the celebration of diverse storytelling.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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