The Heritage Academy Film Festival hosted it’s maiden online venture in its third year on 5th and 6th June, 2020.
The festival was hosted by the Dept. Of Media Science, The Heritage Academy. It saw a plethora of discussions from students participating in events like Postaar (poster-making competition), Netpix (short film making competition), Altboloji (Audio story making competition), Hungameme (Meme making competition) and Clicksart (Photography competition). These were judged and appreciated by professionals from the industry. Apart from this there were a host of eminent speakers to grace the show. Chief Guest, Director Goutam Ghose emphasized the importance of understanding the language and craft of cinema. He acknowledged the need to embrace digital technology as the future of films. Director Pratim D. Gupta discussed the process of conceptualizing a script and crafting characters. Director Srijit Mukherji spoke about his journey with the series Feluda Pherot. He took students through his process of filmmaking during films like Nirbaak and Raj Kahini. Day 2 of the festival focussed on the digital space with Arushi Kapoor from ScoopWhoop starting the day with her journey in digital media. She explained her experience of content creation for online platforms, giving students a glimpse into the industry. The final guest of the festival, Mr. Samya Bhattacharya from Netflix, discussed the nature of OTT platforms in terms of producing and selecting shows for release. He gave students much needed insight into the coveted space of web series and films on OTT platforms and digital media.

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