Culture Cinema Film Festival (C2F2) announced the Awards for its 4th edition in a ceremony that was participated by filmmakers from across the globe. Australian Documentary – Ghost Town Cricket bagged Top Award of the festival, i.e. Film of the Festival Award.
Festival Jury for the 4th edition consisted of critically acclaimed and award-winning filmmakers, writers and educators including Archana Kelkar Deshmukh, Aneisha Sharma, Jitendra Mishra, Kamlesh Udasi, Rizwan Ahamd, Ramesh Tekwani, Shadwal, Vinod Ganatra, and Varun Gautam.
Praveen Nagda, Festival Director, C2F2 informed, “Festival this year reached new heights in terms of global participation with entries coming from 38 countries, and this season also received highest ever entries for us. We are overwhelmed by the interest shown by global filmmakers in our festival, despite being a young festival having concluded our 4th edition recently. Passionate filmmakers covering varied aspects of the world cultures remain our true inspiration in our journey of bringing diverse cultures closer to each other.
Matt Sterne
Australian Documentary – Ghost Town Cricket that bagged Top Award of the Festival, i.e. the Film of the Festival, will get a cash award of US Dollars 500. Directed by Matt Sterne, and Produced by Matt Sterne, Henry Richardson, and Bin Li, the film reveals his unique talent for capturing the essence of real lives, establishing him as a rising force in documentary storytelling. The film is about one day each year, regional stockmen, far flung locals and grey nomads gather to play cricket in the most unusual setting in the Australian Outback, ensuring an abandoned town’s legacy endures.
“Inspired by a single photo of a cricket match in Kashmir’s Shopian region, I became captivated by the stories, culture, and people behind it. This curiosity led me to uncover an equally unusual match in Farina, an abandoned Australian outback town. My concept for a series celebrates how cricket unites communities through real stories and shared connections,” says Matt Sterne, Director of Ghost Town Cricket.
C2F2 in its physical format runs through a specific initiative C2F2 In The Campus, taking the award winning films to leading Indian universities and colleges through the year. In the previous edition i.e. 3rd Edition, C2F2 in the Campus was organised at Bennett University - Greater Noida, Delhi Metropolitan Education - Noida, Pandit Deendayal Energy University - Gandhinagar, Presidency University - Bengaluru, and RV University - Bengaluru. In the current edition, there will be a greater number of additions to this list and outreach will be doubled in terms of institutions across India.
The festival, C2F2, was conceived with the blessings and support of UNESCO New Delhi, CIFEJ, the International Body of Children’s’ Film makers, and the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2021. This unique film festival, C2F2 celebrates the UN-declared “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.”
Culture Cinema Film Festival (C2F2) seeks film entries on 21 unique cultural aspects of world cultures including Architectural Heritage, Art & Artisans, Attires & Ornaments, Battles, Biodiversity, Cultural Reforms, Cultural Taboos, Diaspora Culture, Education, Food, Festival, History, Literature, Music, Mythology, Philosophy, Social Practices, Traditional Sports, Traditional Medicines, Travel & Tourism, and Tribal Community.
