International Sports Film Festival of India will commence on 22nd to 25th June
Ambar Bhattacharya, Takmaa News, Kolkata, 16th Jun 2023 : “Social Sports Foundation”, a Kolkata based registered Trust have decided to host annually in Kolkata, India, a full-fledged and 1st ever International Sports Film Festival in the Country which is incidentally the 12th such independent effort in the world map as “International Sports Film Festival of India”.
The Nickname of the festival will be “BULLS EYE FESTIVAL” as the logo represents the common terminology in sports and the involvement of mass in sports to raise the ray of lights of win against all odds in society.
DATE & DURATION : 22 – 25 JUNE 2023, daily 1.00 to 7.30 pm
SHOWS : 3 Shows daily, VENUE : NANDAN – III
AUDIANCE CAPACITY : 1,392 Seats (116 seats per show x 12 shows) INAUGURATION : 21st JUNE 2023 at 6-00 pm
INAUGURAL VENUE : DHONODHANYE, Banquet-4, 1st Floor, Thackeray Rd, Alipore
CHAIRMAN : Shri Navratan Jhawar (Film Producer & Industrialist ), PRESIDENT : Shri Biswarup Dey (Sports Activist, Advocate & Ex-Secretary, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Ex-Manager, Indian Men’s Cricket Team, KMC Councilor Ward No – 48), WORKING PRESIDENT : Shri Subrata De (Sports Activist, Legal Advisor & GST Consultant, Assistant Commissioner (Rtd.) CGST & Central Excise, Vice President, Bengal Olympic Association (BOA) & Bengal State Table Tennis Association), ADVISOR : Shri Premendra Mazumder (Film Critic, Curator & Advisor of different Int. Film Festivals), VICE PRESIDENTS : Shri Jahar Das (General Secretary, Bengal Olympic Association (BOA) & Sports Activist), Shri Manas Das (Award Winning Avid Photographer), SECRETARY : Shri Rongon Majumder (Event Manager, Wedding Planner & Sports Activist, Ex. General Secretary & Treasurer, Bengal Table Tennis Association (BTTA), President, Social Sports Foundation (SSF), JOINT SECRETARY : Shri Shankar Pal (Secretary, Federation of Film Societies of India (EZ), JOINT CONVENOR : Shri Kapil Saha (Social Activist & Secretary, Social Sports Foundation (SSF), Shri Mainak Banerjee (Silver Screen Actor & Taekwondo Practitioner, Avid Traveler & Mountaineer), TREASURER : Shri Amit Bose (Sports Activist & Ex- Banker), ASSISTANT TREASURER : Shri Koushik Kundu (Social Worker & Treasurer, Social Sports Foundation (SSF), MEMBERS : Shri Somnath Khaskel. (IT Engineer & Avid Photographer), Shri Dilip Palit.
Sports Activist & Assistant Secretary, Bengal Olympic Association (BOA), Shri Ashis Bardhan (Sports Activist & Secretary, Bengal Baseball Association)
AWARD & RECOGNITION BOARD : Shri Samir Basu (Sports Activist), CHAIRMAN : Shri Debasish Kumar (MLA, WB & Member, Mayor-In-Council, KMC)
The Ceremony will be held on 21st June 2023 at 6-00 pm at DHONODHANYE AUDITORIUM, Banquet-4, 1st Floor, Thackeray Rd, Alipore Police Line, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700027 in kind presence of the different distinguished Guests.
Shri Parambrata Chatterjee, the renowned Actor of Indian Cine world, has given his kind consent to inaugurate the Festival along with other probable actors like Shri Barun Chandra, Shri Badsha Moitra, Smt. Pauli Dam, Miss Ritavari Chakraborty etc.
From the Sports fraternity Shri Manoj Tiwari, the renowned Indian Cricketer who is eventually MOS- Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of WB is expected to be present in the Inaugural Ceremony.
Some more eminent Sports personalities are also expected to be present at the Ceremony as well as in the Festival Venue.
Shri Aroop Biswas, MIC – Sports & Youth Affairs, Shri Sujit Bose, MIC – Fire & Emergency Services as Special Guest, Shri Atin Ghosh, MLA & Deputy Mayor, KMC & Shri Debasish Kumar, MLA & Member, Mayor-in-council, KMC as Guest of Honor will grace the occasion.
Around 200 distinguished guests from different sphere of the societies like, Players, Sports Administrators, MPs & MLAs, IAS & IPS’s , Foreign Consulates, Business leaders & representatives of Corporate houses will be present during the mega opening ceremony.
During the inaugural ceremony on 21st June 2023, the organizing committee of the Festival is also going to recognize by felicitating some extra-ordinary Personalities in Sports who have served in the grass-root level in different districts of the State for more than decades as well as in Indian Sports arena.
So, to start with, this year, the organising committee has decided to host the festival only with screening of 12 pre specified already worldwide released Movies which will be screened during the 4 days long festival between 22nd to 25th June 2023 at NANDAN – III, the renowned Auditorium in the City of Joy, Kolkata in complete NON-COMMERCIAL format in collaboration with Federation of Film Societies of India (Eastern Region).
Among those 12 Movies, 4 in German, 1 in Malayalam, 2 in Hindi, 1 in English & 4 in Bengali (3 from India & 1 from Bangladesh) to be screened.
22 JUNE’23 THU NANDAN III- Lahore (Hindi – India), Home Game (Germany), Egaro (Bengali – India)
Felicitation to Athletes
Felicitation to Badminton Player
Felicitation to TT Players
23 JUNE’23 FRI NANDAN III- Lesson of a dream (German – Germany), Invictus (English – USA), Damal (Bengali – Bangladesh)
Felicitation to Chase Player
Felicitation to Gymnasts
Felicitation to Swimmers
24 JUNE’23 SAT NANDAN III- Sudani from Nigeria (Malayalam – India), Tiki Taka (Bengali – India), Lorai (Bengali – India) –
Felicitation to Shooters
Felicitation to Archers
Felicitation to Summiteers
25 JUNE’23 SUN NANDAN III- The Miracle of Bern (German – Germany ), We wanted more -The Mirecle of Taipei (German – Germany), 83 (Hindi – India)
Felicitation to Power Lifter
STORY of 83 Winning Team
STORY of 83 Winning Team
Before screening of each Movie, there will be a brief Felicitation Ceremony to introduce 2 (two) sports identities of different sports disciplines with National / International fame with the audiences.
As because the last day of the festival, i.e. 25th June is the day when India won the Prudential Cup, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in the year 1983, the organizing committee has decided to conclude the Festival by screening the movie titled “83” at the last show of the day.
