Children's Film Festivals Database 2013-2106

Chinh India Kids Film Festival

Chinh India Kids Film Festival, India
http://www.chinh.in
Festival Creation : 2007
Festival Dates : November
Public attendance : 10,000 visitors
Festival Type : Competitive
Animated Film Awards : Best Film For Children
2013 on Award-Winning Animated Films of International Children's Film Festivals Database.

Festival Description : CHINH supports social initiatives promoting causes of children and marginalized nomadic communities through harnessing traditional wisdom, art and culture and rediscovering them in contemporary contexts.
Founders of an Early Education Web channel (www.chinh.in) and Community Web Channel (www.chinhwebchannel.in), National Award Winning Film & Culture activists’ duo Meenakshi Vinay Rai is passionate about creating films on issues of social relevance, education and culture. With 39 international & national awards to their credit, they are successfully using animation as a therapy for special children via ‘Spandan- the vibrating visuals' – an award winning ambitious animation project initiated to encourage talent among mentally challenged, spastic and orthopedic children.Their extensive research in nomadic communities from past seven years has resulted in launching Certificate course in Nomadic Studies & establishment of NOW (Nomadic Orchestra of World). Presently the couple is actively engaged in building a movement- ‘Reposition Local in Global’ by sensitizing young people on nomadic issues.