Sri Vijaya Puram, May 24: The second day of the month long ‘Weekend Film Festival- ‘Chalchitra Andaman Nicobar Film Festival – 2026’, being organised by the Directorate of Information, Publicity & Tourism, A&N Administration, in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) in the Anthropological Auditorium, Sri Vijaya Puram saw a good number of film enthusiasts turning up as two movies were screened today. In the forenoon, ‘Salam Bombay’- a critically acclaimed, neo-realist drama directed, co-written, and produced by Mira Nair was screened while in the evening RRR (Rise Roar Revolt), a 2022 epic action-drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli was screened.
As part of the Film Festival, a special Short Filmmaking Workshop was also organized today by the Directorate of IP&T, free of cost, for the interested candidates.
Ms. Samhita Veda Acharya, Filmmaker, as the resource person conducted the workshop on topics like Introduction to Guerrilla Filmmaking & Concept to Screen, Directing Basics & Cinematography Techniques and Visual Narrative Techniques & Camera Composition.
A similar workshop will be organised on May 29 and 30, 2026 as per the following schedule:
1. 29.05.2026 (Friday) 04:00 Pm to 05:30 PM: Ms Shivangi Singh & Shri. Rahul Kale, Mumbai based Filmmakers. Introduction to Cinema & Visual Storytelling Introductory workshop session
2. 30.05.2026 (Saturday) 04:00 Pm to 05:30 PM: Grammar of Cinema & Active Film Observation, Film Analysis, Structure & Appreciation, Screening and reflection exercise, Closing session of Mumbai-based workshop
The ‘Weekend Film Festival’ aims at screenings of acclaimed films along with interactive sessions and workshops aimed at nurturing interest in cinema and filmmaking among local audiences and youth.