‘MIFF’ fast becoming the hub of documentary – Maik Pandey
‘MIFF’ fast becoming the hub of documentary – Maik Pandey Mumbai, January 31, 2016 “In a diverse nation like ours, the problems of society are multi-layered. Films of longer duration—one hour or two hours—are needed to address these issues” Mr. Maike Pandey, a documentary filmmaker and President, Indian Documentary Producer’s Association(IDPA) expressed while interacting with the media persons at MIFF-2016 media centre on Saturday . “We need at least ten times more documentary makers to fulfil this need, the purpose of a serious documentary is communication and awareness generation, and information must reach the villages” he asserted. “MIFF has come of age. The colours, the hues, all indicate that it is fast becoming the hub of documentary, short and animation film activity in India. More documentaries are being made. More of them are getting popular,” Mr. Pandey appreciated. He informed that IDPA had approached Ministry of Information and Bro...