Adoor Gopalakrishnan inaugurates film appreciation workshop for children in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram
: Filmmaker
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
said that while making films has become easy these days, creating a good film has become a challenge. He was speaking after inaugurating a
film appreciation workshop
organized by the
Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
to develop high-quality film appreciation habits in children.He said that a good film can cultivate good culture in us and it should reflect real life.
He emphasized that the camp aims to impart the knowledge required to make good films.
After the inauguration, the filmmaker interacted with the children.Actor and camp director Rajesh Sharma led an acting training session. The children also attended a class on 'an introduction to visual language' by critic K B Venu.The camp, organized with the cooperation of Guru Gopinath Nadana Gramam and the Child Welfare Committee, will conclude on May 17. As many as 50 children are participating in the camp.In the following days, prominent film persons like P Premachandran, Vidhu Vincent, K G Jayan, Manoj Kana and Appu Bhattathiri will conduct classes. There will be a poetry and music programme led by poet and Malayalam Mission director Murukan Kattakada on May 16 night.Films such as Pather Panchali, Bicycle Thieves, Elippathayam, Modern Times and The Red Balloon will be screened at the camp.

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