Panaji, Oct 21 (UNI)Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call to the nation to be a part of the Clean India Mission on October 2, 2014, has gained momentum ever since its inception. Joining hands in the campaign the Ministry of I&B had organised a nation-wide short film competition for young and aspiring film makers to showcase their creativity and inspire the citizens for a Swachh Bharat. Apart from regular curated packages, the 47th International Film Festival of India will be showcasing a special package of short films which were awarded at the Swachh Bharat Film Festival, organised and curated by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) on behalf of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, on October 2 at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. The festival received 4,346 entries, of which 20 were short listed and awarded. Minister for Information & Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the first prize to ‘Murga’, directed by Katyayan Shivpuri, a debutant director from Maharashtra. ‘Murga’ will be the opening film under this special section of short films. The film promotes the idea of ‘Clean India’ and has ‘Murga’ as the metaphor depicting the victims that citizens have made of themselves and of the children by not keeping the surroundings clean. The underlying theme of Swachh Bharat comes alive in an engaging way in these films that have been directed by the film makers as young as ten years old from various parts of the country namely, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Assam. These short films have been shot in various official listed languages with subtitles in English and aim to connect with every citizen in view of their responsibility to keep the country clean. Other short films that are slated to be a part of this special section include Nanha Doot by Sudhanshu Sharma, Chembuku Moodindi (The Dying Vessel) by KVK Kumar, Sarkarmi Rati Wadho by Akshay Danavale, Manini by Praveen Vyas, Shelfee by Dr. Suyash Shinde, Tukamhane says Tuka by Ashish Sudhir More, Bakari Shauchalay by Devendra Shukla, Sneeringly lesson by Satish Kumar Verma, Mawlynnog The cleanest village in Asia by Upakul Das. The 47th International Film Festival of India will be held fromNovember 20 to 28 in Goa. UNI AKM NV CJ SNU 1556