{
  "id": 16390740,
  "title": "MP’s Ujjain Short Film Festival 2026 Opens With 35 Selected Films, 240 Entries From India And Abroad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mps-ujjain-short-film-festival-2026-opens-with-35-selected-films-240",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mps-ujjain-short-film-festival-2026-opens-with-35-selected-films-240-entries-from-india-and-abroad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) witnessed the opening of the Ujjaini Short Film Festival-2026 at Swarna Jayanti Auditorium of Samrat Vikramaditya Vishwavidyalaya (SVVU). The two-day festival, organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra Malwa and SVVU, showcased 35 films selected from 232 domestic submissions and eight international entries. The festival aimed to celebrate Indian culture, history, folk traditions, and social concerns through cinema.\n\nPragya Pravah all-India convener J Nandakumar and actor-theatre artiste Sanjay Mehta graced the event as principal guests. Nandakumar emphasized cinema's role in preserving cultural memories, urging young filmmakers to create meaningful stories rooted in Indian traditions. Mehta highlighted the impact of short films in delivering social messages and discussed filmmaking, screenwriting, acting, and emerging technologies.\n\nThe festival commenced with a lamp-lighting ceremony before the portrait of Bharat Mata. Nitin Garud, Rakesh Sharma, and Sushil Kumar Sharma welcomed the guests with stoles and mementoes. Ranjan and Khushboo Parmar conducted the proceedings, while Pranav Paithankar, secretary of the Kendra, presented the programme and the festival's activities.\n\nOn the second day of the festival, special sessions on filmmaking will be held. Indore Semiconductor Summit 2026 announced that seven companies have received IT Park-4 space, with an expected creation of 1,280 jobs, and ₹9,625 crore investment proposals have been announced.",
  "summary": "Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): The two-day Ujjaini Short Film Festival-2026 opened at Swarna Jayanti Auditorium of Samrat Vikramaditya Vishwavidyalaya, Ujjain (SVVU), showcasing cinema celebrating Indian culture, history, folk traditions and social concerns. Jointly organised by Vishwa Samvad Kendra Malwa and SVVU, the festival features 35 films selected by an expert jury from 232 domestic submissions…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}