OD-FILM FEST

Naveen Patnaik inaugurates JDCA film festival
    Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik Friday inaugurated the 13th JDCA International Film
Festival.
    The Jatin Das Centre of Arts has put in significant
endeavours to preserve, document and evaluate various art
forms in order to save them for the future generation, the
chief minister said.
    He said that the films being screened this year have
been carefully selected by eminent curators and the efforts
made on interpretation of Puri and Lingaraj temples make it
special.
    The function was attended by tourism minister J P
Panigrahi, JDCA chief Jatin Das, eminent linguist Debi
Prasanna Patnaik and former diplomat Lalit Mansingh, among
others.
    The film festival, which is witnessing participation
from 12 countries, will continue for three days. PTI AAM
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