Amol Pallekar heads jury of Jagran Film Festival

Amol Palekar will head the jury of Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai 2014. The festival promises to feature an interesting lineup of movies from across the world. Bengali Film-maker, Goutam Ghose will head the International Short Film Competition at 5th Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai.

Under the category Indian features, Actor-Director Amol Palekar who set off a trend in the 70s with his ‘The Guy Next Door’ image will head the Jury for Indian Showcase which is the Indian Competition for feature films. More than 20 feature films, made in several different Indian regional languages, including Hindi blockbusters are going to compete with each other in this category.

Apart from Indian showcase section, the festival also organises a competition for short films. Bengali Film maker known internationally Goutam Ghose will lend his expertise in judging the International Short Film Competition called Jagran Shorts.
The Indian Showcase and the International Short Film Competition have 25 entries each from over 35 countries jointly. The juries will meet during the Mumbai leg of the festival in September and the results will be announced at a social event in Mumbai in the presence of a star studded audience.

The fest starts from September 22 to 28.