In order to facilitate & promote film making regionally, AMBIT is organizing a short film competition every year.  We are happy to announce that we have received a grand total of twenty one short films for ‘AMBIT Short Film Competition 2011’ Entries have come from all over Karnataka and a few from outside the state, including from FTII, Pune, Kerala etc.. in languages including Kannada, Tulu, Malayalam, Hindi etc. It is our privilege that veteran film makers, winners of several state and national awards with an experience of serving in important film award committees, Mr.P.Sheshadri and P.H.Vishwanath has been our Jury with Mr.M.Abdul Rehman Pasha in the Jury Chair. A festival to show all the films received is organized at Seminar Hall, Canara First Grade College, Kodialbail, Mangalore from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm on Sunday the 15th Jan 2012. Same evening, AMBIT Short Films Excellence Awards are given to the best THREE films chosen by our Jury, and announced by the Jury Chair. We cordially invite you to be a part of this festival. Before screening of each film the Director, Producer, Cast and Technical Team of that film will be introduced to the audience. Tea and lunch will served at the venue. Hope to see you all at the festival!   Warm Regards   M.Abdul Rehman Pasha                                                                               G.S.Jagadish Chairperson, Festival Jury.                                                                                Festival Director  ]]>