The London Indian Film Festival & The Satyajit Ray Foundation?s Short Film Competition

The London Indian Film Festival (30 June-12 July) has once again teamed up with the Satyajit Ray Foundation to present its prestigious annual short film competition.??It invites film entries that show imagination and creativity, which also reflect the cultural diversity and experiences of South Asians within their own countries or the Diaspora. Shortlisted films will be screened at The Nehru Centre.

The judges are director Menhaj Huda (Kidulthood, Everywhere and Nowhere), film critic Mark Adams (Screen International), film maker Billy Dosanjh (winner of the 2010 competition for his graduation documentary, A Miracle in West Brom) and head of the Jury Satwant Gill (London Indian Film Festival). The winner of the ?1,000 award will be announced, and the film will be screened, on Tuesday 12?July at the Cineworld Haymarket during the closing night ceremony of the London Indian Film Festival. (www.satyajitray.org.uk, www.londonindianfilmfestival.co.uk)