Devashish Sargam (Raj) is the Founder & Director of Moonwhite Films International Film Fest (MWFIFF) and also a National & International Award-Winning Film Writer & Director in Bollywood and have won numerous number of Awards including the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and has been recently Awarded, for his outstanding work, in the USA at Bharat Global Icon Awards under the category of Art & Culture – Indian Cultural Promoter grabs the opportunity to Write and Direct a Documentary Film (Biopic) on Padma Shri Anup Jalota under the productions house ‘Moonwhite Films’ Devashish Says “Writing & Directing a Documentary Film (Biopic) based on Padma Shri Anup Jalota and on his Life Journey is like a dream come true for any writer and director’s life. He is one of the legendary and finest singers of our nation. Getting an approval letter from him to write and direct a documentary film on his life journey is like winning an Award for me before even directing it. I have no words to express my feelings and really want to thank him for expressing his love, support, and blessings by giving me this opportunity. About the documentary shoot on Anup Ji, we will start working on it once he gets free from his other projects.”
Some extraordinary key benefits given by MWFIFF especially to the viewers are as follows:
No Ticket Charges: During the event of the film screening at INOX movie theatre there are NO Ticket Charges applicable for the filmmakers & others who want to see the movies.
Beverages Free: Apart from No Tickets Charges for movie screening for filmmakers & others, MWFIFF also provides free beverages on screening day for the number of tickets issued to watch the movies.
Media Platforms Open for All: MWFIFF believes in equality and brings everyone under one roof where all filmmakers, stars, VIPS, come together and can interact with the media on the same platform and share their experience. In the previous edition i.e. 3rd MWFIFF, 2020 which was held virtually, the management started presenting ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. The first award was presented to the Most Versatile Singer Usha Uthup. Hollywood Star Woody Harrelson won the ‘Special Festival Mention Award’ for the Documentary Film ‘Kiss the Ground’. Jackie Shroff won the Best Actor for the short film Paath (The Lesson). Pallavi Joshi was awarded Best Actress & Rituraj Singh won the Best Actor award for the short film Painful Pride and many more. A list of award winners is available on Moonwhite Films International Film Fest – MWFIFF website. Filmmakers who all are nominated and won Awards in MWFIFF, so far have been successful in unlocking opportunities for themselves in film industries worldwide. Talking about the upcoming edition i.e. 4th MWFIFF 2021, Devashish Says “MWFIFF is scheduled on 20th and 21st of November 2021 in Mumbai. We will be having well known & eminent personalities in our jury panel such as Padma Shri Anup Jalota, Bollywood famous singer Jaspinder Narula, RJ Rahat Jafri (Radio Mirchi), Pt. Suvashit Raj (TV Personality & Fortune Teller) & Mr. Yogesh Lakhani (CMD of Bright Outdoor Media). We have also added a new Award Categories last year; Music Video & Music Video International.” Film submissions are open since January 2021 and will close on 15th September 2021. We have kept an Early bird offer till 15th March 2021, during which a very low fee will be payable by filmmakers towards their film submission.” He adds.
