Indian Animation & Short Filmmaker Varun Mehta wins People's choice award at International Film Contest

New Delhi, Indian Animation and Short Filmmaker Varun Mehta continues to make waves as he recently secured a winning position in an International Film-making Contest held in US. The contest naming 'Summer Splash Video Contest' was organized by the American Video Editing software company, Corel Corporation. It was a creative global Invite that run for three months. The filmmakers were invited from around the world to share their best summer splash experiences.






Varun submitted a shortfilm that he created during a film festival. As luck would have it, his entry found a lot of appreciation and public votes. The results were announced on 20th September where Mehta's film got the maximum votes and he received the 'Public Choice Award' in the Contest. The Prize was Corel's premium Video Studio Ultimate Editing Software 2019. When we asked Varun about this achievement, he responded by saying, that he is extremely happy and proud to be a part of this International Film Competition. He also shared that his chosen entry was the only one that made from India which makes him proud.

This is Mehta's fourth consecutive win in this year alone in terms of International Filmmaking Challenges. He has already won prizes in competitions previously by brands like Mobile Movie Making and Fluid Power Research (all from US). Beginning as an Indie Filmmaker with no big support or connections, Varun has come a long way indeed. Recently, he organized a small get together to celebrate this achievement with his friends and family.

Indian Animator and Filmmaker Varun Mehta wins International Filmmaking Challenge

New Delhi : Acclaimed Indian Animation and Short Filmmaker Varun Mehta has won the International Holiday Filmmaking Challenge conducted by Mobile Movie Making Magazine online in US. His film entry 'Diwali - The Festival of Lights' was submitted to the competition last year that featured entries from all over the world. The contestants were asked to make a short film on a particular or established holiday that must be shot over a smartphone or a mobile phone. 

The winners of the competition were announced on 28th of March 2018. There was a tie for the first prize while another prize was given to the entry with most popular votes. Varun Mehta from India and Prakash Gandhi Natarajan from US were selected for the Top Jury Prize. Both the winners have been awarded with the prize money of 125$ from the contest holders. The rest of the Information is given below via the link from the official site [Mobile Movie Making] 

http://mobilemoviemaking.com/two-diwali-mini-docs-share-holiday-contest-top-prize/

On speaking about the challenges of making the film 'Diwali - The Festival of Lights' Mehta said - "It is just a simple film, narrated with a very simplistic fashion. I think the Idea was just to explore the beauty of the surroundings that look extremely beautiful on the night of Diwali and its significance. I wanted it to be a little different from other documentaries that rely so heavy on mythological aspect of the festival. For a mobile movie, the concept had to do the job and I am really glad it worked. I am grateful to the Jury of Mobile Movie Making magazine for choosing my entry over some really amazing film entries that came along from all over the world. 

Not only this, Mehta's another film 'Environmental Festival - The Step towards Awareness' that deals with the concept of Indian campaign 'swachh bharat' has secured a spot in the upcoming International Children Film's Festival going to be held in Lucknow from April 5. An excited Varun told us "I am extremely happy that my film is going to be a part of such a huge festival. I am honored with the Jury for selecting my film. It's going to be screened on 12th April and I am very excited and thrilled.

Mehta is known for his animation, live action works in films and media. He has been awarded for his films like 'The Unknown World' 'The Wonder Stone' 'Save Trees' 'The Art of Farming' 'My Last Visions' to name a few. His films usually deal with environmental and social issues. Mehta works under his production banner 'Wiz Motion Studio' that is located in the cities of Aligarh, Noida (U.P.) of India.