Daughters of Mother India wins first prize at sixth CAM International Film Festival
Q. Which Indian national award winning documentary won the first prize in the documentary category at the 6th CAM International Film Festival?- Published on 01 Nov 16a. Mothers of India
b. Daughters of Mother India
c. Daughters of India
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Daughters of Mother India
Indian National Award winning documentary Daughters of Mother India won the first prize in the Documentary Film category at the sixth CAM International Film Festival.
- This festival was organised by Arabic Egyptian Society for Culture, Media and Arts in Cairo.
- Movie portrays the story of India’s resolve, hope and courage in fighting against sexual abuse and violence.
- It frames the aftermath of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder on camera.
- CAM International Film Festival was held from Oct 8-13 2016.
- It is organised each year to promote cinema as a means of combating ignorance, terrorism and poverty.
- This year’s edition featured around 92 films from 33 nations in 3 categories: Short Fiction, Documentary and Animation.
- India was the guest of honour at the film gala with 12 entries.
- Egypt is a country linking NE Africa with the Middle East dating to the time of the pharaohs.
- Millennia old monuments site along the fertile Nile River Valley including Giza’s colossal Pyramids and Great Sphinx as well as Luxor’s hieroglyph lined Karnak temple and Valley of Kings tombs.
- Capital Cairo is home to Ottoman landmarks such as the Muhammad Ali Mosque and the Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities.
- The Egyptian currency is a pound while the President is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
