TANSACS SUPPORTED POSITIVE NETWORKS TRAINED IN SHORT FILM MAKING

Tiruchy: alaihal MEDIA trained TANSACS (Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society) supported HIV/AIDS POSITIVE networks in short film – documentary – documentation making training. This is done as state wide training to equip them to handle media and documentation during Youth Carnival 2010 in Chennai and later take up short films and documentary making.


Youth Carnival 2010 is due to take place from 10th to 12th August at Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Over 150,000 young people are expected to gather for the festival with various programmes, centred around the theme of HIV/AIDS to create awareness among young people and promote celebration of life without HIV/AIDS.

It was planned by TANSACS (Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society) and supported by NACO (National AIDS Control Society), Government of Tamil Nadu, Red Ribbon Club and alaihal MEDIA is partnering in training the positive networks.

The participants had hands-on experience in camera, conducting video interviews, making short films and documentaries and followed it up with editing. The two groups that worked intensely have directed two short films, ‘Enthira Vazhkai’ (Mechanic Life) and ‘Naveena Theendamai’ (Modern Untouchability) hitting hard on how people living with HIV/AIDS are treated in the society.

The four day residential training concluded with screening of two short films and awarding of certificates of merit. Both the films are well made and moved the viewers as one watched the credits ‘a film by people living with HIV/AIDS’.

Both the films shall be screened in short film festival to be organized during Youth Carnival in Chennai. An immense recognition and a positive move!