Organisers - iiMC
IIMC – Indian Infotainment Media Corporation
Indian Infotainment Media Corporation is THE BIGGEST PRODUCER OF SHORT FILMS PRODUCED IN 35mm/16mm IN PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDIA as per LIMCA BOOKS OF RECORDS-2006.
IIMC has produced short films of the genre: public service, culture, scientific, human interest health, traffic rules, law, no-smoking, education, aids- awareness, law, environment, historical, biographical, sports, current affairs, development, population control, Aids awareness Cleanliness –drive, Environment, Illiteracy eradication, Girl- Child, Preservation of culture & heritage, Religious harmony, Law & order, Our duties to family, society & motherland, Traffic rules, No smoking, Education for all, etc. Millions have seen and appreciated these films in cinema halls. A film on “ National Anthem” produced by iiMC is also screened in cinema-halls.
The short films produced by iiMC are exclusively being screened in more than 95% cinemas/multiplexes in Mumbai/Thane, besides hundreds of cinemas in other states of India, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal exclusively, in place of films Division. iiMC is also the biggest supplier of such films to more than 180 screens of 60 Multiplexes scattered across the country. The list is increasing everyday.
Million have seen and appreciated these films in cinema halls. Actually, iiMC produced 39 public service films in 2004, 15 films in 2005 and 7 in the first two months of 2006, that too on celluloid, thus creating a record.
Devendra Khandelwal has been acclaimed at national and international forums not only as a producer- director, but also as an actor and writer. A Post Graduate in Business Administration, he learnt film – making from trend setter directors like Basu Bhattacharya, Basu Chatterjee and Satyen Bose. iiMC a film production house headed by him is the biggest short film production company in India in the private sector.
He produced and directed hundreds of ad-commercials and corporate films and numerous TV serials. In 1994-95, NDFC promoted 42 short films for export, 13 of which had been made by Mr. Khandelwal. His few notable documentaries are Sindhu Gatha, Panchajanya , Morarjee , Amar Shaheed, Maha Kumbh and A Journey to a Mountain God. Perhaps he is the only film-maker, who has made maximum numbers of short films on Mahatma Gandhi.
He Is pioneer of educational programmes in India: How to prepare for Civil services examination, 60-part series Learn Hindi and Desh Videsh Ke Vyanjan ( in 8 Languages) were landmark shows in production of educational programmes. Film- personalities like Amrish Puri, Sunil Dutt, Amir Khan, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Basu Chatterjee, B.R. Chopra, Dara Singh, Pooja Bedi, Poonam Dhilloh, Rakesh Bedi, Yukta Mookhey and many more have appeared in his public service films. He also made a feature film MAUT KI SAZAA, which was hailed as one of the finest films of his career by doyen of Indian cinema Shri Ashok Kumar.
He worked as jury member for many film & TV awards including National Awards and popular SCREEN Awards. He held several offices: Member of the Board of the Children Film Society, appointed by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ; panel member of the Indian Censor board of Film Society, appointed by the Government of India ; President of PAT ( Indian Association of Producers, Artistes and Technicians of Short Films); just to name few.
He pioneered video-advertising in eighties and music-videos in nineties. In just two years he made 40 music videos for T-Series. He published hundreds of article/poems, wrote scripts for hundreds of ad-shorts/documentaries and episodes of TV serials. His book for children “Morarji” was published by Navjivan Press, Ahmedabad (Founded by Mahatma Gandhi).
He acted as A leading man and in stellar roles in many films in Hindi, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Gujarati & Bengali languages, including Basu Bhattacharya’s TUMHARA KALLOO, Basu Chatterji’s KHATTA-MITTHA, JEENA YAHAN,DURGA and KAMLA KI MAUT, B.R.Ishra’s SAUTELA PATI etc.
He received several awards for acting, directing short films and documentaries, besides upholding great cultural values in his serials and his achievement in the field of Television.