PANAJI: Satish R. Gaonkar’s Ad Film – ‘Yes I Can’ topped the national as well as the state sections at the 4th Goa Anti-Tobacco Film Festival organised by Entertainment Society of Goa in association with the Department of Public Health Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital; to commemorate the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ (31st May) at Maquinez Palace, ESG here today.
Dr. Geeta Kakodkar, Director, DHS, Dr. Shekhar Salkar, Oncologist, Manipal Hospital, Ida de Norohna de Ataide, Dean, Goa Dental College and Hospital; Swetika Sachan, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment Society of Goa; and Dr. Amita Kenkre, Dentist and Professor, Goa Dental College; graced the occasion.
The competition was held in two sections, namely National Ad films and Goan Ad films with 9 and 10 being the entries respectively.
Dr. Kedar Raikar, NCDC Nodal Officer, Dr Ivy Coutinho, Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital; and Sachin Chatte, Film Critic, were the 3-member Jury that judged all the Ad film entries. The prize-winning films were screened for the public.
The winners of Ad Film for National section are as follows: 1st Prize of Rs. 1,00,000 winner – ‘Yes I Can’- Satish R. Gaonkar; 2nd Prize Rs. 50,000 – ‘Voice of Innocence’ – Sunil H. Naik; 3rd Prize Rs. 30,000 ‘Mukhagni’ – Kedar K. Manerikar.
The winners of Ad Film for Goa Section:
1st Prize of Rs. 50,000 – ‘Yes I Can’ – Satish R. Gaonkar; 2nd Prize Rs. 30,000 – ‘Carbon Copy’ – Siddhi Upadhye; 3rd Prize Rs. 20,000 – ‘Inhale’ – Runal Kolkankar.
