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NATPE announces entry submission for video, film prodn awards
MUMBAI: The National Association of Television Programme Executives’ (NATPE) Educational Foundation in the US has announced that it is accepting submissions for its annual Student Video and Film Production Awards.
The awards are sponsored by the Lippin Family Trust. The deadline for student submissions is 3 May.
The awards recognise excellence in the production of student video and film projects worldwide. Entries will be judged based on concept, execution and creativity, and are open to any full-time, matriculated undergraduate college student. Entries must be a student-produced video or film production and be related to the applicant’s school or university.
The videos cannot exceed two minutes in length. Submissions may be fiction or non-fiction and take any form (commercials, public service announcements, human interest stories, biographies, interviews, cultural events, etc.).
A $3,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winner along with a matching donation to the student’s academic department. In addition, the faculty or staff supervisor listed with the winning entry will be included as a faculty fellow at NATPE’s annual conference next year.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
