Africa World Heritage Day Celebrated at ICMEI

Africa World Heritage Day Celebrated at ICMEI

New Delhi: Since the proclamation of African World Heritage Day in 2015 by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, every 5 May, African cultural and natural, tangible and intangible heritage is celebrated across the globe, raising awareness of the benefits of its promotion and preservation, as well as the related challenges the continent faces,” informed Sandeep Marwah President of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry and Patron to many African Organizations.

UNESCO is committed to spearhead international efforts to draw on the vast potential of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage as a force for poverty reduction and social cohesion as well as a driver of sustainable development and innovation.

“As the world enters a second year of this devastating pandemic, engaging with our cultural and natural heritage remains crucial for humanity. This engagement helps us to be more connected, more resilient, more able to protect the legacy of the past and hand it down to future generations. African World Heritage, which we celebrate every year on this day, is essential in this respect – not only for the people of Africa, but for all of humankind. ” Sandeep Marwah President of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry read the message of Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, on the occasion of African World Heritage Day during the event designed at Noida Film City.

The event was supported by Indo Nigerian Film And Cultural Forum, Indo South Africa, Indo Lesotho, Indo Gambia, Indo Gabon, Indo Ghana, Indo Sudan, Indo Egypt, Indo Tunisia, Indo Rwanda, Indo Senegal, Indo Malawi, Indo Ethiopia, Indo Zimbabwe, Indo Botswana, Indo Comoros and Indo Mauritius Film and Cultural Forum.

Marwah Studios International Excellence Award in Cinema

Noida: “I try to push ideas away and the ones that will not leave me are the ones that ultimately end up happening, and one of those is the announcement of ICMEI International Award for Excellence in Cinema during 13^th Global Film Festival Noida 2020.  Now we have constituted this new prestigious award. We don’t make movies to make more money  but we make money to make more movies. Cinema has to be  always backed and supported by passion,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios and founder of Noida Film City.

Sandeep Marwah, forty years in glamour business, is seven times World Record Holder in Media. He is the  recipient of more than seven hundred awards from all over the World, chairing around hundred film, television, media, social, governmental and private organizations and is the cultural Ambassador of many countries.

“Create your own visual style, let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable to others. Film Making is ultimate team sort. To make a film is easy but to make a good film is a war and to make a very good film is a magic. I always consider film makers as magicians,” said H.E. Muhammed Cengic Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to India at the first ICMEI International Awards for Excellence in Cinema inviting film personalities to Bosnia for film shooting. H.E. Muhammed Cengic is also patron to Indo Bosnia Film And Cultural Forum.

“Films are the best representative of culture of any country. Films are the best way to express yourself. The pain is temporary but once films are made then  the history is created. Indo Peru Film And Cultural Forum has grown with time,” said Carlo Polo Ambassador of Peru to India also spoke about the film Industry at Peru and the films which have done extremely well. H.E. is also the Patron to Indo Peru Film And Cultural Forum.

Marwah Studios International Award for Excellence in Cinema was conferred upon twenty nine film makers from twenty One countries of the World. This is a first kind of function in India where so many creative people from the World of cinema  have been honoured at the same time.

Sahra karimi, Shajia sojaei and  Mohibulla Hamidi from Afghanistan, Pouran Derakhshandeh and Behrooz Chaihel- Iran, Prabhakar saran- Panama, Aida Begic and Faruk Loncarevic- Bosina & Herzegovina, Mike berry and Karl Bardosh- USA, David Canovas- Spain, Romail Gulzar and Peter Ferris- UK, Karma Tshering- Bhutan, Maria Mercedes Coroy- Guatemala, Gabor a Forgacs and Jeno Hodi – Hungary, Akrom Isakov – Uzbekistan, Rani Bleier and Dan Wolman -Israel, Naveen shalaby- Egypt, Richard yaw Boatang- Ghana, Effie Bachtsevana – Greece, Chaai Yeewei – Singapore, Adam Dawla- Germany, Joel Calero- Peru, AMB Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen – Nigeria, Nariman Mammadov – Azerbaijan and  Yassine Samih from Morocco were honoured with prestigious award.

Later all the filmmakers spoke about their feelings and impression about this very exclusive international event online. It was indeed bonding of different cultures through Cinema. ”We could bring love, peace and unity through art and culture,” added Marwah.

ICMEI Delegation Visited Embassy of Egypt

Dr Sandeep Marwah at Embassy of Egypy

New Delhi: A delegation of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry comprising of President Dr. Sandeep Marwah and Secretary General Ashok Tyagi visited Embassy of Egypt to India and met the Cultural Councilor there.

“We welcome you to Egyptian Embassy and are well aware of ICMEI and Sandeep Marwah deep rooted association with our country. Dr. Marwah has extended enough cooperation and contribution to this association,” said Ahmed Ibrahim Aly Minister Plenipotentiary.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah has been the first person to bring award from Cairo International Film Festival ten years back. He has been Chairing Indo Egyptian Cultural Forum from last ten years. He has entertained many Egyptian artists and important visitors at his well-known film studios.

“The visit to Egyptian Embassy has revived our relations today. We will plan more events and interactions to develop and promote relation between two countries,” said Dr. Marwah. The Commercial Councilor, were also welcome the delegation.

A Patronship of Indo Egypt Cultural Forum was handed over to H.E. Dr Heba Elmarassi, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of India and the Kingdom of Bhutan.

ICMEI Will Create A Separate African Cultural Union

African Union to Be Launched at ICMEI

Noida: ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry and Marwah Studios in association with AAFT- Asian Academy of Film And Television has already created numerous forums in relation to African Countries.

“ Time has come when we should have a an African Union as a part of ICMEI so that more regularly we can work with Africa as a continent. Very soon we will be launching ‘An African Union’,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios addressing the nationals of different countries from Africa.

ICMEI is already dealing with Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Niger, Ethiopia, South Africa, Gabon, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Malawi, Kenya,  Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Senegal, Guiana, Ghana, Congo, Cameron, Djibouti, Somalia, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and others.

“It was a great pleasure to receive the delegates from different countries of Africa in different Global Festivals and Summits organized by Marwah Studios and AAFT in partnership with ICMEI in the recent past,” added Sandeep Marwah chairing numerous international cultural forums.

Global Peace Summit at Noida Film City

Noida: ‘The World needs Peace. Life is uncertain and other activities have made it more uncertain. Lets work together to bring in Peace to the World by extending love and unity through arts and culture,” said Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT & World Peace Development And Research Foundation at Marwah Studios.

27 Countries of the World participated in a full day conference organized by ICMEI-International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry supported by Asian Academy of Film And Television and International Film And Television Club, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

The lighting of lamp ceremony was performed by Rosealice kathambi Arimba of Kenya, Nguyen Thi Huong of Vietnam, Sayyod Azizov of Tajikistan and Malish John Juma of South Sudan. Garlanding of Ganesha was performed by Munikwa David Tarirai of Zimbabe and Nyamme Baafi Eric of Ghana.

The first session started by Fatou Faboure Djiba of Senegal, Mohammad Essa Obaidi of Afghanistan, Kavita Bulkoon of Trinidad & Tobago and Youssef Samir Mikhaer Tadrous of Egypt. The second session commenced by Ushahemba Simeon of Nigeria, Alieu B Swaray of Liberia, Prisca Ntombikayise Mhlanga of Swaziland and Ursula Utsaha Singh of Nepal.

Many valid points were discussed and useful results were noted down in relations to art and culture. The summit was followed by entertainment program where all the delegates participated and enjoyed in music and dance program together.

Delegates from all the countries nominated Sandeep Marwah as the Global Cultural Minister for his untiring contribution to love peace and unity through art and culture.

The summit was attended by foreign delegates from Afghanistan, Senegal, Swaziland, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nepal, Cote D’ lvoire, Fiji, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Nigeria, Tanzania, Madagascar, Liberia, Trinidad & Tobago, Egypt, Guyana, Ghana, Tajikistan, Gabon, Botswana, South Sudan, Cameron and India.

Later Sandeep Marwah honored every delegate with the life membership of WPDRF-World Peace Development And Research Foundation and memento of Global Peace Summit. All the members took oath to work towards World Peace.