New Delhi, March 11 -- Drawing a comparison of art and paintings commissioned by the Lord Buddha, 2,500 years ago, with the medium of cinema, Ven Geshe Dorji Damdul, Director of Tibet House highlighted that "visual art had always been a channel for education and information to the masses."

He was speaking at the inauguration of the Bodhipath Film Festival on Tuesday, organised by the International Buddhist confederation, the Director of Tibet House explained that cinema was an extremely powerful tool to influence the public.

"However, cinema also depicts the level of thinking of the public. Films will be made in accordance with the current thinking in society", he added.

According to an official statement from the film festival, Ven Ge...