India, April 4 -- Shining a spotlight on the enchanting world of shadow puppet theatre, the second edition of Puppetoscope - International Puppet Film Festival is back in the Capital.

The intertwined journey of puppetry, cinema, and animation dates back some 3,000 years. Bringing the flavour of puppetry, the festival includes live shows alongside several screenings of films featuring only puppets.

"During Covid, all of us were housebound, and puppeteers started to work a lot with the digital medium making films, doing shows on Zoom, etc. A whole body of work was created with the digitisation and filming of puppets," shares organiser of the festival, puppeteer Anurupa Roy.

A key highlight of this festival is the host of live leather pup...