India, July 16 -- Cinema, art and music converged at the second edition of the Himachal International Film and Art Festival (HIFAF) held from 13 to 15 June at the 21-acre Devlok Himachal Swarg by Beas, a cultural theme park in Manali. "We decided to incorporate everything that is involved in making a film, such as textures, voiceovers, background music and writing. That was the idea behind the curation of the festival," said Anurag Vashisht, co-founder, HIFAF.

The inauguration was attended by, among others, State Secretary of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Vivek Bhatia; film director, producer and screenwriter Ketan Mehta, his wife, actor and producer Deepa Sahi, and actor, director and author Deepti Naval. "To watch films in the mountains in...