BHUBANESWAR, May 23 -- For the first time, an international film festival on lessons learnt from Covid-19 would be held online.Covid-19 International Film Festival (CIFF) director Satyabrata Jena says, "During the lockdown, all are at home. Art, culture, literature, entertainment, business and economy have collapsed. In this period, we are bringing an online platform for you to share your ideas or lessons that we gained from the pandemic in a positive perspective through a short film."

The short film's duration should be of two to five minutes only. It would be judged by juries and can be seen online by all participants and general audience.

Another festival director Jagannath Pani informed that 35 countries have participated in the CIFF ...