Hyderabad, Dec. 11 -- The Hyderabad International Short Film Festival (HISFF), taking place between December 19 and 21 has received a total of 704 entries, an impressive achievement for the first ever edition of the festival.

Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, managing director of Telangana Film Development Corporation CH Priyanka, and managing director of Telangana Tourism Development Corporation will hoist the HISFF balloon at Tourism Plaza today at 4:30 pm.

The first day of the festival and will feature cultural programs and the next two days will see competitive screening of films at screens 4 and 5 of the Prasads IMAX. An awards ceremony will take place on the last day.

A North East Pavilion on Dec 20 will showcase a curated s...