Short films are a separate genre which require as much efforts and professionalism to make as feature films. People think that short films are just students films –they are made by media and film institute students as a part of their curriculum. Abroad, there is a separate slot on TV for telecasting short films. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Films Division used to telecast a lot of 20-30 minute short films on TV. In the last two decades, this format is on the decline, as many would like to produce feature films rather than short films.

Clermont Ferrand is the world’s biggest short film festival. This genre should be taken seriously and should be recognised as art form. It is a format which is more serious than even feature films. Short give scope for a lot of experimentation which is not possible in a feature.