Just in its third edition, the 16mm Film Festival has turned into a must-go on the annual calendar of visual artists and celluloid lovers. That's why the organisers decided to spread their wings and present films shot on 'film' to audiences at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa from December 15 to 22. Under the umbrella of India on Film, they will hold screenings of gems from the last seven decades, documentaries to features, workshops and interactive installations. The idea is to give centrestage to the medium, celebrate the Indian experiments on film and explore the relationship between the art and craft of 'making' and of the medium of 'film'.

Filmmaker and curator of the festival, Karan Talwar of Harkat Studios, says, "When a form and medium that's written off as dead receives an overwhelming response, it only goes to say that it has interest among makers. People think film is thriving but it's not. The discourse around film and moving images is dismal and in a world where we only judge things in numbers and views, it's heartening to know that people still care about the intricacies of the making of it."