Mumbai: Leading on the success of its first Global Content Festival in 2020, Zee5 Global is back with its second edition. Transcending linguistic, cultural, and geographical boundaries, the initiative was launched to give budding and independent filmmakers a global platform to showcase their work to an audience across 190+ countries.

The first edition of the Festival in 2020 witnessed entries from countries like Australia, Bangladesh, Netherlands, India, Dubai, Singapore, the UK, the USA and more. Singapore-based independent filmmaker Shilpa K Shukla emerged as the winner with three entries, "Kathaah@8," "Tashi," and "Dots" in the Drama films category.

Zee5 Global chief business officer Archana Anand said, “After the huge response we got for the first edition of the Zee5 Global Content Festival, we are thrilled to now announce the second edition. The Zee5 Global Content Festival is a special initiative we started in 2020 to give independent filmmakers and content creators from across the globe an opportunity to showcase their work to audiences in 190+ countries. Last year, we saw some stellar entries coming in, and we look forward to this year being even better.”

The festival provides content creators with an opportunity to attain global fame instantly and experience a diverse environment.