Srinagar, Sept. 20 -- Kashmiri feature film The Sledge, written and directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Raja Shabir Khan, has been selected for the International Competition section of the 31st SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences, scheduled to be held in Chemnitz, Germany, from October 2 to 10.

The film will have its world premiere at the festival, marking a significant milestone for Kashmiri cinema and for the filmmakers and young actors associated with the project.

Set against the snow-covered landscape of Kashmir, The Sledge is a 75-minute Kashmiri-language children's drama that follows the story of three children who accidentally break their father's sledge. Fearing punishment, they set ou...