Archive for the ‘Festivals & Contests’

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    PFCOne 2010 : Submissions List
    [Update: due to some technical errors we've had to republish the post, and may have lost the comments for this. Apologies if you had your comment in here] Following is the list of submissions that we’ve accepted so far. Please note this list will be updated every Sunday until November 30, 2009. If you have submitted your movie and do not see your movie listed please...
    by oz at November 4th, 2009 at 11:11 am
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    40th IFFI: Indian Panorama 2009 announced
    Indian Panorama, 2009 will have 26 feature films and 18 non-feature films during the 40th International Film Festival of India, 2009 (IFFI-2009) to be inaugurated in Goa later this month. The lists of the films are given below: FEATURE FILMS Opening Film – Paltadacho Munis (Konkani), by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar Others: Aainaate (Bengali), Dulal Dey; Angashumaner...
    by Runumi G at November 4th, 2009 at 03:11 am
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    FILM FEST FEVER –MAMI 09-4
    MAN ON WIRE- Documentary By James Marsh It is no wonder that this film has won a spate of awards. Rarely does one come across a documentary which has thrills, wit, nostalgia, a sense of wonder, beauty and bravado. The story of Phillipe Petit the high-wire walker is recounted with all these elements making it the most riveting story. James Marsh has made this a thriller...
    by Indu Raman at November 3rd, 2009 at 05:11 pm
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    From Blighty With Love
    The UK Film Council has announced From Blighty With Love, an initiative that will see the best of British film light up Indian screens (in Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore) next year. The festival, which will run from 26th Feb to 10th March, 2010, will screen recent independent UK films in the first such initiative by Britain to bring independent specialised British films to...
    by Runumi G at November 2nd, 2009 at 06:11 am
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    Osian Learning Sessions
    I hate waking up on time, neither do I endorse punctuality, be it flights, school, lunches or marriages, I always reach taking my own good time. After a very long time, I especially woke up early in the morning, got ready, running down with my breakfast, and reaching the venue way before time, way before time. Something I don’t remember doing even with the best of my...
    by Jehan Handa at November 1st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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    FILM FEST FEVER –MAMI 09-3
    LIGNES DE FRONT (BLACK OUT) DIRECTOR JEAN CHRISTOPHE KLOTZ War did not end in 1945 with World War II. There are wars out there in the world where it never stops raining bullets. Hundreds of men, women and children are killed or die of starvation. Thousands of young soldiers sacrifice their lives every year. Unknown heroes work relentlessly with the UN, the Red Cross and...
    by Indu Raman at November 1st, 2009 at 08:11 pm
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    FILM FEST FEVER –MAMI 09-2
    Helloo, its Halloween time! The second day of the fest seems planned to shock- and- awe viewers who were lambasted with raw violence, explicit sex and convoluted exposition of religious fervour. As predicted the theatre started filling up 45 minutes before the show. Within minutes enthusiasts began to plonk themselves on the steps in the aisles. The expected delay notwithstanding,...
    by Indu Raman at November 1st, 2009 at 04:11 pm
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    Film Fest Fever-MAMI 09-1
    The fever of thirsting cine buffs rose to a pitch as the eagerly anticipated festival opened on 29 October. To rub shoulders with powerful personalities like Anurag Kashyap, Amol Palekar and such surcharges the air with an extra delicious tang. Then you are brought down to earth by the clamouring for printed schedules (which arrive late and get snapped up in an hour),...
    by Indu Raman at October 31st, 2009 at 11:10 am
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    International script development lab for Indian children’s films 2009
    Filmmakers and wannabe filmmakers – here’s a useful announcement for you that I received with a request for wide dissemination (the term “the child and family audience” in British cinema parlance encompasses films suitable for children, and not necessarily include what we know as ‘family films’ in India, I have been informed by the organisers...
    by Runumi G at October 30th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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    Mami Screening schedule
    This year’s addition has more films and World Cinema’s leading film maker Jafar Panahi on the Jury!  Please give your feedback and suggestions for the movies to watch. See you at the festival! Screening Schedule Location: Fun Cinemas Screen: 3 (Three) – 383 Seats Show Time Date/Day 1st Show 10.00 am 2nd Show 12.30 Noon 3rd Show 3.30 pm 4th Show 5.30 pm 5th...
    by Manjeet Singh at October 29th, 2009 at 07:10 am
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    11th Osian Cinefan Film Festival: Opening Ceremony
    Sometimes life turns out to be rather very kind to you, very soon, and you’re fortunate to get what you’ve always wanted and wished. Cinema is a passion that I’ve unknowingly been living with for the past sixteen years, only to realise that I’m most comfortable with the cinematic expression, and the artistic form of cinema. I was never exposed to world cinema or...
    by Jehan Handa at October 25th, 2009 at 10:10 am
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    The MFF (MAMI) curtain raiser
    The Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) committee led by chairman Shyam Benegal and trustees Jaya Bachchan, Amit Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Ashutosh Gowarikar have unveiled the line-up for the 11th annual Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), which will screen 200 films from 56 countries. All of the international films to be screened in the main sections of this year’s...
    by Runumi G at October 21st, 2009 at 03:10 am
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    MAMI 2009 : List of films in Retrospectives
    For Theo Angelopoulos and Shashi Kapoor and Paul Schrader fans, this may be a treat as MAMI’s screening their movies in the Retrospectives section. Here’s a short list of the films that’ve been confirmed for the festival. RETROSPECTIVE – MR. THEO ANGELOPOLOUS (LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD) The Dust of Time (I skoni tou chronou) (Greece-Italy-Germany-Russia...
    by PFCdesktop at October 19th, 2009 at 08:10 am
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    Celebrating Louis Malle
    LOUIS MALLE FILM FESTIVAL When I first heard of French auteur Louis Malle, his name immediately conjured up images of what the word meant in Hindi. From gangster booty to desirable ladies of the night, from innocent merchandise in seedy warehouses to sinful substances in back alleys. The word always had a contentious connotation attached to it, much like the director it...
    by NDTV Lumiere at October 1st, 2009 at 05:10 am
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    Documentary Film Festival: Taj Enlighten Film Society
    We all complain about being fed around with bad cinema. We all talk about change, and how we dont have Fellinis and Truffauts in our world of Dil Bole Haddipa. But many of us talk, and talk, and simply talk. Very few walk the talk, very few run against the stream, and actually catch something worthwhile, something they secretly admire on this website, or many other movie...
    by Jehan Handa at September 26th, 2009 at 01:09 am
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    Laxmikant Shetgaonkar and the Ambitions of the Indian Film Maker
    We have been tired of the standard of cinema in India . An outcome of this has been to try and encourage film makers who are trying to push the paradigm of film making in India. This website/forum has been a vocal proponent to promote this movement and has played an active and important role. But the problem is, that a big mistake is being made in choosing the film makers...
    by Sandeep at September 21st, 2009 at 08:09 am
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    India selects Harishchandrachi Factory for its Oscar entry
    Harishchandrachi Factory has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars! Congratulations to Paresh Mokashi and his team on their debut feature leaping right into the big league! In case you missed reading the movie’s reviews on PFC… here’s the first one by Gaurang and another by Salik Mokashi in an interview mentioned he is gearing up...
    by oz at September 20th, 2009 at 09:09 am
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    Call for Submissions for IFFLA Film Fund: Win a $10,000 Development Grant
    The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is accepting submissions for the inaugural IFFLA Development Fund, the first phase of the IFFLA Film Fund. The IFFLA Development Fund program will award a $10,000 grant to an emerging filmmaker to develop an original feature-length screenplay that centers on India or the Indian Diaspora. Screenplays by Indian filmmakers...
    by PFCdesktop at September 15th, 2009 at 01:09 pm
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    IFFLA 2010 Announces Call for Entries!
    IFFLA 2010 Call for Entries The Eighth Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) seeks narratives, documentaries, shorts, music videos, experimental, children’s and animated films of any length and format for our 2010 festival taking place April 20-25 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Los Angeles. Jury and Audience Choice...
    by PFCdesktop at September 8th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
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    Voices from the Waters 2009 – A Preview
    The earth is my bed…bed..bed…bed… The sky is my ceiling..ceiling…ceiling…ceiling The whole creation is my native place. - Quick Gun ‘I will teach you how to behave’ Murugan The Exotic…is within you. - Prof. Nirgun ‘Tharak Buddhi’ Chaturvedi(speaking at the 7th Convention of Crude Logic, Varanasi) This one came quite unannounced. I mean generally it...
    by Tushar at September 2nd, 2009 at 05:09 pm
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    Konkani film in Discovery section of Toronto fest
    The media has widely reported about Ashutosh Gowariker’s What’s Your Rashee and Anurag Singh’s Dil Bole Hadippa having their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this time. But it is one small film, in Konkani, that probably will become big at TIFF. We are talking about Paltadacho Munis (The Man Beyond The Bridge), directed by Laxmikant...
    by Runumi G at September 2nd, 2009 at 04:09 am
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    Khopadi ke Antariksh Ki Devi: Patala Bhairavi
    Captain’s Log: 2.2.2201 The Command and crew of Explopod 9 finds itself in a unique position commonly referred to by gin’d up gumshoes as ‘nothing to lose’. If the crew were any more than a peg-legged scarecrow remains of a man and a fresh-faced beardless stripling, one could expect a mutiny. But as bad karma or plain good old bad luck would have it, Explopod...
    by Siddharth Pillai at August 29th, 2009 at 01:08 am
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    Ye Shaadi Nahin Ho Sakti – Murda Dulhan ke Kaarname
    For Joe Ranft It turned out a long wait, for little reason. As the rain receded, we spilled out of the rainbow-lab. The air was reassuringly warm, But moist with the frown of the moment. It reigned over us, playing an unreleased Gilbert & Sullivan in vain. Infection. Mystery. Rage. Soon, it was all gone, In the prime of the moment. Not a second to replay no more....
    by Tushar at August 27th, 2009 at 11:08 am
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    I VIEW FILM 2009 in NYC!
    I VIEW FILM Poster Engendered is an annual, New York-based transnational arts and human rights festival that brings together the best in contemporary South Asian cinema, visual arts and performance to explore the complex realities of gender and sexuality in modern South Asia, especially at the intersection of ritual and religion. The festival is designed not only to raise...
    by PFCdesktop at August 24th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
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    The Bone Carnival Blues
    Gene Loomis: Y’know, it’s hard to believe you’re a grown-up. Ruth Corday: No kidding. Lawrence Woolsey: You think grown-ups have it all figured out? That’s just a hustle, kid. Grown-ups are making it up as they go along, just like you. You remember that, and you’ll do fine. – Joe...
    by Siddharth Pillai at August 20th, 2009 at 12:08 am
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    A Dark, Cold Night, and a Full Moon Sky
    Attention. Attention, citizens. Terrible news. Although the imposter has been shot down, there’s still no sign of Santa Claus. It looks like Christmas will have to be cancelled this year. I repeat: The imposter has been shot down, but there is still no sign of the real Santa Claus… What’s this?! A world that you wish you inhabited, a world to live in. Of...
    by Tushar at August 20th, 2009 at 12:08 am
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    Maps from Beyond Dark Corners
    As to why one embarks on making a habit of alcohol consumption, I do suppose there are reasons. In the beginning you can pretty much get it down to a face or two- women, boss, co-workers, friends- sometimes all of it rolled up into one face fatale but as the months and years swim by, the reasons pretty much cease to matter. Or more accurately, they change. The pub, the...
    by Siddharth Pillai at August 13th, 2009 at 07:08 am
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    Edward Scissorhands-remember the images
    Peg Boggs: Oh, my. What happened to you? Edward: I’m not finished. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is the kind of film that appeals to you at all times, whether you know the legends or not, whether you have any nostalgic connects or not. This 1990 film by TIM BURTON has a special Indian connection, given the advent of satellite channels and the multiple runs it had on TV....
    by Tushar at August 12th, 2009 at 03:08 pm
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    Spirits of the Laboratory: Bela Lugosi
    Eureka! He screamed and fanciful Archimedes ran buck naked through the markets of Athens. Unfortunately, modern science and modern society offer no such avenues for sheer unadulterated giddy celebration. All it offered me was a pat in the back by my trusty man-servant Lug (formerly Jeanine) who with one final lobotomy still pending (we’re still awaiting an appropriate...
    by Siddharth Pillai at August 6th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
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    And the Festival Begins…
    Tim Burton How do you kill a man who takes away all my press - The Joker in Batman (1989) A theater in Pune. 1989. The Machine Drawing exam in our second year of engineering, just by chance, happens to be the next day morning. And I’m sitting there watching Nicholson. Chewing. Digesting. Pulling it up again. Chewing more. Each and every word and line of Batman....
    by oz at August 5th, 2009 at 09:08 pm
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