Archive for the ‘Festivals & Contests’

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    Silver Salt Animation Festival 2010
    Silver Salt Animation Festival (SSAF) invites animators from around the world to come participate in India’s Biggest,  Longest and Dedicated Animation Festival. SSAF is a competition which is not only looking for talented animators but also good story tellers, so along with technique, content also matters. SSAF is slated for the month of Feb/March 2010. It is open...
    by silversaltanifest at November 25th, 2009 at 07:11 am
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    Faces of MIAAC – the unfathomable, the uncomfortable and the unassuming – united in brilliance.
    Just back from New York’s Indian Film Festival. My what a mixed bag that was! The films screened at the festival will undoubtedly have much written and reviews of all stripes published in the weeks that follow. For me they are united in forging a path and not following one, expressions of bold creativity rather than conformity. Having missed most screenings due to...
    by Tori Roy at November 18th, 2009 at 08:11 pm
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    Much Ado About Nothing
    The 11th M.A.M.I Film Festival is over now. I remember how I was excited when I heard that this time the living legendary Greek film maker Theodorous Angelopoulos has been invited for receiving life time award. For me who used to watch his movies again and again on lap top it was a dream to see him and talk to him and watch some of his movies on the screen this time. It...
    by Reza Nikbakht at November 17th, 2009 at 07:11 am
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    Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s Janala (Window): Almodovar-esque!
    Buddhadev Dasgupta has been making films (mostly in Bengali) for a little over four decades now. When I noticed that the Mahindra Indo American Arts Council had Buddhadev’s latest offering Janala (Window) in the line up, I instantly jogged my memory back to watching his Bagh Bahadur/ Tiger Man (1989) in the mid 90s. I also happened to see his Charachar (1993) and...
    by Girimohan Coneti at November 17th, 2009 at 06:11 am
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    15th Kolkata Film Festival 2009 – Day 5
    On Sunday, they had the worst films scheduled. It was pretty hard to decide which ones to watch as most films were similar, all equally unimpressive. Katalin Varga was playing at noon. Since it had won a couple of awards at MAMI recently, thought of giving it a try. All the movies I watched had one common theme. They all dealt with abuse on women be it rape, murder or...
    by Aniruddha Chatterjee at November 16th, 2009 at 08:11 am
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    Barah Anna: A gem at the MIAAC 09, New York City
    Day 4 of the Mahindra Indo-American Film Festival (MIAAC) included a daylong industry panel session that quite frankly was the most productive day for me in the last year or so, ever since I have started hustling as an aspiring writer/ filmmaker. It covered everything from the tremendous growth opportunity that India is presenting as the media and entertainment Mecca...
    by Girimohan Coneti at November 15th, 2009 at 05:11 pm
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    15th Kolkata Film Festival 2009 – Day 4
    It just gets better and better. All the 3 movies that I saw today were impressive to say the least. This year German movies are taking all the honors. I have seen 3 German movies and those 3 movies impressed me the most till now. Now Andrzej Wajda is coming to Kolkata tomorrow from what I have heard. If it’s true, tomorrow is going to be special. Made in Hungaria Dir:...
    by Aniruddha Chatterjee at November 15th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
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    15th Kolkata Film Festival 2009 – Day 3
    Day 2 was much better than Day 1. So I hoped it continues with Day 3 too. It did. I did a couple of changes to the schedule and it worked again. Zift Dir: Javor Gardev Bulgaria/ 92 min A neo-noir with a narrative style like Tarantino and Ritchie is what I was told about Zift. I didn’t think twice. It tells the story of Moth (Zahary Baharov) who is out on parole after...
    by Aniruddha Chatterjee at November 13th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
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    15th Kolkata Film Festival 2009 – Day 2
    After a slightly disappointing first day, I went back and rescheduled couple of films from Day 2. It did wonders. But the highlight of Day 2 was to meet Helena Ignez, the actress of The Woman of Everyone and daughter of director Rogerio Sganzerla, both of whom had come to present the film. The Woman of Everyone Dir: Rogerio Sganzerla Brazil/ 93 min The movie should have...
    by Aniruddha Chatterjee at November 12th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
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    Kolkata Film Festival – Day 1
    With so many films to choose from I was really confused. I also had to make sure I choose movies by looking that their running time. Finally, after a few hours I was done with my schedule for Kolkata Film Festival. I will be watching 26 movies 7 days. Phew! Some crazy week this is going to be. I started with Fellini as I thought most people would have seen his work so...
    by Aniruddha Chatterjee at November 11th, 2009 at 05:11 pm
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    ‘T20 of Indian Cinema’ Contest at 40th IFFI
    Here is something that will lead to some passionate exchanges, I am sure: T20 of Indian Cinema contest, the first of its kind, will be held during the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). A brainchild of Manoj Srivastava, CEO of ESG (Entertainment Society Goa), the idea behind the contest is to involve the whole country with IFFI, getting film lovers to rate...
    by Runumi G at November 11th, 2009 at 03:11 pm
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    MAMI Film Festival 2009 Winners
    The List of winners for MAMI FILM FEST 2009 Indian Lifetime achievement award- Shashi Kapoor Paul Schrader (Jury Member of MAMI FILM FEST 2009) International Lifetime achievement award- Theo Angelopoulos Young Critics Award: Whisper With The Wind Winner of Young Critics Award Special Mention: Women Without Men A scene from Women without Men( The Movie Got Special Mention...
    by cinemausher at November 9th, 2009 at 10:11 am
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    FILM FEST FEVER –MAMI 0 9-7
    VINCERE –DIRECTOR MARIO BELLOCCHIO ‘I am Benito Mussolini’s wife, shouts an angry, sobbing young woman. ‘Every woman in Italy wants to be married to this man, not only you’, says the unbelieving nun in the mental institution that Ida Dalser in incarcerated. Ida Dalser, a beautician, is the first wife of Benito Mussolini, (then a journalist) and mother of his...
    by Indu Raman at November 9th, 2009 at 07:11 am
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    PFCOne 2010 : Submissions List
    Update Nov 15 (5) : No-fee submission entries are now closed. To submit your entry until Nov 30 10pm PST, please first remit the late fee of USD 15 by entering your movie name and then clicking the ‘BUY NOW’ button in the form below. Nov 15 Enter Movie Name in the form below and click “Buy Now” to pay the $15.00 late submission fee before emailing...
    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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