Posts Tagged ‘festival’

  • Unregulated Independence
    In no other field of work do you witness such a plethora of posturing, a surfeit of self-serving delusion as in the realm of Independent cinema.  There I have said it! After I had been hired, following yet another terrific round of auditions by yet another Independent Producer/Director all set to make their Film Festival Circuit movie, I got the dreaded, rather by now,...
    by Tori Roy at October 1st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
  • 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
  • PFCOne 2010 : the Third Online One Minute Film Festival – Call For Entries
    PFCOne 2010 : Third Annual One Minute Online Film Festival Update: Saurabh Shukla has announced a special award for the winner of his choice from the competitive section. The Gappu Award will be given to the filmmaker of Saurabh’s choice. The winner of the Gappu Award will get an internship on Saurabh’s next project for the entire duration of production. End...
    by oz at September 14th, 2009 at 07:09 pm
  • MIFF entry opens
    Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (M.I.F.F.) call for entries: M.I.F.F. is a biennial event. The 11th Mumbai International Film Festival (M.I.F.F. – 2010) is scheduled to be held from 3rd to 9th February, 2010 in Mumbai. The entry form, rules and regulations for M.I.F.F. – 2010 are available on website www.miffindia.in and...
    by Runumi G at July 3rd, 2009 at 01:07 am
  • Everyone’s a Critic – MIFF’ologues Part 01
    Musings from The Melbourne International Film Festival 2008. For those who went ‘Oh! not another diss at the critics!!’ – Surprise!!! It aint! This was the tag line for this years bonanza. In MIFF Exec. Director Richard Moore’s own words “it’s an acknowledgement of the collecive spirit that MIFF engenders in this great southern city”....
    by DPac at August 17th, 2008 at 04:08 am
  • IFFLA 2008 : 48 Hours to Fireworks
    “I need 29 bags I need 29 bags” There are six of us stuffing gift bags with various goodies for guests in the courtyard. Inside another twenty odd volunteers are busy getting gift bags ready for a different set of guests. The phone rings… “Hi oz, this is Bipin…. Bipin Nadkarni” My back hurts, my sinus headaches acting up in the chill...
    by oz at April 20th, 2008 at 07:04 pm