New Delhi, Oct 19 (Ians) She says the upcoming 12th Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff), scheduled to be held from November 4 to 7, with a lineup of about 94 films set to be screened over a span of 4 days 32 feature Fiction, 21 feature Documentaries, and 40 Short Films, will showcase how the festival has gone beyond bringing independent cinema to the Himalayan region.
For Ritu Sarin, the co-founder, Diff, has evolved significantly over the years, from its modest beginnings in 2012 to becoming one of India’s prominent independent film festivals.
“Its initial focus on bringing independent cinema to the Himalayan region and nurturing local filmmaking talent has expanded. Today, it serves as a cultural platform engaging diverse communities, with a broad national and international audience,” she tells Ians.
Known for its thought-provoking programming, addressing contemporary issues and universal human experiences, the festival has managed to build a strong network of independent filmmakers and film professionals across South Asia,...
For Ritu Sarin, the co-founder, Diff, has evolved significantly over the years, from its modest beginnings in 2012 to becoming one of India’s prominent independent film festivals.
“Its initial focus on bringing independent cinema to the Himalayan region and nurturing local filmmaking talent has expanded. Today, it serves as a cultural platform engaging diverse communities, with a broad national and international audience,” she tells Ians.
Known for its thought-provoking programming, addressing contemporary issues and universal human experiences, the festival has managed to build a strong network of independent filmmakers and film professionals across South Asia,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
New Delhi, Oct 19 (Ians) She says the upcoming 12th Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff), scheduled to be held from November 4 to 7, with a lineup of about 94 films set to be screened over a span of 4 days 32 feature Fiction, 21 feature Documentaries, and 40 Short Films, will showcase how the festival has gone beyond bringing independent cinema to the Himalayan region.
For Ritu Sarin, the co-founder, Diff, has evolved significantly over the years, from its modest beginnings in 2012 to becoming one of India’s prominent independent film festivals.
“Its initial focus on bringing independent cinema to the Himalayan region and nurturing local filmmaking talent has expanded. Today, it serves as a cultural platform engaging diverse communities, with a broad national and international audience,” she tells Ians.
Known for its thought-provoking programming, addressing contemporary issues and universal human experiences, the festival has managed to build a strong network of independent filmmakers and film professionals across South Asia,...
For Ritu Sarin, the co-founder, Diff, has evolved significantly over the years, from its modest beginnings in 2012 to becoming one of India’s prominent independent film festivals.
“Its initial focus on bringing independent cinema to the Himalayan region and nurturing local filmmaking talent has expanded. Today, it serves as a cultural platform engaging diverse communities, with a broad national and international audience,” she tells Ians.
Known for its thought-provoking programming, addressing contemporary issues and universal human experiences, the festival has managed to build a strong network of independent filmmakers and film professionals across South Asia,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI, and sign up for our weekly email newsletter by clicking here.NEWSThe Cannes Classics lineup was announced last week, and with it comes news of the premiere of Jean-Luc Godard’s posthumous, 20-minute-long short Phony Wars. Dubbed “a trailer of the film that will never exist,” the film has a short teaser courtesy of Saint Laurent Productions.Adèle Haenel (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) wrote a letter to the magazine Telerama about her decision to retire from acting. In an English-language excerpt, via the Guardian, she writes: “I decided to politicize my retirement from cinema to denounce the general complacency of the profession towards sexual aggressors and more generally the way in which this sphere collaborates with the mortal, ecocidal, racist order of the world such as it is.”Harmony Korine will receive the Pardo d’onore Manor,...
- 5/10/2023
- MUBI
After two years of being forced online by the pandemic, the 11th edition of India’s Dharamshala Film Festival is back with a physical edition.
Highlights include the India premieres of Cannes jury prize winner and Pakistan’s Oscar entry, Saim Sadiq’s “Joyland,” and Gianfranco Rosi’s Pope Francis documentary “In Viaggio.”
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959. The festival directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are filmmakers in their own right. Their chronicles of the Tibetan condition including 2005’s “Dreaming Lhasa,” 2010’s “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” and 2018’s “The Sweet Requiem” have received considerable festival play, including at Toronto and San Sebastian.
Indian program highlights include Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s Venice and El Gouna title “Once Upon a...
Highlights include the India premieres of Cannes jury prize winner and Pakistan’s Oscar entry, Saim Sadiq’s “Joyland,” and Gianfranco Rosi’s Pope Francis documentary “In Viaggio.”
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959. The festival directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are filmmakers in their own right. Their chronicles of the Tibetan condition including 2005’s “Dreaming Lhasa,” 2010’s “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” and 2018’s “The Sweet Requiem” have received considerable festival play, including at Toronto and San Sebastian.
Indian program highlights include Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s Venice and El Gouna title “Once Upon a...
- 10/26/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.
The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.
The “Stay Awake” cast includes Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus and Chrissy Metz. “Prescription drug and opioid addiction is a global problem.
The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.
The “Stay Awake” cast includes Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus and Chrissy Metz. “Prescription drug and opioid addiction is a global problem.
- 2/12/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
New Delhi, March 27 (Ians) The Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) will launch its year-round programme for 2021 online with the 'Diff Virtual Viewing Room: Films from the Oscar Season' for one week from April 2 to April 8 in collaboration with Gratitude Films Inc.
This selection of six films, curated by Anu Rangachar, are the official entries to the 2021 Oscars with some of them being shortlisted and nominated.
The lineup includes 'Apples', 'Atlantis', 'The Dissident', 'Night of the Kings', 'Quo Vadis, Aida?', and 'Two of Us'.
The question and answer sessions will include a conversation between journalist Rana Ayyub and Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel, writer and film critic Aseem Chhabra in conversation with Greek director Christos Nikou.
Talking about the collaboration, Rangachar, who launched her company during the pandemic, said, "I am excited to be collaborating towards this programme of the Diff Virtual Viewing Room...
This selection of six films, curated by Anu Rangachar, are the official entries to the 2021 Oscars with some of them being shortlisted and nominated.
The lineup includes 'Apples', 'Atlantis', 'The Dissident', 'Night of the Kings', 'Quo Vadis, Aida?', and 'Two of Us'.
The question and answer sessions will include a conversation between journalist Rana Ayyub and Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel, writer and film critic Aseem Chhabra in conversation with Greek director Christos Nikou.
Talking about the collaboration, Rangachar, who launched her company during the pandemic, said, "I am excited to be collaborating towards this programme of the Diff Virtual Viewing Room...
- 3/27/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) in collaboration with Drung Tibetan Filmmakers’ Collective announced the online edition of Tibetan films with diverse filmmakers spread across the globe on Tuesday. The initiative showcases over 30 diverse range of exile Tibetan films on a limited-period online streaming platform on tibetfilms.com from Dec. 3 to 13 on pay-per-view basis.
Diff co-founder Tenzing Sonam in a press release said, “Films coming out of the exile Tibetan community are diverse and wide-ranging. Many have found recognition on the international stage. But sadly, access to these films, particularly for Tibetans, is limited and most remain unseen by the larger community. It is to try and fill this gap that Diff and Drung have joined forces and started this new initiative.” He also said that Tibetan filmmakers have gained momentum and taken great strides in finding their own cinematic voice and language in the recent years. Diff successfully concluded...
Diff co-founder Tenzing Sonam in a press release said, “Films coming out of the exile Tibetan community are diverse and wide-ranging. Many have found recognition on the international stage. But sadly, access to these films, particularly for Tibetans, is limited and most remain unseen by the larger community. It is to try and fill this gap that Diff and Drung have joined forces and started this new initiative.” He also said that Tibetan filmmakers have gained momentum and taken great strides in finding their own cinematic voice and language in the recent years. Diff successfully concluded...
- 12/6/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Indian premieres include Massoud Bhakshi’s Yalda – A Night For Forgiveness, which took the Grand Jury prize at Sundance.
India’s Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) is taking place as an online event (October 29-November 4) with a line-up of Indian premieres and talk events with Asif Kapadia and Venice best screenplay-winning director Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple).
Indian premieres include recent festival award winners such as Massoud Bhakshi’s Yalda – A Night For Forgiveness, which took the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Babyteeth, winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor at Venice; and Visar Morina’s Exile, which...
India’s Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) is taking place as an online event (October 29-November 4) with a line-up of Indian premieres and talk events with Asif Kapadia and Venice best screenplay-winning director Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple).
Indian premieres include recent festival award winners such as Massoud Bhakshi’s Yalda – A Night For Forgiveness, which took the Grand Jury prize at Sundance; Babyteeth, winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor at Venice; and Visar Morina’s Exile, which...
- 10/19/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The 9th edition of the Dharamshala Film Festival is going online for the first time. Its highlights include the Indian premiere of Massoud Bakhshi’s Sundance grand jury prize winner “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness,” and a conversation with Oscar-winner Asif Kapadia (“Amy”).
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959. The festival directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are filmmakers in their own right. Their chronicles of the Tibetan condition like 2005’s “Dreaming Lhasa,” 2010’s “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” and 2018’s “The Sweet Requiem” have received considerable festival play, including at Toronto and Manila.
The Dharamshala festival directors will be in conversation with Kapadia and also with Chaitanya Tamhane, director of this year’s Venice and Toronto award-winning title “The Disciple.
Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959. The festival directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam are filmmakers in their own right. Their chronicles of the Tibetan condition like 2005’s “Dreaming Lhasa,” 2010’s “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” and 2018’s “The Sweet Requiem” have received considerable festival play, including at Toronto and Manila.
The Dharamshala festival directors will be in conversation with Kapadia and also with Chaitanya Tamhane, director of this year’s Venice and Toronto award-winning title “The Disciple.
- 10/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Bangladeshi filmmaker Farooki wrote the film with David Barker (White Sun) as a script consultant.
Award-winning Us producer Shrihari Sathe has boarded Mostofa Farooki’s upcoming drama No Land’s Man, which also has Australian actress Megan Mitchell joining Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the cast.
Currently in pre-production for an early 2020 shoot, the mostly English-language film tells the story of a South Asian man struggling with identity issues whose journey becomes more complicated when he meets an Australian girl in the Us. Bangladeshi filmmaker Farooki wrote the film with David Barker (White Sun) as a script consultant.
New York-based Sathe received...
Award-winning Us producer Shrihari Sathe has boarded Mostofa Farooki’s upcoming drama No Land’s Man, which also has Australian actress Megan Mitchell joining Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the cast.
Currently in pre-production for an early 2020 shoot, the mostly English-language film tells the story of a South Asian man struggling with identity issues whose journey becomes more complicated when he meets an Australian girl in the Us. Bangladeshi filmmaker Farooki wrote the film with David Barker (White Sun) as a script consultant.
New York-based Sathe received...
- 10/5/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Bangladeshi filmmaker Farooki wrote the film with David Barker (White Sun) as a script consultant.
Award-winning Us producer Shrihari Sathe has boarded Mostofa Farooki’s upcoming drama No Man’s Land, which also has Australian actress Megan Mitchell joining Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the cast.
Currently in pre-production for an early 2020 shoot, the mostly English-language film tells the story of a South Asian man struggling with identity issues whose journey becomes more complicated when he meets an Australian girl in the Us. Bangladeshi filmmaker Farooki wrote the film with David Barker (White Sun) as a script consultant.
New York-based Sathe received...
Award-winning Us producer Shrihari Sathe has boarded Mostofa Farooki’s upcoming drama No Man’s Land, which also has Australian actress Megan Mitchell joining Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the cast.
Currently in pre-production for an early 2020 shoot, the mostly English-language film tells the story of a South Asian man struggling with identity issues whose journey becomes more complicated when he meets an Australian girl in the Us. Bangladeshi filmmaker Farooki wrote the film with David Barker (White Sun) as a script consultant.
New York-based Sathe received...
- 10/5/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Day for Night is delighted to announce the programme for the 2019 edition of its Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival. Aperture will run in London from 4-13 June with a line-up of 13 features, both new titles and classics, including 6 UK Premieres and 1 London Premiere, as well as 17 shorts. Highlights for the festival include the UK premiere of critically acclaimed Kazakh director Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s “The Gentle Indifference of the World” (Opening Film), the London premiere of Aboozar Amini’s mesmeric debut feature-length documentary “Kabul, City in the Wind” and a screening of 2K restoration of Peter Weir’s classic drama “Picnic at Hanging Rock”.
Aperture seeks to bridge the gap within the UK festival landscape as the only UK film festival to cover the whole of the Asian region and also to explore Oceania and is presented by UK based independent film organisation Day for Night in partnership with the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media...
Aperture seeks to bridge the gap within the UK festival landscape as the only UK film festival to cover the whole of the Asian region and also to explore Oceania and is presented by UK based independent film organisation Day for Night in partnership with the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media...
- 5/16/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
When asked by the director as to what this movie should be called, the protagonists aunt says ‘Hari’s Wedding’. That is the kind of simplicity this docu-movie embodies. In the beginning he gets to know his fiance over the phone. From there on, he shares his worries and aspirations in the most sensible monologue. In the end, Hari gleefully presents his five-day old daughter Anjali. Audience at many national and international film festivals have been mesmerized by this work of art.
This is the story of Hari and his marriage to Suman. Two years after seeing Suman, he agrees to the marriage more as an obligation to his father and less so from the belief that two people will eventually fall in love if they interact long enough. Preparations for marriage, the gifts, the invitations, ceremonies, all through the eyes of a Taxi driver (son of a farmer) who...
This is the story of Hari and his marriage to Suman. Two years after seeing Suman, he agrees to the marriage more as an obligation to his father and less so from the belief that two people will eventually fall in love if they interact long enough. Preparations for marriage, the gifts, the invitations, ceremonies, all through the eyes of a Taxi driver (son of a farmer) who...
- 4/19/2019
- by Arun Krishnan
- AsianMoviePulse
Gunshots are heard from afar. Someone falls to the snow-covered ground. Others rush to him, their apprehensive gazes surveying the vast landscape for the shooter. Terror sets in. And the last thing we see on screen are shadows reflected on a pair of glasses a little girl wears. Such is a fitting opening to “The Sweet Requiem”, which is inspired by the 2006 incident near the Tibet-Nepal border that left one dead and others injured.
“The Sweet Requiem” is screening at Indian Film Festival Los Angeles
The scene cuts to black.
The next scene is one that stands in stark contrast with the former. The monotonous whiteness that blankets Tibetan mountains earlier on is replaced by chiseled blocks of bright, exuberant colors characteristic of a tropical country – India. There Dolkar, a Tibetan woman in her mid-20s, is living the typical life of a refugee: hanging out with her own kind of people,...
“The Sweet Requiem” is screening at Indian Film Festival Los Angeles
The scene cuts to black.
The next scene is one that stands in stark contrast with the former. The monotonous whiteness that blankets Tibetan mountains earlier on is replaced by chiseled blocks of bright, exuberant colors characteristic of a tropical country – India. There Dolkar, a Tibetan woman in her mid-20s, is living the typical life of a refugee: hanging out with her own kind of people,...
- 3/28/2019
- by AmselLuu
- AsianMoviePulse
National Award winning actress Tabu will be honoured at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles in April. Announcing the lineup of films and the other activities of the festival, Christina Marouda, Iffla Executive Director, said in a statement: "We have been discussing honouring Tabu for a long time, and this year felt like the right time. Her work and personality embody everything that Iffla is about -- being fearless, versatile, independent in spirit, unwilling to compromise, brilliant in the range of her performances, and simply beautiful."
"With half of the festival's 2019 lineup directed by female filmmakers, this couldn't be a stronger celebration of women in Indian cinema," he said.
While Tabu's recently released film Andhadhun will be the opening film of the festival, other female filmmakers' work will also be showcased on the occassion. With several feature, shots and documentaries -- films will be shown in nine languages.
'Taking...
"With half of the festival's 2019 lineup directed by female filmmakers, this couldn't be a stronger celebration of women in Indian cinema," he said.
While Tabu's recently released film Andhadhun will be the opening film of the festival, other female filmmakers' work will also be showcased on the occassion. With several feature, shots and documentaries -- films will be shown in nine languages.
'Taking...
- 3/1/2019
- GlamSham
Ash Mayfair’s Vietnamese film “The Third Wife” won best film at the 24th Kolkata international film festival’s international competition on Saturday. Mayfair’s debut feature previously won awards at Toronto, San Sebastian and Chicago. Mayfair was present to collect her award, presented by actress Tabu (“Life of Pi”) and filmmaker Shoojit Sircar.
Kolkata’s international competition is known for its generous prize money. Mayfair took home $71,000 for her win. Egyptian/Austrian filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky won best director and a purse of $30,000 for “Yomeddine.” India’s Churni Ganguly won a jury special mention in the international competition for “A Timeline”, alongside Hungary’s Arpad Bogdan for “Genesis.”
Praveen Morchhale’s “Widow of Silence” won best film in Kolkata’s Indian competition. The film had its world premiere at Busan in October. Arijit Biswas won best director for “Sun Goes Around The Earth.”
Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s...
Kolkata’s international competition is known for its generous prize money. Mayfair took home $71,000 for her win. Egyptian/Austrian filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky won best director and a purse of $30,000 for “Yomeddine.” India’s Churni Ganguly won a jury special mention in the international competition for “A Timeline”, alongside Hungary’s Arpad Bogdan for “Genesis.”
Praveen Morchhale’s “Widow of Silence” won best film in Kolkata’s Indian competition. The film had its world premiere at Busan in October. Arijit Biswas won best director for “Sun Goes Around The Earth.”
Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s...
- 11/18/2018
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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Kauainov Nov 15-18, 2018
Big Island & Maui Nov 29 -Dec 2, 2018
The 38th Hawaii International Film Festival is about to start and to continue the festival’s proud tradition of showcasing content and creatives from the Pacific, Asia and North America.
The festival this year features over 180 films, talks and events from 37 countries, with 47 Us, International and World Premieres across 32 sections. 2018 continues the tradition of programming a selection of critically-acclaimed and highly-anticipated films from Asia and around the world, while also giving a platform from emerging creative talents from across the Hawaii-Pacific region.
Outstanding films are accompanied by stars and filmmakers from around the world, connecting East and West through a dedication to discussion, diversity and creativity.
We have picked the Asian titles in the Programme and they are a lot!
Let’s have a look:
Shadow – Opening Night Film
China 2018 – Director: Zhang Yimou
50 First Kisses
Spotlight On Japan – Japan...
Kauainov Nov 15-18, 2018
Big Island & Maui Nov 29 -Dec 2, 2018
The 38th Hawaii International Film Festival is about to start and to continue the festival’s proud tradition of showcasing content and creatives from the Pacific, Asia and North America.
The festival this year features over 180 films, talks and events from 37 countries, with 47 Us, International and World Premieres across 32 sections. 2018 continues the tradition of programming a selection of critically-acclaimed and highly-anticipated films from Asia and around the world, while also giving a platform from emerging creative talents from across the Hawaii-Pacific region.
Outstanding films are accompanied by stars and filmmakers from around the world, connecting East and West through a dedication to discussion, diversity and creativity.
We have picked the Asian titles in the Programme and they are a lot!
Let’s have a look:
Shadow – Opening Night Film
China 2018 – Director: Zhang Yimou
50 First Kisses
Spotlight On Japan – Japan...
- 10/18/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Film follows a young Tibetan woman living in exile in Delhi.
Shrihari Sathe’s Infinitum Productions has boarded Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s second narrative feature The Sweet Requiem.
Scripted by Sonam, the film follows a young Tibetan woman living in exile in Delhi, whose life is unexpectedly shattered when she runs into a man from her past. Sarin and Sonam will co-direct, while Sathe will produce alongside Sarin.
Sarin and Sonam’s first narrative feature, Dreaming Lhasa (2005), was executive produced by Jeremy Thomas and Richard Gere and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Their credits also include award-winning documentaries such as The Sun Behind The Clouds (2010) and When Hari Got Married (2012).
The Sweet Requiem was selected for the Drishyam-Sundance Institute Screenwriters’ Lab in 2015, as well as Busan’s Asian Project market and Film Bazaar in Goa. Cast and locations have been finalised and the film will shoot on location in India later this year...
Shrihari Sathe’s Infinitum Productions has boarded Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s second narrative feature The Sweet Requiem.
Scripted by Sonam, the film follows a young Tibetan woman living in exile in Delhi, whose life is unexpectedly shattered when she runs into a man from her past. Sarin and Sonam will co-direct, while Sathe will produce alongside Sarin.
Sarin and Sonam’s first narrative feature, Dreaming Lhasa (2005), was executive produced by Jeremy Thomas and Richard Gere and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Their credits also include award-winning documentaries such as The Sun Behind The Clouds (2010) and When Hari Got Married (2012).
The Sweet Requiem was selected for the Drishyam-Sundance Institute Screenwriters’ Lab in 2015, as well as Busan’s Asian Project market and Film Bazaar in Goa. Cast and locations have been finalised and the film will shoot on location in India later this year...
- 2/15/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Titles include London Stories from Hana Makhmalbaf [pictured].Scroll down for full selection
Busan’s Asian Project Market (Apm) has announced this year’s line-up to include Hana Makhmalbaf’s London Stories and Yu Lik Wai’s A Mean To An End.
In its 18th year, the co-production market will showcase 30 projects from 15 countries including the UK, China, Vietnam and Iraq.
Up to last year, Apm selected a total of 442 projects of which 200 were completed and screened at film festivals around the world.
Organizers noted a rising trend of international co-productions tailored from the pre-production stage, not only between Asian countries but also European and Asian countries.
This year’s line-up also includes up-and-coming directors such as 2014 Cannes Un Certain Regard film Titli director Janu Behl with family comedy Agra, a India-France co-production, and 2014 Rotterdam invitee Siti director Eddie Cahyono with The Wasted Land, a story about an Indonesian peasant who is ready to do anything she can...
Busan’s Asian Project Market (Apm) has announced this year’s line-up to include Hana Makhmalbaf’s London Stories and Yu Lik Wai’s A Mean To An End.
In its 18th year, the co-production market will showcase 30 projects from 15 countries including the UK, China, Vietnam and Iraq.
Up to last year, Apm selected a total of 442 projects of which 200 were completed and screened at film festivals around the world.
Organizers noted a rising trend of international co-productions tailored from the pre-production stage, not only between Asian countries but also European and Asian countries.
This year’s line-up also includes up-and-coming directors such as 2014 Cannes Un Certain Regard film Titli director Janu Behl with family comedy Agra, a India-France co-production, and 2014 Rotterdam invitee Siti director Eddie Cahyono with The Wasted Land, a story about an Indonesian peasant who is ready to do anything she can...
- 8/3/2015
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Institute and Drishyam have unveiled the artists and creative advisors for the inaugural Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab set to run in Goa, India, from April 12-16.
The Lab supports emerging film-makers in India over a five-day workshop that allows screenwriters to work on their scripts via one-on-one story sessions with creative advisors.
The projects and fellows selected for the 2015 Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab are: Geetu Mohandas, Mulakoya; Raj Rishi More, Pirates; Atanu Mukherjee, Unknown Faces; Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, The Sweet Requiem; Sandhya Suri, Santosh; Anay Tarnekar, Untitled Tiger Project; and Dnyanesh Zoting, The Monster.
The creative advisors are: Srdan Golubovic (Circles), Erik Jendresen (Band Of Brothers), Rose Troche (The Safety Of Objects, The L Word), Habib Faisel (Do Dooni Char), Sriram Raghavan (Badlapur, Ek Haseena Thi), Shridhar Raghavan (Yennai Arindaal) and Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, Talk To Me).
Lab leader Srinivasan Narayanan, former director of the Mumbai Film Festival, said: “Our aim...
The Lab supports emerging film-makers in India over a five-day workshop that allows screenwriters to work on their scripts via one-on-one story sessions with creative advisors.
The projects and fellows selected for the 2015 Drishyam | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab are: Geetu Mohandas, Mulakoya; Raj Rishi More, Pirates; Atanu Mukherjee, Unknown Faces; Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, The Sweet Requiem; Sandhya Suri, Santosh; Anay Tarnekar, Untitled Tiger Project; and Dnyanesh Zoting, The Monster.
The creative advisors are: Srdan Golubovic (Circles), Erik Jendresen (Band Of Brothers), Rose Troche (The Safety Of Objects, The L Word), Habib Faisel (Do Dooni Char), Sriram Raghavan (Badlapur, Ek Haseena Thi), Shridhar Raghavan (Yennai Arindaal) and Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, Talk To Me).
Lab leader Srinivasan Narayanan, former director of the Mumbai Film Festival, said: “Our aim...
- 4/8/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A still from When Hari Got Married
Dok Leipzig Lake Festival, to be held from April 17-21, in Naukuchiatal in the Himalayan Lake District of Nainital, Uttarakhand is crowdfunding on Catapooolt to realize its second edition.
International documentaries screened at the festival will be curated by Dok Leipzig (Germany), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the world.
The festival seeks for a total contribution of $9,166 or about Rs. 5,60,500. At least 12-15 international documentaries will be screened during the festival, each screening followed by film-maker evenings, informal debate and discussions.
Some of the feature length documentaries curated for the festival are Fernand Melgar’s Special Flight (Switzerland), Kamar Ahmad Simon’s Are You Listening! (Bangladesh), Tamar Tal’s Life in Stills (Isreal), and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married (India / UK / USA / Norway). Some of the short documentaries to be screened are Andy Glynne...
Dok Leipzig Lake Festival, to be held from April 17-21, in Naukuchiatal in the Himalayan Lake District of Nainital, Uttarakhand is crowdfunding on Catapooolt to realize its second edition.
International documentaries screened at the festival will be curated by Dok Leipzig (Germany), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the world.
The festival seeks for a total contribution of $9,166 or about Rs. 5,60,500. At least 12-15 international documentaries will be screened during the festival, each screening followed by film-maker evenings, informal debate and discussions.
Some of the feature length documentaries curated for the festival are Fernand Melgar’s Special Flight (Switzerland), Kamar Ahmad Simon’s Are You Listening! (Bangladesh), Tamar Tal’s Life in Stills (Isreal), and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married (India / UK / USA / Norway). Some of the short documentaries to be screened are Andy Glynne...
- 3/26/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
2013 proved to be yet another exciting year for Indian documentaries: they screened at numerous international film festivals and took home awards. In a small but significant step, a few of them even found their way into theatres in India. Though the domestic funding and distribution scenario still remains gloomy, there’s much to rejoice in the international acclaim that these documentaries have found in the last year.
We have compiled a list of the 10 most successful documentaries of 2013, taking into account factors such as film festivals, awards, popularity, reviews and distribution.
Special Mention for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man that has recently been selected for its fiftieth festival, Saurav Sarangi’s Char..The No Man’s Island and Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang for still being hot on the festival circuit and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married for its theatrical release in August. All...
We have compiled a list of the 10 most successful documentaries of 2013, taking into account factors such as film festivals, awards, popularity, reviews and distribution.
Special Mention for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man that has recently been selected for its fiftieth festival, Saurav Sarangi’s Char..The No Man’s Island and Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang for still being hot on the festival circuit and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married for its theatrical release in August. All...
- 1/3/2014
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Algorithms, a documentary by Ian McDonald, won the Prize for Best Film on Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Jean Rouch International Film Festival 2013 in Paris. The film was part of the international competition at the festival.
An AkamPuram, India production, Algorithms was filmed over three years and is made in black and white. Three blind boys trained by a blind teacher participate in the World Junior Blind Chess Championship in Sweden in 2009 and then in the championship in Greece in 2011.The boys want to make their mark while their teacher wants every blind child to play chess.
The film recently won the Best Film Trophy at the 9th Film South Asia (Fsa), festival of documentaries in Kathmandu, the Dogwoof Audience Film Prize at the Rai International Festival of Ethnographic Films, and received a Special Mention in the Best Documentary category at the Durban International Film Festival. The film is also...
An AkamPuram, India production, Algorithms was filmed over three years and is made in black and white. Three blind boys trained by a blind teacher participate in the World Junior Blind Chess Championship in Sweden in 2009 and then in the championship in Greece in 2011.The boys want to make their mark while their teacher wants every blind child to play chess.
The film recently won the Best Film Trophy at the 9th Film South Asia (Fsa), festival of documentaries in Kathmandu, the Dogwoof Audience Film Prize at the Rai International Festival of Ethnographic Films, and received a Special Mention in the Best Documentary category at the Durban International Film Festival. The film is also...
- 11/15/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Dharamsala, Oct 23: With some of the best indie films from Poland, Sri Lanka, Australia and Laos participating, the second edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff), starting Thursday in McLeod Ganj, promises to enrich viewers' exoerience about different societies and cultures.
Being organised in the scenic locales of Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, and the annual, four-day event will be a unique experience for the movie aficionados who will be served with a bouquet of over 40 contemporary works that includes feature films, documentaries and short movies.
Conceptualised by internationally acclaimed filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, the Diff is presented through their non-profit organization,.
Being organised in the scenic locales of Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, and the annual, four-day event will be a unique experience for the movie aficionados who will be served with a bouquet of over 40 contemporary works that includes feature films, documentaries and short movies.
Conceptualised by internationally acclaimed filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, the Diff is presented through their non-profit organization,.
- 10/23/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
Still from When Hari Got Married
D haramshala-based filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam who ruffled a few feathers with their documentary on Tibetan struggle for independence The Sun Behind the Clouds in 2010 are now ready with When Hari Got Married, the story of a taxi-driver’s arranged marriage in the Himalayas. The film has screened at prestigious film festivals like Idfa Amsterdam, Dok Leipzig, Films From the South, Oslo and is all set to release in theatres in India on August 30.
Ritu Sarin in conversation with Nandita Dutta:
How did you meet Hari and why did you decide to follow his wedding?
We live very close to Hari’s village a few miles outside Dharamshala. We’ve known him and his family for many years. In fact, his elder brother works part-time for us and so does his father. When Hari was engaged to get married, he invited us to his wedding.
D haramshala-based filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam who ruffled a few feathers with their documentary on Tibetan struggle for independence The Sun Behind the Clouds in 2010 are now ready with When Hari Got Married, the story of a taxi-driver’s arranged marriage in the Himalayas. The film has screened at prestigious film festivals like Idfa Amsterdam, Dok Leipzig, Films From the South, Oslo and is all set to release in theatres in India on August 30.
Ritu Sarin in conversation with Nandita Dutta:
How did you meet Hari and why did you decide to follow his wedding?
We live very close to Hari’s village a few miles outside Dharamshala. We’ve known him and his family for many years. In fact, his elder brother works part-time for us and so does his father. When Hari was engaged to get married, he invited us to his wedding.
- 8/20/2013
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
When Hari Got Married
When Hari Got Married, a documentary by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam will release on August 30 at PVR cinemas in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore under PVR Director’s Rare.
A co-production of White Crane Films and Itvs International (USA) with funding from Idfa Fund (The Netherlands) and South Film Fund (Norway); When Hari Got Married takes a humorous look at Hari, a taxi driver from Dharamshala, as he prepares for his marriage to a girl he has only seen once, and that too, with her face covered. Hari’s unusual courtship on the mobile phone and his eventual marriage provide a warm and illuminating insight into the changes taking place in India as modernisation and globalisation collide with age-old traditions and customs.
The documentary premiered at the Films From the South Festival in Oslo, Norway in September 2012. It has travelled to several festivals including Dok Leipzig,...
When Hari Got Married, a documentary by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam will release on August 30 at PVR cinemas in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore under PVR Director’s Rare.
A co-production of White Crane Films and Itvs International (USA) with funding from Idfa Fund (The Netherlands) and South Film Fund (Norway); When Hari Got Married takes a humorous look at Hari, a taxi driver from Dharamshala, as he prepares for his marriage to a girl he has only seen once, and that too, with her face covered. Hari’s unusual courtship on the mobile phone and his eventual marriage provide a warm and illuminating insight into the changes taking place in India as modernisation and globalisation collide with age-old traditions and customs.
The documentary premiered at the Films From the South Festival in Oslo, Norway in September 2012. It has travelled to several festivals including Dok Leipzig,...
- 8/3/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Leipaklei
The 14th Jeonju International Film Festival will host a special section called “Beyond Bollywood” to celebrate the diversity of Indian cinema.
“There has been prejudice that Bollywood represents all of Indian films. Special : Beyond Bollywood is a special program that covers literally entire India. As India officially has 18 languages and 28 states, different styles of films have been made using various languages and sceneries according to specific cultural areas. This Indian program consists of 9 feature films directed by important contemporary directors representing each of the state’s beauty,” says Kang Minyoung, programmer of the festival.
Three Hindi films: Shahid by Hansal Mehta, B.A.Pass by Ajay Bahl and Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia will be screened at the festival.
Azhagarsamy’s Horse by Suseenthiran and Waterbirds by Seenu Ramaswamy are the Tamil films to be screened.
Malayalam film Color of Sky by Bijukumar Damodaran, Bengali film Untitled by Caesar Das,...
The 14th Jeonju International Film Festival will host a special section called “Beyond Bollywood” to celebrate the diversity of Indian cinema.
“There has been prejudice that Bollywood represents all of Indian films. Special : Beyond Bollywood is a special program that covers literally entire India. As India officially has 18 languages and 28 states, different styles of films have been made using various languages and sceneries according to specific cultural areas. This Indian program consists of 9 feature films directed by important contemporary directors representing each of the state’s beauty,” says Kang Minyoung, programmer of the festival.
Three Hindi films: Shahid by Hansal Mehta, B.A.Pass by Ajay Bahl and Miss Lovely by Ashim Ahluwalia will be screened at the festival.
Azhagarsamy’s Horse by Suseenthiran and Waterbirds by Seenu Ramaswamy are the Tamil films to be screened.
Malayalam film Color of Sky by Bijukumar Damodaran, Bengali film Untitled by Caesar Das,...
- 4/18/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Dekh Tamasha Dekh
The 13 New York Indian Film Festival will open with Feroze Abbas Khan’s political satire Dekh Tamasha Dekh and close with Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistaan. The festival will be held from April 30 – May 4, 2013.
This year the festival will screen 22 Indian features, all having their New York City premieres.
Khan’s 108 minute film Dekh Tamasha Dekh explores a country where bizarre is normal through a poor man in search for his religious identity. While Kakkar’s 117 minute film Filmistaan connects humans and cultures through cinema.
The festival will celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema with the screenings of Rudradeep Bhattacharjee’s The Human Factor, Jaideep Varma’s Baavra Mann, Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, M S Sathyu’s Garam Hawa and Uday Shankar’s Kalpana. Whereas, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid will be presented under the Centrepiece section and Amit Gupta’s Jadoo under Special Screening.
The 13 New York Indian Film Festival will open with Feroze Abbas Khan’s political satire Dekh Tamasha Dekh and close with Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistaan. The festival will be held from April 30 – May 4, 2013.
This year the festival will screen 22 Indian features, all having their New York City premieres.
Khan’s 108 minute film Dekh Tamasha Dekh explores a country where bizarre is normal through a poor man in search for his religious identity. While Kakkar’s 117 minute film Filmistaan connects humans and cultures through cinema.
The festival will celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema with the screenings of Rudradeep Bhattacharjee’s The Human Factor, Jaideep Varma’s Baavra Mann, Kundan Shah’s Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, M S Sathyu’s Garam Hawa and Uday Shankar’s Kalpana. Whereas, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid will be presented under the Centrepiece section and Amit Gupta’s Jadoo under Special Screening.
- 4/6/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
While funding and distribution in India still remain a herculean challenge, 2012 seems to have slightly bettered the prospects for Indian documentaries. At par with their fiction film cousins, they not only made waves at international film festivals but a few of them also achieved limited release in domestic theatres. DearCinema lists the top ten favourite documentaries of the year (based on festival participation, awards and reviews):
Celluloid Man
With Celluloid Man, India finally saw a documentary on the life and work of the man who built its National Film Archive reel by reel. The film was so insightful and evocative that it not only got P.K Nair due recognition at home, but also won hearts at numerous festivals abroad. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man was screened at International film festival of India (Iffi), International film festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai, Telluride and Il Cinema Ritrovato film festivals.
Celluloid Man
With Celluloid Man, India finally saw a documentary on the life and work of the man who built its National Film Archive reel by reel. The film was so insightful and evocative that it not only got P.K Nair due recognition at home, but also won hearts at numerous festivals abroad. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man was screened at International film festival of India (Iffi), International film festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai, Telluride and Il Cinema Ritrovato film festivals.
- 12/27/2012
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
When Hari Got Married
Two Indian documentaries will screen at the 55th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films (Dok Leipzig) running from 29 Oct – 4 Nov 2012 in Germany.
Presence by Yashaswini Raghunandan and Ekta Mittal has been selected for International Short Documentary Competition.
When Hari Got Married (India/UK/USA) by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam is being shown in International Programme Documentary Film section.
Dok Leipzig 2012 selected 198 titles (84 documentaries and 114 animation shorts) from among 2,847 candidates from 113 countries.
Two Indian documentaries will screen at the 55th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films (Dok Leipzig) running from 29 Oct – 4 Nov 2012 in Germany.
Presence by Yashaswini Raghunandan and Ekta Mittal has been selected for International Short Documentary Competition.
When Hari Got Married (India/UK/USA) by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam is being shown in International Programme Documentary Film section.
Dok Leipzig 2012 selected 198 titles (84 documentaries and 114 animation shorts) from among 2,847 candidates from 113 countries.
- 11/1/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of Indian Panorama 2012 at the International Film Festival of India. Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature Film section.
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section is chaired by M.R. Rajan picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members are Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
The films selected under Feature Film section are:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra...
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section is chaired by M.R. Rajan picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members are Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
The films selected under Feature Film section are:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra...
- 10/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of Indian Panorama 2012 at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi). Documentary Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature Film section.
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section, chaired by M.R. Rajan, picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members were Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
Feature Films:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra
Byari by Suveeran
Lessons In Forgetting...
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section, chaired by M.R. Rajan, picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members were Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
Feature Films:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra
Byari by Suveeran
Lessons In Forgetting...
- 10/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Four Indian films have been selected for the 25th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Idfa) that will run from 14th- 25th November, 2012. Another Indian film project Powerless by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa has been chosen for the Idfa Forum 2012.
Rafea: Solar Mama, Gulabi Gang, When Hari Got Married and Wilbur Episode 1 will be screened across different sections of the festival.
Idfa is known to be the world’s largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988. This year the festival will screen a total of 314 titles, out of which 97 will be world premieres.
Rafea: Solar Mama
Dir.: Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief (United States/Denmark/Jordan/India)
The film about the Bedouin women, who are trained to build solar panels, has been selected for the Idfa Competition for Feature-Length Documentary section. The making of this was commissioned by ‘Why Poverty?’
Gulabi Gang
Dir.: Nishtha Jain (India/Norway/Denmark,...
Rafea: Solar Mama, Gulabi Gang, When Hari Got Married and Wilbur Episode 1 will be screened across different sections of the festival.
Idfa is known to be the world’s largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988. This year the festival will screen a total of 314 titles, out of which 97 will be world premieres.
Rafea: Solar Mama
Dir.: Jehane Noujaim and Mona Eldaief (United States/Denmark/Jordan/India)
The film about the Bedouin women, who are trained to build solar panels, has been selected for the Idfa Competition for Feature-Length Documentary section. The making of this was commissioned by ‘Why Poverty?’
Gulabi Gang
Dir.: Nishtha Jain (India/Norway/Denmark,...
- 10/17/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The maiden edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival will be held from 1st – 4th November.The film festival is an initiative of the Dharanshala based filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam.
Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam run an independent film company and produce films mainly focusing on the subject of Tibet. Some of their films include, The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom, The Thread of Karma, Dreaming Lhasa and Big Treasure Chest for Future Kids.
12 films to be screened at the festival are announced so far, more will be coming soon. Those lined-up are:
Miss Lovely
India. Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia. Two brothers, Vicky and Sonu Duggal, produce forbidden sex-horror films for India’s small-town picture houses in mid-1980s Bombay. Vicky is struggling to run the tabooed operation, while Sonu desires to produce a romantic film which he would call ‘Miss Lovely’.
The film...
Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam run an independent film company and produce films mainly focusing on the subject of Tibet. Some of their films include, The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom, The Thread of Karma, Dreaming Lhasa and Big Treasure Chest for Future Kids.
12 films to be screened at the festival are announced so far, more will be coming soon. Those lined-up are:
Miss Lovely
India. Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia. Two brothers, Vicky and Sonu Duggal, produce forbidden sex-horror films for India’s small-town picture houses in mid-1980s Bombay. Vicky is struggling to run the tabooed operation, while Sonu desires to produce a romantic film which he would call ‘Miss Lovely’.
The film...
- 9/22/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from 'Cry of the Snow Lion'
About thirty men and women have set themselves on fire protesting against the Chinese rule in Tibet, over the last few years. But for some, protest has a different face. They shoot to tell the story of Tibet to the world, hoping their voices of dissent proliferate through the screen. For a long time now, Tibetans living in Tibet and in exile in other countries have been using cinema as a tool for advancing their freedom movement.
“Today, the visual medium, particularly films and video clips have become the most powerful tool for disseminating the Tibetan cause, say Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin who made the documentary ‘The Sun Behind the Clouds’ in 2010. The documentary takes a look at the Tibetan movement for independence 50 years after the fall of Tibet.
Dhondup Wangchen who made ‘Leaving Fear Behind’ thought long and hard before deciding...
About thirty men and women have set themselves on fire protesting against the Chinese rule in Tibet, over the last few years. But for some, protest has a different face. They shoot to tell the story of Tibet to the world, hoping their voices of dissent proliferate through the screen. For a long time now, Tibetans living in Tibet and in exile in other countries have been using cinema as a tool for advancing their freedom movement.
“Today, the visual medium, particularly films and video clips have become the most powerful tool for disseminating the Tibetan cause, say Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin who made the documentary ‘The Sun Behind the Clouds’ in 2010. The documentary takes a look at the Tibetan movement for independence 50 years after the fall of Tibet.
Dhondup Wangchen who made ‘Leaving Fear Behind’ thought long and hard before deciding...
- 3/30/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
To commemorate World Tibet Day, documentary “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” will be screened on July 6, Wednesday at Colaba, Mumbai. This screening will be organized by Friends of Tibet.
In the documentary, filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by China. The filmmakers had intimate access to the Dalai Lama and followed him over the course of an eventful year, which included the 2008 protests in Tibet, the international response to it, the Beijing Olympics, and the breakdown in talks between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government.
The film had its North American premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California where the Chinese government tried to stall the screenings of the film. When the festival refused,...
In the documentary, filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam take a uniquely Tibetan perspective on the trials and tribulations of the Dalai Lama and his people as they continue their struggle for freedom in the face of determined suppression by China. The filmmakers had intimate access to the Dalai Lama and followed him over the course of an eventful year, which included the 2008 protests in Tibet, the international response to it, the Beijing Olympics, and the breakdown in talks between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government.
The film had its North American premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California where the Chinese government tried to stall the screenings of the film. When the festival refused,...
- 7/5/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom
Directed by: Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
Cast: the Dalai Lama
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Rating: unrated
Release Date: July 2, 2010 (limited)
Plot: Documentary following protests by Tibetans both in Tibet and in exile against China, leading up to the Beijing Olympics.
Who’S It For? Anyone who has a Free Tibet sticker on their car but doesn’t know why China owns Tibet.
Expectations: In general, if Richard Gere tells me to do something I do the opposite. So I didn’t know much about why China insists on keeping Tibet. Maybe I’d learn something?
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
The Dalai Lama as himself: Though I’ve seen the Dalai Lama on TV, I never listened to him speak before. He’s definitely an engaging and interesting speaker, and that helps explain why the Free Tibet movement has so many adherents.
Directed by: Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
Cast: the Dalai Lama
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Rating: unrated
Release Date: July 2, 2010 (limited)
Plot: Documentary following protests by Tibetans both in Tibet and in exile against China, leading up to the Beijing Olympics.
Who’S It For? Anyone who has a Free Tibet sticker on their car but doesn’t know why China owns Tibet.
Expectations: In general, if Richard Gere tells me to do something I do the opposite. So I didn’t know much about why China insists on keeping Tibet. Maybe I’d learn something?
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
The Dalai Lama as himself: Though I’ve seen the Dalai Lama on TV, I never listened to him speak before. He’s definitely an engaging and interesting speaker, and that helps explain why the Free Tibet movement has so many adherents.
- 7/2/2010
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Laxmikant Shetgaonkar’s The Man Beyond The Bridge (Paltadacho Munis) won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 8th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Dilip Mehta’s Cooking With Stella receiving an Honorable Mention in the category.
Nishta Jain’s At My Doorstep was named winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary and Deepa Bhatia’s Nero’S Guests received Honorable Mention. Ritesh Batra’s Gareeb Nawaz’S Taxi won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film with Anjoo Khosla’s Wahid’S Mobile Bookstore receiving an Honorable Mention.
Audience Choice Awards went to Paresh Mokashi’s Harishchandrachi Factory for Narrative, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet’S Struggle For Freedom for Documentary and Terrie Samundra’s Kunjo for the Short Film category.
Nishta Jain’s At My Doorstep was named winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary and Deepa Bhatia’s Nero’S Guests received Honorable Mention. Ritesh Batra’s Gareeb Nawaz’S Taxi won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film with Anjoo Khosla’s Wahid’S Mobile Bookstore receiving an Honorable Mention.
Audience Choice Awards went to Paresh Mokashi’s Harishchandrachi Factory for Narrative, Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet’S Struggle For Freedom for Documentary and Terrie Samundra’s Kunjo for the Short Film category.
- 4/27/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
So what have we been doing for the past couple of weeks? Pulling our hair out, what's left of it. Making repeated calls to Verizon. Hosting a visit from their friendly and professional service person (really, no sarcasm there, the guy was good). Being granted the privilege of shelling out for a replacement modem and still not having all of our problems resolved. But we're at least back more or less to where we were before our internet went south on us, so we're going to catch up on the outage by covering two films -- both very good -- this ep. First up is an interview with Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, the married directors of The Sun Behind the Clouds, a documentary about Tibet's struggle for independence. A few years back, there were a handful of docs released on...
- 4/10/2010
- by Dan Persons
- Huffington Post
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has announced the 2010 line-up of films for its 8th annual festival, which runs April 20-April 25 at ArcLight Hollywood. The six-day festival will showcase 33 films from 5 countries, including 4 world premieres and 7 Us premieres.
“This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,’ said Christina Marouda, Iffla’s Executive Director. “As filmmakers of Indian descent forge new relationships in Hollywood, we invite moviegoers and industry professionals to experience our unique and wide ranging program which includes thought-provoking dramas, engaging documentaries, along with a touch of light hearted fare and a taste of Bollywood.”
Kicking off the festival is the Los Angeles premiere and directorial debut of Dilip Mehta‘s Cooking With Stella, starring Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Don McKellar.
“This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,’ said Christina Marouda, Iffla’s Executive Director. “As filmmakers of Indian descent forge new relationships in Hollywood, we invite moviegoers and industry professionals to experience our unique and wide ranging program which includes thought-provoking dramas, engaging documentaries, along with a touch of light hearted fare and a taste of Bollywood.”
Kicking off the festival is the Los Angeles premiere and directorial debut of Dilip Mehta‘s Cooking With Stella, starring Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Don McKellar.
- 4/1/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Indian filmmakers Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin's documentary on Tibetan freedom struggle "The Sun Behind The Clouds" was released in New York City's Film Forum on March 31. Balcony Releasing is distributing the film in the USA. The film will be releasing in more Us theatres, however, the dates are still being worked out.
The film was screened at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation films (Miff), where it had won silver conch for the second best film in the documentary section. The film was also shown at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival despite severe Chinese pressure to drop it from the official program.
“Behind The Clouds” captures the half a century of Tibetan struggle for independence and different views to it of Tibetan community living in exile in India and worldwide. The film, set against the Tibetan protest against the 2008 Beijing Olympics, features...
The film was screened at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation films (Miff), where it had won silver conch for the second best film in the documentary section. The film was also shown at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival despite severe Chinese pressure to drop it from the official program.
“Behind The Clouds” captures the half a century of Tibetan struggle for independence and different views to it of Tibetan community living in exile in India and worldwide. The film, set against the Tibetan protest against the 2008 Beijing Olympics, features...
- 3/31/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Balcony Releasing has announced that they will be distributing "The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet's Struggle For Freedom" in Us theaters this Spring. The White Crane Films Production, directed and produced by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, opens today, Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at New York City's Film Forum. Information on the forthcoming theatrical roll-out that Balcony will be handling will be announced as dates are confirmed and details become available. ...
- 3/31/2010
- Indiewire
Russian director Alexander Gutman’s August 17 won the Golden Conch for the Best Documentary, while The Spell directed by Umesh Kulkarni was adjudged the Best Fiction film at the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival of Documentary, Animation and Short Films, which concluded at Ncpa, in Mumbai today.
The Jury didn’t find any documentary suitable for the Golden Conch in the Best Documentary film / video (Upto 30 mins) category. The Silver Conch and Rs.1,50,000 in the same category was shared between I Found A Thread by Tangella Madhavi of India and Vagabond- A Nomad In Spirit & In Reality by Mahvish Rahman, Priya Thuvassery, Swati Bhattacharya & Tulika of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
There was a Jury Special Mention for two films, Nero’s Guests by Deepa Bhatia and Anwar – Dream of a Dark Night byAnwar Jamal.
Golden Conch and Rs.3,00,000 in Best Documentary film / video (Above 30 Mins) went to 17 August by Alexander Gutman of Russia.
The Jury didn’t find any documentary suitable for the Golden Conch in the Best Documentary film / video (Upto 30 mins) category. The Silver Conch and Rs.1,50,000 in the same category was shared between I Found A Thread by Tangella Madhavi of India and Vagabond- A Nomad In Spirit & In Reality by Mahvish Rahman, Priya Thuvassery, Swati Bhattacharya & Tulika of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
There was a Jury Special Mention for two films, Nero’s Guests by Deepa Bhatia and Anwar – Dream of a Dark Night byAnwar Jamal.
Golden Conch and Rs.3,00,000 in Best Documentary film / video (Above 30 Mins) went to 17 August by Alexander Gutman of Russia.
- 2/9/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
It seems like you can't go to a film festival anywhere these days without national cinemas ending up in some kind of political stand-off. Whether or not one believes that a film festival is the proper venue to broker political agendas, programmers and audiences alike had best prepare themselves for what appears to be an increasing trend.
Two Chinese films selected for the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival--Lu Chan's City of Life and Death (Nanjing!, Nanjing! 南京!南京!, 2009) and Ye Kai's Quick, Quick, Slow (超级50, 2009) were withdrawn early last month by the state-run China Film Group in response to the North American premiere of The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010), a documentary by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam about the Dalai Lama and his trials and tribulations over an eventful year, including the 2008 protests in Tibet, the long march in India, the Beijing Olympics, and...
Two Chinese films selected for the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival--Lu Chan's City of Life and Death (Nanjing!, Nanjing! 南京!南京!, 2009) and Ye Kai's Quick, Quick, Slow (超级50, 2009) were withdrawn early last month by the state-run China Film Group in response to the North American premiere of The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010), a documentary by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam about the Dalai Lama and his trials and tribulations over an eventful year, including the 2008 protests in Tibet, the long march in India, the Beijing Olympics, and...
- 2/6/2010
- Screen Anarchy
According to the Palm Springs International Film festival, the reason why the China Film Group has pulled two films from the fest (which got under way Tuesday) is to protest the showing of Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s pro-Tibet doc The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom (trailer on jump). So China pulled the horrific Nanking film The City of Life and Death, which scored with audiences and critics at September’s Toronto Film Fest; National Geographic Films is set to release it in March. The film’s director, Lu Chuan, told the Hollywood Reporter that China is protesting the fest’s inclusion of a film about the Dalai Lama. China also pulled a second film, Ye Kai’s short Quick Quick Slow Slow. This is not the first time China has interfered with its filmmakers showing their work abroad.
- 1/6/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
- It’s been almost fifty years since the People’s Liberation Army of China began their occupation of Tibet. It’s only in the past ten years, however, that a handful of films have surfaced concerning the resistance. Seven Years in Tibet and Kundun are the most well known examples, but the problem with those films in lies in their occidental interpretation of an oriental culture. Dreaming Lhasa is the first film to come from a Tibetan. Thus, the Tibet the audience sees in this film is not full of grand, widescreen mountain vistas, intricate palaces or colorfully adorned monks. Most of this film takes place in pool-hall bars, muddy streets, and cramped apartments with unreliable electricity. The inhabitants of these locales feel alienated from both eastern and western influences alike. How can one reconcile the west’s media control and the forced governmental control by an eastern superpower?
- 4/17/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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