A screening of Isabel Herguera’s San Sebastian winner “Sultana’s Dream” will kickstart the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, Xr, gaming and comics, in Mumbai.
The screening will be followed by a Q&a with Herguera, alongside her Spanish and Indian crew, including Indian animation expert Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. AniMela’s film program includes features “The Peasants,” “Slide,” “Josep,” “Calamity,” “Unicorn Wars,” “Hokkyoku Hyakkaten No – Concierge San,” “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and shorts under the thematic headings “India Collection,” “Queer Collection” and “Diversity & Identity: Dutch Shorts.”
AniMela’s Knowledge Center hosts workshops, panel discussions and masterclasses with Indian and international stalwarts from the animation, VFX and gaming industries including Annecy Festival director Mickaël Marin, Annecy Film Market director Veronique Encrenaz, VFX Supervisor Srinivas Mohan and filmmaker and educator Nina Sabnani. Highlights include a behind the scenes look at Milind D. Shinde’s “Bandits...
The screening will be followed by a Q&a with Herguera, alongside her Spanish and Indian crew, including Indian animation expert Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. AniMela’s film program includes features “The Peasants,” “Slide,” “Josep,” “Calamity,” “Unicorn Wars,” “Hokkyoku Hyakkaten No – Concierge San,” “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and shorts under the thematic headings “India Collection,” “Queer Collection” and “Diversity & Identity: Dutch Shorts.”
AniMela’s Knowledge Center hosts workshops, panel discussions and masterclasses with Indian and international stalwarts from the animation, VFX and gaming industries including Annecy Festival director Mickaël Marin, Annecy Film Market director Veronique Encrenaz, VFX Supervisor Srinivas Mohan and filmmaker and educator Nina Sabnani. Highlights include a behind the scenes look at Milind D. Shinde’s “Bandits...
- 1/18/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur I will open the 12th edition of the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, while its sequel Gangs of Wasseypur II will be the closing film of the festival. A documentary on the life and career of Amitabh Bachchan, Everlasting Light by Ram Madhvani, will be screened during the festival. Bachchan will also be present for a Q&A session post the screening of his film Black.
Besides film screening, the festival will also host interactive sessions on topics like, ‘Shakti: Women in Indian cinema and literature’ and ‘Bollywood and the expression of emotions in today’s India’.
The festival will run from 7th to 13th December in Florence followed by an edition in Rome from 14th to 16th December 2012.
The films in the 2012 line up are:
Much Ado About Knotting
Dir.: Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur
Bharatmata Ki Jai (Long live Bharatmata)
Dir.
Besides film screening, the festival will also host interactive sessions on topics like, ‘Shakti: Women in Indian cinema and literature’ and ‘Bollywood and the expression of emotions in today’s India’.
The festival will run from 7th to 13th December in Florence followed by an edition in Rome from 14th to 16th December 2012.
The films in the 2012 line up are:
Much Ado About Knotting
Dir.: Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur
Bharatmata Ki Jai (Long live Bharatmata)
Dir.
- 11/23/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 12th Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short and animation films has announced its lineup. The festival will be held from February 3-9, 2012.
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto which screened at 54th BFI London Film Festival and won an award at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival will participate in International Competition for documentaries.
Jai Bhim Comrade directed by Anand Patwardhan which recently won a Special Mention at 8th Dubai International Film Festival will be screened in International Competition.
It’s the Same Story by Nina Sabnani, The Eclipse of Taregna by Rakesh Chaudhary, Visible Bra Straps by Ajitesh Sharma, Aaliya by Rajiv Mohite, Partners in Crime by Paromita Vohra, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, The Rat Race by Miriam Chandy Menacherry are some of the films which will screen in Indian Competition.
For complete lineup, click here.
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto which screened at 54th BFI London Film Festival and won an award at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival will participate in International Competition for documentaries.
Jai Bhim Comrade directed by Anand Patwardhan which recently won a Special Mention at 8th Dubai International Film Festival will be screened in International Competition.
It’s the Same Story by Nina Sabnani, The Eclipse of Taregna by Rakesh Chaudhary, Visible Bra Straps by Ajitesh Sharma, Aaliya by Rajiv Mohite, Partners in Crime by Paromita Vohra, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, The Rat Race by Miriam Chandy Menacherry are some of the films which will screen in Indian Competition.
For complete lineup, click here.
- 12/21/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A Pestering Journey
Dok Leipzig, the 54th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated film will feature a special section for Indian documentaries called ‘Filmmakers as Changemakers — The Rhythms of India.’ The festival which will be held from October 17-23, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany describes this section as ‘An unknown sub-continent beyond the Bollywood clichés – seen with the eyes of Indian filmmakers.’
The films that will screen in this section are: In For Motion by Anirban Datta, A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj, At The Stairs by Rajesh S. Jala, Bounded-Boundless-Journeys with Ram and Kabir by Shabnam Virmani, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, Love in India by Q, Manipur Song by Pankaj Butalia, Oranges and Mangoes by Priyanka Chhabra, Out of Thin Air by Shabani Hassanwalia, Songlines by Vasudha Joshi, The Salt Stories by Lalit Vachani, The Stitches Speak by Nina Sabnani, Vertical City by Avijit Mukul Kishore and Word...
Dok Leipzig, the 54th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated film will feature a special section for Indian documentaries called ‘Filmmakers as Changemakers — The Rhythms of India.’ The festival which will be held from October 17-23, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany describes this section as ‘An unknown sub-continent beyond the Bollywood clichés – seen with the eyes of Indian filmmakers.’
The films that will screen in this section are: In For Motion by Anirban Datta, A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj, At The Stairs by Rajesh S. Jala, Bounded-Boundless-Journeys with Ram and Kabir by Shabnam Virmani, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, Love in India by Q, Manipur Song by Pankaj Butalia, Oranges and Mangoes by Priyanka Chhabra, Out of Thin Air by Shabani Hassanwalia, Songlines by Vasudha Joshi, The Salt Stories by Lalit Vachani, The Stitches Speak by Nina Sabnani, Vertical City by Avijit Mukul Kishore and Word...
- 10/8/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A Pestering Journey by K.R. manoj won the Best Long Documentary while There is Something in the Air by Iram Gufran won the Best Short Documentary at the 4th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.
Kaveri by Shilpa Munikempanna won the Best Short Film.
The festival was held from July 31-August 4, 2011 and had received a total of 625 entries.
Complete list of awards:
Best Long Documentary: A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj
Best Short Documentary: There is Something in the Air by Iram Gufran
Best Short Fiction: Kaveri by Shilpa Munikempanna
Best Music Video: Sitaharan and the Stories by Anusha Nandakumar
Best Animation Film: Journey to Nagaland by Aditi Chitre
Best Documentary Cameraman: Shehanad Jalal for A Pestering Journey
Best Short Fiction Cameraman: Barun D Jordar for Open Doors
Special Jury Mention
Sound Design:
Aditi Chitre and Preetham Das for Journey to Nagaland
Animation:
It is the...
Kaveri by Shilpa Munikempanna won the Best Short Film.
The festival was held from July 31-August 4, 2011 and had received a total of 625 entries.
Complete list of awards:
Best Long Documentary: A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj
Best Short Documentary: There is Something in the Air by Iram Gufran
Best Short Fiction: Kaveri by Shilpa Munikempanna
Best Music Video: Sitaharan and the Stories by Anusha Nandakumar
Best Animation Film: Journey to Nagaland by Aditi Chitre
Best Documentary Cameraman: Shehanad Jalal for A Pestering Journey
Best Short Fiction Cameraman: Barun D Jordar for Open Doors
Special Jury Mention
Sound Design:
Aditi Chitre and Preetham Das for Journey to Nagaland
Animation:
It is the...
- 8/5/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 4th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala has announced the films in competition. These films have been selected out of the 625 entries the festival received.
The 2011 edition of the festival will take place from July 31-August 4, 2011 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
The list of films in the International and the Non-competitive sections will be announced this week.
The festival is organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, for the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala.
The complete list of films in competition:
Long Documentary:
1. A Pestering Journey Dir: K. R. Manoj/Malayalam/66min/2010
2. Between Border and Fence Dir: Ajay Raina/ Pahari|Kashmiri|Urdu/77min/2011
3. Draupadi’s Descendents Dir: Oindrilla Hazare/Bengali|Hindi/53min/2011
4. Made in India Dir: Vaishali Sinha|Rabecca Haimowitz/Hindi|English/97min/2010
5. Miyar House Dir: P. N Ramachandran/Kannada/76min/2011
6. Mrigtrishna Dir: Ujjwal U/Gujarathi/52min/2010
7. Mullaitivu Saga Dir: S. Somatheeran/ English|Tamil/46min/2010
8. Ottayal /One...
The 2011 edition of the festival will take place from July 31-August 4, 2011 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
The list of films in the International and the Non-competitive sections will be announced this week.
The festival is organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, for the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala.
The complete list of films in competition:
Long Documentary:
1. A Pestering Journey Dir: K. R. Manoj/Malayalam/66min/2010
2. Between Border and Fence Dir: Ajay Raina/ Pahari|Kashmiri|Urdu/77min/2011
3. Draupadi’s Descendents Dir: Oindrilla Hazare/Bengali|Hindi/53min/2011
4. Made in India Dir: Vaishali Sinha|Rabecca Haimowitz/Hindi|English/97min/2010
5. Miyar House Dir: P. N Ramachandran/Kannada/76min/2011
6. Mrigtrishna Dir: Ujjwal U/Gujarathi/52min/2010
7. Mullaitivu Saga Dir: S. Somatheeran/ English|Tamil/46min/2010
8. Ottayal /One...
- 6/28/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Idol (2011)
Kranti Kanade’s short Idol (2011) comes across first as a plain narrative of irreconcilable tension between the two generations in a Marathi family. The son is a devoted fan of Maradona, a football giant who scored the “goal of the century,” and his father believes in the worship of Ganesh and sticks to his fatherly authority. The son isn’t allowed to watch Maradona on TV in the house, for what was a crucial match. The tension leads to fits of temper and anger which seem sad but inevitable. The narrative remains with you to dwell on deeper issues of the divide in belief systems. The modernism of the football games and telecasts are pitted against the non-negotiable authority of the fathers. The short has the economy of the form, the brevity of presenting an issue and the insight of raising questions. A clean and crisp work, the film...
Kranti Kanade’s short Idol (2011) comes across first as a plain narrative of irreconcilable tension between the two generations in a Marathi family. The son is a devoted fan of Maradona, a football giant who scored the “goal of the century,” and his father believes in the worship of Ganesh and sticks to his fatherly authority. The son isn’t allowed to watch Maradona on TV in the house, for what was a crucial match. The tension leads to fits of temper and anger which seem sad but inevitable. The narrative remains with you to dwell on deeper issues of the divide in belief systems. The modernism of the football games and telecasts are pitted against the non-negotiable authority of the fathers. The short has the economy of the form, the brevity of presenting an issue and the insight of raising questions. A clean and crisp work, the film...
- 4/13/2011
- by Shekhar Deshpande
- DearCinema.com
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