Still from Umesh Kulkarni’s Girni
The 35th edition of the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival will commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema with ‘Namaste India’, a sub – section that will screen 41 Indian shorts.
The sub-section that falls under Panorama section aims to offer “a broader historical and cultural overview of this giant country’s (India) film production.” For this festival has made a varied selection, keeping in mind the cultural and geographical diversity in the country. An inclusive list that includes works from film students to independent film makers on a variety of themes like the city, the country, native and religious communities, prostitution, theatre, tradition, borders, poverty, etc.
Out of these, five shorts will be part of a Retrospective of Umesh Kulkarni, who is also on the International Jury of the festival. His shorts: Darshan, Girni, Three of Us, Gaarud and Vilay will be screened at the festival.
The 35th edition of the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival will commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema with ‘Namaste India’, a sub – section that will screen 41 Indian shorts.
The sub-section that falls under Panorama section aims to offer “a broader historical and cultural overview of this giant country’s (India) film production.” For this festival has made a varied selection, keeping in mind the cultural and geographical diversity in the country. An inclusive list that includes works from film students to independent film makers on a variety of themes like the city, the country, native and religious communities, prostitution, theatre, tradition, borders, poverty, etc.
Out of these, five shorts will be part of a Retrospective of Umesh Kulkarni, who is also on the International Jury of the festival. His shorts: Darshan, Girni, Three of Us, Gaarud and Vilay will be screened at the festival.
- 1/7/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Just four months down, 2012 is already proving itself to be a great year for Indian cinema internationally. With a record Indian presence at Cannes this year and a few other awards to boast about, Indian filmmakers are soaring high! DearCinema rounds up the achievements of Indian films in the international arena in 2012 so far. Click through the links to read interviews of the filmmakers.
Indian thriller Peddlers directed by Vasan Bala has been selected in 51st edition of Cannes Critics Week. Cannes Critics Week, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world.
I started off wanting to just make a film…any film: Vasan Bala, director of Peddlers
Gangs of Wasseypur
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur will screen at Directors’ Fortnight, a non-competitive section at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Since its inception, it has showcased...
Indian thriller Peddlers directed by Vasan Bala has been selected in 51st edition of Cannes Critics Week. Cannes Critics Week, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world.
I started off wanting to just make a film…any film: Vasan Bala, director of Peddlers
Gangs of Wasseypur
Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur will screen at Directors’ Fortnight, a non-competitive section at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Since its inception, it has showcased...
- 4/28/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The 62nd Berlin International Film Festival will open today, February 9, 2012, with the world premiere of Benoît Jacquot’s film Farewell My Queen (Les adieux à la Reine).
All members of the International Jury- Anton Corbijn, Asghar Farhadi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mike Leigh, François Ozon, Boualem Sansal and Barbara Sukowa – will be present.
Mohan Kumar Valasala’s Panchabhuta will compete in Berlinale Shorts at the festival. Gattu, directed by Rajan Khosa and produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Cfsi) will compete in Generation KPlus section of the festival.
Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2 which is a co-production between India and Germany will have a special screening at the festival.
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi will be the first Indian project to participate in Berlinale co-production market. Indian film curator and journalist Meenakshi Shedde is on the Firpresci jury of the festival. Chaitanya Tamhane,...
All members of the International Jury- Anton Corbijn, Asghar Farhadi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mike Leigh, François Ozon, Boualem Sansal and Barbara Sukowa – will be present.
Mohan Kumar Valasala’s Panchabhuta will compete in Berlinale Shorts at the festival. Gattu, directed by Rajan Khosa and produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Cfsi) will compete in Generation KPlus section of the festival.
Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2 which is a co-production between India and Germany will have a special screening at the festival.
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi will be the first Indian project to participate in Berlinale co-production market. Indian film curator and journalist Meenakshi Shedde is on the Firpresci jury of the festival. Chaitanya Tamhane,...
- 2/9/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Panchabhuta, a documentary by Mohan Kumar Valasala will compete at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland. The festival will take place from March 7-11,2012.
The film will have its World Premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival that begins on February 9. It captures the existence of the five elements on a dumping ground in Kolkata.
Mohan Kumar is a student of Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute in Kolkata. Read his interview here.
The film will have its World Premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival that begins on February 9. It captures the existence of the five elements on a dumping ground in Kolkata.
Mohan Kumar is a student of Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute in Kolkata. Read his interview here.
- 2/1/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mohan Kumar’s documentary Panchabhuta has made it to Berlinale Shorts 2012. It will compete with shorts from 21 other countries at the prestigious 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Mohan tells us more about his film:
What is Panchabhuta about?
The location of the documentary is the ‘Dhapa dumping ground’ near science city in Kolkata. It is a solid waste management system for the entire city. The disposal site has served the City of Kolkata as an uncontrolled dumping ground since 1981. The site currently accepts waste from both Kmc’s public waste haulers and private haulers resulting into a man-made mountain. Both animals which feed on the waste, and rag pickers who collect different materials to sell them for recycling, co-exist in the dump yard apart from the lorry drivers and helpers who dump waste throughout the day.
The focus of this documentary is on the existence of the elements and life in this space.
What is Panchabhuta about?
The location of the documentary is the ‘Dhapa dumping ground’ near science city in Kolkata. It is a solid waste management system for the entire city. The disposal site has served the City of Kolkata as an uncontrolled dumping ground since 1981. The site currently accepts waste from both Kmc’s public waste haulers and private haulers resulting into a man-made mountain. Both animals which feed on the waste, and rag pickers who collect different materials to sell them for recycling, co-exist in the dump yard apart from the lorry drivers and helpers who dump waste throughout the day.
The focus of this documentary is on the existence of the elements and life in this space.
- 1/31/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
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