IFFI Daily - 28-11-08 - International Film Festival of India
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IFFI Daily - 28-11-08 - International Film Festival of India
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Day 7<br />
Nov.<strong>28</strong><br />
OVER 175 SCREENINGS HELD IN FIRST HALF OF <strong>IFFI</strong><br />
M<br />
ore than 175 screenings including 55 from<br />
Cinema <strong>of</strong> the World and 52 screenings <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>India</strong>n Panorama films had been held till 26<br />
November at the ongoing 39th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> and almost all the shows had been<br />
filled to capacity, <strong>Festival</strong> Director S M Khan said.<br />
Addressing a Midfest Press Meet, he said 46 <strong>of</strong> the<br />
films from the Cinema <strong>of</strong> the World shown in the first<br />
half <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Festival</strong> were highly lauded. All the films in<br />
this section are being shown for the first time in <strong>India</strong>.<br />
At least one film, ‘Tandoori Love’ by Oliver Paulus <strong>of</strong><br />
Switzerland had its world premiere at <strong>IFFI</strong>. These<br />
included at least six that have been screened at<br />
ibakar Bannerjee who has directed ‘Oye Lucky<br />
DLucky Oye’ which had its premiere here said<br />
"Society and the criminal feed each other. We make<br />
omissions and commissions and when we need<br />
something desperately we do not think twice before<br />
stepping over law, sophisticatedly or crudely".<br />
Cannes, including one (Blindness by Fernando<br />
Meirelles) which opened that <strong>Festival</strong>. He said the<br />
film ‘Lust, Caution’ by Ang Lee which had been the<br />
mid-fest film had been selected as it had won many<br />
awards including the Golden Lion.<br />
While admitting that there were some ticketing<br />
problems in the beginning, Mr Khan said these had<br />
been ironed out and the shows had been sold out. Even<br />
the <strong>Daily</strong> ticket sale experiment had worked very well,<br />
he added. He said it was a matter <strong>of</strong> pride that no<br />
changes had been made in the schedules since the<br />
Directorate <strong>of</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>s had made arrangements<br />
to get prints in time. He was particularly happy that<br />
even the <strong>India</strong>n films had been shown to full houses.<br />
He lauded the cooperation extended by the<br />
Entertainment Society <strong>of</strong> Goa as the host body on<br />
behalf <strong>of</strong> the State Government.<br />
He said there was some new excitement everyday in<br />
the way the <strong>Festival</strong> had been programmed. The<br />
presence <strong>of</strong> film personalities from <strong>India</strong> and abroad<br />
has added a unique colour to the <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
He also said the change <strong>of</strong> name <strong>of</strong> the festival daily to<br />
<strong>IFFI</strong> <strong>Daily</strong> had been appreciated and the newsletter<br />
was a mine <strong>of</strong> information for the media and<br />
delegates.<br />
Abhay believes in taking<br />
up roles that he believes in<br />
Dibakar, who had earlier made Khosla Ka Ghosla, his<br />
second film was not merely the story <strong>of</strong> a thief,<br />
because he had set out to tackle a wide range <strong>of</strong> things<br />
that come to play when a criminal exists in society. He<br />
admitted that Doordarshan had had a great influence<br />
on him during his formative years. ‘The sounds and<br />
experiences <strong>of</strong> Delhi shaped me, the intimacy <strong>of</strong> this believes in and can relate to. "I feel that I will not be<br />
experience gave me the capability to grasp the able to play roles which are larger than life, like my<br />
nuances <strong>of</strong> what I wanted to portray, but gradually I brothers Sunny and Bobby do. "<br />
am developing a degree <strong>of</strong> intimacy with Mumbai also<br />
where I shifted four years ago.’<br />
Abhay, who also declared that he is planning to float<br />
his own production house and launch films<br />
Versatile actor Paresh Rawal said he was happy that independently by next year, confessed that as an actor<br />
Dibakar whom he had known for long was made had he had been very choosy since he did not want to<br />
asked him to play three different roles in his film. "I overexpose himself by doing each and every film that<br />
pick up from real life characters that I see around me in he was <strong>of</strong>fered.<br />
my day to day life. As an actor, an actor works to fulfil<br />
the director’s vision", he added.<br />
“In any case, I cannot do more than three films every<br />
year. Believe it or not, I like only one out <strong>of</strong> the 200<br />
Abhay Deol who plays the character <strong>of</strong> Lucky in the films I am <strong>of</strong>fered,” he said.<br />
film said he had always wanted to do roles that<br />
JV<br />
Press Conferences at Media Centre,<br />
Maquinez Palace Annexe<br />
10.30 a m Media to meet to express solidarity with<br />
those fighting terrorism in Mumbai and<br />
other Places. Mr S M Khan, Director <strong>of</strong><br />
the 39th <strong>IFFI</strong>, will preside<br />
<strong>11</strong>.00 a m Director Wen Wu <strong>of</strong> Chinese film ‘Life is<br />
Easy’<br />
<strong>11</strong>.45 a m Director Mrunnalini Dayal <strong>of</strong> Hindi film<br />
‘Dhuaaan...From the Fire Within’, actor<br />
P a d m i n i K o l h a p u r e , L a x m i<br />
Gopalaswami, Amitabh Dayal, Yatin<br />
Karyekar, and music director<br />
Sandesh Shandilya<br />
12.45 p m Ms Vera Chawla, Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
American film ‘Death without Consent’<br />
03.15 p m Ms Sooni Taraporevala, Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
film ‘Little Zizou’, and actor Imaam Shah<br />
BOOK RELEASE at Board Meeting Hall<br />
(1st Floor) Old GMC Bldg.<br />
01.30 p m Four books on film personalities Theo<br />
Angelopolous, Naomi Kawase,<br />
Christian Mungiu, and Girish Kasarvalli<br />
by Pradeep Biswas, and a book on<br />
singer Geeta Dutt by Ms Haimanti<br />
Banerjee<br />
OPEN FORUM at Board Meeting Hall<br />
(1st Floor) Old GMC Bldg.<br />
01.50 p m <strong>Film</strong> Conservation<br />
P K Nair, Former Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
National <strong>Film</strong> Archives <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong><br />
Mrs Urmila Joshi, Librarian in NFAI<br />
Girish Kasarvalli, filmmaker Meer<br />
Saheb, former Director Kerala<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> to act as<br />
moderator<br />
There will be an additional screening <strong>of</strong> the film<br />
Barah Ana’ by Raja Menon at <strong>08</strong>.30 pm at INOX IV<br />
Even a mega star cannot help a bad film<br />
irector V Eeshwar Reddy <strong>of</strong> the Telugu film Mee<br />
DSreyobhilashi said he had set out to convey the<br />
message that life is not a deadend and suicide is not the<br />
way to solve problems one comes across.<br />
He said his film takes a positive view <strong>of</strong> a negative<br />
aspect <strong>of</strong> our contemporary society, which is haunting<br />
the milieu: the rising number <strong>of</strong> suicides. He decided<br />
to make the film after a dear friend <strong>of</strong> his committed<br />
suicide some years ago.<br />
Producer Dr Y. Sonia Reddy <strong>of</strong> Visu Group <strong>of</strong><br />
Companies said this was the third film by her<br />
company. “We produce issue based films which will<br />
help society since making money is not our motive".<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> delegates pay tribute to<br />
Mumbaikars for their courage<br />
ndian and foreign delegates attending the<br />
I39th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong><br />
today expressed their anguish at the wanton<br />
killings in Mumbai since 26 November in<br />
terrorist attacks.<br />
Those attending the first show <strong>of</strong> the day in<br />
every theatre stood in silence for a minute to<br />
pay homage to those killed, and those who<br />
were still battling the terrorists.<br />
<strong>Festival</strong> Director S M Khan personally<br />
addressed those assembled, noting the need<br />
for <strong>Festival</strong> delegates to raise their anger at<br />
what had happened in one voice.<br />
Eeshwar Reddy admitted that he had zeroed in on a<br />
popular actor like Rajendra Prasad who has to his<br />
credit as many as 250 films only because he wanted to<br />
attract the audience to the cinema houses, even though<br />
he was confident <strong>of</strong> his subject.<br />
"If your film is not good, however big a mega star you<br />
cast in your film, it will not run if it is bad," he said<br />
while replying to questions.<br />
Reddy lamented that the Telugu cinema was very<br />
commercial and therefore he had to convert the ending<br />
into a happy one even though the protagonist <strong>of</strong> his<br />
film sacrifices his life to save his dog.<br />
Jyothi Venkatesh
<strong>28</strong> Nov. 20<strong>08</strong><br />
Date<br />
Time<br />
39th <strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong><br />
Directorate <strong>of</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>s<br />
Screening schedule for Press & Delegates<br />
November <strong>28</strong> - November 30, 20<strong>08</strong><br />
INOX SCREEN - I<br />
9.15 a.m. 12.15 p.m. 3.15 p.m. 6.15 p.m. 9.15 p.m.<br />
<strong>28</strong>.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Friday)<br />
FAMILY RULES (CW)<br />
Dir. Marc Meyer<br />
Germany/2007/99 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
ABSURDISTAN (CW)<br />
Dir. Veit Helmer<br />
Germany/20<strong>08</strong>/88 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
SCRATCH (CW)<br />
Dir. Michal Rosa<br />
Poland/20<strong>08</strong>/89 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
AUTISTIC DISCO (CW)<br />
Dir. Hans Steinbichler<br />
Germany/2007/82 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
FORECAST (ITPOTHOZA) (CW)<br />
Dir. Zornitsa Sophia<br />
Bulgaria/20<strong>08</strong>/97 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
29.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Saturday)<br />
UNDER THE SNOW (CW)<br />
Dir. Maitena Muruzabal<br />
& Candela Figueira<br />
Spain/20<strong>08</strong>/20<strong>08</strong>/99 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
MY DREAM OR LONELINESS<br />
NEVER WALKS ALONE<br />
(CW) Dir. Roland Reber<br />
Germany/2007/100 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
BLACK ICE (CW)<br />
Dir. Petri Kotwica<br />
Finland/20<strong>08</strong>/<strong>11</strong>7 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
PERSOPOLIS (CW)<br />
Dir. Vincent Paronnaud &<br />
Marjane Satrapi<br />
France/200795 mins./Col./35mm<br />
THE TANGO SINGER (CW)<br />
Dir. Arregui Gabriel<br />
Argentina/20<strong>08</strong>/<strong>11</strong>0 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
30.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Sunday)<br />
THE TOUR (CW)<br />
Dir. Goran Markovic<br />
Serbia/20<strong>08</strong>/1<strong>08</strong> mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
VACLAV (CW) Dir. Jiri Vejdelek<br />
Czech Republic/2007/<br />
100 mins./Col./35mm<br />
CAMERA OBSCURA (CW)<br />
Dir. Maria Victoria Menis<br />
Argentina/20<strong>08</strong>/86 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
A FEW SIMPLE WISHES (CW)<br />
Dir. Din Makhamatdinov<br />
Russia/20<strong>08</strong>/78 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
INJU, THE BEAST IN THE SHADOW (CW)<br />
Dir. Barbet Schroder<br />
France/20<strong>08</strong>/105 mins./Col./ 35mm<br />
Date<br />
Time<br />
<strong>28</strong>.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Friday)<br />
29.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Saturday)<br />
30.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Sunday)<br />
INOX SCREEN - II<br />
8.45 a.m. <strong>11</strong>.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. 7.30 p.m. 10.00 p.m.<br />
BABARUVAHANA<br />
Dir: Hunsur Krishnamurthy<br />
Kannada/EST/140 min<br />
Platinum Jubilee <strong>of</strong><br />
Kannada Cinema<br />
NEECHA NAGAR<br />
Dir: Chetan Anand<br />
Hindi/EST/<strong>11</strong>0 min<br />
Treasures from NFAI<br />
YARWNG<br />
Dir: Joseph Pulinthanath<br />
Kokoborok (EST)/IP 95min<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
MAHASATTA<br />
Dir: Ramesh Laxman More<br />
Marathi (EST)/<strong>11</strong>0min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
VILAPANGALKKAPPURAM<br />
Dir: T.V. Chandran<br />
Malayalam / (EST) 120 min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
BIDAAI Dir: L.V. Prasad<br />
Hindi/EST/ 165 min<br />
LIFETIME CLASSICS<br />
L.V. Prasad<br />
Talk by Ms Kiswar Desai on<br />
“Devika Rani and Himanshu Rai :<br />
The Globalisation <strong>of</strong> Early <strong>India</strong>n<br />
Cinema” followed by KARMA<br />
Dir: Uday Shankar English/EST/<br />
Retrospective Devika Rani<br />
& Treasures from NFAI<br />
GUMRAH<br />
Dir: B.R. Chopra<br />
Hindi/EST/160 min<br />
Homage to Mahendra Kapoor<br />
NEWSPAPER BOY<br />
Dir: Ramadass<br />
Malayalam/EST/130min<br />
Treasures from NFAI<br />
DOAH<br />
Dir: Pushkaraj Paranjpe<br />
Marathi/ (EST)/93min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
KALLOORI<br />
Dir: Balaji Sakthivel<br />
Tamil (EST)/141min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
ONDANONDU KALADALLI<br />
Dir: Girish Karnad<br />
Kannada/EST/154min<br />
Kannada Cinema Platinum Jubilee<br />
A WEDNESDAY<br />
Dir: Neeraj Pandey<br />
Hindi (EST)/102min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
VALU<br />
Dir: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni<br />
Marathi(EST)/123min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
TAJ MAHAL<br />
Dir: Akbar Khan<br />
Hindi/EST//2005/140 min<br />
Taj Mahal: a Celluloid Journey<br />
SAADHI MAANSE<br />
Dir: Bhalji Pendharkar<br />
Marathi/EST/134 min<br />
Homage to<br />
Jaysree Gadkar<br />
DIL EK MANDIR<br />
Dir: Shridhar Hindi/EST/150min.<br />
Lifetime Classics Lata Mangeshkar<br />
& Homage to Shridhar<br />
SHIRAJ<br />
Dir: Franz Osten<br />
Silent/90 min/19<strong>28</strong><br />
Taj Mahal: a Celluloid Journey<br />
Date<br />
Time<br />
<strong>28</strong>.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Friday)<br />
INOX SCREEN - III<br />
<strong>11</strong>.15 a.m. 2.15 p.m. 5.15 p.m. 7.45 p.m.<br />
KANCHIVARAM (Comp.)<br />
Dir. S. Priyadarshan<br />
<strong>India</strong>/20<strong>08</strong>/<strong>11</strong>7 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
LOLA MONTES (FH)<br />
Dir. Max Ophuls<br />
France/Germany/1955/<strong>11</strong>5 min./ Col./35mm<br />
PLONING (Comp.)<br />
Dir. Dante Nico Garcia<br />
Philippines/20<strong>08</strong>/106 min./ Col./35mm<br />
MY MOTHER'S TEARS (Comp.)<br />
Dir. Alejandro Cardenas Amelio<br />
Argentina/Germany/20<strong>08</strong>/ 95 min./Col./35mm<br />
29.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Saturday)<br />
BEAUTY OF THE DAY (BELLE DE JOUR)<br />
(FH) Dir. Luis Bunnel<br />
France/1967/100 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
CORPO (BODY) (Comp.)<br />
Dir. Rossana Foglia & Rubens Rewald<br />
Brazil/2007/90 min./Col./35mm<br />
RUPANTOR (Comp.)<br />
(TRANSFORMATION) Dir. Abu Sayeed<br />
Bangladesh/20<strong>08</strong>/86 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
DEATH WITHOUT CONSENT (FIWW)<br />
Dir. Veera Chawla<br />
USA/20<strong>08</strong>/109 min./Col./35mm<br />
30.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Sunday)<br />
PLONING (Comp.)<br />
Dir. Dante Nico Garcia<br />
Philippines/20<strong>08</strong>/106 min./ Col./35mm<br />
APRON STRINGS (Comp.)<br />
Dir. Sima Urale<br />
New Zealand/20<strong>08</strong>/89 min./ Col./35mm<br />
CORPO (BODY) (Comp.)<br />
Dir. Rossana Foglia & Rubens Rewald<br />
Brazil/2007/90 min./Col./35mm<br />
PENSIL (Comp.)<br />
Dir. M. Subash<br />
Malaysia/20<strong>08</strong>/<strong>11</strong>0 min/Col./ 35mm<br />
Date<br />
Time<br />
<strong>28</strong>.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Friday)<br />
INOX SCREEN - IV<br />
9.30 a.m. 12.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m.<br />
HEIMATKLANGE (CF-S)<br />
Dir. Stefan Schwietert<br />
Switzerland/2007/82 min./ Col./35mm<br />
DOGS HAVE NO HELL (Rt-AK)<br />
Finland/2002/10 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
JUHA (Rt-AK) Dir. Aki Kaurismaki<br />
Finland/1999/78 min./B&W/ 35mm<br />
CAFE SETAREH(CF-I)<br />
Dir. Saman Moghadam<br />
Iran/2007/102 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
THE SWING (KACHELI ) (CF-R)<br />
Dir. Anton Sivers<br />
Russia/20<strong>08</strong>/84 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
29.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Saturday)<br />
MERMAID (CF-R)<br />
Dir. Anna Melikyan<br />
Russia/2007/100 min./Col./35mm<br />
GRADUALLY (CF-I)<br />
Dir. Maziar Miri<br />
Iran/2006/74 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
BICO (Rt.-AK) Finland/2004/5 min./Col./35mm<br />
THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST (Rt.-AK)<br />
Dir. Aki Kaurismaki<br />
Finland/2002/97 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
TRAVELLING WITH PETS (CF-R)<br />
Dir. Vera Storozheva<br />
Russia/2007/97 min./Col./35mm<br />
30.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Sunday)<br />
HIPPIE MASALA (CF-S) Dir. Ulrich<br />
Grossenbacher and Damaris Luthi<br />
Switzerland/2006/93 min./ Col./35mm<br />
MAIN LINE (CF-I)<br />
Dir. Rakshan Bani Etemad, Mohsen Abdolvahab<br />
Iran/2006/78 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
VITUS (CF-S)<br />
Dir. Fredi Murer<br />
Switzerland/2006/100 min./ Col./35mm<br />
LONGING FOR THE FUTURE (CF-R)<br />
Dir. Sergei Tarasvo<br />
Russia/20<strong>08</strong>/90 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
Date<br />
Time<br />
<strong>28</strong>.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Friday)<br />
29.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Saturday)<br />
30.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Sunday)<br />
KALA ACADEMY<br />
<strong>11</strong>.00 a.m. 2.45 p.m. 5.30 p.m. 8.15 p.m.<br />
PURGATORIO (PURGATORY) (CW)<br />
Dir. Roberto Rochin Naya<br />
Mexico/20<strong>08</strong>/86 min./Col/ 35mm<br />
WHO IS NEXT (CW)<br />
Dir. Manuel Gutierrez Aragon<br />
Spain/20<strong>08</strong>/95 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
ANGEL (CW)<br />
Dir. Francois Ozon<br />
France/UK/Belgium/2007/134 min./Col./35mm<br />
WAITING FOR THE SUN<br />
(ASPETTANDO IL SOLE) (CW)<br />
Dir. Ago Panini Italy/20<strong>08</strong>/95 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS<br />
Dir. Wayne Wang<br />
USA/Japan/2007/ 83 min./ Col./35mm<br />
LUST, CAUTION Dir. Ang Lee<br />
China/ Taiwan/USA/Hong<br />
Kong/2007/157 min./Col./35mm<br />
TRADING PLACES<br />
(Rt-JL) Dir. John Landis<br />
USA/1983/<strong>11</strong>8 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
ONE DAY IN COCHIN (I.Pr)<br />
Dir. Tom Peirce<br />
Malayalam,French,English/ 94 min./Col./EST<br />
SAAVARIYAA.COM (I.Pr)<br />
Dir. RajendraTalak,<br />
Konkani/<strong>11</strong>5 min./Col./EST<br />
CUMBIA CONNECTION (CUMBIA CALLERA)<br />
(CW) Dir. Rene U.Villarreal<br />
Mexico/2007/95 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
COMING TO AMERICA (Rt-JL)<br />
Dir. John Landis<br />
USA/1988/<strong>11</strong>6 min./Col./ 35mm<br />
THE BLUES BROTHERS 2000<br />
(Rt-JL) Dir. John Landis<br />
USA/1998/123 min./Col./35mm
<strong>28</strong> Nov. 20<strong>08</strong><br />
Date<br />
Time<br />
<strong>28</strong>.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Friday)<br />
29.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Saturday)<br />
MAQUINEZ PALACE - I<br />
9.45 a.m. 12.45 p.m. 3.45 p.m. 6.45 p.m. 9.45 p.m.<br />
ANJALI<br />
Dir: Mani Ratnam<br />
Tamil/EST/123 min<br />
Homage to Raghuvaran<br />
PULIJANMAM<br />
Dir: Priyanadanan<br />
Malayalam (EST)/92 min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
SUMMER 2007<br />
Dir: SUHAIL TATARI<br />
HINDI (EST)/IP/146min<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
MUDHAL MUDHAL MUDHAL VARAI<br />
Dir: KRISHNA SESHADRI GOMATAM<br />
TAMIL/EST/160min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
PUTTI Dir : Jacob Varghese<br />
35mm/IP/14 mins/ Kannada/EST<br />
YEARN TO LEARN Dir S.K. Aboul<br />
RajjakVideo/IP/56 mins/Bengali/ EST<br />
REHANA: A QUEST FOR FREEDOM<br />
Dir : Gargi Sen & Priyanka Mukherjee<br />
Video/IP/39 mins/English<br />
CHATURANGA<br />
Dir: SUMAN MUKHOPADHYAY<br />
BENGALI (EST)/125 min<br />
INDIAN PANORAMA<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
16 mm —MEMORIES,<br />
MOVEMENT AND A MACHINE<br />
Dir: K.R. Manoj<br />
Malayalam (EST)/IP/16mm/40min<br />
BILLA Dir: VISHNU VARDHAN<br />
TAMIL (EST)/IP/130min<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
FOUR WOMEN AND A ROOM<br />
Dir : Ambarien Al Qadar<br />
Video/IP/30 minutes/English<br />
GULABI TALKIES Dir: Girish Kasaravalli<br />
Kannada (EST)/IP/122min<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
ANTARDHWANI Dir : Jabbar Patel<br />
35mm/IP/60 minutes/Hindi<br />
GUBBACHIGALU<br />
Dir: ABHAYA SIMHA<br />
KANNADA (EST)/IP 95min<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
TAARE ZAMEEN PAR<br />
Dir: AAMIR KHAN<br />
HINDI (EST)/IP/163min<br />
Repeat Screening<br />
30.<strong>11</strong>.20<strong>08</strong><br />
(Sunday)<br />
THE SHOP THAT SOLD EVERYTHING<br />
Dir : Abhyuday Khaitan<br />
35mm/IP/31 mins/Bengali/EST<br />
KANCHIVARAM<br />
Dir: S. PRIYADARSHAN<br />
TAMIL (EST)/IP/<strong>11</strong>7min<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
PUTTI Dir : Jacob Varghese<br />
35 mm/IP/14 mins/Kannada<br />
MEE SREYOBHILASHI<br />
Dir: V.Eshwar Reddy<br />
Telugu (EST)/1<strong>28</strong> mins/IP<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
DIVIDED COLOURS OF A NATION<br />
Dir : Umesh Aggarwal<br />
Video/IP/60 mins/ English<br />
ATAYALANGAL Dir: M G Sasi<br />
Malayalam (EST)/100 mins/IP<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
VELLAPPOKKATHIL Dir : Jayaraj<br />
Video /IP/25 mins/<br />
Malayalam/EST<br />
GULMOHAR Dir: Jayaraj<br />
Malayalam (EST)/100min/IP<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
PARWAAZ<br />
Dir : BIJU VISHWANATH<br />
Video/IP/6 mins/ Urdu/EST<br />
KALLOORI Dir: Balaji Sakthivel<br />
Tamil (EST)/141mins/IP<br />
Repeat Screenings<br />
<strong>IFFI</strong> remembers the Veterans <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>n cinema<br />
nation is known by its heritage, and whenever Producer-director Gopaldas Parmanand Sippy who Ve t e r a n B e n g a l i<br />
Aany <strong>of</strong> those who have upheld that heritage pass died in December last year at the age <strong>of</strong> 93, served the Author and actor<br />
away, there is a feeling <strong>of</strong> emptiness. film industry for more than 50 years not only as a Nabendu Ghosh was<br />
For <strong>India</strong>n cinema as a whole, the past year was bad as<br />
filmmaker but also as a industry leader who fought for<br />
Masters in English<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the best filmmakers <strong>of</strong> not only Bollywood<br />
recognition <strong>of</strong> cinema as an industry. Sippy's forte <strong>of</strong><br />
Literature from Patna<br />
but from cinemas around the country left their fans in<br />
filmmaking was entertainment extravaganzas with<br />
in Bihar Province but<br />
grief and deprived future generations <strong>of</strong> newer works.<br />
multi-star cast and most <strong>of</strong> his films were produced<br />
had at the young age <strong>of</strong><br />
lavishly on large canvases. The foremost example is<br />
12 made his debut as a<br />
Between <strong>IFFI</strong> 2007 and <strong>IFFI</strong> <strong>08</strong>, <strong>India</strong>n cinema lost his film “Sholay”, which still remains the highest theatre actor and<br />
several legendary filmmakers who had also stood tall revenue grosser and a frenzy entertainer for the public continued with his<br />
among others, and some other film singers and in the history <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>n witty screen cameos till<br />
artistes. Perhaps the tallest among them were B R cinema. he had crossed six<br />
Chopra, G P Sippy, F C Mehra and Nabendu Ghosh,<br />
Sippy made about<br />
decades <strong>of</strong> his life. But<br />
and the pillar playback singer Mahendra Kapoor.<br />
thirty films starting<br />
he was more passionate<br />
Others who passed away were Jayashree Gadkar,<br />
with “Marine Drive”<br />
about his writing and he enjoyed his expression <strong>of</strong><br />
Raghuvaran, Jeeva, Sridhar, and Vijay Tendulkar.<br />
(1955). He also made<br />
freedom through his illustrious creative endeavours.<br />
The <strong>Festival</strong> humbly pays its tribute to these masters<br />
his foray in direction,<br />
So he would always prefer and love to be known more<br />
<strong>of</strong> entertainment, each <strong>of</strong> whom carived a distinct<br />
but then confined<br />
as an author rather than a comic or otherwise cameo<br />
niche on the annals <strong>of</strong> the history <strong>of</strong> entertainment in<br />
himself to production<br />
character actor. That apart, he also had a great flair for<br />
<strong>India</strong>.<br />
and became a jubilee<br />
dancing and went on to win several silver and golden<br />
producer with hits like<br />
medals during 1939 to 1945. Reams and reams <strong>of</strong><br />
The death <strong>of</strong> Baldev<br />
“Mr <strong>India</strong>”, “Mere<br />
papier-mâché would not suffice to list his illustrious<br />
Raj Chopra early this<br />
Sanam”, “Andaz”,<br />
and chequered achievements in a life spanning over<br />
month at the age <strong>of</strong> 94<br />
“Seeta Aur Geeta”,<br />
nine decades. But it would not be out <strong>of</strong> place to say<br />
also brought to an end<br />
“Brahmachari”, “Sagar”, “Raju Ban Gaya<br />
that he had himself said that the last five years had<br />
an era <strong>of</strong> filmmakers<br />
Gentleman”, “Bandhan” etc. He even overcame his<br />
been his best. He<br />
who could amalgamate<br />
biggest debacle when “Shaan” flopped to go on to<br />
breathed his last two<br />
m e a n i n g f u l a n d<br />
make more films.<br />
months earlier at the<br />
s o c i a l l y r e l e v a n t<br />
age <strong>of</strong> 91.<br />
messages with an Fakir Chand Mehra who died earlier this year aged<br />
entertaining film, thus 80 was a complete entrepreneur since he was a<br />
not making the films producer (both films and TV), studio owner,<br />
propagandistic and yet<br />
d i s t r i b u t o r , a n d<br />
getting through a clear<br />
exhibitor under his<br />
message.<br />
banner Eagle <strong>Film</strong>s.<br />
Born in a part <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> which is now in Pakistan, BR<br />
In a career spanning<br />
joined a film company in Mumbai as Production<br />
over thirty years,<br />
Executive. His first production, “Karwat” flopped. In<br />
Mehra produced more<br />
1951 he forayed into film direction with his debut film than 22 films, 14 <strong>of</strong><br />
“Afsana” with the then top actor Ashok Kumar in<br />
which were money<br />
double role and the film became an instant hit. His<br />
spinners. He had<br />
illustrious career spanned over 57 years during which<br />
acquired ownership<br />
he left a trail blazing more than 35 films and one all<br />
share in the then Natraj<br />
time great TV epic serial “Mahabharat” under the<br />
Studios (along with<br />
banner <strong>of</strong> B R <strong>Film</strong>s. R a m a n a n d S a g a r,<br />
He carved his own niche as a filmmaker with purpose.<br />
S h a k t i S a m a n t a ,<br />
He was one man institution combining skills <strong>of</strong> a Atmaram and Pramod Chakravorty) and most <strong>of</strong> his<br />
critic, story writer, producer and director. He never later films were shot there. He also built a state <strong>of</strong> the<br />
compromised even if it meant making blunt art studio for TV serials at NOIDA, and owned the<br />
statements. He groomed brother Yash Chopra Minerva Theatre in Mumbai and Plaza in New Delhi<br />
(debuting with film “Dhool Ka Phool”), who later for several years.<br />
branched out on his own to become one <strong>of</strong> the top He was also a pioneer in starting foreign c<strong>of</strong>ilmmakers<br />
in the country.<br />
productions when he made tha Indo–Soviet Coproduction<br />
“Ali Baba and 40 thieves” directed by his<br />
He also nurtured his own son Ravi to take over his<br />
legacy.<br />
son Umesh Mehra in 1976.<br />
Vijay Tendulkar was a<br />
l e a d i n g I n d i a n<br />
playwright, film and<br />
t e l e v i s i o n w r i t e r,<br />
l i t e r a r y e s s a y i s t ,<br />
political journalist, and<br />
social commentator<br />
primarily in Marathi.<br />
He is best known for his<br />
plays, Shantata Court<br />
Chalu Ahe, Ghasiram<br />
Kotwal, and Sakharam Binder. Many <strong>of</strong> Tendulkar's<br />
plays derived inspiration from real-life incidents or<br />
social upheavals, which provides clear light on harsh<br />
realities. He provided his guidance to students<br />
studying “Playwright writing” in US universities. For<br />
over five decades, Tendulkar had been a highly<br />
influential dramatist and theater personality. Many <strong>of</strong><br />
his plays were turned into successful films and he<br />
wrote the screenplay himself, bringing a subtle and<br />
somewhat asinine humour to his scripts that became<br />
subtle commentary on society. Active to the end <strong>of</strong> his<br />
life, he died in June this year, aged eighty.<br />
Mohan Siroya and Shaheen Raj<br />
To be Continued...
<strong>28</strong> Nov. 20<strong>08</strong><br />
<strong>Film</strong> adaptations need not be literal translations<br />
nternationally acclaimed filmmaker Adoor<br />
IGopalakrishan feels adaptations from literary<br />
works do not mean literal translation on celluloid.<br />
"Pillai has more than 400 short stories to his credit. I<br />
chose eight stories and decided to make two films. If<br />
‘Four women’ was about emotions <strong>of</strong> women set in<br />
different backdrops, my new film is linked by crimes<br />
in the background <strong>of</strong> the Second World War. <strong>India</strong><br />
was not directly involved but since the effect was there<br />
since it was a colony <strong>of</strong> the British" he said.<br />
"A climate for crime" analyses a series <strong>of</strong> small crimes<br />
that take place in that period. He said the four chapters<br />
<strong>of</strong> the film tell stories connected by the recurring<br />
theme <strong>of</strong> crime. Starting from simple, parable-like<br />
tales about ordinary people, the narrative slowly takes<br />
on questions <strong>of</strong> love, loyalty and morality leading to<br />
complex issues <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
‘These film can be seen as my tribute to the author I<br />
grew up reading’, said Adoor.<br />
He said "A climate for Crime" was his <strong>11</strong>th film and<br />
screening at <strong>IFFI</strong> was its premiere. The world<br />
premiere <strong>of</strong> the film will take place in Dubai<br />
<strong>International</strong> film festival next month.<br />
The filmmaker said apart from Thakazhi Sivasankar<br />
Literary adaptations only form the basic influence, Pillai, who was a great influence on his literary tastes,<br />
Adoor said at a press conference here. He said like his he has used the works <strong>of</strong> Vaikom Muhammad Basheer<br />
last film "Four women", "Oru Pennum Randaanum" and Paul Zacharia in his films.<br />
(A climate for Crime) is also an adaptation <strong>of</strong> the ‘People, especially students <strong>of</strong> cinema should see the<br />
literary works <strong>of</strong> Thakazhi Shiv Shankara Pillai. retrospectives. They should not go by the year <strong>of</strong><br />
The project to make films on Pillai's stories came<br />
about when Doordarshan in their Timeless Classics<br />
series wanted to compile works <strong>of</strong> writers in different<br />
languages who have produced classic literature.<br />
production. A good film is always contemporary and<br />
has so much to <strong>of</strong>fer’ said the master about the films in<br />
the <strong>Festival</strong>.<br />
RM<br />
Man falls in love through his eyes,<br />
Woman through her ear: Woodrow Wyatt<br />
he War <strong>of</strong> the Sexes is as old as time. Cinema is<br />
Tno different. Though there is an <strong>India</strong>n<br />
Heritage section on women, Severine Wemaere,<br />
Managing Director <strong>of</strong> Thomson Foundation for<br />
<strong>Film</strong> and TV Heritage said it is ironic that no film<br />
made by a woman filmmaker had been included in<br />
this section.<br />
She was speaking at a seminar on ‘Women on<br />
Cinema and Women in Cinema’ held as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
section. Inspired by the restored <strong>Film</strong> Lola Montes,<br />
the film heritage section has 8 films, made by male<br />
filmmakers or as commented by Jean-Francois<br />
Rauger, Director <strong>of</strong> Programming, Cinematheque<br />
Francaise “Women as seen by men”.<br />
Suresh Chabria, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Film</strong> Appreciation<br />
took listeners to the 19th century where cinema was<br />
influenced by classics like Anna Karenina by Leo<br />
Tolstoy or by Gothic literature, to the present where<br />
women are depicted as victims <strong>of</strong> patriarchy.<br />
Referring to <strong>India</strong>n cinema, he spoke about great<br />
filmmakers like Bimol Roy who saw film actress<br />
Nutan as the epitome <strong>of</strong> the suffering women.<br />
<strong>Film</strong>maker Anurag Kashyap brought a refreshing<br />
view on the subject. He referred to how he<br />
approaches a woman subject in his movies.<br />
According to him, representation <strong>of</strong> women in<br />
cinema today is about survival. He was himself in<br />
the process <strong>of</strong> understanding women: ‘the mystery<br />
is what attracts me to a female character’.<br />
Neha Arora<br />
<strong>India</strong>n entrepreneurs have helped change European perception <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong><br />
r Xavier Guerard, Advisor, <strong>India</strong>n films to the<br />
MEuropean union, says $ 120 million are set<br />
aside every year to promote European films unlike<br />
<strong>India</strong>n cinema.<br />
Speaking at the "Open Forum" on the topic "<strong>India</strong>n<br />
films and world market" organised by the Federation<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Film</strong> Societies <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> in association with DFF and<br />
ESG, he said <strong>of</strong>ficial investment helps promotion on<br />
the international scene.<br />
He said he had himself been working on the audio<br />
visual scene in <strong>India</strong> for six years in the French<br />
embassy before taking up his present assignment.<br />
He said European and <strong>India</strong>n films found it difficult to<br />
reach each other because they faced a peculiar<br />
problem <strong>of</strong> not having a distinct identity. There is so<br />
much variety in <strong>India</strong>n cinema that one cannot<br />
describe it to foreigners.<br />
<strong>India</strong>n cinema lacked institutional support for the<br />
international market, whereas there are 27 countries in<br />
the European Union and films get a budget <strong>of</strong> $ 120 He said "Lagaan" was a fairly good success in France, French to change their perception about <strong>India</strong>, he<br />
million per year to promote the films at international as was "Matrubhoomi". "There should a regular flow added.<br />
level. European cinema is niche cinema, he said. <strong>of</strong> films promoted and distributed at regular basis," he<br />
NFDC Managing Director Nina Lath Gupta said<br />
He said in Europe outside the United Kingdom, there said.<br />
distribution and not production levels were<br />
was no market for <strong>India</strong>n films because the number <strong>of</strong> He felt the image <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> was confusing to impediments for <strong>India</strong>n cinema. “The duration <strong>of</strong> our<br />
people <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>n origin is very less. The UK has more Europeans. ‘Even filmmakers identify with subjects movies <strong>of</strong> two to three hours puts <strong>of</strong>f European<br />
than four million people from the South Asian region <strong>of</strong> calamities, miseries and accidents in <strong>India</strong> and short filmmakers. But our style <strong>of</strong> filmmaking is unique.<br />
and they form a large market for <strong>India</strong>n movies. film and documentary filmmakers approach me with The <strong>Film</strong> Bazaar organised on the sidelines <strong>of</strong> the<br />
In France, there is a sizeable Tamil population and their intention for making such films’ he regretted. <strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> will play an<br />
Tamil films and television have a good market.<br />
important role in strengthening distribution <strong>of</strong> cinema<br />
While his main job was to promote <strong>India</strong> in France, he<br />
"Devdas" was screened at Cannes and it got a good<br />
on a global platform.<br />
said this was changing due to globalisation. L N<br />
opening when it was released in theatres. It sold Mittal, who bought French steel company Arcellor, She felt that productions should get publicized and<br />
60,000 DVDs costing $ 140 each. In France, a theatre Ratan Tata who bought Jaguar, and Reliance promoted at the initial level so that audiences know<br />
ticket costs $ 10. The numbers may be small but Entertainment which has invested heavily in Steven about the films by the time <strong>of</strong> release.<br />
revenue is substantial. Spielberg's production company, have helped the RM<br />
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Entertainment Society <strong>of</strong> Goa<br />
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