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15th MIFF 2018-Mumbai International Film Festival-Films selected in International Competition

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Mumbai International Film Festival Documentary | Short | Animation (28 JAN – 03 FEB 2018)MIFF logo

LIST OF FILM SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SECTION IN MIFF-2018
Sr. No.Title In EnglishCountryDuration in minsCategoryDirector
1Campus RisingIndia74Documentary Film (Any Duration)Yousuf Saeed
2The DispossessedCanada183Documentary Film (Any Duration)Mathieu Roy
3Abdul & JoseAustralia52Documentary Film (Any Duration)Luigi Acquisto & Lurdes Pires
4SALAMUnited States75Documentary Film (Any Duration)Anand Kamalakar
5RICEUnited Kingdom35Documentary Film (Any Duration)David Blamey
6AtulIndia52Documentary Film (Any Duration)Kamal Swaroop
73 Seconds DivorceCanada54Documentary Film (Any Duration)Shazia Javed
8Charlie vs GoliathUnited States80Documentary Film (Any Duration)Reed Lindsay
9The Cinema TravellersIndia96Documentary Film (Any Duration)Shirley Abraham & Amit Madheshiya
10Surabhi Family, In Life In DramaFrance52Documentary Film (Any Duration)Neeta Jain Duhaut
11THE BAULKHAM HILLS AFRICAN LADIES TROUPEAustralia84Documentary Film (Any Duration)Ros Horin
12VELVET REVOLUTIONIndia56Documentary Film (Any Duration)Nupur Basu
13Brother Jakob, are you sleeping?Austria86Documentary Film (Any Duration)Stefan Bohun
14The Poetics of FragilityUnited States64Documentary Film (Any Duration)Nicolas Grandi & Lata Mani
15A Brave Bunch. Uprising through children’s eyes.Poland29Documentary Film (Any Duration)Tomasz Stankiewicz
16I am BonnieIndia45Documentary Film (Any Duration)Satarupa Santra, Farha Khatun,Sourabh Kanti Dutta
17Earth CrusaderIndia55Documentary Film (Any Duration)Shabnam Sukhdev
18My Secret ForestFinland56Documentary Film (Any Duration)Niina Brandt
19Born TogetherBangladesh72Documentary Film (Any Duration)Shabnam Ferdousi
20GrandfatherIndia22Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Amar Kaushik
21THAT GUSTY MORNINGIndia22Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Jahnu Barua
22MY TURNSouth Korea15Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Nakyung Kim
23The EggIsrael19Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Nadav Direktor
24ICEFrance / Estonia15Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Anna Hints
25Wabi SabiSingapore25Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Anshul Tiwari

15th MIFF-2018 -Mumbai International Film Festival - Films Selected for National Competition Section

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Mumbai International Film Festival Documentary | Short | Animation (28 JAN – 03 FEB 2018)


LIST OF FILMS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION SECTION IN MIFF-2018
Sr. No.Title In EnglishDuration in minsCategoryDirector
1Kali66Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Subrata Sen
2THE BOOKS WE MADE68Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)ANUPAMA CHANDRA & UMADEVI TANUKU
3LUCKNOW 1920-194966Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)UMA CHAKRAVARTI
4ASK THE SEXPERT83Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Vaishali Sinha
5Santhal Family to Mill Re-call112Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)RV Ramani
6Naachi Se Baanchi70Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Biju Toppo, Meghnath
7Living The Natural Way78Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Sanjib Parasar
81984,When the Sun didn’t Rise57Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Teenaa Kaur
9VEIL DONE30Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Juhi Bhatt
10Withering House26Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Shreyas Dasharathe
11The Loss of Western Gahts23Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Biju Pankaj
12WORK OF FIRE52Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)K R Manoj
13For Susan25Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Arunima Tenzin Tara
14Ima Sabitri57Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Bobo Khuraijam
15In the Shade of Fallen Chinar17Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Fazil Nc & Shawn Sebastian
16SOME STORIES AROUND WITCHES53Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)LIPIKA SINGH DARAI
17Thankamma14Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Ramabhadran B
18I am Jeeja28Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Swati Chakraborty
19Chasing Tails49Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Tangella Madhavi
20The Eyes of Darkness54Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Amitabh Parashar
21Vanishing Glacier52Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)Raja Shabir Khan
22Khidkee30Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Rohan Parshuram Kanawade
23Beloved18Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Ranjan Chandel
24Sopanam12Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Sharan Venugopal
25Nest28Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Saurav Rai
26Post Mortem25Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Vinod Kamble
27Conversation22Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Harshal Wadkar
28Paro26Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)VIjay Kumar
29VAISHALI9Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)PRACHI SHARMA
30Aaki14Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Harshwardhan Bhalerao
31Sakhisona26Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Prantik Basu
32Catharsis34Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Indira P
33InstaStories25Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Kislay
34Pressure Cooker16Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Heena Dsouza
35Mazhabi Laddu25Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Saurabh Tyagi
36SCARECROW15Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)MAINAK GUHA
37TASTE ALTERNATE10Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)THEERTHA MYTHRY
38TERRORIST6Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)ASHUTOSH JHA
39The Waterfall20Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Lipika Singh Darai
40DUALITY15Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)VISHAL VASANT AHIRE
41The Threshold30Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Nishant Roy Bombarde
42Comeback WOOL E10Animation FilmSumanta Ghosh
43Tokri (The Basket)15Animation FilmSuresh Eriyat

10th BIFFES- Bengaluru International Film Festival- February 22 – March 01, 2018.

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Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017

10th edition of BIFFES, the Bengaluru International Film Festival to be held during February 22 – March 01, 2018.
The 10th  edition of BIFFES being organized by the Karnataka Chalanachitra (Film) Academy for Government of Karnataka at Bengaluru, will be held from February 22 – to March 01, 2018 will have different sections viz:
1. Cinema of the World
2. Asian Cinema
3. Chitrabharati (Indian Cinema)
4. Kannada cinema
5. Retrospectives
6. Country Focus
7. Grand Classics
8. Homages
9. FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) award winners
10. Network for promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award winners
11. Bio-Pics
The festival will also host various forums for academic interactions like seminars, Workshops, Master classes etc., for the benefit of film professionals, discerning audiences and students on different aspects of cinema.
The last date for submitting films has been extended to 6th Januaru.2017









15th MIFF 2018-Mumbai International Film Festival -Films in Prism -National section

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LIST OF FILMS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL-PRISM SECTION IN MIFF-2018
Sr. No.Title In EnglishDuration in minutesCategoryDirector
1Tales from our Childhood69Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Mukul Haloi
2Breaking All The Way88Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Sunita Malpani
3A Ballad of Maladies84Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Tushar Madhav & Sarvnik Kaur
4THE PIONEERING DUO – KRISHNAN PANJU92Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)G. Dhananjayan
5The Tribal Scoop60Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)Beeswaranjan Pradhan
6Nakusa ‘Unwanted’ is My Name21Documentary film (upto 60 minutes)Shijith V.P.
7Prabhakar Pendharkar – A Midas Touch52Documentary film (upto 60 minutes)Yashaswini Godse
8Mrityubhoj – The Death Feast52Documentary film (upto 60 minutes)Akanksha Sood Singh
9Makaan (A temporary shelter)36Documentary film (upto 60 minutes)Salik Ansari
10SAKHARAM18Documentary film (upto 60 minutes)SARTHAK BHASIN
11The Jowar Ballad30Documentary film (upto 60 minutes)Laxminarayan Devda
12Mother30Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Tarun Jain
13Broken Flowers35Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Tushnik Chaudhuri
14Starling’s Nest17Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Shreyas Dasharathe
15Jyoti and Joymoti27Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Syed Mehdi Jahan
16Sex with a monk and other stories31Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Sounak Kar
17The Germ8Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Jayeshlal K, Linda Susan Mathew & Nazeer M Sab
18THE WAVE19Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)AJAY SHAJI
19Uncalled21Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Umesh Mohan Bagade
20The Market10Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Yashowardhan Mishra
214 Tamarinds and Toffees13Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Pranjali D. Upadhye
22SILENT LANGUAGE6Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)S Raja
23Medium24Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Vicky Barmecha
24Vacuum13Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)Ashok Moorthy

15th MIFF 2018-Mumbai International Film Festival - Films in Prism -International Section

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LIST OF FILM SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL PRISM SECTION IN MIFF-2018
Sr No.Title In EnglishCountryDuration in minsCategoryDirector
1The Fish curryIndia12Animation FilmAbhishek Verma
209 09 FIndia5Animation FilmAvinash Medhe
3The Saints of SinIndia81
(85)
Documentary Film (Any Duration)Amiruddha Sen
4Pushkar MythsIndia100Documentary Film (Any Duration)Kamal Swaroop
5THE EXILEIndia19
(18)
Documentary Film (Any Duration)Harsh Virag
6Perween Rahman: The Rebel OptimistPakistan66Documentary Film (Any Duration)Mahera Omar
7And the alley she whitewashed in light blueIsrael72Documentary Film (Any Duration)Nili Portugali
8#Uploading_holocaustIsrael75Documentary Film (Any Duration)Sagi Bornstein & Udi Nir
9Zen and BonesJapan126Documentary Film (Any Duration)Nakamura Takayuki
10My GrandmotherIndia19Documentary Film (Any Duration)Madhavi Wageshwari
11Iyakunar Sigaram K. BalachanderIndia103
(98)
Documentary Film (Any Duration)Manohar Singh Bisht
12BORN BEHIND BARSIndia52Documentary Film (Any Duration)Malati Rao
13AdnyatIndia15Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Santosh Davakhar
14The School BagIndia15Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Dheeraj Jindal
15A MomentIndia40Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Rohit James
16ZiaIndia12Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.Jineesh
17Afternoon CloudsIndia13Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Payal Kapadia
18TremorsIndia14Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Shivangi Mittal
19KODESIANIndia14Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Pradeep Nair
20Crazy MoonIndia/UK10Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mints.)Meneka Das

120th birthday of Sergei Eisenstein

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Today is the 120th birthday of Sergei Eisenstein known as the father of montage technique in filmmaking.
Google celebrated the 120th birth anniversary of this great filmmaker with a doodle. 
Montage is a technique in editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. Eisenstein’s films had political themes and Google Doodle in its website added that “his films were also revolutionary in another sense, as he often depicted the struggle of downtrodden workers against the ruling class”.
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Oscar Nominations for 90th Annual Awards 2018 were announced

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Oscar nominations for the 90th annual awards were announced on Tuesday morning from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis, joined by Academy President John Bailey announced the Academy Awards nominations in twenty four categories.
Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” received with 13 nominations. “Dunkirk” followed  with eight and Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”with seven. All three films earned best picture nominations. The rest of the category was rounded out by “Call Me By Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Get Out,” “Phantom Thread,” “Lady Bird,” and “The Post.”
The Academy Awards will be announced on March 4
dunkirk എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം.shape of water എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം        ladybird movie എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം

LIST OF OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2018 
Best Picture:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Darkest Hour”
“Dunkirk”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”
“Phantom Thread”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Lead Actor:
Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Phantom Thread”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Lead Actress:
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Meryl Streep, “The Post”

Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Supporting Actress:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Octavia Spencer, “The Shape of Water”
Director:
“Dunkirk,” Christopher Nolan
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“Phantom Thread,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro

Animated Feature:
“The Boss Baby,” Tom McGrath, Ramsey Ann Naito
“The Breadwinner,” Nora Twomey, Anthony Leo
“Coco,” Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson
“Ferdinand,” Carlos Saldanha
“Loving Vincent,” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart, Hugh Welchman

Animated Short:
“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, Kobe Bryant
“Garden Party,” Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon
“Lou,” Dave Mullins, Dana Murray
“Negative Space,” Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata
“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh, Jan Lachauer

Adapted Screenplay:
“Call Me by Your Name,” James Ivory
“The Disaster Artist,” Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
“Logan,” Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green
“Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin
“Mudbound,” Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Original Screenplay:
“The Big Sick,” Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
“Get Out,” Jordan Peele
“Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig
“The Shape of Water,” Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Martin McDonagh

Cinematography:
“Blade Runner 2049,” Roger Deakins
“Darkest Hour,” Bruno Delbonnel
“Dunkirk,” Hoyte van Hoytema
“Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison
“The Shape of Water,” Dan Laustsen

Best Documentary Feature:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Steve James, Mark Mitten, Julie Goldman
“Faces Places,” JR, Agnès Varda, Rosalie Varda
“Icarus,” Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan
“Last Men in Aleppo,” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed, Soren Steen Jepersen
“Strong Island,” Yance Ford, Joslyn Barnes

Best Documentary Short Subject:
“Edith+Eddie,” Laura Checkoway, Thomas Lee Wright
“Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Frank Stiefel
“Heroin(e),” Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Kerrin Sheldon
“Knife Skills,” Thomas Lennon
“Traffic Stop,” Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

Best Live Action Short Film:
“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk
“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, Josh Lawson
“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, Rachel Shenton
“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, Tobias Rosen

Best Foreign Language Film:
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile)
“The Insult” (Lebanon)
“Loveless” (Russia)
“On Body and Soul (Hungary)
“The Square” (Sweden)

Film Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“I, Tonya,” Tatiana S. Riegel
“The Shape of Water,” Sidney Wolinsky
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Jon Gregory

Sound Editing:
“Baby Driver,” Julian Slater
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mark Mangini, Theo Green
“Dunkirk,” Alex Gibson, Richard King
“The Shape of Water,” Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Ren Klyce, Matthew Wood

Sound Mixing:
“Baby Driver,” Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin
“Blade Runner 2049,” Mac Ruth, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hephill
“Dunkirk,” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo
“The Shape of Water,” Glen Gauthier, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Stuart Wilson, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick

Production Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Sarah Greenwood; Katie Spencer
“Blade Runner 2049,” Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola
“Darkest Hour,” Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
“Dunkirk,” Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
“The Shape of Water,” Paul D. Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin, Shane Vieau

Original Score:
“Dunkirk,” Hans Zimmer
“Phantom Thread,” Jonny Greenwood
“The Shape of Water,” Alexandre Desplat
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” John Williams
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Carter Burwell

Original Song:
“Mighty River” from “Mudbound,” Mary J. Blige
“Mystery of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name,” Sufjan Stevens
“Remember Me” from “Coco,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Stand Up for Something” from “Marshall,” Diane Warren, Common
“This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman,” Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Makeup and Hair:
“Darkest Hour,” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
“Victoria and Abdul,” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
“Wonder,” Arjen Tuiten

Costume Design:
“Beauty and the Beast,” Jacqueline Durran
“Darkest Hour,” Jacqueline Durran
“Phantom Thread,” Mark Bridges
“The Shape of Water,” Luis Sequeira
“Victoria and Abdul,” Consolata Boyle

Visual Effects:
“Blade Runner 2049,” John Nelson, Paul Lambert, Richard R. Hoover, Gerd Nefzer
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, Dan Sudick
“Kong: Skull Island,” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, Mike Meinardus
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,”  Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Corbould, Neal Scanlan
“War for the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Joel Whist



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MIFF 2018 to screen over 430 documentary and short films
  • Oscar nominee documentary 'I Am Not Your Negro' is the opening film
  • Golden Conch Award cash prize doubled.

 Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films ( MIFF ) is being organized by the Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. will be inaugurated on 28 January, 2018 at  NCPA Mumbai.   The seven day  long festival will showcase nearly 430 documentary, short and animation films from over 40 countries.  
Golden Conch Award cash prize doubled.
Giving a major boost to the documentary movement, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has approved doubling of prize money for the Golden Conch Award winning Best Documentary Film in the International Competition to Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakhs) from the earlier Rs 500,000 (Rs 5 lakhs). 
Golden Conch, Silver Conch and trophies with handsome cash awards are part of the competition in categories like Best Documentary, Best Short Fiction and Best Animation film.  Besides, technical awards will be given for Best Cinematography, Editing and Sound Design.  Other highlights are the Pramod Pati Special Jury award, Best Student Film and Best Debut film award all of which carry trophy and cash awards.  Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA) and the Government of Maharashtra, through Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari join hands with Films Division in instituting awards.
Films packages
Besides the contemporary films vying for top honours in the International and National Competition,  MIFF will showcase best documentary short and animation films produced in India and abroad under special packages including Jury retrospectives and Best of Fests.  
The Animation Package includes films of Ivan Maximov of Russia, Baret Ilk of Turkey and Lea Zagury of Brazil.  A special package of French Shorts and Experimental films curated by Gabriele Brennen of the 3iS International Institute for Image and Sound, Paris will be screened on 29th.  The Best of the Fests package includes films sourced from top documentary film festivals like Berlinale, HotDocs, Canada,  Melbourne Documentary Festival and Guanajuato Film Festival, Mexico.  A retrospective of veteran Iranian film maker - Rakshan Benietemad, will include 3 documentaries from 3 decades.  Other retrospectives will cover works of French film maker Dominic Dubosc, Mudhushree Dutta and noted animator Bhimsain Khurana.  There are also special film packages from the North East and Jammu & Kashmir.
To add flavour and substance to the festival, workshops, master classes, lecture-demonstrations and panel discussions on topics of interest will take place during MIFF 2018. Nandan Saxena will be conducting a 4 day workshop on 'Non-fiction cinematography'
Another important feature of MIFF 2018 is students' participation. Student films of FTII, Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute, Whistling Woods, MGR Film & TV Institute, Prayasam, State University of Rohtak, National Institute of Design will be screened during the festival.
The Opening Film'I Am Not Your Negro', the 2017 Oscar nominated documentary എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം
'I Am Not Your Negro', the 2017 Oscar nominated documentary on American Civil Rights Movement, that has won top awards in Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and 8 other international festivals, will be the opening film of MIFF 2018.  The 93 minute documentary written by James Baldwin and directed by Raoul Peck connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present.
V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
The coveted V Shantaram lifetime Achievement Award for promotion of documentary movement in India will be conferred upon an eminent documentary film maker chosen by an independent jury. The Award money for the Lifetime Achievement award has also been doubled from Rs 500,000 (Rs 5 lakhs) to Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakhs).  All together cash awards of Rs 5.8 million (Rs 58 lakhs) will be given away during MIFF 2018.
While feature films generally address the entertainment needs of people, documentaries fill up the information needs of people.  In a bid to make MIFF a people’s festival, the delegate fee has been kept at a modest Rs 300 while there will be no fee for film studies and mass communication student delegates.
The screenings will be held in the theatres in Films Division complex, 24-Pedder Road, Mumbai and nearby Russian Culture Centre from January 29, 2017. Come to Mumbai and celebrate the documentary movement.  For media / delegate registrations visit www.miff.in
MIFF 2018 - SPECIAL PACKAGES
Special Packages
Curator
Special package of SAARC docs & shorts (30 films) )
Reena Mohan

Homage to Murray Lerner, USA  (3 films)
Premraj (Films Division)

Brazilian Animation Films special package  (29 films)
Dhvani Desai

Turkish Animation special package  (23 films)
Berat Ilk | Dhvani Desai

Documentaries by women filmmakers of The Philippines (6 documentaries)
Reena Mohan

French Shorts & Experimental Films  (22 films)
Gabriele Brennen

Special package of Cuban Films  (14 films)
(directed by veteran documentary maker Santiago Alvarez)  
P N Ramachandra


JURY FOR MIFF 2018
Dominique Dubosc,  veteran film maker from France
Elisa Paloschi, award winning documentary film maker from Canada.
Berat Ilk, animation film maker and academic from Turkey
Baby Ruth Villarama, leading documentary film maker of South East Asian Region
Pierre Assouline, writer, author and an Indo-phile from France. (producer of Vanaprastham (1999)

Haobam Paban Kumar, National Film Award winning film maker from Manipur
P Sukumaran Nair, writer, director and film maker in Malayalam, Trivandrum
Arun Chaddha,  Award winning documentary film maker,  Delhi NCR
Maithili Rao, veteran film critic and columnist,  Mysore
Ashish Kulkarni, FICCI Entertainment Division (Animation),  Mumbai
MIFF-2018 - List of Awards
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Best Documentary Film  
(Top Award of the Festival | Any duration)
Golden Conch + Rs.10,00,000
Best Short Fiction Film (up to 45 minutes)
Silver Conch    + Rs.5,00,000
Best Animation Film
Silver Conch    + Rs.5,00,000
Pramod Pati Special Jury Award (1)
Trophy           +  Rs 1,00,000

NATIONAL COMPETITION
Best Documentary Film (above 60 minutes) (2)
Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000
Best Documentary film (below 60 minutes)  (2)
Silver conch + Rs.5,00,000
Best Short Fiction (upto 45 minutes)
Silver conch + Rs.3,00,000
Best Animation Film
Silver conch + Rs.3,00,000
Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (Govt of Maharashtra)
Trophy + Rs.1,00,000
Films Division – IDPA Vijaya Mulay Tropy for the  Best Student Film
Trophy + Rs.1,00,000
* Prize money of Golden Conch and Silver Conch awards to be shared equally between Director and Producer wherever applicable

TECHNICAL AWARDS (Common to International/National Categories)
Best Cinematography
Rs.3,00,000
Best Editing
Rs.3,00,000
Best Sound Design
Rs.3,00,000

V SHANTARAM LIFE TIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD
for Contribution to Documentary Movement in India  (to be given at the Inaugural function)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Trophy, Shawl, Citation + Rs.10,00,000
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15th Mumbai International Film Festival 2018 -V.Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed to Shyam Benegal

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 The V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Shorts & Animation Films – MIFF 2018, conferred upon veteran film maker Shyam Benegal.  The award carrying a Trophy, a shawl, citation and cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakhs) was presented at MIFF’s valedictory function.Austrian filmmaker Stefan Bohuns documentary "Brother Jakob, Are You Sleeping?" won the prestigious Golden Conch award for the best documentary in the International Competition.The Golden Conch award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 million (Rs 10 lakh).

 shyam benegal എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം                           Stefan Bohun


AwardAward MoneyEntry No.CategoryDuration
(in minutes)
CountryNameTitle of the FilmCitation
Technical Awards (Common to International / National Categories)
Best Sound DesignRs.3,00,000 + Trophy + CertificateI0179Documentary Film (Any Duration)56FinlandPinja MustajokiMy Secret Forest
(Salainen Metsani)
The deliberate sound design is used as a cinematic treatment to bridge the audience to personally connect with the inner world of a young autistic man coming of age.
Best EditingRs.3,00,000 + Trophy + CertificateN0388Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)25IndiaKislayInstaStoriesFor innovative use of editing as a narrative process itself. Through a short film it reveals the possible addiction to new means of communication.
Best CinematographyRs.3,00,000 + Trophy + CertificateI0137Documentary Film (Any Duration)96IndiaAmit MadhesiyaThe Cinema TravellersCinematography brings to life characters striving to survive as we all are. The visual representation of the story successfully defines the place, the characters, and the world of celluloid that is challenged by changing technology.
National Competition
Films Division – IDPA Vijaya Mulay Tropy for the Best Student Film Rs.1,00,000 + Trophy + CertificateN0124Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)26IndiaShreyas DashratheWhitering House
(Bismaar Ghar)
For conveying ageing citizens painful move from their crumbling house full of memories to a soul less apartment with all modern amenities.
Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (Govt of Maharashtra) Rs.1,00,000 + Trophy + CertificateN0062Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)18IndiaRanjan ChandelBeloved
(Jaan Jigar)
For exposing the threat of moral policing to fundamental freedom of youth through a well crafted story.
Best Animation Film : Rs.3,00,000 + Silver Conch + Certificate
DirectorRs.1,50,000 + Silver conch + CertificateN0335Animation Film15IndiaSuresh EriyatThe Basket
(Tokri)
For its character design, lighting and the disappearing techniques of stop – motion animation.
ProducerRs.1,50,000 + CertificateNilima Eriyat
Best Short Fiction (upto 45 minutes) : Silver conch + Rs.3,00,000
DirectorRs.1,50,000 + Silver conch + CertificateN0346Short Fiction Film (upto 45 mins.)26IndiaPrantik BasuSakhisonaFor weaving together a contemporary story and legends of the past through music and sculpture.
ProducerRs.1,50,000 + CertificateFTII, Pune
Certificate of Merit
Jury Special MentionCertificate to DirectorN0560Documentary Film (above 60 minutes)70IndiaBiju Toppo & MeghnathNaachi Se BaanchiFor the advocacy of preserving the tradion of tribal culture.
Certificate to ProducerFilms Division
Jury Special MentionCertificate to DirectorN0491Documentary Film (upto 60 minutes)28IndiaSwati ChakrabortyI Am JeejaFor celebrating an exceptional woman for asserting the rights of the disabled.
Certificate to ProducerRajiv Mehrotra
Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT)
Best Documentary film (below 60 minutes) : Silver conch + Rs.5,00,000
DirectorRs.2,50,000 + Silver conch + CertificateN0204Documentary film (below 60 minutes) 57IndiaBobo KhuraijamIma SabitriFor the aesthetic vibrancy that takes us into the intimate world of a celebrated theatre actress.
ProducerRs.2,50,000 + CertificateGurumayum Ranita
Best Documentary Film (above 60 minutes) : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000
DirectorRs.2,50,000 + Silver conch + CertificateN0450Documentary film (above 60 minutes) 112IndiaR V RamaniSanthal Family to Mill Re-callFor creating a multilayered narrative that takes us into the process of revisiting the legacy of an iconic artist.
ProducerRs.2,50,000 + Certificate
International Competition Section





Pramod Pati Special Jury Award : Rs 1,00,000 + Trophy
DirectorRs.50,000 + Trophy + Certificate
Rs.16,666/- each
I0167Pramod Pati Special Jury Award45India1. Saurabh Kanti Dutta,
2. Farha Kanti,
3. Santrupa Santra
I Am BonnieThe commitment and bravery of the film makers to put the spotlight on a transgender man deprived of dignity by his own society. Despite its technical limitations, the film is essential viewing to highlight human resilience and challenge the moral compass and hypocrisy of a flawed society.
ProducerRs.50,000 + CertificateFilms Division
Best Animation Film : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000NO AWARD
Best Short Fiction Film (up to 45 minutes) : Silver Conch + Rs.5,00,000
DirectorRs.1,25,000 + Silver Conch + CertificateI0003Short Fiction Film
(up to 45 minutes)
22IndiaAmar KaushikThe Grandfather
(Aaba)
A subtle yet powerful film that brings a simple story to life of an intimate family existence. The film maker successfully captures life and death in its most natural form.
ProducerRs.1,25,000 + Certificate
(Rs.62,500 to each Producer)
1. Raj Kumar Gupta
2. Mitul Dikshit
SHARED
DirectorRs.1,25,000 + Silver Conch + CertificateI0055Short Fiction Film
(up to 45 minutes)
15South KoreaNakyung KimMy Turn
(Nae Chalye)
An effective ensemble of cinematic elements which turn the experience of pregnancy into an unusual situation where motherhood is presented with unexpected rules that bring pain that we feel.
ProducerRs.1,25,000 + Certificate
(Rs.62,500 to each Producer)
1. Seunghyun Lee
2. Soonsang
Certificate of Merit
Certificate of MeritCertificate to DirectorI0137Documentary Film (Any Duration)96IndiaShirley Abraham & Amit MadhesiyaThe Cinema TravellersFor its commitment to a consistent visual style which clearly defines the narrative goal of taking the audience on a cinematic journey into the world of travelling cinema and the people who try to keep it alive.
Certificate to Producer
Best Documentary Film : Golden Conch + Rs.10,00,000 (Top Award of the Festival | Any duration)
DirectorRs.5,00,000 + Golden Conch + CertificateI0155Best Documentary Film86AustriaStefan BohunBrother Jakob, Are You Listening?
(Bruder Jakob, schalfst du noch?)
A deconstruction of pain that transcends time to bring closure to a grieving family. The narrative emphasizes time itself through the deliberate use of prolonged shots and archival footage which opens the cracks in the perfect image of a family that have faced the suicide of their brother. Its a wakeup call to notice the things unsaid.
ProducerRs.5,00,000 + Certificate Ralph Wieser

10th BIFFES-Bengaluru International Film Festival 2018 -February 22 to March 01.

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The Tenth edition, to be held during February 22- March 01, 2018, in Bengaluru and will have different sections . Selection of films has been finalised .
  1. Asian Cinema Competition
  2. Chitrabharati (Indian Cinema) Competition
  3. Kannada cinema Competition
  4. Retrospectives
  5. Country Focus
  6. Grand Classics
  7. Homages & Remembrances
  8. FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) award winners
  9. Network for promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award winners
  10. Bio Pics
  11. 10th Biffes Festival Theme based films (Festival Theme – `Human Rights and Social Justice`).
Like in the previous editions Competitive sections for Asian, Indian and Kannada Cinema will also be held with handsome Cash prizes.
The festival will also host various forums for academic interactions on Filmmaking & Film Appreciation like seminars, Workshops, Master classes etc., for the benefit of film professionals, discerning audiences and students on different aspects of cinema.
We invite filmmakers, film fraternity, film critics & International and National film distribution agencies/companies to participate in this 10th edition of BIFFES. We sincerely hope the film lovers will utilize this opportunity to enroll as delegates and enjoy the contemporary world cinema and the classics.
The list of films selected in different competion sections are given below.







summer blooms film from japan എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം             പാതിരക്കാലം പ്രിയനന്ദനൻ ഫിലിം എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം











65th National film Awards -Entries invited- last date 2-03-2018- compulsory to register the film online

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The last date of filling the online entry form is 2nd March, 2018. The last date of receiving the hard copy of the filled online form along with the requisite materials is 5th March, 2018 ( NOTE : Both the versions of application form submitted by the applicants must be same).

Regulation of 65th National Film Awards 2017 -follow the link for details :

All people sending entries for the 65th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS, it is compulsory to register the film online, and submit the online application form ONLY. 2 copies of the final submitted online application form are to be be printed and sent to DFF by post along with the necessary documents and material.

ആമി Aami -Malayalam Film directed by Kamal - a review

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Aami -Malayalam Film based on Madhavikutty's -Kamala Das's-writings,My Story etc and directed by Kamal- A review 
ആമി
ഒരു നല്ല സിനിമാനുഭവം -മീര
എനിക്കറിയാവുന്ന ഒരെഴുത്തുകാരനോ,എഴുത്തുകാരിയോ, ആത്മ കഥയുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ 'എന്റെ കഥ'പോലെ ,യാഥാർഥ്യങ്ങളും ഭാവനയും, ഇഴചേർത്തു ഒരു സാഹിത്യ കൃതി രചിച്ചിട്ടില്ല .
യാഥാർഥ്യങ്ങളെന്നു തോന്നിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ,മാധവികുട്ടി തന്നെ സൃഷ്ട്ടിച്ച , മറ്റൊരു ലോകം പലപ്പോഴും അവർക്കു നേരെ തിരിഞ്ഞു നിന്നിരുന്നു .പക്ഷെ അങ്ങനെ എഴുതാനുള്ള തന്റെ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനു ഒരു വിലക്കും വിലങ്ങും മാധവികുട്ടിയെന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരി സ്വയം ഏർപ്പെടുത്തിയുമില്ല. സാഹിത്യത്തിൽ ഒരു പുതിയ പന്ഥാവ് അവർ തുറക്കുകയായിരുന്നു .ഒഴുക്കിനെതിരെ നീന്താൻ അവരെ പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചത് ഒരു പക്ഷെ 
സ്വന്തം ജീവിതാനുഭവങ്ങളായിരിക്കാം
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എന്റെ കഥയെന്ന മാധവിക്കുട്ടിയുടെ ആത്മകഥാംശമുള്ള രചനയെ പ്രധാനമായും അവലംബിച്ചു കമൽ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത സിനിമയാണ് ആമി . സാമ്പ്രദായിക രീതിയിൽ തുടക്കം മുതൽ ഒടുക്കം വരെ നൈരന്തര്യമുള്ള ഒരു കഥ പറച്ചിൽ രീതിയല്ല ഇതിന്റെ രചനയിൽ കമൽ സ്വീകരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് .ഭൂത വർത്തമാന കാലത്തെ ആമിയുടെ ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക്, മനപ്പൂർവം ക്രമം തെറ്റിച്ചു തന്നെ, നമ്മളെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു .യാഥാർഥ്യവും ഭ്രമാത്മകതയും-സത്യവും ,മിഥ്യയും - ഇടകലർത്തിയുള്ള ആ കഥ പറച്ചിൽ രീതിയിലെ ക്രാഫ്റ്റാണ് രണ്ടര മണിക്കൂറുകളോളം കാണികളെ പിടിച്ചിരുത്തുന്നതും .കാന്തികമായ ആകർഷണവും ഭ്രമാത്മകതയുമുള്ളതാണ് എന്റെ കഥയുടെ prologue എന്ന് കണക്കാവുന്ന 'ഒരു കുരുവിയുടെ ദുരന്തം' .അതിങ്ങനെ തുടങ്ങുന്നു ."കുറെ വർഷങ്ങൾക്കു മുൻപ് ഒരു ദിവസം ഉച്ചക്ക് ശേഷം എന്റെ മുറിയുടെ കിളി വാതിലിലൂടെ ഒരു കുരുവി ഉള്ളിലേക്ക് പറന്നു വന്നു .അതിന്റെ മാറ് ചുറ്റിത്തിരിഞ്ഞിരുന്ന പങ്കായിൽ ചെന്നിടിച്ചു കിളി തെറിച്ചു പോയി .ജാലകത്തിന്റെ സ്ഫടികത്തിൽ തട്ടി ,നിമിഷങ്ങളോളം അതിന്മേൽ പറ്റിപിടിച്ചിരുന്നു.കുരുവിയുടെ നെഞ്ചിൽ നിന്നും രക്തം വാർന്നു സ്ഫടികത്തിന്മേൽ പടർന്നു .ഇന്ന് എന്റെ രക്തം ഈ കടലാസിലേക്ക് വാർന്നു വീഴട്ടെ ,ആ രക്തം കൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ എഴുതട്ടെ". കമലിന്റെ ആമിയും തുടങ്ങുന്നത് അവിടെയാണ്.
രാധ-കൃഷ്ണ സങ്കല്പത്തിന്റെ പൊരുളിലേക്കു ആഴ്ന്നിറങ്ങുന്ന പ്രമേയം . ഭദ്രമായ രൂപം മാത്രം പോരാ രൂപവുംഭാവവും എങ്ങനെ സമന്വയിപ്പിക്കണമെന്നത് സംവിധാന കലയിലെ കൗശലമാണ്. കമൽ ആമിയിൽ ആ കൗശല വൈദഗ്ധ്യം കണ്ടെത്തി . 'ഒരു സ്ത്രീക്കും സുരക്ഷിതത്വം നൽകുവാൻ മക്കൾക്കും ബന്ധുമിത്രാദികൾക്കും സാദ്ധ്യമല്ല. എന്ന് എനിക്ക് അക്കാലത്തു മനസ്സിലായി .....സ്ത്രീയുടെ ശരീരത്തിനു മാത്രമല്ല സുരക്ഷിതത്വം ആവശ്യമുള്ളത് ,അവളുടെ ആത്‌മാവിനും അത് ആവശ്യമാണ് ...സ്ത്രീക്ക് തന്റെ പുരുഷൻ ഈശ്വരനാണ് ; ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനാണ് .അയാളിലുള്ള ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെയാണ് അവൾ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നത് "(മാധവികുട്ടി -എന്റെ കഥ) മാധവികുട്ടിയെന്ന കമല വളർന്ന പുന്നയൂർക്കുളത്തെ വീട്ടു മുറ്റത്തെ സർപ്പക്കാവും , മുറ്റത്തു ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്ന നീർമാതളപ്പൂക്കളും അവൾക്കു ലഭിച്ച വലിയ സൗഭാഗ്യങ്ങളാണ് .അന്നവൾ കൂടെ കൂട്ടിയ കൃഷ്ണൻ അവളുടെ സുരക്ഷിതത്വത്തിനായി എപ്പോഴും അവളുടെ കൂടെയുണ്ടായിരുന്നു .എപ്പോഴൊക്കെ ആമിക്ക് സ്വന്തം സുരക്ഷിതത്വം നഷ്ട്ടപെടുന്നെന്നു തോന്നുന്നുണ്ടോ അപ്പോഴൊക്കെ അവളോടൊപ്പം കൃഷ്ണനെ കൂട്ടിനു വിടുന്നതിൽ സംവിധായകൻ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്നുണ്ട് . തിരക്കിൽ മുങ്ങുന്ന കൊൽക്കൊത്തയുടെ തെരുവുകളിൽ കലാപം അതിന്റെ ഭ്രാന്തമായ രൂപങ്ങളിൽ നിൽക്കുമ്പോഴും ,ദാസിന്റെ അവഗണയിൽ ശ്വാസം മുട്ടി തിരികെ പുന്നയൂർകുളത്തിലേക്ക് പോയാലോ എന്ന് മനസ്സ് പറയുമ്പോഴും അവളോടൊപ്പം സ്നേഹ ആശ്വാസങ്ങളോടെ കൃഷ്ണൻ ഉണ്ട് .അലി അക്ബറുടെ സ്നേഹത്തിലെ കാപട്യം ആമിയെ തളർത്തുമ്പോഴും കൃഷ്ണ സാമീപ്യം കൊണ്ട് അവൾ ആശ്വാസം കണ്ടെത്തുന്നു .കൃഷ്ണൻ ആമിയെ ഒരിക്കൽ പോലും കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുന്നുമില്ല .ആമിക്ക് ഏതാണോ ശരിയെന്നു തോന്നുന്നത് അത് പിൻ തുടരാനാണ് കൃഷ്ണൻ അവളോട് പറയുന്നത് .അതാണ് ആമിയുടെ കൃഷ്ണൻ, .ആമിയുടെ ദൈവം ,ആമിയുടെ രക്ഷകൻ . കൃഷ്ണനുമൊത്തുള്ള രംഗങ്ങളെ യഥാർത്ഥ ഫാന്റസിയുടെ മറക്കുള്ളിൽ കടന്നു കയറി ആരെങ്കിലും കാണാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അവർ സിനിമക്ക് പുറത്തു പോയിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു . 
ഇത്രയും പ്രസിദ്ധയായ ,സമകാലീക മൂല്യങ്ങൾക്ക് വിപരീതമായി സഞ്ചരിച്ച ഒരെഴുത്തുകാരിയുടെ കൃതി സിനിമയാക്കുന്നത് ഒരു പരീക്ഷ തന്നെയാണ് .ആ പരീക്ഷയിൽ കമൽ വിജയിച്ചു .ഇതൊരു പൂർണ്ണ സിനിമയാണെന്നല്ല പറഞ്ഞു വരുന്നത് .പരിമിതികൾക്കകത്തു നിന്ന് പൂർണത വരുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സിനിമ .ഒരു തിരക്കഥക്കും പൂർണമായി പിടികൊടുക്കുന്ന ഒരു കഥാപത്രമല്ല മാധവികുട്ടിയെന്ന എഴുത്തുകാരിയും ആമിയെന്ന കഥാപാത്രവും.ആമിയുടെ കാഴ്ചകളിലെ ഗൃഹാതുരത്വത്തിന്റെ സ്പന്ദനങ്ങൾ ,ആ ഗ്രാമീണ നിഷ്കളങ്കത തുർച്ചയായി നമുക്ക് അനുഭവിക്കാൻ പാകത്തിൽ തിരക്കഥയിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട് .കുട്ടിയായ ആമിയുടെ അത്ഭുതമായ പുന്നയൂർകുളത്തെ തറവാട്ടിലെ സഹ ജീവികൾ .അവിടത്തെ പല തരക്കാരായ ജോലിക്കാര്‍, ജാനു, പുറംപണിക്കാരി വള്ളി എന്ന ദളിത് സ്ത്രീ.സാമ്പ്രദായിക പെരുമാറ്റ ചട്ടങ്ങളുള്ള ഒരു തറവാട്ടിൽ ,ജാതി വ്യവസ്ഥ നിലനില്‍ക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്ഥലത്ത്, അത് ഉൾകൊള്ളാൻ കഴിയാതെ, ചോദ്യങ്ങളുമായി നടക്കുന്ന ആമി എന്ന കുട്ടി. ആമിയുടെ നിഷ്കളങ്ക ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ നമ്മെ പലപ്പോഴും ഉലയ്ക്കും.പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ജാതി കോമരങ്ങൾ ഉറഞ്ഞു തുള്ളുന്ന ഇക്കാലത്തു ഈ സിനിമ കാണുമ്പോൾ.

ആമി FILM എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രംആമിയെ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന മഞ്ജു വാര്യരുടെ അഭിനയജീവിതത്തിലെ ഏറ്റവും അഭിമാനിക്കാവുന്ന ഒരു സിനിമ യാണ് ആമി.മഞ്ജുവിനു മാത്രമല്ല അഭിമാനിക്കാവുന്നത് ,ആമിയുടെ ബാല്യ കൗമാര വേഷങ്ങൾ ചെയ്ത രണ്ടു കുട്ടികളും -ആഞ്‌ജലീനയും ,നീലാഞ്ജനയും. പുന്നയൂർകുളത്തെ മുറ്റത്തെ ആമിയുടെ നിഷ്കളങ്കതക്കു ഒട്ടു മങ്ങലേൽപ്പിക്കാതെ അതിന്റെ മിതത്വത്തിൽ കുട്ടിക ള്‍ ഒതുങ്ങി നിന്നു.
മഞ്ജു വാര്യരെ സിനിമയിൽ എങ്ങും കാണാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞില്ല ,ആമിയെയും, കമലയെയും, കമല ദാസിനെയും കമല സുരയ്യയെയും സിനിമയിൽ ഉടനീളം കാണാം . ‘വളരെയേറെ തവിട്ട് നിറക്കാരിയായ, മൂന്ന് ഭാഷകള്‍ പറയാൻ അറിയാവുന്ന, രണ്ട് ഭാഷയില്‍ എഴുതാൻ അറിയാവുന്ന, ഒരേയൊരു ഭാഷയിൽ സ്വപ്നം കാണാൻ അറിയാവുന്ന കമലയുടെ ജീവിതം ആവേശിച്ച കഥാപാത്രത്തെ മാത്രം നമുക്ക് കാണാം .കന്മദവും ,ആറാം തമ്പുരാനും മഞ്ജുവിനെ ബാധിച്ചില്ല .ആ ആട ആഭരണങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം ഊരിവച്ചിട്ടാണ് ആ നടി ആമിയുടെ രൂപക്കൂട്ടിൽ കയറുന്നതു .
അമിതമായ അഭിനയങ്ങളിലേക്കും വൈകാരികമായ അംഗ ചലനങ്ങളിലേക്കും പോകാവുന്ന കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളെ നിയന്ത്രിത വൃത്തത്തിനകത്തു നിർത്തുവാൻ കമലിന് കഴിഞ്ഞു . മുരളിയെ മോൾഡ്‌ ചെയ്തു ദാസാക്കിയത് അതിന്റെ ഒരുദാഹരണം മാത്രം .ദാസിനെ പൂർണമായും ഉൾക്കൊള്ളാൻ മുരളിയെ പര്യാപ്തമാക്കി . മറ്റൊരു അത്ഭുതം ടൊവിനോ തോമസ് എന്ന നടനാണ് .മിഥ്യയുടെ പരിവേഷം ഒട്ടും ചോർന്നു പോകാതെ മിതത്വത്തിന്റെ നാലതിരിനുള്ളിൽ കൃഷ്ണനെന്ന സ്നേഹ സ്വരൂപനെ ,രക്ഷാകർത്താവിനെ ,പ്രണയിതാവിനെ ടൊവിനോ അവതരിപ്പിച്ചു .അഭിനയ രംഗത്ത് നമുക്ക് കിട്ടിയ ഒരു സമ്മാനമാണ് ഈ നടൻ. അക്ബർ അലിയെ അവതരിപ്പിച്ച അനൂപ് മേനോനും ,പല തവണ നാം കണ്ടു മടുത്ത ആ നടന്റെ ശൈലിയിൽ നിന്നും വ്യതിരിക്തമായി നിൽക്കുന്നു . മറ്റു രണ്ടു ഘടകങ്ങൾ സിനിമാട്ടോഗ്രഫിയും ,സംഗീതവുമാണ് സിനിമയുടെ വിഷ്വല്‍സ് രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിൽ മധുനീലകണ്ഠൻ എന്ന സിനിമാട്ടോഗ്രാഫറുടെ സൂക്ഷ്മത സിനിമയിൽ ഉടനീളം പ്രകടമാണ് .തീം ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്ന മൂഡും പ്രകാശ വിന്യാസവും അതീവ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ മധു ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ആമിയിൽ തുടക്കം മുതൽ അവസാനംവരെ ഇത് പ്രകടമാണ് .ഏതെങ്കി ലും ഒരു രംഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫ്രെയിം മികച്ചതാണെന്ന് ആർക്കെങ്കിലും തോന്നിയാൽ അതാവും സിനിമാട്ടോഗ്രഫിയുടെ പരാജയം. കണ്ണിമയ്ക്കാതെ സിനിമ കണ്ടിരിക്കാൻ നമ്മളെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഘടകങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നാണ് ദൃശ്യങ്ങളുടെ ഐക രൂപ്യം, സാങ്കേതിക നൈരന്തര്യം. അത് സിനിമയുടെ വിജയത്തിന് അതീവ നിർണായകവുമാണ്. ഗസലിന്റെയും ഹിന്ദുസ്ഥാനി സംഗീതത്തിന്റെയും ആത്‌മാവ്‌ ഒട്ടു ചോരാതെ സംഗീതവും പശ്ചാത്തല സംഗീതവും ഒരുക്കാൻ ജയചന്ദ്രനും ബിജിബാലും മത്സരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട് .സംഗീതം സിനിമയെ ഒരു പടി കൂടി ഉയരാൻ സഹായിച്ചിട്ടുമുണ്ട് .റഫീഖ് അഹമ്മദും,ഗുൽസാറും അവരുടെ ഉയർന്ന ഫോമിൽ തന്നെ രചന നിർവഹിച്ചിട്ടു മുണ്ട് . ശ്രീകർ പ്രസാദ് സിനിമ ഡിജിറ്റൽ ഫോർമാറ്റിലേക്കു മാറുന്ന ഘട്ടത്തിൽ ത്തന്നെ ആ സാങ്കേതിക മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ മുൻനിരക്കാരനായി വന്ന ചിത്ര സന്നിവേശകനാണ് .തിരക്കഥയുടെ സൗന്ദര്യ ശാസ്ത്ര നൈര്യന്തര്യം കത്ത് സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കലാകാരനാണ് നല്ലചിത്ര സന്നിവേശകൻ .ശ്രീകർ പ്രസാദ് ,കമലിന് തുണയായി നിന്ന് ആമിയെ ഒരുക്കി ..

ആമി FILM എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം.എന്റെ കഥ അതെ രൂപത്തിൽ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചിട്ടോ ,എന്റെ കഥ വായിക്കാതെ അതിൽ മറ്റെന്തോ ഉണ്ടെന്ന തോന്നലിലോ ആമി കണ്ടാൽ ചിലർക്കെങ്കിലും ഒരു വിമ്മിട്ടം അനുഭവപ്പെടാം . നിങ്ങളും കാണുക .മാധവിക്കുട്ടിയെ വായിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളവർക്കും കമല യെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നവർക്കും ,നല്ല സിനിമയെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നവർക്കും ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടും.അത്രയ്ക്ക് കൈ ഒതുക്കത്തോടെയാണ് ഈ സിനിമ രചിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് .സിനിമ കാണുന്ന സ്ത്രീകളിൽ പലർക്കും തങ്ങളെ ആമിയിൽ കാണാൻ കഴിയും..മറ്റൊരു മുൻ വിധിയില്ലാതെ ഈ സിനിമ കാണുന്നവരെ ആദ്യ രംഗം മുതൽ തന്നെ കാന്തീകമായ ഒരു ആകർഷണ വലയത്തിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോകാൻ സംവിധായകന് കഴിഞ്ഞു .സിനിമ കണ്ടിറങ്ങുന്നവർക്കു മനസ്സിൽ ഒരു വലിയ ഭാരവുമായെ വീട്ടിലേക്കു പോകാൻ കഴിയു. പ്രിവ്യു കണ്ടിറങ്ങിയപ്പോൾ കേട്ടത് കമലയുടെ സഹോദരി സുലോചനയുടെ പൊട്ടിക്കരച്ചിലും ആമി ഓപ്പേ... എന്ന നിലവിളിയുമാണ് .സുലോചനയുടെ മാനസികാവസ്ഥ മറ്റു സ്ത്രീ പ്രേക്ഷകർക്കും ഉണ്ടായി എന്ന് അവരുടെ മുഖഭാവം കണ്ടാൽ മനസ്സിലാകുമായിരുന്നു .കമൽ പകർത്തിയ ആമിയുടെ തീക്ഷ്ണമായ ജീവിത ദുഃഖാനുഭവങ്ങൾ മറ്റുള്ളവരിലേക്കും പകർന്നു . എന്നോടൊപ്പം സിനിമ കണ്ട നുസൈബ ,എന്റെ വാമ ഭാഗം ,ഞാൻ സിനിമയെ കുറിച്ച് എന്തെങ്കിലും പറയുന്നതിന് മുൻപ് എന്റെ കൈ വിരലുകളിൽ പിടിച്ചിട്ടു പറഞ്ഞു ,നല്ല സിനിമ . ഇത് തന്നെയാണ് സിനിമ .ഹരികുമാറിന്റെ കൈകളിലൂടെ കടന്നുപോയ സൗണ്ട് ട്രാക്കും. വേഷ പകർച്ചക്കു പട്ടണം റഷീദ് നൽകിയ ശ്രദ്ധയും സിനിമയുടെ മറ്റു രണ്ടു മേന്മകളാണ്
സിനിമയെ സൗന്ദര്യ ശാസ്‌ത്രപരമായി വിശകലനം ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്ക് ഒരു നല്ല ചിത്രം കണ്ട സംതൃപ്തിയോടെ തീയേറ്ററിന് പുറത്തിറങ്ങാം.പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയാലും കുറച്ചു നാൾ ആമിയുടെ ബാല്യ -കൗമാര -യൗവന-വാർധ്യക്യ ദിശകളിലെ ജീവിത സമസ്യകൾ അവരെ പിന്തുടരും ,തീർച്ച .. എന്നാൽ കമൽ എന്ന വ്യക്തിയുടെയും മഞ്ജു വാര്യർ എന്ന നടിയുടെയും സിനിമക്ക് പുറത്തുള്ള ജീവിതത്തെ,രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തെ , വ്യക്തി വിരോധത്തിന്റെ കണ്ണട ധരിച്ചു കൊണ്ട് കാണുന്നവർക്കു മാത്രം ചിക്കി ചികഞ്ഞെടുക്കാൻ കുറ്റങ്ങളും കുറവുകളും കണ്ടെത്താം.
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the shape of water by guillermo del toro (usa) എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രംGuillermo Del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER won four Oscars, including major categories best film ,best  director ,production design and original score. The other  award winners of the night were Jordan Peele, who won best original screenplay for GET OUT; Frances Mcdormand and Sam Rockwell, best actress and supporting actor (respectively) for THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI; JAMES IVORY, who won best adapted screenplay for CALL ME BY YOUR NAME; GARY OLDMAN, who won best actor for THE DARKEST HOUR; and ALLISON JANNEY, for best supporting actress for I,TONYA. Guillermo Del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER won best film award but neither win in any of the acting categories, nor did it win original screenplay. photo courtesy :variety

Actor in a Supporting RoleWillem Dafoe, The Florida ProjectWoody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri..Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water..Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World..Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ***WINNER


Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, and Lucy Sibbick, Darkest Hour***WINNER
  • Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard, Victoria & Abdul
  • Arjen Tuiten, Wonder

Costume Design

  • Jacqueline Durran, Beauty and the Beast
  • Jacqueline Durran, Darkest Hour
  • Mark Bridges, Phantom Thread***WINNER
  • Luis Sequeira, The Shape of Water
  • Consolata Boyle, Victoria & Abdul

Documentary Feature

  • Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
  • Faces Places
  • Icarus***WINNER
  • Last Men in Aleppo
  • Strong Island

Sound Editing

  • Julian Slater, Baby Driver
  • Mark Mangini and Theo Green, Blade Runner 2049
  • Richard King and Alex Gibson, Dunkirk***WINNER
  • Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira, The Shape of Water
  • Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Sound Mixing

  • Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin, and Mary H. Ellis, Baby Driver
  • Ron Bartlett, Dough Hemphill, and Mac Ruth, Blade Runner 2049
  • Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landarker, and Gary A. Rizzo, Dunkirk***WINNER
  • Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern, and Glen Gauthier, The Shape of Water
  • David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Stuart Wilson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Production Design

  • Beauty and the Beast (Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer)
  • Blade Runner: 2049 (Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola)
  • Darkest Hour (Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer)
  • Dunkirk (Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis)
  • The Shape of Water (Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin)***WINNER

Foreign Language Film

  • A Fantastic Woman (Chile)***WINNER
  • The Insult (Lebanon)
  • Loveless (Russia)
  • Body and Soul (Hungary)
  • The Square (Sweden)

Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
  • Allison Janney, I, Tonya***WINNER
  • Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
  • Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread
  • Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Animated Short Film

  • Dear Basketball***WINNER
  • Garden Party
  • Lou 
  • Negative Space
  • Revolting Rhymes

Animated Feature Film

  • The Boss Baby
  • The Breadwinner
  • Coco***WINNER
  • Ferdinand
  • Loving Vincent

Visual Effects

  • Blade Runner 2049 (John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Richard R. Hoover)***WINNER
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner, and Dan Sudick)
  • Kong: Skull Island (Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza, and Mike Meinardus)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould)
  • War for the Planet of the Apes (Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, and Joel Whist)

Film Editing

  • Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos, Baby Driver
  • Lee Smith, Dunkirk***WINNER
  • Tatiana S. Riegel, I, Tonya
  • Sidney Wolinsky, The Shape of Water
  • Jon Gregory, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Documentary Short Subject

  • Edith and Eddie
  • Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405**WINNER
  • Heroin(e)
  • Knife Skills
  • Traffic Stop

Live Action Short Film

  • DeKalb Elementary
  • The Eleven O’Clock
  • My Nephew Emmett
  • The Silent Child***WINNER
  • Watu Wote: All of Us

Adapted Screenplay

  • James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name***WINNER
  • Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Disaster Artist
  • Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green, Logan 
  • Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game
  • Virgil Williams and Dee Rees, Mudbound

Original Screenplay

  • Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick
  • Jordan Peele, Get Out***WINNER
  • Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
  • Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, The Shape of Water
  • Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Cinematography

  • Roger A. Deakins, Blade Runner: 2049***WINNER
  • Bruno Delbonnel, Darkest Hour
  • Hoyte van Hoytema, Dunkirk
  • Rachel Morrison, Mudbound
  • Dan Laustsen, The Shape of Water

Original Score

  • Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
  • Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
  • Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water***WINNER
  • John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  • Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Original Song

  • “Mighty River,” Mudbound
  • “Mystery of Love,” Call Me by Your Name
  • “Remember Me,” Coco***WINNER
  • “Stand Up for Something,” Marshall
  • “This Is Me,” The Greatest Showman

Directing

  • Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
  • Jordan Peele, Get Out
  • Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
  • Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
  • Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water***WINNER

Actor in a Leading Role

  • Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
  • Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread
  • Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
  • Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour***WINNER
  • Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Actress in a Leading Role

  • Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
  • Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri***WINNER
  • Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
  • Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
  • Meryl Streep, The Post

Best Picture






71st Cannes film festival running 8-19 May- Everybody Knows (Asghar Farhadi) – opens the fest

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The History of the Palme d’Or2018 Cannes Film Festival Lineup:  Jean-Luc Godard,Asghar Farhadi,Jafar Panahi ,Pawel Pawlikowski, Spike Lee,and 13 more to Compete for Palme d’Or

Official selection

Competition
Everybody Knows (dir: Asghar Farhadi) – opening film
At War (dir: Stéphane Brizé)
Dogman (dir: Matteo Garrone)
Le Livre d’Image (dir: Jean-Luc Godard)
Asako I & II (dir: Ryusuke Hamaguchi)
Sorry Angel (dir: Christophe Honoré)
Girls of the Sun (dir: Eva Husson)
Ash Is Purest White (dir: Jia Zhang-Ke)
Shoplifters (dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda)
Capernaum (dir: Nadine Labaki)
Burning (dir: Lee Chang-Dong)
BlacKKKlansman (dir: Spike Lee)
Under the Silver Lake (dir: David Robert Mitchell)
Three Faces (dir: Jafar Panahi)
Cold War (dir: Pawel Pawlikowski)
Lazzaro Felice (dir: Alice Rohrwacher)
Yomeddine (dir: AB Shawky)
Leto (L’Été) (dir: Kirill Serebrennikov)
Un Certain Regard
Angel Face (dir: Vanessa Filho)
Border (dir: Ali Abbasi)
El Angel (dir: Luis Ortega)
Euphoria (dir: Valeria Golino)
Friend (dir: Wanuri Kahiu)
The Gentle Indifference of the World (dir: Adilkhan Yerzhanov)
Girl (dir: Lukas Dhont)
The Harvesters (dir: Etienne Kallos)
In My Room (dir: Ulrich Köhler)
Little Tickles (dir: Andréa Bescond & Eric Métayer)
My Favorite Fabric (dir: Gaya Jiji)
On Your Knees, Guys (Sextape) (dir: Antoine Desrosières)
Sofia (dir: Meyem Benm’Barek)
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Out of competition
Solo: A Star Wars Story (dir: Ron Howard)
Le Grand Bain (dir: Gilles Lellouche)
Little Tickles (dir: Andréa Bescond & Eric Métayer)
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (dir: Bi Gan)
Midnight screeningsArctic (dir: Joe Penna)
The Spy Gone North (dir: Yoon Jong-Bing)
Special screenings10 Years in Thailand (dir: Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnon Sriphol & Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
The State Against Mandela and the Others (dir: Nicolas Champeaux & Gilles Porte)
O Grande Circo Mistico (dir: Carlo Diegues)
Dead Souls (dir: Wang Bing)
To the Four Winds (dir: Michel Toesca)
La Traversée (dir: Romain Goupil)
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (dir: Wim Wenders).


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Jean-Luc Godard not out @ the age of 88.

65th National Film awards -2017-announced

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The 65th National Film Awards were announced by Shekhar Kapur, the Chairperson of the Jury for feature films, on Friday, the 13th April at NewDelhi.
Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna , Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam), Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese),Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha,Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil Mishra of Madhya Pradesh,Special Mention Award: Marathi Film - Murakhiya; Odia film: Hello RC; Take Off- Malayalam; Pankaj Tripathi bags a Special Mention award for Newton; Malayalam actor Parvathy too gets a special mention,Best Regional Film: Ladhakh, Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Limbu,Best Malayam Film: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ,,Best Hindi Film: Newton,Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi,Best Assamese Film: Ishu, Best Tamil Film: To Let, Best Telugu film: Gazi,Best Gujarati film: DHH, Best Kannada film: Hebbettu Ramakka, Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2, Best choreography: Toilet Ek Prem Katha,(Ganesh Acharya is the choreographer),Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2,Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan(Bengali), Best lyrics for song Muthu Ratna, for Kannada film March 22, Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Kaatru Veliyidai, Background score: A R Rahman for Mom, Best Make Up artist- Ram Razak for Nagar Kirtan, Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan (Malayalam), Best editing: Reema Das (for an Assamese film), Best Original Screenplay:  Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum,Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayankam, to Jairaj, Best Film playback Singer- Shasha Tirupati  (Vaan Varuvaan song), Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas (Viswasapoorvam Manzoor), Best supporting actress - Divya Dutta, Irada (Hindi Film), Best Supporting Actor - Fahadh Faasil(Malayalam),Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom, Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen, Nagar Kirtan, Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi), Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2, Best Film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam)

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Milos Forman and Vittorio Taviani, two great filmmakers, died

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Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, died Saturday. He was 86.

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Italian film director Vittorio Taviani, who with his brother Paolo Taviani created masterpieces of the Italian cinema that claimed top honors at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals, has died at the age of 88.Their first big success came in 1977 when they won the Palm d'Or at Cannes for their film "Padre Padrone," about a shepherd in Sardinia who sought to escape his domineering father by educating himself.
Paying respect to the departed souls.



The 11th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK)2018- entries invited

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idsffk The 11th International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala  (IDSFFK) is scheduled to be held from 20th July to 24th July, 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy responsible for the conduct of the festival invites entries in the following categories: Long Documentary, Short Documentary, Short Fiction , Campus Film, Animation & Music Video. Films produced between 15th May 2017 and 18th May 2018 are eligible for applying. Please visit https://vp.eventival.eu/idsffk/idsffk2018
 Deadline for submission is 18th May 2018, 5.00pm.

36th Fajr International Film Festival 2018 kicked off-list of sections and Jury

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Fajr International Film FestivalThe 36th Fajr International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with the screening of A-lister Majid Majidi’s new film Beyond the Clouds. There are many other films to be screened at the Charsoo Cineplex – the Festival Palace – and many other theaters in Tehran in the next 9 days -19th to 27th April19th  

Festival Sections

Main Sections:

  • Cinema Salvation (International Competition)
  • Eastern Vista (Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries)
  • Cup of Divination (Festival of Festivals)
Parallel Sections:
  • Classics Preserved (Restored Historical Films)
  • Docs in Focus.
  • Magic Lantern (Midnight Screenings of Innovative Genre Films)
  • Broken Olive Branches (A Window to the Changes in the World of Islam Today)
  • Retrospective of Italian Cinema
  • Retrospective of Georgian Cinema
  • The 7th Hour
  • Market (For Film & TV Programs)
  • Special Screenings – Best of Countries
  • Special Screenings – Our World
  • With German Short Film Festivals

JURY

International Competition (Cinema Salvation) Jury

Giovanni Spagnoletti

Born in Milan, 12/02/1949, Giovanni SPAGNOLETTI studied in Rome and at the “Freie Universität” in Berlin and received a degree in German studies at the roman university “La Sapienza” with the maximum grade. Since 1991 he has taught “Cinema and Criticism” at “La Sapienza” and since November 2000 has been Professor of Cinema and Criticism at Rome’s “Tor Vergata” University.  Being an expert in the relationship between literature and cinema, he has worked in the fields of Italian, German and International cinema and is responsible for numerous books and essays pertaining to them (about 50). Furthermore, he edited two series of cinema books and contributed several articles for magazines and cinema reviews like “Bianco & Nero”, “Cineforum”, “Segno Cinema”, “Movie”, “Il Manifesto”, ” Il Mattino”, “Rinascita”, “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Munich), “Frankfurter Rundschau” (Frankfurt/Main) and RAI 3 radio. For German TV he co-directed a documentary on Bernardo Bertolucci (“From Parma to Peking”, 1989). He was a consultant for many Italian (Salsomaggiore, Taormina, Turin and Venice) and German film festivals (Berlin Forum, Munich).   From 2000 to 2015 he was the Artistic Director of the Pesaro Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema di Pesaro); 2006-2015 he was Chairman of the “Associazione Italiana Festival di Cinema” (Afic).   Since 1997 he has been the editor of the cinema review “Close Up” (30 issues until 2011) and since 1998 of the web magazine “Close-Up”. He is a member of the Scientific board of the association “Fondo Pier Paolo Pasolini” (Bologna) and of the “Scuola  di Cinema Gian Maria Volonté” (Rome).
Mahmoud Kalari
Mahmoud Kalari was born on April 31, 1951 in Tehran, Iran. After completing photography courses in New York and Sigma Photo News Agency, he held his first photo exhibition titled “Visit with People Around Us” at Tehran University in 1976. A few years later he started working in Paris based Sigma Photo News Agency and worked for them for four years. In 1980 he was ranked one of the ’15 Best Photographers of the Year’ by Time Magazine, and his photos got published in French, German, and American magazines. Kalari moved back to Iran and from 1982 to 1984 worked as the supervisor of the Tehran National TV Photography Unit and attended Tehran University as a guest lecturer in photojournalism. Kalari started his career in 1984 as the cinematographer of Jadehay sard (1985) (Frosty Roads) for which he won the Best Cinematography award at Tehran’s Fajr International Film Festival. He has shot more than 65 films since then including some of the most critically acclaimed Iranian movies such as Children of Heaven (Majid Majidi) and A Separation (Asghar Farhadi). He won the Mar del Plata Film Festival award for The Cloud and the Rising Sun (1998) which was his directorial debut.

Joanna KOS-KRAUZE

Joanna Kos-Krauze is one of the most important directors in contemporary Polish cinema. She has received over two hundred Polish and international awards for films which she co-directed: My Nikifor, Saviour Square, Papusza, Birds Are Singing in Kigali.   She graduated in Polish and Hebrew studies, but even back then she was interested in film. In 1997, she worked as an associate director for Jaroslaw Zamojdas’s Young Wolves ½ and an assistant on the set of Farrago, a TV drama by Lidia Amejko.   Meeting Krzysztof Krauze, one of the most important Polish filmmakers, was a groundbreaking moment in her creative biography. In 1996, she collaborated with him on Street Games, a thriller dealing with influence of socialist Poland’s secret service on the 1990s reality.   She came up with the idea of My Nikifor. The story of a primitivist painter active in Krynica half a century ago became the biggest Polish festival hit since the early 1990s. The film received awards in Karlovy Vary – including ones for the best film and best director.   Her subsequent films – Saviour Square, Papusza, and Birds Are Singing in Kigali have been well received by critics, audience and film festivals.   Her work is constant pursuit – for subjects, form, for challenges. Through films like My Nikifor and Papusza she has explored the magical world of artists and art. While Saviour Square delves into the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Her film Birds Are Singing in Kigali tells a story of Rwandan genocide, personal connections and discovering yourself through a perilous journey.   Joanna prefers to make something awkward which will be a result of trying, instead of repeating the same thing to perfection.

Milcho Manchevski

Milcho Manchevski’s acclaimed Before the Rain is considered “one of the greatest debut feature films in the history of cinema” (Annette Insdorf) and “one of the most important films of the decade” (Ann Kibbey). The New York Times included it on its “Best 1,000 Films Ever Made“ list. It won the Golden Lion in Venice, Independent Spirit, an Academy Award nomination and 30 other awards.   Manchevski’s work – which also includes the award-winning features Dust, Shadows, Mothers, Bikini Moon and the award-winning short forms The End of Time, Thursday, Macedonia Timeless, Tennessee and 1.73, and an episode of HBO’s The Wire – “stands out in world cinema for its unique way of playing with space, time and emotion” (Keith Brown). Roger Ebert said, “Work like this keeps me going. A reminder of the nobility that film can attain.”  “His unique blend of experimentation, poetry, emotion and a demand for the active participation of the viewer in the construction of meaning are highly praised.” (Conor McGrady)  He has also written books of fiction and essays, published books of photographs and staged performance art. He teaches film directing.

Merila Zarei

Merila Zarei, born in 1974, Iran, a graduate of Azad University of Tehran, became interested in cinema through Ezatollah Entezami’s acting courses. She started her acting career in TV in 1994 by “Detective” and her first feature film as an actor, “Patak” (Ali Asghar Shadravan).  She received the Crystal Simorgh for the best actress in a supporting role for “The Friday’s Soldiers” (2005, Masoud Kimiai), from the 23rd Fajr International Film Festival. She is also the winner of best actress of 32nd Fajr International Film Festival for “Track 143” (Narges Abyar). Over the years, she has worked with acclaimed Iranian directors such as Reza Mirkarimi (Daughter), Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, About Elly), Ebrahim Hatmikia (Che, Bodyguard, Invitation), Abbas Kiarostami (Shirin) and Tahmineh Milani (Two women, The Fifth Reaction.

Gopalakrishnan Adoor

Born in 1941. One of the leading luminaries of the New Indian Cinema, Adoor Gopalakrishnan has written and directed twelve feature films. Has paritcipated in all major film festivals round the world.  International Film Critics’ Prize has gone to him six times successively. National award for best director five times. BFI award for the Most Original and Imaginative film of 1982 for Elippathayam (Rat-trap), French Govt’s Legion of honour : Commander of the order of Arts & Letters (2004), Dada Phalke Award – India’s highest national honour for cinema (2005).  India’s top civilian honour Padma Vibhushan(2006). Major retrospectives of his films include those at the Smithsonian in Washington, Cinematheque in Paris, La Rochelle, Pesaro, Lincoln Centre- New York, Fribourg, Lyons, Ljubljana, Munich etc.  He has served on the juries of Venice, Singapore (Chair), Hawaii, Fribourg (Chair) Alexandria (Chair), New Delhi, Sochi, Shanghai, Dubai (Chair), Cairo (Chair), Valladolid (Chair), Goa (Chair) etc. Life-time achievement awards at Cairo, Denver, New Jersey, Colombo, Pune and Mami fests.  DLitt from M.G.University, Kerala University and Viswabharati University. Author of four books on cinema.

Dimitri Athanitis

Dimitri Athanitis is a film director born in Athens, where he studied cinema and architecture. His last film  INVISIBLE (2016) gained 14 Awards, screening at more than 40 festivals. His first film ADDIO BERLIN  (1994) gained Jury’s Prize and  Critic’s Mention at Thessaloniki IFF for his innovating style while his second feature NO SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (1997) was nominated for Golden Alexander and gained the Best Actress Award in TIFF. Other films of his are AN ATHENS SUMMER NIGHT DREAM (1999), a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, 2000+1 SHOTS (2001) a fiction on millennium which the Australian critic Bill Mousoulis chose among  the ten best films in the world for 2001 in ‘Senses of Cinema’, PLANET ATHENS (2005) a fiction shot in real time during the Olympic Games and THREE DAYS HAPPINESS (2012).  He is also writer and producer of his films. His first book SECRET ENCOUNTERS (2017) was  published a few months ago, while his video installation in progress ATHENS UNDERGROUND (2012-2017) is presented in various art galleries.

Eastern Vista (Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries) Jury

Ammar Jamal

Ammar Jamal is born on  Dec. 28,1967 in Baghdad, Iraq. For 22 years works a a Cinematographer and filming a number of long and short feature films.  He resieved his  Diploma  in Cinematography/ German Academy for Cinema/ Botstam at  1997 and passed Lenses training course  in Fujinon/ Tokyo. He was the Camera man for many Documentary films inside and outside Iraq and he was also work as the Camera man in the forbidden areas in Iraq for number of satellite channels (Al-Jazeera, CNN of Turkey, CNN of Spain,  British channel 4, Russian Governmental channel, TV of France). He was the Camera man for documentary films to some Iraqi production companies and the Camera man in a Documentary about Iraqi Music( 2007). He works as DOP and Lighting in the movie (my home on Google earth) director Dunia Qabbani (2007). He is the DOP of Green Line Production. DOP and Lighting of the movie (Ahzan Al-Matar)  for the director Ahmed Jumaa (2008). DOP for the documentary (Aqlam Rasas Bila Rasas) for the director Waleed Fakhr Al-Deen, rewarded in Al-Jazeera festival for documentary films , Doha( 2008). DOP for the documentary (Makoo Tabib) director Waleed Fakhr Al-Deen, produced by Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel for children (2008). Camera man and assistant DOP with Dan Selzman and Duraid Munajim  in the Iraqi 35mm Movie (The Son of Babylon ) for the director Mohammed Al-Daraji , produced by Human Film/ UK,( 2009). Teacher of Photography at Iraqi Institute for Media Training and Development  (I.I.M.T.D.). Teacher of Photography in Cinema Union Training Programs.  Camera man and assistant DOP with Duraid Munajim  in the Iraqi 35mm Movie (Under The Sand Of Babylon ) for the director Mohammed Al-Daraji , produced by Human Film/ UK, (2009). DOP of the Documentary Diaries of the City of Ash, directed by Waleed Fakhraldeen and Rula Mouafaq for Aljazeera Children Satellite Channel, It was the only Arabic Film in Mountrail Cenima Festival in September (2009).                  Director of  photography of the  movie (The Chariot ) (2012).  Director of photography at the movie (Shoruq) (2014) with director Inaam Abdul Majeed.  Director of  photography of movie (Delights and Pains) with Director Mohammed Shukry Jameel. He  was Member of the jury in several international film festivals in Iraq.

Farhad Aslani

Farhad Aslani born in 1966, Kordestan, Iran, studied acting and directing of theatre in Niavaran Cultural Center. He started acting on stage in 1978 and in radio theatre in 1992. He appeared in “Neighbors”, a popular tv show back in 1993 for the first time and in 1995 started hic career as an actor in cinema with Rakhshan Bani Etemad in “The Blue Veiled”. Aslani won Crystal Simorgh for his roles in “Private Life”, “Khers” and “I’m a Mother” in Fajr Film Festival 2012. In 2011 Aslani appeared on TV after a long time with the role of Ibn Ziyad in Mokhtarnameh. For his exquisite performance in “Daughter” by Reza Mir-Karimi, he won the Best Actor Award in Moscow International Film Festival 2016, the IFFI Best Actor Award  in 47th Goa International Film Festival and best actor ward of Batumi International Film Festival.

Salome Demuria

I was born in Abkhazia, Georgia, 1985 . Because of the civil war in 1992  we had to leave our house. After I was living in a few different town in Georgia and also in Russia.    In 2007 I graduated Tbilisi state theater and film university, acting. After, I was working in Gori dramatic theater for a few years. My first feature film was “CHAIKA” directed by Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spanish – Georgian co-production. Now I have already four feature films as e main cast . “ CHOLCHU” directed by Shamil Aliev, “House of Other” directed by Rusudan Gluejidze, “37” directed by Dito Tsintsadze.  From 2013 till now I’m board member of Georgian Film Academy.

Panchacharam Nalliah

Born in Johore Baru, Panchacharam Nalliah (aka Suhan Panchacharam to the Indian fans and Pansha in the national film industry) has been an ardent movie fan since his day in memory. He had his first physical touch of a movie projector at the age of four, when his father brought home a discarded hand wound 35mm projector powered by torchlight and a roll of film for his four children to play with.  T hat crude introduction, in the later years prompted Pansha’s elder brother Sangarasivam along with a couple of his friends start 16mm Mobile Cinema, screening Tamil movies in the estates near Johore Baru way back in 1962. The films were often brought home for private viewing by the family and that gave Pansha on opportunity to operate a real electrically operated Bell & Howell projector. This mug motivated Pansha to start a cinema club in school (Sekolah Dato Jaffar) at the age of 16 through which he showed regular weekend shows for the students.  A t the age of 17 with friends Ramasamy and Maniam, Pansha leased the local Capitol cinema to screen Tamil and Hindi movies at an average of two days a month. It did not last as it was not highly profitable. Then he moved to work as a field conductor in an estate in Kluang for about a year. Later we worked in travel agency for another year. While in Kluang Pansha started a film distribution company ‘Malaysian Arts Corporation’ with his brother Sivam and a few friends and bought a couple of Tamil movies and gave it on distribution basis to Singapore based company called Indian Film Combine Pte Ltd (IFC). Though the movies did not fare well at the box office Pansha was given the task of running the new office of IFC in Kuala Lumpur.  F rom there he went on to set up his own business with his childhood friend Ramasamy, Sivam and two others under the banner of Suhan Agencies. It lasted for only few years and Suhan Movies was born with only Ramasamy as the partner. Panshah Film Production was launched in 1985 to produce movies and the name was subsequently changed to Berjaya Film Production and is now an ongoing entity. Pansha is still active in the local movie industry and leads several NGO’s.

Ahmet Boyacioglu

He graduated from Ankara University with a degree in medicine and spent 20 years working as a general surgeon. From 1988-1995 he served on the executive committee of the Ankara Film Festival. Since 1995 he has been general secretary of the Festival on Wheels, as well as chairing the Ankara Cinema Association. Between 2005 and 2007, he took on the role of Turkish representative for Eurimages.

First Movie Jury

Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar

Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar, born in 1962, graduated in Movie Directing from Tehran University of Art. He started his career with writing, directing and acting and made a number of short 16 mm movies and documentaries. He worked as a director assistant in 1997 on ‘Rage Flames’ (Hamidreza Ashtianipour) and also co-wrote the script for ‘Fly Over the Rooftops’ with Mohammadreza Gohari.
He directed his first feature, The Lost Half, in 1998 and three years later his second feature, Sugar Solution, made him a familiar name for critics and juries of festivals. The Child of Dust, which represents a touching image of the Iran-Iraq war won the best script award of Fajr film Festival and also was one of the big winners of Iran’s House of Cinema Annual Award. Dreams Awakened 2010 and Queen 2012 showed a different side of its director’s mind and won a number of awards in national festivals. Cypress Under Water, his latest movie premiered in Fajr National film festival and won a few awards including The Best Set Design, Best Cinematography, and Best movie from a National View.

Barmak Akram

Barmak Akram was born in 1966 in Kabul. He is an Afghani filmmaker. Akram lives in Paris, where he studied fine arts. His first feature film, Kabuli Kid (2008), won several awards and has been shown at the Venice Film Festival. In 2013, he received the Best Screenplay award at the Sundance Film Festival for the film Wajma (An Afghan Love Story). He has also made experimental and documentary films, including Toutes Les Teles Du Monde (2009).

Viera Langerova

Viera Langerová PhD Film critic, film lecturer, festival consultant, curator and programmer.   She studied film and theatre theory on Academy of Arts (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Cultural Studies on Charles University (Prague, Czechia). She worked as an editor in Slovak and Czech film periodicals. After living in Kazakhstan and Pakistan she did her disertation on Asian film.   She is the author of the books Film Geography: Continental China, Hongkong, Taiwan and the travelogue Urdu, Parda, Burka. Five years in Pakistan.  She read the film lectures in Baltic Film and Media School, Tallinn University in Estonia. As a curator she was involved in Focus to Kazakh Cinema (1999) and Focus to Kurdish film (2013)  for IFF Karlovy Vary. Now works as a programmer for ART Film Fest Košice, Slovak Republic.   She is FIPRESCI member, juries on IFF Istanbul, IFF Hong Kong, IFF Golden Horse, Taiwan, IFF Dhaka, Bangladesh, IFF Schlingel, Chemnitz, Germany.

Inter-Faith Award Jury

Thomas Kroll

Dr. Thomas Kroll, born in 1958, lives in Berlin and works in Hamburg for the Catholic Church as Head of the division annunciation / missionary pastoral. He is also a life and business coach and a companion to film retreats. As a member of the Catholic Film Commission for Germany, he was President of Ecumenical Juries in Berlin, Locarno and Montreal. Numerous publications in the field of »Film & Theology«, his thesis was about Wim Wenders’ »Wings of Desire«.  Wings of Desire – secular mystagogy? Wim Wenders’ Feature Film as a Challenge for Practical Theology.  »Der Himmel über Berlin« – säkulare Mystagogie? Wim Wenders’ Spielfilm als Herausforderung für die Praktische Theologie.

Mohammadreza Zaeri

Mohammadreza Zaeri, born in 1970 Kerman, Iran graduated from Qom Seminary and got his PhD in Religious Studies and MA of Islam and Christianity Relations from Saint Joseph University of Beirut.  He has a long and successful career as a publisher and editor and over the years has been the editor in chief of Hamshahri Newspaper and publisher of a number of magazines. Along with his career as a religious lecturer Zaeri has a special interest in cinema and has served in numerous national film and photography festivals as a jury member. He has also attended Bahram Beyzaei courses in cinema and theatre.

Valerie Bout De Marnhac

DE MARNHAC Valérie (Paris, France) Short Bio: Born in 1966, Valérie de Marnhac graduated from ESSEC (Business School) and holds a Master’s degree in Management of Cultural Organizations from Paris Dauphine University. After 20 years in the press at commercial and then publishing positions, she now contributes to film reviews for the SIGNIS.net website and hosts film-debates for several associations. She was jury member for SIGNIS in several international filmfestivals such as Cannes and Fribourg.

NETPAC Jury

Raman Chawla

Raman Chawla Raman has been associated with Cinema and Television for more than 30 years. First, through his 10 year tenure as Deputy Attaché (Film and Television) at the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France in India and then as Chief Executive and Co- Founder of Modern Times, A creative Workshop for Cinema, Television and Theatre. Raman was Senior Vice President (The Film House) Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art, organiser of the well known Osian’s-Cinefan, Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, founded by Aruna Vasudev. Raman was actively involved in programming, selecting and curating the films for Osian’s Cinefan and was in the core team that looked into all organisational aspects of the OCFF. He curated South Asian Films for the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, from 2010 till it closed down in 2014. He has since been consultant with festival’s in and outside India. Currently, Raman is Consultant with El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt. The inaugural edition of this festival concluded on 29 September 2017. Raman has been Executive Producer and Creative Producer of several TV documentaries and made in India for Television Channels such TV, Arte, Discovery, TF1, Doordarshan, NBC… He has also been Executive Producer for Pankaj Butalia’s ‘Shadows in the Dark’ and Jahar Kanungo’s award winning feature film ‘Reaching Silence’. He is associated with NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) and has served on NETPAC juries at International Film Festivals in Rotterdam, Eurasia Film Festival, Antalya, Turkey, Black Nights Festival, Festival de Films d’Asie, Vesoul, France, Black Nights Festival, Tallin, Estonia, Thiruvanthpuram, International Film Festival of Kerala, India… Raman has also been associated with a leading Delhi based theatre group ‘Chingari’ as a founder member and has been active on the Delhi stage having performed in several plays authored by Moliere, Genet, Beckett, Pinter, Karnad, Pirandello, Brecht, Frisch…. He is adept at use of computers and its applications such as ms word and MS Excel and has a good working knowledge of Starbase, the Festival Management Software and is fluent in English, Hindi and French.

Habib Ahmadzadeh

Habib Ahmadzadeh is an Iranian author, scriptwriter and novelist, born in 1963 in Abadan. He graduated from Tehran Art University in Dramatic Literature and has a PhD from Tarbiat Modares University in Art Research. He started his career in cinema with “Glass Agency” as a script editor with Ebrahim Hatamikia in 1998 and won Iranian House of Cinema award for best screenplay for “The Night Bus” in 2007. Over the course of his career he has made a number of documentaries, and his latest “The Best Statue in the World” has won the Tehran Cinema Verite Festival award for best documentary in 2012. The Iran-Iraq War features heavily in his work, with observations of human existence and human interactions in wartime informed by his own wartime service.

Andreas Ungerböck

Andreas Ungerböck Born in 1960 in Thomasberg, Austria. Theatre, film and journalism studies at the University of Vienna. Ph.D., thesis on the films of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Freelance journalist since 1987. In 1997 he directed a short documentary about Hong Kong cinema before the handover which was aired on June 30, 1997, by renowned German-French Arte Channel. He curated several retrospectives of Asian Cinema, such as Hong Kong in Motion (1990, 1991, 1995), Taipei Stories (1996), Korean Cinema (1998), Cinema Asia (2003), China Now (2004), Asia 3D (2013). From 1994 to 2002 he was the catalogue editor for the Viennale Film Festival. Selected publications: 2006 Spike Lee (Co-editor), 2009 Ang Lee (Co-editor), 2012 Real America (Co-editor), Josef Hader. Filme und mehr (2017).  Currently, he is the co-publisher of the Austrian film magazine ray.  ray Film Magazine: ray is Austria’s second largest film magazine. It is published monthly at a circulation of 27,000 copies in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Its deals with mainstream cinema but has also a strong focus on arthouse movies, TV series, DVD and blu-ray releases, film books and soundtracks. It is a part of Austria’s film culture and thus deals extensively with Austrian film politics, subsidy system and festival landscape. Austria’s most distinguished film journalists as well as correspondents worldwide cover the international film business in all its aspects.  www.ray-magazin.at is the magazine’s website providing content from the magazine but also special features like interviews, festival reports, portraits of filmmakers, etc.

36th Fajr International Film Festival -awards declared,'Aga' by Milko Lazarov won Best Film, while Cambodian documentary film director Rithy Panh won the Peace Award.

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Fajr International Film Festival

Winners
36th Fajr International Film Festival concluded last night with the award presentation ceremony.Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi, Head of Cinema Organization Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian, Festival Director Reza Mir Karimi, Oliver Stone, Jury members and other dignitaries present. Awards:
International Competition (Cinema Salvation)
Best Film: Milko Lazarov, Aga (Bulgaria, Germany, France)
Best Director: Alexey German Jr., Dovlatov (Russia, Poland, Serbia)
Best Script: Ramtin Lavafi, Hattrick (Iran)
Best Actor: Leon Lucev, The Miner (Slovenia, Croatia)
Best Actress: Mahfestival Directoroor Alvand, Hattrick (Iran)
Special Jury Prize: Richard Kendrick, Cinematographer, Song of Granite (Ireland, Canada)
Best Short Film: Faith, Tatiana Fedorovskaya (Russia)
Special Mention: Mr. Deer, Mojtaba Mousavi (Iran)
The Cinema Salvation – International Competition Jury: Joanna Kos-Krauze (Poland), Milcho Manchevski (Macedonia), Dimitri Athanitis (Greece), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (India), Giovanni Spagnoletti (Italy), Mahmoud Kalari (Iran), Merila Zarei (Iran).

Eastern Vista (Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries)

Best Asian Film: Father and Son, Dung Ding Loung (Vietnam)
Best Asian Director: Maryam Bahrololumi, Patio (Iran)
Best Short Film: Pedavore, Mohammad Kart (Iran)
Eastern Vista – Panorama of Films from Asian and Islamic Countries Jury: Salome Demuria (Georgia), Suhan Pansha (Malaysia), Ahmet Boyagioglu (Turkey), Ammar Jamal (Iraq), Farhad Aslani (Iran)

Interfaith Award

Grain, Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar)
Interfaith Competition Jury: Valerie De Marnhac (France), Thomas Kroll (Germany), Mohammad-Reza Zaeri (Iran)

NETPAC Prize

Hendi & Hormoz, Abbas Amini (Iran)
NETPAC Jury: Raman Chawla (India), Asif Rustamov (Azerbaijan), Habib Ahmadzadeh (Iran)

Best First Film Award

Dressage, Pooya Badkoobeh (Iran)
First Film Jury: Viera Langerova (Slovakia), Barmak Akram (Afghanistan), Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar (Iran)

Muhammad Al Ameen Award

Majid Majidi, Beyond the Clouds (India)

Peace Prize

Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement: Rithy Panh (Cambodia)
Honorary Diploma: The Miner, Hanna Slack (Slovenia, Croatia)

71st Festival de Cannes 2018 -opened

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71st cannes film festival poster എന്നതിനുള്ള ചിത്രം
The Festival de Cannes opened at the Grand Théâtre Lumière with an excerpt from Pierrot le fou by Jean-Luc Godard, from which the poster for this 71st edition was taken.

Thierry Frémaux welcomed and introduced the members of the Feature Film Jury, Chang Chen, Ava DuVernay, Robert Guédiguian, Khadja Nin, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Denis Villeneuve, Andrey Zvyagintsev and their radiant President, Cate Blanchett. Pierre Lescure had the honour of ushering in the coming decade of cinema., singer Juliette Armanet performed  Les Moulins de mon cœur, composed by Michel Legrand, and winner of the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1969.The first film in Competition, Todos Lo Saben (Everybody Knows) by Asghar Farhadi was screened after the Opening Ceremony with the director and his leading actors, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darín in attendance.

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