A 10-member Feature film jury headed by Shri N. Chandra selected the following 26 feature films for this year's Indian Panorama section of IFFI.
1.Tere Bin Laden- Hindi- Directed by Abhishek Sharma,
2.Mummy & Me- Malayalam - Jeethu Joseph
3.Achin Paakhi- Bengali- Das
4.Pail Te Sumbaran- Marathi-Gajendra Ahire
5.Jhing Chik Jhing-Marathi-Shishir Kulkarni
6.Vihir-Marathi-Umesh Kulkarni
7.Abohomaan-Bengali-Rituparno Ghosh
8.Makaramanju-Malayalam-Lenin Rajendran
9.Moner Manush-Bengali- Anjan Goutam Ghose
10.Kaal Chilambu-Malayalam-M.T. Annoor
11.Elektra-Malayalam-Shyama Prasad
12.Kanasemba Kudureyaneri-Kannada-Girish Kasaravalli
13.Athma Kadha-Tamil-Premlal
14.I Am Kalam-Hindi-Nila Madhab Panda
15.Aidu Ondola Aidu-Kannada-V.K. Prakash
16.Angadi Theru-Tamil-G. Vasanta Balan
17.Prasthanam-Telugu-,Deva Katta
18.Wake up Sid-Hindi,Ayan Mukerji
19.Just Another Love Story-English-Kaushik Ganguly
20.Ami Aadu-Bengali-Somnath Gupta
21.Paa-Hindi-R. Balakrishnan
22.3 Idiots-Hindi-Rajkumar Hirani
23.Raavanan-Tamil-Mani Ratnam
24. Mee Sindhutai Sapkal-Marathi-Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
25.Shabari-Kannada-Baraguru Ramachandrappa
26.Swayamsiddha-Oriya-Sudhanshu Mohan Sahoo
Monday, October 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Debut Films Nominated For Efa Discovery - Prix FIPRESCI - Award
The European Film Academy has announced this year’s nominations for the EUROPEAN DISCOVERY - Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a young and upcoming director for a first full-length feature film. This year’s nominations were determined by a committee comprised of EFA Board Member Els Vandevorst (the Netherlands), EFA Member Pierre-Henri Deleau (France), and experts Jacob Neiiendam (director of the film festival CPH:PIX, Denmark), Alin Tasciyan (film critic, Turkey), and Mariola Wiktor (Forum of European Cinema, Poland), all of them members of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. Nominated are:
1)La doppia ora (The Double Hour), Italy- directed by Giuseppe Capotondi-written by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi & Stefano Sardo-produced by Nicola Giuliano & Francesca Cima
2)Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle), Romania
directed by Florin Serban-written by Catalin Mitulescu & Florin Serban-produced by Catalin Mitulescu
3)Die Fremde (When We Leave), Germany-written & directed by Feo Aladag-produced by Feo Aladag & Züli Aladag
4)Lebanon, Israel/Germany/France-written & directed by Samuel Maoz-produced by Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Uri Sabag, Einat Bickel, Benjamina Mirnik & Illan Girard
5)Nothing Personal, The Netherlands/Ireland-written & directed by Urszula Antoniak
produced by Reinier Selen & Edwin van Meurs
The nominated films will now be made available to all 2,300 members of the European Film Academy. They will vote for the winner who will be announced at the 23rd European Film Awards on 4 th December ,2010 in Tallinn/Estonia.
1)La doppia ora (The Double Hour), Italy- directed by Giuseppe Capotondi-written by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi & Stefano Sardo-produced by Nicola Giuliano & Francesca Cima
2)Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle), Romania
directed by Florin Serban-written by Catalin Mitulescu & Florin Serban-produced by Catalin Mitulescu
3)Die Fremde (When We Leave), Germany-written & directed by Feo Aladag-produced by Feo Aladag & Züli Aladag
4)Lebanon, Israel/Germany/France-written & directed by Samuel Maoz-produced by Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Uri Sabag, Einat Bickel, Benjamina Mirnik & Illan Girard
5)Nothing Personal, The Netherlands/Ireland-written & directed by Urszula Antoniak
produced by Reinier Selen & Edwin van Meurs
The nominated films will now be made available to all 2,300 members of the European Film Academy. They will vote for the winner who will be announced at the 23rd European Film Awards on 4 th December ,2010 in Tallinn/Estonia.
Friday, October 1, 2010
23 rd Tokyo International Film Festival from October 23rd to 31st, 2010
This year marks the 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). As the only Japanese film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF), TIFF has played an integral role in Japan's film industry and cultural scene since it was establishment in 1985. TIFF aspires to be recognized as one of the four major film festivals in the world and in the same league as Cannes, Venice and Berlin, which now stand at the summit of the more than 2,600 international film celebrations.Over the nine days of the Festival, films from a variety of genres will be shown in several intriguing sections: Competition, which selects the "Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix" from a carefully chosen ensemble of premiere films presented by both talented first-timers and recognized directors; Special Screenings, which premieres highly entertaining films prior to their public release in Japan; Winds of Asia – Middle East, which boasts the largest number of films and audiences in all the TIFF screenings; Japanese Eyes, which showcases a broad range of Japanese films for worldwide audiences; and natural TIFF highlighting films that explore the coexistence of making and nature.In accordance with the theme of ecology, TIFF will again unroll the Green Carpet and use "Green Power"(ecologically friendly energy sources) for screenings. A symposium focused on the environment will be held, and the "TOYOTA Earth Grand Prix" will be presented to an outstanding new film that gives due consideration to nature, the environment and ecology. We will make an effort to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our environment and preserving natural resources for the next generation through the festival.
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that the award-winning Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan will be the Jury President for the International Competition at the 23rd TIFF. Jordan's films have been honored with numerous awards worldwide including the Oscar (The Crying Game), and BAFTAs for (Crying Game, The End Of The Affair). Company Of Wolves, his second film, was selected for the first year of TIFF's Competition section in 1985. The 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival will take place from October 23rd to 31st, 2010. International Competition President - Neil Jordan / Director BiographyBorn in 1950 in Sligo, Ireland, Neil Jordan began his career as a writer. His first book of stories, Night In Tunisia (1976) won the Guardian Fiction prize. Since then he has published five novels, The Past (1979), The Dream Of A Beast (1983), Sunrise With Sea Monster (1994), Shade (2005). His most recent novel, Mistaken will be published in 2011. In 1982 Jordan wrote and directed his first feature film, Angel. Since then he has written, directed and produced more than fifteen films, including Company Of Wolves, Mona Lisa, The Crying Game, Interview With The Vampire, The End Of The Affair, The Butcher Boy, Breakfast On Pluto, The Good Thief and most recently, Ondine. His films have been honoured with numerous awards worldwide, including an Oscar, Baftas, Golden Globes, A Golden Lion from The Venice Film festival and a Silver Bear from Berlin. He has been awarded five honorary doctorates and in 1996 he was appointed Officier of the French Ordres des Artes et des Lettres.
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that the award-winning Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan will be the Jury President for the International Competition at the 23rd TIFF. Jordan's films have been honored with numerous awards worldwide including the Oscar (The Crying Game), and BAFTAs for (Crying Game, The End Of The Affair). Company Of Wolves, his second film, was selected for the first year of TIFF's Competition section in 1985. The 23rd edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival will take place from October 23rd to 31st, 2010. International Competition President - Neil Jordan / Director BiographyBorn in 1950 in Sligo, Ireland, Neil Jordan began his career as a writer. His first book of stories, Night In Tunisia (1976) won the Guardian Fiction prize. Since then he has published five novels, The Past (1979), The Dream Of A Beast (1983), Sunrise With Sea Monster (1994), Shade (2005). His most recent novel, Mistaken will be published in 2011. In 1982 Jordan wrote and directed his first feature film, Angel. Since then he has written, directed and produced more than fifteen films, including Company Of Wolves, Mona Lisa, The Crying Game, Interview With The Vampire, The End Of The Affair, The Butcher Boy, Breakfast On Pluto, The Good Thief and most recently, Ondine. His films have been honoured with numerous awards worldwide, including an Oscar, Baftas, Golden Globes, A Golden Lion from The Venice Film festival and a Silver Bear from Berlin. He has been awarded five honorary doctorates and in 1996 he was appointed Officier of the French Ordres des Artes et des Lettres.
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