Saturday, December 18, 2010

15th IFFK -FIPRESCI Prize-Award goes to Buried Secrets/ Dowaha directed by Raja Amari from Tunisia

The FIPRESCI Award for the best film in competition goes to Buried Secrets/ Dowaha directed by Raja Amari from Tunisia ,for its vibrant study on the precarious life of women in Tunisian society today. Brilliantly narrated, enacted and photographed the film gives an compassionate insight in women` violence against each other rooted in their `buried secrets`, their non revealed experience of abuse in the past. The FIPRESCI Award for the Best Malayalam Film goes to Makaramanju/ Mist of Capricorn directed by Lenin Rajendran.The fipresci jury comprise of Claudia Lenssen (Chairperson),Kiril Razlogov and Bikas Mihra.

Friday, December 17, 2010

''Portraits in a Sea of Lies' by Carlos Gaviria – Colombia- bagged the Golden Crow Pheasant award for best film in the 15th IFFK 2010.

Spanish film ''Portraits in a Sea of Lies' 'by Carlos Gaviria – Colombia- bagged the Golden Crow Pheasant award for best film in the 15th International Film Festival of Kerala which concluded today. The film, received a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh and a certificate,the Silver Crow Pheasant award for the best director went to Argentinian ''The Last Summer of La Boyita''. Julio Solomonoff ,the director received Rs four lakh and a certificate .The ''Rajatha Chakoram'' prize for the best debut film was bagged by Turkish film ''Zephyr'' directed by Belma Bas. These prizes were adjudged by a jury headed by African-American director and academic Julie Dash. However the audience poll by the delegates of this edition of IFFK supported ''The Japanese Wife'' , an Indian film in Bengali directed by Aparna Sen and which won the Rajatha Chakoram award .The Netpac (Network for promotion of Asian Film Centre) award for the best Asian film went to ''I am Afiya Megha Abhimanyu Omar'' by Onir Anirban from India. Netpac award for the best Malayalam film was bagged by ''Veetilekkulla Vazhi'' (The way home) directed by Dr Biju.The FIPRESCI award( Critics’ prize) went to ''Buried Secrets'' by Tunisian film maker Raja Amari. FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film was bagged by Lenin Rajendran. ''Makaramanju'' (Mist of Capricorn).The Hassan Kutty award for the best Indian debut film, instituted by Mira Nair in memory of her colleague Hasankutty, went to ''Chithra Surtam'' by Vipin Vijay. Renowned director Maniratnam and and his actor wife Suahasini attended the function as guests of hnour.A cultural programme was presented and the award winning film screened during the finale.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Critics' Prizes—Fipresci Award-at the recently concluded international film festivals of Thessaloniki, Havana, Cairo, Torino and Tallinn

Thessaloniki (Greece, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, December 3–12, 2010). Prize, for a film in the international competition: "Morgen" by Marian Crisan (Romania, France, Hungary, 2010). Prize, for a film in the Greek Panorama: "Apnia" (Apnea) by Ari Bafalouka (Greece, 2010). Jury: Annika Gustafsson (Sweden), president, Dubravka Lakic (Serbia), Chris Patmore (UK), Minou Moshiri (Iran), Tasios Retzios (Greece).
Havana (Cuba, December 2–12, 2010). Prize: "Post-Mortem", directed by Pablo Larrain (Chile, Mexico, Germany, 2010). Jury: Joan Dupont (France), Maja Bogojevic (Montenegro), Ernesto Aguirre (Uruguay), Mario Abbade Neto (Brazil), Pedro Noa Romero (Cuba).
Cairo (Egypt, November 30 – December 9, 2010). Prize: "Voice Over" (Za kadar) by Svetoslav Ovtcharov (Bulgaria, 2010). Jury: Sergei Anashkin (Russia), president, Senem Ismen (Turkey), Fernando Salvà Grimalt (Spain), Rwita Dutta (India), Amal Gomaa Al Gamal (Egypt).
Torino (Italy, November 26 – December 4, 2010). Prize: "Small Town Murder Songs" by Ed Gass-Donnelly (Canada 2010). Jury: Jan Lumholdt (Sweden), president, Victor Matizen, (Russia), Thomas Rothschild (Germany), Gábor Gelencsér (Hungary), Roberto Tirapelle (Italy).
Tallinn (Black Nights Film Festival, November 24 – December 5, 2010). Prize: "The Temptation of St. Tony" (Püha Tõnu kiusamine) by Veiko Õunpuu (Estonia, Sweden, Finland, 2009). Jury: Katharina Dockhorn (Germany), Carmen Gray (Great Britain), Margit Adorf (Estonia).
Source:Klaus Eder, Fipresci- International Federation of Film Critics,Munich, Germany

Monday, December 13, 2010

Indian Cinema dares to face realities :Katalin Godros –Swiss Director

“Indian cinema remains hand-in-glove with realities, and dares to face it” said Swiss director Katalin Godros, during the Meet the Press held at Festival office. Her movie ‘Songs of Love and Hate’ was featured on Monday in the world cinema group. Documentaries and short films are the major outputs of Swiss industry which are not at all competent with Indian filmdom opined Katalin. She has her own apprehension about the future of Swiss Film Industry.

Athlete of cinema

Speaking at a meet-the-press organised as part of the 15th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) Werner Herzog, renowned German film-maker said that he considers himself more an athlete of cinema than an artiste. 'I have a strange difficulty in viewing myself as an artiste. I see myself more as an athlete of cinema because film-making involves overcoming a number of physical challenges. My film ‘Aguirre: The Wrath of God,'for example, was made in extreme physical conditions,'Mr. Herzog said. 'I think I want to be a good soldier of cinema,'he added.Equating cinema to poetry, Mr. Herzog said a good film was more about poetry, rhythm and music than technicalities. 'I always encourage young directors to go for substance and poetry in their films rather than focussing on technicalities and finance. You should not be too academic in your approach. However, ultimately what constitutes cinema is a mystery,' he said.

A COLOURFUL START TO THE 15TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA

International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) flagged of at the Nishagandhi open-air auditorium Thiruvananthapuram todayin the presence of thousandas of film enthusiasts and well known film personalities.Werner Herzog, a German film-maker who keeps breaking all known concepts of film-making, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural function. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan handed over the award to him on behalf of the Govt. of Kerala.Waheeda Rehman, Guest of honour and the the evergreen beauty of yesteryear Hindi cinema was also honored. Jnanpith Award-winning poet O.N.V. Kurup was also honoured at the function.In his inaugural address, Mr. Achuthanandan said cinema represented creative reproduction of the subtle aspects of life. In that, there was universality and timelessness in cinema, just as in other sublime forms of art.

M.A. Baby, Minister for Cultural Affairs who presided over the function., Festival Director K.R. Mohanan gave an overview of the screenings during the eight days of the event. The focus of the event was the best of cinema from Third World countries, while providing the audience a feast of the best of cinema from other parts of the world as well. Film-auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan, K. Chandrika, Mayor were graced the function. The inaugural function was followed by the screening of the Iranian film Please Don't Disturb directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab. screened during the day.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Waheeda Rehman inaugurates the 15th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala

Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman, one of the most prominent actors of the golden era, will inaugurate the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) at Thiruvananthapuram on December 10... Astonished by her beauty and talent, Guru Dutt cast her in all of his films. Thus, Waheeda gave an exciting performance in Pyaasa (1957), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1960).Waheeda also worked with the acclaimed director Satyajit Ray in Abhijaan (1962) and consolidated her position as a top Bollywood star with her commercial successes Bees Saal Baad (1962) and_Kohra (1964). Then she did Guide (1965/I) - a film that took her to the peak of her career. While commercial films like Ram Aur Shyam (1967) and Patthar Ke Sanam (1967) proved to be huge successes followed by Teesri Kasam (1966) and Reshma Aur Shera (1971).She later cut down on her acting assignments, Kabhi Kabhie - Love Is Life (1976)), Lamhe (1991) and Rang De Basanti (2006). She got National Award for Best Actress for Reshma Aur Shera in 1971.She won Film Fare award for Neel Kamal ,Guide ,Sahib Bibi Aur Gulam.She has 88 film titles to her credit. Govt of India bequeathed her with Padmashree in 1972. The Ministry Of information and Broadcasting , Govt of India rolled red carpet for her by inviting her to inaugurate the 40th International film Festival of India held in Goa last year.

Kerala honoring Werner Herzog

German film Auteur Werner Herzog will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 15th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) beginning here on December 10,2010.The award, carrying a citation and a cash prize of USD 10,000 would be presented to Herzog during the opening ceremony of the fest, at Thiruvananthapuram , the capital city of Kerala

15th International Film Festival of Kerala 2010 -Malayalam films in international competition

Two Malayalam films have been included in the international competition section of IFFK 2010. They are T.D.Dasan, Std. 6 B directed by Mohan Raghavan and Palerimanikyam by Ranjith .Other two films from India are I am Afia Megha Abhimanyu Omar directed by Onir and the Japanese Wife directed by Aparna Sen

15TH IFFK 2010- Malayalam cinema today

The following films have been included in the Malayalam Cinema today category representing contemporary cinema.Aathmakadha directed by Pream lal ,Janaki -M.G.Sasi,Elektra by Shyama Prasad ,Makaramanju by Lenin Rajendran, Chithrakuzhal by Majeed Gulistan ,Veettilekkulla Vazhi byDr. Biju ,Yugapurushan by R. Sukumaran, Chitra Sutram by Vipin vijay

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

15th IFFK 2010-List of films selected for screening

15th IFFK 2010-List of films selected for screening @

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Sl no Title (English) Country Duration Year Director's Name
Bicentennial Films
1 LOS OLVIDADOS/The young and the damned Mexico 85min 1952 LUIS BUNUEL
2 MACHUCA Chile|Spain|UK|France 121min 2004 ANDRES WOOD
3 TAITA BOVES Venezuela 100min 2010 LUIS ALBERTO LAMATA
4 THE LAND OF NO EVIL Paraguay|Italy 80min 2008ANARECALDE|CRISTINARAJOLA
5 THE LOST REPUBLIC Argentina 146min 1983 MIGUEL PEREZ
6 THE STATE OF THINGS Bolivia 76min 2007 MARCO LOAYZA
7 The Virgin that Forged a Country Mexico 110min 1942 JULIO BRACHO
8 WHEN MY TIME COMES Ecuador 90min 2007 VICTOR ARREGUI
Central Asia
9 0RATOR UZBEKISTAN 90min 1998 YUSUP RAZYKOV
10 ANGEL ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER/Tajikistan|Switzerland|France/91min2002
/DJAMSHED USMANOV
11 CARDIOGRAM KAZAKHSTAN 75min 1995 DAREZHAN OMIRBAYEV
12 SARATAN KYRGYZSTAN 84min 2005 ERNEST ABDYJAPAROV
13 THE ADOPTED SON KYRGYZSTAN 81min 1998 AKTAN ABDIKALIKOW
14 THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW KAZAKHSTAN 84min 2009 ERMEK TURSUNOV
15 THE REVENGE KAZAKHSTAN 96min 1989 ERMEK SHINARBAEV
Competition Films
16 A DAY IN ORANGE VENEZUELA 87min 2009 ALEJANDRA SZEPLAKI
17 T.D.DASAN, Std. 6 B INDIA 98min 2010 MOHAN RAGHAVAN
18 ANIMAL TOWN SOUTH KOREA/USA 97min 2009 JEON KYUHWAN
19 BURIED SECRETS Tunisia | Switzerland | France 91min 2009 RAJA AMARI
20 HELIOPOLIS EGYPT 96min 2009 AHMAD ABDALLA
21 I AM AFIA MEGHA ABHIMANYU OMAR INDIA 110min 2010 ONIR
22 OPTICAL ILLUSIONS CHILE/FRANCE/PORTUGAL 105min 2009 CHRISTIAN
JIMENEZ
23 PALERIMANIKYAM INDIA 135min 2009 RANJITH
24 PORTRAITS IN A SEA OF LIES COLOMBIA 90min 2009 CARLOS
GAVIRIA
25 THE JAPANESE WIFE INDIA 105min 2010 APARNA SEN
26 THE LAST SUMMER OF LA BOYITA ARGENTINA/ SPAIN/ GERMANY 86min
2009 JULIA SOLOMONOFF
27 WALKING ON THE RAIL IRAN 76min 2010 BABAK SHIRINSEFAT
28 WINE ARGENTINA 75min 2010 DIEGO FRIED
29 ZEPHYR TURKEY 100min 2010 BELMA BAS
Contemporary Masters in Focus:
WERNER HERZOG

30 AGUIRRE THE WRATH OF GOD West Germany 93min 1972 WERNER HERZOG
31 ECSTASY OF WOODCUTTER STEINER West Germany 45min 1974 WERNER HERZOG
32 FITZCARRALDO Peru|West Germany 158min 1982 WERNER HERZOG
33 HEART OF GLASS West Germany 94min 1976 WERNER HERZOG
34 MY BEST FRIEND UK/Germany|Finland|USA 95min 1999 WERNER HERZOG
OLIVER ASSAYAS
35 CARLOS Germany 330min 2010 OLIVIER ASSAYAS
36 CLEAN France|Canada|UK 111min 2004 OLIVIER ASSAYAS
37 IRMA VEP France 99min 1996 OLIVIER ASSAYAS
38 HHH PORTRAIT DE HOU HSIA HSIEN Mandarin | Taiwanese|France 91min 1997 OLIVIER ASSAYAS
39 SENTIMENTAL DESTINIES France | Switzerland 180min 2000 OLIVIER
ASSAYAS
MARIA NOVARO
40 DANZON Mexico|Spain 120min 1991 MARIA NOVARA
41 LOLA Mexico 92min 1989 MARIA NOVARA
42 THE GARDEN OF EDEN Canada|France|Mexico 104min 1994 MARIA NOVARA
43 THE GOOD HERBS Mexico 117min 2010 MARIA NOVARA
44 WITHOUT A TRACE Spain|Mexico 109min 2003 MARIA NOVARA
APICHATPONG WEERASUTHAKAL
45 MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON Thailand 83min 2000 APICHATPONG WEERASUTHAKAL
46 SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY Thailand | France | Austria 105min 2006 APICHATPONG WEERASUTHAKAL

47TROPICAL MALADY Thailand | France | Germany | Italy/118min/2004
APICHATPONG WEERASUTHAKAL
48 UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES THAILAND 114min 2010 APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL
49 BLISSFULLY YOURS Thailand|France 125min 2002 APICHATPONG
WEERASETHAKUL
Fassbinder Retrospective
50 CHINESE ROULETTE WEST GERMANY/FRANCE 96min 1976 FASSBINDER
51 DESPAIR – EINE REISE INS LICHT WEST GERMANY/FRANCE 119min 1977
FASSBINDER
52 FEAR EATS THE SOUL WEST GERMANY 93min 1973 FASSBINDER
53 GODS OF THE PLAGUE WEST GERMANY 91min 1970 FASSBINDER
54 KATZELMACHER WEST GERMANY 88min 1969 FASSBINDER
55 LILLI MARLEEN WEST GERMANY 120min 1980 FASSBINDER
56 LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH WEST GERMANY 88min 1969 FASSBINDER
Flamenco Films
57 BLOOD WEDDING Spain|France 72min 1981 CARLOS SURA
58 CAMARON: WHEN FLAMENCO BECAME LEGEND Spain 119min 2005 JAIME
CHAVARRI
59 CARMEN Spain 102min 1983 CARLOS SURA
60 EL AMOR BRUJO Spain 100min 1986 CARLOS SURA
61 FLEMENCO FLEMENCO Spain 119min 2010 CARLOS SURAS
62 LOLA,THE FILM Spain 113min 2007 MIGUEL HERMOSO
63 CAMEROON LOVE LETTER Cameroon 70min 2010 KHAVN De La CRUZ
64 MEMORIES OF A BURNING TREE Tanzania 86min 2010 SHERMAN ONG
65 NAIROBI NOTES Indonesia|Kenya 15min 2010 EDWIN
66 NO WOMAN BORN Malaysia| South Africa 20min 2010 TAN CHUI MUI
67 RWANDA: TAKE TWO USA|Rwanda 50min 2010 PIA SAWHNEY
68 SARAH AND OMLEGA Malaysia| South Africa 30min 2010 TAN CHUI MUI
Forget Africa
69 SLAM VIDEO MAPUTO Austria| Mozambique 28min 2010 ELLA RAIDEL
70 SUNDAY SCHOOL Philippines|China |Zambia 45min 2010 JOANNA
VASQUEZ ARONG
71 TANZANIA LIVING ROOM Germany| Tanzania 75min 2010 ULI M.
SCHUPPEL
72 UNREAL FOREST Thailand | Zambia 70min 2010 JAKRAWAL NILTHAMRONG
73 WALKING IS DANCING USA|Malawi 25min 2010 DEBORAH STRATMAN
74 WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME? USA|Uganda 71min 2010 KIMI TAKESUE
Indian Cinema Now
75 I AM KALAM INDIA 89min 2010 NILA MADHAB PANDA
76 LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA INDIA 2010 DIBAKAR BANERJEE
77 MEMORIES IN MARCH INDIA 104min 2010 SANJOY NAG
78 METROPOLIS @ KOLKATA INDIA 95min 2009 SUMAN MUKHOPADHYAY
79 NATARANG INDIA 124min 2010 RAVI JADHAV
80 RIDING THE STALLION OF A DREAM INDIA 110min 2010 GIRISH KASARAVALLI
81 UDAAN INDIA 137min 2010 VIKRAMADITHYA MOTWANE
JAPANESE CLASSICAL FILMS
82 BOILING POINT JAPAN 96min 1990 KITANO TAKESHI
83 PASTORAL HIDE-AND-SEEK JAPAN 104min 1974 TERAYAMA SHUJI
84 THE GRAND MASTER JAPAN 92min 1962 ITO DAISUKE
85 THE HUMAN CONDITION PartⅠ JAPAN 208min 1959 KOBAYASHI MASAKI|

MATSUYAMA ZENZU
86 THE HUMAN CONDITION PartⅡ JAPAN 181min 1959 KOBAYASHI MASAKI
MATSUYAMA ZENZU
87 THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUMS JAPAN 142min 1939 MIZOGUCHI
KENJI
88 THE TYCOON JAPAN 152min 1964 YAMAMOTO SATSUO
89 ZEGEN JAPAN 124min 1987 IMAMURA SHOHEI
JAPANESE MANGA
90 5 CENTIMETERS PER SECOND JAPAN 63min 2007 MAKATO SHINKAI
91 BROKEN DOWN FILM JAPAN 6min 1985 OSAMU TEZUKA
92 CHIBI MARUKO CHAN JAPAN 94min 1990 YAMIKO SUDA|

TSUTOMU SHIBAYAMA
93 KARO& PIYOBUPT "IMAGINATION" JAPAN 5min 1993 KOJI YAMAMURA
94 PICA DON JAPAN 10min 1978 RENZO&SAYOKO KINOSHITA
95 ROOM JAPAN 7min 1967 YOJI KURI
96 SKI JUMPING PARIS JAPAN 5min 2001 RIICHIRO MASHIMA
97 TARZAN JAPAN 7min 1990 TAKU FURUKAWA
98 THE DEMON JAPAN 8min 1972 KIHACHIRO KAWAMOTO
99 THE MAGIC BOX JAPAN 25min 1982 TADANARI OKAMOTO
100 THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS JAPAN 91min 2004 MAKATO
SHINKAI
101 THE SPIDER AND THE TULIP JAPAN 16min 1943 KENZO MASAOKA
Malayalam Cinema Today
102 AATHMAKADHA INDIA 120min 2010 PREAM LAL
103 JANAKI INDIA 92min 2010 M.G.SASI
104 ELEKTRA INDIA 126min 2010 SHYAMA PRASAD
105 MAKARAMANJU INDIA 120min 2010 LENIN RAJENDRAN
106 CHITHRAKUZHAL INDIA 81min 2009 MAJEED GULISTAN
107 VEETTILEKKULLA VAZHI INDIA 95min 2010 Dr. BIJU
108 YUGAPURUSHAN INDIA 121min 2010 R. SUKUMARAN
109 CHITRA SUTRAM INDIA 104min 2010 VIPIN VIJAY
The Spirit of Independence
110 DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST USA/UK 112min 1991 JULIE DASH
111 THE ROSA PARKS STORY USA 97min 2002 JULIE DASH
112 KILLER OF SHEEP USA 83min 1981 CHARLES BURNETT
113 HARVEST 3000 YEARS Ethiopia 150min 1976 HAILE GERIMA
114 BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS USA 80min 1984 BILLY WOODBERRY
115 TO SLEEP WITH ANGER USA 101min 1990 CHARLES BURNETT
Tribute to Sotigui Kouyate
116 COURAGE OF OTHERS Burkino Faso 92min 1982 CHRISTIAN RICHARD
117 LITTLE SENEGAL Algeria| France| Germany 97min 2001 RACHID
BOUCHAREB
118 LONDON RIVER UK|France|Algeria 87min 2009 RACHID BOUCHAREB
119 GENESIS France|Mali 102min 1999 OUMAR SISSOKO

120 MAHABHARATA Belgium| Austria| USA| Sweden| Portugal| Norway|
Japan|Ireland|Iceland|Finland|Denmark|UK|France/171min1998/PETER BROOK
Women Films
121 ALL SCREWED UP Italy 105min 1974 LINA WERTMULLER
122 CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 France|Italy 90min 1962 AGNES VARDA
123 DAISES Czechoslovakia 74min 1966 VERA CHYTOLOVA
124 MESHES IN THE AFTERNOON USA 14min 1943 MAYA DEREN
125 TRIUMPH OF THE WILL Germany 114min 1935 LENI RIEFENSTAH
World Cinema
126 The Princess of Montpensier France|Germany 139min 2010 BERTRAND
TAVERNIER
127 ANOTHER YEAR UK 129min 2010 MIKE LEIGH
128 ANTAHEEN India 120min 2009 ANIRUDHA ROY CHOWDHURY
129 AURORA Romania|France|Switzerland|Germany 181min 2010 CRISTI PUIU
130 BIUTIFUL Spain|Mexico 138min 2010 Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
131 BLACK AND WHITE TURKEY 92min 2010 AHMET BOYACIOGLU
132 BLACK HEAVEN BELGIUM/FRANCE 104min 2010 GILLES MARCHAND
133 COLD WATER OF THE SEA COSTA RICA/FRANCE/ SPAIN/MEXICO 83min 2009 PAZ
FABREGA
134 DOMAINE France|Austria 110min 2009 PATRIC CHIHA
135 DON’T BE AFRAID GERMANY 90min 2009 AELRUN GOETTE
136 DON’T BE AFRAID, BI VIETNAM/ FRANCE/GERMANY 96min 2010 PHAN DANG DI
137 FIVE HOURS FROM PARIS ISRAEL 90min 2009 LEON PRUDOVSKY
138 HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER RUSSIA 124min 2010 ALEXEI POPOGREBSKY
139 IT'S YOUR FAULT Argentina|France 90min 2010 ANAHI BERNERI
140 JOY Netherlands 75min 2010 MIJKE DE JONG
141 LIGHT IN DARKNESS-THE RETURN OF RED LIGHT BANDIT BRAZIL 83min 2010 HELENA IGNEZ/ICARO MARTINS
142 MARTHA MEXICO 76min 2010 MARCELINO ISLAS HERNANDEZ
143 MESSAGES FROM THE SEA Egypt 133min 2010 DAOUD ABDEL SAYED
144 MY MONGOLIAN MOTHER CHINA 105min 2010 NING CAI
145 NIGHT & FOG HONG KONG 122min 2009 ANN HUI
146 NORTHLESS Mexico|Spain 95min 2009 RIGOBERTO PEREZCANO
147 PLEASE DON'T DISTURB IRAN 80min 2010 MOHSEN ABDOLVAHAB
148 PRECIOUS United States 110min 2009 LEE DANIELS
149 ROUTE IRISH UK | France | Italy | Belgium | Spain 109min 2010KEN LOACH
150 SILENT SOULS Russia 75min 2010 ALEKSEI FEDORCHENKO
151 SO HARD TO FORGET BRAZIL 100min 2010 MALU DE MARTINO
152 SOME OTHER STORIES SLOVENIA/IRELAND/ SERBIA/CROATIA 114min 2010 Marija Dzidzeva/Ivona Juka/ Ana Marija Rosi /Ines Tanovic/Hanna AntoninSlak
153 SOMEWHERE USA 98min 2010 SOFIA COPPOLA
154 SON OF BABYLON IRAQ/ UK/ NETHERLANDS/FRANCE 90min 2009 MOHAMED
AL-DARAJI
155 SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE Switzerland 90min 2010 KATALIN GODROS
156 SUMMER OF GOLIATH MEXICO/CANADA 78min 2010 NICOLAS PEREDA
157 THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Israel|Germany|France 103min 2010 ERAN
RIKLIS
158 THE FILM SOCIALISM Switzerland|France 101min 2010 Jean Luc
Godard
159 THE TIGER FACTORY MALAYSIA/JAPAN 94min 2010 WOO MING JIN
160 TUESDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS ROMANIA 99min 2010 RADU MUNTEAN
161 WHAT YOU DON'T SEE AUSTRIA/GERMANY 89min 2009 WOLFGANG FISCHER
162 WHEN WE LEAVE GERMANY 119min 2010 FEO ALADAG
163 WOMEN WITHOUT MEN GERMANY/AUSTRIA/FRANCE 96min 2009 SHIRIN
NESHAT/SHOJA AZARI
164 ADRIENN PAL Hungary|France|Austria|Netherlands/136min/2010/AGNES KOCSIS
165 ALAMAR/TO THE SEA Mexico 73min 2010 PEDRO GONZALEZ RUBIO
166 THE STRANGE CASE OF ANGELICA Portugal|Spain|France|Brazil/97min/2010
MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA
167 APART TOGETHER China 97min 2010 WANG QUAN’AN
168 BAL/HONEY Turkey|Germany 103min 2010 SEMIH KAPLANOGLU
169 CERTIFIED COPY France/Italy/Iran 106min 2010 ABBAS KIAROSTAMI
170 DAWSON ISLA 10 Chile|Brazil|Venezuela 117min 2009 MIGUEL LITTIN
171 IN A BETTER WORLD Denmark|Sweden 119min 2010 SUSSAINE BIER
172 JUST BETWEEN US Croatia| Serbia|Slovenia 89min 2010 RAJKO GRLIC
173 LITTLE ROSE POLAND 118min 2010 JAN KIDAWA-BLONSKI
174 MAMS AND PAPAS Czech Repulic 110min 2010 ALICE NELLIS
175 MAOS LAST DANCER Australia 117min 2009 BRUCE BERESFORD
176 OF LOVE AND OTHER DEMONS Costa Rica|Colombia 95min 2009
HILDA HIDALGO
177 OUTRAGE Japan 109min 2010 TAKESHI KITANO
178 SAMSON AND DELILAH Australia 101min 2009 WARWICK THORNTON
179 SILENT HOUSE Uruguay 79min 2010 GUSTAVO HERNANDEZ
180 SUBMARINO Denmark|Sweden 105min 2010 THOMAS VINTERBERG
181 THE HOUSE OF BRANCHING LOVE Finland 109min 2009 MIKA KAURISMAKI
182 THE LIGHT /KyrgyzstanGermanyFrance/Netherlands 80min 2010 AKTAN ARYM
KUBAT
183 TWO IN THE WAVE France 93min 2009 EMMANUEL LAURENT
184 THE WHITE RIBBON Austria|Germany|France|Italy/144min2009
MICHAEL HANEKE
185 ESCAPE FROM THE CALL CENTRE Italy 95min 2008 FEDERICO RIZZO
186 THE SICILIAN GIRL Italy 110min 2008 MARCO AMENTA
SPECIAL SCREENING
187 GATTURO Argentina|India|Mexico 86min 2010 ANDRES BUENO|VICTOR -
DEVASAKAYAM
T.V. CHANDRAN RETROSPECTIVE
188 PONTHANMADA India 119min 1993 T.V. CHANDRAN
189 SUSANNA India 128min 2000 T.V. CHANDRAN
190 ORMAKAL UNDAYIRIKKANAM India 90min 1995 T.V. CHANDRAN
191 MANKAMMA India 102min 1997 T.V. CHANDRAN
192 KATHAVASHESHAN India 115min 2004 T.V. CHANDRAN
193 DANNY India 121min 2001 T.V. CHANDRAN
194 AADUM KOOTHU India 110min 2005 T.V. CHANDRAN
HOMAGE SECTION
195 LAL SALAM-VENU NAGAVALLY 1990 VENU NAGAVALLY
196 VADAKKUNATHAN-GIRISH PUTHENCHERY 2006 SHAJOON KARYAL
197 MANICHITHRATHAZHU- M.G. RADHAKRISHNAN 170min 1993 FAZIL
198 KIREEDAM- COCHIN HANEEFA& SREENATH 1989 SIBI MALAYIL
199 CHEMMEEN- ADDOR PANKAJAM 140min 1965 RAMU KARIAT
200 AVAL- AZEEZ
201 SWAYAMVARAM-MANGADA RAVIVARMA
HIGHNOON MALAYALAM CINEMA
202 SWAPNADANAM India 1975 K.G. GEORGE
203 AMMA ARIYAN India 1986 JOHN ABRAHAM
204 KABANINADI CHUVANNAPPOL India 85min 1975 P.A. BACKER
205 EKANGINI India 1975 G.S. PANICKER
206 UTHARAYANAM India 1974 G. ARAVINDAN
SEMINAR SECTION FILM
207 CHAR ADHYAY India 110min 1997 KUMAR SHAHANI
SOURCE: IFFK WEBSITE

Monday, December 6, 2010

15th IFFK -Julie Dash Jury Chairperson

Julie Dash, Afro-American Director – and a faculty at Universities of Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Princeton heads the jury for the international competition section in the 15th edition International Film Festival of Kerala. The Library of Congress has placed Julie Dash’s “Daughters of the Dust” in the National Film Registry, her feature film joins a select group of American films preserved as National Treasures. Her critically acclaimed short film “Illusions”, a drama set in Hollywood 1942, won the 1989 Jury Prize for Best Film of the Decade, awarded by the Black Filmmakers Foundation.

The second member Ermek Shinarbaev from Kazakhistan is a new wave film maker . His short film The Beauty in Mourning received several awards in short film festivals in the Soviet Union. His feature film My Sister Liusia received the Jury Special prize at the Amiens International Film Festival in 1987. His third film, The Revenge, was screened at numerous international festivals, including Cannes (Un certain regard), Montreal, Cairo and Rotterdam. It received the Etienne Jules Marey and the C.I.D.A.L.C. (the International Committee for the Diffusion of Arts and Letters through Cinema) prize at the Henry Langlois International Film Festival in Tours, France, in 1992. His film My Place on the Tricorne was screened at about 20 international film festivals all over the world, and won the Golden Leopard and the FIPRESCI Award at the Locarno film Festival in 1993.

The third member Maria Novaro, is the most successful woman director of Mexican cinema , studied Sociology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and Film Production at the University Center of Film Studies (CUEC) in Mexico City. Novaro has been considered an expressionist Director because of the importance of colors in her films. Her work has been praised in Europe, especially in Spain, France and the United Kingdom. In Mexico she's considered a pioneer in an industry mostly dominated by men. Danzon was an instant hit in Mexico and was well received overseas.

The fourth member Apichatpong Weerasethakul is this year's 63 rd Cannes Film festival Palme d'Or winner for his film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” .He won awards in many major festivals including Buenos Aires ,Rotterdam,Sao Paulo, Thessoloniki ,Vancouver ,Venice etc and Sooni Taraporevala , the fifth member is a screen writer and photographer, is best known as the screenwriter of Mississipi Masala ,The Name Sake and Salam Bombay all directed by Mira Nair.

All set for 15th International Film Festival of Kerala which begins on 10th December ,2010

The International Film Festival of Kerala is one of the grandest and most-sought-after events among film enthusiasts .This grandeur event is being organized by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy , Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The festival is recognized by the FIAPF thus making it part of a prestigious circle of specialized festivals .IFFK boast’s of an exclusive and extremely popular Competition section restricted to films produced or co produced in ASIA, AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA within the last year of the festival cycle. The usual sections include world cinema, documentaries (in film formats), short fiction (in film formats), retrospectives, homage’s and tributes. . It was divided into categories like Contemporary World Cinema, New Malayalam Cinema, Retrospectives of Major filmmakers, Homage and Tributes, Contemporary Indian Cinema, Short films and Documentaries. Seminars on issues concerning cinema are included. The competition section was introduced into the festival in 1999, which is solely for films from Asia, Africa and Latin America.The prizes in this fest include - The Golden Crow Pheasant Award: Suvarna Chakoram and a cash prize to the best feature film to be shared equally by the director and the producer.The Silver Crow Pheasant Award: Rajata Chakoram and a cash prize to the best director.The Best Debut Film Award: Rajata Chakoram and a cash prize to the best début director.FIPRESCI Award: For the best film chosen by the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique.NETPAC Award: For the best film in the competition section from Asia, chosen by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema.Audience Prize: Rajata Chakoram and cash prize to the Director of the most popular film voted by the festival delegates. The 15th edition of IFFK will be held at Thiruvananthapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala in the Southern peninsula of India from 10th - 17th December 2010.


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Thursday, December 2, 2010

41st IFFI- Moner Manush directed by Guatam Ghose won Golden Peacock

Moner Manush directed by Guatam Ghose won Golden Peacock for best film and Susanne Bier of Denmark gets the Best Director Award for her film “In A Better World”
THE 11-day long 41 st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concluded this evening with the screening of 'The Princess of Montpensier'(French) directed by Bertrand Tavernier .Chowdhary Mohan Jatua, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting was the chief guest . Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamath and eminent film personalities were present in the closing ceremony held at the Kala Academy in Panaji. National Award Winner Saif Ali Khan was the Guest of Honor. Actors Arjun Bajwa and Neetu Chandra were the anchors in the closing ceremony. A cultural programme curated by actor Gracy Singh has been presented at the function. A five member jury led by Polish filmmaker Jerzy Antczak , Emmy award winning Canadian filmmaker Sturla Gunnars, Australian legendary actor Mick Molloy and French filmmaker Oliver Pere and South Indian film actress Revathy Menon judged the films. 18 films (15 foreign and 3 Indian) feature films have competed for the International Competition Section. The section had films from China, Iran, Israel, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Mexico, New Zealand US and UK. Two new awards- Best Actor and Best Actress-were introduced this year. “ Moner Manush “directed by Guatam Ghose won Golden Peacock award for the Best Film and a Prize money of Rs.40 lakh -to be shared equally between the Director and Producer. The film is a saga of the life and times of Lalan Faqir and his liberal sect who lived a life of high order in an otherwise superstitious 19th century Indian society and developed an extremely secular and tolerant philosophy based on the bast of the liberal and enlightened tradition of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Susanne Bir ,the Director of Denmark film ” In a Better World” won the Best Director award of Silver Peacock and Prize money of Rs.15 lakh. The Best Actor award with a silver peacock and cash of 10 lakh went to Turkish actor Guven Kirac for his role in the film “The Crossing” and Best Actress Award with a Silver Peacock and a Prize money of Rs.10 lakh is bagged by Magdalena Boczarska of Poland for her role in “Little Rose” The Special Jury Award with a Silver Peacock and Prize money of Rs.15 lakh was given to “Just another love story “directed by Kaushik Ganguly and “Boy” from New Zealand directed by TaikaWaititi.

'The Princess of Montpensier' to be the Closing Film at IFFI -Saif Ali Khan to be the Guest Of Honor

'The Princess of Montpensier'(French) directed by Bertrand Tavernier and competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival has been choose as the closing film of the 42 nd IFFI 2010. This was announced in the Mid-Fest Press Conference by the Festival Director, Shri S.M. Khan at the Media Centre here today. Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua, the Minister of State for Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will be the Chief Guest at the closing function. Famous actor & National Award Winner Saif Ali Khan will be the Guest of Honor. Actors Arjun Bajwa and Neetu Chandra will anchor the closing ceremony. A cultural programme curated by actor Gracy Singh will be presented at the function.

The story of The Princess of Montpensier set in France, 1562. The wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants rage against a backdrop of intrigue and shifting alliances.Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, and Henri de Guise, one of the kingdom's most intrepid heroes, are in love, but Marie's father promises her hand in marriage to the Prince of Montpensier. The prince takes Marie back to his chateau, where she is tutored by Chabannes, the Protestant deserter he protects, who soon falls in love with the young woman. Then, on their way back from battle, Henri de Guise and the Duke d'Anjou, the heir to the throne, stop at the chateau. Henri and Marie realize their feelings for each other are as strong as ever...

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Big Budgets Have Driven Experimentation Out of Hindi Cinema:Amol Palekar

Amol Palekar noted actor-director, feels big budgets have driven sensitivity and experimentation from mainstream Hindi cinema. He was addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Palekar, whose Marathi film “Dhoosar” was premiered here Saturday.He further added that regional cinema has contributed “nicely and strongly” towards the palette of Indian cinema.