MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK Awards-The Golden Crow Pheasant Award fo...

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK Awards-The Golden Crow Pheasant Award fo...: The Golden Crow Pheasant  Award  for the Best film - Aru Sendo No Hanashi directed by Jō Odagiri from Japan.(The Golden Crow Pheasant Awa...

24th IFFK Awards-The Golden Crow Pheasant Award for the Best film went to Aru Sendo No Hanashi directed by Jō Odagiri from Japan.

• The Golden Crow Pheasant Award for the Best film - Aru Sendo No Hanashi directed by Jō Odagiri from Japan. (The Golden Crow Pheasant Award with a cash prize of INR 20 lakhs for the Best Feature Film to be shared equally between the Director and the Producer.)
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Fernando Solanas from Argentina.
• Fahim Irshad's bagged two Rajatha Chakoram awards for  his film ‘Aani Maani’ 
• Jallikattu wins audience prize and special jury mention.
• ‘Pacarrete’,  Brazilian film directed by Allan Deberton, won the Rajatha Chakoram (Silver Crow Pheasant) award for the best director.
• The Rajatha Chakoram award for the best debut director was given to Cesar Diaz for ‘Our Mothers’
• Japanese film ‘They say nothing stays the same’ directed by Joe Odagiri, won the Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant) award at the 24^th edition of  International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which concluded at Thiruvananthapuram. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to  Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker, ‘Pacarrete’,  Brazilian film  directed by Allan Deberton, won the Rajatha Chakoram (Silver Crow Pheasant) award for the best director.  The Rajatha Chakoram award for the best debut director was given to Cesar Diaz for ‘Our Mothers’, a Guatemalan film.  Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Rajatha Chakoram Audience Prize for  Jallikattu. The film also won the special jury mention in the competition category. Best Malayalam film Pani, directed by SanthoshMandoor,  won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award for the best Malayalam movie.  The FIPRESCI award for the best film in competition was won by Camille, directed by Boris Lojkine. Aani Maani, directed by Fahim Irshad,  won the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award for the best Asian film in the competition category. It also won the K.R. Mohanan Endowment Award for best debut director from India, instituted by the Federation of Film Societies of India.  Bijukumar Damodaran’s Veyilmarangal, won the NETPAC award for the best Malayalam film,  while Kumbalangi Nights, directed by Madhu C. Narayanan won the NETPAC special jury mention. The awards were presented by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the valedictory function held at Nishagandhi Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram.

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24th IFFK 2019 -Meet the Director and open Forum- Day 3 & 4

24th IFFK 2019 -Day two -Meet the Director and Open Form

Open Forum 

Meet the Director

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019- Inaugurated by Pinarayi Vijayan

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019- Inaugurated by Pinarayi Vijayan: “India’s cultural diversity is at stake”: Pinarayi Vijayan Terming filmmaking and film festivals as forms of resistance against a globa...

24th IFFK 2019- Inaugurated by Pinarayi Vijayan

“India’s cultural diversity is at stake”: Pinarayi Vijayan

Terming filmmaking and film festivals as forms of resistance against a global rise in fascist and oppressive ideologies,  Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala at Nishagandhi Auditorium. He spoke at length about the diversity of people and places in India and how much variety was threatened by ideas of “One Language, One State”. He asserted that filmmaking has a history of being a weapon against authoritarian regimes that stifled diversity and freedom of expression. It was a medium capable of moving masses. Vijayan praised the efforts of filmmakers from Third-World countries who had used their art to raise their voice against corrupt and repressive governments. He hoped that the film festival would provide a stage for such efforts to be recognized on an international level. Where art is repressed, freedom cannot flourish, he said. Terming the art of cinema as a tool to develop political consciousness in the general public, The C.M has also pointed out that films could force people to empathize with one another’s problems and forge a sense of unity.

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A.K Balan, Minister for Cultural Affairs presided over the event with Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Tourism as Chief Guest. Kadannappally Ramachandran was also present at the event. Veteran actress Sarada was honored at the ceremony. The first part of a book on the history of Malayalam cinema was released by the Chief Minister. Mayor K Shreekumar, V K Prashanth MLA, District Panchayat President V K Madhu, Jury Chairman Khairy Beshara, Cultural Affairs Secretary Rani George, KTDC Chairman M. Vijayakumar, Councillor Palayam Rajan, Academy Chairman Kamal, Vice-Chairperson Beena Paul, Secretary Mahesh Panchu, Shaji N.Karun, and many other prominent figures attended the opening ceremony. The fest opened with “Passed By Censor” directed by Serhat Karaaslan

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MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minist...: Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala will inaugurate the 24th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) today,...

24th IFFK 2019 -Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala will inaugurate at Nishagandhi auditorium

Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala will inaugurate the 24th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) today, the sixth of December, in the presence of members of different Juries, other dignitaries, directors, and crew of the films scheduled in the fest. Actor Sharada will be the guest of honor. 

Turkish film ‘Passed by Censor’, by Serhat Karaasian, will be the opening film. It depicts the story of a prison employee who steals the photo of an inmate’s wife from a letter and becomes obsessed with her.

Minister for Cultural Affairs A K Balan will preside over the inaugural ceremony and Minister for Cooperation Kadakampally Surendran will be the chief guest.  Shashi Tharoor, MP, will officially release the festival book by handing over a copy to Mayor K Sreekumar. V K Prashanth, MLA, will release the festival bulletin which will be received by district panchayat president V K Madhu. 

A total of 186 films from over 70 countries will be screened in 15 categories at the festival.14 theatres, equipped with 4K projection facilities have been selected as venues for the mega event. The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the organizers of the fest under the guidance of Kamal, Chairman, Beena Paul, vice Chairperson, Mahesh Panju the Secretary and Executive Director have completed all arrangements for conducting the prestigious cultural mega event in a befitting manner on international standards. 

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -MY CHOICE

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -MY CHOICE: ATLANTIS   ADULTS IN THE ROOM BALOON BY THE GRACE OF GOD   INHALE –EXHALE   MARGHE AND HER MOTHER   HAPPY END HAIF...

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -MY CHOICE

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -MY CHOICE: ATLANTIS   ADULTS IN THE ROOM BALOON BY THE GRACE OF GOD   INHALE –EXHALE   MARGHE AND HER MOTHER   HAPPY END HAIF...

24th IFFK 2019 -MY CHOICE

ATLANTIS  

ADULTS IN THE ROOM

BALOON

BY THE GRACE OF GOD

 INHALE –EXHALE  

MARGHE AND HER MOTHER

 HAPPY END

HAIFA STREET

MARIGHELLA

PAIN AND GLORY

PARASITE

(which won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, if you have another film in your choice list you can just skip this  film)

 PASSED BY CENSOR(OPENING FILM)

STITCHES

TREMORS

BACURAN

THE GOLDEN GLOVE

PETRUNYA

SORRY WE MISSED YOU

VERDICT

( INDIAN CINEMA NOW)

MAI GHAT-CRIME NO103/2005

HELLARO

 (KALEIDOSCOPE-INDIAN FILMS)

THE ELDER ONE

THE WAYFARERS

JUST LIKE THAT

THE HOME AND THE WORLD TODAY

SOLANAS ,TOWARDS A THIRD CINEMA ,IF YOU NEED A RE- READING OF SOLANAS

THE HOUR OF FURNACES

TANGO

THE JOURNEY

POST YUGOSLAV

GOD EXISTS, HER NAME IS PETRUNYA

SNOW

ABOUT ENDLESSNESS(ROY ANDRSON)

 CAN VIEW FEW ,EXPERIMENTA INDIA, IF TIME PERMITS

*MALAYALAM FILMS AND FILMS IN COMPETITION ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIST  (YOUR OWN CHOICE)

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -Films in the festival kaleidoscop...

MeeraSahib Online: 24th IFFK 2019 -Films in the festival kaleidoscop...: KALEIDOSCOPE Bombay Rose   Gitanjali Rao

24th IFFK 2019 -Films in the festival kaleidoscope section.

KALEIDOSCOPE

• Bombay Rose
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•  Gitanjali Rao's debut  film Bombay Rose in hand-painted animation format,after  making huge waves at Venice International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Busan Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and IFFI, Goa,  is now included in the Kaleidoscope section of 24th IFFK.Bombay Rose, as the title suggests, is a story set in Mumbai, and also harks back to 1960s, when Bombay (as it was called then) was a more pluralistic society, according to Gitanjali. "One period is of 2005, when dance bars were shut down by the moral policing of the government, and what it did to the women employed there. They were forgotten. Society was very happy those dance bars were gone but these women had a raw deal. They're still fighting the court case. Then it talks about when child labour was banned. Children below the age of 14 were not allowed to work, but they weren't given any alternative. Juvenile homes were far worse in terms of criminality than working outside. So when governments take those calls, the aftermath is not pursued even by the press. Having lived through those times, these instances stayed with me."
• Just like that /Aise Hee
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• An elderly Indian woman decides to live for herself in director Kislay’s debut feature.

  Oppressive obligations and societal expectations are at the heart of debuting director Kislay’s Just Like That, an indictment of the dismissiveness with which India treats elderly women after their duties as wives and mothers have been discharged.
• Kanthan -The Lover of Colour
• In the diverse religious structure of India, the life and the survival of Adivasis and tribal groups have a clear foundation. And among the tribal groups, the Adiya community is one that keeps a precise ideology and rituals in a world where modern men simply revamp theirs in accordance with their circumstances and convenience. And Kanthan, The Lover of Colour portrays the life, survival and purely ritualistic life of the Adiya community, a group of tribal people living at Thirunelli Colony in Wayanad, Kerala, India. They live as a tribal flock under their chieftain. The base of adiya group is their ethical life which is an amalgamation of nature and tradition. Nowadays They have been a populace who is tormented by natural calamities along with the encroachment of urbanization. Agriculture is their source of living. And RAVULA is their tribal language, The first film in RAVULA language which is not having a manuscript
• The Elder One /Moothon
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• A 14-year-old boy living in the islands is out in search of his elder brother, Akbar. The remarkable journey he undertakes forms the premise of the movie.The actor turned director Geethu Mohandas's second feature is a considerably busier enterprise than her first, 2014’s well-received road drama “Liar’s Dice.” 
• The Home and the world today /Ghawre Bairey Aaaj
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• Ghawre Bairey Aaj is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s novel “Ghawre Bairey” (Home and the World), and is a contemporary retelling of the triangular love story involving Tagore’s characters Nikhilesh, Sandip and Bimala. It is as much a story of passionate romance as it is of clashing ideologies in the present times, and the way these clashes affect love and friendship.Aparna Sen is one of India’s most celebrated writer-directors and actors introduced by celebrated director Satyajit Ray. 
• The Wayfarers /Raahgir
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• The theme of human empathy lifts a simple story of everyday poverty into resonant emotion in Goutam Ghose’s masterfully told The Wayfarers (Raahgir). If at first the heroine seems likely to collapse under her trials of Job, the story takes an unexpected turn when she hits the road in search of daily work to feed her family and encounters a cheerful, generous man as poor as she is. Directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Goutam Ghose (The Crossing), it’s a film destined to reward the niches following its bows at Busan and then Mumbai Film Festival.
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MeeraSahib Online: 50th IFFI 2019 Concluded with award ceremony ,‘Mar...: The nine-day festivity on  cinema concluded with the Indian premiere of ‘Marghe and her mother’ directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf...

50th IFFI 2019 Concluded with award ceremony ,‘Marghe and her mother’ directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf being the closing film.

The nine-day festivity on  cinema concluded with the Indian premiere of ‘Marghe and her mother’ directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film

 depicts ‘A single mother with a six-year-old daughter struggles with both financial and romantic travails in Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s first film set in Italy. With its layers of symbolism and a certain naivety of storytelling, this is a film that seems, in many ways, more rooted in the past than in the present day. The influence of Italian neorealism is evident throughout the picture, as is a touch of French New Wave, which is an odd and not always successful tonal mix of mannered artificiality and authenticity’.

Awards including Golden Peacock, Silver Peacock, Lifetime Achievement Award were bequeathed during the closing ceremony. The closing ceremony of IFFI 2019 was anchored by Sonali Kulkarni and Kunal Kapoor. The ceremony also witnessed a performance by Hariharan and Lesle Lewis of Colonial Cousins.Tanushree Shankar choreographed a series of dance performances on the theme ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’.  Babul Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate graced the occasion. The Minister said, “There is no end to education in the field of art. The more you know, you will realize how less you know. With such great endeavors happening in Indian soil and Goa being a permanent and appropriate venue for IFFI for years to come, this is one arena which is going to make all filmmakers evolve by getting to know each other and by the exchange of ideas and endeavors in your mind.”

Satyapal Malik, Chief Guest of the ceremony said that cinema is a powerful medium that can have a deep and far-reaching impact on society. He appealed to filmmakers to make films on socially relevant issues for the improvement of society. Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, Music legend Ilaiyaraja, veteran actor Prem Chopra, Takashi Miike, Wagner Moura, Rakulpreet Singh, Vijay Deverakonda, Rohit Shetty, Aanand L Rai, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Nithya Menen, etc graced the function in which Deputy Chief Ministers of Goa Manohar Ajgaonkar, Chandrakanth Kavlekar, Members of Parliament  Roopa Ganguly and Ravi Kishan, Chief Secretary of Goa Parimal Rai, Vice Chairman of Entertainment Society of Goa Subhash Phal Desai, IFFI Steering Committee members  Shaji N. Karun, Shri Rahul Rawail, and International Jury members  John Bailey, Robin Campillo, Zhang Yang, Lynne Ramsay, Ramesh Sippy were also present on the occasion.

Opening the grandeur ceremony, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Amit Khare said that IFFI 2020 and 2021 will be a tribute to the legendary filmmaker of India Satyajit Ray whose centenary celebrations will be observed from next year. “ The event has been quite successful in bringing together film enthusiasts all over the world along with the well-known filmmakers, artists and film critics. Offering insight on the participation numbers, CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa Amit Satija said that in terms of international participation, IFFI saw majority delegates from UK, USA, Sri Lanka, and UAE while Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu comprise the majority of the national. Delegates. 

Ilaiyaraja, Prem Chopra, Manju Borah, Aravind Swamy and Ha, bam Paban Kumar were honored occasion. Technical partners of the film festival and International jury members were also felicitated. 

A still from ‘Marghe and her mother’ directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

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MeeraSahib Online: 50th IFFI 2019 -‘Particles’ wins the Golden Peacoc...:   ‘Particles’ wins the Golden Peacock Award. Lijo Jose Pellissery conferred Best Director Award for ‘Jallikattu’     Seu Jorge ...

50th IFFI 2019 -‘Particles’ wins the Golden Peacock Award for best film and Lijo Jose Pellissery conferred as Best Director

 

• ‘Particles’ wins the Golden Peacock Award.
• Lijo Jose Pellissery conferred Best Director Award for ‘Jallikattu’ 
•  Seu Jorge gets Best Actor (Male) Award 
• Usha Jadhav gets Best Actor (Female) Award
•  Special Jury Award for Pema Tseden’s ‘Balloon’ 
• Amin Sidi Boumediene and Marius Olteanu receives Award for ‘Best Debut Feature Film of a Director’ for ‘Abou Leila’ and ‘Monsters’ 
• Special mention for ‘Hellaro’ 
  directed by Abhishek Shah. 
• Rwanda’ won  The ICFT –UNESCO Gandhi Medal 

The coveted Golden Peacock Award of golden jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), goes to ‘Particles’ directed by Blaise Harrison and produced by Estelle Fialon. The Golden Peacock Award carries a cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs to be shared equally between the Director and the Producer, Trophy and the citation. ‘Particles’ is an “ambitious yet modest film about the mysteries of being a teenager,” the jury cited. Lijo Jose Pellissery conferred Best Director Award for ‘Jallikattu’.Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Best Director Award for his film ‘Jallikattu’. The jury said that they honor the “intricate and complex choreography of this very original and anarchic film”. Lijo gets the Silver Peacock Award , a citation and a cash prize of 15 lakhs.


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Seu Jorge won the the Best Actor (Male) Award for his portrayal of Carlos Marighella in the Brazilian movie ‘Marighella’. He bagged the award containing Silver Peacock Trophy, certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs for “ the powerful and charismatic portrayal of a revolutionary, very relevant in our increasingly authoritarian times”. 

The Best Actor (Female) Award has gone to Usha Jadhav for her portrayal of  ‘Prabha Mai’, in the Marathi film ‘Mai Ghatt: Crime No. 103/2005’. Usha Jadhav got the coveted prize for her “understated and powerful performance of a mother defending her child’s honor against the injustice of a corrupt system”. Award includes Silver Peacock Trophy, certificate and a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs. 

The jury awarded special jury prize to Pema Tseden his film ‘Balloon’. The film set in Tibetan grasslands got the prize for “the beauty of the film language and the authenticity of the actors”. The Special Jury Award carries a cash prize of Rs 15 lakhs, a Silver Peacock Award and a citation. 

Centenary Award for ‘Best Debut Feature Film of a Director’ is shared between Amin Sidi Boumediene for ‘Abou Leila’ and Marius Olteanu for ‘Monsters’. Abou Leila’ tells the tale of two childhood friends who crossed the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist. Award carries Silver Peacock, a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs 

 ‘Hellaro’ directed by Abhishek Shah earned special mention from the jury for the “incredible music, it’s colour and graceful choreography”. Though set in time 45 years ago, the issue of woman’s empowerment portrayed in the film is even more relevant today, said the jury.  

 Italian film ‘Rwanda’ directed by Riccardo Salvetti won The ICFT –UNESCO Gandhi Medal instituted by the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication, Paris and UNESCO. The medal bears a portrait of Gandhi engraved by the French artist Pierre-Yves Tremois. Etched underneath is Mahatma’s message of hope: “ In the midst of darkness light prevails” 

‘Bahattar Hoorain, the Indian movie directed by Sanjay P. Singh Chauhan earned the special mention under ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi medal category.

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MeeraSahib Online: 50th IFFI 2019- Ministry of Information & Broadcas...: A hi-tech digital, interactive and multimedia exhibition has been put up by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication and Na...

50th IFFI 2019- Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organises Interactive digital Multi-Media exhibition.

A hi-tech digital, interactive and multimedia exhibition has been put up by the Bureau of Outreach and Communication and National Film Archives of India (NFAI) at Darya Sangam, near Kala academy.  IFFI@50 exhibition traces the journey of IFFI   over the last five decades as it showcases Indian cinema to the world, also providing a platform in India for showcasing world cinema. Speaking at a press conference on the exhibition today,  Atul Kumar Tiwari of Ministry of I&B, said the exhibition leverages novel hi-tech features like Zoetrope (moving picture creative installation), 360 bullet shot, 360 degree immersive experience area, augmented reality experience, vertical digital display panels, virtual reality tools, hologram technology, etc to create a self-learning historical experience for the viewers.