Wednesday, December 8, 2021

13th IDSFFK -OPENING FILM- Beirut:Eye of the Storm

 








Beirut:Eye of the Storm
Beirut fi Ain Al-Assif
Lebanon, France/2021/75:00/Arabic


 
Four young women artists in Beirut document a turbulent period in Lebanese history, from the momentous October 2019 uprising against the ruling regime to the subsequent lockdown and then, just months later, the massive explosion at the port.
Noel and Michelle are two multi-talented sisters whose avant-guard songs have made them the voice of their generation. Hanine is a cutting-edge journalist whose in depth outlook defies her young age and takes us into another side of Lebanon we rarely see. Lujain is a fearless Iraqi camerawoman who has a unique insight into the Lebanese uprising and its connections to the Arab Spring.
The prevailing mood is one of hope and change. But a few months later, Covid-19 has locked down the city, and all optimism evaporates with the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port. Will the young women be able to hold onto their dream of a new Lebanon?
Director Mai Masri
Mai Masri is an award-winning Palestinian filmmaker based in Beirut. She studied film at San Francisco State University (USA) and directed several films that were screened worldwide and won over 90 international awards. Her feature narrative film, 3000 Nights (2015) had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, and won 28 awards. Mai’s filmography includes Children of Fire (1990), Hanan Ashrawi (1995), Children of Shatila (1998), Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (2001), Beirut Diaries (2006), and 33 Days (2007). She also co-directed with her husband Jean Chamoun, Under the Rubble (1983), Wild Flowers (1986), War Generation – Beirut (1988), and Suspended Dreams (1992).


Monday, November 29, 2021

52nd IFFI -2021-Peacock Awards

 



Japanese Film ‘Ring Wandering’, a film which resurrects memories of Tokyo’s hidden war-torn past, bags The Golden Peacock at 52nd IFFI

Czech Director Václav Kadrnka bags IFFI 52 Silver Peacock for Best Director for ‘Saving One Who Is Dead’, a Candle of Hope Amidst the Winter of Despair

Indian and Marathi Actor Jitendra Bhikulal Joshi’s brilliant portrayal of Late Marathi actor and filmmaker Nishikant Kamat in ‘Godavari’ earns him Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male)

Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female) goes to Spanish Actor Angela Molina for her role as Charlotte, a performance which captivated all jury members

Marathi Director Nikhil Mahajan’s ‘Godavari’ receives Silver Peacock for Special Jury Award, sharing the award with Brazilian Actress Renata Carvalho for her role in Director Rodrigo de Oliveira’s ‘The First Fallen’

Russian Director Roman Vasyanov’s ‘The DORM’ receives Special Mention for its impactful narration of the complicated and corrupted society of 1984 USSR

Director Mari Alessandrini’s ‘Zahorí’, which lampoons religion and colonisation and gives respect to the organic indigenous people of Patagonia in an elegant and visually intelligent way, is IFFI 52 Best Debut Feature Film

Spanish film 'The Wealth of the World' by debut Director Simon Farriol receives Special Mention in IFFI 52 Debut Competition Category

Sunday, November 21, 2021

52nd IFFI 2021 -Some Highlights

 







Some highlights of 52nd IFFI

will pay a Special Tribute to Sir Sean Connery, the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond.

will show a retrospective of the celebrated Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky and the eminent Hungarian filmmaker, Béla Tarr.

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role makes the cut to become the mid fest film.

51st IFFI 2921-Homage to stalwarts

 


Homage to stalwarts



MeeraSahib Online: 51st International Film Festival of India(51st IFF...

MeeraSahib Online: 51st International Film Festival of India(51st IFF...:   Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting along with actor Sudeep inaugurated the 51st edition of the IFFI -- the...

51st International Film Festival of India(51st IFFI 2021) - inaugurated

 








Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting along with actor Sudeep inaugurated the 51st edition of the IFFI -- the country's largest and oldest international film festival and pitched for private participation in the next edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The festival is being organized annually by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Directorate of Film Festivals, and Entertainment Society of Goa. The festival is annually held in November but the current edition was delayed owing to the pandemic. Governor of Goa Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai also spoke on the occasion.https://twitter.com/i/status/1462049758151733248


 








Saturday, November 6, 2021

MeeraSahib Online: 52 nd International Film Festival of India 2021 - ...

MeeraSahib Online: 52 nd International Film Festival of India 2021 - ...:   24 Feature Films and 20 Non-Feature Films to be screened in Indian Panorama section of 52nd IFFI 2021 SEMKHOR (Dimasa) To Be Opening India...

52 nd International Film Festival of India 2021 - Indian Panorama -list of films

 




24 Feature Films and 20 Non-Feature Films to be screened in Indian Panorama section of 52nd IFFI 2021

SEMKHOR (Dimasa) To Be Opening Indian Feature Film


VED, THE VISIONARY Directed By Rajiv Parkash To Be The Opening Indian Non-Feature Film

List of 24 Feature Films selected in the Indian Panorama 2021 is as follows:

 

S.No.

Title of the Film

Language

Director

  1.  

KALKOKKHO

Bengali

Rajdeep Paul & Sarmistha Maiti

  1.  

NITANTOI SAHAJ SARAL

Bengali

Satrabit Paul

  1.  

ABHIJAAN

Bengali

Parambrata Chattopadhyay

  1.  

MANIKBABUR MEGH

Bengali

Abhinandan Banerjee

  1.  

SIJOU

Bodo

Vishal P Chaliha

  1.  

SEMKHOR

Dimasa

Aimee Baruah

  1.  

21st  TIFFIN

Gujarati

Vijaygiri Bava

  1.  

EIGHT DOWN TOOFAAN MAIL

Hindi

Akriti Singh

  1.  

ALPHA BETA GAMMA

Hindi

Shankar Srikumar

  1.  

DOLLU

Kannada

Sagar Puranik

  1.  

TALEDANDA

Kannada

Praveen Krupakar

  1.  

ACT-1978

Kannada

Manjunatha S. (Mansore)

  1.  

NEELI HAKKI

Kannada

Ganesh Hegde

  1.  

NIRAYE THATHAKALULLA MARAM

Malayalam

Jayaraj

  1.  

SUNNY

Malayalam

Ranjith Sankar

  1.  

ME VASANTRAO

Marathi

Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari

  1.  

BITTERSWEET       

Marathi

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan

  1.  

GODAVARI

Marathi

Nikhil Mahajan

  1.  

FUNERAL

Marathi

Vivek Rajendra Dubey

  1.  

NIWAAS

Marathi

Mehul Agaja

  1.  

BOOMBA RIDE

Mishing

Biswajeet Bora

  1.  

BHAGAVADAJJUKAM

Sanskrit

Yadu Vijayakrishnan

  1.  

KOOZHANGAL

Tamil

Vinothraj P S

  1.  

NATYAM

Telugu

Revanth Kumar Korukonda

 

Jury’s choice for the Opening feature film of Indian Panorama 2021 is the film Semkhor (Dimasa) directed by Ms. Aimee Baruah.

Non-Feature Films

Indian Panorama of International Film Festival of India comprises a contemporary package of socially and aesthetically vibrant non-feature films selected by eminent Jury members who are associated with non-feature segments of Indian Film Industry.

The Non – Feature Jury of seven members was headed by acclaimed documentary Filmmaker Shri S. Nallamuthu. The Jury constituted of the following Members:

  1. Shri Akashaditya Lama, Filmmaker
  2. Shri Sibanu Borah, Documentary Filmmaker
  3. Shri Suresh Sharma, Film producer
  4. Shri Subrat Jyoti Neog, Film Critic
  5. Ms. Manisha Kulshreshtha, Writer
  6. Shri Atul Gangwar, Writer

Selected from a diverse pool of 203 contemporary Indian non-feature films, the package of films exemplifies the capacity of our emerging and established filmmakers to document, investigate, entertain and also reflect contemporary Indian values.

A total of 20 Non-Feature films have been selected to be screened during IFFI.

List of 20 Non-Feature Films selected in the Indian Panorama 2021 is as follows:

S.No.

Title of the Film

Language

Director

  1.  

Veerangana

Assamese

Kishore Kalita

  1.  

Naad – The Sound

Bengali

Abhijit A. Paul

  1.  

Sainbari To Sandeshkhali

Bengali

Sanghamitra Chaudhuri

  1.  

Badal Sircar & the Alternative Theatre

English

Ashok Viswanathan

  1.  

Ved…The Visionary

English

Rajiv Parkash

  1.  

Surmounting Challenges

English

Satish Pande

  1.  

Sunpat

Garhwali

Rahul Rawat

  1.  

The Spell of Purple

Gujarati

Prachee Bajania

  1.  

Bharat, Prakriti Ka Balak

Hindi

Dr. Deepika Kothari & Ramji Om

  1.  

Teen Adhyay

Hindi

Subash Sahoo

  1.  

Bablu Babylon Se

Hindi

Abhijeet Sarthi

  1.  

The Knocker

Hindi

Ananth Narayan Mahadevan

  1.  

Ganga-Putra

Hindi

Jai Prakash

  1.  

Gajra

Hindi

Vineet Sharma

  1.  

Jugalbandi

Hindi

Chetan Bhakuni

  1.  

Pabung Syam

Manipuri

Haobam Paban Kumar

  1.  

Murmurs of the Jungle

Marathi

Sohil Vaidya

  1.  

Backstage

Oriya

Lipka Singh Darai

  1.  

Witch

Santali

Jackie R. Bala

  1.  

Sweet Biriyani

Tamil

Jeyachandra Hashmi

 

Jury’s choice for the opening Non-Feature film of Indian Panorama, 2021 is Ved…The Visionary (English) directed by Shri Rajiv Parkash.

Courtesy:PIB, Govt.of India