MeeraSahib Online: 32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festiv...

MeeraSahib Online: 32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festiv...:   32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival  which will be held  in March, 2023 from 18th to 26th , in Milan invites entries FESC...

MeeraSahib Online: 32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festiv...

MeeraSahib Online: 32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festiv...:   32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival  which will be held  in March, 2023 from 18th to 26th , in Milan invites entries FESC...

32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival , Milan ,invites entries.

 32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival which will be held in March, 2023 from 18th to 26th, in Milan invites entries

FESCAAAL 2023: Open Call   We are online with the Call for Entries to take part to the 32nd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival which will be held in March, 2023 from 18th to 26th, in different venues in Milan and online.   We are open to receive Feature-Lenght and Documentaries from the 3 continents; Short Films directed by filmmakers from Africa and diaspora and films shooted by Italian filmmakers – or foreigners based in Italy - in Africa, Asia and Latin America or about intercultural issues.    Submission is free of charge.   Deadline: December 16th, 2022.    Discover how to submit your film! 👇

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What are we searching for?   If you have a film released in 2022 or 2023, preferably still inedited in Italy, you can fill in the form to participate to the selection of the next African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival.  For the “Windows on the World” Feature Films Competition we can only accept Italian premières.  Here our competitive sections:  “Windows on the World” Feature Films Competition  Award euro 8,000*  Fiction and documentary films made by directors from Africa, Asia and Latin America (minimum running time 60 min.)  African Short Film Competition  Award euro 2,000*  Short films (fiction and documentaries) made by African directors (maximum running time 59 min.)  Extr’A Competition  Award euro 1,000*  Fiction films and documentaries made by Italian - and Italian-based directors - in the three continents (Africa, Asia and Latin America) or related to immigration, integration and interculture in Italy.  *Awards may vary    FILL IN THE FORM

How to submit films?   Submitting films for the next FESCAAAL selection is very easy: you have to fill in an online entry form and send us a preview link for our Selection Commitee. Do not hesitate to write us for any inquieries (or curiosities!). You have time until December 16th to complete the registration process.  Write us here festival@coeweb.org  https://www.fescaaal.org/en

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MeeraSahib Online: 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK 2...:   The 27th International Film Festival of Kerala will honor the unconventional and inspiring Hungarian Master Bela Tarr with Lifetime Achiev...

27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK 2022)-Life Time Achievement Award- goes to Hungarian Master Bela Tarr.

 

The 27th International Film Festival of Kerala will honor the unconventional and inspiring Hungarian Master Bela Tarr with Lifetime Achievement Award. A legendary film pioneer, Tarr often highlighted humanitarian issues in his films using a unique cinematic philosophy, which soon grew as a cinematic concept that is followed by other filmmakers worldwide. IFFK will have a Retrospective of his films which includes Werckmeister Harmonies and The Turin Horse, two of his finest works.

His films, ranging from Family Nest in 1977 through The Outsider (1981), The Prefab People (1982), Almanac of Fall (1985), Damnation (1988), Sátántangó (1994), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), The Man From London (2007) to the The Turin Horse in 2011 were widely and critically acclaimed.

Tarr is the president of the Hungarian Filmmakers’ Association, member of the Széchenyi Academy of Letters and Arts, has been given the most prestigious Hungarian prize for artists, the Kossuth Prize and the Hungarian prize for filmmakers, Balázs Béla Prize. He was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres and was honoured with several remarkable national, international awards, honorary doctorates and life achievement awards.

The 27th IFFK and the cultural sphere of Kerala salutes the master filmmaker with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award at the closing ceremony on 16th December to Bela Tarr who is on his first visit to India.

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MeeraSahib Online: 53rd International Film Festival (IFFI 2022)- ende...:   The 53rd International Film Festival of India ended with some controversial comments on Monday. At the closing ceremony, jury head, Israel...

53rd International Film Festival (IFFI 2022)- ended with Jury head Nadav Lapid criticised Vivek Agnihotri's Hindi film The Kashmir Files calling it 'propaganda'

 

The 53rd International Film Festival of India ended with some controversial comments on Monday. At the closing ceremony, jury head, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid criticised Vivek Agnihotri's Hindi film The Kashmir Files on stage, calling it 'propaganda'.(Canadian film maker says 'hate mongering garbage'.The Kashmir Files will be 'embarrassment to India' if sent to Oscars). In his address to the audience, Nadav said, “We were, all of us, disturbed and shocked by the 15th film: The Kashmir Files. That felt to us like propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an artistic competitive section of such a prestigious film festival. I feel totally comfortable to share openly these feelings here with you on stage. Since the spirit of having a festival is to accept also a critical discussion which is essential for art and for life.”The Kashmir Files was also screened at the festival last week. Kashmir Files is helmed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri. The film, which was released in theatres on March 11, revolves around the killings and exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 from the valley. While the film was a hit in India, many have criticised it as well for its alleged propagandist tone.Singapore even banned the film assessing it to be “beyond” the city-state's film classification guidelines. According to reports, the Singaporean authorities refused classification of the Hindi-language film for “its provocative and one-sided portrayal of Muslims and the depictions of Hindus being persecuted in the on-going conflict in Kashmir”.The Vivek Agnihotri-directed film stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi in lead roles. In India, the movie has been lauded by the ruling camp, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah coming forward to shower praise on the performances and the content. The film was also declared tax-free in most of the BJP-ruled states. (News courtesy:Hindustan Times)

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MeeraSahib Online: 53rd International Film Festival of India (53rd IF...:     Spanish Film ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ Golden Peacock for the Best Film . Iranian writer and director Nader Saeivar gets Silver Peacock f...

53rd International Film Festival of India (53rd IFFI 2022), Awards declared,Spanish Film ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ Golden Peacock for the Best Film

  

Spanish Film ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ Golden Peacock for the Best Film. Iranian writer and director Nader Saeivar gets Silver Peacock for Best Director for No End, Vahid Mobasseri, lead actor of No End, has won  Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male), Daniela Marín Navarro, lead Actor of Best Film ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ is honoured with Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female), Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz gets Special Jury Award for When the Waves are Gone / Kapag wala nang mga alon. Award for Best Debut Feature Film of a Director goes to Asimina Proedrou for Behind The Haystacks ,Praveen Kandregula receives Special Mention for Cinema Bandi.

Padma Bhushan awardee  Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad popularly known as Chiranjeevi has been presented with the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2022, at the closing ceremony of the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa today.

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MeeraSahib Online: 53rd International Film Festival of India (53rd IF...:   ഇന്ത്യയുടെ 53 -മത് രാജ്യാന്തര ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവത്തിലെ ഇന്ത്യൻ പനോരമയിൽ സ്ഥാനം പിടിച്ച ,ഇരുള ഭാഷയിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച , പ്രിയനന്ദന ന്റെ 'ധാബറി കു...

53rd International Film Festival of India (53rd IFFI 2022)-first feature film-“Dhabari Quruvi”- in Indian film history to have a star cast comprising only indigenous people

 

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ 53 -മത് രാജ്യാന്തര ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവത്തിലെ ഇന്ത്യൻ പനോരമയിൽ സ്ഥാനം പിടിച്ച ,ഇരുള ഭാഷയിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ,പ്രിയനന്ദനന്റെ 'ധാബറി കുരുവി'  ശ്രദ്ധനേടി 

ആദിവാസി ഗോത്ര വിഭാഗത്തിൽ പെട്ട,  indigenous people എന്ന് പരിഷ്കൃതരെന്ന് അഹംഭാവമുള്ളവർ , വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്ന  അഭിനേതാക്കളുമായി എത്തുന്ന ആദ്യത്തെ ഫീച്ചർ ചിത്രം ധാബറി കുരുവി(“Dhabari Quruvi”) ഇന്ത്യൻ പനോരമ വിഭാഗത്തിൽ വേറിട്ടുനിന്നു . ആചാരങ്ങളോട് പടപൊരുതി ,ഒരു ആദിവാസി പെൺകുട്ടി നടത്തുന്ന  ക്ഷോഭജനകമായ ജീവിതയാത്രയുടെ കഥയാണ് സംവിധായകൻ പ്രിയദർശൻ ധബരി കുരുവി (Dhabari Quruvi)എന്ന സിനിമയിലൂടെ അനാവരണം ചെയ്യുന്നത് .മാത്രമല്ല സംവിധായകൻ പറയുന്നതുപോലെ 'സിനിമയെന്ന മാധ്യമത്തെ ഒരു ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തോടെയാണ് താൻ സമീപിക്കുന്നത്' ഇന്ത്യൻ പനോരമയിൽ വേൾഡ് പ്രിമിയർ ആയി നിറഞ്ഞ സദസിൽ പ്രദർശിപ്പിച്ചു ..ധാബറി എന്ന കുരുവിക്ക്‌ നാടോടി കഥയിൽ അച്ഛൻ അജ്ഞാതനാണ്.ഈ ജനവിഭാഗത്തിന്റെ ജീവിത യാത്ര സുഗമമാക്കാനും ധാരണകൾ തിരുത്താനും കഴിഞ്ഞെങ്കിൽ എന്ന് പ്രിയദർശൻ പ്രത്യാശ പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ചു . ഇരുള ,മുതുക ,കുറുമ്പ ,വടുക വിഭാഗത്തിൽ പെടുന്ന ആദിവാസികളാണ് ചി ത്രത്തിലെ അഭിനേതാക്കൾ  .  അഭിനേതാക്കളായ മീനാക്ഷിയും ശ്യാമിനിയും പ്രിയനന്ദനനോടൊപ്പം പനോരമയിൽ അതിഥികളാണ്. 

“Dhabari Quruvi” had its world premiere in the Indian Panorama section at 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa.

“Dhabari Quruvi” portrays the tempestuous journey of a tribal girl who battles convention and seeks to free herself from the chains with which society and community had tied down those like her. Distinguished as the first film in the history of Indian cinema to star only people from indigenous communities,  The film also has the distinction of having been shot completely in the tribal language of Irula. Director Priyanandan while interacting with the media and festival delegates at one of the “Table Talks” sessions being organized by PIB on the side-lines of the festival shared his sincere wish to make a change in the lives of young tribal girls who have forgotten to stand for themselves accepting the norm of “fate” set on them by their community. “Using cinema as a medium, my attempt is to stand for a cause,” Priyanandan, the National Award-winning filmmaker said. Talking about his movie, Priyanandan said it deals with a contemporary issue about people who are side-lined, about those unwed mothers in a tribal community in Kerala. “They are living by accepting this ordeal as their fate without making a single attempt to come out of that,” he told.  The film depicts the story of a naive tribal girl who rises from the ashes to proclaim the solitary right she has, on her body and the decisions upon it. Mythologically, Dhabari Quruvi is a sparrow from a folklore tale whose father remains unknown. Sharing his notions on marginalizing a place, its people, and how they are being mocked by the mainstream, Priyanandan said through his film he wants to change that perception too.  On using cinema as a medium for social change, Priyanandan said his idea of cinema is that it is not just for entertainment. “It can be used for making the change in the lives of people whom we have”t even met.”The actors from tribal communities were selected from an acting workshop conducted at Attappadi in which around 150 people participated. Asked about the challenges in working with these first-time actors, “There is an artist inside every human. I never asked them to act, they just behaved as themselves. They were just living the ordeals in their real life”.

While throwing light on the issues being faced by tribal people Priyanandan said there are no efforts to bring them to the mainstream. “Though there is no dearth of funds, those people are still facing numerous issues. He opined that there needs to be an effort to understand them from their perspective and formulate policies based on that.”More than sixty people, belonging to Irula, Muduka, Kurumba, and Vaduka tribal communities of Attappadi, a scheduled tribe hamlet in the southern Indian state of Kerala have acted in the movie. “Quite a few of them had not ever seen a film in their entire life,” the Director told.

Thanking IFFI for giving a great platform for its world premiere, Priyanandan said he is planning to screen the movie in all the tribal hamlets to gain the desired goal. Meenakshi and Shyamini who played the main characters in the film and Cinematographer Aswaghoshan were also in attendance at the media interaction. The cast also includes Anuprasobhini and Muruki and  Nanjiyamma, the tribal woman from Attappady who got the 68th National Film Award for Best Female Singer last year. ( Courtesy: PIB)

53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-Gamperaliya to Maariya: The Ocean Angel

 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI).The journey of Sreelankan films started with ‘Gamperaliya’(1963) by Lester James Peries and reached Maariya: The Ocean Angel” directed by Aruna Jayawardhana in 2022 which is competing for Golden Peacock.

"1901 marked the introduction of cinema to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), with a film being shown for the first time in the country at a private screening for the British governor West Ridgeway and prisoners of the Second Boer War. It was a short film that documented the British victory in the Boer War, the burial of Queen Victoria and the coronation of Edward VII. From the shadows of colonialism, the entertainment industry in the small island country with a population of around 22 million has come a long way. Cinema in Sri Lanka has now become a public affair and a celebration of culture.

In the 53rd edition of IFFI, “Maariya:The Ocean Angel” (2022) directed by Aruna Jayawardhana is competing for the coveted golden peacock under the International Competition category. The film revolves around a group of fishermen in the middle of the ocean and an accidental discovery they make. Is it divine intervention? Or will this only allow them to see themselves and each other in different light? Maariya: The Ocean Angel explores these dynamics and more as it journeys in the oceans with the young lads.

The First Golden Peacock Award for a Feature Film at IFFI was presented for the film ‘Gamperaliya’(1963) by Lester James Peries, who is considered to be the Father of Sri Lankan Cinema. Will history repeat itself at the 53rd edition? We will soon find out!  But until then get ready to set sail on a cinematic adventure and don’t miss out on the screening of Maariya: The Ocean Angel" (Courtesy :P.I.B)

1901 marked the introduction of cinema to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), with a film being shown for the first time in the country at a private screening for the British governor West Ridgeway and prisoners of the Second Boer War. It was a short film that documented the British victory in the Boer War, the burial of Queen Victoria and the coronation of Edward VII. From the shadows of colonialism, the entertainment industry in the small island country with a population of around 22 million has come a long way. Cinema in Sri Lanka has now become a public affair and a celebration of culture.

In the 53rd edition of IFFI, “Maariya:The Ocean Angel” (2022) directed by Aruna Jayawardhana is competing for the coveted golden peacock under the International Competition category. The film revolves around a group of fishermen in the middle of the ocean and an accidental discovery they make. Is it divine intervention? Or will this only allow them to see themselves and each other in different light? Maariya: The Ocean Angel explores these dynamics and more as it journeys in the oceans with the young lads.

The First Golden Peacock Award for a Feature Film at IFFI was presented for the film ‘Gamperaliya’(1963) by Lester James Peries, who is considered to be the Father of Sri Lankan Cinema. Will history repeat itself at the 53rd edition? We will soon find out!  But until then get ready to set sail on a cinematic adventure and don’t miss out on the screening of Maariya: The Ocean Angel

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MeeraSahib Online: 53rd International Film Festival of India(53rd IFF...:   T he 53 rd   edition of the International Film Festival of India has a grand opening ceremony at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadiu...

53rd International Film Festival of India(53rd IFFI) opened at Panaji ,Goa with a star studded inaugural.

 

The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India has a grand opening ceremony at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, in Panaji, Goa .The National Film Development Corporation and Entertainment Society of Goa, are hosting this edition of the film festival which showcases a bundle  of 280 films from 79 countries. 25 features and 20 non-feature films from the Indian Panorama section .The opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in the shore of river Mandovi ,Panaji.Goa on the 20th November, Sunday. “International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has become a platform for film directors from all over the world to showcase their work. I am sure, India will become a hub for co-production, post-production, film shooting and also for the technology partners”, said Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth affairs & Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur on the occassion.

Opening film Alma and Oskar, directed by Dieter Berner from Austria was screened before the opening ceremony . Anurag Singh Thakur noted that this is the first time, an opening film is being screened before the opening ceremony in IFFI. Every year we are trying to do something different- from 75 Young Creative Minds of Tomorrow initiative to world premieres. 

Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting,  Dr. L. Murugan, Secretary Ministry of I & B Apurva Chandra, along with cast and crew of  Alma and Oskar attended the grand screening of the movie at INOX, Panaji, Goa. 

Ajay Devgn, Paresh Rawal, Manoj Bajpayee, Kartik Aaryan, Suniel Shetty, Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan and Mrunal Thakur among others attended the opening ceremony of the 53rd IFFI.Austrian movie Alma and Oskar, directed by Dieter Berner, was the opening film . Indian Film Personality of the Year 2022 award went to Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. .Spanish director Carlos Saura's daughter accepted the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award on his behalf.

ഇന്ത്യയുടെ അന്തർദേശിയ ചലച്ചിത്രോത്സവത്തിന്റെ  (IFFI)യുടെ 53-ാം പതിപ്പിന് ​ഗോവന്‍ തലസ്ഥാനമായ പനാജിയിലെ മാണ്ഡോവി നദി കരയിലെ പനാജിയിൽ തുടക്കമായി .  ശ്യാമപ്രസാദ് മുഖര്‍ജി സ്‌റ്റേഡിയത്തിലെ ഉദ്ഘാടന ചടങ്ങില്‍ ബോളിവുഡ്താരങ്ങളെ കുത്തിനിറച്ചിരിക്കുകയാണ് സംഘാടകര്‍. 79 രാജ്യത്തുനിന്നായി 280 സിനിമ ഇക്കുറി മേളയിലുണ്ട്. ഓസ്ട്രിയൻ ചിത്രം ‘അല്‍മ ആന്‍ഡ് ഓസ്‌കര്‍' ആയിരുന്നു ഉദ്ഘാടന ചിത്രം. സുവര്‍ണ മയൂരത്തിനായി മൂന്ന് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമയടക്കം 15 ചിത്രം മത്സരിക്കുന്നു. സത്യജിത്‌ റേയുടെ കഥയെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കി ദേശീയപുരസ്കാര ജേതാവും തൃശൂര്‍ സ്വദേശിയുമായ ചലച്ചിത്രകാരന്‍ ആനന്ദ് മഹാദേവന്‍ ഒരുക്കിയ ബം​ഗാളിചിത്രം ദി സ്‌റ്റോറി ടെല്ലര്‍, തമിഴ് സിനിമ കുരങ്ങു പെഡല്‍ എന്നിവയും മത്സരവിഭാ​ഗത്തിലുണ്ട്. സംഘപരിവാര്‍ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടില്‍ കശ്മീര്‍ പശ്ചാത്തലം വിവരിക്കുന്ന ‘കശ്മീര്‍ ഫയല്‍'സും മത്സരവിഭാ​ഗത്തില്‍ കുത്തിത്തിരുകി നാഗ്പൂരിനെ സംഘാടകർ  തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തി .

ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പനോരമയുടെ കഥാവിഭാഗത്തില്‍ അറിയിപ്പ് (മഹേഷ് നാരായണന്‍), സൗദി വെള്ളയ്ക്ക (തരുണ്‍ മൂര്‍ത്തി) എന്നിവ ഇടംപിടിച്ചു. ദേശീയ പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവായ പ്രിയനന്ദനന്‍ ഇരുള ഭാഷയില്‍ ഒരുക്കിയ 'ധാബരി കുരുവി'  ഇവയുണ്ട് .അഖില്‍ ദേവ് ഒരുക്കിയ വീട്ടിലേക്ക്‌ കഥേതര വിഭാ​ഗത്തിലുണ്ട്. വിനോദ് മങ്കരയുടെ സംസ്‌കൃത ഡോക്യുമെന്ററി യാനം, മലയാളിയായ ജേക്കബ് വര്‍​ഗീസ് ഒരുക്കിയ ആയുഷ്മാന്‍ എന്നിവയും ഈ വിഭാ​ഗത്തിലുണ്ട്.

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Best Director,Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Best Actor,Denis Menochet 

Spanish rural thriller, The Beasts won three top awards including the grand Prix for best film, best director award to Sorogoyen and best actor award to Denis Menochet. best director honors for Sorogoyen and best actor for his star Denis Menochet.

 A brooding, psychological thriller set in rural Spain, The Beasts tells the story of a cosmopolitan French couple, Antoine and Olga (Menochet and actress Marina Foïs), who settle in a small village hoping to connect with nature. Instead, their presence soon arouses hostility — and eventually, downright violence — from some of the locals. The film has been praised for its feral, even savage, portrayal of the hardscrabble realities of the majestic Galician countryside. 

The Tokyo Grand Prix includes a cash prize of Three million yen, while the director and the actor will receive 300,000 yen each. The Festival’s Special Jury Prize of 500,000 yen was given to Houman Seyedi’s Iranian drama, World war  III, which tells the tale of a poor laborer, played by Mohsen Tanabandeh (A Hero). He works on a movie set, where a film condemning dictators is being shot. But he soon finds that the moviemakers themselves turn tyrannical. World War III ends in a horrific tragedy.