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

MeeraSahib Online: 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK 2...

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...

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)