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THE  CINEMA OF BIMAL  ROY ---   AN ‘OUTSIDER’ WITHIN

THE  CINEMA OF BIMAL  ROY

  AN ‘OUTSIDER’ WITHIN

The Author Shoma A Chatterji is a freelance journalist for last 50 years, renowned Film Critic ,Author of many  books on Cinema, National and other Award winner  for excellence in writing on cinema.

ZEE JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2018

 

 ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 programme goes live

 

· Festival Dates – The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018 is scheduled to take place from 25 –29 January, 2018 at the Diggi Palace Hotel, Jaipur Rajasthan

 A Thorough Gentleman Actor sans Starry Egos

In SHASHI KAPOOR ,We Lost  A Gentleman Actor of the First Order

 

19TH JIO MAMI WITH STAR FILM FESTIVAL

19TH JIO MAMI WITH STAR FILM FESTIVAL LOGO

Highlights

  • Star studded opening at the Posh South Mumbai Liberty Cinema  with an inaugural film of Anurag Kashyap’s “Mukkabaaz”. This was also Asian premiere of the film.
  • Red Carpet galore on the inaugural ceremony  was lit with glamour filled presence of Chairman MAMI Neeta Ambani,  Shridevi,   Kangna  Ranaut , Sharmila Tagore , Nandita Das   Kiran Rao, Anupama Chopra and  stars Amir Khan , Rajkumar Rao, Anupam Kher  with host of Present   generation film directors like Anurag Kashyap, Kabir Khan, Karan Johar, Imitiaz Ali  etc. On last day additions to glamour quotient and celebrities were Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Rajkumar Hirani, Ashutosh  Gowarikar,Konkona Sen Sharma, Vidhu Vinod Chopra to name a few.
  • About 200 films from 29 countries were screened during the six days spread over 16 luxury auditoriums with capacity of 4974 seats in Mumbai and Thane. This large seating capacity made it easier for Fest cineists to choose the screening of their choice without hassles or serpentine queues  for those without reservation .
  • For convenience and easy categorization films were divided in 14 segments viz; After Dark, Discovering India, India Gold , Marathi Talkies, Restored Classics, Special Screenings, The India Story , Tribute, Dimensions Mumbai , Half Ticket ( For children), International Competition, Rendezvous, Spotlight , The new Medium besides, Seminars, talk shows, Master Classes and Q & A with the film makers after the screening.
  • For the first time ,MAMI had introduced “Movie Mandi” an online platform for film makers to find funding in collaboration with Netflix, having world wide presence.
  • The popular “Movie Mela” this year was held preceding day of the festival.
  • Besides the Life Time Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema conferred  on a veteran film maker in International arena. Other  awards were the Jio-MAMI-Reliance Foundation Award for excellence in Digital content in Indian Cinema, Best film/s in International Competition , India Gold and Dimensions Mumbai awards Etc.

A Homage to Actress Shyama

 Shyama ( Khursheed Akhtar) was a born versatile Actress.

( A Short Homage  by Mohan Siroya )

18 TH JIO MAMI FILM FESTIVAL WITH STAR

  18  TH  JIO  MAMI  MUMBAI  FILM  FESTIVAL  WITH STAR  20 – 27 october  2016

 

 

                                       HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

*The  favourite film festival for cine buffs . patronized by cineastes’ all over India

   unveiled its 18 th edition on 20th October evening  with an exclusive opening

   ceremony ( only for invitees ) at the iconic newly renovated  ROYAL OPERA

47 TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA, GOA (IFFI)

47 TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA -- GOA  (20 NOV. TO 28 NOVEMBER 2016 )     AT THE OUTSET MUST MENTION THAT OPPOSED TO THE ESTABLISHED NORM OF 10 DAYS DURATION SINCE TEH INCEPTION OF THE FEST; THE DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS PRUNED THE  DURATION FROM TEN TO EIGHT DAYS IN ORDER TO SAVE THE COST AND TIME OF OUTSIDE PARTICIAPTING DELEGATES ;BUT WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FILMS TO BE SCREENED. WHILE DOING THIS , NO MAGIC WAS DOEN BUT MERELY TO ENHANCE THE DAILY SCREENING HOURS STARTING

( 20 TO 28 NOVEMBER 2016 )

AT THE OUTSET MUST MENTION THAT OPPOSED TO THE ESTABLISHED NORM OF 10 DAYS DURATION SINCE TEH INCEPTION OF THE FEST; THE DIRECTORATE OF FILM FESTIVALS PRUNED THE DURATION FROM TEN TO EIGHT DAYS IN ORDER TO SAVE THE COST AND TIME OF OUTSIDE PARTICIAPTING DELEGATES ;BUT WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FILMS TO BE SCREENED.

A SHORT TRIPUTE TO OM PURI

A short Tribute to OM Puri

A versatile Actor -Dramatist --Par Excellence

I & B Minister at 47 TH IFFI NFDC FILM BAZAAR

TRACING THE 10 YEAR JOURNEY OF NFDC FILM BAZAAR

A Recap

Celebrating its 10th edition this year, the annual NFDC Film Bazaar has become a beacon for budding filmmakers from South Asia. The platform has been tirelessly evolving into a one-stop shop that encourages collaboration between South Asian and international film fraternities; a confluence point for screenwriters, filmmakers, sales agents, distributors, film festival programmers and financiers from around the world.

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