Shri Anand Sharma, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, India will inaugurate the Festival of Indian Panorama – 2008 Films at New Delhi tomorrow. In a special exposition of the entire Indian Panorama package, screened recently at the International Film Festival of India ,2008 in Goa ,will be presented from December 11 , 2008 at Siri Fort Auditorium Complex, New Delhi. This Festival of Indian Panorama-2008 will screen 26 Feature and 21 Non-Feature films between December 11-21,2008.
The opening film of the Feature film section, Little Zizou (Gujarati- Hindi-English), directed by Sooni Taraporevala, will be screened at 6:30 pm on December 11, 2008 at Siri Fort Auditorium 1, in the presence of the cast and crew of the film, comprising Sooni Taraporevala , Imaad Shah, Sohrab Ardeshir and Shernaz Patel. 16 mm : Memories, Movement and a Machine (Malayalam) ,directed by KR Manoj is the opening Non-Feature film, to be screened at 4 pm on 17th December,2008. This package of the Indian Panorama presents a wide spectrum of contemporary themes and treatments. Debut directors like Krishnan Seshadri Gomatam (Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai), Abhaya Simha (Gubbachigalu) and Umesh Kulkarni (Valu) bring with them a refreshing and incisive style of cinema, while the stalwarts like Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Oru Pennum Randaanum), Girish Kassarvalli (Gulabi Talkies) and S.Priyadarshan (Kanchivaram) respectively challenge ideas and established norms again with their films.
The Non-Feature film section also offers a bouquet of spectacular films. Rajesh Jala’s Children of the Pyre documents the life of children in the famed burning ghats of Varanasi. Antardhwani by Jabbar Patel , a Films Division’s production, captures the magic of the living legend of Santoor, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma while Remembering Bimal Roy is a tribute to the cinema icon, from his son Joy Bimal Roy. FTII,Pune--produced Three of Us chronicles the tremendous will-power of a differently-abled person.
All Feature films will be screened in Auditorium 2 while non-Feature films in Auditorium 4. The synopses, schedule and all other details of the films are available on the Directorate of Film Festival’s websites : www.iffi.nic.in and www.dff.nic.in. Entry to all film shows is free, through Entry Passes which will be available at the counter at Gate No 2, Siri Fort Auditorium Complex between 11 am to 1 pm and 3 pm-5 pm and also during the shows from December 11-21, 2008.
The Indian Panorama is one of the most important sections of International Film Festival of India, since it represents the rich diversity of Indian cinema. The section was first organized in the year 1978 with a view to present the wide range of cinema produced in the country. Ever since, the Indian Panorama section has been a regular feature of the International Film Festival of India.
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Evergreen Dev Anand felicitated in IFFI- Goa, 2008
Legeandary actor and evergreen hero of Bollywood, Shri Dev Anand was honoured at IFFI 2008 today for his contribution during his six decades in Indian cinema.
Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digambar Kamat felicitated Shri Dev Anand with a shawl and a cheque of Rs. 51,000 at a function held at Kala Acadamy. Mr Jackie Shroff presented a citation to Dev Saab.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dev Anand expressed his gratitude for the nationwide support during his long career in the film industry.
Chief Minister Shri Kamat unveiled the Desktop Calendar prepared by the ESG for the first time. Shri S. M. Khan, Director, DFF and Shri Manoj Shrivastav, CEO, ESG were also present on the occasion.
Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digambar Kamat felicitated Shri Dev Anand with a shawl and a cheque of Rs. 51,000 at a function held at Kala Acadamy. Mr Jackie Shroff presented a citation to Dev Saab.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dev Anand expressed his gratitude for the nationwide support during his long career in the film industry.
Chief Minister Shri Kamat unveiled the Desktop Calendar prepared by the ESG for the first time. Shri S. M. Khan, Director, DFF and Shri Manoj Shrivastav, CEO, ESG were also present on the occasion.
IFFI Goa pays centenary tributes to Bimal Roy, Devika Rani and L.V. Prasad
IFFI Goa – 2008 pays tributes to Bimal Roy, Devika Rani and L. V. Prasad in a special section of ‘Centenary Tributes’. In total, eight movies are being screened in the Centenary Tributes section.
Retrospective of Bimal Roy opened with his classic ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ on the first day of the festival preceded by ‘Remembering Bimal Roy’, a non-feature film and Indian Panorama entry by his son Joy Bimal Roy. July 11, 2009 will mark the birth centenary of Bimal Roy, the legendary film maker who had ushered a new chapter in Indian cinema in terms of both, a deeply human content and a realistic style of film-making, with films like ‘Udayer Pathey’ and ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ says festival brochure of Indian Panorama. Apart from the above two movies the Retrospective curated by Ratnottama Sengupta includes ‘Bandini’, ‘Devdas’ and ‘Gautama the Budha’.
Devika Rani had been a dominant presence on the Indian film scenario in the early years of Indian cinema. She along with her husband Himansu Rai contributed significantly through collaboration on international projects and professionally run Bombay Talkies. In the festival, ‘Karma’ a 1933 classic produced by Himansu Rai and directed by J. L. Freerhunt and casting both Himansu and Devika is being screened as a tribute.
Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao popularly known as L. V. Prasad was a Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner with a huge repertoire in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. His ‘Dadi Maa’ and ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’ are being featured as tribute to the doyen.
Retrospective of Bimal Roy opened with his classic ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ on the first day of the festival preceded by ‘Remembering Bimal Roy’, a non-feature film and Indian Panorama entry by his son Joy Bimal Roy. July 11, 2009 will mark the birth centenary of Bimal Roy, the legendary film maker who had ushered a new chapter in Indian cinema in terms of both, a deeply human content and a realistic style of film-making, with films like ‘Udayer Pathey’ and ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ says festival brochure of Indian Panorama. Apart from the above two movies the Retrospective curated by Ratnottama Sengupta includes ‘Bandini’, ‘Devdas’ and ‘Gautama the Budha’.
Devika Rani had been a dominant presence on the Indian film scenario in the early years of Indian cinema. She along with her husband Himansu Rai contributed significantly through collaboration on international projects and professionally run Bombay Talkies. In the festival, ‘Karma’ a 1933 classic produced by Himansu Rai and directed by J. L. Freerhunt and casting both Himansu and Devika is being screened as a tribute.
Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao popularly known as L. V. Prasad was a Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner with a huge repertoire in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. His ‘Dadi Maa’ and ‘Ek Duje Ke Liye’ are being featured as tribute to the doyen.
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