A screening of Isabel Herguera’s San Sebastian winner “Sultana’s Dream” will kickstart the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, Xr, gaming and comics, in Mumbai.
The screening will be followed by a Q&a with Herguera, alongside her Spanish and Indian crew, including Indian animation expert Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. AniMela’s film program includes features “The Peasants,” “Slide,” “Josep,” “Calamity,” “Unicorn Wars,” “Hokkyoku Hyakkaten No – Concierge San,” “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and shorts under the thematic headings “India Collection,” “Queer Collection” and “Diversity & Identity: Dutch Shorts.”
AniMela’s Knowledge Center hosts workshops, panel discussions and masterclasses with Indian and international stalwarts from the animation, VFX and gaming industries including Annecy Festival director Mickaël Marin, Annecy Film Market director Veronique Encrenaz, VFX Supervisor Srinivas Mohan and filmmaker and educator Nina Sabnani. Highlights include a behind the scenes look at Milind D. Shinde’s “Bandits...
The screening will be followed by a Q&a with Herguera, alongside her Spanish and Indian crew, including Indian animation expert Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. AniMela’s film program includes features “The Peasants,” “Slide,” “Josep,” “Calamity,” “Unicorn Wars,” “Hokkyoku Hyakkaten No – Concierge San,” “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and shorts under the thematic headings “India Collection,” “Queer Collection” and “Diversity & Identity: Dutch Shorts.”
AniMela’s Knowledge Center hosts workshops, panel discussions and masterclasses with Indian and international stalwarts from the animation, VFX and gaming industries including Annecy Festival director Mickaël Marin, Annecy Film Market director Veronique Encrenaz, VFX Supervisor Srinivas Mohan and filmmaker and educator Nina Sabnani. Highlights include a behind the scenes look at Milind D. Shinde’s “Bandits...
- 1/18/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The 3rd Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) will open on October 30 with Rajat Kapoor’s critically acclaimed film, Ankhon Dekhi. The four-day festival will showcase feature films, documentaries, short films and animation films. Besides, Diff will also host Masterclasses, panel discussions and Harun Farocki Retrospective.
Feature films to be screened at the festival include Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, Hansal Mehta’s Citylights, Geetu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Khyentse Norbu’s Vara: A Blessing, Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi’s Zinda Bhaag, Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar, Gabriela Pichler’s Eat Sleep Die, Byamba Sakhya’s Remote Control, Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze’s Papusza and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive.
The animation section will screen films by Shilpa Ranade, Gitanjali Rao and Nina Sabnani, among others.
Q’s Nabarun, a documentary about famous Bengali writer Nabarun Bhattacharya who passed away in July, will have its...
Feature films to be screened at the festival include Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court, Hansal Mehta’s Citylights, Geetu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Khyentse Norbu’s Vara: A Blessing, Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi’s Zinda Bhaag, Hany Abu-Assad’s Omar, Gabriela Pichler’s Eat Sleep Die, Byamba Sakhya’s Remote Control, Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze’s Papusza and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive.
The animation section will screen films by Shilpa Ranade, Gitanjali Rao and Nina Sabnani, among others.
Q’s Nabarun, a documentary about famous Bengali writer Nabarun Bhattacharya who passed away in July, will have its...
- 10/7/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The inaugural edition of International Film Festival of Colombo, the first major international film festival to be held in Sri Lanka, will screen a special package of Indian films curated by DearCinema.
The festival, to be held from September 2-7, is being organized by the Directors’ Guild of Sri Lanka with the support of Okinawa International Movie Festival in Japan.
The package comprises of award-winning and festival-favourite Indian films like Kanu Behl’s Titli, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Anup Singh’s Qissa, Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Kaushik Ganguly’s Apur Panchali, Jahnu Barua’s Ajeyo, Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha and Rajeev Ravi’s Annayum Rasoolam.
Kanu Behl, Avinash Arun, Nagraj Manjule, Geethu Mohandas, Kaushik Ganguly, Jahnu Barua, Shilpa Ranade and Rajeev Ravi will be in attendance at the festival. Actors Geetanjali Thapa (Liar’s Dice) and Rasika Dugal (Qissa) will...
The festival, to be held from September 2-7, is being organized by the Directors’ Guild of Sri Lanka with the support of Okinawa International Movie Festival in Japan.
The package comprises of award-winning and festival-favourite Indian films like Kanu Behl’s Titli, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Anup Singh’s Qissa, Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Kaushik Ganguly’s Apur Panchali, Jahnu Barua’s Ajeyo, Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha and Rajeev Ravi’s Annayum Rasoolam.
Kanu Behl, Avinash Arun, Nagraj Manjule, Geethu Mohandas, Kaushik Ganguly, Jahnu Barua, Shilpa Ranade and Rajeev Ravi will be in attendance at the festival. Actors Geetanjali Thapa (Liar’s Dice) and Rasika Dugal (Qissa) will...
- 8/26/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Hemalkasa to close London Indian Film Festival
The 2014 London Indian Film Festival, that will be held from July 10-17, unveiled its lineup. While Jeffrey Brown’s Sold will open the festival, Marathi-language film Hemalkasa directed by Samruddhi Porey will be screened as the closing film.
Featuring Nana Patekar, Sonali Kulkarni and Mohan Agashe; the film is a biopic that follows the selfless journey of Dr. Prakash Baba Amte and his wife Dr. Mandakini Amte, a couple who dedicated their lives to a project for the development of tribal people of Maharashtra. This is the world premiere of Hemalkasa.
Praveen Morchhale’s Barefoot to Goa, Amit V Masurkar’s Sulemani Keeda, Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya, Anup Singh’s Qissa, Kaushik Ganguly’s Apur Panchali and Kr Manoj’s Virgin Talkies are some of the well-known films that will be screened at the festival.
Also screened will be Kannada...
The 2014 London Indian Film Festival, that will be held from July 10-17, unveiled its lineup. While Jeffrey Brown’s Sold will open the festival, Marathi-language film Hemalkasa directed by Samruddhi Porey will be screened as the closing film.
Featuring Nana Patekar, Sonali Kulkarni and Mohan Agashe; the film is a biopic that follows the selfless journey of Dr. Prakash Baba Amte and his wife Dr. Mandakini Amte, a couple who dedicated their lives to a project for the development of tribal people of Maharashtra. This is the world premiere of Hemalkasa.
Praveen Morchhale’s Barefoot to Goa, Amit V Masurkar’s Sulemani Keeda, Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya, Anup Singh’s Qissa, Kaushik Ganguly’s Apur Panchali and Kr Manoj’s Virgin Talkies are some of the well-known films that will be screened at the festival.
Also screened will be Kannada...
- 6/15/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Get ready London film fans! The fabulous London Indian Film Festival, running July 10th – 17th, will bring you an eclectic and cool mix of films! Now Europe’s largest platform for Indian cinema, the London Indian Film Festival returns to the Capital, in association with Pure Heaven, the British Film Institute, and official Hotel Partner Grange Hotels, celebrating the exploding movement of Indian Independent cinema and bringing to UK audiences a rare selection of cutting-edge films from some of the Indian subcontinent’s hottest independent talents. Going way beyond Bollywood, the festival presents a kaleidoscope of new films that challenge, shock, generate debate and present a more realistic view of India and the subcontinent today, in all its diversity.
The festival has many highlights and will showcase Emma Thompson’s Sold and Million Dollar Arm, which stars Jon Hamm and also boasts a bevy of Bollywood stars! The festival will stretch citywide,...
The festival has many highlights and will showcase Emma Thompson’s Sold and Million Dollar Arm, which stars Jon Hamm and also boasts a bevy of Bollywood stars! The festival will stretch citywide,...
- 6/12/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Gitanjali Rao’s “Printed Rainbow” won three awards at the International Critics’ Week of the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. After serving on the short film jury of the same sidebar in 2011, she returned to Cannes with her short animation “True Love Story” this year. In an interview with Anu Rangachar at the Cannes Film Festival, Rao talks about her successes, disappointments and the challenges of being an independent animation filmmaker in India.
I am, an animator who doesn’t work for children and their entertainment; but makes films which are adult oriented and without voices. I was making it very difficult for myself. I don’t think there is a problem with the system, it’s just that I have been adamant and uncompromising in my vision
Tell us about your journey with True Love Story.
The theme of True Love Story is migration, something that I had been working on for 6 years.
I am, an animator who doesn’t work for children and their entertainment; but makes films which are adult oriented and without voices. I was making it very difficult for myself. I don’t think there is a problem with the system, it’s just that I have been adamant and uncompromising in my vision
Tell us about your journey with True Love Story.
The theme of True Love Story is migration, something that I had been working on for 6 years.
- 5/26/2014
- by Anu Rangachar
- DearCinema.com
What:
Screening of ‘Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa’, an animated film directed by Shilpa Ranade, at Vikalp@Prithvi.
The director will be present for the Q&A session.
When:
May 26, 2014
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where:
Prithvi Theatre
20 Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road
Mumbai 400 049
Entry:
Free. Seating on first-come, first-served basis
About the event:
‘Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa’ is an adaptation of Bengali writer Upendrakishore Raychowdhuri’s ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’.
Goopi and Bagha are two wise fools, one lives to sing and the other to play the drum, each hilariously inept at their chosen craft. When the villagers cannot bear to listen to them anymore, both are banished to the same forest. Here, Goopi and Bagha encounter each other and their fates become entwined for life.
The film has been screened at several film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival and International Children’s Film Festival of India.
Screening of ‘Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa’, an animated film directed by Shilpa Ranade, at Vikalp@Prithvi.
The director will be present for the Q&A session.
When:
May 26, 2014
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where:
Prithvi Theatre
20 Janki Kutir, Juhu Church Road
Mumbai 400 049
Entry:
Free. Seating on first-come, first-served basis
About the event:
‘Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa’ is an adaptation of Bengali writer Upendrakishore Raychowdhuri’s ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’.
Goopi and Bagha are two wise fools, one lives to sing and the other to play the drum, each hilariously inept at their chosen craft. When the villagers cannot bear to listen to them anymore, both are banished to the same forest. Here, Goopi and Bagha encounter each other and their fates become entwined for life.
The film has been screened at several film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival and International Children’s Film Festival of India.
- 5/21/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Hindi remakes rights of Pawan Kumar’s “Lucia” was bought by Fox Star Studios
Year 2013 turned out to be an unprecedented year for Indian indie films! While Bollywood continued to break all records riding high on star power, Indies also began a humble yet significant journey towards finding mainstream distribution. The Lunchbox piggybacked on star director Karan Johar as presenter while Ship of Theseus found support from filmmaker Kiran Rao. Shahid was backed by Disney-utv and B.A. Pass was acquired by Bollywood producer Bharat Shah. While these films enjoyed successful run in international film festivals, they also got acceptance from theatre-going audiences back home.
We’ve compiled a list of 10 indie gems that we think ruled the roost this year. At the outset, we would like to mention two remarkable films, Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus and Hansal Mehta’s Shahid, which released theatrically this year but had been...
Year 2013 turned out to be an unprecedented year for Indian indie films! While Bollywood continued to break all records riding high on star power, Indies also began a humble yet significant journey towards finding mainstream distribution. The Lunchbox piggybacked on star director Karan Johar as presenter while Ship of Theseus found support from filmmaker Kiran Rao. Shahid was backed by Disney-utv and B.A. Pass was acquired by Bollywood producer Bharat Shah. While these films enjoyed successful run in international film festivals, they also got acceptance from theatre-going audiences back home.
We’ve compiled a list of 10 indie gems that we think ruled the roost this year. At the outset, we would like to mention two remarkable films, Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus and Hansal Mehta’s Shahid, which released theatrically this year but had been...
- 12/23/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Batul Mukhtiar won the Golden Elephant trophy for Best Live Action Director for Kaphal in the Competition International Live Action section at the International Children’s Film Festival of India.
Tamaash or The Puppet by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh won the Golden Elephant trophy for Best Short, Children’s Jury. The film was competing in the International Shorts section.
Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Artwork and Arnab Chaudhuri’s Arjun won a Golden Elephant trophy for Best Animation Feature, Children’s Jury. Both films were competing in the International Animation competition section.
The 18th edition of the festival was held in Hyderabad from November 14 – 20, 2013.
Complete list of winners:
Competition Little Directors
Golden Elephant trophy for Best Little Director – Breaking The Silence by Siddhanth Joshi and Tamatar Chor by Pawanjot Singh.
Golden Plaque for Second Best Little Director – Ecole Mondiale World...
Tamaash or The Puppet by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh won the Golden Elephant trophy for Best Short, Children’s Jury. The film was competing in the International Shorts section.
Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Artwork and Arnab Chaudhuri’s Arjun won a Golden Elephant trophy for Best Animation Feature, Children’s Jury. Both films were competing in the International Animation competition section.
The 18th edition of the festival was held in Hyderabad from November 14 – 20, 2013.
Complete list of winners:
Competition Little Directors
Golden Elephant trophy for Best Little Director – Breaking The Silence by Siddhanth Joshi and Tamatar Chor by Pawanjot Singh.
Golden Plaque for Second Best Little Director – Ecole Mondiale World...
- 11/21/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Hyderabad, Nov 17: Director Shilpa Ranade, whose animation film "Goopi Gawaiyaa Bagha Bajaiyaa" is being screened at the 18th International Children's Film Festival, India (Icffi), says that one needs to go further than cute animation that has been a trend for long.
Produced by Children's Film Society, India, Ranade's movie features melancholic ghosts.
"We are used to cute and clean animation. We need to break out from that," said the director, who was one of the panelists of open forum on animation in India: seeking original.
The director believes animation is a magical medium and animators should try something.
Produced by Children's Film Society, India, Ranade's movie features melancholic ghosts.
"We are used to cute and clean animation. We need to break out from that," said the director, who was one of the panelists of open forum on animation in India: seeking original.
The director believes animation is a magical medium and animators should try something.
- 11/16/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Shilpa Ranade’s animated feature Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya (The World of Goopi and Bagha) has been selected to screen at the 10th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (Diff).
“From India comes the enchanting animation adaptation of Satyajit Ray’streasured classic “Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne” reinterpreted by book illustrator and animator Shilpa Ranade. The animated Hindi version is set in a magical world rich in music, adventure, fine food, and friendship and recounts the timeless story of Goopi and Bagha, a pair of musicians gifted with magical powers by the King of Ghosts,” mentions an official press release from the festival.
The film produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Cfsi) had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this year and then screened at the Mumbai Film Festival. It opened the ongoing 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India and is also part of the International Competition.
“From India comes the enchanting animation adaptation of Satyajit Ray’streasured classic “Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne” reinterpreted by book illustrator and animator Shilpa Ranade. The animated Hindi version is set in a magical world rich in music, adventure, fine food, and friendship and recounts the timeless story of Goopi and Bagha, a pair of musicians gifted with magical powers by the King of Ghosts,” mentions an official press release from the festival.
The film produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Cfsi) had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this year and then screened at the Mumbai Film Festival. It opened the ongoing 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India and is also part of the International Competition.
- 11/16/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox, Amit Virmani’s Menstrual Man and Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha have been nominated under different categories for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Rajeev Ravi has earned a nomination for Achievement in Cinematography in Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout.
The Lunchbox has been nominated for Best Screenplay while The World of Goopi and Bagha has been nominated in the Best Animated Feature Film category.
Amit Virmani’s Menstrual Man, a Singapore – India co-production, has been nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Film. The film made its Canadian Premiere at the HotDocs, the Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto and was screened at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa).
A total of 39 films from 22 countries will compete in nine different categories. The award ceremony will be held December 12, 2013 in Brisbane.
The jury is headed by Shyam Benegal and comprises South Korean director Kim Tae-yong,...
The Lunchbox has been nominated for Best Screenplay while The World of Goopi and Bagha has been nominated in the Best Animated Feature Film category.
Amit Virmani’s Menstrual Man, a Singapore – India co-production, has been nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Film. The film made its Canadian Premiere at the HotDocs, the Canadian International Documentary Film Festival in Toronto and was screened at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Idfa).
A total of 39 films from 22 countries will compete in nine different categories. The award ceremony will be held December 12, 2013 in Brisbane.
The jury is headed by Shyam Benegal and comprises South Korean director Kim Tae-yong,...
- 11/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India has announced the competition lineup for 2013. Some of the well-known Indian films in competition are Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry [Read interview], Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya [Read interview] and Batul Mukhtiar’s Kaphal.
Organized by the Children’s Film Society of India, the biennial festival also known as The Golden Elephant will be held from November 14-20, 2013 in Hyderabad.
Competition Live Action
A Horse on the Balcony
Dir.: Hüseyin Tabak (Austria)
Tainá – an Amazon Legend
Dir.: Rosanne Svartman (Brazil)
Havanastation
Dir.: Ian Padrón (Cuba)
The Great Bird Chase
Dir.: Christian Dyekjær (Denmark)
Horizon Beautiful
Dir.: Stefan Jäger (Ethiopia, Switzerland)
Windstrom
Germany
Igor and the Cranes’ Journey
Dir.: Evgeny Ruman (Germany, Israel, Poland)
Fandry
Dir.: Nagraj Manjule (India)
Kaphal
Dir.: Batul Mukhtiar (India)
Good Fellows
Iran
7 Days of Himmawari and her Puppies
Dir.: Emiko Hiramatsu (Japan)
Mother,...
Organized by the Children’s Film Society of India, the biennial festival also known as The Golden Elephant will be held from November 14-20, 2013 in Hyderabad.
Competition Live Action
A Horse on the Balcony
Dir.: Hüseyin Tabak (Austria)
Tainá – an Amazon Legend
Dir.: Rosanne Svartman (Brazil)
Havanastation
Dir.: Ian Padrón (Cuba)
The Great Bird Chase
Dir.: Christian Dyekjær (Denmark)
Horizon Beautiful
Dir.: Stefan Jäger (Ethiopia, Switzerland)
Windstrom
Germany
Igor and the Cranes’ Journey
Dir.: Evgeny Ruman (Germany, Israel, Poland)
Fandry
Dir.: Nagraj Manjule (India)
Kaphal
Dir.: Batul Mukhtiar (India)
Good Fellows
Iran
7 Days of Himmawari and her Puppies
Dir.: Emiko Hiramatsu (Japan)
Mother,...
- 10/30/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The forthcoming 18th edition of International Children’s Film Festival India, to be held in Hyderabad from November 14-20, 2013, will have a new category ‘International Animation’ in the competition section.
The animation category will showcase the best animated children’s film from all around the globe.
There are total 12 feature films competing in this section including two Indian animations: Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiyya Bagha Bajaiyya produced by the Children’s Film Society India and Arnab Chawdhury’s Arjun produced by Utv.
The animated musical Goopi Gawaiyya Bagha Bajaiyya, an adaption of Bengali writer Upendrakishore Raychowdhuri’s “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” will also be the inaugural film of the 18 Golden Elephant. Raychowdhuri’s comic fantasy was most famously adapted for the screen in 1969 by his renowned grandson, Satyajit Ray.
The competition section consists of four categories including ‘Competition International Live Action’, ‘Competition Shorts’ and ‘Competition Little Directors’ where national and...
The animation category will showcase the best animated children’s film from all around the globe.
There are total 12 feature films competing in this section including two Indian animations: Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiyya Bagha Bajaiyya produced by the Children’s Film Society India and Arnab Chawdhury’s Arjun produced by Utv.
The animated musical Goopi Gawaiyya Bagha Bajaiyya, an adaption of Bengali writer Upendrakishore Raychowdhuri’s “Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne” will also be the inaugural film of the 18 Golden Elephant. Raychowdhuri’s comic fantasy was most famously adapted for the screen in 1969 by his renowned grandson, Satyajit Ray.
The competition section consists of four categories including ‘Competition International Live Action’, ‘Competition Shorts’ and ‘Competition Little Directors’ where national and...
- 10/26/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Shilpa Ranade
S hilpa Ranade, a well-known figure in the Indian animation industry, presented her latest feature The World of Goopi and Bagha at the Mumbai Film festival 2013. Produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Cfsi), the film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this year.
How do you strike a balance between teaching industrial design at the Indian Institute of Technology (Iit) and making animation films, both creatively and professionally?
My work at the Iit is the kind of work that allows me to practice and teach and to do research. So for me this really forms the basis of all that interests me. I must do all. I can’t just be a practitioner and then not teach, if I am just a teacher then I would not be a good practitioner. So I think it’s all hand in glove. You need to work like that,...
S hilpa Ranade, a well-known figure in the Indian animation industry, presented her latest feature The World of Goopi and Bagha at the Mumbai Film festival 2013. Produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Cfsi), the film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival this year.
How do you strike a balance between teaching industrial design at the Indian Institute of Technology (Iit) and making animation films, both creatively and professionally?
My work at the Iit is the kind of work that allows me to practice and teach and to do research. So for me this really forms the basis of all that interests me. I must do all. I can’t just be a practitioner and then not teach, if I am just a teacher then I would not be a good practitioner. So I think it’s all hand in glove. You need to work like that,...
- 10/21/2013
- by Anita Thomas
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, Oct 9: Two films from the Children's Film Society India (Cfsi) - "Gopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya" and "Kaphal" - have been selected for screening at the prestigious Mumbai Film Festival starting Oct 17.
"Gopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya", directed by Shilpa Ranade, will be screened in the India Gold Competition category while Batul Mukhtiar's "Kaphal" will be shown in the New Faces in Indian Cinema section.
"It is a proud moment for Cfsi. All the credit goes to Shilpa Ranade and Batul Mukhtiar! And kudos to Nandita Das for supporting the two fabulous filmmakers," Amole Gupte, chairman, Cfsi, said in a statement.
These films will also be screened at the upcoming 18th International Children's Film Festival of India to.
"Gopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya", directed by Shilpa Ranade, will be screened in the India Gold Competition category while Batul Mukhtiar's "Kaphal" will be shown in the New Faces in Indian Cinema section.
"It is a proud moment for Cfsi. All the credit goes to Shilpa Ranade and Batul Mukhtiar! And kudos to Nandita Das for supporting the two fabulous filmmakers," Amole Gupte, chairman, Cfsi, said in a statement.
These films will also be screened at the upcoming 18th International Children's Film Festival of India to.
- 10/9/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Lee Daniels’ The Butler will open the 15th Mumbai Film Festival (October 17-24), which will screen more than 200 films from 65 countries and award $220,000 in cash prizes.
Presented by Reliance Entertainment and organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami), the festival features four competitions sections, including the India Gold competition for Indian features (see full line-up below).
The International Competition for First Features has selected 13 films including Kim Morduant’s The Rocket; Singapore’s Oscar submission Ilo Ilo, directed by Anthony Chen; UK director Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon.
The International Competition jury is headed by Bruce Beresford, while Asghar Farhadi is presiding over the India Gold jury; Indian director Hansal Mehta (Shahid) is heading the Celebrate Age jury, and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) is heading the Dimensions Mumbai jury.
The World Cinema section includes festival hits such as Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is The Warmest Color, [link...
Presented by Reliance Entertainment and organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami), the festival features four competitions sections, including the India Gold competition for Indian features (see full line-up below).
The International Competition for First Features has selected 13 films including Kim Morduant’s The Rocket; Singapore’s Oscar submission Ilo Ilo, directed by Anthony Chen; UK director Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon.
The International Competition jury is headed by Bruce Beresford, while Asghar Farhadi is presiding over the India Gold jury; Indian director Hansal Mehta (Shahid) is heading the Celebrate Age jury, and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) is heading the Dimensions Mumbai jury.
The World Cinema section includes festival hits such as Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is The Warmest Color, [link...
- 9/26/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Lee Daniels’ The Butler will open the 15th Mumbai Film Festival (October 17-24), which will screen more than 200 films from 65 countries and award $220,000 in cash prizes.
Presented by Reliance Entertainment and organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami), the festival features four competitions sections, including the India Gold competition for Indian features (see full line-up below).
The International Competition for First Features has selected 13 films including Kim Morduant’s The Rocket; Singapore’s Oscar submission Ilo Ilo, directed by Anthony Chen; UK director Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon.
The International Competition jury is headed by Bruce Beresford, while Asghar Farhadi is presiding over the India Gold jury; Indian director Hansal Mehta (Shahid) is heading the Celebrate Age jury, and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) is heading the Dimensions Mumbai jury.
The World Cinema section includes festival hits such as Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is The Warmest Color, [link...
Presented by Reliance Entertainment and organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (Mami), the festival features four competitions sections, including the India Gold competition for Indian features (see full line-up below).
The International Competition for First Features has selected 13 films including Kim Morduant’s The Rocket; Singapore’s Oscar submission Ilo Ilo, directed by Anthony Chen; UK director Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon.
The International Competition jury is headed by Bruce Beresford, while Asghar Farhadi is presiding over the India Gold jury; Indian director Hansal Mehta (Shahid) is heading the Celebrate Age jury, and Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor) is heading the Dimensions Mumbai jury.
The World Cinema section includes festival hits such as Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is The Warmest Color, [link...
- 9/26/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya / The World of Goopi and Bagha
Written by Soumitra Ranade
Directed by Shilpa Ranade
India, 2013
Children’s films are a very difficult terrain for filmmakers to navigate. In addition to having to proceed with no clear idea of what constitutes a good children’s film, as that can vary from person to person, according to their experiences and emotions growing up, writers and directors also have to ensure they do not talk down to children, and make something entertaining in the end. Along with all these hurdles, director Shilpa Ranade tackled the story of Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne for her debut animated feature, two characters immortalised by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Fortunately, Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya manages to be a charming, fun film all on its own.
A definite highlight of the movie is the music. While the film can effectively be classified as a...
Written by Soumitra Ranade
Directed by Shilpa Ranade
India, 2013
Children’s films are a very difficult terrain for filmmakers to navigate. In addition to having to proceed with no clear idea of what constitutes a good children’s film, as that can vary from person to person, according to their experiences and emotions growing up, writers and directors also have to ensure they do not talk down to children, and make something entertaining in the end. Along with all these hurdles, director Shilpa Ranade tackled the story of Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne for her debut animated feature, two characters immortalised by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Fortunately, Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya manages to be a charming, fun film all on its own.
A definite highlight of the movie is the music. While the film can effectively be classified as a...
- 9/11/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
It’s hard to imagine a film that would stand up to Satyajit Ray’s 1969 film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (based on a story by Ray’s grandfather, Upendrakishore Ray), but book illustrator and animator Shilpa Ranade manages to do just that with her animated version, Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya (The World of Goopy and Bagha), screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. The bones of the story remain the same: singer Goopi and drummer Bagha meet in the forest after being banished from their respective kingdoms – both love the music they make, but their lack of talent and its resulting cacophony does not endear them to anyone. However, the king of the ghosts hears them, and, oddly enthralled by them, decides to grant them a number of boons: delicious food that appears when they clap for it; a pair of wonderful shoes that will transport them wherever they wish...
- 9/6/2013
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
A still from Faith Connections
T he 38th edition of Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) that kicks off today has lined up seven Indian films for screenings, out of which four are world premieres.
The Lunchbox and Shuddh Desi Romance will be screened as part of Gala Presentations, Qissa and Siddharth in the Contemporary World Cinema section, The World of Gopi and Bagha in Tiff Kids section, documentary Faith Connections in Tiff Docs and Mount Song in the Wavelengths section.
Besides, the Mavericks section that is an “on-stage conversation with leaders in the film industry and beyond” has invited actor Irrfan Khan to discuss his stint in Bollywood so far. Khan plays lead roles in two of the Indian films (Qissa and The Lunchbox) at Tiff this year.
Film journalist and critic Namrata Joshi, who works with Outlook Magazine, is serving on the Fipresci (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury of the festival.
T he 38th edition of Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) that kicks off today has lined up seven Indian films for screenings, out of which four are world premieres.
The Lunchbox and Shuddh Desi Romance will be screened as part of Gala Presentations, Qissa and Siddharth in the Contemporary World Cinema section, The World of Gopi and Bagha in Tiff Kids section, documentary Faith Connections in Tiff Docs and Mount Song in the Wavelengths section.
Besides, the Mavericks section that is an “on-stage conversation with leaders in the film industry and beyond” has invited actor Irrfan Khan to discuss his stint in Bollywood so far. Khan plays lead roles in two of the Indian films (Qissa and The Lunchbox) at Tiff this year.
Film journalist and critic Namrata Joshi, who works with Outlook Magazine, is serving on the Fipresci (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury of the festival.
- 9/5/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Online video distribution platform Vimeo has tied up with the Toronto International Film Festival 2013 and is offering a cash advance of $10,000 for exclusive on-demand digital sales for one month.
This offer is for all the films having their World Premiere at the festival. The Indian films eligible to avail this offer are Anup Singh’s Qissa, Pan Nalin’s Faith Connections, Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha and Maneesh Sharma’s Shuddh Desi Romance.
The films will be made available through Vimeo On Demand. Vimeo will be the exclusive digital distributor of these films for 30 days or until the film makes $10,000, whichever comes first. Filmmakers can set their own prices – above $4.99 – and choose the viewing format for their films.
After the 30-day period, Vimeo will offer 90-10 revenue split wherein 90% goes to the filmmakers.
Filmmakers will have freedom with theatrical and other distribution rights for their film.
This offer is for all the films having their World Premiere at the festival. The Indian films eligible to avail this offer are Anup Singh’s Qissa, Pan Nalin’s Faith Connections, Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha and Maneesh Sharma’s Shuddh Desi Romance.
The films will be made available through Vimeo On Demand. Vimeo will be the exclusive digital distributor of these films for 30 days or until the film makes $10,000, whichever comes first. Filmmakers can set their own prices – above $4.99 – and choose the viewing format for their films.
After the 30-day period, Vimeo will offer 90-10 revenue split wherein 90% goes to the filmmakers.
Filmmakers will have freedom with theatrical and other distribution rights for their film.
- 9/3/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 38th Toronto International Film Festival has released an incredible guest list of celebrated talent from around the globe. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Catherine Breillat, Nicole Garcia, Pawel Pawlikowski, Bertrand Tavernier, Steve McQueen, Godfrey Reggio, Denis Villeneuve, Bill Condon, Jean-Marc Vallée, John Wells, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Ayoade, Atom Egoyan, Matthew Weiner, John Carney, Jason Reitman, Jason Bateman, Yorgos Servetas, Liza Johnson, Megan Griffiths, Fernando Eimbcke, Alexey Uchitel, Johnny Ma, Biyi Bandele, Rashid Masharawi, Paul Haggis, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Álex de la Iglesia, Bruce McDonald, Jennifer Baichwal, John Ridley, and Justin Chadwick.
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...
- 8/21/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Over the past few weeks, the Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) began unveiling the films that will feature as part of this year’s festival line-up. Although this year features fewer films from India and the Indian diaspora (not surprising since last year’s focus on Mumbai in the City to City programme gave viewers an incredibly rich line-up of films), there are, still, some wonderful viewing opportunities in store for South Asian film fans at Tiff 2013.
Two Indian films will receive Gala Premieres this year. The festival will present the North American Premiere of The Lunchbox, written and directed by Ritesh Batra. The film, which was well received at this year’s Cannes film festival, traces the unexpected friendship that develops between two strangers, middle-class housewife Ila and lonely office worker Saajan, after a mix up in the delivery of a lunchbox intended for Ila’s husband. The film stars Irrfan Khan,...
Two Indian films will receive Gala Premieres this year. The festival will present the North American Premiere of The Lunchbox, written and directed by Ritesh Batra. The film, which was well received at this year’s Cannes film festival, traces the unexpected friendship that develops between two strangers, middle-class housewife Ila and lonely office worker Saajan, after a mix up in the delivery of a lunchbox intended for Ila’s husband. The film stars Irrfan Khan,...
- 8/18/2013
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
With only the Discovery, Mavericks and Masters programmes left to be determined, Tiff head programmers dished out the final make-up of the Galas, Special Presentations and Tiff Kids line-ups. Among the surprise/highly anticipated world preems we find Arie Posin’s The Face of Love, John Turturro’s Fading Gigolo, Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now, the long overdue showing for Charlie Stratton’s Therese and the out of nowhere sophomore feature from Quinceañera pairing Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland in The Last of Robin Hood, as well as the “theatrical” world preem to Sean Durkins’ Southcliffe (Channel 4′s TV Mini-Series, see pic above). Here are the added titles:
Galas
Blood Ties – Guillaume Canet, France/USA North American Premiere
Bright Days Ahead (Les Beaux jours) – Marion Vernoux, France North American Premiere
Words and Pictures – Fred Schepisi, USA World Premiere
Special Presentations
A Promise (Une Promesse) – Patrice Leconte, Belgium...
Galas
Blood Ties – Guillaume Canet, France/USA North American Premiere
Bright Days Ahead (Les Beaux jours) – Marion Vernoux, France North American Premiere
Words and Pictures – Fred Schepisi, USA World Premiere
Special Presentations
A Promise (Une Promesse) – Patrice Leconte, Belgium...
- 8/13/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
World premieres of Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now, Fred Schepisi’s Words And Pictures and John Turturro’s Fading Gigolo are among the Tiff line-up of galas and special presentations.
The Contemporary World Cinema strand includes first views of Jan Hrebejk’s Honeymoon, Donovan Marsh’s iNumber Number and Fernando Coimbra’s A Wolf At The Door.
The Toronto International Film Festival is scheduled to run from Sept 5-15.
Wp = World premiere
IP = International premiere
Np = North American premiere
Cp = Canadian premiere
Tp = Toronto premiere
GALASBlood Ties Guillaume Canet (France-us) NAPBright Days Ahead (Les Beaux Jours) Marion Vernoux (France) NAPWords & Pictures Fred Schepisi (Us) Wpspecial Presentationsa Promise (Une Promesse) Patrice Leconte (Belgium-France) NAPThe Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney (Us) NAPBlind Detective Johnnie To (Hong Kong) NAPChild Of God James Franco (Us) NAPThe Face Of Love Arie Posin (Us) WPFading Gigolo John Turturro (Us) WPThe Finishers Nils Tavernier (Belgium-France) WPHow I Live Now Kevin Macdonald (UK) WPThe...
The Contemporary World Cinema strand includes first views of Jan Hrebejk’s Honeymoon, Donovan Marsh’s iNumber Number and Fernando Coimbra’s A Wolf At The Door.
The Toronto International Film Festival is scheduled to run from Sept 5-15.
Wp = World premiere
IP = International premiere
Np = North American premiere
Cp = Canadian premiere
Tp = Toronto premiere
GALASBlood Ties Guillaume Canet (France-us) NAPBright Days Ahead (Les Beaux Jours) Marion Vernoux (France) NAPWords & Pictures Fred Schepisi (Us) Wpspecial Presentationsa Promise (Une Promesse) Patrice Leconte (Belgium-France) NAPThe Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney (Us) NAPBlind Detective Johnnie To (Hong Kong) NAPChild Of God James Franco (Us) NAPThe Face Of Love Arie Posin (Us) WPFading Gigolo John Turturro (Us) WPThe Finishers Nils Tavernier (Belgium-France) WPHow I Live Now Kevin Macdonald (UK) WPThe...
- 8/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
World premieres of Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now, Fred Schepisi’s Words And Pictures and John Turturro’s Fading Gigolo are among the TIFF line-up of galas and special presentations announced on Tuesday [13].
The Contemporary World Cinema strand includes first views of Jan Hrebejk’s Honeymoon, Donovan Marsh’s iNumber Number and Fernando Coimbra’s A Wolf At The Door.
The Toronto International Film Festival is scheduled to run from Sept 5-15.
Wp = World premiere
IP = International premiere
Np = North American premiere
Cp = Canadian premiere
Tp = Toronto premiere
GALASBlood Ties Guillaume Canet (France-us) NAPBright Days Ahead (Les Beaux Jours) Marion Vernoux (France) NAPWords & Pictures Fred Schepisi (Us) Wpspecial Presentationsa Promise (Une Promesse) Patrice Leconte (Belgium-France) NAPThe Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney (Us) NAPBlind Detective Johnnie To (Hong Kong) NAPChild Of God James Franco (Us) NAPThe Face Of Love Arie Posin (Us) WPFading Gigolo John Turturro (Us) WPThe Finishers Nils Tavernier (Belgium-France) WPHow I Live Now [link...
The Contemporary World Cinema strand includes first views of Jan Hrebejk’s Honeymoon, Donovan Marsh’s iNumber Number and Fernando Coimbra’s A Wolf At The Door.
The Toronto International Film Festival is scheduled to run from Sept 5-15.
Wp = World premiere
IP = International premiere
Np = North American premiere
Cp = Canadian premiere
Tp = Toronto premiere
GALASBlood Ties Guillaume Canet (France-us) NAPBright Days Ahead (Les Beaux Jours) Marion Vernoux (France) NAPWords & Pictures Fred Schepisi (Us) Wpspecial Presentationsa Promise (Une Promesse) Patrice Leconte (Belgium-France) NAPThe Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney (Us) NAPBlind Detective Johnnie To (Hong Kong) NAPChild Of God James Franco (Us) NAPThe Face Of Love Arie Posin (Us) WPFading Gigolo John Turturro (Us) WPThe Finishers Nils Tavernier (Belgium-France) WPHow I Live Now [link...
- 8/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A still from Qissa
Anup Singh’s Qissa, a co-production between India/Germany/The Netherlands/France represented by sales agent The Match Factory, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The festival announced today its Contemporary World Cinema lineup featuring the best in world cinema.
Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries his youngest child Kanwar to Neeli, a girl of lower caste, the family is faced with the truth of their identities; as individual ambitions and destinies collide in a struggle with eternity.
The film features Irrfan Khan, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal and Tisca Chopra.
The World of Goopi and Bagha by Shilpa Ranade will be screened in Tiff Kids programme.
Anup Singh’s Qissa, a co-production between India/Germany/The Netherlands/France represented by sales agent The Match Factory, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The festival announced today its Contemporary World Cinema lineup featuring the best in world cinema.
Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries his youngest child Kanwar to Neeli, a girl of lower caste, the family is faced with the truth of their identities; as individual ambitions and destinies collide in a struggle with eternity.
The film features Irrfan Khan, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal and Tisca Chopra.
The World of Goopi and Bagha by Shilpa Ranade will be screened in Tiff Kids programme.
- 8/13/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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