Inox, Prozone Mall | January 09 - 13, 2019
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Organising Commi ee Ankushrao Kadam Ashok Rane
President, YCP Aurangabad Festival Director
Nandkishor Kagliwal Sacheen Mulay
Chairman Dr. Ulhas Gaoli Festival Convener
Festival Convener
Mohammad Arshad Shiv Kadam
Secretary Shiv Kadam Creative Director
Creative Director
Nilesh Raut Satish Kagliwal
Festival Convener Mangesh Mardhekar Dr. Anand Nikalje
Deputy Director, Programme Priya Dharurkar
Selec on Commi ee Ranjan Kandharkar
Arvind Jagtap Dr. Kailas Ambhure
Ashok Rane Suhas Tendulkar Prof. Kamlesh Mahajan
Festival Director Aakash Kagliwal Kishor Nikam
Shrikant Saraf Nita Pansare
Jayprad Desai Dr. Mustajeeb Khan Aniket Saraf
Creative Director Dr.Rekha Shelke Saket Bhand
Dr. Prerna Dalvi Satyajeet Jadhav
Advisory Commi ee Dr. Bina Senger Dr. Jyoti Swami
Jaee Kadam Roshni Shimpi
Chandrakant Kulkarni Yogita Mahajan Tushar Bodkhe
Dr. Praveen Suryawanshi Preshit Rudrawar Prasad Joshi
Ranjeet Kakkad Shyam Deshpande Ruchika Palodkar
Dr. Aparna Kakkad Dr. Ulhas Shiurkar Bipin Deshpande
Dr. Girish Gadekar Dr. Abhijeet Wadekar Shaishrao Pathade
Prof. Ashish Gadekar Mahesh Deshmukh Punjabrao More
Dr. Ganesh Chandanshive Manoj Tulpule Bhagyashree Jagtap
Prof. Anikumar Salve Adv. Swapnil Joshi Satyajeer Shobha Shriram
Vijay Kanhekar Sanket Kulkarni Ashwini Dashrathe
Prof. Ajit Dalvi Chandrashekhar Borde
Dr. Ra. Ran.Borade Aditya Waghmare
Dr. Bhalchandra Kango Balaji Sutar
Prof Anuya Dalvi Deepak Pawar
Sujata Kango
Prof. F. M. Shinde
Prof. Pratap Borade
Yogesh Shirsat
Rohit Deshmukh
Bijlee Deshmukh
Dr. Shrirang Deshpande
Dr. Jayant Shevatekar
Sunil Kirdak
Prof. Dasu Vaidya
Fes val Team Nilesh Raut Shiv Kadam
Festival Convener Creative Director
Ashok Rane Subodh Jadhav
Festival Director Mangesh Mardhekar Administration Head
Deputy Director, Programme
Jayprad Desai Bhagwan Jadhav
Creative Director Shivshankar Falke Identity & Theme Designer
Theme Designer Swapnil Khare
Dhruv Datta Digital Media
Technical Advisor Nikhil Bhalerao Umesh Raut
Digital Media Travelling Head
Gajanan Unhale Ganesh Ghule
Management Head Sachin Dabhade Communication head
Hospitality Head Shrikat Deshpande
Ashish Ingale Exhibition Head
Technical Coordinator Mangesh Nirantar Dashrath Khajindar
Local Transport Head Screening Head
Madhav Savargave
Media Cordination Mahesh Achintalwar Rahul Awhad
Jury Cordination Head Mushir Shaikh
Dr. Sandip Shisode Pooja Kulkarni
Medical Head Pawan Gangwane Anil Jadhav
Feature- Short Film Cordination Ganesh Oza
Ravi Parkar Neha Bhosale
Projection Coordinator Catalog Editor AIFF Team Pratik Raut
Supported by Prof. Mustjib Khan Sagar Kanhekar
Onkar Tendulkar
Fes val Team Members Trishul Kulkarni Rushikesh Khandale
Ratan Raut Chandrakant Dhadve
Mayur Deshpande Santosh Lomte Sunil Gadekar
Deepak Jadhav Babu Swami
Avinash Rawte Sharad Shinde
Shmruti Pandey Saurabh Sangwadekar
Yogesh Iradkar Santosh Golekar
Ashok Bandgar Rakesh Wani
Sham Rajput Vishal Peherkar
Rajendra Walke N.T. Palaskar
Rupesh More Shubham Kulkarni
Renuka Kad Shraddha Joshi
Dilip Dhamre
Shriram Potdar
Message
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It gives immense pleasure to present to you the 6th edition of Aurangabad International Film Festival. The festival has
been receiving overwhelming response for past 5 years, giving us the much needed motivation and determination to
bring a bigger and better festival. It is a great opportunity for film lovers to watch a bouquet of critically acclaimed films
from all over the world. The festival is also a great opportunity for film enthusiasts and budding film makers to interact
with each other to enrich their thoughts, ideas and stories.
Our region is replete with history and culture. We are witnessing an explosion of talent in all creative fields. It is our
earnest endeavor to provide a platform for this talent to nurture and flourish.
We have added many new dimensions to the festival this year. We held a short film competition for the film makers of
Marathwada. Nine selected short films would be screened during the festival. The winner would be given a cash award
and 'Kailasha Trophy'.
We held seven film appreciation seminars in various colleges which were attended by more than a thousand
participants. Senior director Girish Kasaravalli will be felicitated with life time achievement Padmapani award. The
unique feature of the festival this year is the retrospective of celebrated director Ingmar Bergman specially brought to
us by the Swedish consulate. There are other special features also to mark the birth centenary of GD Madgulkar, PL
Deshpande and Sudhir Phadke.
We aim to make AIFF one of the biggest international film festivals to reckon with, together with your help and support.
I am confident that our vision will come true. I fervently hope that the festival will keep growing from strength to
strength and emerge as inseparable part of our socio-cultural milieu of our region.
Nandkishor Kagliwal
Chairman AIFF
Message
I am delighted to announce that 6th Aurangabad International Film Festival will be showing renowned movies of all
geners from all over the world. Along with that the Master class and Seminars will enrich the knowledge and awareness
of the audience about cinema and its several aspects. With immense pleasure, I announce that we are able to fulfill what
we had promised in the 5th AIFF and that MGM Film Arts Department has successfully started.
I hope that the journey of cinema in this region keeps growing towards success with the help of audience and all the
supporters of Aurangabad International Film Festival.
Ankushrao Kadam
Secretary, Mahatma Gandhi Mission
President, Y. B. Chvan Pratishthan , Mumbai’s
Aurangabad Regional Centre
Message
Wish you all a very Happy New Year and a warm welcome to all the distinguished
guests, passionate film loving delegates and friends in the media who care for cinema
and look forward to the film festival. The 6th AIFF is here with the best of cinema
from home and abroad, a seminar, master class, and poster exhibition to bring you an
enriching experience. Before speaking of the programming of this year’s festival, let
me share with you an exceedingly encouraging event with great pleasure. As an
outcome of the success of the 5th AIFF, one of the organizers, Mahatma Gandhi
Mission has opened up a state of art film school, MGM Film Art. It is an exhilarating
experience for all of us to observe the training of the first batch of 40 students
wherein some of them have already made short films which are now a part of the
short film competition. It is the rarest thing to happen in any film festival and we are
immensely proud of this development.
AIFF has made it a practice to add innovative and dynamic features to its programming. We initiated the competition within Indian
cinema in the 5th edition, and now AIFF introduces another exciting category of Short Film Competition exclusively for aspiring
filmmakers from the Marathwada region of Maharashtra where the Aurangabad International Film Festival takes place. We believe
that it will create a vital platform for the local talent to become global. AIFF received 35 entries within a month that pose a challenge
for the selection jury to choose the best for the competition.
AIFF has been conducting film appreciation workshops prior to the festival. Taking the tradition forward, AIFF has trained a battalion
of teachers this year and sent them to colleges across the city to create a discerning audience for the festival. As a result, delegate
registration has increased considerably. The success story of a festival can only be built with vibrant programming and the right kind
of audience. AIFF endeavors to take this agenda further, year after year, to achieve its goal to create a niche for the city of Aurangabad
and its entire cultural environment.
AIFF salutes the giants of the Indian and world cinema on their 100th birth anniversary, viz, P.L. Deshpande, G.D. Madgulkar, Sudhir
Phadke, Naushad, Snehal Bhatkar, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Manna Dey, Shamshad Begum, and Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. It is
also the 150th birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and hence AIFF has invited renowned scholar Amrit
Gangar to present a specially designed audio-visual supported by his insightful talk on Gandhi and cinema.
It is yet another proud moment for all of us at AIFF that the talented filmmaker, winner of 14 National Awards including 4 Golden
Lotus Awards, Girish Kasarvalli will be awarded Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award in the opening ceremony of the 6th edition
of the festival. We salute him for his extensive contribution to Indian Cinema.
I am particularly happy, as the veteran filmmaker N. Chandra is heading the international jury that has been set up for the Indian
competition. His other colleagues have strong reputations in the film fraternity, Faizal Khan, Film & Art Critic and Curator, Marianne
Borgo, French Actress and filmmaker, Dasoo Vaidya renowned poet and lyricist and Siraj Syed, Film Critic.
For the benefit of the upcoming filmmakers, AIFF has invited Umesh Kulkarni, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker to conduct a
Master Class on Short Film Making.
Cinema is a science-based art. But lately, technology is dominating the scenario so aggressively that the art has been pushed to back
seat. AIFF feels that it is high time to have a brainstorming session on the issue and so we have planned a seminar, ‘With Mobile Phone
Everyone Is A Filmmaker.’ Reputed personalities like the actor, producer Sandeep Kulkarni, Founder Director of Spandan Cinema
Movement Amarjeet Amle, filmmaker Tejas Deoskar, and film critic Amol Udgirkar are on the panel.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the National Film Archives of India, Pune, its director Prakash Magdum, his colleagues Arati
Karkhanis and Kiran Dhivar for their tremendous cooperation. They have provided strong support for the poster exhibition, which is
the most popular feature of the festival, besides sharing some of the classics from their vast collection.
Let me thank one and all for organizing the 6th AIFF on such a large scale and congratulate them for the success that, I am sure, will be
achieved at the end of the festival.
Ashok Rane
Festival Director
Message
Hello!
6th Aurangabad IFF is being organised and I welcome you all in this celebration!
Aurangabad IFF has now established itself on cultural map of the city. The festival has many interesting programmes
and film selections for city’s film lovers. Last year festival introduced Indian film competition, whereas this year we are
introducing a short film competition for the young and talented filmmakers from Marathwada region. The festival
team has tried to bring the best of contemporary World & Indian films to Aurangabad.
Festival has created many interactive & academic programmes during and around the festival. We conducted film
festival awareness and film appreciation workshops in some colleges in Aurangabad before the start of the festival.
This year the festival is hosting a Master Class by renowned filmmaker Umesh Kulkarni, which will be helpful for young
filmmakers. A seminar on topic of ‘With Mobile Everyone Is A Filmmaker’ is to bring our a discussion on use of modern
device like a smartphone in filmmaking and its pros and cos.
AIFF is committed to showcase the best of Indian and world cinema to the art-loving audience from Aurangabad and
support them in their creative aspirations.
I welcome you all to join us in this journey and experience it with us!
Cheers!
Nilesh Raut
Festival Convener
Message
I am proud to be associated as an organising committee member of the Aurangabad IFF since
last year. Festival is catering more than 40 films this year which includes international and
regional cinema as well as short films for city’s cine lovers. I must mention the commendable
work done by the Nath Group, MGM and Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan. AIFF is emerging
as the biggest celebration of movies in the region.
I welcome all the delegates and guests to this festival of the city.
Mohammad Arshad
Secretary
? I feel proud and fortunate to be associated with the organization of the sixth edition of Aurangabad
International Film Festival. Aurangabad has been a center for Indian culture and performing art since
the beginning of the 8th century. It’s a land of art, culture and heritage. The sixth Aurangabad
International Film Festival will give an opportunity to the art / cine lovers of Aurangabad and also the
Marathwada region, to have the glimpses of the internationally acclaimed movies from the other
parts of the world.
I take this opportunity to welcome all delegates coming for the festival.
Dr. Ulhas Gaoli
Convener
We are yet again proud to host the 6th Aurangabad International Film Festival (AIFF) at INOX
for 6 consecutive years. This film festival celebrates young and visionary film makers. It gives us
the opportunity to offer our guests otherwise inaccessible, innovative & new age cinema which
is perfectly complemented by the superior viewing experience at our multiplexes.
Our proposition “Live the movie” reflects in all our endeavors & INOX promises to bring many
such initiatives to the people of Aurangabad.
Mr. Satwik Lele
Regional Director, West, INOX LEISURE Limited
The historic city of Aurangabad will be host to the Aurangabad International Film festival from
January 9th to 13th. It is yet another mega event taking place to push the city gradually to
emerge as a major tourist and industrial destination. Film festivals have always been a
prerogative of cities like Mumbai, Pune and Goa but now Aurangabad has earned a name for
this event. The citizens and film lovers will get a great opportunity to see some of the best
movies. My good wishes to the organisers and hope it will be a grand success. Jet airways is
delighted to be part of the festival as we will be flying most of the delegates and dignitaries who
will grace the event.
Ahmed Jaleel
Senior Manager, Jet Airways
Interna onal Jury
N. Chandra
Filmmaker / Script Writer / Editor / Producer
Chair-person of International Jury for Indian Competition
N. Chandra is a producer-writer-director-editor rooted firmly in the reality that
manifests boldly in all his films, especially Ankush (1988) , Pratighat ( 1987) , Tezaab (
1988) and Narasimha ( 1991). Started his career as a clapper boy in Gulzar`s
Parichay in 1972, he gradually moved to become a film editor and an assistant
director, associate director, eventually making his directorial debut film Ankush in
1986. Written, directed and produced and edited by N. Chandra the story of four
frustrated unemployed young men and their struggle was an instant success. He
remade the Telugu film Pratighatana (1986) in Hindi as Pratighat (1987), which was
lauded for his bold depiction of the harsh political-social reality and the strong
mental make-up of Indian woman. In 1988 he made Tezaab, a superhit film that
effectively launched Madhuri Dixit`s career.
He continued to make many more significant films which dealt with strong socio-
political themes and all of them are well scripted, directed and edited. Wajood (
1998) is his totally different film compared to his earlier works that received critical
acclaim for him. He served as a member of jury at film festivals at home and abroad
and has been a visiting faculty to prestigious film schools.
Marianne Borgo
French Actress & Filmmaker
After studying in Paris at the Conservatoire National d’art dramatique, Marianne
has played many leads in theater, films and televisions in France and England. Then,
she played as well in India, with a first appearance in ‘ Love, wrinkle free ’ directed by
Sandeep Mohan. She worked also with Shlok Sharma. Last summer she played the
lead in ‘Chosen’ by Noël and Joel Smith. She has the great memory to have played on
stage in Delhi and Mumbai with the wonderful actor Tom Alter in ‘Marx my words’.
Marianne has been a jury in many festivals in France and in India such as Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Khajuraho and Mumbai. This year she is planning to finish her
documentary ‘ Holy waters’ on the Kumbh Mela.
Interna onal Jury
Faizal Khan
Film & Art Critic, Curator
Faizal Khan, a renowned film and art critic, is an art and culture writer contributing
to The Financial Express, The Economic Times, CNBC India and Mint Lounge. He
writes from Cannes, Toronto and Cairo film festivals, Kochi-Muziris Biennale,
Venice Biennale and Jaipur Literature Festival. He curetted India’s first football film
festival at the International Film Festival of India, Goa in 2011, and is a curator of
Artists’ Cinema at the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale. He lives in Delhi
Dasoo Vaidya
Poet / Playwright / Lyricist
Dasoo Vaidya is an eminent Marathi poet, playwright and Professor of Marathi in
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. His
poems have been translated in Malayalam, Hindi and English. Sahitya Akademy
Travel fellowship has sharpened his vision as a poet. Dasoo Vaidya is now the most
successful and renowned lyricist of the Marathi cinema. He is the recipient of the
prestigious awards for his Marathi lyrics at Zee Marathi, V.ShantaramPuraskar,
PrabhatPuraskar, MIFTA, Mirchi Music Award, Maharashtra State
Award,,SahyadriPuraskar, and Maharashtra Times Awards apart from this his lyrics
have been nominated for Marathi Filmfare Award, and Cannes Film festival make
his position very sound as a lyricist.
Siraj Syed
This is Siraj Syed’s 50th year as a film-critic. He is the India Correspondent of
filmfestivals.com, Paris. He has served as Chairman of Cine Circle and Film Circle
film societies. Besides being in the selection juries of Filmotsav, Bombay, 1976 and
1984, he served on the selection juries of the Mumbai International Film Festival
(MIFF) and the Children’s Film Festival of India. Siraj has done a course in Advance
Film Appreciation and a Diploma in Cinema. Currently, he lectures at Ramesh Sippy
Academy of Cinema and Entertainment. Siraj Syed is a member of the International
Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI.
Short Film Compe on Jury
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Writer / Director / Producer
Chair Person of Short Film Competition Jury
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, an alumni of FTII has directed 8 short films, 4 feature films and produced 4
four feature. He is considered one of the most important contemporary voices in Indian cinema.
Along with the huge box office success for his feature films like Valu, Deool, he has received 4
President’s gold medals for his films. His films have been screened and awarded in various national
and international film festivals like Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, Busan. He has been invited as a
member of jury in well known film festivals like Cairo, Clermont Ferrand, Thai short film festival,
Kerala IFF.
His short fiction film titled ‘Girni’ (Grinding machine) won several International and 3 National
awards for the best short film and President’s gold medal for best direction. ‘Valu’ (The wild bull) is
the first Marathi film which world premiered at the prestigious ‘Rotterdam international film
festival’. ‘Vihir’ (The Well) is the first Marathi film to be produced under Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s
production house, AB Corp. Ltd. It also was the second Marathi film which was selected at the
coveted Berlin iIFF. His third film, ‘Deool’ (Temple) won three National awards including the Golden
Lotus Award for the best feature film. Umesh’s fourth and his latest film, ‘Highway’ was critically
acclaimed or its representation of the cross section of society through an ensemble cast. The film
was screened in the New York Indian FF. Umesh has travelled extensively to present his films and to
understand the ways feature films and short films are perceived in different parts of the world.
In order to encourage young filmmakers to make quality short films of international standards,
Umesh started three film clubs ( Short film club, documentary film club and children film club ) under
his company Arbhaat Films. All these film clubs are running successfully for last 5 years.
Kamlesh Mahajan
Writer / director / President, Om Abhinay Aurangabad
Kamlesh Mahajan has a degree in Dramatics, Music and English Literature. He is a Head, Dept. of
English at Vasantrao Naik Mahavidyalaya, Aurangabad. Written and directed 25 one-act plays for
various competitions all over Maharashtra and won awards. He wrote scripts for ZEE TV – Fu Bai Fu
and screenplay for Marathi film Anurag. He worked as coordinator for CCRT New Delhi and Nehru
Centre, Mumbai. He is an pproved artist of All India Radio and a member of Theatre scrutiny and
performance board, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Amarjeet Amle
Writer / Director / Actor / Founder Director Spandan Cinema Movement
Amarjeet Amle is the founder director of Spandan Parivar Cinema Movement which is kind of
informal film school that imparts proper training to the aspiring filmmakers. Many of his students
went to FTII PUNE, National School of Drama, Delhi, Lalit Kala Kendra, Pune , Mumbai Theatre
Academy and few in other institutes abroad. He conducts workshops on filmmaking all over the
state and inspired participants to make films. Mukti and Pansupari are two of their most talked
about short films. Mukti was selected for Indian Panorama of IFFI, Goa. His students have made
short films for MAMI competition and won awards. Democrazy, a short film directed by him is doing
rounds of film festivals at home and abroad. He has acted in feature films, Jajantaram
Mamamtaram, Mangal Pandey etc. Amarjeet Amle was awarded as ' Laxmikant berde memorial
Young Achiever Award’.htra.
Index
Padmapani Lifetime Seminar 62
Achievement Award 21 ......................................................................................................
- Article on Girish Kasarvalli 22 National Award Winner 63
- Ghatshradhha 23 - Bhuvan Shome 64
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Opening Film 25 150th Birth Anniversary
- Cold War 26 of Mahatma Gandhi 65
...................................................................................................... - Gandhi & Cinema 66
Closing Film 27 ......................................................................................................
- Shoplifters 28 100th Birth Anniversary 67
...................................................................................................... - Article on Ingmar Bergman 68
Indian Competition 29 - Wild Strawberries 70
- Aamhi Doghi 30 - The Seventh Seal 71
- Aamrityu 31 - Persona 72
- Aaron 32 - Autumn Sonata 73
- Abyakto 33 - Saraband 74
- Bandishala 34 ......................................................................................................
- Bhor 35 100th Birth Anniversary
- Manto 36 of P.L. Deshpande,
- Nude 37
- Painting Life 38 G.D. Madgulkar &
...................................................................................................... Sudhir Phadke 75
Short Film Competition 39 - Johar Maybaap 76
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Short Film Special Screening 43 Birth Centenary of Naushad /
...................................................................................................... Kaifi / Majrooh / Manna Dey /
Master Class 46 Shamshad / Bhatkar 77
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World Cinema 47 Articles on Aurangabad
- Thinking of Him 48 - Aurangabad : Cultural Memoir through
Memories Ignored
- Abu 49 - Aurangabad gets rolling on the film scene... 80
- Aurangabad : An ideal destination 81
- Ash Is Purest white 50 for shooting
82
- Good Luck Algeria 51
- Land Legs 52
- What Will People Say 53
- Loveless 54
- The Sweet Requiem 55
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Asian Best 57
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- Bad Poetry Tokyo 58
- Sincerely Yours Dhaka 59
- Talan 60
- Underpants Thief 61
Padmapani
Lifetime
Achievement
Award
Girish Kasaravalli:
In the Top Rung of
Indian Art Cinema
-MK Raghavendra
Kannada art cinema began as a movement in 1970 with Pattabhirama Both these films mark a time when Indian cinema might have taken a more
Reddy’s Samskara, based on the novel by UR Ananthamurthy. The pan- adventurous route because they do not come under the rubric of social
Indian art film had also emerged around this time through state realism that much of it has fallen under after the 1980s. Neither of the films
intervention under Mrs Gandhi (FFC Policy) when Mrinal Sen’s Bhuvan received any significant acclaim but it is the familiar that people tend to
Shome (1969) and Basu Chatterjee’s Sara Akash (1969) enjoyed applaud in India and these films may have suffered because they were
unprecedented success. The fillip given to art cinema by the state was difficult to characterize as ‘social documents’. After these two films
essentially to hold up cinema as national culture to the rest of the world, as Kasaravalli made one of the most successful films in his career with
against the popular film, considered too vulgar. The Kannada art film had Tabarana Kathe (1987) about a retired government employee who is
another source as well, the Navya (modernist) movement in literature that destroyed by bureaucratic red tape. The film got him the Swarna Kamal
had arisen in the 1950s (perhaps gaining ground after the linguistic and also fetched Charuhasan the National Award for best actor. The film
reorganization of the states in 1956) with figures like Gopalakrishna has some excellent moments – like a clerk visually obliterated by musty
Adiga and Ananthamurthy leading the way. files - but it plays relatively safe by drawing our sympathies unerringly
towards victims of apathy, and thus becomes formulaic in some sense. This
With the combining of the two streams many Kannada literary/ cultural conjecture is supported by the fact that a film with virtually the same
figures entered cinema, taking advantage of the subsidy announced by the theme also won the Swarna Kamal in 1988 – Jahnu barua’s Halodhia
state government. Among the art films to come out in the 1970s were Choraye Baodhan Khai.
Girish Karnad and BV Karanth’s Vamshavriksha (1972), Karnad’s Kaadu
(1973), Karanth’s Chomana Dudi (1975), P Lankesh’s Pallavi (1976) and TS After a smaller – but delicate – effort Bannada Vesha (1988) about a
Ranga’s Geejagana Goodu (1977). Girish Kasaravalli was different from Yakshagana actor which won him the Best Kannada film award at the
these cultural figures-turned-filmmakers in that he was trained to be a national level, Kasaravalli made a string of highly successful films out of
director in FTII and his first feature film Ghattashraddha (1977) – also which Mane (1990) and Thayi Saheba (1997) and Kanasemba
based on a story by Ananthamurthy – shows little of the awkwardness of Kudureyaneri (2010) stand out. An elusive aspect he has gradually gained
the other films, although he has followed the others in that most of his supreme control over is the use of landscape even when it is not lush as in
films are based on literary works. Kasaravalli had already won notice in Nayi Neralu (2006) and Dweepa (2002). The 2010 film, for instance, is shot
FTII with Avshesh, which fetched him the ‘Best Student film award. in a very dry area but still manages to look bewitching. My own sense of
Kasaravalli’s weakness has less to do with his capabilities as a director than
Ghattashraddha is even today a powerful film dealing with the happenings with Kannada cinema itself - in which actors tend to be highly theatrical in
in an orthodox Brahmin family in which the widowed daughter-in-law their dialogue delivery. He partly overcame this problem in Mane where he
discovered to be in an illicit relationship with a schoolteacher is cast out cast Hindi stars – Naseeruddin shah and Deepti Naval – but it persists in his
after her pregnancy is discovered, and she has an abortion. Kasaravalli later films with stars like Tara and Umashree. The deliberately deadpan
uses the viewpoint of a young boy studying to be a priest in the village acting with non-actors in Ghattashraddha were put aside thereafter.
school who has befriended the young widow. The film is shot in stark black
and white and catches the cruelty of the boys in the school. The last frame Alongside Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Assam’s Jahnu Barua, Girish
showing the young widow waiting under a banyan tree after her Kasaravalli has represented the very top level of art cinema in India in the
excommunication is shocking in its raw power. Kasaravalli’s next two films past few decades and he has been appropriately rewarded by being the
– Akhramana (1980) and Mooru Daarigalu (1981) – did not make much of only person to have received the Swarna Kamal as many as four times for
a mark and Kasaravalli is himself dismissive of the first one. Akhramana is Best Feature Film. Still, he remains an essentially modest person who
certainly not well-acted but it remains an intriguing work, perhaps even makes light of his achievements. His last film was a documentary about
prefiguring Adoor’s Anantaram (1987) in its attempt to deal with sexual Adoor Gopalakrishnan (Images/Reflections, 2015) and a film-maker
obsession. In the film a student gets into a relationship with an older publicly acknowledging a peer is not a happening one comes across in a
woman who lives next door, estranged from her husband, until one night fiercely competitive milieu. Being 68 years old he has become less active as
the husband apparently takes her away. Some years later, when the young a director but his daughter Ananya’s maiden feature Harikatha Prasanga
man is a lecturer is a college elsewhere he finds himself teaching a girl he (2016) – which dealt with a Yakshagana actor trapped psychologically in
suspects (without enough reason) to be his former lover’s younger sister, feminine roles and was scripted by Girish Kasaravalli – showed that there
and becomes infatuated with her; it is almost like he has become obsessed is still much more to come from him.
with someone endowed with qualities out of his own imagination.
22
Ghatashraddha
The Ritual | Director : Girish Kasaravalli
India
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Kannada
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1977 | B & W | 108 min.
Producers : Sadananda Suvarna
Story : U. R. Ananthamurthy.
Script : Girish Kasaravalli
Director of Photography : S. Ramachandra
Editor : Umesh Kulkarni
Music : B.V.Karanth
Cast : Meena Kuttappa, Naraya Bhat and Ajith Kumar
Synopsis: A young Brahmin Vedic school student, from an
aristocratic family, befriends his school master's daughter
who is a pregnant widow. The boy tries but fails in concealing
his friend's pregnancy. The widow has an abortion forced on
her, has the eponymous ritual performed on her and is
excommunicated. The student returns home as his school
shuts down.
Ghatashraddha is based on a novella by eminent Kannada
writer U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film was Girish Kasaravalli's
first feature film as a director, and marked not only the arrival
of a promising new filmmaker but also ushered Kannada
cinema on the horizons of India's `New Cinema'.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Awards : Golden Lotus in National Awards: Ghatshradha,
Tabarane Kathe, Thaaisaheb & Dweepa. 10 National Awards i
different categories. 18 International Awards. South Asian
Cinema Foundation's 'Excellence in Cinema' Crystal Globe
Award 2009
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Director’s Filmography
Ghatshradha -1979, Aakraman -80, Mooru Dangalu -81,
Tabarane Kathe- 87, Bannada Vesha -88, Mane -90), Kraurya -
96, Thaaisaheb -97, Dweepa -2002, Hasina -04, Gulabi Talkies -
08, Kanasemba Kudureyaneri -10, Kurmavatar -12
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Opening Seminar at Devgiri College.
Opening
Film
Zimna Wojna Opening
Cold War | Director : Pawel Pawlikowski Film
Poland
........................................................................................................................
Polish
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Black & White | 90 min.
Producer : Ewa Puszczynska, Tanya Seghatchian Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI was born in
Warsaw and left Poland at the age of
Production Company : Opus Film / Apocalypso Pictures fourteen first for the UK, Germany
and Italy, before finally settling in the
....................................................................................................................................................................................... UK in 1977. He studied literature
and philosophy in London and
Script : Pawet Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Oxford. Pawlikowski started making
Borkowski documentary films for the BBC in the
late 1980s. His documentaries,
....................................................................................................................................................................................... which include From Moscow to
Pietushki, Dostoevsky’s Travels,
Editor : Jaroslaw Kaminski Serbian Epics, and Tripping with
Zhirinovsky, have won numerous
....................................................................................................................................................................................... international awards including an
Emmy and the Prix Italia. In 1998,
Director of Photography : Lukasz Zal Pawlikowski moved into fiction with
a low budget TV film, Twockers,
....................................................................................................................................................................................... which was followed by two full-
length features, Last Resort and My
Music : Marcin Masecki Summer of Love, both of which he
wrote and directed. Both films won
....................................................................................................................................................................................... British Academy of Film and
Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, as
Sound : Marciej Pawlowski, Miroslaw Makowski well as many others at festivals
around the world.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Director’s Filmography
Cast : Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza
Documentaries: Dostoevsky`s Travels (1991), Tripping
....................................................................................................................................................................................... with Zhirinovsky (1995).
Features: Last Resort (2000), My Summer of Love (2004),
Synopsis : Cold War, a historical period drama set during The Woman in the Fifth (2011), Ida (2013)
the Cold War in the 1950s, tells the story of a music director
(Tomasz Kot) who discovers a young singer (Joanna Kulig),
and follows their subsequent love story over the years. Two
people of differing backgrounds and temperaments begin the
journey of an almost impossible romance. The film is loosely
inspired by the lives of Pawlikowski's parents.
Festivals / Awards : Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
2018. Best Foreign Film & Cinematography at Chicago Film
Critic Association. Best Film, Director, Script, Actor, Actress,
Editor at European Film Award. Nomination in the Best
Foreign Film in Oscar 2019.
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Closing
Film
Manbiki Kazoku Closing
Shoplifters | Director : Kore-Eda Hirojazu Film
Japan
........................................................................................................................
Japanese
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 121 min.
Producers : Matsuzaki Kaoru, Yose Akihiko, Taguchi Hijiri Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Japanese film director, producer,
screenwriter, and editor Hirokazu
Production Company : Aoi Pro. Inc. Kore-eda began his career in
television and has since directed
....................................................................................................................................................................................... more than a dozen feature films,
including Nobody Knows, Still
Script / Editor : Kore-Eda Hirojazu Walking, and After the Storm.
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Director’s Filmography
Director of Photography : Kondo Ryuto Lessons from a Calf (1991), Maborosi (1995), After Life
(1998), Distance (2001), Still Walking (2008), Like Father
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Like Son (2013), Our Little Sister(2015), After The Storm
(2016), The Third murder (2017)
Sound : Tomita Kazuhiko
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Original Music : Hosono Haruomi
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Lily Franky, Ando Sakura, Matsuoka Mayu, Kiki Kilin,
Jyo Kairi
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis : After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and
his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first
reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care
of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the
family is poor, barely making enough money to survive
through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until
an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the
bonds that unite them...
Festivals & Awards : Best Director for Maborosi at Venice
IFF, Best Director for Still Walking at Asian Film Awards Jury
Prize for Like Father Like Son at Cannes FF Best Director for
Our Little Sister at Yokohama IFF Won Palme de`Or at
Cannes Film Festival 2018.
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Indian
Competition
Aamhi Doghi Indian
We Two | Director : Pratima Abhay Joshi Competition
India
........................................................................................................................
Marathi
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 140 min.
Producer : White Swan Studios Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Pratima Joshi has been in the field of
theatre, TV serial and film for two
Story : Gauri Deshpande decades as costume designer,
actress and assistant director. She
....................................................................................................................................................................................... assisted renowned directors, Amol
Palekar and Chandrakant Kulkarni.
Screenplay : Pratima Joshi & Bhagyashree Jadhav She is a recipient of Maharashtra
State Award for Best Actress and
....................................................................................................................................................................................... costume designer. Aamhi Doghi is
her debut film as a director.
Dialogues : Bhagyashree Jadhav
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cinematographer : Milind Jog
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Editor : Jayant Jathar
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Music & Background Score : Mangesh Dhakade
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Mukta Barve, Priya Bapat, Bhushan Pradhan, Aarti
Wadagbalkar
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis: Aamhi Doghi is a film about two women with
radically different personalities, told with a narrative
simplicity appealing to everyone. The film gracefully
balances rationalism with emotional sensitivity.
Festivals / Awards: Screened in Indian Panorama Section of
International Film Festival of India 2018.
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Aamrityu Indian
The Quest | Director : Arup Manna Competition
India
........................................................................................................................
Assamese
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 77 min.
Producer : Nabamika Borthakur Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... National Award winner filmmaker
Arup Manna has diploma in
Production Company : Trinayan Media Foundation Direction, Cinematography and
Script Writing, from St, Xaviers
....................................................................................................................................................................................... College, Mumbai and Diploma of
Fine Arts from Kollol School of Arts,
Story : Sibananda Kakoti Nagaon, Assam. He is a visiting
faculty at Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Regional Film & TV Institute, Assam.
He has served as a member of jury for
Script : Arup Manna National Award and Indian
Panorama
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Director’s Filmography
Director of Photography : Arup Manna
Aideu - 2007
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Adhyay -
Aarohi - 2015
Editor : Kuldip Baruah Aamrityu - 2018
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Sound : Manash Hazarika
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Hemanta Gogoi, Om Kashyap
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis : A rebel Amrit returns to his village after four years of
serving a losing cause. The virgin village he left behind has
changed considerably. His little brother has grown up, more in
wisdom than in age; surprising him. His father Dinanath is older,
worn and somber but still works in their land. Amrit can see his
father’s health slowly failing. He tries to pick up where he left off,
but he sees people stop conversations at his sight. He tries to
lead a normal life. But things around him pose a question for him,
was it a right decision to return to village? Does Amrit find hope?
Faced with fear of what life brings and courage to overcome it in
his quest, what will Amrit choose?
Director`s Note: Entire North East region of India has been facing
the insurgency problem for last 30 years or more. My effort is to
find out the root causes of it and to create an awareness in the
society for bringing them into the mainstream by satisfying the
minimum needs of a human- being. So my film is in the Quest of a
new era.
Festivals / Awards : 1st film: Aideu, won National award, State Film
Award and was screened at Munich, Sao Paolo, Singapore, Canada,
London, Dhaka IFF. 2nd film: Adhyay, screened at, Shanghai,
Trichur, Dhaka IFF. 3rd film: Aarohi, screened at, Melbourne,
Turkey, Busan, Dhaka IFF. Aamrityu won the Best Film of North
East award in Guwahati IFF (JUN ‘18)
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Indian
Competition
Aaron | Director : Omkar Shetty
India
........................................................................................................................
Marathi
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 115 min.
Producer : Girish Narayan Pawar Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Omkar Shetty joined film industry as
an editor in 2007. Since then he has
Story : Omkar Shetty worked for most of the big
production companies in the
....................................................................................................................................................................................... industry. He has directed and edited
TVCs, AVs and documentaries for
Script : Swami Baal & Omkar Shetty leading production houses. Aaron is
his debut feature film as a writer and
....................................................................................................................................................................................... director.
Director of Photography : Suman Sahu & Marton Vizkelety
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Editor : Ashish Mhatre
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Music : Chinmay Lele
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Background Music : Sai-Piyush
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Shashank Ketkar, Neha Joshi, Swastika Mukherjee,
Atharva Padhhye
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis: Babu, a fifteen-year-old boy from a small village in
Konkan (Maharashtra), has not met his mother for many
years due to her work in Paris. The boy and his uncle, who is
entrusted with the responsibility of taking him to his mother,
embark on their journey to Paris, which turns out to be an
unforgettable sojourn for them. Babu’s quest for his mother
with the help of his uncle reveals many dimensions of human
nature, feelings, and emotions.
Festivals / Awards: Premiered in Hyderabad Bengali Film
Festival -2018). Won Best Family Journey Film award at The
Worlds Independent FF San Francisco and screened in
Washington DC South Asian FF, Pondicherry IFF & IFFI -
2018
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Abyakto Indian
Unsaid | Director : Arjun Dutta Competition
India
........................................................................................................................
Bengali
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 85 min.
Producer : Tarun Das - Trina Films Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Arjun Dutta has a Master’s Degree in
Sociology from the prestigious
Story, Screenplay : Arjun Dutta Presidency College, Kolkata in India.
His debut short fiction The 6th
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Element has garnered him accolades
from various film festivals across the
Dialogue : Ashirbad Maitra, Arjun Dutta globe including the prestigious
NETPAC nomination from
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Bangladesh.
Director of Photography : Supratim Bhol (WICA) Director’s Filmography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... The 6th Element Short-Fiction / English - 2016
Abyakto Feature debut / Bengali - 2018
Editor : Sujay Datta Ray
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Sound Design : Tirthankar Majumdar
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Music : Soumya Rit Nag
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Arpita Chatterjee, Adil Hussain, Anubhav
Kanjilal,Samontak Dyuti Maitra, Anirban Ghosh, Kheya
Chattopadhyay, Pinky Banerjee, Lily Chakraborty, Debjani
Chatterjee.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis: Abyakto is a poignant tale of a mother and son. The
story encapsulates an unusual journey of Indra right from his
childhood, adolescence to being a grown up man. A series of
unexplained events turn him into a man he never thought to
be. And these unexplained and unusual series of events have
come upon by the film’s three most integral pillars, Indra’s
mother Sathi, his father Kaushik and his father’s friend and
his favorite uncle, Rudra. The film travels through various
time lapses and captures the stirring and unexplainable
situations and turmoil the trio goes through. The story zooms
into the intricacies and complexities of various relationships.
It is a humble attempt to explore love, regret, loneliness,
sadness, the search of identity and various other emotions
through the principal characters in the film.
Festivals / Awards: Screened in Kolkata IFF 2018 in Indian
Language Competition. Nominated for Centenary Debut
Award at IFFI in Indian Panorama section 2018
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Bandishala Indian
The Prison | Director : Milind Lele Competition
India
........................................................................................................................
Marathi
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 148 min.
Producer : Swati Sanjay Patil Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Milind Lele , the renowned ad man
turned filmmaker and produced five
Production Company : Shantaai Motion Pictures films so far. All his films,
Divasendiwas, Karayala Gelo Ek,
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Manya Sajjana and Kurukshetra
enjoyed huge success at the box
Story / Script / Lyrics : Sanjay Krishnaji Patil office and also were critically
acclaimed. His latest film,
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Bandishala is going to be released
soon.
Director of Photography : Suresh Deshmane
Director’s Filmography
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Divasendiwas, Karayala Gelo Ek, Manya Sajjana
Art Director : Narendra Haldankar Kurukshetra -2013 and Bandishala -2018.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Editor : Bhakti Mayalu
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Sound : Prakash Nikam
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Mukta Barve, Vikram Gaikwad, SharadPonkshe,
Umesh Jagtap, Pravin Tarade, Hemangi Kavi, Abhijeet
Zunjarrao, Shivraj Wavlekar.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis: Madhavi Sawant is a conscientious and proficient
prison officer, a staunch believer in transparent and
disciplined prison administration. She strives to transform
the corrupt administration of prisons. In her attempt to clean
the crooked system, she uncovers the corrupt nexus of prison
administrators and politicians. The people she hurts in this
process are unsettled and try to avenge for her deeds. They
ploy to shame her, destroy her confidence and get rid of her.
They conspire a gang rape on her!
Director’s Note : As I read this story, I was excited to film it. I
found the most challenging job as a director was to show two
different aspects of a lady officer. In first half she tries to
expose the high level corruption racket and in second half she
fights against her rapists. To show these two sides of a tough
and courageous woman was a big challenge.
The scripting of this film was very complicated and difficult.
But with a wonderful team we could make this film.
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Indian
Competition
Bhor | Director : Kamakhya Narayan Singh
India
........................................................................................................................
Hindi
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 91 min.
Producer : Anjanikumar Singh Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... After graduation from Delhi
University Kamakhya Narayan
Production Company : Gyanesh Films Production House Singh, travelled and shot in over
more than 45 countries for extended
....................................................................................................................................................................................... periods of time and in every corner of
India. He is a student and auteur of
Story / Script : Ranjan Chouhan, Kamakhya Narayan, human communication.
Bhaskar
Director’s Filmography
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
He has directed over 153 travel shows, documentaries
Director of Photography : Jogender Nath Panda and corporate films. Bhor is his debut feature film.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Editor : Navneeta Sen
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Sound : Manash Ranjan Choudhry
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Music : Bapitutul, Sagar Desai, Gulraj Singh
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Saveri Gaur, Devesh Ranjan, Nalneesh, Rajeev Panday,
Pavleen Gujral.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis : Budhini, a 16 year old poor girl from Bihar`s
Musahar community, is split between her desire to study and
her family`s demand for marriage. She agrees to marry Sugan
after he promises to let her continue her studies. After
marriage, she faces another challenge, the practice which
forces women to go in open place for toilet before dawn.
Sugan again supports and facilitates her with innovative
makeshift toilet in the house. Bhor captures the nuances and
emotions that define the relationship between Budhini and
Sugan as she fights for education and sanitation.
Festival / Awards: Premiered at Intl. FF of India (IFFI) in
Indian Panorama2018
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Indian
Competition
Manto | Director : Nandita Das
India
........................................................................................................................
Hindi
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 116 min.
Producer : Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Nandita Das has acted in more than
40 feature films in 10 different
Story / Script : Nandita Das languages. She made her directorial
debut with Firaaq, in 2008, that won
....................................................................................................................................................................................... many accolades at home and abroad.
Nandita also acted, wrote and
Director of Photography : Kartik Vijay directed the play, Between the Lines
in 2012 that dealt with the subtle
....................................................................................................................................................................................... gender inequalities that exist
amongst the affluent, educated class
Editor : Sreekar Prasad in India. She was on the jury of the
Cannes Film Festival twice (2005
....................................................................................................................................................................................... and 2013), among others. She has a
Master’s degree in Social Work and is
Sound Designer : Resul Pookutty a strong advocate for issues of social
justice and human rights. She was
....................................................................................................................................................................................... the Chairperson of Childrens’ Film
Society between 2009 and 2012.
Music : Sneha Khanwalkar Nandita has been conferred the
‘Knight of the Order of Arts and
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Letters’ by the French Government.
She was the first Indian to be
Cast : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin inducted into the Hall of Fame at the
International Women’s Forum. She
....................................................................................................................................................................................... was selected as a World Yale Fellow
in 2014.
Synopsis : Manto is based on the four most tumultuous and
significant years (1946-1950) in the life of Saadat Hasan Director’s Filmography
Manto, one of South Asia’s greatest short story writers. It is
set during the Independence of India from the British, leading Firaaq -2008
to the Partition of the country. As sectarian violence engulfs Manto -2018
India, Manto is compelled to make the difficult choice of
leaving his beloved Bombay for the newly- born Pakistan. In
Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends, unable to get his
writings published and burdened by trials for alleged
“obscene” writing. His increasing alcoholism and anguish take
a toll on his family and lead him to a downward spiral. Through
all of this, he continues to write prolifically, his works
mirroring the harsh realities of the time. Facts and fiction
overlap, blurring the lines between his works and the film’s
main narrative. Manto is a story of two emerging nations, two
faltering cities, and one man trying to make sense of it all.
Festivals / Awards : Manto was premiered in Cannes FF 2018
in Un Certain Regard section. Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the
Best Actor Award at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2018.
Selected in Toronto IFF 2018 in Special Presentations
section, Busan IFF in A Window on Asian Cinema section and
Stockholm IFF in Icons section.
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Nude Indian
Chitra | Director : Ravi Jadhav Competition
India
........................................................................................................................
Marathi
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 110 min.
Producers : ZEE Studios & Meghana Jadhav Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Ravi Jadhav studied Visual
Communications and Graphic
Production Company : ZEE Studios & Athaansh Design at Sir J. J. School of Art. He is
Communications an ad-man and commercial writer
turned film director. Ravi’s first
....................................................................................................................................................................................... feature film Natrang (2010) won
National Film Award for Best Film in
Story : Ravi Jadhav Marathi language. Since then he has
been writing, producing and
....................................................................................................................................................................................... directing films consistently and all of
them received critical acclaim as well
Script : Sachin Kundalkar & Ravi Jadhav as commercial success.
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Director’s Filmography
Director of Photography : Amalendu Chaudhary Natarang (2010) premiered in Mumbai FF (2009); won Silver
Lotus award for Best Film in Marathi language at National Film
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Awards (2010); won Sant Tukaram Award for Best Film in Pune
IFF (2010)
Editor : Abhijeet Deshpande
..........................................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Bal Gandharva (2011) Screened in New York Indian FF (2011);
Sound : Anmol Bhave won Silver Lotus for Best Costume Design award (Neeta Lulla)
at National Film Awards (2011)
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Kalyani Mulay, Madan Deodhar, Shrikant Yadav,
Neha Joshi, Chhaya Kadam, Om Bhutkar, Kishor Kadam and Balak-Palak (BP) (2012 )
Naseeruddin Shah.
..........................................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Timepass (2014) Won Best Director (Viewer’s Choice) award at
Synopsis: After her husband abandons her and their 12 year Intl. Marathi FF Awards (2013)
old son for another woman; Yamuna is left with no choice but
to move to Mumbai for survival. The job she finds is to be a ..........................................................................................................................................................................
nude model at an art school. She will do everything to fulfill
her dream to help her son lead a successful life in future. But Mitraa (2015 short-fiction) Won Best Film and Best Actress
fearing the society, she keeps her profession a secret. Nude is award at Kashish Mumbai Intl. Queer FF (2015); screened in
journey of a single mother. Chicago South Asian FF (2015); Iris Prize Festival, Cardiff, UK
(2015); Prague Bollywood Festival (2015); Homochrom,
Festivals / Awards : Won Best Film & Best Actress (Kalyani Cologne, Germany (2015); Darpan FF, Singapore -2015
Mulay) awards in New York Indian FF 2018 in which Nude
was the Opening Film, Selected in National FF of Kerala, ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Indian FF Melbourne, Indo German Film Week, Berlin, Indian
FF of Cincinnati – IFFCINCY, won Best Actress award Banjo -2016
(Kalyani Mulay) at Washington DC South Asian FF – DCSAFF,
screened in River To River Indian FF in Competition, ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Florence, Malta Indian FF in Competition section.
Nude (CHITRA) -2018
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Painting Life | Director : Bijukumar Damodaran Indian
Competition
India
........................................................................................................................
English-Hindi –Lepcha-
Malayalam- Assamese-Bhutia
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 110 min.
Producer : Silicon Media Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Bijukumar Damodaran is a National
Award winning screenwriter and
Story / Script : Bijukumar Damodaran filmmaker from India. He has written and
directed eight films over the last one
....................................................................................................................................................................................... decade and won several national and
state awards. His films are screened in
Director of Photography : Radhakrishnan MJ many reputed film festivals around the
world including Cannes, Montreal, Cairo,
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Iran, Shanghai, Eurasia, Telluride, Jeonju,
Tallinn, IFFK, IFFI and NYIFF. His first film
Editor : Davis Manuel Saira, the first of his trilogy on terrorism,
premiered in Cannes in 2007 under
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Cinemas of the world section. Painting
Life is his first English language film shot
Sound : Jayadevan Chakkadath entirely in the Himalayan state of Sikkim
with a truly pan Indian cast and crew from
....................................................................................................................................................................................... more than 10 different states.
Music : Mark Chan Director’s Filmography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Saira (2007), Raman (2009) Veettilekkulla Vazhi (The Way
Home 2010) Akasathinte Niram (Color of Sky), Perariyathavar
Cast : Prakash Bare, Geetanjali Thapa, Ritabhari Chakraborty, (Names Unknown 2014), Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal (Birds
Shankar Ramakrishnan, Noksha Saham, Phuntsok Ladakhi With Large Wings), Kaadu Pookkunna Neram (When The
Woods Bloom), Sound of Silence.
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis : Painting Life depicts the experience of a film crew which
gets stranded in a remote Himalayan village. They find themselves
cut off from the outside world after torrential downpours and
landslides. They are trapped with no basic amenities or means of
communication and are totally at the mercy of the forces of nature.
They are forced to interface closely with nature and the local folk and
experience life at a much gentler pace. They also get exposed to the
challenges faced by the local people. For the director, who has been
highly successful commercially, cinema is mainly an entertainment
business with no connect to the real world or social issues. He saw the
valley as merely a picturesque locale for his shoot. Through a series of
intense and unforgettable experiences, he begins to see the reality
beyond.
Festivals / Awards: Premiered in Montreal World FF (2018);
screened in Almaty FF (2018); Hanoi IFF (2018); IFF Kerala (2018);
selected in Dhaka IFF (2019).
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Short Film
Competition
Avishkari | Director : Rohit Nitin Kale Short film
Competition
India | Colour | 10.34 min. | 2018
Synopsis : The film story is based on plastic ban
Gentleman | Director : Shrikant Ganesh Jamunde Short film
Competition
India | Hindi | Colour | 15.37 min. | 2018
Kavita | Director : Nitin Goje Synopsis : A boy is a rag pickers as his family forced him to do
the same thing in life. He dont like to pick garbage as he willing
India | Marathi | Colour | 16.17 min. | 2018 to do something different in life. He is innovative as his
thoughts. His family cant afford his and his brothers education.
This film speaks about education , about thee way in which how
one can achieve and implement education not only from books.
Short film
Competition
Synopsis : Will a woman's strong desire to have a healthy
offspring make her do somthing unthinkable?
Main Aur Meri Kahani (Me And My Story) | Director : Kshitij Joshi Short film
Competition
India | Hindi | Colour | 7.40 min. | 2018
Synopsis : Film deals with the writer's dilemma to write a script
and how he then imaginary get along to write a script.
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Ojha (The Burden) | Director : Dr. Ganesh Madanrao Shinde Short film
Competition
India | Colour & BW | 20 min. | 2018
Synopsis : It is adaptation of the story written by Sahitya
Academy award winner writer Dr. Asaram Lomate. The story is
based on farmer's suicide issue which prevent in Marathwada
region. It is a story of two brothers out of them one is farmer and
another is agriculture professor. Story reveals relation between
Prof. Giridhar, Murali & Murali's wife.
Saavitri | Director : Madan A. Kale Short film
Non-Competition
India | Marathi | Colour | 20 min. | 2018
Shen | Director : Rameshwar Haribhau Zinjurde Synopsis : The main character Saavitri is inspired from an
ancient Indian mythological figure Sati Saavitri. In this film
India | Marathi | Colour | 9.59 min. | 2018 female character Saavitri lives with her husband who is unable
to fulfill her sexual needs and so she is deprived of motherhood.
With the time life offers her something and her choice is an
ambiguity.
Short film
Competition
Synopsis : This is the story of a laborer's mother. She does not
have a cycle to go the school. so what she does to get it.
Tarang (Ripples) | Director : Sumeet Patil Short film
Competition
India | Marathi | Colour | 20 min. | 2018
Synopsis : Inner strength and commitment makes man perfect and
Zalak | Director : Avinash J. Bhosle successful. One who overcomes disability and performs, will
achieve the path of glory. Tarang is a story of Lata, a disable girl
India | Colour | 13.17 min. | 2018 studying in Zila Parishad School. The School participates in a Best
School Competition organised by Government of Maharashtra.
Along with other students, Lata also contributes to bring Laurel to
her school. Tarang emphasizes on the importance of organ
donation.
Short film
Competition
Synopsis : 'ZALAK' is horror comedy based short story of two
rural boys from marathwada region. This story support to anti
superstition.
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Sadra | Director : Suraj Shinde Short film
Competition
India | Marathi | Colour | 10.35 min. | 2018
Synopsis : For the preparation of celebrating independance day
Waju | Director : Asmita Jagdale teacher asks to students who will deliver the speech, Tatya rise his
hands and tells to teacher he wants to deliver the speech hence
India | Marathi | Colour | 13.20 min. | 2018 teacher tells him to bring new uniform. Tatya goes to his home and
tells his mother that he wants new uniform because he is going to
deliver speech on Independence Day. Tatya's mother asks to many
people for financial help but nobody helps her. One day while cleaning
the cloth she sees the last rites of someone and cloth of relatives of
them is floating on water, she remembers her situation, she jumps in
pond catches the cloth to stitch new uniform for her kid.
Short film
Competition
Rakholi | Director : Abhijit Manke Synopsis : Without asking to anyone people or forgetting
humanity..always listen to someone who is telling you something
India | Marathi | Colour | 16.13 min. | 2018 and then only make any decision because without knowing about
anything fully innocent people have to face many problems..so
everyone should know what someone trying to tell you any then
come to words any decision.. so on the name of cast and religion
dont kill humanity..because the former of universe has made this
world. This world with a variety of colours...
Short film
Competition
Synopsis : Short film RAKHOLI is based on the famous author
Mr R. R. Borade's story. Farmer's suicide is a sensetive issue in
Maharashtra. This story shows how the farmer's family
supports him when he wanted to commit suicide, how they get
him out of that mental state and show him the brighter side of
life.
The Last Mistake | Director : Nikhil Ramekar Short film
Competition
India | Marathi | Colour | 16.32 min. | 2018
Synopsis : After attending lectures, Sayaba, Ravina, Janvi goes to
hostel At night Sayaba suggest to her friends lets play badmintton,
Ravina agrees her and both goes to nearest grave yard to play game.
After sometime Ravina reaches there and watches Ravina Sitting on
tomb and tells them fable about not to sitting on tomb. All these girls
get back to hostel makes the plan for tomorrows holiday. On next
day all girls with their one classmate enjoy the picnic and at night they
take rest at hotel. At midnight Sayaba gets a phone call from Ravina,
then Sayaba get understand they were wondering with ghost and
ghost kills her.
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Short Film
Special Screening
Kharvas | Director : Aditya Suhas Jambhale Special
Screening
India | Colour | 38 min. | 2018
Synopsis : Aasawari, a painter by profession, has just lost her girl
child who was still born. Totally frustrated by the condolence
visits, she withdraws to her ancestral house in a remote Konkan
village. However, Aasawari’s struggle to overcome this trauma is
met with ultimate provocation when she accidentally learns
about a pregnant cow due to deliver soon in her own cowshed.
Kharvas is a sweet milk pudding made from cow colostrums, and
is highly popular in western Indian.
Na Bole Wo Haram (Unspoken Is Forbidden) | Director : Nitish Patankar Special
Screening
India | Marathi | Colour | 19.57 min. | 2018
Synopsis :Young boys Pashya and Aseem are best friends in a
small town in Konkan, Maharashtra. Pashya’s father is a priest
in local temple, while Aseem is a son of a butcher.one can
achieve and implement education not only from books.
Aai Shappath | Director : Gautam Vaze Special
Screening
India | Marathi | Colour | 14 min. | 2014
Synopsis : Eight-year-old Soham is delighted as his beloved
aunty and cousin visit him over the weekend. Things start
getting uneasy for him when his cousin Ninad takes a false
swear on his mother. Little Soham couldn’t help but remain
anxious and worried about his aunt’s wellbeing over the entire
weekend, which lasts a century in his mind.
Pamphlet | Director : Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe Special
Screening
India | Marathi | Colour | 29 min. | 2018
Synopsis : A 12-year-old boy receives a religious pamphlet
which mandates circulation of copies of the same to avoid
misfortune. But he does not have money to print the copies of
the same. As he cannot follow the same, he develops a
tremendous fear of misfortune. This film depicts how this fear
transforms the boy who was once ready to compete with moon
into a mentally-handicapped child.
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Gadhul (Turbid) | Director : Ganesh Shelar Special
Screening
India | Marathi | Colour | 25 min. | 2018
Synopsis : Gadhul is a story of relationship of a son (Rohit, 14)
anf his mother (Latika,35). An incident takes place on the death
anniversary of his father which takes a sinister turn, to change
his relationship with mother.
Sound Proof | Director : Aditya Kelgaonkar Special
Screening
India | Hindi | Colour | 29.5 min. | 2018
Synopsis : A young divorced woman, Sana, rents an apartment in
Mumbai hoping for a new independent life...
But instead, she finds herself caught in a maze of peculiar
occurrences. Her attempts to unearth the mystery makes her run
into a society that has insulated itself. A society that's become
rigid with fear by serving the powerful...
15 August (Independence Day) | Director : Anilkumar Salve Special
Screening
India | Marathi | Colour | 19.58 min. | 2015
Synopsis : "15 AUGUST" (Independence Day) is the painful
journey of faceless people. 15 August is the real story of a child
and his mother. This short film is based on the struggle of a
school boy for his uniform. One helpless mother surrender her
soul and body for fulfill the desire of her child. 15 August by all
means a journey of searching an answer of answerless
question.
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Master Class
Secrets of Filmmaking
By Umesh Kulkarni
Writer / Director / Producer /
Academician
On Sunday , The Master Class of 6th AIFF is organized as a part of short film competition keeping
13th January, 2019 in mind the aspiring filmmakers, technicians and actors. Internationally acclaimed
filmmaker, Umesh Kulkarni who is also very well known for his excellent short films is
At INOX Screen 3 invited to conduct the Master Class. It is really a great opportunity for the
participants to learn secrets of filmmaking from the renowned filmmaker that would
surely put them on the right path with clear cut vision.
About Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, an alumni of FTII has directed 8 short films, 4 feature films and
produced 4 four feature. He is considered one of the most important contemporary voices in
Indian cinema. Along with the huge box office success for his feature films like Valu, Deool, he
has received 4 President’s gold medals for his films. His films have been screened and awarded
in various national and international film festivals like Berlin, Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam, Busan.
He has been invited as a member of jury in well known film festivals like Cairo, Clermont
Ferrand, Thai short film festival, Kerala IFF.
His short fiction film titled ‘Girni’ (Grinding machine) won several International and 3 National
awards for the best short film and President’s gold medal for best direction. ‘Valu’ (The wild bull)
is the first Marathi film which world premiered at the prestigious ‘Rotterdam international film
festival’. ‘Vihir’ (The Well) is the first Marathi film to be produced under Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s
production house, AB Corp. Ltd. It also was the second Marathi film which was selected at the
coveted Berlin iIFF. His third film, ‘Deool’ (Temple) won three National awards including the
Golden Lotus Award for the best feature film. Umesh’s fourth and his latest film, ‘Highway’ was
critically acclaimed or its representation of the cross section of society through an ensemble
cast. The film was screened in the New York Indian FF. Umesh has travelled extensively to
present his films and to understand the ways feature films and short films are perceived in
different parts of the world.
In order to encourage young filmmakers to make quality short films of international standards,
Umesh started three film clubs ( Short film club, documentary film club and children film club )
under his company Arbhaat Films. All these film clubs are running successfully for last 5 years.
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World
Cinema
Thinking Of Him | Director : Pablo César World
Cinema
Argentina-India
........................................................................................................................
Bengali- Spanish-English
........................................................................................................................
2017 | Colour | 110 min.
Producers : Pablo Ballester, Debendra Jagadala, Suraj Director’s Biography
Kumar
Pablo César began his career in
....................................................................................................................................................................................... filmmaking at an early age and made
a couple of short film which won him
Script : Jernimo Toubes accolades in film festivals. In 1980,
for his short film Del Genesis, he was
....................................................................................................................................................................................... awarded the first prize in the
Experimental category in the contest
Director of Photography : Carlos Essmann of the Ateneo Foto-Cine Rosario, in
addition to earning a mention for
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Best Editing and Third Prize (without
category) in the contest of the Circle
Editor : Liliana Nadal of Filmmakers Marplatenses and a
Special Mention of UNCIPAR. For his
....................................................................................................................................................................................... film De los caras de los espejos, Cesar
won the First Prize of UNICA, the
Sound : Francisco Bissone, Gerardo Kalmar, Emiliano Amateur International Film Union in
Monsegur 1983.
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Since 1992 he is a professor at the
Universidad del Cine de Buenos
Cast : Victor Banerjee, Eleonora Wexler, Hector Bordoni, Aires. He is a pioneer in film co-
Raima Sen. productions between Argentina and
Tunisia (Equinoccio, The Garden of
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Roses, 1991), India (Unicorn, The
Garden of Fruits, 1996) and Mali
Synopsis : Two stories intertwine over time. In the present, (Aphrodite, The Garden of Perfumes,
Felix, who teaches Geography in a detention centre, stumbles 1998). These three films were mostly
upon a book that dazzles him. In the past, Rabindranath based on folk myths from each of the
Tagore, Bengali poet and author of the book, visited countries where they were filmed.
Argentina andwas hosted by writer Victoria Ocampo. A
deep, platonic bond develops between the two cultural
figures and Victoria becomes Tagore’s distant muse. While
Felix is increasingly obsessed with the story of the Indian poet
and the Argentinian writer, he gains an insight into the
intellectual and spiritual notions on which Tagore’s
revolutionary school in India was founded. Felix decides to
visit India and experience for himself the teaching methods
that Tagore dreamed of for all mankind.
Festivals & Awards : IFFI - Goa 2017 as Closing Film.
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Abu World
Father | Director : Arshad Khan Cinema
Canada
........................................................................................................................
English-Urdu-Punjabi
........................................................................................................................
2017 | Colour | 80 min.
Producer : Arshad Khan, Sergeo Kirby Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Khan is a multiple-award-winning
filmmaker, film festival director,
Production Company : Gray Matter Productions, festival strategist and film educator
Loaded Pictures from Canada. Born in Pakistan, Khan
believes in cinema as a catalyst for
....................................................................................................................................................................................... change. He makes films that shed
light on subjects that are ignored by
Editor : Étienne Gagnon the mainstream media. He is
interested in realism in cinema and
....................................................................................................................................................................................... the new wave in South Asian cinema,
yet not restricted to any one
Sound Design : Sylvain Bellemare cinematic genre. ABU is his first
feature documentary and has
....................................................................................................................................................................................... already won awards and critical
praise around the world.
Music : Michael Robert Snow
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Arshad Khan, Asma Mahmood, Arjumand Bano
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis : ABU is a journey to the center of a fragmented
family while they grapple with religion, sexuality, colonialism
and migration. Through a tapestry of narratives composed of
family footage, observation and classic Bollywood films, gay-
identifying Pakistani-Muslim filmmaker Arshad Khan takes
viewers through the tense relationships between family and
fate, conservatism and liberalism and modernity and
familiarity.
Festivals & Awards: Atlanta IFF, Istanbul IFF, River to River
Florence, Vancouver Int. South Asian FF, BFI London FF, Los
Angeles FF. Won 10 awards in various film festivals world
over.
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Jianghu Er Nv World
Ash Is Purest White | Director : Jia Zhang-Ke Cinema
China - France
........................................................................................................................
Mandarin
........................................................................................................................
2018 | Colour | 141 min.
Producer : Shozo Ichiyama Director’s Biography
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Jia Zhang-Ke was born in Fenyang,
Shanxi, in 1970 and graduated from
Production Company : MK Productions Beijing Film Academy. His debut
feature XIAO WU won prizes in
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Berlin, Vancouver and elsewhere.
Since then, his films have routinely
Script : JIA Zhang-Ke premiered in the major European
festivals. STILL LIFE won the Golden
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Lion in Venice in 2006, A TOUCH OF
SIN won the Best Screenplay prize in
Editor : Matthieu Laclau, Lin Xudong Cannes in 2013 and MOUNTAINS
MAY DEPART was in competition in
...................................................................................................................................................................................... Cannes 2015. Several of his films
have blurred the line between fiction
Director of Photography : Eric GAUTIER, A.F.C. and documentary. He has also
produced films by many young
...................................................................................................................................................................................... directors, and has made cameo
appearances in films for other
Art Director : Liu Weixin directors.
....................................................................................................................................................................................... Director’s Filmography
Music : Lim Giong Xiaoshan Going Home (1995) Diploma film, Xiao Wu
(1997), Platform (2000), Unknown Pleasures(2002),
....................................................................................................................................................................................... The World (2004), Still Life (2006) , 24 City (2008),
Touch of Sin (2013), Mountains May Depart (2015)
Sound Design : Zhang Yang
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Cast : Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Xu Zheng, Casper Liang
.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Synopsis : Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a
fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao
gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her
release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off.
Jia Zhangke is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. As a
leading figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of
Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as
Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan.
Festivals / Awards: Golden Lion for Still Life at Venice IFF.
Ash Is Purest White was premiered at Cannes Film Festival
2018 in competition section. Screened at Toronto
International Film Festival and IFFI Goa.
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