INDIAN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION
IDPA UPDATE Feb 25th '09
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IDPA UPDATE, the newsletter of the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association is part of our effort to keep you updated about developments in the world of the short film that may be of interest to our members, film makers like yourself.
The current issue has details of several upcoming film festivals which have invited entries of short films. These festivals include:
1. 2nd 'Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival'
2. IAWRT FEST 2009 Schedule: TEXT version and PDF
3. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
4. 1takemedia.com FILM COMPETITION
5. 6th Indian Film Festival 'Bollywood and beyond'
6. Call for Entries: Film South Asia '09
We hope you will find this issue useful. Please send us your suggestions and feedback. Items for inclusion in future issues are most welcome. Please send them to idpaindia@gmail.com.
Pooja Takale
2nd 'Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival'
from 22nd March to 29th March 2009, at Pune.
We are introducing competitive section for the first time. There will be ‘All India call for entries’ of short films up to 30 mins. 3 member jury panel will decide the best 3 short films. First 10 film makers will be awarded with trophy & cash prizes. Best 25 films will be screened during the festival.
Festival Regulations
Club Vasundhara is organizing ‘Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival 2009’. This festival is dedicated to Environment, Wildlife, Energy, Air and Water.
Main Festival will take place at Pune (Maharashtra, India) from 22nd to 29th March 2009. It will travel to different states of India.
The completed entry form and DVD of the film, must reach to Vasundhara International Film Festival till 5th March 2009. Please use a separate entry form for each film submitted. All sections of the form are to be completed and every form must be signed.
The competition is of short films and documentaries. It is open only for Indian filmmakers, Directors and television production companies. Others can enter into non-competitive section. There is no Entry Fee. To qualify, the film must focus on some aspect of nature.
Films produced after 1/1/2005 will be eligible for the competitive section. For non-competitive section, there is no such bar.
25 Best Films from competitive section will be selected for screening. 10 best films will be
First Prize – Rs. 25,000/- + A Trophy +Certificate.
Second Prize - Rs. 11,000/- + Certificate.
Third Prize Rs. 7,000/- +Certificate.
Next 7 Films Rs. 2000/- +Certificate (For each Film).
Decision of the Juries will be Final. The entrants will be informed by email about their selection or rejection, by 10th March 2009.
The parcel of the DVDs send must be clearly marked with a customs declaration stating the following:”For cultural purposes only. No commercial value”. The parcel should be accompanied by an invoice stating a value of not more than -------- Costs arising from incorrect declarations will be charged to the account of the sender.
Films should be sent in DVD (PAL) format for screening. The film must be subtitled in English or Hindi if some other language is used. Please send 2 copies of the film for screening. Films should reach before 5th March 2009.
The documentaries and short films should not be more than 30 mins. Exceptions will be given in certain cases.
No film will be withdrawn from the Festival program.
The participants will be informed about the selection or rejection by email only.
Applications should be sent by March 5th 2009 in the name of
Virendra Chitrav, Festival Director
Vilas Kane, Coordinator, ‘Vasundhara International Film Festival 2009’
Flat No. 15/30, Shashikant Terraces,
Tejas Nagar, Kothrud,
Pune – 411 038
Maharashtra, (India)
Virendra Chitrav - Festival Director - 9822975881
Vilas Kane - Festival Co-ordinator - 9423571565
IAWRT FEST 2009 Schedule: TEXT version and PDF
5th ASIAN WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2009 presented by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION in partnership with the
*INDIA* INTERNATIONAL CENTRE*
*7th MARCH 2009** SAT*
09:00 AM: REGISTRATION
10:00 AM: INAUGURATION
foll by *Mukand and Riaz*
Nina Sabnani
9 m /2005/India
An animation film about two friends separated by the partition of India and Pakistan
nina.sabnani@gmail.com
TEA BREAK
11:00 AM: *Dam/Age*
Aradhana Seth
50m / 2002/ India/UK
Traces writer Arundhati Roy's bold and controversial campaign against the Narmada dam
Followed by *View from a Grain of Sand*
Meena Nanji
82 m/ 2006/ USA
Three Afghan women try to rebuild their lives in Afghanistan's "new era
underconstruction(AT)magiclanternfoundation.org
LUNCH BREAK
02:00 PM: *Say No to Plastic*
Priyanka Chhabra
1 m/ 2008/ India
An animation against the use of plastic bags
chhabra.p@gmail.com
Followed by *The Furnished Room*
Priyanka Chhabra
9 m/ 2008/ India
An experimental film on the continuous passage of time, based on a story by O'Henry of the same name
chhabra.p@gmail.com
*followed by a discussion with the director*
Followed by *The Clap Trap*
Jill Misquitta
52 m/ 1993/ India
A tender look at the lives of the junior artistes or the so-called "extras" of Bollywood
Followed by *Notes on Man Capture*
Nandini Bedi
43 m/ 2008/ India
About Ratmi's marriage, the Garo tradition of 'man capture' and the players behind the event
magiclantern.foundation@gmail.com
TEA BREAK
4:00 PM: *The Shillong Chamber Choir and the little home school*
Urmi Juvekar
27 m/ 2008/ India
A concert pianist turns his home into a school where children live together and learn to play music.
urmi_juvekar@yahoo.co.in
Followed by *Our Family*
Anjali Monteiro & K P Jayasankar
56 m/ 2007/ India
What does it mean to cross the line which sharply divides us on the basis of gender? A look at a family of three trans-gendered women
cmcs.tiss@gmail.com
BREAK: 5:30 - 6:30 PM:
06:30 PM: *Rhythms*
Megha Subramanian
7 m/ 2007/ USA
About finding love through bodily rhythms
Megha.subramanian@gmail.com
Followed by *Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City*
Paromita Vohra
14 m/ 2004/ India
The mythology of a cosmopolitan Bombay told through stories of land and food
Followed by *Women Behind the Camera*
Alexis Krasilovsky
90 m/ 2007/ USA
A global documentary about camerawomen who survive the odds in Hollywood, Bollywood and beyond
alexiskras@aol.com
CLOSE FOR THE DAY *8th MARCH 2009**, SUN*
09:00 AM: *REGISTRATION CONTD.*
09:30 AM: *In Quest of Life*
Shabnam Ferdousi
34 m/ 2005/ Bangladesh
Masuma Pia is a photographer who struggles on her own in quest of beauty and nature
shabnamji@yahoo.com
Followed by *Iraq**: The Lost Generation*
E Robbins & Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
43 m/ 2008 / UK/Syria/Jordan
On the catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East
socfilms@gmail.com
TEA BREAK
11:00 AM: *Understanding Trafficking*
Ananya C Chakraborti
89 m/ 2009 / India
A rights based approach towards trafficking and safe migration
cinemawoman2004@yahoo.co.in
*foll by a discussion with the director*
Followed by *Rehana: A Quest for Freedom*
Gargi Sen & Priyanka Mukherjee
29 m/ 2007/ India
Rehana Adib is a woman from a minority community, a mother of six, a rusader for social change…
underconstruction(AT)magiclanternfoundation.org
*foll by a discussion with the directors*
LUNCH BREAK
02:00 PM: *This Is Me...Is This Me?*
Siri Devi Khandavilli
2 m/ 2009 / India/USA
An experimental work on the filmmaker's relationship with her body
siri@siridevi.com
foll by *Skin Deep*
Reena Mohan
82 m/ 1998 / India
Exploring body image and self-identity among contemporary middle class women in urban India
reenamo@gmail.com
*foll by a discussion with the director*
TEA BREAK
04:00 PM: *Naach (The Dance)*
Saba Dewan
84 m/ 2008 / India
At the Sonpur cattle fair in rural Bihar, more than fifty girls take to the stage every evening and dance for an all-male audience
sabadewan@gmail.com
*foll by a discussion with the director*
BREAK 5:30 - 6:30 PM:
06:30 PM: *Defiant Art (1 segment)*
Sharni Jayawardana
10 m/ 2003 / Sri lanka
An enquiry into the nature and purpose of art today, especially in a time of crisis and conflict in Sri Lanka
chrys@yatv.net
foll by *There was a Queen (Yi As Akh Padshah Bai)*
Kavita Pai & Hansa Thapliyal
105 m/ 2007 / India
Through the lives of Kashmiri women - proud and strong - the film explores what peace means and it can come about
santhosh@othermediacommunications.com
CLOSE
For More Details:
Contact us: <iawrtindia@gmail.com>
Website: www.iawrt.org
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
June 1-7, 2009
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
The FEMINA – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL is a competitive festival for works directed by women. It is the first event of its kind in Brazil and Latin America. Besides showing the work of Brazilian women filmmakers, broadening its visibility and opening space for the Brazilian feminine cinema abroad, it brings to Brazil the foreign production, as well as international guests.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY March 13th, 2009
Mailing address for all correspondence and materials:
FEMINA – International Women’s Film Festival
Rua Barão de São Francisco, 316A
Rio de Janeiro – RJ – 20560-032 – Brazil
Tel/fax: (55 21) 2576-5744
program@feminafest.com.br
For more details: www.feminafest.com.br
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1takemedia.com
FILM COMPETITION
Brought to you by
www.1takemedi.com in association with Whistling Woods International
Jury: Subhash Ghai, Ketan Mehta, Vikram Bhatt, Mike Pandey, Jabbar Patel, John Mathew Matthan
Revenue sharing with filmmakers & an opportunity to assist a prominent director.
Participants will get to interact with the jury
Free Entry - Multiple Entries accepted
Send your entry latest by 31st March 09 or upload your entry on 1takemedia.buzz18.com
For more details & entry form log on to www.1takemedia.com (India’s largest entertainment jobs & resources portal) Or email to info@1takemedia.com, Tel: 022 2624 9185
6th Indian Film Festival 'Bollywood and beyond'
from July 15 - 19, 2009
'Bollywood and beyond' at FICCI-FRAMES
For the first time the Indian Film Festival 'Bollywood and beyond' is present at Asia's largest convention on the business of entertainment. In cooperation with German Films from Munich our curators Uma da Cunha from India and Therese Hayes from the US will give information on the festival and are available for meetings.
If you are interested in meeting Uma da Cunha and Therese Hayes please contact Jessica Cope (cope@filmbuerobw.de) or the curators directly.
Submissions for the 6th Indian Film Festival 'Bollywood and beyond' from July 15 - 19, 2009 are possible from now on! Click here to download the entry form, more information can be found in the menu "Competition and Film Entries". The deadline for entries is the 15th of April 2009.
For more details:
Bollywood and Beyond Indian Film Festival
Director: Oliver Mahn
Filmburo Baden – wurttemberg,
Fridrichstr. 23a
70174 Stuggart , Germany
www.boolywood-festival.de
Programming
In Mumbai: Uma da Cunha
<umadacunha2003@yahoo.com>
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Call for Entries: Film South Asia '09
Film South Asia, the festival of Southasian documentaries, calls for entries for the seventh edition of its biennial festival being held in Kathmandu from 17-20 September 2009. Documentaries made in and after January 2007 are eligible for the competitive section.
Early Submission deadline for the entries: 31 May 2009 (for films made between January 2007 to April 2008)
Final submission deadline for entries: 30 June 2009 (for films made after April 2008)
Details and entry forms are available at www.filmsouthasia.org / Call for Entries : Film South Asia '09
For further information contact:
Upasana Shrestha - Co-director
Film South Asia Secretariat
G.P.O. Box 24393
Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal
Tel: + 977 1 5552141
Email: fsa@filmsouthasia.org / www.filmsouthasia.org
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