Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation is among the organsiations working with India’s Film Heritage Foundation on a film preservation workshop that kicks off this week (Feb 26-March 6).
Overseas partners also include The International Federation of Film Archives (Fiaf), George Eastman Museum, the Selznick School of Film Preservation and Italy’s L’Immagine Ritrovata. In addition to Film Heritage Foundation, established by Indian filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, local organisers include the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) and Viacom18.
“The language of cinema is universal,” said Scorsese, announcing the workshop. “In a time of great divisions, conflicts, transformations, it’s really crucial to preserve and share our cultural patrimonies and to ensure that this universal language will speak to future generations around the world.”
The 10-day workshop, which will take place at Nfai’s headquarters in Pune, covers the technology and ethics involved in film preservation as India races to save its film heritage. “This is a unique...
Overseas partners also include The International Federation of Film Archives (Fiaf), George Eastman Museum, the Selznick School of Film Preservation and Italy’s L’Immagine Ritrovata. In addition to Film Heritage Foundation, established by Indian filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, local organisers include the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) and Viacom18.
“The language of cinema is universal,” said Scorsese, announcing the workshop. “In a time of great divisions, conflicts, transformations, it’s really crucial to preserve and share our cultural patrimonies and to ensure that this universal language will speak to future generations around the world.”
The 10-day workshop, which will take place at Nfai’s headquarters in Pune, covers the technology and ethics involved in film preservation as India races to save its film heritage. “This is a unique...
- 2/23/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆Cinematic fanaticism has been tackled in factual form before, perhaps most notably in Xan Cassavetes' Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (a title which would equally befit this film). But while the subject of that feature, Jerry Harvey, proved to be a dark and ultimately tragic personality, the legendary lead figure in director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's fascinating 2012 debut Celluloid Man (released last year in India to tie in with the country's centenary of home-grown cinema) proves to be both a heroic and endearing advocate of film conservation. Indian cinema is a hugely prolific industry, and that was also the case during the silent era, which saw several hundred titles churned out.
- 4/14/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
A still from Celluloid Man
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s award-winning documentary Celluloid Man (2012) will be released on DVD by Second Run, on April 14 in the United Kingdom.
The DVD features include all-new HD digital transfer with restored picture and sound, ‘In Conversation with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’ – a newly filmed interview with the director, a booklet featuring extracts from the director’s production diaries and an essay by filmmaker, curator and author Mark Cousins and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound option. It has been priced at 9.45 Gbp and is available on Amazon.
Celluloid Man is a tribute to P.K. Nair, a man whose fascination with cinema led him to create the National Film Archive of India (Nfai). The film features interviews with many Indian and international filmmakers touched personally by Nair’s passionate affair with cinema.
Winner of Best Biographical film and Best Editing (Irene Dhar Malik) at the National Awards,...
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s award-winning documentary Celluloid Man (2012) will be released on DVD by Second Run, on April 14 in the United Kingdom.
The DVD features include all-new HD digital transfer with restored picture and sound, ‘In Conversation with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’ – a newly filmed interview with the director, a booklet featuring extracts from the director’s production diaries and an essay by filmmaker, curator and author Mark Cousins and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound option. It has been priced at 9.45 Gbp and is available on Amazon.
Celluloid Man is a tribute to P.K. Nair, a man whose fascination with cinema led him to create the National Film Archive of India (Nfai). The film features interviews with many Indian and international filmmakers touched personally by Nair’s passionate affair with cinema.
Winner of Best Biographical film and Best Editing (Irene Dhar Malik) at the National Awards,...
- 3/4/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
What:
A panel discussion on ‘The Art of Capturing Reality- Documentary’. Anjali Monterio in conversation with Debra Zimmerman, Surabhi Sharma, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur & Patrick Shen.
When:
17th January, 2014.
4.30pm – 6.30pm, followed by tea & networking.
Entry:
Free
Venue:
Conference Hall,
St. Andrews College,
St. Dominic Street,
Bandra West, Mumbai: 400050
About the event:
Participating will be Debra Zimmerman, a U.S. film expert and Executive Director of the non-profit group Women Make Movies; PatrickShen, a multiple award-winning U.S. filmmaker; filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man; and Surabhi Sharma (Bidesia in Bambai). Anjali Monteiro (Professor and Dean, School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences) will moderate.
A panel discussion on ‘The Art of Capturing Reality- Documentary’. Anjali Monterio in conversation with Debra Zimmerman, Surabhi Sharma, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur & Patrick Shen.
When:
17th January, 2014.
4.30pm – 6.30pm, followed by tea & networking.
Entry:
Free
Venue:
Conference Hall,
St. Andrews College,
St. Dominic Street,
Bandra West, Mumbai: 400050
About the event:
Participating will be Debra Zimmerman, a U.S. film expert and Executive Director of the non-profit group Women Make Movies; PatrickShen, a multiple award-winning U.S. filmmaker; filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man; and Surabhi Sharma (Bidesia in Bambai). Anjali Monteiro (Professor and Dean, School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences) will moderate.
- 1/15/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
2013 proved to be yet another exciting year for Indian documentaries: they screened at numerous international film festivals and took home awards. In a small but significant step, a few of them even found their way into theatres in India. Though the domestic funding and distribution scenario still remains gloomy, there’s much to rejoice in the international acclaim that these documentaries have found in the last year.
We have compiled a list of the 10 most successful documentaries of 2013, taking into account factors such as film festivals, awards, popularity, reviews and distribution.
Special Mention for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man that has recently been selected for its fiftieth festival, Saurav Sarangi’s Char..The No Man’s Island and Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang for still being hot on the festival circuit and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married for its theatrical release in August. All...
We have compiled a list of the 10 most successful documentaries of 2013, taking into account factors such as film festivals, awards, popularity, reviews and distribution.
Special Mention for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man that has recently been selected for its fiftieth festival, Saurav Sarangi’s Char..The No Man’s Island and Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang for still being hot on the festival circuit and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married for its theatrical release in August. All...
- 1/3/2014
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
The 13th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (Miff) has unveiled its lineup for International and Indian competition sections.
The biennial festival will be held from February 3-9, 2014 at the National Centre for Performing Arts (Ncpa) in Mumbai. The festival received 600 entries from India and 205 international entries out of which films from 34 countries have been selected.
Ian McDonald’s Algorithms, Kim Longinotto’s Salma, Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, Dylan Mohan Gray’s Fire in the Blood, Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang and Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia’s I Am Micro are some of the prominent documentaries that will compete in International Competition.
For complete lineup of International Competition, click here
Tamaash (The Puppet) by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh, Golden Mango by Govinda Raju, Have You Seen the Arana? by Sunanda Bhat, Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and Shepherds of Paradise...
The biennial festival will be held from February 3-9, 2014 at the National Centre for Performing Arts (Ncpa) in Mumbai. The festival received 600 entries from India and 205 international entries out of which films from 34 countries have been selected.
Ian McDonald’s Algorithms, Kim Longinotto’s Salma, Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, Dylan Mohan Gray’s Fire in the Blood, Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang and Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia’s I Am Micro are some of the prominent documentaries that will compete in International Competition.
For complete lineup of International Competition, click here
Tamaash (The Puppet) by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh, Golden Mango by Govinda Raju, Have You Seen the Arana? by Sunanda Bhat, Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and Shepherds of Paradise...
- 1/1/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gajendra Ahire’s Marathi film Touring Talkies will open the Indian Film Festival, The Hague 2013.
The festival that will be held from October 2-6, 2013 in The Netherlands will host art-house films, documentaries and popular Hindi films from India.
Full Line up:
Asha 80 by Henk Schepers and Mahindra Goercharan
B.A. Pass by Ajay Bahl
Ballad of Rustom by Ajita Suchitra Veera
Bombay Talkies by Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap
Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Commando – A One Man Army by Dilip Ghosh
Fukrey by Mrigdeep Singh Lamba
Gangoobai by Priya Krishnaswamy
Jadoo by Amit Gupta
Kai Po Che by Abhishek Kapoor
Mumbai Cha Raja by Manjeet Singh
Nina’s Heavenly Delights by Pratibha Parmar
Oass – The Dew Drop by Abhinav Shiv Tiwari
Omg – Oh My God! by Umesh Shukla
Ramaiya Vastavaiya by Prabhudeva
Shahid by Hansal Mehta
Special 26 by Neeraj Pandey
Mine – Story of a...
The festival that will be held from October 2-6, 2013 in The Netherlands will host art-house films, documentaries and popular Hindi films from India.
Full Line up:
Asha 80 by Henk Schepers and Mahindra Goercharan
B.A. Pass by Ajay Bahl
Ballad of Rustom by Ajita Suchitra Veera
Bombay Talkies by Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap
Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Commando – A One Man Army by Dilip Ghosh
Fukrey by Mrigdeep Singh Lamba
Gangoobai by Priya Krishnaswamy
Jadoo by Amit Gupta
Kai Po Che by Abhishek Kapoor
Mumbai Cha Raja by Manjeet Singh
Nina’s Heavenly Delights by Pratibha Parmar
Oass – The Dew Drop by Abhinav Shiv Tiwari
Omg – Oh My God! by Umesh Shukla
Ramaiya Vastavaiya by Prabhudeva
Shahid by Hansal Mehta
Special 26 by Neeraj Pandey
Mine – Story of a...
- 9/24/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The first edition of the Extravagant India! International Indian Film Festival will be launched in Paris in association with the Indian Embassy in Paris and the Paris City Hall showcasing Indian cinema from October 16-22, 2013.
The festival will have competitive and non-competitive sections along with interactions with filmmakers and meetings with industry experts to boost co-productions between India and France.
There are three sections in competition: feature films, short films and documentary films.
Feature films in competition are Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi, Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly (French Premiere), Ugly by Anurag Kashyap, Lunchbox by Ritesh Batra, Raajneeti by Prakash Jha (French Premiere) and Kahaani by Sujoy Ghosh (French Premiere).
Short films in competition are Skin Deep by Hardik Mehta, Tatpaschat – And Then by Anadi Athaley, Allah Is Great by Andrea Iannetta, For Hire by Varun Chavla and The Three Of Us by Umesh Kulkarni.
Faith Connection by Pal Nalin (European Premiere), Char,...
The festival will have competitive and non-competitive sections along with interactions with filmmakers and meetings with industry experts to boost co-productions between India and France.
There are three sections in competition: feature films, short films and documentary films.
Feature films in competition are Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi, Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly (French Premiere), Ugly by Anurag Kashyap, Lunchbox by Ritesh Batra, Raajneeti by Prakash Jha (French Premiere) and Kahaani by Sujoy Ghosh (French Premiere).
Short films in competition are Skin Deep by Hardik Mehta, Tatpaschat – And Then by Anadi Athaley, Allah Is Great by Andrea Iannetta, For Hire by Varun Chavla and The Three Of Us by Umesh Kulkarni.
Faith Connection by Pal Nalin (European Premiere), Char,...
- 9/21/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Film Southasia, Festival of South Asian Documentaries has announced its selection for 2013 edition. Fifteen Indian documentaries will be screened at the festival that will take place from 3-6 October in Kathmandu, Nepal. Film Southasia (Fsa) is a biennial festival that was set up in 1997 with the goal of popularizing the documentary.
Selected Indian films:
A Prayer For Aliyah by Zorawar Shukla
Algorithms by Ian McDonald
Big In Bollywood by Kenny Meehan and Bill Bowles
Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Char…No Man’s Island by Sourav Sarangi
Elemental by Gayatri Roshan, Emmanuel Vaughn Lee
Fire In The Blood by Dylan Mohan Gray
Gaur in My Garden by Rita Banerji
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread by Satchith Paulose
Immoral Daughters by Nakul Singh Sawhney
Invoking Justice by Deepa Dhanraj
Salma by Kim Longinotto
Sama by Shazia Khan
The Human Factor by Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
Voice of God by Bernd Lützeler...
Selected Indian films:
A Prayer For Aliyah by Zorawar Shukla
Algorithms by Ian McDonald
Big In Bollywood by Kenny Meehan and Bill Bowles
Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Char…No Man’s Island by Sourav Sarangi
Elemental by Gayatri Roshan, Emmanuel Vaughn Lee
Fire In The Blood by Dylan Mohan Gray
Gaur in My Garden by Rita Banerji
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread by Satchith Paulose
Immoral Daughters by Nakul Singh Sawhney
Invoking Justice by Deepa Dhanraj
Salma by Kim Longinotto
Sama by Shazia Khan
The Human Factor by Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
Voice of God by Bernd Lützeler...
- 8/17/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 4th BronzeLens Film Festival (Blff) has included a series of South Asian Films for the first time in its programming. The festival will be held in Atlanta, Georgia.
The South Asian Film Experience will kick off on August 24 with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man, an exploration of the life and works of Indian cinema’s renowned P.K. Nair, a walking master of Indian films and Archivist for the National Film Archive of India, who has influenced a generation of Indian filmmakers.
Next in the lineup on September 7 is Hank and Asha directed by James E. Duff. An Indian woman studying in Prague and a lonely, young New York filmmaker begin an unconventional romance in this modern love story of two strangers searching for human connection in a hyper-connected world. A 21st century take on finding love is explored in this charming romantic comedy. Hank and Asha is...
The South Asian Film Experience will kick off on August 24 with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man, an exploration of the life and works of Indian cinema’s renowned P.K. Nair, a walking master of Indian films and Archivist for the National Film Archive of India, who has influenced a generation of Indian filmmakers.
Next in the lineup on September 7 is Hank and Asha directed by James E. Duff. An Indian woman studying in Prague and a lonely, young New York filmmaker begin an unconventional romance in this modern love story of two strangers searching for human connection in a hyper-connected world. A 21st century take on finding love is explored in this charming romantic comedy. Hank and Asha is...
- 8/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from Celluloid Man
The Red Dot Film Festival, an initiative by Wift (Women in Film and Television) will screen films by women who won national awards in 2012 for fields as diverse as costume design, voice narration and editing.
The screening will be on for three days – 23rd, 24th, 25th August from 10am-10pm at Films Division, Peddar Road, Mumbai.
There will be Q&A sessions with the winners after every screening. The films to be screened include Dhag (Usha Jadhav), Timbaktu (Rintu Thomas), Celluloid Man (Irene Dhar Malik), Ustad Hotel (Anjali Menon) and Delhi Safari (Anupama Patil) among others.
Screenings will be followed by an informal networking evening on 25th August, 8pm onwards.
The event is free for Wift members. For non-members, the charges are Inr 50 per screening, Inr 150 for day pass, Inr 400 for the festival pass and Inr 500 for the networking event.
For registration, email wiftreddotfilmfestival.doattend.
The Red Dot Film Festival, an initiative by Wift (Women in Film and Television) will screen films by women who won national awards in 2012 for fields as diverse as costume design, voice narration and editing.
The screening will be on for three days – 23rd, 24th, 25th August from 10am-10pm at Films Division, Peddar Road, Mumbai.
There will be Q&A sessions with the winners after every screening. The films to be screened include Dhag (Usha Jadhav), Timbaktu (Rintu Thomas), Celluloid Man (Irene Dhar Malik), Ustad Hotel (Anjali Menon) and Delhi Safari (Anupama Patil) among others.
Screenings will be followed by an informal networking evening on 25th August, 8pm onwards.
The event is free for Wift members. For non-members, the charges are Inr 50 per screening, Inr 150 for day pass, Inr 400 for the festival pass and Inr 500 for the networking event.
For registration, email wiftreddotfilmfestival.doattend.
- 8/9/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will be screened on July 7 at the BFI Southbank in London. This screening has been organized by the British Film Institute and the South Asian Cinema Foundation (Saf).
Celluloid Man is an award-winning documentary on the life and work of film archivist P.K. Nair who is the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai).
P.K. Nair and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will discuss the film with Lalit Mohan Joshi of the South Asian Cinema Foundation after the screening.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will deliver the South Asian Cinema Foundation’s 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Memorial Lecture on “The Future of Indian Cinema’s Past” on July 9 at The Nehru Center in London.
Dungarpur will talk about lost films of Indian cinema such as Alam Ara (1931) and the commitment to find them. He will elaborate on the importance of creating awareness and attitudinal...
Celluloid Man is an award-winning documentary on the life and work of film archivist P.K. Nair who is the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai).
P.K. Nair and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will discuss the film with Lalit Mohan Joshi of the South Asian Cinema Foundation after the screening.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will deliver the South Asian Cinema Foundation’s 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Memorial Lecture on “The Future of Indian Cinema’s Past” on July 9 at The Nehru Center in London.
Dungarpur will talk about lost films of Indian cinema such as Alam Ara (1931) and the commitment to find them. He will elaborate on the importance of creating awareness and attitudinal...
- 6/22/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jiri Menzel (L) with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (R)
While Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s first documentary Celluloid Man continues a successful run in international film festivals (upcoming screenings include Edinburgh and Shanghai), the filmmaker is neck deep into his second. This time, the ambitious subject of his documentary is the celebrated Czech filmmaker Jiri Menzel.
It wasn’t easy for Dungarpur to convince the maverick director-who is known for speaking very little on his works-for a documentary. “A lot of friends from the Czech film industry asked me how I had managed to get him to agree to this,” says Dungarpur.
The story goes like this: he wrote to Menzel over several months before he agreed for a meeting in a café in Prague. The meeting that took so much of persuasion proved to be a success. Menzel was intrigued that an Indian filmmaker wanted to come all the way to...
While Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s first documentary Celluloid Man continues a successful run in international film festivals (upcoming screenings include Edinburgh and Shanghai), the filmmaker is neck deep into his second. This time, the ambitious subject of his documentary is the celebrated Czech filmmaker Jiri Menzel.
It wasn’t easy for Dungarpur to convince the maverick director-who is known for speaking very little on his works-for a documentary. “A lot of friends from the Czech film industry asked me how I had managed to get him to agree to this,” says Dungarpur.
The story goes like this: he wrote to Menzel over several months before he agreed for a meeting in a café in Prague. The meeting that took so much of persuasion proved to be a success. Menzel was intrigued that an Indian filmmaker wanted to come all the way to...
- 6/4/2013
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
A still from Celluloid Man
Celluloid Man directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur won the ”Nestor The Chronicler” (“A man who keeps history of world cinema”) award at the Kyiv International Documentary Film Festival in Ukraine which concluded recently. The film on P.K. Nair was in competition at the festival.
P.K. Nair, the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) was conferred the Order of ‘Maestro’ at Kyiv. The Order is given for “personal contribution to the development and promotion of world cinema”.
Celluloid Man has been selected for the Panorama section of the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival. (The other Indian films to screen at Shanghai are The Bright Day and Barfi!)
It is scheduled for a release in Cochin at PVR, Lulu Mall from May 31st, 2013 till June 6th, 2013.
Celluloid Man directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur won the ”Nestor The Chronicler” (“A man who keeps history of world cinema”) award at the Kyiv International Documentary Film Festival in Ukraine which concluded recently. The film on P.K. Nair was in competition at the festival.
P.K. Nair, the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) was conferred the Order of ‘Maestro’ at Kyiv. The Order is given for “personal contribution to the development and promotion of world cinema”.
Celluloid Man has been selected for the Panorama section of the upcoming Shanghai International Film Festival. (The other Indian films to screen at Shanghai are The Bright Day and Barfi!)
It is scheduled for a release in Cochin at PVR, Lulu Mall from May 31st, 2013 till June 6th, 2013.
- 5/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
May 3, 1913 went down in history as the release date of the first Indian film Raja Harishchandra by Dadasaheb Phalke. Exactly 100 years later releases a documentary Celluloid Man by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur that leads us to the man responsible for finding and preserving whatever remained of India’s first film and the films that were made thereafter. The man who gave us our cinematic history by building the National Film Archive. DearCinema.com reproduces a detailed interview with P.K Nair. This interview was recorded in Pune in 2008 for Asian Film Foundation to mark his felicitation with Satyajit Ray Memorial Award.
What memories do you have of watching your first film?
It was in the early forties, at the height of war. I must have been hardly eight years old.
The venue: a Tent Cinema in Thiruvnanthapuram Putharikandam Maidan, almost the same venue of the present Padmanabha Theatre. Nearly half the...
What memories do you have of watching your first film?
It was in the early forties, at the height of war. I must have been hardly eight years old.
The venue: a Tent Cinema in Thiruvnanthapuram Putharikandam Maidan, almost the same venue of the present Padmanabha Theatre. Nearly half the...
- 5/2/2013
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
Film: "Celluloid Man"; Cast: P.K. Nair; Director: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur; Rating: ***
"The West does not have a rich past but it is rich in history, whereas India has a rich past, but is poor in history," says Paramesh Krishnan Nair, the man who made us aware of Dadashaeb Phalke and Indian's first full-length feature film, "Raja Harishchandra", in his biographical film "Celluloid Man".
But "Celluloid Man" is more than just a biographical documentary detailing the life of India's first film archivist and founder of the National Film Archive of India, P.K. Nair. It tells us of the trials and tribulations of the man who helped us preserve Indian film heritage.
The film begins with the octogenarian slowly and softly.
"The West does not have a rich past but it is rich in history, whereas India has a rich past, but is poor in history," says Paramesh Krishnan Nair, the man who made us aware of Dadashaeb Phalke and Indian's first full-length feature film, "Raja Harishchandra", in his biographical film "Celluloid Man".
But "Celluloid Man" is more than just a biographical documentary detailing the life of India's first film archivist and founder of the National Film Archive of India, P.K. Nair. It tells us of the trials and tribulations of the man who helped us preserve Indian film heritage.
The film begins with the octogenarian slowly and softly.
- 5/2/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s documentary film on P.K. Nair, the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) premieres at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles on April 14.
“You can see a hundred years from now; you can see a certain aspect of life which was there only at the time, on that day. It means a lot. It means more than Greek Tragedy where everything is heightened beyond compare. But those very small things get so beautifully manifest (on film). It is the very, I think, soul of art of any kind.”
-Kumar Shahani
For anyone who has spent time on the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and visited the National Film Archive of India only a couple of blocks away, it is impossible to not think of the omnipresent influence of P. K. Nair, the long-serving director and founder of the Archive.
“You can see a hundred years from now; you can see a certain aspect of life which was there only at the time, on that day. It means a lot. It means more than Greek Tragedy where everything is heightened beyond compare. But those very small things get so beautifully manifest (on film). It is the very, I think, soul of art of any kind.”
-Kumar Shahani
For anyone who has spent time on the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and visited the National Film Archive of India only a couple of blocks away, it is impossible to not think of the omnipresent influence of P. K. Nair, the long-serving director and founder of the Archive.
- 4/14/2013
- by Shekhar Deshpande
- DearCinema.com
A festival favourite, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will screen on the opening night of the Sierra Leone International Film Festival. The 2nd edition of the festival will be held from April 13 – 18, 2013 in West Africa.
The film has been invited in accordance with the theme of the festival this year, ‘History in Films’.
Celluloid Man, a documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India, is due to release in Indian theatres on May 3, 2013 under PVR Director’s Rare. Earlier the film has been screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Göteborg International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, Telluride Film Festival and International Film festival of India.
The film has been invited in accordance with the theme of the festival this year, ‘History in Films’.
Celluloid Man, a documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India, is due to release in Indian theatres on May 3, 2013 under PVR Director’s Rare. Earlier the film has been screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Göteborg International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, Telluride Film Festival and International Film festival of India.
- 3/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia was declared the Best Film at the 60th National Film Awards announced today at a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries; Basu Chatterjee for Feature Films, Aruna Raje for Non-Feature Films and Swapan Mullick for Best Writing on Cinema.
In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.
Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...
In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.
Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...
- 3/18/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
P.K. Nair, the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai) will be conferred the Order of ‘Maestro’ at the Kyiv International Documentary Film Festival in Ukraine. The Order is given for “personal contribution to the development and promotion of world cinema”.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man, a film on the life and work of Nair, will open the International Conference of Film Archives “New life to old movies” at the festival.
The conference is scheduled from May 21- 23 while the festival will be held from May 21-25, 2013.
The 12th edition of Kyiv International Documentary Film Festival is organised by the Litopsy, a public organisation, and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine, Main Department of Culture and Arts Kcsa, the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Filmphoto Central State and public organisations of Kiev and the regions of Ukraine.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man, a film on the life and work of Nair, will open the International Conference of Film Archives “New life to old movies” at the festival.
The conference is scheduled from May 21- 23 while the festival will be held from May 21-25, 2013.
The 12th edition of Kyiv International Documentary Film Festival is organised by the Litopsy, a public organisation, and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine, Main Department of Culture and Arts Kcsa, the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Filmphoto Central State and public organisations of Kiev and the regions of Ukraine.
- 3/17/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has unveiled a few films to screen in its 11th edition. Mira Nair’s The Reluctant
Peddlers
Fundamentalist, Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely, Vasan Bala’s Peddlers, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid, Kim Longinotto’s Salma, Sushrut Jain’s Beyond All Boundaries and S S Rajamouli’s Eecha will be screened at the festival.
The festival, to be held from April 9 – 14, 2013 at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles, will open with Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur and close with Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man and Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistan will also be screened at the festival.
The festival will screen Yash Chopra’s Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila and Chandni as part of the Bollywood by Night series.
Full line up of the festival will be announced by mid-March.
Peddlers
Fundamentalist, Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely, Vasan Bala’s Peddlers, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid, Kim Longinotto’s Salma, Sushrut Jain’s Beyond All Boundaries and S S Rajamouli’s Eecha will be screened at the festival.
The festival, to be held from April 9 – 14, 2013 at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles, will open with Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur and close with Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man and Nitin Kakkar’s Filmistan will also be screened at the festival.
The festival will screen Yash Chopra’s Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila and Chandni as part of the Bollywood by Night series.
Full line up of the festival will be announced by mid-March.
- 3/9/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will release in Indian theatres on May 3, 2013. The release is being facilitated by PVR Director’s Rare and Dungarpur Films.
A documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India; the film has been selected in numerous film festivals such as Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, Telluride Film Festival, International film festival of India, Rotterdam film festival and Göteborg International Film Festival.
The film’s release date coincides with the public release date of Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, a hundred years ago.
A documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India; the film has been selected in numerous film festivals such as Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, Telluride Film Festival, International film festival of India, Rotterdam film festival and Göteborg International Film Festival.
The film’s release date coincides with the public release date of Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, a hundred years ago.
- 3/7/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from Gulabi Gang
Gulabi Gang, Gangs of Wasseypur I and II, Celluloid Man, Ship of Theseus, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Guru of Silence, With You Without You and 21 Chitrakoot have been selected to screen at the 37th Hong Kong International Film festival across various sections. The festival begins on March 17 with Ip Man – The Final Fight, the latest action film from local cult icon and veteran director in Hong Kong, Herman Yau.
Among the Indian films, Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang will compete in the Documentary section with the likes of Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, Ikeya Kaoru’s Roots, Delphine Lanson’s Father’s Birth, Alex Gibney’s Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Christian Rosta and Claus Strigel’s Redemption Impossible.
The documentary that was named Best Film in Muhr Asia-Africa documentary section at Dubai International Film Festival 2012, traces a group of...
Gulabi Gang, Gangs of Wasseypur I and II, Celluloid Man, Ship of Theseus, Meghe Dhaka Tara, Guru of Silence, With You Without You and 21 Chitrakoot have been selected to screen at the 37th Hong Kong International Film festival across various sections. The festival begins on March 17 with Ip Man – The Final Fight, the latest action film from local cult icon and veteran director in Hong Kong, Herman Yau.
Among the Indian films, Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang will compete in the Documentary section with the likes of Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing, Ikeya Kaoru’s Roots, Delphine Lanson’s Father’s Birth, Alex Gibney’s Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Christian Rosta and Claus Strigel’s Redemption Impossible.
The documentary that was named Best Film in Muhr Asia-Africa documentary section at Dubai International Film Festival 2012, traces a group of...
- 2/22/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Celluloid Man
As documentary Celluloid Man gears up for its 11th film festival screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 28; we ask the real Celluloid Man P.K Nair how he felt when he first saw the film made on his life:
How did you feel when Shivendra Singh Dungarpur approached you with the idea for this film?
In fact, before him, a number of my friends and well wishers including some Ftii graduates from Kerala had approached me with similar requests and a few of them did some initial recording as well. So I took Shivendra’s request in the stride and gave my consent warning him about the likely opposition he may face from the then Nfai Director who was terribly hostile to me. I did not take his request seriously at that stage as I hardly knew him as an Ftii student of 94 batch...
As documentary Celluloid Man gears up for its 11th film festival screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 28; we ask the real Celluloid Man P.K Nair how he felt when he first saw the film made on his life:
How did you feel when Shivendra Singh Dungarpur approached you with the idea for this film?
In fact, before him, a number of my friends and well wishers including some Ftii graduates from Kerala had approached me with similar requests and a few of them did some initial recording as well. So I took Shivendra’s request in the stride and gave my consent warning him about the likely opposition he may face from the then Nfai Director who was terribly hostile to me. I did not take his request seriously at that stage as I hardly knew him as an Ftii student of 94 batch...
- 1/26/2013
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
While funding and distribution in India still remain a herculean challenge, 2012 seems to have slightly bettered the prospects for Indian documentaries. At par with their fiction film cousins, they not only made waves at international film festivals but a few of them also achieved limited release in domestic theatres. DearCinema lists the top ten favourite documentaries of the year (based on festival participation, awards and reviews):
Celluloid Man
With Celluloid Man, India finally saw a documentary on the life and work of the man who built its National Film Archive reel by reel. The film was so insightful and evocative that it not only got P.K Nair due recognition at home, but also won hearts at numerous festivals abroad. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man was screened at International film festival of India (Iffi), International film festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai, Telluride and Il Cinema Ritrovato film festivals.
Celluloid Man
With Celluloid Man, India finally saw a documentary on the life and work of the man who built its National Film Archive reel by reel. The film was so insightful and evocative that it not only got P.K Nair due recognition at home, but also won hearts at numerous festivals abroad. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man was screened at International film festival of India (Iffi), International film festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai, Telluride and Il Cinema Ritrovato film festivals.
- 12/27/2012
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
“After watching the film, he cried. I have never seen him so emotional. He is a man of very few words and rarely praises any work. He came to me and told me, “I am fine with the length.” That itself was high praise.”
P. K. Nair with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur after the screening of “Celluloid Man” in Mumbai Film Festival
A journey that started with attending Il Cinema Ritrovato (Cinema Rediscovered) festival in Italy came a full circle for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur when his film Celluloid Man premiered at the same festival in 2012. An archivist and Ftii-trained filmmaker, Dungarpur has made a significant contribution to Indian cinema by making a film on the work of P.K. Nair, the man who single-handedly built the national film archive. In an interview with DearCinema, Dungarpur reveals his discoveries and plans about preservation and restoration of Indian films:
How did it occur...
P. K. Nair with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur after the screening of “Celluloid Man” in Mumbai Film Festival
A journey that started with attending Il Cinema Ritrovato (Cinema Rediscovered) festival in Italy came a full circle for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur when his film Celluloid Man premiered at the same festival in 2012. An archivist and Ftii-trained filmmaker, Dungarpur has made a significant contribution to Indian cinema by making a film on the work of P.K. Nair, the man who single-handedly built the national film archive. In an interview with DearCinema, Dungarpur reveals his discoveries and plans about preservation and restoration of Indian films:
How did it occur...
- 12/13/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
“Why should P.K.Nair not be a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award? After all, whatever we have of Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, meaning just the first and last reels of the film, are there due to Nair’s unwavering vision and his endless efforts. Again, the only complete Phalke film available to us, namely, Kaliya Mardan (1919), is there because of Nair. If someone like him is not deserving of the Phalke Award, one wonders, who is?”
In mid-November, when the Calcutta air is cooler than in the preceding several months, I had the delightful experience of watching a 150-minute documentary film in a small auditorium in the company of no more than a dozen other people. What added to the delight was the fact that those who were there for the film’s first shot were in his or her seat till the last. This is not a small thing,...
In mid-November, when the Calcutta air is cooler than in the preceding several months, I had the delightful experience of watching a 150-minute documentary film in a small auditorium in the company of no more than a dozen other people. What added to the delight was the fact that those who were there for the film’s first shot were in his or her seat till the last. This is not a small thing,...
- 12/12/2012
- by Vidyarthy Chatterjee
- DearCinema.com
Noted actor Om Puri on Wednesday inaugurated Indian Panorama section here at the ongoing 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi-2012). The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man based on Indian archivist P K Nair`s life and work opened the non-feature film section, while Assamese film Baandhon is the Read More...
- 11/21/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Noted actor Om Puri on Wednesday inaugurated Indian Panorama section here at the ongoing 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi-2012). The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Celluloid Man based on Indian archivist P K Nair`s life and work opened the non-feature film section, while Assamese film Baandhon is the opening film in the feature film category. Directed by veteran filmmaker Jahnu Barua, Baandhon is a...
- 11/21/2012
- GlamSham
The Director of the film ‘Celluliod Man’ Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Actor Om Puri, the Ex Director of National Film Archive of India, P.K. Nair and Shyam Benegal at the inauguration of the Indian panorama, at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2012
“Indian cinema is not only about Bollywood as there are meaningful films made in different languages and regions but they don’t find distributors and so are killed”, said actor Om Puri after inaugurating the Indian Panorama Section of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa. Puri said that the government should coordinate with the national broadcaster Doordarshan to screen these films.
Secretary of Ministry of information and broadcasting Uday Kumar Varma assured to work out a mechanism to showcase these films on Doordarshan.
The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s “Celluloid Man...
“Indian cinema is not only about Bollywood as there are meaningful films made in different languages and regions but they don’t find distributors and so are killed”, said actor Om Puri after inaugurating the Indian Panorama Section of the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa. Puri said that the government should coordinate with the national broadcaster Doordarshan to screen these films.
Secretary of Ministry of information and broadcasting Uday Kumar Varma assured to work out a mechanism to showcase these films on Doordarshan.
The section has 20 feature and 19 non feature films. Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s “Celluloid Man...
- 11/21/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of the Indian Panorama 2012 at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) today.
“Baandhon is a human statement against terror on behalf of the common men of the entire world. Dandeswar and Hkawni, both seventy-three years old, arrive in Mumbai to look for their beloved grandson-the only other living member of the family who has been missing since the 26/11/2008 terror attack,” reads the film’s synopsis in a press release by Iffi.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the film was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival earlier this year.
The jury for the Feature Film section of the Indian Panorama 2012 headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature section. The jury for the Non-Feature Film section,...
“Baandhon is a human statement against terror on behalf of the common men of the entire world. Dandeswar and Hkawni, both seventy-three years old, arrive in Mumbai to look for their beloved grandson-the only other living member of the family who has been missing since the 26/11/2008 terror attack,” reads the film’s synopsis in a press release by Iffi.
Produced by the Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Limited, the film was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala and the Mumbai Film Festival earlier this year.
The jury for the Feature Film section of the Indian Panorama 2012 headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature section. The jury for the Non-Feature Film section,...
- 11/21/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Celluloid Man has been selected to screen at the 36th edition of the Göteborg International Film Festival (Giff). The festival will run from 25th January to 4th February, 2013.
A documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India, Celluloid Man will get a theatrical release in India under PVR Director’s Rare label.
Celluloid Man has been selected in numerous film festivals this year namely, 14th Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, 39th Telluride Film Festival, and is scheduled to open the Non-Feature Film section at Iffi 2012.
Giff isScandinavia’s largest film festival. The festival hosts about 450 films from over 60 countries annually and also serves as a market place for film projects.
Chilean films will be on spotlight at the festival in 2013, with four titles announced so far; La noche de...
A documentary on the life and works of P.K. Nair, film historian and Founder – Director of the National Film Archive of India, Celluloid Man will get a theatrical release in India under PVR Director’s Rare label.
Celluloid Man has been selected in numerous film festivals this year namely, 14th Mumbai Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala, 39th Telluride Film Festival, and is scheduled to open the Non-Feature Film section at Iffi 2012.
Giff isScandinavia’s largest film festival. The festival hosts about 450 films from over 60 countries annually and also serves as a market place for film projects.
Chilean films will be on spotlight at the festival in 2013, with four titles announced so far; La noche de...
- 11/5/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Amitabh Bachchan
The 18th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival will host a special section in the honour of Amitabh Bachchan. The festival will be inaugurated by Bachchan along with Shahrukh Khan.
Six of Bachchan starrer films: Saath Hindustani, Abhiman, Saudagar, Deewar, Black, and Cheeni Kum will be screened under the special section “Big Story” (Amitabh Bachchan).
The festival will run from 10th to 17th November, 2012. The eight day festival will host 170 films from 62 countries.
This year the festival will hold various special sections. Some of them are:
Centenary Tribute
This section will screen 13 films of Michelangelo Antonioni.
The Adventure (1960)
The Night (1961)
The Eclipse (1962)
The Red Desert (1964)
Identification of a Woman (1982)
People of the Po Valley (1947)
Lies of Love (1949)
Superstitions (1949)
Dustmen (1948)
Kumbha Mela (1989)
Roma 90 (1990)
Sicilia (1997)
Michelangelo Eye to Eye (2004)
200 Years Birth Anniversary Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby by Douglas McGrath
The Pickwick Papers by Noel Langley
100 Years Of Indian Cinema
Raja Harishchandra by D.
The 18th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival will host a special section in the honour of Amitabh Bachchan. The festival will be inaugurated by Bachchan along with Shahrukh Khan.
Six of Bachchan starrer films: Saath Hindustani, Abhiman, Saudagar, Deewar, Black, and Cheeni Kum will be screened under the special section “Big Story” (Amitabh Bachchan).
The festival will run from 10th to 17th November, 2012. The eight day festival will host 170 films from 62 countries.
This year the festival will hold various special sections. Some of them are:
Centenary Tribute
This section will screen 13 films of Michelangelo Antonioni.
The Adventure (1960)
The Night (1961)
The Eclipse (1962)
The Red Desert (1964)
Identification of a Woman (1982)
People of the Po Valley (1947)
Lies of Love (1949)
Superstitions (1949)
Dustmen (1948)
Kumbha Mela (1989)
Roma 90 (1990)
Sicilia (1997)
Michelangelo Eye to Eye (2004)
200 Years Birth Anniversary Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby by Douglas McGrath
The Pickwick Papers by Noel Langley
100 Years Of Indian Cinema
Raja Harishchandra by D.
- 11/3/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 17th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (Iffk) has announced its lineup. The festival will run from 7th to 14th December, 2012 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Some of the highlights of the lineup are festival favourites of the year Amour, Chitrangada, Samhita, The Sapphires, Drapchi, Miss Lovely, Me and You, Celluloid Man, and Baandhon.
Fourteen films will screen in the Competition section while seven contemporary films will be screened in “Indian Cinema Now” section.
Complete list of films:
Competition Films
Fourteen feature films from Asia, Africa and Latin America will compete for the coveted “Suvarna Chakoram” (Golden Crow Pheasant) and other awards.
Always Brando by Ridha Behi (Tunisia)
Inheritors of the Earth by T V Chandran (India)
A Terminal Trust by by Masayuki Suo (Japan)
Shutter by Joy Mathew (India)
Today by Alain Gomis (Senegal-France)
The Repentant by Merzak Allouache (Algeria)
Sta. Niña by Manny Palo (Philippines)
Present Tense...
Some of the highlights of the lineup are festival favourites of the year Amour, Chitrangada, Samhita, The Sapphires, Drapchi, Miss Lovely, Me and You, Celluloid Man, and Baandhon.
Fourteen films will screen in the Competition section while seven contemporary films will be screened in “Indian Cinema Now” section.
Complete list of films:
Competition Films
Fourteen feature films from Asia, Africa and Latin America will compete for the coveted “Suvarna Chakoram” (Golden Crow Pheasant) and other awards.
Always Brando by Ridha Behi (Tunisia)
Inheritors of the Earth by T V Chandran (India)
A Terminal Trust by by Masayuki Suo (Japan)
Shutter by Joy Mathew (India)
Today by Alain Gomis (Senegal-France)
The Repentant by Merzak Allouache (Algeria)
Sta. Niña by Manny Palo (Philippines)
Present Tense...
- 11/2/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of Indian Panorama 2012 at the International Film Festival of India. Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature Film section.
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section is chaired by M.R. Rajan picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members are Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
The films selected under Feature Film section are:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra...
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section is chaired by M.R. Rajan picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members are Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
The films selected under Feature Film section are:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra...
- 10/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Jahnu Barua’s Baandhon will open the Feature Film section of Indian Panorama 2012 at the International Film Festival of India (Iffi). Documentary Celluloid Man will open the Non-Feature Film section.
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section, chaired by M.R. Rajan, picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members were Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
Feature Films:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra
Byari by Suveeran
Lessons In Forgetting...
The 43rd edition of the festival will be held from 20th – 30th November, 2012 in Goa.
The jury for the Feature Film section was headed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and comprised Pradip Biswas, Suresh Krissna Katte Ramachandra, Kireedam Unni, Munin Barua, Pawan Manavi, Ajay Sharma, Venita Coelho and Sibi Malayil. The jury selected 18 films from the 144 eligible entries.
The jury for the Non-Feature Film section, chaired by M.R. Rajan, picked up 18 films from the 147 eligible entries. Other jury members were Bachaspatimayum Sunzu, Mohammad Ali Baig, Jasmine K Roy and Rajesh S Jala.
Feature Films:
Baandhon by Jahnu Barua
Shabdo by Kaushik Ganguly
Chitrangada by Rituparno Ghosh
Elar Char Adhyay by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Deswa by Nitin Chandra
Byari by Suveeran
Lessons In Forgetting...
- 10/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Celluloid Man, Jai Bhim Comrade, Gulabi Gang, Songs of Mashangva, Spirit Unbound andChildren of the Pyre are shortlisted for release under the PVR Director’s Rare label by PVR Cinemas.
Celluloid Man: A Film On P.K. Nair by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur honours the contribution of P K Nair to disseminate film culture in India. Nair was the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai), Pune. His efforts have resulted in a coveted collection of 12,000 films at the Nfai from the start-up of 124 films.
The film was screened at the 39th edition of the Telluride Film Festival (Tff) in Colorado, USA and is scheduled to screen under the Real Reel Section of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival.
Jai Bhim Comrade by Anand Patwardhan follows the music and the tradition of activism of the Dalits in India over 14 years. It won a Special Mention at the Dubai International...
Celluloid Man: A Film On P.K. Nair by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur honours the contribution of P K Nair to disseminate film culture in India. Nair was the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai), Pune. His efforts have resulted in a coveted collection of 12,000 films at the Nfai from the start-up of 124 films.
The film was screened at the 39th edition of the Telluride Film Festival (Tff) in Colorado, USA and is scheduled to screen under the Real Reel Section of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival.
Jai Bhim Comrade by Anand Patwardhan follows the music and the tradition of activism of the Dalits in India over 14 years. It won a Special Mention at the Dubai International...
- 10/18/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
14th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) announced its complete lineup today in a press conference. Mff will be held from October 18th to 25th at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Ncpa) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. Click here to watch trailers and highlights from the festival.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Fire in Babylon
Three documentaries are slated for a release under Director’s Rare banner by PVR cinemas. The documentaries are:
Fire In Babylon to be released on 21st September, 2012
Bom / One Day Ahead Of Democracy to be released on 9th November, 2012
Celluloid Man to be released in December
PVR Cinemas releases independent feature films under Director’s Rare brand. This is the first time documentary features are being released under the banner. Shiladitya Bora, Head of PVR Director’s Rare says that it’s going to be made into a regular initiative in the months to come, “We at PVR Cinemas believe that there is a space for all kinds of Cinema. We have already pushed the envelope by giving mainstream exhibition to indie content. Now we want to take a step forward and treat our audiences with some exceptional documentaries which deserve to be seen. In the coming...
Three documentaries are slated for a release under Director’s Rare banner by PVR cinemas. The documentaries are:
Fire In Babylon to be released on 21st September, 2012
Bom / One Day Ahead Of Democracy to be released on 9th November, 2012
Celluloid Man to be released in December
PVR Cinemas releases independent feature films under Director’s Rare brand. This is the first time documentary features are being released under the banner. Shiladitya Bora, Head of PVR Director’s Rare says that it’s going to be made into a regular initiative in the months to come, “We at PVR Cinemas believe that there is a space for all kinds of Cinema. We have already pushed the envelope by giving mainstream exhibition to indie content. Now we want to take a step forward and treat our audiences with some exceptional documentaries which deserve to be seen. In the coming...
- 9/15/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Celluloid Man: A Film On P.K. Nair by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur will be screened at the 39th edition of the Telluride Film Festival (Tff) in Colorado, USA. The film is one among the twelve to be screened in Backlot, a section featuring portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers.
Celluloid Man: A Film On P.K. Nair honours the contribution of P K Nair to disseminate film culture in India. Called as the Henry Langlois of India, Nair was the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai), Pune.
He traveled across the country to acquire film prints that make the history of Indian cinema. By the time he retired in 1991, Nfai had a coveted collection of 12,000 films from a start up 124 films. He is credited with collecting the timeless films of masters such as De Sica, Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman. He also set up a film circulation library for film lovers.
Celluloid Man: A Film On P.K. Nair honours the contribution of P K Nair to disseminate film culture in India. Called as the Henry Langlois of India, Nair was the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (Nfai), Pune.
He traveled across the country to acquire film prints that make the history of Indian cinema. By the time he retired in 1991, Nfai had a coveted collection of 12,000 films from a start up 124 films. He is credited with collecting the timeless films of masters such as De Sica, Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman. He also set up a film circulation library for film lovers.
- 8/31/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Above: Ulrich Seidl's Paradise: Love.
The lineup for the 39th Telluride Film Festival has been announced, with the guest programming slot this year being given to Geoff Dyer. His program, along with the Pordenone, Medallion, and Spotlight sections, contain one of the best aspects of the Telluride festival: side-by-side programming of new films with old. Tucked away at the bottom is the program we're most excited about: short films by neglected Hollywood director Jean Negulesco.
Show
The Act Of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark)
Amour (Michael Haneke, Austria)
At Any Price (Ramin Bahrani, Us)
The Attack (Ziad Doueiri, Lebanon/France)
Barbara (Christian Petzold, Germany)
The Central Park Five (Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Us)
Everyday (Michael Winterbottom, UK)
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, Us)
The Gatekeepers (Dror Moreh, Israel)
Ginger And Rosa (Sally Potter, UK)
The Hunt (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)
Hyde Park On Hudson (Roger Michell, Us)
The Iceman (Ariel Vromen,...
The lineup for the 39th Telluride Film Festival has been announced, with the guest programming slot this year being given to Geoff Dyer. His program, along with the Pordenone, Medallion, and Spotlight sections, contain one of the best aspects of the Telluride festival: side-by-side programming of new films with old. Tucked away at the bottom is the program we're most excited about: short films by neglected Hollywood director Jean Negulesco.
Show
The Act Of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark)
Amour (Michael Haneke, Austria)
At Any Price (Ramin Bahrani, Us)
The Attack (Ziad Doueiri, Lebanon/France)
Barbara (Christian Petzold, Germany)
The Central Park Five (Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Us)
Everyday (Michael Winterbottom, UK)
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, Us)
The Gatekeepers (Dror Moreh, Israel)
Ginger And Rosa (Sally Potter, UK)
The Hunt (Thomas Vinterberg, Denmark)
Hyde Park On Hudson (Roger Michell, Us)
The Iceman (Ariel Vromen,...
- 8/30/2012
- MUBI
The most secretive of the fall festivals has now been unveiled. Kicking off Friday, Telluride 2012 has revealed their line-up, with highlights including Michael Haneke‘s Amour, Ramin Bahrani‘s At Any Price, Thomas Vinterberg‘s The Hunt, Roger Michell‘s Hyde Park on Hudson, Jacques Audiard‘s Rust & Bone, Noah Baumbach‘s Frances Ha and Sarah Polley‘s Stories We Tell.
Unfortunately absent are a few major titles, including Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master, Derek Cianfrance‘s The Place Beyond the Pines, Terrence Malick‘s To the Wonder, Olivier Assayas‘ Something in the Air, but rumors point to Ben Affleck‘s Argo secretly getting a bow there, as they will announce a few more as the festival progresses this weekend. Check out the line-up and press release below, which includes more programs, such as showings of Stalker and Baraka.
The Act Of Killing (d. Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark, 2012)
Amour (d.
Unfortunately absent are a few major titles, including Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master, Derek Cianfrance‘s The Place Beyond the Pines, Terrence Malick‘s To the Wonder, Olivier Assayas‘ Something in the Air, but rumors point to Ben Affleck‘s Argo secretly getting a bow there, as they will announce a few more as the festival progresses this weekend. Check out the line-up and press release below, which includes more programs, such as showings of Stalker and Baraka.
The Act Of Killing (d. Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark, 2012)
Amour (d.
- 8/30/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
You could count me as enthusiastic for this year’s initial New York Film Festival lineup — no, I won’t even bother listing all the auteurs — so hats off to Lincoln Center for making it all the better. In unveiling their Masterworks, Cinema Reflected, On the Arts, and Special Events selection, it’s become evident that 2012 will bring forth a glut of outside-the-lines works.
The most notable of these would be an 8k Lawrence of Arabia restoration; a documentary “preview” from Oliver Stone; Odd Man Out, the follow-up to 2008′s excellent Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired; the acclaimed Kubrick documentary, Room 237; something about Ingmar Bergman & Liv Ullmann; and even The Princess Bride. Talk about something for everybody.
Read the list below:
Masterworks
Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962, UK/USA)
The screen’s greatest epic returns in a magnificent 8K restoration. A Sony Pictures Repertory release.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand,...
The most notable of these would be an 8k Lawrence of Arabia restoration; a documentary “preview” from Oliver Stone; Odd Man Out, the follow-up to 2008′s excellent Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired; the acclaimed Kubrick documentary, Room 237; something about Ingmar Bergman & Liv Ullmann; and even The Princess Bride. Talk about something for everybody.
Read the list below:
Masterworks
Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962, UK/USA)
The screen’s greatest epic returns in a magnificent 8K restoration. A Sony Pictures Repertory release.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand,...
- 8/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
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