Director: razi.
A journey through the life of C. Saratchandran who travelled constantly with the camera and cinemas. It is a journey through the vivid, living memories of the protesters at Chaliyar, Plachimada, Muthanga and Kathikudam; through the experiences of his friends and everyone who have travelled with him or parallel to his path.
As someone who pioneered in media activism as part of the little magazine movement during the Emergency, Sarat later on took up the very political duty of documenting the popular struggle movements of Kerala. This film tries to be exactly that, a clear take on the popular risings of not just Kerala, but the whole of India, by exploring and coordinating the history of those who have travelled along with Sarat.
While capturing the essence of Sarat's political rebellion through documentation, which began with the VHS camera to reach the zeniths of pioneering experimentation with the Digital technology, the film is also an inquiry into the ongoing technical and creative evolutions in the production and screening of documentaries, in its right as an important media in the new world.
What Sarat did with his video camera was much more than transmitting the socio-political issues to be portrayed in the mainstream society. He stood by each of those struggles, feeding them with energy and the spirit to go forward, to reach success. For someone like Sarat, who remained wide awake in both at the struggle fronts and in his personal relationships; for someone as unconditionally empathetic, the camera was always the third eye for fulfilling his mission; the third eye of resistance.
Morgan Spurlock is the the greatest example of a filmmaker who thinks outside the box and has the imagination and inspiration of a true artist.
I compare him to the artist Andy Warhol because he sees what others may view but his artistic talent allows him to create something unique. Perhaps his determination to be a filmmaker after being rejected by the USC film school several times but finally making the cut at the NYU film school opened his eyes in a ...
Design the official poster for KASHISH 2012, India’s
biggest international queer film festival. Test your creative instincts, get an
international platform for your work and of course win exciting rewards.
KASHISH 2012 will be held
between May 23-27, 2012 in Mumbai. Now, you can be a part of the festival by
designing its official POSTER, wherever you are in the world. The design will
also feature on hoardings, print and online advertisements, catalogue cover, banners,
cinema sli...
Father’s Day is not a title for a film reflecting on what most of us remember as a special day for dads. What we have is a dark revenge movie going off into the deep crevices, of Grindhouse movies with a the combination of 80s late-night TV and a perverted sense of humor which makes this film something truly unique.
If that is your flavor for film and you are a Troma fan,you will love this movie. How Astron-6 did this film on such a limited budget is mind-blowing.
After the cast s...
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has announced the official selections for their ninth annual event to be held in Missoula, Montana February 17-26, at the Historic Wilma Theatre. The 144 film program, culled from nearly 1000 entries from all over the world will feature a free opening night screening of Matthew Akers's new film Marina Abramovi The Artist is Present (sponsored by HBO Documentary Films); a massive music sidebar of new and classic films and live performances (sponsored by The Aca...
Vicious time is here! Today at 18:00h at the Culture House Cinema the 7th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival will officialy begin in Ljutomer, Slovenia with the Sensorium Expo featuring the works of illustrator Blaž Porenta, Laibach Kunst collective, experimental music instruments by Dizzy Strings and heavy metal installation by Shlosart.
At 18:30h the opening of the symbolic wine road will take place, introducing this year's Vicious Cat Wine Champion candidates: Vinakoper, KZ Metlika...
Director: Jason Bender.
Michael Shade is a courier for hire for an underground organization. After the government gets too close to his route however, he turns to his ex-partner and old flame Marie for help. With Captain Blaine of the government forces on his tail, he makes a bid for escape, as long as he can survive the night... on one final run.
After a successful debut last spring, the Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival ("Citrus Cel")
is back to spotlight animation as a creative and commercial force with three days of screenings, an
exhibit, a competition and parties, April 8-10, 2011 at the 5 Points Theatre and The Cummer Museum of
Art and Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida.
Citrus Cel is back even stronger in 2011 with three headlining films. First up is famed illustrator,
animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton's feature...
Rules
1. INTRODUCTION
This document describes the official rules of the ÉCU Film Festival
T-Shirt Design Contest. The objective of this Contest is to show off
your creativity and promote the ÉCU film festival through your design.
The winning design will be printed as the official ÉCU T-Shirt as an
exclusive item. To the extent of any inconsistencies, these rules
prevail.
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open only to individuals who are at least 18 years of age.
3. CO...
The USA Film Festival’s 27th annual KidFilm® Festival announces the schedule of events taking place Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas.KidFilm is the oldest and largest children’s film festival in the United States, featuring an entertaining, educational, and diverse line-up of new and classic films for both children and adults, along with free books and DVDs. This year’s highlights include: Tribut...
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma celebrates its 39th edition from October 13 to 24. Once again this year, the Festival will delight you with a spectacular lineup, more than ever in tune with real-life changes in the film landscape and new technologies. Features and shorts, fiction and documentary, animation, retrospectives, tributes, professional panels, outdoor interactive installations and events will be served up over 12 days, for all audiences. Over 295 films from 51 countries, inclu...
Director: Justin Junghan Kim.
Klair is an old man who doesn't have much time left.
Preparing to travel to Argentina, Klair, is forced to face his past through dreams, nightmares and fantasies.
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by Marc Halperin
Toying with Transmedia was a lecture by MIT professor Henry Jenkins, this trend has been around for more than a decade but has gained traction lately. I first heard about Transmedia at the San Diego Comic-Con years ago. Robert Gould an old friend created Imaginosis in 1999 to focus on visual artists who create "World Properties." At the center of that company is the World of Brian...
JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME (1955, Karel Zeman)
The eyes of the film industry are pointing east this week as the Zlin Film Festival kicks off its 50th anniversary celebrations in the UNESCO heritage city in the Moravia district of eastern Czech Republic. A mix of filmmmakers, programmers, distributors, critics and journalists have come from Europe, North America, Asia and beyond to participate in this year's event, the largest devoted to children and youth cinema (with many ad...
In preparation for the launch of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Zlin Film Festival, which officially opens on Sunday, May 30th, the Festival organization is displaying an art exhibit by one of its most famous native sons, Peter Sis, the Czech-born author, illustrator and filmmaker.
To be technical, Sis was born in Brno, which is less than 50 miles away, but Zlin has many right to claim him as one of their own. As the major film event devoted to children and young adul...
Gunnar Karlsson, Self Portrait
Iceland has had a rough patch of late.....first there was the economic collapse that threatened to engulf its European neighbors and then was the volcanic ash that did just that (and continues to be a major problem for air travel). But as a corrective, the films championed by Iceland are a reminder of that island nation's special geography, culture and allure.
At this year's Zlin Film Festival, award-winning animator and visual de...
AniFest 2010, the only international specialized competition animation festival in the Czech Republic announces that the festival´s 9th edition will take place in May 18 - 23, 2010 in the North Bohemian spa city of Teplice.
After 8 years in Trebon the AniFest management decided to move the festival to Teplice,
a larger, and both technically and logistically well equipped city. On top of that, more favorable conditions for holding such an international film event have bee...
Anima 2010 Poster © François Schuiten / Folioscope
29th Brussels Animation Film Festival from 12th to 20th February
Feeling a little off-colour this winter?
A bit stressed out with listening to what is going wrong with the world?
Anima is offering some light re...
Director: Nadia Raïs.
L'AMBOUBA - SYNOPSIS
Ambouba shouldn't forget the meeting with Meherzia and Beya at 17h in Tunis Marine II. It's a day without temporal landmarks, but a clock which turns quicker and quicker. Ambouba forgets and misses the meeting...
Director: Susan Everett.
“Hello Mum. My name’s Alison. Born on the sixth of June, twenty eight years ago. But you know that already, don’t you?” Grieving the death of her adoptive mother, Alison tries to track down her natural mother to find a replacement ‘mum’. She sends out a videotape as an introduction.
by Sandy Mandelberger, Online Dailies Editor
It takes a filmmaker of great daring to successfully combine genres and create a hybrid that is unique and exhilarating. Such is the case with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, the 47-year-old Thai film director and screenwriter, who is part of a Thai new wave that includes such auteur names Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His singular films have made him one of the more intriguing film stylists of the moment. Pen-Ek beg...
During the WGA strike last year there was an expansion of discussion among members and a desire to enhance the earning potential of the membership through greater ongoing communication. This is one of the first of the series of panel discussions which will explore various genres with writers and industry executives at the top of their game. The Saturday July 11, 2009 panel was about the huge comic book to film genre. The topic was turning screenplays into comic books to enhance their salabilit...
FilmFestivals.com and Cineuropa's "Wine and Shine" cocktail party was a great success! Yesterday evening, Filmfestivals.com and Cineuropa held a fabulous wine tasting for all festival organizers present at the Cannes Film Festival.It was held on the joint booth of :- Film France,- Ile de France Film Commission - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Film Commission Thanks specially to the team of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Film Commission who wer...
Do not miss the final chapter 12 of Rex Weiner's "A Festival Wife" which has just been published on fest21.com it will also be launched may 21st at 5.30 from Film France Pavillon in the International Village in Cannes...up in the air, with 12 balloons off croisette to a luck reader who will get to read the full version of the novel.
Filmfestivals.com, the leading online source for global film festival news and resources, is posting the final chapter of "A Festival Wife...
Do not miss the final chapter 12 of Rex Weiner's "A Festival Wife" which has just been published on fest21.com it will also be launched may 21st at 5.30 from Film France Pavillon in the International Village in Cannes...up in the air, with 12 balloons off croisette to a luck reader who will get to read the full version of the novel. Filmfestivals.com, the leading online source for global film festival news and resources, is posting the final chapter of "A Festival Wife," a first novel by former ...