Cinema has always been political and it has always been glamorous. That it can be both at the same time is indeed new. Politics has once again found its way into cinema: over the red carpet. The Campus panel “Whose side is it anyway? Privacy and Politics in Cinema” will explore the political dimensions of filmmaking. What does one need in order to present audiences with a political statement that is both emotionally and cinematically convincing? At what point does a personal story suddenly t...
AWARDS OF THE 26th FESTIVAL DES 3 CONTINENTSNANTES - NOVEMBER 23rd TO 29th 2004The International Jury of the 26th Festival des 3 Continents composed of :Michel Subor, Actor (France) - Président Lucia Sanchez, Actress (Spain)Maya Sansa, Actress (Italy)Bertrand Burgalat, Composer (France)Michelangelo Frammartino, Director (Italy)Brendan Grant, Director (Ireland)Skuli Malmquist, Producer (Iceland)has awarded :Golden Montgolfier : “Ri Ri Ye Ye” by Wang Chao (China)Silver Montgolfier : “Bomb...
AWARDS OF THE 26th FESTIVAL DES 3 CONTINENTSNANTES - NOVEMBER 23rd TO 29th 2004The International Jury of the 26th Festival des 3 Continents composed of :Michel Subor, Actor (France) - Président Lucia Sanchez, Actress (Spain)Maya Sansa, Actress (Italy)Bertrand Burgalat, Composer (France)Michelangelo Frammartino, Director (Italy)Brendan Grant, Director (Ireland)Skuli Malmquist, Producer (Iceland)has awarded :Golden Montgolfier : “Ri Ri Ye Ye” by Wang Chao (China)Silver Montgolfier : “Bomb...
At the recently-concluded 26th edition of Festival des 3 Continents at Nantes (France), Final Solution won two more international awards : Montgolfiere d’Or for Best Documentary adjudged by the Jury Le Prix Fip/Pil’ du Public – the Audience award for the Best Documentary This is the first ever time that an Indian documentary has won an award at the 3 Continents film festival in France. The other films in competition included Zairat by Bahman Kiarostami (Iran), Tierra de Agua by Carlos Klei...
The Censor Board of India recently banned Rakesh Sharma's internationally-acclaimed documentary - Final Solution. An online petition has been created by Anand Patwardhan to protest against the ban. The petition asks Central Government to intervene and revoke the ban immediately. As you may already know, under clause 6 and 9 of the Cinematograph Act, the Central Government is empowered to overturn any decision/ recommendation by the Censor Board.People who have already signed the petition include...
