The first Kolkata People’s Film Festival will take place in Kolkata from 20-22 January, 2014. The festival will kick off with Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghorey Da Daan while Bikramjit Gupta’s Achal (The Stagnant) will be screened as the closing film.
The festival will see the screening of new feature and documentary films from India and some documentary classics as well. Filmmakers Sanjay Kak, Moinak Biswas, Ranu Ghosh, and Bikramjit Gupta will be present for a Q&A session post the screening of their films Red Ant Dream, Sthaniya Sambaad, Quarter no. 4/11, and Achal (The Stagnant) respectively.
This is the 35th edition of a series of independent film festivals organised by Cinema of Resistance in North Indian cities and towns over the last 8 years. These festivals have been open to all and have been funded by people with no governmental or corporate sponsorship.
The venue for the event is Triguna Sen Auditorium,...
The festival will see the screening of new feature and documentary films from India and some documentary classics as well. Filmmakers Sanjay Kak, Moinak Biswas, Ranu Ghosh, and Bikramjit Gupta will be present for a Q&A session post the screening of their films Red Ant Dream, Sthaniya Sambaad, Quarter no. 4/11, and Achal (The Stagnant) respectively.
This is the 35th edition of a series of independent film festivals organised by Cinema of Resistance in North Indian cities and towns over the last 8 years. These festivals have been open to all and have been funded by people with no governmental or corporate sponsorship.
The venue for the event is Triguna Sen Auditorium,...
- 1/14/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.
Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas
Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini
Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini
Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson)
Best Short Film - Just That...
Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas
Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini
Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini
Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson)
Best Short Film - Just That...
- 5/9/2011
- Bollyspice
New York, May 9: 'Sthaniya Sambaad' (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria and Moinak Biswas, has won the Best Feature Film award at the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival.
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the festival concluded Sunday night with the spectacular closing night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's.
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the festival concluded Sunday night with the spectacular closing night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's.
- 5/9/2011
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony) directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas was declared the Best Feature Film at the 11th New York Indian Film Festival which concluded recently. Abhay Kumar’s Just That Sort of a Day won the Best Short Film while Bhopali by Max Carlson was adjudged the Best Documentary.
Aparna Sen won the Best director for Iti Mrinalini. Rishi Kapoor won the Best Actor for Do Dooni Chaar while the Best Actress award went to Konkona Sen Sharma for Iti Mrinalini. Mohan Raghavan’s T.D. Dasan Std. VI B won the Best Screenplay.
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal opened the festival while Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi was screened as the closing film. Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, the festival was held from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan.
Aparna Sen won the Best director for Iti Mrinalini. Rishi Kapoor won the Best Actor for Do Dooni Chaar while the Best Actress award went to Konkona Sen Sharma for Iti Mrinalini. Mohan Raghavan’s T.D. Dasan Std. VI B won the Best Screenplay.
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal opened the festival while Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi was screened as the closing film. Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, the festival was held from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan.
- 5/9/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Feature Film</span> - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Director</span> - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor</span> - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress</span> - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Screenplay</span> - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Documentary</span> - Bhopali (Max Carlson)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Short Film</span> - Just That...
- 5/9/2011
- Filmicafe
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal, starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh will open the 11th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff). The festival will take place from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan. A total of 25 feature films will be screened in the festival which is presented by The Indo-American Arts Council (Iaac).
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
- 4/17/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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