Closing ceremony of IFFI2015

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that the International Film Festival of India provided a unique platform for confluence of ideas and stories from across the world and helped to learn from each other. This helped in better realization of the commonality of the joys and sorrows that transcended all kinds of distinctions and boundaries. The Minister stated this while speaking at the closing ceremony of 46th International Film Festival of India at Panaji, Goa. Honorable Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinha, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar, Secretary I&B Shri Sunil Arora and Shri A.R.Rehman were also present on the occasion.

The Minister during his address stated that excellent coordination between centre and state made IFFI a grand success. Elaborating on the new media initiatives this year Col. Rathore said that the festival reached out to the larger audience through various initiatives like Live Streaming of Press Conferences, Festival Mobile App, Talkathons for disseminating the information and content of the festival. He said that there was also a special section on National Film Heritage Mission at IFFI 2015 which showcased Ministry of I&B efforts to restore and digitize films and archive film material. He said that out of a total of 1300 films, 375 films had already been digitized and preserved.

The world renowned and Oscar-winning music composer Mr. A. R. Rahman who was the chief guest of the evening on the occasion said that Cinema helped us understand culture and commonality of consciousness of people across the world.

         Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar said that IFFI had further enhanced the image of Goa as world class filming destination. The festival had also inculcated the film culture in Goa. He said that the IFFI 2015 showcased excellent cinema with participation from eminent national and international film personalities.

            Secretary I&B, Shri Sunil Arora speaking on the occasion said that last ten days at IFFI showcased masterpieces from across the globe. He said people in film industry had stood the test of time and became the iconic figures in India and abroad. He said the next IFFI in 2016 would definitely be a step up on IFFI-2015.

          Honorable Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinha along with Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar and Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Russian Filmmaker Mr.Nikita Mikhalkov for his contributions to world cinema.

The Colombian film ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ directed by Ciro Guerra and produced by Cristina Gallego  bagged Golden Peacock award for Best Film at the closing ceremony of 46th International Film Festival of India while British Film director Peter Greenaway bagged the award for Best Director for his film ‘Eisenstein in Guanajuato’ from Netherlands. The Special Jury award went to the film “Sealed Cargo” directed by Julia Vargas. The Special Mention Award was given to the Serbian film “Enclave” directed by Mr. Goran Radovanovic.

French actor Mr. Vincent Lindon won the best Actor (Male) award for the movie “The Measure of a Man”.The film, a French social drama turns the spotlight on ordinary people who were pushed by circumstances to the corners. The Best Actor (Female) award was shared by five actors of Turkish film ‘Mustang’. The film set in a remote Turkish village depicts the life of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they faced growing up as girls in a conservative society. Ms. Gunes Sensoy, Ms.Doga Doguslu, Ms. Tugba Sunguroglu, Ms. Elit Iscan and Ms. Ilayda Akdogan were awarded Silver Peacock at the ceremony.

The ICFT- UNESCO Fellini Prize was given to the Bengali movie “Cinemawala” by Kaushik Ganguly. The award was presented first time in India to a film which reflected the ideals of peace, tolerance, non-violence and friendship promoted by UNESCO. The award was presented in collaboration with the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT), Paris and UNESCO.

The festival this year added many innovative products to the festival profile. There were many new initiatives such as “Master classes” with the Oscar Academy members on various aspects of Film Making. It also organized sections such as “First Cut” which specially curated selection of films representing the first work of the emerging talent in world cinema and an exclusive section “Womenclature of Cinema” by Indian women film makers. The festival also had a special series titled “In Conversation with Director” which focused on talks with Director from different eras to share their views on Cinema as journey, their influences, their films and future of cinema. IFFI-2015 also portrayed the excellence of Indian cinema in the Indian Panorama section which also included a special focus on North-East cinema. There was a special section on ‘World Cinema Restored Classics’ to highlight the idea of film restoration. It featured a package of classics to put spotlight on National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) through a Multimedia Exhibition organized by NFAI & DAVP.

 The festival paid a special Tribute to the winner of the Life time Achievement Award, the Russian filmmaker, Mr. Nikita Mikhalkov by having a separate section on his selective films- Burnt by the Sun, Sunstroke, Barber of Siberia and Oblomob.

The festival received an unprecedented 790 films as entries. There were 26 official Oscar entries besides films from leading Film festivals such as Cannes, Toronto and Berlin. In the International competition section out of 15 entries, 5 films were official Oscar entries from different countries. 90 countries were represented at IFFI this year which also showcased 120 Film Premiers across different sections. In Indian Panorama section The festival showcased 26 Feature and 21 Non-Feature films.

The popular Sand Artist, Rahul Arya presented his mesmerising sand art performance at the ceremony. Artistes from the internationally-acclaimed Shillong Chamber Choir from North-East gave a scintillating performances portraying the Indian cinema through various dance forms and sequences.

IFFI2015 closing ceremony

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that the International Film Festival of India provided a unique platform for confluence of ideas and stories from across the world and helped to learn from each other. This helped in better realization of the commonality of the joys and sorrows that transcended all kinds of distinctions and boundaries. The Minister stated this while speaking at the closing ceremony of 46th International Film Festival of India at Panaji, Goa. Honorable Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinha, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar, Secretary I&B Shri Sunil Arora and Shri A.R.Rehman were also present on the occasion.

The Minister during his address stated that excellent coordination between centre and state made IFFI a grand success. Elaborating on the new media initiatives this year Col. Rathore said that the festival reached out to the larger audience through various initiatives like Live Streaming of Press Conferences, Festival Mobile App, Talkathons for disseminating the information and content of the festival. He said that there was also a special section on National Film Heritage Mission at IFFI 2015 which showcased Ministry of I&B efforts to restore and digitize films and archive film material. He said that out of a total of 1300 films, 375 films had already been digitized and preserved.

The world renowned and Oscar-winning music composer Mr. A. R. Rahman who was the chief guest of the evening on the occasion said that Cinema helped us understand culture and commonality of consciousness of people across the world.

         Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar said that IFFI had further enhanced the image of Goa as world class filming destination. The festival had also inculcated the film culture in Goa. He said that the IFFI 2015 showcased excellent cinema with participation from eminent national and international film personalities.

            Secretary I&B, Shri Sunil Arora speaking on the occasion said that last ten days at IFFI showcased masterpieces from across the globe. He said people in film industry had stood the test of time and became the iconic figures in India and abroad. He said the next IFFI in 2016 would definitely be a step up on IFFI-2015.

          Honorable Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinha along with Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Laxmikant Parsekar and Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Russian Filmmaker Mr.Nikita Mikhalkov for his contributions to world cinema.

The Colombian film ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ directed by Ciro Guerra and produced by Cristina Gallego  bagged Golden Peacock award for Best Film at the closing ceremony of 46th International Film Festival of India while British Film director Peter Greenaway bagged the award for Best Director for his film ‘Eisenstein in Guanajuato’ from Netherlands. The Special Jury award went to the film “Sealed Cargo” directed by Julia Vargas. The Special Mention Award was given to the Serbian film “Enclave” directed by Mr. Goran Radovanovic.

French actor Mr. Vincent Lindon won the best Actor (Male) award for the movie “The Measure of a Man”.The film, a French social drama turns the spotlight on ordinary people who were pushed by circumstances to the corners. The Best Actor (Female) award was shared by five actors of Turkish film ‘Mustang’. The film set in a remote Turkish village depicts the life of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they faced growing up as girls in a conservative society. Ms. Gunes Sensoy, Ms.Doga Doguslu, Ms. Tugba Sunguroglu, Ms. Elit Iscan and Ms. Ilayda Akdogan were awarded Silver Peacock at the ceremony.

The ICFT- UNESCO Fellini Prize was given to the Bengali movie “Cinemawala” by Kaushik Ganguly. The award was presented first time in India to a film which reflected the ideals of peace, tolerance, non-violence and friendship promoted by UNESCO. The award was presented in collaboration with the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT), Paris and UNESCO.

The festival this year added many innovative products to the festival profile. There were many new initiatives such as “Master classes” with the Oscar Academy members on various aspects of Film Making. It also organized sections such as “First Cut” which specially curated selection of films representing the first work of the emerging talent in world cinema and an exclusive section “Womenclature of Cinema” by Indian women film makers. The festival also had a special series titled “In Conversation with Director” which focused on talks with Director from different eras to share their views on Cinema as journey, their influences, their films and future of cinema. IFFI-2015 also portrayed the excellence of Indian cinema in the Indian Panorama section which also included a special focus on North-East cinema. There was a special section on ‘World Cinema Restored Classics’ to highlight the idea of film restoration. It featured a package of classics to put spotlight on National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) through a Multimedia Exhibition organized by NFAI & DAVP.

 The festival paid a special Tribute to the winner of the Life time Achievement Award, the Russian filmmaker, Mr. Nikita Mikhalkov by having a separate section on his selective films- Burnt by the Sun, Sunstroke, Barber of Siberia and Oblomob.

The festival received an unprecedented 790 films as entries. There were 26 official Oscar entries besides films from leading Film festivals such as Cannes, Toronto and Berlin. In the International competition section out of 15 entries, 5 films were official Oscar entries from different countries. 90 countries were represented at IFFI this year which also showcased 120 Film Premiers across different sections. In Indian Panorama section The festival showcased 26 Feature and 21 Non-Feature films.

The popular Sand Artist, Rahul Arya presented his mesmerising sand art performance at the ceremony. Artistes from the internationally-acclaimed Shillong Chamber Choir from North-East gave a scintillating performances portraying the Indian cinema through various dance forms and sequences.

IFFI seventh day report

शरीराची वखवख असणे म्हणजे प्रेम काय हा प्रश्न लव हा थ्री डी चित्रपट पाहताना पडतो, तद्दन पशिमत्य प्रेम संकल्पनेवर आधारित या चित्रपटात दिग्दर्शक गास्पर नोए यानि प्रेमाचा अर्थ हा समलिंगी, वरुद्धलिंगी शरीर आकर्षण या एकाच मुद्दा सभोवती का ठेवले आहे ते कळायला मार्ग नाही, 

प्रसिद्ध इसरायली दिग्दर्शक अमोस गीताई यांच्या निवडक चित्रपटांचे सिंहावलोकन सुरु असून त्यात राबिन - ओ लास्ट डे हा चित्रपट दाखवण्यात आला. ज्यात, सुधारक विचारांचे इसरायली पंतप्रधान राबिन यांच्या हत्येच्या दिवशी सुरु झालेले कथानक, त्यांच्या मारेकऱ्याच्या  उलटतपासनीचे विश्लेषण करून थांबतो. अनेक फ़्लैश बैक चा कल्पक वापर ही या चित्रपटाची खासियत मानली पाहिजे. 

Sushant Singh Rajput to revamp his vanity van

Sushant Singh Rajput is on a roll as he was recently announced as the lead of Balaji Motion Pictures' Half Girlfriend directed by hitmaker Mohit Suri .Apart from the highly anticipated film, Sushant also has several other interesting projects in the pipeline.
The versatile actor who is already being touted "the dark horse" of the industry ,is a complete adrenaline junkie .Apart from owning a beastly BMW bike,the actor is now planning to revamp his vanity van.
Sushant is giving his vanity van a cool, eccentric makeover and sources reveal that the actor is currently in talks with a HongKong based design company .
The actor has been contemplating to get his own customized vanity van for quite a while and will be taking time out post his MS Dhoni schedule to meet with the design team.Together they will be working on a vanity van ,that will be equipped with modern amenities and high-end technology.
Sushant who was a top engineering student, before he dropped out to pursue a career in films also enjoys working on the technical aspects of automobiles and machinery and will be working closely with the Hongkong design team to create a high-power, uniquely designed van. 

14th edition of MIFF

The 14^th edition of Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (MIFF) will be held inbetween January 28 to February 03, 2016 in Mumabi.

For the first time in history of MIFF the brand ambassador been appointed. National Award winning actor, Jackie Shroff will promoting MIFF extensively now on, informe Mukesh Sharma, Director General Films. He adds, "Jacky will help us in promoting the documentary movement in India. In coming days Jacky has plan to make short films to spread awareness about dreaded diseases and on social issues".

MIFF brand ambessador Jackie Shroff says he feels honored to be the brand ambassador at MIFF. 14th edition of MIFF will secened 831 films around 24 countries 

Upen Patel to play baddie in his next untitled Telugu flick

Upen Patel’s debut Tamil movie I, directed by Shankar released at the beginning of this year went on to become a huge money spinner at the box office thereby making Rs 200 crores worldwide.

Following the movie success and Upen’s immense popularity down south, it’s learnt that another successful director from South has been trying to rope in the suave actor for his next south movie.

The supermodel-turned-actor has been approached by his filmmaker friends to rustle up the suave and new-age bad man on screen. If sources are to be believed, the south filmmaker Veera Bhadra is keen to rope in Upen for his untitled Telugu flick starring Aadi.

A source says, “Upen, who is riding high on the success of his South ventures is in the process of reinventing himself in B town. His inherent style and popularity with the youth has been working wonders for his career.

“Upen has been talking to his friends and associates about his passion for resurrecting the bad man image on screen already caught the attention of the big wigs of the industry,” the source adds.

“My mean act in I was appreciated and it has opened up a whole new avenue for me. Negative characters, if written and portrayed well, can bring out a spectrum of human frailties. As they say, ‘Bad is the new good’,” Upen says.

IFFI 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awardee Nikita Mikhalkov

“Indian cinema has impacted me a lot”-doyen of Russian Film, Mr. Mikhalko

Nikita Mikhalkov, towering film personality from the Russian cinema has said that, “Indian cinema has great impact on his work. Love and tenderness shown in the films of Raj Kapoor had influenced him since his childhood.  Humming the famous song ‘Awara’, from Raj Kapoor’s film, he commented that it is the best way he could explain his love for Indian movies. He said that, “Indian cinema is an entirely different planet for me!”

 Addressing media person at IFFI 46 at Goa, Mikhalkov commented “A film becomes an international film when it is truly national and cultural oriented”.

Replying a question about the violence in today world, he got emotional and said has advocated love and passion through his work. “The world has died of its own greed, people value money more than emotions, this leads to violence and aggression”.

Speaking more about his work he said his films are comment on the life of particular time, not on any political system. He continues saying that he does not like to follow strict set of format of film making as he feels movies should have the freedom to breath.

He thanked the Indian Film festival directorate for conferring Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015 and said he feels proud being included in the list of distinguished personalities who have received the award previously.

फोटो - मुस्तांग 

इफ्फी चित्रपट महोत्स्वाच्या चवथ्या दिवशी तुर्कीस्तानचा मुस्तांग या चित्रपटात मुस्लिम देशातील नवतरुण-तरुणींची मानसिकता बदलत असल्याच्या कथनकासभोवती  फिरणारी  गोष्ट आहे. फ़क्त आयुष्य जगायचे या विचाराच्या पाच बहिणींची ही कहाणी आहे. घरात मोठ्यांच्या सांगण्यापोटी दोन बहिणींची लग्ने झाल्यावर धाकटी लैला वैतागते, या सगळ्या बहिणींची घुसमटतीला प्रकर्षाने जाणवते, तीच्या तिसऱ्या बहिणीने आत्महत्या केल्यावर लैलाची अधिकच तड़फड़ होवू लागते, शिक्षण आणि आयुष्य सरलमार्गी जगायची इच्छा असलेली लैला तुरुंगयुक्त घरातून पळून इस्तनाबुलमधे आपल्या शिक्षिकेचे घर गाठते हे पहायला मिळते, देनीज़ ग़म्ज़े एरगुवेन दिग्दर्शित या चित्रपटाद्वारे, समस्त मुस्लिम देशातील स्त्रियांची घुसमट दाखवण्याचा उत्तम प्रयत्न केला आहे. घरात बसून इंटरनेटवर जग पाहणाऱ्यांची संख्या कमी नाही, मात्र त्यामधून आपले स्वप्न जगण्याची प्रेरणा फार कमी जण घेतात हा सन्देश द्यालय देखील दिग्दर्शक विसरत नाही.

द फेंसर या एस्टोनियाच्या चित्रपटात रशियातील तलवारबाज़ खेलाडू ची कहानी पहायला मिलते.

काही ईरानी दिग्दार्शकानी लहान मुलाना घेवुन केलेल्या चित्रपटामुले ईरानीे सिनेमा जागतीक सिनेमाच्या प्रकाश झोतात आला खरा, पण तो अणि तसा दर्जा फार कमी लोकाना राखता येणे जमते. असेच काहीसे अली घवितन दिग्दर्शित माय मदरस ब्लू स्काई या चित्रपटाबाबत घडताना दिसते.

Sonali Bendre’s book ‘Modern Gurukul’ in Marathi and Hindi

Sonali Bendre’s book Modern Gurukul – My Experiments With Parenting launched recently has got a lot of appreciation from her readers for the English version and now the actress and the publishers are keen to have the book translated in regional languages as it caters to a large number of audience, especially working mothers.

It’s learnt that the book is being rewritten in Marathi and Hindi and Sonali has already started working on the translations of the same.

Sonali says, “I think it's a good idea to have this book in other languages because the subject of the book is for a large audience. I'm going to sit on the translations personally because I'm fluent at both the languages.”

IFFI third day report

                                             फोटो - ताज महाल

इफ्फी मोहोत्स्वाच्या दुसऱ्या दिवशी उत्तर पूर्वकडील सिनेमा संचाचे काल उद्घाटन करण्यात आले. तसेच सशी कपूर आणि देवन वर्मा या दोनं अभिनेत्यांना आदरांजलि वाहिली गेली,  त्या  दिवसाची खासियत ठरलेया चित्रपटांमद्ये स्नो पाथ्स (साउथ कोरिया), ताज महल (फ्रांस), मच लव्ड (फ्रांस) या चित्रपटांची नावे घेता येतील. 

किम ही जुंग दिग्दर्शीत स्नो पाथस या चित्रपटात एक मद्याप्राशन करणारा इसम ती सवय सोडण्यासाठी एक कैथलिक रिहैबिलिटेशन सेंटर मद्ये जातो. आपले पूर्व आयुष विसरलेल्या या तरुणाची ओळख तेथील नन बरोबर झाल्यावर त्याचे आयुष्य कश्या प्रकारे बदलते ते पहायला मिळते, संथ असलेल्या या कथानकात इतके फ्लैशबैक आहेत की चित्रपटाची सवंगता तुटून जाते. 

निकोलस सादा दिग्दर्शित ताज महल या चित्रपटात २६ नवंबर २००८ रोजी घडलेल्या मुंबई हल्याचे चित्र आहे, त्या दहशतवादी हल्यात मुंबई च्या ताज हॉटेलमध्ये अडकलेल्या एक तरुणीची कहाणी आहे. उत्तम संशोधन करून या चित्रपटाची सहिता लिहिली आहे. त्यात अनेक वास्तविक फुटेजचा वापर केल्याने, ताज महल या फ्रेंचपटाला आगळेच महत्व आले आहे. 

वैयक्तिक किंवा कौटुंबिक कारणांमुळे शरीरविक्री करणाऱ्या स्त्रियांना मानाने जगण्याचा अधिकार आहे, त्या देखील इतर स्त्रियांप्रमाणे साधारण आयुष्य जगण्याची इच्छा ठेवू शकतात या मध्यवर्ती संकल्पने सभोवती मच लव्डचे कथानक फिरते, दिग्दर्शक नबील अयोउच यानी या कथनकाद्वारे समलिंगी, विभिनलिंगी आणि तृतीयपंथीय मनजातीचे केलेले यथोचित चित्रण पहायला मिळते 

CINEMA’S POWER LIES IN SEAMLESS REACH AND CROSS CULTURE COMMUNICATION-AMOS GITAI

Eminent Israeli film maker Amos Gitai has opined that the power of cinema as a medium lies in its capacity to go beyond borders and to communicate across cultures. Interacting with the media here today, he said the films need to be both passionate and critical when need be.  I am originally an architect and believe in ideas as ideas are important and strong, capable of moving planets.

         

Films need to have a social context and should not be just entertainment, Gitai added. Filmmakers like Satyajit Ray are called great because they care for their country and use art and films to shape public opinion, he explained.

Expressing disappointment, the eminent filmmaker said that there is too much recycling in the field of cinema. He urged the coming generation of filmmakers to feel free while expressing themselves to bring out their originality and creativity.

Amos Gitai was born on October 11, 1950 in Haifa. He graduated as an architect from the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and acquired a PhD in architecture at Berkeley University in California. He fought in the Yom Kippur War in 1973, during which he was injured. Attracted by directing, he became professional filmmaker in 1980 with House. From that point he created many films, both fiction and documentary that brought him considerable international recognition.

46th IFFI is paying Retrospective Honours to Amos Gitai. Opening withScreening of ‘Rabin- The last Day’,   ten of his films are being screened under this section. Other films include Alia, Berlin-Jerusalem, Devarim, Esther, Golem, the Spirit of the Exile, Kadosh, Lullaby to my Father, Tsili, Yom Yom.

BM's new trailer and pix

Link to Bajirao Mastani Trailer and attached are some stunning images 

 http://erosnow.com/#!/movie/watch/1023354/bajirao-mastani/6613129/exclusive---official-trailer?ap=1

Tusshar Kapoor: No inhibitions working with Sunny Leone

Tusshar Kapoor will be next seen in Pritish Nandy Communications forthcoming adult comedy Mastizaade starring Tusshar Kapoor, Sunny Leone and Vir Das.

Tusshar and Sunny, who had teamed up for the first time for the naughty and sexy comedy directed by acclaimed writer-turned-director Milap Zaveri, bonded big time on the sets of the movie and thus became good friends.

While praising his Mastizaade co-star, Tusshar informs, “I was very fond of Sunny right from the Shootout At Wadala days when we filmed the Laila song together. In fact, I was the one who told Ekta (Kapoor) and director Sanjay Gupta to see to it that she does the song.”

Tusshar was always confident about Sunny making it big in Bollywood. “I always thought she will be one of the most popular faces here,” he says, elaborating, “I cannot talk of other actors, but I feel Indian audience is the most liberal and accepting for anyone who’s good on screen. Sunny is beautiful and has a camera-friendly face. She is where she needs to be. Audiences care about what they see on screen so there was no question about doing Mastizaade as well.” 

IFFI 2015 first day report

इफ्फी पहिला दिवस

46 व्या इफ्फी चित्रपट महोस्त्वात पहिल्या दिवशी भारतीय पनोरमा चे उद्घाटन मंत्री मोहोद्यांच्या हस्ते करण्यात आले. सोबत एन.फ. ऐ. आई. च्या पहिल्या मल्टीमीडिया प्रदर्शनाचे देखिल उद्घाटन झाले. आज खास ठरलेल्या चित्रपटात एन्क्लेव (सर्बिया), मच लव्ड (फ्रांस), कॉसमॉस (फ्रांस), फादर (जर्मनी), इस्ला बोरिता (स्पेन) या चित्रपटांचा समावेश राहिला.

मनाची गुहा आणि त्याचा तळ फार कमी लोकाना कळन येतो. या मुद्याला मध्यवर्ती ठेवून दिग्दर्शक फेर्नान्दो कोलोमो यानी इस्ला बोरिता ही कथा रचली आहे, प्रेम हे कधीच एक मार्गी नसते त्यामुले ते एकदा किवा एक व्यक्ति बरोबर होवू शकत नाही या कथा बीजाला दिग्दर्शक फेर्नान्दो यानी ज्या स्थळी या चित्रपटाचे चित्रीकरण झाले त्या जागेची सुंदरता आणि इतिहास याची सुन्दर सांगड घातलेली पहायला मिलते, या वर्षी कंट्री फोकस उए स्पेन या देशवार ठेवला आहे त्या दिशेने इस्ला बोरिता या चित्रपटाने या श्रेणीचे उद्घाटन करण्यात आले. 

यादवी युद्ध दरम्यान मोठ्यांची मने ज्या प्रकारे कठोर झालेली असतात त्या विरोधात लहान मुलांची मने मात्र परिस्थति, हेवे दावे या पासून किती लांब असतात ते एन्क्लेव या चित्रपटात पहायला मिळते, सर्बियन आणि अल्बेनियन् यादवीच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर मुस्लिम आणि कैथलिक मुलांच्या मैत्रीची कहाणी या चित्रपटात फार खुबीने दाखवली गेली आहे. गोरान रडोवानोविक यानी एन्क्लेव या चित्रपटात युद्धची दहकता आणि मनाची भावनिकता खुबीने टिपलेली दिसून येते 

बायको सोडून गेल्यावर लहान मुलाला पाळताना एका वडिलांची त्रेधा दाखवली आहे. पोटापाण्याचा प्रश्न सोडवताना वडिल, आपल्या मुलाला मागे ठेवून नोकरीच्या शोधत निघतात तेव्हा मुलगा त्यांचा माग काढत कश्या प्रकारे फिरतो त्याचे चित्रण दिग्दर्शक विसार मोरीना यानी फादर या चित्रपटात चित्रित केले आहेत 

काल प्रियमानसम या संस्कृत चित्रपटाद्वारे भारतीय पनोरमचे उद्घाटन करण्यात आले. 

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फिल्म बजार - यू ट्यूब कन्टेन

By Harshada Vedpathak

वेग वेगळ्या वयोगटाच्या प्रेषकांच्या मानसिकतेला लक्षात ठेवून यू ट्यूब वर कन्टेन अपलोड केला जातो. या विषयावर आज फिल्म बजार मध्ये एका  चर्चासत्राचे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते. त्यात यू ट्यूब चे भारतातील कन्टेन हेड सत्या राघवन यानी हा मुद्दा मांडला. बालकांच्या जन्माच्या सहा महीन्या पासून ते वयाच्या पंचविशी पर्यन्त यू ट्यूब वर या वयोगटाचा प्रेषक सहज आणि मोठ्या प्रमाणात उपलब्ध असल्याचे ते सांगतात.त्या  200 देशात दिवसभरात 300 तासाचा कन्टेन अपलोड होत असल्याची माहिती ते देतात. यू ट्यूब वर सेंसरशिप असावी काय या प्रश्नाचे उत्तर देताना सत्या सांगतात, 'एखादा विडियो जर आपतिजनक जाणवला तर त्या विडियो समोर एक फ्लैग असतो तो क्लिक केल्यास आम्ही त्याचे परिक्षण करतो. जर त्या विडियोमुले समाजमन दुखावले जाणार असेल तर तो विडियो काढून टाकतों' ही माहिती ते देतात. यू ट्यूब वर विडियो अपलोड केल्यास यू ट्यूब पैसे देतात, मात्र ते देशा नुसार देतात. त्यामुले भारत आणि नेपाल मध्ये कमी मानधन दिले जाते याची ते कबुली देतात आणि ती श्रेणी येत्या काही दिवसात सुधारीत करण्याची  खात्री ते देतात.

46th IFFI inauguration

सेहेचालिसाव्या इफ्फिचे उद्घाटन 

आज एका दिमाखदार सोहळ्यात सेहेचालिसाव्या इफ्फिचे उद्घाटन पार पडले. गोवा येथे आयोजित या चित्रपट महोस्तवात नव्व्द देशाचे २८९ चित्रपट पहायला मिळतील, अकरा दिवस चालणाऱ्या या महोस्तवात, संगीतकार इलायाराजा याना विशेष पुरस्काराने अभिनेता अनिल कपूर यांच्या हस्ते  सम्मानित करण्यात आले. परीक्षक मंडळाचे अध्यक्ष  दिग्दर्शक  शेखर कपूर यानी इतर जूरी सदस्यांची भेट करवून दिली, एक हजार चित्रपटांसाठी पाच हजार गाण्यांचे दिग्दर्शन करणाऱ्या  इलायाराजा यानी सत्कार भाषणात, समाजातील हिंसाचार मीटवायचा असेल तर प्रत्येक शाळा, कॉलेज मध्ये संगीत हा विषय शिकवला गेला पाहिजे हे नमूद केले, तर प्रमुख पाहुणे अनिल कपूर यानी हिंदी चित्रपटात काम मिळत नसल्याने तेलगु आणि कन्नड़ चित्रपटात काम करायला सुरवात केल्याचे सांगितले, आणि त्यांचा तो चित्रपट हा इलायाराजा यांच्या संगीतामुळे चालल्याची आठवन त्यानी या वेळी सांगितली,

Sunny Leone’s unique gift to Milap Zaveri on his birthday

Sunny Leone will be next seen in Pritish Nandy Communications forthcoming adult comedy Mastizaade starring Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das and directed by Milap Zaveri.

Sunny and Milap, who had teamed up for the first time for Mastizaade, bonded big time on the sets of the movie and thus became good friends. Recently, when Milap celebrated his birthday, Sunny sent him ‘bikini’ t-shirts to the birthday boy since he made her wear bikinis for most of the scenes in the movie.

Milap informs, “In a way, Sunny took bikini revenge for the numerous bikinis she had to wear in Mastizaade! Along with some bikini t-shirts, she also gifted me some funny slogan t-shirts. Sunny is a thorough professional and it was amazing to work with her.”

Farah Khan honoured at the 37th Cairo International Film Festival

Farah Khan will be conferred with ‘Faten Hamama Excellence Award’ (for excellence in Indian cinema) at the 37^th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).

As a special tribute, this year’s coveted 10-day film festival honors the works of late Egyptian icons Faten Hamama, Nourel-Sheriff and Omar Sharif – all of whom passed away in the past year.

R.Balki works with music legend Ilayaraja again in Ki And Ka

Filmmaker R.Balki enjoys surprising his audience and continues to do so with his interesting casting . The director is all set to present a fun, contemporary story of a progressive, modern-day, house husband and his ambitious and successful businesswoman wife with Ki And Ka starring Arjun Kapoor & Kareena Kapoor Khan.

After piquing audience curiosity , with the film's interesting plot and unexpected casting, R.Balki also has another surprise up his sleeve in the form of music legend, Ilayaraja.

Balki who is a huge Ilayaraja fan and has worked with the legendary music director in all his films,has roped him in yet again for Ki And Ka.

Says director R.Balki, "All I can reveal at the moment is that I consider myself very lucky to have Mr.Ilayaraja work on the music of the film.He has also done the main song in Ki And Ka.His level of enthusiasm and passion is tremendous."

Ayushmann Khuranna supports Thespo

Ayushmann Khuranna was recently a part of Deal Or No Deal, the popular family game show that airs on &TV, where he played on behalf of Thespo, the annual theatre festival for theatre-wallahs below the age of 25. He won the top prize of Rs. 90,00,000/= (Rupees Ninety Lakhs), which will be wholly contributed to Thespo with an aim to reach out to Tier II and Tier III cities in 2016; providing youth a platform to showcase its talent and to further its work in the field of Indian youth theatre. It will be set aside for the festival’s future outreach goals and planning for its next year’s edition.

Since its inception in 1999, Thespo has been reinventing itself as a stage for today’s young theatre wallahs. It has consistently nurtured India’s homegrown theatre talent by providing them with all knowledge and resources to match steps with their global contemporaries. The 17^th edition of the festival will take place between 7^th and 13^th December 2015, and has lined up a diverse bouquet of local and international performances and workshops centres on the theme of ‘Spark the Drama’.

While talking about his decision to back Thespo, Ayushmann said, "I'm really glad I could come to support Thespo and theatre in India because whatever I am today, I owe it to theatre. That's where I started my career and have gained all the acting skills."

Speaking on the news, Quasar Thakore Padamsee, Co-Founder, Thespo & Artistic Director, QTP, said, “We are indeed humbled by our Deal or No Deal win, and are grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the show. It is touching to see theatre loyalists like Ayushmann who believe in our vision to provide a platform to the young theatre wallahs all over the country. It gives us the impetus to keep raising the standards of the festival, and continue our journey in revolutionizing youth theatre in India.”

Highlights of IFFI-2015

Started in 1952 as a national initiative for art and cultural promotion, International Film Festival of India today has become one of the biggest film festivals in the world. Directorate of Film Festivals is going to organize the 46^th edition of IFFI in Goa from November 20 to 30, 2015. The festival showcases some of the best of World Cinema and introduces Indian Cinema to the world by bringing a mélange of spectacular films with rich content, interesting stories and characters. Goa has been the perfect venue for IFFI since the last 11 years and the lively and scenic settings of Goa are offering a great platform for art, cinema, and audience. The Film Festival offers a confluence of film screenings, knowledge sharing, master classes, seminars, panel discussions, special sections, and numerous awards among other attractions.  

The following are the highlights of IFFI-2015: 

·        The festival received an impressive 790 film entries from 100 countries. This year, the World Cinema section will present around187 films in various sections from 89 countries.

·        Written and directed by Matthew Brown, this year’s opening film isThe Man Who Knew Infinity.

·        Directed by Pablo Trapero, Argentina’s Oscar entry and this year’s biggest Argentinean box office hit- The Clan to be the closing film.

·        Directed by Academy Award Winner Tom Hooper, The Danish Girlwill be the mid fest film.

·        The Kingdom of Spain will be the focus country of IFFI 2015.

·         The International Competition will have 15 films from across the globe including countries like Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Colombia, France, Germany, Iceland to name a few. Two films from Indian Panorama section will also be competing in this section.

·        The International Jury is headed by Mr. Shekhar Kapur(Chairperson, India) and includes film personalities like Mr. Michael Radford, Ms. Julia Jentsch, Ms. Suha Arraf and Mr. Jeon Kyu – Hwan.

·        Anil Kapoor will grace the opening ceremony as the Chief Guest of the event.

·        A.R. Rahman will be the Chief Guest of the closing ceremony.

·        IFFI 2015 awards spread across different categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor – Male, Best Actor – Female, Special Jury Award, Centenary Award, Lifetime Achievement Award andCentenary Award- Indian Personality of the Year.

·        The Indian Panorama section received a total number of 384 filmsfrom different regions of the country including 238 Feature and 146 Non-Feature films, out of which 26 feature and 21 non-feature films will be screened during the festival.

·        Mr. Aribam Syam Sharma headed the Feature jury whileRajendra Janglay headed the Non-feature jury for Indian Panorama section.

·        World’s third Sanskrit film Priyamanasam will be the opening film of Indian Panorama section.

·        Filmmakers Shyam Benegal, Vettrimaran, Kaushik Ganguli andAnand L Rai will interact with audience in a special series titled “In Conversation”.

·        The festival will organize a Special Retrospective on the legendry actor Shashi Kapoor.  

·         The ‘Focus on North East Cinema’ section will feature a Special Retrospective on the ace filmmaker Aribam Shyam Sharma andspecial section on new generation filmmakers from the North East region.

·        IFFI 2015 in collaboration with the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT), Paris and UNESCO will present the “ICFT- UNESCO Fellini Prize” to a film.

·        For the first time, IFFI will be recognizing young talents from the world of cinema under its new segment - First Cut that will showcase some of the outstanding works of debutant directors of 2015.

·        Focusing on skill building in filmmaking and enhancing talents, IFFI in association with the Oscar Academy will organize master classes with eminent Academy Members including Mark Mangini, Milt Shefter, Humphrey Dixon to name a few. 

·        IFFI 2015 will feature a special section ‘Restored Classics’ to highlight National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM). The section will showcase world-class restorations of some landmark films.

·        The sections Masterstroke and Festival Kaleidoscope will showcase the latest films of the masters of world cinema. Films from Palestine, China, Mexico, Sweden and other countries will be screened in this section.

·         The festival will feature a Special Retrospective on eminent Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai. His 10 films will be screened in retrospective section.

·        The festival will pay a Special Tribute to noted Danish-French actress, director and screenwriter Anna Karina and will feature her 3 films.

·        The festival will welcome more than 7000 delegates (need to confirm with DFF) and thousands of cinema lovers from across the globe.

·        The film festival will also host the 9^th edition of Film Bazaar which will be focusing on more than 150 film projects. Delegates from 38 countries will be participating in the Film Bazaar.