IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 06: Treat of choice Marathi films, features and shorts

The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is all-set to be held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January, 2021. It’s time to rejoice for Marathi film lovers, as six powerful and thought-provoking Marathi movies, 3 feature and 3 non-feature films, have been selected to be showcased in the Indian Panorama section of the prestigious event.

With an aim of providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of the film art, IFFI celebrates some of the finest cinematic works every year from India and around the world.

Indian Panorama, a section of IFFI, introduced in 1978, is IFFI’s flagship component, under which best of contemporary Indian films are selected for the promotion of film art. 

Here is a quick look at the selected Marathi movies:

FEATURE FILMS:

June

June is a coming of age drama. It is a soaring portrait of two troubled people, who help each other heal.

Director: Vaibhav Khisti and Suhrud Godbole

Star cast: Neha Pendse, Resham Shrivardhan, Siddharth Menon

Prawaas

Prawaas is the journey of an elderly couple, Abhijat Inamdar  and Lata Inamdar. Every person has a certain time to live in this world and it’s important to understand how one lives his life.

Director: Shashank Udapurkar

Star Cast: Ashok Saraf, Padmini Kolhapure, Shashank Udapurkar, Vikram Gokhale, Rajit Kapur and Shreyas Talpade

Karkhanisanchi Waari

The film tells the story of the Karkhanis family, the last joint family of Pune. After the family patriarch dies, his siblings and son undertake a road journey to Pandharpur to immerse his ashes in the holy Chandrabhaga river. The journey from Pune to Pandharpur is filled with comic incidents and moments, as every kin eyes their share of the family fortune.

Director: Mangesh Joshi

Star Cast: Amey Wagh, Mrunmayee Deshpande

NON-FEATURE FILMS:

Khisa

The film talks about social atmosphere in the country and the narrow minds of the people living in villages.

Director: Raj Pritam More

Star Cast: Kailash Waghmare, Meenakshi Rathod, Shruti Madhideep, Dr. Sheshpal Ganvir, and Vedant Kshirsagar

Pandhara Chivda

Vithu (7) develops a liking for a taste, which comes to him as a surprise. The taste soon begins to occupy Vithu’s world. His journey takes unexpected turns leaving him with lessons along the journey of life.

Director: Himanshu Singh

Star cast: Dyanratna Ahiwale, Ruchita Bhujbal

Still Alive

It is an independent, psychodrama short fiction film. It explores the phase of extreme emotional turmoil, Meera, a 28 year old woman, is experiencing in her relationship.

Director: Onkar Diwadkar

Star Cast: Pooja Raibagi, Asha Shelar, Komal Gupta

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 07: South Indian component of the Indian Panorama

The glad tidings for the South Indian fans is that nine remarkable and appreciated South Indian films are selected to be featured at the Indian Panorama of IFFI, in which six feature, two mainstream cinema and one non-feature will be showcased.

Here is a list of selected South Indian Movies

FEATURED FILMS:

Safe (Malayalam)

Director – Pradeep Kalipurayath

Synopsis – A social activist called Arundhati starts SAFE, a public movement to protect women, children, and the elderly. Shreya opens a Pandora’s Box of sexual abuse cases that incriminate a very famous celebrity.

Trance (Malayalam)

Director – Anwar Rasheed

Synopsis – Viju, a motivational speaker, is hired to be the face of a religious scam for which he undergoes rigorous training. As his popularity grows, he sinks into the depths of darkness and delusion.

Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha (Malayalam)

Director – Nissam Basheer

Synopsis – Sleevachan, a farmer who is uncomfortable around women, gets married to Rincy. On the advice of his friends, he gets drunk one night and rapes her, causing her to leave him.

Thahira (Malayalam)

Director – Siddk Paravoor

Synopsis – The story is set in Karnataka and Goa states in India, Dr. Rohini Pranab a cardiac surgeon, who gives shelter to destitute girls, is the target of a group of criminals indulging in illegal human trafficking. The girls from her home are taken away by a gang, who also kidnaps the sister of a youth named right in front of his eyes. Now the two are doing all that they can do to trace the criminals along with Rohini’s friends who later face some hardships. Both of them at last identify the secret place where the trafficked girls are kept and release them with the wise advice from Rohini and action from Naveen.

Thaen (Tamil)

Director – Ganesh Vinayakan

Synopsis – Thaen is a gripping tale of a couple living with their mute daughter in the Nilgiris forest.

Gatham (Telugu)

Director – Kiran Kondamadugula

Synopsis – Rishi and his girlfriend Adithi set out on a journey by road to visit Rishi’s father and their car breaks down in a route. A stranger offers them a stay at his house and as their stay extends, Rishi gets nightmares and the stranger behaves freakishly.

Asuran (Tamil)

Director – Vetri Maaran

Synopsis – A man lives with his wife and children in a remote place with a small holding, growing crops. When a greedy, rich baron in the nearby town wants to take their land, he is unsure of the best course to take.

Kappela (Malayalam)

Director – Muhammed Musthafa

Synopsis – A young woman falls in love with a man after dialling his number by mistake. However, when she visits his city to meet him, a stranger named Roy enters her life.

NON- FEATURE FILMS

Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole (Malayalam)

Director – Sharan Venugopal

Synopsis – Sudha, an entrepreneur and a mother of a college girl, finds her world turned upside down when a doctor suspects that she might have cancer. Her worries deepen even further when one day she goes through her daughter’s laptop and accidentally finds a nude video of the daughter hidden in it.

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 08: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) non-fiction film In Our World to be premièred

This first-of-its-kind documentary has been directed and produced by Shreedhar, of Shred Creative Lab, winner of 43 national and international awards, for creative excellence

The film gives ASD a humane face by highlighting the many shades of autism through the narratives of three children in the beginning of the New Year. This documentary has been directed and produced by ace film-maker Shreedhar B.S., of Shred Creative Lab – winner of 43 national and international awards for creative excellence.

This film documents the lives of three autistic children, explored through their day-to-day lived reality, to unpack their world and bring about a nuanced understanding so we can all co-exist with love and respect. With in-depth, semi-structured, candid interviews of parents, therapists; their day-to-day activities like swimming classes, horse-riding and music lessons; their special moments with parents, all converge into a narrative that spells hope. This film goes beyond mere documentation of their lives to garner a nuanced understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It unveils their experiences, their daily negotiations and trials to tell the world that they do not need sympathy; rather need to be understood and accepted for who they are; that we need to understand their world in order to co-exist as equals, with respect and love.

Director and Producer of the documentary, Shreedhar B.S., said “The way we live right now suggests there are two different worlds: Of “them” and “us.” They, who are misunderstood by Us. This film is that window to see a world which needs to be understood in all its non-conformist ways with love and charter a path to assimilate them in one world, in one universe, where we all co-exist with love and mutual respect.”

Shreedhar B.S. (also known as Shred), director of Shred Creative Lab Private Limited since 2013, has over 22 years of comprehensive experience in films, television/digital content, branding, and marketing. Known for innovative and disruptive ideas, Shred has worked closely with international brands such as Turner Broadcast UK, National Geographic - International, Fox, Ford - APAC, BMW - India, Sony Motion Pictures - London/USA and many more. Shred, earlier, was the Director of Salt Studios Private Limited and Creative Director for the National Geographic Channel, as well as Fox International Channels.

Founded by former creative director for Fox Network of channels, Shred started SCL in 2013 as a creative studio catering to broadcast- branding, formerly known as Shred Inc. His vision is to create innovative and path-breaking visual communication. SCL has grown organically over the years, moving beyond the borders of broadcast branding and diversified into other creative branches like films, production for digital and television content and designing for products. Backed by an eclectic mix of dedicated creative directors, motion and graphic designers, animators, VFX experts and marketers, spread across Argentina, Philippines and India, SCL today stands out of the crowd as an exclusive studio that is a one-stop-shop for everything creative, from start to finish. SCL’s visual identity for Zee Punjab won a Promax India 2020 award for Best Brand Image Design and Best Logo Design Across Multiple Media. Furthermore, the brand song composed for Zee Biskope fetched an e4m Indian Content Marketing award for Best Branded Content Marketing on Television, 2020.

FANTASPORTO 2021 from February 26th till March 6th

INSPIRING WORLD CINEMA RETURNS TO PORTO

Considering the circumstances imposed by the present pandemic, FANTASPORTO/ 41st Porto International Film Festival has made the decision to maintain the 2021 festival edition in person, with a live audience. Cinema is to be seen preferentially inside theatres, in a big screen. Fantasporto’2021 continues its mission to bring audiences and film creatives together, to celebrate cinema in the best possible way. Fantasporto International Film Festival 2021 remains an unmissable event in the national & international film calendar. 

The Porto International Film Festival Line Up will has its usual sections, presenting a huge diversity of some of the most important films, features and shorts made in 2020, all screened in National, International or World Premières.

The festival has screened the first films of some of the greatest film creators of all times, one of the merits of the event. David Cronenberg, André Tarkovsky, Brian de Palma, John Carpenter, Alain Resnais, David Lynch, Andrezj Zulawski, Bigas Luna, Ridley Scott, Luc Besson, Peter Greenaway, Jean-Jacques Beinex, Neil Jordan, Joel and Ethan Coen or Lars von Trier showed their first films in the first 5 years of Fantasporto. 

Also Pedro Almodóvar, Sam Raimi, Leos Carax, Vincent Ward, Peter Jackson, Hal Hartley, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, Anthony Minghella, Peter Weir, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Robbins, Guillermo del Toro, Roberto Rodriguez, Vincenzo Natali, Danny Boyle, Lee Tamahori, the Waschowski brothers, Nick Cassevetes, Scott Hicks, David Fincher screened their first films in Fantasporto, making it a special place for the discovery of new talent.

Last year Oscar Winner Bong Joon Ho also started at the Porto Festival. Among these discoveries are 7 Best Film Oscar Winners! 

The Festival will be held from February 26th till March 6th (international dates) at the Rivoli Theatre in Oporto. The festival will be presential, that is with an audience, following all possible safety rules due to the pandemic. Please notice that, as the restrictions at the time of the festival are not yet known, further decisions will be taken accordingly, if necessary. 

Is a huge pleasure to announce the final Official Line Up for the 2021 edition. More news will be announced in the next few days.

FANTASPORTO´2021

41ST PORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

LINE UP

Filme Abertura Oficial / Opening Film: Morte em Veneza – Luchino Visconti- 130’ – (Ita/Fra) 

Por ocasião do 50º aniversário da sua produção /50 years celebration

Filme Encerramento / Closing Film: No Man’s Land / Terra de Ninguém - Conor Allyn - (EUA)

COMPETITIVE OFICIAL SECTIONS

SECÇÃO OFICIAL DE CINEMA FANTÁSTICO / OFICIAL COMPETITIVE FANTASY SECTION

The Reckoning/O Derradeiro Julgamento - Neil Marshall – 110’ (GB)

Ten Minutes to Midnight- Erik Bloomquist - 73’ (EUA)

LX 2048 – Guy Moshe- 104’ (EUA / Lituânia)

O Cemitério das Almas Perdidas – Rodrigo Aragão- 95’ (Brasil)

The Trouble with Being Born- Sandra Wollner- 94’ (Alem)

Post Mortem – Péter Bergendy- 115’ (Hungria)

Get The Hell Out – I-Fan Wang - 96’ (Taiwan)

Marionette – Elbert van Strien- 112’ (Hol/Reino Unido/Luxemburgo)

Suicide Forest Village – Takashi Shimizu- 116’ (Jap)

Tin Can- Seth A. Smith- 105’ (Can)

The Funeral Home/La Funeraria – Mauro Iván Ojeda- 86’ (Arg) 

CURTAS METRAGENS FANTÁSTICAS/ FANTASY SHORTS COMPETITION

Zealandia- Bruno Du Bois- 15’ (N.Zelândia/ Bélgica)

Pandora- Matthias Lerch- 6’59’’ (Alem) 

Regarde Ce Que Tu As Fait! – Monica de Almeida- 9’58’’ (Suiça)

Conversaciones con un Mono- Grojo- 15’(Esp)

[Out of Sync] - Sasuke Sayama- 14’ 10’’ (Jap)

3 Murs & Un Toit- Mathilde Dugardin, Orane Laffra, Hugo de Magalhães, Wassim El Hammami – 9’10’’ (Fra) 

Tongue with Capers/ Llengua amb Tàperes- David Mataró – 15’ (Esp) 

Carmentis- Anthony Webb- 15’ (Australia)

Out At Night - Christopher Hewitt- 15’ (Reino Unido)

No Podrás Volver Nunca- Mónica Mateo- 14’ (Esp)

Dar-Dar- Paul Urkijo Alijo- 10’ (Esp) 

SEMANA DOS REALIZADORES / DIIRECTOR´S WEEK

In the Quarry / En el Pozo- Rafael e Bernardo Antonaccio - 82’ (Uruguai)

Exquisite Corpse/ Cadáver Exquisito- Lucía Vassallo- 88’ (Argentina) 

Paper Spiders- Inon Shampanier- 110’- (EUA) 

Preparations To Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time - 95’ (Hungria)

Wildcat- Jonathan W. Stokes - 93’ (EUA) 

Dinner in America- Adam Rehmeier - 108’ (EUA) 

Awauta- Mile Nagaoka- 71’ (Jap)

ORIENT EXPRESS SECTION

Get The Hell Out – I-Fan Wang - 96’ (Taiwan)

Suicide Forest Village – Takashi Shimizu- 116’ (Jap)

Awauta- Mile Nagaoka- 71’ (Jap)

PCP - MELHOR FILME / PORTUGUESE FILM AWARD

Longas metragens /Features

Toponímia- As Memórias do Porto- António Pinto – 82’ (Port)

Um Quadro do Pollock com Sangue - Rui António - 146´ (Port) 

A Mulher Sem Corpo- António Borges Correia – 80’ (Port) 

40 Anos de Fantasporto- Isabel Pina- 110’ (Port) 

Curtas-Metragens /Short Films

Stepless- Nadège Jankowicz – 3’ 8’’ (Port)

Experimental Horror Film # 1: Skull- Luís Miranda- 1’ 49’’ -(Port) 

Aldeia Do Diabo- Bruno Acosta, Marcos Kontze, Melissa Gomes, Tom Freitas- 10’ 50’’ (Port) 

Area 51?52! – Alexandra Prates, Tânia Prates- 2’24’ (Port) 

Guarda-fato – Gonçalo Silva- 27’ (Port)

Exício- Carolina Ferreira-10’ (Port)

Detetive Volkov – Jorge Sousa e Manuel Pedro Gil- 19’32’’ (Port) 

Pequena Desordem Silenciosa- Pedro Senna Nunes – 9’ (Port) 

OUT OF COMPETITION

FANTAS CLASSICS / FILMES CULTO

The Fight Club- David Fincher- 139’ (EUA/Alem/ Ita) -1999

Dr Strangelove Or How I Learned to Love the Bomb- Stanley Kubrick – 95’ (G.B./EUA)- 1964

Morte em Veneza (Morte a Venezia) – Luchino Visconti- 130’ – (Ita/Fra) -1971

O Leopardo (Il Gattopardo) – Luchino Visconti – 186’ (Ita/Fra)- 1963

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contactos: info@fantasporto.com

THE OFFICIAL CATALOGUE 2020: https://issuu.com/fantasportofilmfestival/docs/fantasporto2020_catalogue

Competition Programme 2021 Selection

The 44th Göteborg Film Festival, the largest film festival in Scandinavia, will run as an online festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The programme comprises a lineup of 70 films from 39 countries during 11 days, January 29 - February 8. Göteborg Film Festival has previously announced this year’s focus: Social Distances and The Isolated Cinema.

Read the full programme here

Seven Films in Nordic Competition

For the 33rd time, Göteborg Film Festival will present the award for Best Nordic Film: Dragon Award Best Nordic Film. All in all, seven films are included in the competition, which offers a prize sum of 400.000 SEK (approx. 36 000 €) which is handed out in cooperation with Region Västra Götaland and City of Gothenburg.

This year’s nominees are: Another Round by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark), Tigers by Ronnie Sandahl (Sweden), Persona Non Grata by Lisa Jespersen (Denmark), Gritt by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen (Norway), Pleasure by Ninja Thyberg (Sweden), Sweat by Magnus von Horn (Sweden/Poland) and Tove by Zaida Bergroth (Finland).

Read more about the Nordic Competition

Nordic Honorary Dragon Award: Ruben Östlund

As one of Europe’s foremost auteurs, Rubin Östlund is this year’s recipient of the Göteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.

A Directors Talk with Östlund will take place February 4.

Read more >

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Tove to Open the festival, Knocking to Close

This year's inaugural film will be the Swedish premiere of Tove, directed by Zaida Bergroth. Tove tells the story about one of Finland's most beloved artists, Tove Jansson. The film has, despite the pandemic, broken box-office records in Finnish cinemas and is the most popular film in the Finland Swedish-language for the last 40 years. Tove depicts a unique woman and her search for desire and freedom, as well as the creation of one of the world's most beloved artists. A journey through Tove Jansson's life and straight into the world of The Moomins. Tove is Finland’s official Academy Award entry and will be a part of the Nordic Competition at the 2021 online edition of Göteborg Film Festival.

The closing film will be the European premiere of Knocking, directed by Frida Kempff. This nerve-wrecking psycho drama is about Molly, who after a traumatic experience and time spent in a nursing home moves to an apartment on her own. But her mental wounds still affect her and something in the new house is not as it should be. There are knocks and strange noises from the floor above. While Molly tries to understand where the sounds are coming from the neighbors' suspicion of her mental state grows.

Nordic Documentary Competition

Six films are nominated for the Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary. The winner receives services from the post production company Chimney for a value of 250,000 SEK (approx. 24,000 €) which makes the prize one of the largest in the Nordic countries for documentary film. The nominees are:

A Song Called Hate by Anna Hildur (Iceland)
Aalto by Virpi Suutari (Finland)
Be My Voice by Nahid Persson (Sweden), Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen (Denmark)
Into the Fog by Maciej Kalymon (Sweden)
Radiograph of a Family by Firouzeh Khosrovani (Norway).

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Ingmar Bergman Competition

Ingmar Bergman was the honorary president of Göteborg Film Festival until his death in 2007. In cooperation with him, the festival established an international film award for “a debuting filmmaker who in their film treats an existential theme with a dynamic or experimental approach to the cinematic means of expression.” The six films nominated are:

Gagarine by Jérémy Trouilh och Fanny Liatard (France),
Liborio by Nino Martínez Sosa (Dominican Republic),
Mama by Li Dongmei (China),
Limbo by Ben Sharrock (UK),
The Last Bath by David Bonneville (Portugal/France),
The Salt in Our Waters by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit (Bangladesh/France).

International Competition

The International Competition includes six international films and the winner will be selected by the festival audience. The price, Dragon Award Best International Film, is handed out along with 50 000 SEK (approx. 4800 euros) is awarded to the winner. Dragon Award Best International Film is presented by the newspaper Göteborgs-Posten.

The nominated films are: Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili (Georgia), Never Gonna Snow Again by Malgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert (Poland/Germany), Night of the Kings by Philippe Lacôte (Côte d'Ivoire/France/Senegal/Canada), Quo vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Slalom by Charlène Favier (France/Belgium), The Macaluso Sisters by Emma Dante (Italy).

Press kit

10th Annual Festival to Take Place November 10-14, 2021

$10,000 Cash Prizes Each for Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature

The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) taking place November 10-14, 2021 is now accepting film submissions for its 10^th annual iteration. NVFF showcases an outstanding presentation of independent filmmaking, while also building a strong sense of community around the art of visual storytelling. Film screenings and networking events are accompanied by Napa Valley’s world-class food, wine, and hospitality. Visiting filmmakers interact with audiences at screenings and intimate events while enjoying industry panels, culinary demonstrations, wine-tastings, festival parties, and more.

“We look forward to welcoming everyone back to Napa Valley later this year as we celebrate our 10^th anniversary,” said Michael Polenske, Cinema Napa Valley CEO & Creative Director. “After attending the last nine festivals as a guest and sponsor, I’m excited to join the team for such a tremendous milestone and we cannot wait to showcase an amazing programming slate for our audiences this year.”

NVFF programmers will select up to 90 independent films of any genre to be screened alongside sneak peeks of studio releases and award season contenders. As a nod to local food and wine culture, NVFF will also showcase a Culinary Cinema category of both shorts and features focusing on, or specifically highlighting, topics such as the culinary arts, viticulture, or mixology.

Feature length films (50 minutes or longer) can be programmed in one of the following sections: Narrative or Documentary Features Competition (U.S. productions only), Verge (foreign and domestic productions) or Special Presentations and Culinary Cinema (foreign and domestic productions). The core Narrative and Documentary Features Competitions are juried, as is Verge, a separate selection of bold, eclectic, and boundary-pushing films.

Short films (narrative and documentary, under 30 minutes) are programmed in curated content-centric collections. Separate juries present awards for Best Narrative Short and Best Documentary Short.

The 16-18 films in NVFF’s U.S. Narrative and Documentary Feature Competition categories (approximately 8 in each section) vie for the titles of Best Narrative Feature and Best Documentary Feature. Both of these awards accompany a $10,000 cash prize. The films’ directors also participate in NVFF’s unique and educational Artists-in-Residence Program, which includes interactive master classes with industry leaders and networking opportunities at festival receptions, winemaker dinners, and parties in premiere wine country destinations.

Past industry speakers and panelists for the Artists-in-Residence Program include producer/actress Kyra Sedgewick, casting director Mary Vernieu (Betty Mae Casting), writer/director/actor Jim Rash (The Descendants, The Way Way Back), producer Christine Vachon (Killer Films), director T.J. Martin (Undefeated), writer/actor Jenny Lumet (Rachel Getting Married), producer Suzanne Farwell (The Intern, The Holiday), and actor/producer Nnamdi Asomugha (Crown Heights).

Filmmakers can submit projects exclusively through FilmFreeway. For early submissions with discounted entry fees, the Early Bird Deadline is February 18. The Regular Deadline takes place on March 26, followed by the Late Deadline on April 23. The final opportunity to submit a film for consideration is marked by NVFF’s Extended Deadline, June 4. For more information on how to submit, visit https://www.napavalleyfilmfest.org/

About the Napa Valley Film Festival

The Napa Valley Film Festival is presented by Cinema Napa Valley, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in Napa, California. Cinema Napa Valley’s mission is to celebrate the cinematic arts and enrich the community by presenting an annual world-class festival and year-round education and outreach programs. The Napa Valley Film Festival takes place November 10-14, 2021. Visit napavalleyfilmfest.org for more information on passes and festival events.

Visit www.napavalleyfilmfest.org for more information or call 707.387.4098.

IFFI 51, January 16-24, 2021, Goa, 09: Khisa is a tale about loss of innocence and coming-of-age

India's Marathi short film Khisa (Pocket) is now making its way to India, after winning international awardsso many international awards. ''Khisa''short film has been Officially Selected in the Indian Panorama, for 51st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021. 

The film is Directed by Raj More, under the Banner of PP Cine Production, Mumbai and Laaltippa Films and is Produced by Santosh Maithani and Raj More. It was shot at  Akola (Vidarbha, Maharashtra).

Khisa is the story of a young boy who lives in a remote village in Maharashtra. He decides to get a large pocket stitched for his school shirt, in which he keeps all his precious belongings--petals, coins, marble balls; a pocket he is proud of. It sets him apart from others his age, whose pockets are not only smaller in comparison, but also ordinary, and similar to each other in appearance.The little boy does not understand the politics of symbolism that adults engage in, and his pocket soon becomes a point of contention amongst elders in the village .

Khisa is the directorial debut of the director Raj More, and has won so many international awards, nominations and official selections as film festivals.

Says More, "Khisa is the story of the loss of innocence and coming-of-age of a young boy, and is ironically symbolic of the times we live in. Khisa is a heart-touching tale of a boy which will definitely give the audience a different perspective." He further said that Marathi movies are reaching new heights every day. "Marathi content is making its marks not only in the country but all over the world. This 15-minute film will win many hearts," he opined.

This short film Khisa won two awards at the Istanbul Film Awards 2020, Best Film and Best Screenplay; two other awards international awards, and in India, the very prestigious Screenplay Award at the 10th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, New Delhi, India  2020.

Khisa also qualifies to compete for the prestigious Golden star Awards at the annual live screening gala of IFA, which will be held in Istanbul,Turkey in March, 2021. It also got a nomination for Best international Short Film and Best Director at Dublin International Short  and Music Festival (DISMF) where it had its world's premiere online screening.

It won  two prestigious awards at  Mumbai International Cult Film Festival (MICFF): BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR (MICFF GOLD) for Raj Pritam More and BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE (SPECIAL JURY MENTION) to KAILASH WAGHMARE . 

Written by Kailash Waghmare, Khisa is edited by Santosh Maithani, Director of Photography is Simarjit Singh Suman, Music is by Parijat Chakraborty, Sound Recordist is Kushal Sarda. Kailash Waghmare, Meenakshi Rathod, Shruti Madhydeep, Dr Sheshpal Ganvir and Vedant Shrisagar (child actor) are in the lead roles.

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 10: Much-awaited list of World Panorama films is out

The 51st Edition of International Film Festival of India has yesterday unveiled the list of films under the World Panorama section. The line-up consists of fifty films, from across the world.

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JIFF 2021 (starting online this Friday, Jan 15) will showcase 266 films from 44 countries available online for free (50 movies available each day). The line up includes five films from Rajasthan
 
The scare of COVID kept us away from our loved ones and not from cinema. Whatever cinemas have been made during this frightening year, are now in our hands, in our mobiles and in our desktops Enthusiasm of the entire film world from throughout the globe in this New Year is seen during the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) to be held from January 15 to 19.

This time JIFF 2021 is beginning online from Friday, January 15. In JIFF, 266 films from 44 selected countries can be seen online without any charges. Films to be seen will be available daily on Plexigo website and App from January 15 to 19. Registration is open for the audience on UFO’s Plexigo and JIFF website for viewing these movies. Registration is compulsory to view movies. Films will be shown on Plexigo. Plexigo App can be downloaded from Google Play Store or Apple Play Store.

Short and Feature stories of all films are available on JIFF and Plexigo website
Audience can choose films of their choice
 
All 266 films are in the competition category. Of these, 14 films are not available online for viewing. Last year 240 films were shown.

JIFF spokesperson Rajendra Bora said that award winning films throughout the world, movies that could not be released in theatres due to COVID can be enjoyed during these five days. The movies screened during JIFF will be from every country, every language, based on all subjects and made on interesting stores during the COVID period.
JIFF spokesperson Rajendra Bora said that the films have been selected for the competition in nine categories including 53 feature fiction films, 17 documentary feature films, 123 short fiction films, 30 short documentary films, 14 short animation films, 18 mobile films, 5 web series, contains 4 songs and 2 ad films.
 
Padma Bhushan AR Rahman has composed music for the important film for children 'Atkan Chatkan' and he is also the presenter of this movie.

Apart from 53 feature fiction movies to entertain, the audience has choice to view wonderful 17 documentaries of the world. It includes a 97-minute documentary of Spain's Vanessa Hudson in Arabic, English and French. This documentary is of three-time Olympic Gold Medal medallist Niccolo Campriani, who leads three refugees on a brave journey to qualify for the next Olympic Games in the Air Rifle event to achieve their Olympic dream.

‘Some Lover to Some Beloved’ is a 100-minute documentary from Pakistan. This is a story on two extraordinary Pakistani artists – Zia Mohyeddin and revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.

Films from Rajasthan to be screened include Tapesh Kumar’s ‘Udaiveeer Real India Army Hero’, Kamran Tak’s ‘Suppose’, Tapan Bhatt’s ‘Shatranj’ and Sunil Prasad Sharma’s ‘Tu Chhodna Ummeedon Ka Daman’. Manjoor Ali’s ‘Mharo Govind’ is in the competition category but is not available for screening.

JIFF 2021 is dedicated to all those great filmmakers and artists who have left us to heavenly abode in 2020. JIFF family pays tribute to them. The artists as per their year of birth – Ebrahim Alkazi, Basu Chatterjee, Pandit Jasraj, Nimmi, Kumkum, Soumitra Chatterjee, Ravi Patwardhan, Jagdeep, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, SP Balasubrahmanyum, Saroj Khan, Rahat Indori, Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Asif Basra, Nishikant Kamat, Wajid Khan, Faraaz Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput. 
 
The Award Ceremony is proposed to be held during the last week of March or in April after the films are screened online from January 15 to 19.
 
The announcement of winner films will be done on the last day of the festival on January 19 on the JIFF website.
 
 
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जयपुर: कोविड के डर ने हमें अपनों से दूर रखा है, सिनेमा से नहीं। भयभीत कर देने वाले साल ने जितना भी सिनेमा रचा है अब वो हमारे हाथ में है, हमारे मोबाइल में है, हमारे डेस्कटॉप में है। पूरी की पूरी दुनिया का सम्पूर्ण फिल्म-संसार नए साल में पूरे उन्माद और उत्साह के साथ जयपुर इंटरनेशनल फिल्म फेस्टीवल-जिफ- के दौरान 15 से 19 जनवरी तक देखने को मिलेगा।
 
जिफ का आगाज इस बार 15 जनवरी शुक्रवार से ऑनलाइन हो रहा है। जिफ में चयनित 44 देशों  की 266 फ़िल्में ऑनलाइन बिना किसी शुल्क के देखी जा सकती है। फ़िल्में रोजाना 15 से 19 जनवरी तक देखने के लिए प्लेक्सिगो (Plexigo) वेबसाइट और एप पर उपलब्ध रहेगी। रोजाना लगभग 50 फ़िल्में दर्शकों जो देखने को मिलेंगी। इन फिल्मों को देखने के लिए दर्शकों के लिए यूएफओ (UFO) के प्लेक्सिगो (Plexigo) और जिफ की वेबसाइट पर रजिस्ट्रेशन ओपन  है। फ़िल्में देखने के लिए रजिस्ट्रेशन अनिवार्य है। फ़िल्में यूएफओ के प्लेक्सिगो पर दिखाई जायेगी। प्लेक्सिगो एप गूगल प्ले स्टोर या एप्पल प्ले स्टोर से डाउनलोड किया जा सकता है।
 
सभीफिल्मोंकासारांशजिफऔरप्लेक्सिगो (Plexigo) वेबसाइटऔरएपपरउपलब्धहै।दर्शकउनमेंसेअपनीपसंदकीफिल्मोंकाचयनकरसकतेहैं।
 
सभी 266 फ़िल्में प्रतियोगिता श्रेणी में हैं। इनमें से केवल 14 फ़िल्में कुछ तकनीकी कारणों से ऑनलाइन देखने के लिए उपलब्ध नहीं है। पिछले साल इस फिल्म समारोह में 240 फ़िल्में दिखाई गयी थीं।  
 
जिफ प्रवक्ता राजेन्द्र बोड़ा ने बताया कि दुनिया के प्रमुख पुरस्कार जीत चुकी फिल्मों के साथ फ़िल्में फ़िल्में जो कोविड के कारण थियेटर्स में रिलीज नहीं हो सकी, हर देश, हर भाषा की फ़िल्में, सभी विषयों पर आधारित फ़िल्में, कोरोना काल की रोचक कहानियों पर बनी फ़िल्में, सभी कुछ देखने का आनंद इन पांच 5 दिनों में लिया जा सकता है।   
 
प्रतियोगिता के लिए 9 श्रेणियों में चयनित फिल्मों में 53 फीचर फिक्शन फिल्म | 17 डॉक्यूमेंट्री फीचर फिल्म, 123 शॉर्ट फिक्शन फिल्म, 30 शॉर्ट डॉक्यूमेंट्री फिल्म, 14 शॉर्ट एनिमेशन फिल्म, 18 मोबाइल फिल्म, पांच वेब सीरीज़ फिल्म और चार सॉन्ग फिल्म के अलावा दो एड फ़िल्में शामिल हैं।
 
बच्चों के लिए बेहद ही अहम् फिल्म अटकन चटकन के लिए पद्म भूषण संगीतकार ए. आर. रहमान ने संगीत दिया है। ए. आर. रहमान ही इस फिल्म के प्रजेंटर भी हैं। ए. आर. रहमान ने ट्वीट करके ‘टैंगो शलोम’ फिल्म के ट्रेलर को जारी किया है। कुल 116 मिनट की अमेरिका की इस फिल्म का निर्देशन गाब्रिएल बोलोगना ने किया है। इसकी कहानी काफी दिलचस्प है। यह फिल्म परिवार और समुदाय के बंधन और सहनशीलता और विश्वास की सीमा का परीक्षण कराती है.

समारोह में 53 फीचर फिक्शन फिल्मों में फिक्शन मनोरंजन के अलावा दर्शकों के लिए दुनिया की शानदार 17 डॉक्यूमेंट्रीज भी देखने देखने को उपलब्ध है। इनमें स्पेन से वैनेसा हडसन की 97 मिनट की अरबी, अंग्रेजी, फ्रेंच में बनी ये डाक्यूमेंट्री तीन बार के ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक विजेता निकोलो कैम्पियानी एयर राइफल स्पर्धा में अगले ओलंपिक खेलों के जीतने की कहानी है। उसके ओलंपिक सपने को हासिल करने के लिए तैयारी की कहानी हैं।
 
सम लवर टू सम बिलवड पाकिस्तान से 100 मिनट की डाक्यूमेंट्री है जिसे बनाने में सात साल लगे। यह फिल्म जाने माने पाकिस्तानी अभिनेता ज़िया मोहियद्दीन तथा शायर फैज अहमद फैज के जीवन और उनकी कला यात्रा की कहानी है।
 
राजस्थान से दिखाई जाने वाले फिल्मों में तपेश कुमार की ‘उदयवीर रियल इंडियन आर्मी हीरो’, कामरान टाक  की ‘सपोज’,  तपन भट्ट की ‘शतरंज’ और सुनील प्रसाद शर्मा की ‘तू छोड़ ना उम्मीदों का दामन’ है।  मंजूर अली की म्हारों गोविन्द प्रतियोगिता की श्रेणी में है पर स्क्रीनिंग के लिए उपलब्ध नहीं रहेगी।
 
जिफ 2021 उन सभी महान फिल्मकारों और कलाकारों को समर्पित है जो 2020 में हमारा साथ छोड़ कर चले गए। जिफ परिवार उनको अपनी तरफ से ट्रिब्यूट देता है। ये कलाकार है - इब्राहिम अल्काज़ी, बासु चटर्जी, पंडित जसराज, निम्मी, कुमकुम, सौमित्र चैटर्जी, रवि पटवर्धन, जगदीप, आशालता, वबगाओंकर, एसपी बालासुब्रमण्यम, सरोज ख़ान, राहत इन्दौरी, ऋषि कपूर, इरफ़ान खान, आसिफ़ बसरा, निशिकांत कामत, वाजिद ख़ान, फ़राज़ खान और सुशांत सिंह राजपूत।
 
ऑनलाइन समारोह के आखिरी दिन 19 जनवरी को विजेता फिल्मों की घोषणा जिफ की वेबसाइट पर की जाएगी।  
 
पुरस्कार वितरण का जलसा मार्च के आख़िरी सप्ताह या अप्रेल में जयपुर में रखा जाना प्रस्तावित है।   
 
For more and schedule – www.jiffindia.org and www.plexigo.com
 
PROMO – JIFF 2021
TRIBUTE: https://youtu.be/e-vFZ1v9Cco
FILM POSTERS: https://youtu.be/Q9ZXf6a1NZw
FILM DIRECTORS: https://youtu.be/Ig8GRp2Qug0
 
 

By Siraj Syed, our Indian corrrespondent.

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January 2021, 11: OTT to serve highlights and varied fare

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January 2021, 11: OTT to serve highlights and varied fare The 51st Edition of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which is to be held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January 2021, has announced a line-up of programmes that will be showcased on the OTT platform during the festival. Taking into account the ongoing Covid 19 Corona Pandemic, the International Film Festival of India...

 

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IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 10: Much-awaited list of World Panorama films is out

  IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 10: Much-awaited list of World Panorama films is out The 51st Edition of International Film Festival of India has yesterday unveiled the list of films under the World Panorama section. The line-up consists of fifty films, from across the world. Savour this. Film Name Director Country Only Human Igor Ivanov Macedonia ...

 

 

IFFI 51, January 16-24, 2021, Goa, 09: Khisa is a tale about loss of innocence and coming-of-age

IFFI 51, January 16-24, 2021, Goa, 09: Khisa is a tale about loss of innocence and coming-of-age India's Marathi short film Khisa (Pocket) is now making its way to India, after winning international awardsso many international awards. ''Khisa''short film has been Officially Selected in the Indian Panorama, for 51st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021.  The film is Directed by Raj More, under the Banner of PP Cine Production, Mumbai and Laaltippa Film...

 

 

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 08: The kaleidoscope dozen

  IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 08: The kaleidoscope dozen International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has today announced the line-up of films for its Festival Kaleidoscope. The section will feature 12 films from across the world. The line-up consists of the following movies: We Still Have the Deep Black Night by Gustavo Galvão (Brazil, Germany)     Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine by Alex Piperno (Uruguay)       ...

 

 

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 07: South Indian component of the Indian Panorama

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 07: South Indian component of the Indian Panorama The glad tidings for the South Indian fans is that nine remarkable and appreciated South Indian films are selected to be featured at the Indian Panorama of IFFI, in which six feature, two mainstream cinema and one non-feature will be showcased. Here is a list of selected South Indian Movies FEATURED FILMS: Safe (Malayalam) Director – Pradeep Kalipurayath Synopsis – A social activist called Ar...

 

 

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 06: Treat of choice Marathi films, features and shorts

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 06: Treat of choice Marathi films, features and shorts The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is all-set to be held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January, 2021. It’s time to rejoice for Marathi film lovers, as six powerful and thought-provoking Marathi movies, 3 feature and 3 non-feature films, have been selected to be showcased in the Indian Panorama section of the prestigious event. With an aim of providing a common p...

 

 

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 05: Line up of movies for international competition

IFFI 51, Goa, January 16-24, 2021, 05: Line up of movies for international competition 51st International Film Festival of India has released the line-up of international movies for competition during the festival. The best feature length fiction films from all over the world are selected to compete in the section. It is one of the most important sections of the festival that features some of the most outstanding films of the year, and these 15 films compete for the Golden Peacock, and other...

 

 

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January 2021, 04: Pablo Cesar to Chair International Jury

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January 2021, 04: Pablo Cesar to Chair International Jury The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India announced its five-member International Jury today, with eminent film-makers from across the world. The Jury will comprise Pablo Céésar (Argentina) as Chairman, Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka), Abu Bakr Shawky (Austria), Priyadarshan (India) and Ms. Rubaiyat Hossain (Bangladesh). Pablo César is an Argentinian film-maker. He has the critica...

 

 

IFFI 51, 2021, Goa, 16-24 January, 03: Minister Javadekar announces the selection of films in the Indian Panorama

IFFI 51, 2021, Goa, 16-24 January, 03: Minister Javadekar announces the selection of films in the Indian Panorama Information and Broadcasting Minister of the Government of India, Prakash Javadekar has announced the selection of 23 Feature and 20 non-feature films in Indian Panorama for the 51st International Film Festival of India, IFFI. The I&B Ministry organises the annual festival, through its Directorate of Film Festivals, along with the Government of Goa, in Panaji Goa. The annual ...

 

 

51st IFFI, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 02: Opening, closing and mid-fest films announced

51st IFFI, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 02: Opening, closing and mid-fest films announced Another Round, by Thomas Vinterberg, will be opening film. The movie, starring Cannes Best Actor Award winner Mads Mikkelsen, is among a star-studded line up of movies being showcased at IFFI. The movie is also Denmark’s official entry to the Oscars. The festival will also witness the World Première of Mehrunisa. The film, by Sandeep Kumar, will première mid-fest. Starring formidable ...

 

 

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 01: Eagerly-awaited cinema fest coming-up soon, in testing times

IFFI 51, Goa, 16-24 January, 2021, 01: India's eagerly-awaited cinema fest coming-up soon, in testing times 51st IFFI, scheduled for 16th -24th January 2021, is coming-up in less than two weeks. It is organised, as usual, by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Government of India, in collaboration with the Government of Goa, through the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), and the Indian Film Industry. International Film Fe...

The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will honour the Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award, at the opening ceremony, scheduled to be held tomorrow (January 16, 2021).

He is well-known for the film The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970). He is noted for films like The Conformist (1970), Last Tango in Paris (1972), 1900 (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), Reds (1981), The Last Emperor (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), Café Society (2016) and Wonder Wheel (2017).

Storaro has received three Oscar Awards for Best Cinematography, for the films Apocalypse Now (1979), Reds (1981), and The Last Emperor (1987), and is one of three living persons who have won the award three times.Apocalypse Now was Storaro’s first collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola. The story takes place during the war in Vietnam. A U.S. army captain is sent to Cambodia on a secret mission to find and assassinate a renegade American colonel who allegedly has gone insane.

Principal cinematography stretched over 15 months, mainly at practical locations in the Philippine Islands. The all-star cast, included Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen and Harrison Ford. Apocalypse Now earned five 1979 Academy Awards, including best picture, director and cinematographer. Vittorio also earned BSC and BAFTA nominations. A precious quote from the man himself, "Wherever you put the camera, wherever you put your canvas to make a painting, the moment you use this kind of light, for example, you say something very specific. It is happening whether we know it or not, because of its energy. The main problem is if you know it or don’t. If you know the meaning, if you know the fact that natural light is energy, and what is energy? It’s a frequency of waves. Those waves arriving to us. Not only through eyes, but through our entire body. It’s scientifically proven that our blood pressure, our metabolism is changing according to the kind of vibration it receives. When you’re making a photograph, a painting or a film, and you use some kind of light or some kind of color, you’re sending a message. If you don’t know it, you’re doing it according to how you feel is right. But if you’re aware of it, if you studied the symbology, physiology, dramaturgy of light or color, you can use them like a musician using do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. You’re using red, orange, yellow, blue, violet."

We’re delighted and proud to present a first glimpse of the TV Drama Vision online programme! Among the highlights are our Honorary guest, the multiple award winning Danish director and screenwriter Susanne Bier, high end sessions with a spotlight on the future importance of the scripted television industry and an exclusive Work-in-Progress of the upcoming Swedish series A Royal Secret.

The international conference TV Drama Vision will present a live broadcasted stage programme and interactive meeting opportunities, as always presenting the latest industry news, business trends and analysis of the future. As always, we will showcase an extensive selection of new and upcoming series from the Nordics along with European highlights.

And there is even more to come, the complete TV Drama Vision programme will be announced on January 22.

TV Drama Vision takes place online February 3 – 4, 2021.

Read more and register for TV Drama Vision here

We are excited to announce that Mirror Mountain Film Festival will be back this July 24th – 25th 2021 for our 5th edition! For safety reasons, our 2021 festival will be held online, instead of at our usual location at Arts Court. We look forward to celebrating the best in independent and alternative cinema with you all in July. In the meantime, watch this space, because we’ll be opening for film submissions very soon!

Filmmakers Maissa Houri, Kristen McNaule and Randy Kelly discussing their work with our audience!

Directors Mandy Wetzel, Shannon Metelko and Yan Ran Zhu discuss their films with Mirror Mountain's audience!