Monsoon Film Fest
Kerala
Monsoon film festival to begin on Sunday
Staff Reporter
To be held in five phases in Thripunithura
KOCHI: The Monsoon Cine Fest - 2006, organised by the Elias Foundation, will begin at Thripunithura on Sunday.
The film festival, spread across the months of August and September, will be held in five phases — Anti-war Film Package, held in connection with the Hiroshima Solidarity Day programmes, Video Film festival, Film Studies Camp, Seminar and an International Film Festival.
The festival will begin with the screening of Hiroshima, which portrays the tragedy of the Japanese city that faced the brunt of the first nuclear bomb. The package will include 'Bloody Sunday,' 'Turtles can Fly,' and Akira Kurosawa's 'Rhapsody in August.'
The second phase, which will begin on August 15, will remember the heroes of the Freedom struggle.
Films, including 'Gandhi,' 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh,' 'Veerapandyakattabomman,' 'Pazhassi Raja,' 'Marthandavarma,' and others are included in this section.
The formal inauguration of the festival will be held in the third phase on August 22.
The short films and video films competition will begin in the third phase.
The short film section will include campus films, video albums and documentaries under 30 minutes duration.
A Film Study Camp and seminar will be held during the fourth phase to be held from August 27 to September 3.
Leading personalities of the film field will lead the classes on various subjects.
The fifth phase from September 4, will have an International Film Festival, including world classics as well as Indian masterpieces.
Films, which won awards including the Oscars, the Cannes, Venice and Berlin festival awards, as well as films on football are included in this package. Special programmes will be held to remember the late personalities, including G.Aravindan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, M.S. Tripunithura, Bharathan, Padmarajan and others.
The valedictory function will be held on September 10. A short film made by the participants of the camp will be screened at the function.
Certificates for the participants will be distributed at the function. Leading personalities of film world will be honoured and a music nite will also be organised.
The festival will be held at different venues in Thripunithura. A reception committee with Municipal Chairperson Renjini Suresh as chairperson and actor Raveendran as convener has been formed to conduct the festival.
Those who are interested in participating in the video film festival competition and the camp should contact Elias Foundation, Pattasseril Buildings, Tripunithura. (ph: 0484 6542925, 98951 43639).
(The Hindu, Friday, August 4, 2006)
Monsoon film festival to begin on Sunday
Staff Reporter
To be held in five phases in Thripunithura
KOCHI: The Monsoon Cine Fest - 2006, organised by the Elias Foundation, will begin at Thripunithura on Sunday.
The film festival, spread across the months of August and September, will be held in five phases — Anti-war Film Package, held in connection with the Hiroshima Solidarity Day programmes, Video Film festival, Film Studies Camp, Seminar and an International Film Festival.
The festival will begin with the screening of Hiroshima, which portrays the tragedy of the Japanese city that faced the brunt of the first nuclear bomb. The package will include 'Bloody Sunday,' 'Turtles can Fly,' and Akira Kurosawa's 'Rhapsody in August.'
The second phase, which will begin on August 15, will remember the heroes of the Freedom struggle.
Films, including 'Gandhi,' 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh,' 'Veerapandyakattabomman,' 'Pazhassi Raja,' 'Marthandavarma,' and others are included in this section.
The formal inauguration of the festival will be held in the third phase on August 22.
The short films and video films competition will begin in the third phase.
The short film section will include campus films, video albums and documentaries under 30 minutes duration.
A Film Study Camp and seminar will be held during the fourth phase to be held from August 27 to September 3.
Leading personalities of the film field will lead the classes on various subjects.
The fifth phase from September 4, will have an International Film Festival, including world classics as well as Indian masterpieces.
Films, which won awards including the Oscars, the Cannes, Venice and Berlin festival awards, as well as films on football are included in this package. Special programmes will be held to remember the late personalities, including G.Aravindan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, M.S. Tripunithura, Bharathan, Padmarajan and others.
The valedictory function will be held on September 10. A short film made by the participants of the camp will be screened at the function.
Certificates for the participants will be distributed at the function. Leading personalities of film world will be honoured and a music nite will also be organised.
The festival will be held at different venues in Thripunithura. A reception committee with Municipal Chairperson Renjini Suresh as chairperson and actor Raveendran as convener has been formed to conduct the festival.
Those who are interested in participating in the video film festival competition and the camp should contact Elias Foundation, Pattasseril Buildings, Tripunithura. (ph: 0484 6542925, 98951 43639).
(The Hindu, Friday, August 4, 2006)
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