Documentary filmmaker places a focus on the lives of women across the globe
Kim Longinotto has been named the 2015 recipient of the BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award.
The documentary filmmaker is known for titles including Sisters In Law, which won the Cicea award at Cannes in 2005, Pink Saris and latest release Dreamcatcher, which won the Directing Award at Sundance in January.
Announcing the award, a statement from The Grierson Trust described Longinotto as: “the creator of numerous groundbreaking films which focus on and explore the lives of women across the globe,. Throughout her career she has consistently given voice to those who have no voice living in some of the world’s most repressive and hostile societies.
Previous winners of the honour include John Battsek, Kevin Macdonald, Alex Graham, John Pilger, Penny Woolcock, Norma Percy, Paul Watson, Mike Salisbury, Nick Fraser, Jonathan Gili, Molly Dineen and Sir David Attenborough.
Grierson Trust chairman Lorraine Heggessey said: “Kim is a filmmaker...
Kim Longinotto has been named the 2015 recipient of the BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award.
The documentary filmmaker is known for titles including Sisters In Law, which won the Cicea award at Cannes in 2005, Pink Saris and latest release Dreamcatcher, which won the Directing Award at Sundance in January.
Announcing the award, a statement from The Grierson Trust described Longinotto as: “the creator of numerous groundbreaking films which focus on and explore the lives of women across the globe,. Throughout her career she has consistently given voice to those who have no voice living in some of the world’s most repressive and hostile societies.
Previous winners of the honour include John Battsek, Kevin Macdonald, Alex Graham, John Pilger, Penny Woolcock, Norma Percy, Paul Watson, Mike Salisbury, Nick Fraser, Jonathan Gili, Molly Dineen and Sir David Attenborough.
Grierson Trust chairman Lorraine Heggessey said: “Kim is a filmmaker...
- 10/13/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
British filmmakers and some of the UK’s highest-profile documentary-makers have put their names to a campaign backing the BBC.
Oscar-winners Tom Hooper, who directed The King’s Speech and Les Misérables, and James Marsh, who was behind Man On Wire and The Theory Of Everything, have endorsed the licence fee and the BBC’s contribution to the UK creative industries.
David Yates, the director of four Harry Potter films, has also signed Broadcast’s statement of qualified support, alongside My Week With Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
“The BBC inspires, informs, provokes and entertains, not for profit but to enrich and deepen our appreciation and understanding of the world. We should cherish and celebrate all that it stands for,” Yates said.
The board of Directors UK voted unanimously to support the campaign and chief executive Andrew Chowns said: “The BBC should be celebrated as a place that inspires our brightest television talent and empowers them to achieve...
Oscar-winners Tom Hooper, who directed The King’s Speech and Les Misérables, and James Marsh, who was behind Man On Wire and The Theory Of Everything, have endorsed the licence fee and the BBC’s contribution to the UK creative industries.
David Yates, the director of four Harry Potter films, has also signed Broadcast’s statement of qualified support, alongside My Week With Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
“The BBC inspires, informs, provokes and entertains, not for profit but to enrich and deepen our appreciation and understanding of the world. We should cherish and celebrate all that it stands for,” Yates said.
The board of Directors UK voted unanimously to support the campaign and chief executive Andrew Chowns said: “The BBC should be celebrated as a place that inspires our brightest television talent and empowers them to achieve...
- 6/4/2015
- ScreenDaily
Dogwoof has picked up world sales rights and UK distribution rights to Kim Longinotto’s Sheffield doc Love is All.
Funded by the BBC and BFI and produced by Mark Atkin, Heather Croall (Sheffield Doc/Fest) and Martin Rosenbaum (Pervert’s Guide…), the film explores love and courtship through the history of cinema.
Longinotto (Pink Saris, Rough Aunties) and collaborator Ollie Huddleston crafted the film entirely of archive footage, including the very first screen kiss and well-known and obscure examples of rebellious teen love, couples flirting, gay love and free love.
“Love is All is one of the most romantic films in recent years. Its appeal spans audiences across demographics, young and old - a fantastic date movie and a treasure throve for the cinephiles everywhere,” said Vesna Cudic, sales and acquisitions, Dogwoof.
Funded by the BBC and BFI and produced by Mark Atkin, Heather Croall (Sheffield Doc/Fest) and Martin Rosenbaum (Pervert’s Guide…), the film explores love and courtship through the history of cinema.
Longinotto (Pink Saris, Rough Aunties) and collaborator Ollie Huddleston crafted the film entirely of archive footage, including the very first screen kiss and well-known and obscure examples of rebellious teen love, couples flirting, gay love and free love.
“Love is All is one of the most romantic films in recent years. Its appeal spans audiences across demographics, young and old - a fantastic date movie and a treasure throve for the cinephiles everywhere,” said Vesna Cudic, sales and acquisitions, Dogwoof.
- 8/21/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Four years ago, British filmmaker Kim Longinotto had made a feature length documentary titled Pink Saris. The film followed Sampat Pal Devi, the leader of the band of pink sari-clad women in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, and through her, had brought out Pal’s unique fight for women’s rights. The film had won quite a few international awards, and a lot of critical acclaim. Sampat Pal is a compelling subject – brash, foul-mouthed, upfront, no-nonsense. And someone who has raised a battalion of civilian women to fight for the rights of the likes of themselves in a society that is appallingly patriarchal. No wonder, one film cannot do justice to the character that is Sampat Pal, who became a household name thanks to her appearance in the 2012 season of reality show Big Boss.
It’s an ironic tale that unfolds – mostly tragic, and sometimes couched in ironic, rustic humour.
It’s an ironic tale that unfolds – mostly tragic, and sometimes couched in ironic, rustic humour.
- 2/25/2014
- by Utpal Borpujari
- DearCinema.com
Chicken & Egg Pictures, the film fund that supports documentaries directed by women, has announced the grantees from its 2013 open call. Amongst the new grantees are films from Lucy Walker ("The Crash Reel"), Kim Longinotto ("Pink Saris") and Dawn Porter ("Gideon's Army"). The organization also gave continuing funding to previous grantees, including the new film "Tough Love," from Stephanie Wang-Breal ("Wo Ai Ni Mommy"). In the announcement's press release, Chicken & Egg's new Executive Director Jenni Wolfson said, “Chicken & Egg Pictures is at a pivotal moment in its eight year history. There is a growing recognition, domestically and internationally, that women non-fiction filmmakers have a critical role to play turning the struggles of our time into resonant, urgent and provocative stories that will inspire critical discussion, civic engagement and social change. I have no doubt, that the artists we are supporting in this round will do just...
- 11/25/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
The 24th edition of the biennial Europalia International Arts Festival in Europe will be dedicated to India to celebrate the centenary year of Indian cinema.
The festival will be held in several cities of Belgium and The Netherlands including Brussels, Antwerpen and Den Haag from October 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014.
Five of Kashyap’s films will be screened under the Anurag Kashyap Focus – Cinematek section: Ugly (2013), Black Friday (2004), Dev D (2009), Gulal (2009) and Gangs of Wasseypur I and II (2012). Besides, three films recommended by Kashyap will also be screened at the festival: Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghorey Da Daan, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid and Satish Manwar’s Gabhricha Paus.
Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar and Jalsaghar will be presented as part of the Satyajit Ray Retrospective. Guru Dutt Retrospective will screen his films Baazi, Jaal, Baaz, Aar Paar, Mr. And Mrs. 55, Pyaasa, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam and Kagaz Ke Phool.
Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl...
The festival will be held in several cities of Belgium and The Netherlands including Brussels, Antwerpen and Den Haag from October 4, 2013 – January 26, 2014.
Five of Kashyap’s films will be screened under the Anurag Kashyap Focus – Cinematek section: Ugly (2013), Black Friday (2004), Dev D (2009), Gulal (2009) and Gangs of Wasseypur I and II (2012). Besides, three films recommended by Kashyap will also be screened at the festival: Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghorey Da Daan, Hansal Mehta’s Shahid and Satish Manwar’s Gabhricha Paus.
Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sansar and Jalsaghar will be presented as part of the Satyajit Ray Retrospective. Guru Dutt Retrospective will screen his films Baazi, Jaal, Baaz, Aar Paar, Mr. And Mrs. 55, Pyaasa, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam and Kagaz Ke Phool.
Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl...
- 9/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Sampat Pal Devi, who heads the infamous Gulab Gang, is unhappy with the Madhuri-Juhi starrer Gulab Gang and says she wants to take legal action against the makers.
Sampat recently received a call from a French documentary group who want to make a documentary on her life, and she allowed them for the same. “The group will be staying in my house to shoot for the documentary and will also be talking to my people and other villagers to know about how Gulab gang works. The shooting will start on 29th March,” she proudly confirmed.
Documentaries on this gang have been made before as well, such as the 2010 movie Pink Saris by Kim Longinotto and Gulabi Gang in 2012 by Nishtha Jain. The film Gulab Gang with Madhuri Dixit Nene and Juhi Chawla is under production but Sampat says that she will not allow the film to be made since...
Sampat recently received a call from a French documentary group who want to make a documentary on her life, and she allowed them for the same. “The group will be staying in my house to shoot for the documentary and will also be talking to my people and other villagers to know about how Gulab gang works. The shooting will start on 29th March,” she proudly confirmed.
Documentaries on this gang have been made before as well, such as the 2010 movie Pink Saris by Kim Longinotto and Gulabi Gang in 2012 by Nishtha Jain. The film Gulab Gang with Madhuri Dixit Nene and Juhi Chawla is under production but Sampat says that she will not allow the film to be made since...
- 3/20/2013
- by Samreen Tungekar
- Bollyspice
Still from Salma
This year India is represented at Sundance Film Festival by one fiction film and two documentaries–Gangs of Wasseypur, Fire in the Blood and Salma– which is commendable considering its track record at the premier film festival. The three films were selected from 12,146 submissions from all around the world.
In 2012, Valley of Saints (India-us) by Musa Syeed won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category. In 2011, The Bengali Detective (India-us-Britain) directed by Philip Cox competed in World Cinema Documentary section while Anusha Rizvi’s Peepli (Live) participated in World Cinema Narrative competition in 2010.
This year, not only there are three films from India at the festival, but Anurag Kashyap has been invited to sit on the World Cinema Dramatic Jury. For Gangs of Wasseypur, Kashyap was awarded the Screen International Jury Grand Prize for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012 and has...
This year India is represented at Sundance Film Festival by one fiction film and two documentaries–Gangs of Wasseypur, Fire in the Blood and Salma– which is commendable considering its track record at the premier film festival. The three films were selected from 12,146 submissions from all around the world.
In 2012, Valley of Saints (India-us) by Musa Syeed won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category. In 2011, The Bengali Detective (India-us-Britain) directed by Philip Cox competed in World Cinema Documentary section while Anusha Rizvi’s Peepli (Live) participated in World Cinema Narrative competition in 2010.
This year, not only there are three films from India at the festival, but Anurag Kashyap has been invited to sit on the World Cinema Dramatic Jury. For Gangs of Wasseypur, Kashyap was awarded the Screen International Jury Grand Prize for Achievement in Directing at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012 and has...
- 1/17/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Master documentarian Kim Longinotto has for over two decades made films that explore issues relevant to women in such diverse places as Japan, Iran, Africa and India. Following her most recent work, the HBO doc "Pink Saris," Longinotto is back with "Salma," a bracing film about how a Muslim woman against all odds became the most famous Tamil poet. What It's About: "When Salma, a young Tamil girl, was locked up by her family according to village traditon, she was angry and confused. She could only express her true feelings in the poems she wrote and smuggled out." What It's Really About: "It's about family, so it's something we've all struggled with." What I Want Audiences To Take Away: "I hope they'll be disturbed, moved and exhilarated - just as I was. I feel so lucky to have met Salma and shared her life. They'll meet Salma her village.
- 1/9/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
While funding and distribution in India still remain a herculean challenge, 2012 seems to have slightly bettered the prospects for Indian documentaries. At par with their fiction film cousins, they not only made waves at international film festivals but a few of them also achieved limited release in domestic theatres. DearCinema lists the top ten favourite documentaries of the year (based on festival participation, awards and reviews):
Celluloid Man
With Celluloid Man, India finally saw a documentary on the life and work of the man who built its National Film Archive reel by reel. The film was so insightful and evocative that it not only got P.K Nair due recognition at home, but also won hearts at numerous festivals abroad. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man was screened at International film festival of India (Iffi), International film festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai, Telluride and Il Cinema Ritrovato film festivals.
Celluloid Man
With Celluloid Man, India finally saw a documentary on the life and work of the man who built its National Film Archive reel by reel. The film was so insightful and evocative that it not only got P.K Nair due recognition at home, but also won hearts at numerous festivals abroad. Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Celluloid Man was screened at International film festival of India (Iffi), International film festival of Kerala (Iffk), Mumbai, Telluride and Il Cinema Ritrovato film festivals.
- 12/27/2012
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
“Till we don’t have funding and distribution avenues in India, documentary will continue to suffer”
Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang was recently named the Best Film in Muhr Asia-Africa documentary section at Dubai International film festival. The film, documenting the Gulabi Gang in Bundelkhand, had its international premiere at Idfa, Amsterdam. Jain talks about the film and the documentary scene in India today:
What prompted you to do a documentary on the Gulabi Gang?
Gulabi Gang is dealing with very important issues facing our society today. They are fighting against gender violence and for the rights of poor and Dalits and against corruption. However they are a fairly new organization and most of the members are still very much entrenched in the value systems that they are trying to uproot. So I find them at a very interesting crossroad. Which direction will they take? Will their ideas of social...
Nishtha Jain’s Gulabi Gang was recently named the Best Film in Muhr Asia-Africa documentary section at Dubai International film festival. The film, documenting the Gulabi Gang in Bundelkhand, had its international premiere at Idfa, Amsterdam. Jain talks about the film and the documentary scene in India today:
What prompted you to do a documentary on the Gulabi Gang?
Gulabi Gang is dealing with very important issues facing our society today. They are fighting against gender violence and for the rights of poor and Dalits and against corruption. However they are a fairly new organization and most of the members are still very much entrenched in the value systems that they are trying to uproot. So I find them at a very interesting crossroad. Which direction will they take? Will their ideas of social...
- 12/21/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Still from Fire in the Blood
Two Indian documentaries have been selected to screen in World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2013.
Fire in the Blood by Dylan Mohan Gray, which previously screened at Doc/Fest Sheffield, will have its North American Premiere at the festival. The film tells the story of how in the late 1990s and early 2000s, western governments and pharmaceutical companies blocked low-cost antiretroviral drugs from reaching AIDS stricken Africa–causing 10 million or more unnecessary deaths–and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back.
Salma (United Kingdom, India) directed by Kim Longinotto (Pink Saris) will have its World Premiere at the festival. “When Salma, a young girl in South India, reached puberty, her parents locked her away. Millions of girls all over the world share the same fate. Twenty-five years later, Salma has fought her way back to the outside world.
Two Indian documentaries have been selected to screen in World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2013.
Fire in the Blood by Dylan Mohan Gray, which previously screened at Doc/Fest Sheffield, will have its North American Premiere at the festival. The film tells the story of how in the late 1990s and early 2000s, western governments and pharmaceutical companies blocked low-cost antiretroviral drugs from reaching AIDS stricken Africa–causing 10 million or more unnecessary deaths–and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back.
Salma (United Kingdom, India) directed by Kim Longinotto (Pink Saris) will have its World Premiere at the festival. “When Salma, a young girl in South India, reached puberty, her parents locked her away. Millions of girls all over the world share the same fate. Twenty-five years later, Salma has fought her way back to the outside world.
- 11/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Nitin Kumar Pamnani’s I am Your Poet won the Best Documentary Film (upto 40 minutes duration) award comprising the Golden Conch and Rs. 5 lakh at the 12th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation films.
Pamnani’s film in Hindi and Bhojpuri is about the poetry of Rama Shankar Yadav ‘Vidrohi.’
Shape of the Shapeless by the New York based film maker Jayant Cherian was adjudged the second Best short Film with Silver Conch and Rs. 250,000/- in cash.
Kim Longinotto’s Pink Saris won the Golden Conch for Best Documentary Film above 40 minutes duration. The British film maker’s documentary tells the story of the ‘Gulabi Gang’ which is active in Uttar Pradesh, empowering women.
The Silver Conch for Best Documentary above 40 minutes duration is shared by Dreaming Taj Mahal by Nirmal Chandar and the Russian entry Home by Olga Maurina.
The Golden Conch for Best Fiction...
Pamnani’s film in Hindi and Bhojpuri is about the poetry of Rama Shankar Yadav ‘Vidrohi.’
Shape of the Shapeless by the New York based film maker Jayant Cherian was adjudged the second Best short Film with Silver Conch and Rs. 250,000/- in cash.
Kim Longinotto’s Pink Saris won the Golden Conch for Best Documentary Film above 40 minutes duration. The British film maker’s documentary tells the story of the ‘Gulabi Gang’ which is active in Uttar Pradesh, empowering women.
The Silver Conch for Best Documentary above 40 minutes duration is shared by Dreaming Taj Mahal by Nirmal Chandar and the Russian entry Home by Olga Maurina.
The Golden Conch for Best Fiction...
- 2/10/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 12th Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short and animation films has announced its lineup. The festival will be held from February 3-9, 2012.
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto which screened at 54th BFI London Film Festival and won an award at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival will participate in International Competition for documentaries.
Jai Bhim Comrade directed by Anand Patwardhan which recently won a Special Mention at 8th Dubai International Film Festival will be screened in International Competition.
It’s the Same Story by Nina Sabnani, The Eclipse of Taregna by Rakesh Chaudhary, Visible Bra Straps by Ajitesh Sharma, Aaliya by Rajiv Mohite, Partners in Crime by Paromita Vohra, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, The Rat Race by Miriam Chandy Menacherry are some of the films which will screen in Indian Competition.
For complete lineup, click here.
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto which screened at 54th BFI London Film Festival and won an award at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival will participate in International Competition for documentaries.
Jai Bhim Comrade directed by Anand Patwardhan which recently won a Special Mention at 8th Dubai International Film Festival will be screened in International Competition.
It’s the Same Story by Nina Sabnani, The Eclipse of Taregna by Rakesh Chaudhary, Visible Bra Straps by Ajitesh Sharma, Aaliya by Rajiv Mohite, Partners in Crime by Paromita Vohra, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, The Rat Race by Miriam Chandy Menacherry are some of the films which will screen in Indian Competition.
For complete lineup, click here.
- 12/21/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 2nd Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival will open on Wednesday in Mumbai with Julian Schnabel’s Miral starring Freida Pinto, a drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict. Filmmaker and activist Mahesh Bhatt and actor Tisca Chopra will inaugurate the festival.
The festival will be held from Dec 7-10, 2011 at Alliance Française de Bombay. Entry to the festival is free and registrations will be done on the venue.
The festival will screen 18 films on human rights issues from countries like Kenya, Senegal, Columbia, Israel, Iraq, Kurdistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, USA and India.
The festival will screen six films that are set in India focusing on human rights issues– Firaaq, Mee Sindutai Sakpal, Cotton For My Shroud, Made In India, In Search Of My Home and Pink Saris.
The first day of the...
The festival will be held from Dec 7-10, 2011 at Alliance Française de Bombay. Entry to the festival is free and registrations will be done on the venue.
The festival will screen 18 films on human rights issues from countries like Kenya, Senegal, Columbia, Israel, Iraq, Kurdistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, USA and India.
The festival will screen six films that are set in India focusing on human rights issues– Firaaq, Mee Sindutai Sakpal, Cotton For My Shroud, Made In India, In Search Of My Home and Pink Saris.
The first day of the...
- 12/7/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Pink Saris
Two Indian documentaries Marathon Boy (India, UK) by Gemma Atwal and Pink Saris (India, UK) by Kim Longinotto have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Documentary.
The other nominees in this category are: Amin (Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Korea, Canada, Ukraine), Bakhmaro (Georgia, Germany) and Jag Var Värd 50 Lamm (I Was Worth 50 Sheep, Sweden, Japan, USA).
Band Baaja Baarat by Maneesh Sharma has been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award in the feature-film category.
Apsa 2011 International Jury President, Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi announced at the Busan International Film Festival that 37 films from 19 countries and areas have been nominated for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 24.
Two Indian documentaries Marathon Boy (India, UK) by Gemma Atwal and Pink Saris (India, UK) by Kim Longinotto have been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Documentary.
The other nominees in this category are: Amin (Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Korea, Canada, Ukraine), Bakhmaro (Georgia, Germany) and Jag Var Värd 50 Lamm (I Was Worth 50 Sheep, Sweden, Japan, USA).
Band Baaja Baarat by Maneesh Sharma has been nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award in the feature-film category.
Apsa 2011 International Jury President, Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi announced at the Busan International Film Festival that 37 films from 19 countries and areas have been nominated for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on November 24.
- 10/11/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New Jersey Independent South-Asian Cinefest 2011 which will be held from October 21-23 will screen films by women or about women from India and other south-asian countries. The lineup includes Amit Dutta’s Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyan, Sonali Gulati’s I Am, Natasha Mendonca’s Jan Villa and Lalit Marathe’s Shabri.
The three day festival aims to introduce new and established independent women film artists, from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (Njisacf) was created as a part of the Asian American Film and Theater Project, a non-profit organization based in USA.
The complete list of films to be screened at the festival:
Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyan
Director: Amit Dutta
At the Stairs
Director: Rajesh S. Jala
Banshiwala
Director: Anjan Das
Beyond Grace
Director: Sara & Urs Baur
The Desire – A Journey of a Woman
Director: R. Sarath
Flying...
The three day festival aims to introduce new and established independent women film artists, from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (Njisacf) was created as a part of the Asian American Film and Theater Project, a non-profit organization based in USA.
The complete list of films to be screened at the festival:
Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyan
Director: Amit Dutta
At the Stairs
Director: Rajesh S. Jala
Banshiwala
Director: Anjan Das
Beyond Grace
Director: Sara & Urs Baur
The Desire – A Journey of a Woman
Director: R. Sarath
Flying...
- 10/10/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A good number of Indian documentaries will be presented at the eight edition of Film Southasia to be held from September 29-October 2, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
- 9/26/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 10th Imagineindia International Film Festival announced its India programme. The 2011 edition of the festival will take place in Madrid from May 17-31.
The films that will compete in this year’s festival are : Girish Kasaravalli’s Riding the Stallion of Dreams, Rakesh Mehta’s Khuda Kushi, Dr. Biju Kumar’s The Way Home, Bela Negi’s Dayeen ya Baeen, Italo Spinelli’s Gangor, Kim Longinotto’s Pink Saris, Ananth Mahadevan’s I am Sindhutai Sapkal, and Daniela Creutz’s Arranged Happiness.
Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Abrar Albi’s Sahib Bibi aur Gulam, Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar and Ritwick Ghatak’s Nagarik will be presented in the Classics section of the festival.
The documentaries that will be screened in the festival are: Alfredo de Braganza’s Smoking Babas, which portrays the world of the Sadhus, David Varela’s Banaras Me, a year-long effort to capture the enigmatic atmosphere of Varanasi,...
The films that will compete in this year’s festival are : Girish Kasaravalli’s Riding the Stallion of Dreams, Rakesh Mehta’s Khuda Kushi, Dr. Biju Kumar’s The Way Home, Bela Negi’s Dayeen ya Baeen, Italo Spinelli’s Gangor, Kim Longinotto’s Pink Saris, Ananth Mahadevan’s I am Sindhutai Sapkal, and Daniela Creutz’s Arranged Happiness.
Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Abrar Albi’s Sahib Bibi aur Gulam, Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar and Ritwick Ghatak’s Nagarik will be presented in the Classics section of the festival.
The documentaries that will be screened in the festival are: Alfredo de Braganza’s Smoking Babas, which portrays the world of the Sadhus, David Varela’s Banaras Me, a year-long effort to capture the enigmatic atmosphere of Varanasi,...
- 4/8/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
After the much anticipated preem for Don’t Go Breaking My Heart and Quattro Hong Kong 2, it was Yuen-Leung Poon's Hi, Fidelity’s turn to shine --- and without a doubt, veteran actress Pat Ha is the film's highlight and that's not to say that fellow thesps Carrie Ng and Michelle Ye didn't offer noteworthy takes either. Deemed a “chick flick” from the get go, this tells the tale of middle-aged women cheating on their husbands -- but as the plot soon thickens, it appears to be a lot more complex, much more of a relationship thriller than just a pure romantic film. Alongside the exploration of women’s midlife crisis and their yearning for the lost times, there are plot twists followed by more plot twists, essentially I’m not sure if it plays off so well and this despite the film's big revelation that certainly has the...
- 4/6/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto won the Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Documentary at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival. The festival that concludes on April 5 declared the winning films for the Asian Digital Competition, Humanitarian Awards for Documentaries, Short Film Competition, Fipresci Prize and Signis Awards.
As stated on the official site of the festival, the jury commented on Pink Saris that the power of the film lies not only in its championing of these women’s struggle for equality, but also in its refusal to shy away from exploring the complexity of the process of change and the flaws of its protagonist.
Pink Saris chronicles the gulabi gang of Uttar Pradesh led by Sampat Pal Devi that helps dalit women fight violence.
In the Asian Digital Competition, the Golden Digital Award went to Old Dog by Pema Tsedan while the Silver Digital Award went to Eternity by...
As stated on the official site of the festival, the jury commented on Pink Saris that the power of the film lies not only in its championing of these women’s struggle for equality, but also in its refusal to shy away from exploring the complexity of the process of change and the flaws of its protagonist.
Pink Saris chronicles the gulabi gang of Uttar Pradesh led by Sampat Pal Devi that helps dalit women fight violence.
In the Asian Digital Competition, the Golden Digital Award went to Old Dog by Pema Tsedan while the Silver Digital Award went to Eternity by...
- 4/4/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
I Am Kalam, director Nila Madhab Panda’s feature film debut will open the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) 2011. The 9th edition of the festival announced its line up with 13 feature films, 6 documentaries and 13 short films.
Walt Disney Pictures’ Zokkomon (World Premiere), written and directed by debutant Satyajit Bhatkal will be the closing film of the festival.
The “Bollywood By Night” series will screen three popular titles: Kiran Rao’s Dhobhi Ghat, Maneesh Sharma’s Band Bajaa Baaraat and S. Shankar’s The Robot.
The festival will take place at ArcLight Hollywood through April 12-17.
Iffla 2011 Program (complete program as stated in press release)
Feature Films
Opening Night Gala
I Am Kalam
India- Los Angeles Premiere
Director: Nila Madhab Panda
Hindi (English subtitles)
Closing Night Gala
Zokkomon
India- World Premiere
Director: Satyajit Bhatkal
Hindi (English subtitles)
I Am… (Director: Onir)
India- Los Angeles Premiere
I Am… paints a...
Walt Disney Pictures’ Zokkomon (World Premiere), written and directed by debutant Satyajit Bhatkal will be the closing film of the festival.
The “Bollywood By Night” series will screen three popular titles: Kiran Rao’s Dhobhi Ghat, Maneesh Sharma’s Band Bajaa Baaraat and S. Shankar’s The Robot.
The festival will take place at ArcLight Hollywood through April 12-17.
Iffla 2011 Program (complete program as stated in press release)
Feature Films
Opening Night Gala
I Am Kalam
India- Los Angeles Premiere
Director: Nila Madhab Panda
Hindi (English subtitles)
Closing Night Gala
Zokkomon
India- World Premiere
Director: Satyajit Bhatkal
Hindi (English subtitles)
I Am… (Director: Onir)
India- Los Angeles Premiere
I Am… paints a...
- 3/25/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Hong Kong International Film festival 2011 unveiled its lineup today. There is no Indian selection in the 35th edition of the festival, which will be held from March 20-April 5, 2011.
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart directed by John Johnnie To and Quattro Hong Kong 2 directed by Brillante Mendoza, Ho Yu-hang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Stanley Kwan will be screened as the opening films of the festival.
Kim Longinotto’s documentary Pink Saris, based on the gang of Sampat Pal Devi of Uttar Pradesh will be presented in Humanitarian Documentary Competition.
The festival will screen 335 films from 56 countries. Wai Ka-fai of Hong Kong is the Filmmaker in Focus this year while retrospectives of Abbas Kiarostami, Shibuya Minoru and Kuei Chih-hung will be presented. The festival presented a mini-retrospective of Guru Dutt last year.
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart directed by John Johnnie To and Quattro Hong Kong 2 directed by Brillante Mendoza, Ho Yu-hang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Stanley Kwan will be screened as the opening films of the festival.
Kim Longinotto’s documentary Pink Saris, based on the gang of Sampat Pal Devi of Uttar Pradesh will be presented in Humanitarian Documentary Competition.
The festival will screen 335 films from 56 countries. Wai Ka-fai of Hong Kong is the Filmmaker in Focus this year while retrospectives of Abbas Kiarostami, Shibuya Minoru and Kuei Chih-hung will be presented. The festival presented a mini-retrospective of Guru Dutt last year.
- 2/25/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Made In Prague: The New Czech Cinema UK Tour, Nationwide
Slimmed down from the London event in November, four recent Czech films do the rounds of major cities, and cover a lot of ground between them. Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs collides film, theatre and literature, as a Czech troupe attempts to stage Dostoevsky's novel in a Polish steel factory. Protektor, last year's top domestic award-winner, examines the effects of the Nazi occupation on a Jewish actress and her radio host husband with noirish style. Twosome, a road movie set in Sweden, is a more up-to-date view of Czech relationships, while Helena Treštíková's documentary Katka follows the life of a young junkie over the course of 14 years.
Various venues, Wed to 27 Apr
See: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival
Judging by this selection, British documentary-making is in fine form, even if the country it's looking at isn't. Among the domestic subjects...
Slimmed down from the London event in November, four recent Czech films do the rounds of major cities, and cover a lot of ground between them. Petr Zelenka's The Karamazovs collides film, theatre and literature, as a Czech troupe attempts to stage Dostoevsky's novel in a Polish steel factory. Protektor, last year's top domestic award-winner, examines the effects of the Nazi occupation on a Jewish actress and her radio host husband with noirish style. Twosome, a road movie set in Sweden, is a more up-to-date view of Czech relationships, while Helena Treštíková's documentary Katka follows the life of a young junkie over the course of 14 years.
Various venues, Wed to 27 Apr
See: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival
Judging by this selection, British documentary-making is in fine form, even if the country it's looking at isn't. Among the domestic subjects...
- 2/19/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have two documentaries and three movie trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Pink Saris UK Cinema Release Date: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Synopsis: Now she follows Sampat Pal Devi, the leader of the ‘Pink Gang’ who...
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have two documentaries and three movie trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Pink Saris UK Cinema Release Date: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Synopsis: Now she follows Sampat Pal Devi, the leader of the ‘Pink Gang’ who...
- 2/1/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A transformed festival is now a marketplace for deal-making and fundraising by doc-makers, as some fine films are recognised with awards
This year's Sheffield documentary festival ended with veteran film-makers scratching their heads. Since Doc/Fest was launched 16 years ago, both the festival and the industry it covers have changed beyond recognition.
In its early days, Doc/Fest showcased the output of what was still a structured world in which elite gatekeepers called the shots. This year, 65 films were still shown, including 15 world, five European and 23 British premieres. Yet the emphasis was on networking, tip-swapping, deal-making and fundraising by the film-makers themselves, all of whom were grappling with a world ever more in flux.
During recent years, the number of industry delegates to Doc/Fest has increased four-fold: this year it stood at around 2,000. In Sheffield's fabled MeetMarket, 175 power-brokers haggled over 64 projects with film-makers from 22 countries; a thousand meetings were...
This year's Sheffield documentary festival ended with veteran film-makers scratching their heads. Since Doc/Fest was launched 16 years ago, both the festival and the industry it covers have changed beyond recognition.
In its early days, Doc/Fest showcased the output of what was still a structured world in which elite gatekeepers called the shots. This year, 65 films were still shown, including 15 world, five European and 23 British premieres. Yet the emphasis was on networking, tip-swapping, deal-making and fundraising by the film-makers themselves, all of whom were grappling with a world ever more in flux.
During recent years, the number of industry delegates to Doc/Fest has increased four-fold: this year it stood at around 2,000. In Sheffield's fabled MeetMarket, 175 power-brokers haggled over 64 projects with film-makers from 22 countries; a thousand meetings were...
- 11/9/2010
- by David Cox
- The Guardian - Film News
Roman Polanski’s “The Ghost Writer” and Indian director Kim Longinotto’s documentary “Pink Saris” were the big winners in Europe this weekend, as the European Film Awards announced its 2010 nominations and the Sheffield International Documentary Festival handed out its jury awards. “The Ghost Writer” (left) is more accurately a nominee, not a winner – but its seven nominations, which include nods for picture, director, screenplay and actor (Ewan McGregor), led the field at the European Film Awards. Polanski’s drama, which was released in the United States early in March, is considered...
- 11/7/2010
- The Wrap
Here in Sheffield last night, the 2010 Sheffield Doc/Fest award winners were announced at the city's Lyceum Theater. As was previous announced, the fest honored Kim Longinotto with the Inspiration Award, an award given to an industry figure that has done immense positive work for the documentary industry. A jury led by indieWIRE's former Editor-in-Chief Eugene Hernandez gave the fest's special jury award to Longinotto's in-competition film "Pink Saris," the ...
- 11/6/2010
- Indiewire
Lixin Fan's "Last Train Home" led the nominations for the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors, which were announced today at the Sheffield Doc/Fest in the UK by filmmakers Havana Marking ("Afghan Star"), Kim Longinotto ("Pink Saris") and Cinema Eye Co-chair Aj Schnack ("Convention"). Recognizing excellence in artistic achievements in nonfiction filmmaking, Cinema Eye Honors hands out awards in eleven categories. "Home" was nominated in seven of them, tying the record previously ...
- 11/4/2010
- Indiewire
This is the daily news vodcast from the London Film Festival which hosts Black Swan, 127 Hours, Another Year, Never Let Me Go, Let Me In and West is West amongst its premieres this week. Day 11 of the 54th BFI London Film Festival saw Colin Firth's organisation Brightwide hold their second annual event at BFI Southbank. The featured film was Christy Turlington Burns' documentary No Woman No Cry, which investigates maternal mortality and pregnancy care worldwide. Darren Aronofsky gave an American Express Screen Talk, discussing a life in pictures. At the filmmakers tea we caught up with a number of international directors, including Jamie Thraves (Treacle Jr) and Kim Longinotto (Pink Saris). In the west end we spoke to Danny O'Connor, whose film Upside Down investigates the legendary Creation Records. Finally Ken Loach presented Route Irish, a compelling thriller which looks at the human cost of privatising the war in Iraq.
- 10/24/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 – The spotlight was once again on India at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, courtesy a British filmmaker. Kim Longinotto in “Pink Saris” depicted the evils of child marriage and the caste conflict in the interiors of northern India – and a woman’s fight to bring about change.
In her docu-drama shot in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Longinotto shows how families often marry off girls at a young age, how they are mistreated by their in-laws – physically abused by the husband and sometimes raped by the father-in-law – and how often caste conflict plays a villain for lovers.
The docu-drama evoked a mixed response from film buffs at the festival here.
Longinotto, who shot.
In her docu-drama shot in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Longinotto shows how families often marry off girls at a young age, how they are mistreated by their in-laws – physically abused by the husband and sometimes raped by the father-in-law – and how often caste conflict plays a villain for lovers.
The docu-drama evoked a mixed response from film buffs at the festival here.
Longinotto, who shot.
- 10/20/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
This week, Xan Brooks discovers the remote Ozark mountains that are the setting for Sundance smash Winter's Bone. Xan speaks to co-writer and director Debra Granik about her passion for stories told frugally, and her fortune in finding newcomer Jennifer Lawrence, from whom she coaxes a fabulous central performance as an impoverished youngster fighting to keep her family home and find her wayward father.
Xan is joined by Henry Barnes to discuss the lineup for this year's London film festival. We hear from the festival's artistic director, Sandra Hebron, and from British directors Kim Longinotto, whose film Pink Saris screens at the festival, and Guardian first film award winner Joanna Hogg. Hogg also discusses her follow-up to Unrelated, Archipelago.
Henry and Xan also review some of this week's other releases including Nick Moran's The Kid, starring Rupert Friend as a street fighter with a troubled past, French zombie thriller...
Xan is joined by Henry Barnes to discuss the lineup for this year's London film festival. We hear from the festival's artistic director, Sandra Hebron, and from British directors Kim Longinotto, whose film Pink Saris screens at the festival, and Guardian first film award winner Joanna Hogg. Hogg also discusses her follow-up to Unrelated, Archipelago.
Henry and Xan also review some of this week's other releases including Nick Moran's The Kid, starring Rupert Friend as a street fighter with a troubled past, French zombie thriller...
- 9/16/2010
- by Xan Brooks, Jason Phipps, Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
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