A still from The Seventh Walk
The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair) by Amit Dutta will be the closing film of CinemaXXI, the programme section of the Rome Film Festival dedicated to new trends in international cinema. The festival will be held from November 8-17, 2013.
The latest film by the Indian director, who has won many awards at major international film festivals and is considered one of the most innovative authors in experimental cinema, will be screened Out of Competition on November 16th at the Maxxi – National Museum of Xxi Century Arts.
In Saatvin Sair, Dutta continues to explore the relationship between film, painting and music.
The 70-minute film is set in Kangra valley and is inspired by the works of a contemporary Indian artist who paints abstract landscapes, giving free rein to the imagination, as is customary in the modern Western tradition (oil on canvas). In the film, wandering through...
The Seventh Walk (Saatvin Sair) by Amit Dutta will be the closing film of CinemaXXI, the programme section of the Rome Film Festival dedicated to new trends in international cinema. The festival will be held from November 8-17, 2013.
The latest film by the Indian director, who has won many awards at major international film festivals and is considered one of the most innovative authors in experimental cinema, will be screened Out of Competition on November 16th at the Maxxi – National Museum of Xxi Century Arts.
In Saatvin Sair, Dutta continues to explore the relationship between film, painting and music.
The 70-minute film is set in Kangra valley and is inspired by the works of a contemporary Indian artist who paints abstract landscapes, giving free rein to the imagination, as is customary in the modern Western tradition (oil on canvas). In the film, wandering through...
- 10/19/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Amit Dutta’s The Museum of Imagination
Sonapani (Spring) Film Festival (March 15-17, 2013), an event that takes place twice a year in a small eco-lodge in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, will host films by Amit Dutta, Surabhi Sharma and Susant Misra in its third edition. The filmmakers will be present at the festival.
A film direction graduate from Ftii, Amit Dutta’s films have traveled to Venice, Rotterdam, Rome, Berlin and Oberhausen among others. Some of his films are Ramkhind, The Man’s Woman and Other Stories, Nainsukh, Sonchidi, and The Museum of Imagination.
Surabhi Sharma too graduated in film direction from Ftii. She has made documentaries on music, labour, migration and reproductive labour. Her filmography includes Tracing Bylanes, Can we see the baby bump please?, and under-production Bidesia in Bambai.
Susant Misra studied screenplay writing and direction at Ftii. Nischal Badal, his diploma film made it to the competition...
Sonapani (Spring) Film Festival (March 15-17, 2013), an event that takes place twice a year in a small eco-lodge in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, will host films by Amit Dutta, Surabhi Sharma and Susant Misra in its third edition. The filmmakers will be present at the festival.
A film direction graduate from Ftii, Amit Dutta’s films have traveled to Venice, Rotterdam, Rome, Berlin and Oberhausen among others. Some of his films are Ramkhind, The Man’s Woman and Other Stories, Nainsukh, Sonchidi, and The Museum of Imagination.
Surabhi Sharma too graduated in film direction from Ftii. She has made documentaries on music, labour, migration and reproductive labour. Her filmography includes Tracing Bylanes, Can we see the baby bump please?, and under-production Bidesia in Bambai.
Susant Misra studied screenplay writing and direction at Ftii. Nischal Badal, his diploma film made it to the competition...
- 2/6/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Sonchidi
The 3rd edition of Naya Cinema Festival, to be held in Mumbai from November 22-25, will screen Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi and Nainsukh. Both films were selected for Venice Film Festival in 2011 and 2010 respectively.
Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus will also be screened at the festival.
Organised by Enlighten Film Society, the festival will be held at Russian Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai.
The registration fee for the festival is Rs 599 that includes delegate pass for the entire festival, a festival booklet and access to online festival from 12th December, 2012 to 15th January, 2013. For registration, click here.
Festival programme:
22nd November, 2012
Pickpocket
Dir.: Robert Bresson
Time: 12 pm. (B&W / France / 1959 / 75 mins)
Trial of Joan of Arc
Dir.: Robert Bresson
Time: 1:30 pm (Colour / France / 1962 / 65 mins)
The Wages of Fear
Dir.: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Time: 3:15 pm (B&W / France / 1953 / 147 mins)
12
Dir.: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Time:...
The 3rd edition of Naya Cinema Festival, to be held in Mumbai from November 22-25, will screen Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi and Nainsukh. Both films were selected for Venice Film Festival in 2011 and 2010 respectively.
Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus will also be screened at the festival.
Organised by Enlighten Film Society, the festival will be held at Russian Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai.
The registration fee for the festival is Rs 599 that includes delegate pass for the entire festival, a festival booklet and access to online festival from 12th December, 2012 to 15th January, 2013. For registration, click here.
Festival programme:
22nd November, 2012
Pickpocket
Dir.: Robert Bresson
Time: 12 pm. (B&W / France / 1959 / 75 mins)
Trial of Joan of Arc
Dir.: Robert Bresson
Time: 1:30 pm (Colour / France / 1962 / 65 mins)
The Wages of Fear
Dir.: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Time: 3:15 pm (B&W / France / 1953 / 147 mins)
12
Dir.: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Time:...
- 11/12/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Amit Dutta’s The Museum of Imagination has been selected for CinemaXXI competition section for medium and short length films at the Rome Film Festival 2012.
Three of his films: Sonchidi, Nainsukh and Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyaan were screened at the Venice Film Festival in the Orrizonti section when Marco Mueller was the Festival Director. This is the first year when Mueller is heading Rome as the Artistic Director.
Amit Dutta’s new feature film project The Room on a Tree, going to be Produced by Kartikeya Narayan Singh ( Anhey Ghore Da Daan) has also been selected for the New Cinema Network, the co-production market at Rome Film Festival. This project has also been selected for Film Bazaar 2012.
Read also: Q’s “Tasher Desh” to compete at Rome Film Festival...
Three of his films: Sonchidi, Nainsukh and Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyaan were screened at the Venice Film Festival in the Orrizonti section when Marco Mueller was the Festival Director. This is the first year when Mueller is heading Rome as the Artistic Director.
Amit Dutta’s new feature film project The Room on a Tree, going to be Produced by Kartikeya Narayan Singh ( Anhey Ghore Da Daan) has also been selected for the New Cinema Network, the co-production market at Rome Film Festival. This project has also been selected for Film Bazaar 2012.
Read also: Q’s “Tasher Desh” to compete at Rome Film Festival...
- 10/27/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
After a remarkable presence at Cannes Film Festival this year, Indian cinema hasn’t had much luck with the prestigious Venice International Film Festival.
The festival, headed by new Director Alberto Barbera announced its lineup today, but no Indian film figures in any of the sections.
The 69th edition of the festival will run from August 29-September 8, 2012. Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist will be the opening film.
In its 2011 edition, the festival had screened Sonchidi by Amit Dutta and Anhey Ghorhey da Daan(Alms of the Blind Horse) by Gurvinder Singh in the Orizzonti (New Horizons) section.
Films in Competition:
Olivier Assayas – APRÈS Mai (Something In The Air)
France, 122′
Clément Métayer, Lola Créton, Félix Armand
Ramin Bahrani – At Any Price
USA, UK, 100′
Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Marco Bellocchio – Bella Addormentata
Italy, France, 115′
Toni Servillo, Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Michele Riondino, Maya Sansa, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Peter Brosens,...
The festival, headed by new Director Alberto Barbera announced its lineup today, but no Indian film figures in any of the sections.
The 69th edition of the festival will run from August 29-September 8, 2012. Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist will be the opening film.
In its 2011 edition, the festival had screened Sonchidi by Amit Dutta and Anhey Ghorhey da Daan(Alms of the Blind Horse) by Gurvinder Singh in the Orizzonti (New Horizons) section.
Films in Competition:
Olivier Assayas – APRÈS Mai (Something In The Air)
France, 122′
Clément Métayer, Lola Créton, Félix Armand
Ramin Bahrani – At Any Price
USA, UK, 100′
Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham
Marco Bellocchio – Bella Addormentata
Italy, France, 115′
Toni Servillo, Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Michele Riondino, Maya Sansa, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Peter Brosens,...
- 7/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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