Kamar Ahmad Simon’s „Are You Listening!”, although 10 years old, sadly remains a timely depiction and warning of what climate crisis has in store for the underprivileged. With mass floods becoming a bane of low-lying countries or territories prone to freak weather conditions (Pakistan being the most extreme example this year), the Bangladeshi documentary captures the helplessness and drama the climate catastrophes entail. What the film impresses with the most, is capturing the apocalypse on the micro scale, with one family at the heart of the narrative.
“Are You Listening!” captures the tragedy as it unfolds, with the hand-held camera closely following the family members trying to piece their lives together. With the very simple, direct style the film is a raw recording of the reality post-cyclone Aila in 2009. With 1bn of caused damages, the natural disaster was only one of many recurring events tormenting Bangladesh during the monsoon season.
“Are You Listening!” captures the tragedy as it unfolds, with the hand-held camera closely following the family members trying to piece their lives together. With the very simple, direct style the film is a raw recording of the reality post-cyclone Aila in 2009. With 1bn of caused damages, the natural disaster was only one of many recurring events tormenting Bangladesh during the monsoon season.
- 10/30/2022
- by Olek Młyński
- AsianMoviePulse
“In Her Hands,” a Netflix documentary produced by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, has won the 18th Camden Intl. Film Festival’s audience award. While the in-person component of the Maine-based festival ended on Sept. 18, tallying audience award votes concluded today. Online screenings of the fest’s lineup are available until Sept. 25 to audiences across North America.
Filmed over a two year period, “In Her Hands” tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling as Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban returns to power.
Directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen (“Watani: My Homeland”), “In Her Hands” premiered at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival on Sept. 9. Ayazi, who is a native of Afghanistan, escaped in 2021 after the Taliban took over.
Filmed over a two year period, “In Her Hands” tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling as Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban returns to power.
Directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen (“Watani: My Homeland”), “In Her Hands” premiered at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival on Sept. 9. Ayazi, who is a native of Afghanistan, escaped in 2021 after the Taliban took over.
- 9/20/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
The 18th Camden International Film Festival on Maine’s mid-coast – an increasingly important destination for documentary filmmakers – wrapped its in-person portion Sunday after announcing a handful of awards.
Day After…, directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon, won the festival’s Harrell Award, chosen from a group of “some of the most significant documentaries of the year.” The film is described as “A philosophical ballad along the rivers of Bangladesh, transporting the rich and poor, young and old, East and West in a century-old paddle steamer.”
“The jury was unanimous in its admiration for this film, in which an old riverboat seems to contain an entire society’s worth of dreamers and hustlers, politicians and radicals,” juror Eric Hynes said, noting that the documentary employs “both hybrid techniques and dogged observational power. This is a dazzling work of nonfiction.”
The jury awarded a special mention to Polaris, another film with a nautical theme.
Day After…, directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon, won the festival’s Harrell Award, chosen from a group of “some of the most significant documentaries of the year.” The film is described as “A philosophical ballad along the rivers of Bangladesh, transporting the rich and poor, young and old, East and West in a century-old paddle steamer.”
“The jury was unanimous in its admiration for this film, in which an old riverboat seems to contain an entire society’s worth of dreamers and hustlers, politicians and radicals,” juror Eric Hynes said, noting that the documentary employs “both hybrid techniques and dogged observational power. This is a dazzling work of nonfiction.”
The jury awarded a special mention to Polaris, another film with a nautical theme.
- 9/19/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
by Fahmidul Haq
Bollywood is the flag-bearer of South Asian Cinema to the global audience. Bollywood produces films in Hindi language, with its signature song and dance numbers with the aesthetic values of Bhabas and Rasas evident in Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra (see Massey 1992). The industry evolved in the late-1990s with the films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hay (1998), Taal (1998) and many more. These films are produced in a liberalized and free market, with hybrid cultural values of both Indianness and global, by targeting NRIs as potential spectators (and satisfying the local audience too). The storyline often travels to European or American cities, however the characters always remain Indian by heart. In 1998, the government declared to give movies an ‘industry status’, and foreign equity was allowed up to 100 in production and distribution in 1999. Rajadhaykhsya (2003) describes this whole process as ‘the Bollywoodization’ and he observed that the...
Bollywood is the flag-bearer of South Asian Cinema to the global audience. Bollywood produces films in Hindi language, with its signature song and dance numbers with the aesthetic values of Bhabas and Rasas evident in Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra (see Massey 1992). The industry evolved in the late-1990s with the films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hay (1998), Taal (1998) and many more. These films are produced in a liberalized and free market, with hybrid cultural values of both Indianness and global, by targeting NRIs as potential spectators (and satisfying the local audience too). The storyline often travels to European or American cities, however the characters always remain Indian by heart. In 1998, the government declared to give movies an ‘industry status’, and foreign equity was allowed up to 100 in production and distribution in 1999. Rajadhaykhsya (2003) describes this whole process as ‘the Bollywoodization’ and he observed that the...
- 8/19/2022
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Born in Rupatoli, Mohammad Rabby Mridha moved to Dhaka in 2007 and started his storytelling journey in 2015 with a TV commercial for a fashion brand. Thenceforth, he made a lot of TV commercials and music videos. “No Ground Beneath the Feet” is his debut fiction film.
On the occasion of “No Ground Beneath the Feet” screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival, we speak with him about Bangladeshi cinema, forced marriages and the issue with flood the country faces, Mostofa Monwar and Priyam Archi, and other topics.
Bangladeshi cinema seems to be experiencing a significant bloom in the last few years. There is you, Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Kamar Ahmad Simon, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, and Mahde Hasan, all of whom had international success. Why is that do you think?
Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Kamar Ahmad Shimon, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Mostafa Sarwar Farooqi, Abu Shahed Emon, Rezwan Shahriar Sumit are very knowledgeable and talented people.
On the occasion of “No Ground Beneath the Feet” screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival, we speak with him about Bangladeshi cinema, forced marriages and the issue with flood the country faces, Mostofa Monwar and Priyam Archi, and other topics.
Bangladeshi cinema seems to be experiencing a significant bloom in the last few years. There is you, Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Kamar Ahmad Simon, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, and Mahde Hasan, all of whom had international success. Why is that do you think?
Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Kamar Ahmad Shimon, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Mostafa Sarwar Farooqi, Abu Shahed Emon, Rezwan Shahriar Sumit are very knowledgeable and talented people.
- 3/26/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Bangladeshi cinema seems to be experiencing a significant bloom in the last few years. Starting with the constant presence of Mostofa Sarwar Farooki in the festival circuit, and continuing with a number of directors that have been making a splash lately, such as Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Kamar Ahmad Simon, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, and Mahde Hasan, the presence of local cinema is increasing as much as the quality of the country’s productions. Mohammad Rabby Mridha comes to add his name to the aforementioned, with his debut work, “No Ground Beneath the Feet”.
No Ground Beneath the Feet is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The story focuses on Saiful, an impoverished ambulance driver, who finds himself in an impossible situation, as he has migrated to Dhaka to earn the livelihood of his and his family. His days in the city had not allowed him to avoid temptation,...
No Ground Beneath the Feet is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The story focuses on Saiful, an impoverished ambulance driver, who finds himself in an impossible situation, as he has migrated to Dhaka to earn the livelihood of his and his family. His days in the city had not allowed him to avoid temptation,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Museum of the Moving Image is pleased to announce the complete lineup for the 11th edition of First Look, the Museum’s festival of new and innovative international cinema, which will take place in person March 16–20, 2022. The Festival introduces New York audiences to formally inventive works that seek to redefine the art form while engaging in a wide range of subjects and styles. The 2022 lineup includes both nonfiction and fiction, features and shorts, as well as forms that fall outside the boundaries of traditional theatrical distribution, from gallery presentations to live performances to artist talks. This year, the festival will premiere 38 works, including 18 features representing more than 30 countries. Artists will appear both in person and remotely.
“Now in its 11th year, First Look has evolved into an event reflective of both the current state of the cinematic arts and MoMI’s curatorial character and curiosity,” said Eric Hynes, Curator of Film.
“Now in its 11th year, First Look has evolved into an event reflective of both the current state of the cinematic arts and MoMI’s curatorial character and curiosity,” said Eric Hynes, Curator of Film.
- 2/14/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
by Fahmidul Haq
Tareque Masud’s “Matir Moina” (2002) was the first film from Bangladesh that was screened in Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight section and won the Fipresci award jointly with Elia Suleiman’s “Divine Intervention”. But it is Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s second feature “Rehana Maryam Noor”, the first film from the South Asian cinephile nation to be officially selected at Cannes, competing in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category. The director of the film also bagged the Jury Grand Prize from Asia-Pacific Screen Award where the lead actress Azmeri Haque Badhon earned the award of the Best Performance by an Actress. Badhon was also included in the short list of ‘Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021’. Bangladeshi actors Chanchal Chowdhury, Mosharraf Karim and Badhon have expanded their stardom in 2021 by acting in web series released in Indian OTTs. Jaya Ahsan continued her already established acting career both in Dhaka and Kolkata-based Indian industry.
Tareque Masud’s “Matir Moina” (2002) was the first film from Bangladesh that was screened in Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight section and won the Fipresci award jointly with Elia Suleiman’s “Divine Intervention”. But it is Abdullah Mohammad Saad’s second feature “Rehana Maryam Noor”, the first film from the South Asian cinephile nation to be officially selected at Cannes, competing in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category. The director of the film also bagged the Jury Grand Prize from Asia-Pacific Screen Award where the lead actress Azmeri Haque Badhon earned the award of the Best Performance by an Actress. Badhon was also included in the short list of ‘Variety’s International Breakout Stars of 2021’. Bangladeshi actors Chanchal Chowdhury, Mosharraf Karim and Badhon have expanded their stardom in 2021 by acting in web series released in Indian OTTs. Jaya Ahsan continued her already established acting career both in Dhaka and Kolkata-based Indian industry.
- 1/31/2022
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
From “Show Boat” through “Ship of Fools” to “Titanic,” if a certain strain of Hollywood melodrama has taught us anything, it’s that all of human life is to be found on a passenger boat — our dreams and desires and social differences somehow made clearer at some distance from dry land. Bangladeshi filmmaker Kamar Ahmad Simon applies much the same philosophy to his delightful documentary “Day After …,” albeit with the accompanying glamour removed. Boarding a creaky, century-old paddle steamer for a two-day river commute from the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to the country’s Khulna region, .
The loose, entertaining result is equal parts leisurely travelogue, observational social study and droll real-life comedy of errors, and premiered in competition at IDFA to an enthusiastic audience reception. Arriving nine years after Simon’s last theatrical documentary, “Are You Listening!” — a study of a community recovering from ruinous flooding that won top honors...
The loose, entertaining result is equal parts leisurely travelogue, observational social study and droll real-life comedy of errors, and premiered in competition at IDFA to an enthusiastic audience reception. Arriving nine years after Simon’s last theatrical documentary, “Are You Listening!” — a study of a community recovering from ruinous flooding that won top honors...
- 11/24/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
‘Day After…’ Helmer Kamar Ahmad Simon Shows That at the End of the Day ‘We Are All in the Same Boat’
Kamar Ahmad Simon started his “water trilogy” with “Are You Listening!,” about a family living on the coast of Bangladesh, struggling to keep their land from flooding. “Day After…”, the second part, conceived all the way back in 2013, has just celebrated its world premiere at IDFA’s international competition after being selected for the 2017 Cannes Festival L’Atelier co-production forum. But completing the film has been a “struggle,” admits the Dhaka-born filmmaker, who still intends to follow it with “Till the Last Drop,” which concludes the trilogy.
“It has been a very personal experience,” he says about continuing his journey to central Bangladesh, noting that after finishing “Are You Listening!,” he felt the project wasn’t complete. In “Till the Last Drop” he will head up north, where rivers have dried out, influencing people’s livelihoods and culture.
“When I was a child, the dock was my playground. That’s where I grew up,...
“It has been a very personal experience,” he says about continuing his journey to central Bangladesh, noting that after finishing “Are You Listening!,” he felt the project wasn’t complete. In “Till the Last Drop” he will head up north, where rivers have dried out, influencing people’s livelihoods and culture.
“When I was a child, the dock was my playground. That’s where I grew up,...
- 11/22/2021
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Running from Nov. 17 to 28, the 34th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is going to “feel festive,” promises programmer Sarah Dawson, anticipating even more heated discussions than usual.
“I do expect this to be a bigger feature. You are in a room full of people, sharing all these different points of views. During lockdown, we were stuck in one single reality,” she says, also mentioning the festival’s new program structure, introducing Envision and International Competition as well as cross-section awards.
“There is a lot of value that we can give films by thoughtfully placing them in the program. If you look at Envision, it’s a space for more boundary-pushing, experimental cinema. By creating a section for it, we create a frame for these films. Documentary community is quite broad and there are many interests that need to be served.”
Fifteen titles will compete in the section,...
“I do expect this to be a bigger feature. You are in a room full of people, sharing all these different points of views. During lockdown, we were stuck in one single reality,” she says, also mentioning the festival’s new program structure, introducing Envision and International Competition as well as cross-section awards.
“There is a lot of value that we can give films by thoughtfully placing them in the program. If you look at Envision, it’s a space for more boundary-pushing, experimental cinema. By creating a section for it, we create a frame for these films. Documentary community is quite broad and there are many interests that need to be served.”
Fifteen titles will compete in the section,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Louis Hothothot’s feature debut “Four Journeys” will open the 34th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which also revealed the lineup of the International Competition program, as well as other sections.
“Four Journeys” is a personal film about the destructive influence on a Chinese family of the one-child policy. Hothothot was born as an “illegal” second child, and the authorities punished his parents harshly. The director forces his parents to confront their traumatic past in the film.
A total of 264 titles from more than 80 countries play in the festival, which runs from Nov. 17-28. Artistic director Orwa Nyrabia said the films show us “how artistic freedom, courage and engagement with the world come in many different languages, styles, and viewpoints.” He added: “The documentary field is being confirmed as a future-proof art form that is unapologetically open, diverse and continuously developing.”
The International Competition lineup includes...
“Four Journeys” is a personal film about the destructive influence on a Chinese family of the one-child policy. Hothothot was born as an “illegal” second child, and the authorities punished his parents harshly. The director forces his parents to confront their traumatic past in the film.
A total of 264 titles from more than 80 countries play in the festival, which runs from Nov. 17-28. Artistic director Orwa Nyrabia said the films show us “how artistic freedom, courage and engagement with the world come in many different languages, styles, and viewpoints.” He added: “The documentary field is being confirmed as a future-proof art form that is unapologetically open, diverse and continuously developing.”
The International Competition lineup includes...
- 11/1/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
German project development event will showcase 28 projects from 34 countries.
The third edition of the European Work in Progress Cologne (Ewip) will unfold as a physical event in spite of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, its organisers have announced.
Running October 5 to 7 within the framework of the 30th Cologne Film Festival, the meeting will showcase 28 projects from 34 countries.
“The experiences in Cannes and other industry events in this corona year have shown that the direct exchange of people, despite numerous digital communication possibilities, cannot be replaced by anything,” commented Torsten Frehse, a board member of German independent distributors’ association Ag Verleih.
The third edition of the European Work in Progress Cologne (Ewip) will unfold as a physical event in spite of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, its organisers have announced.
Running October 5 to 7 within the framework of the 30th Cologne Film Festival, the meeting will showcase 28 projects from 34 countries.
“The experiences in Cannes and other industry events in this corona year have shown that the direct exchange of people, despite numerous digital communication possibilities, cannot be replaced by anything,” commented Torsten Frehse, a board member of German independent distributors’ association Ag Verleih.
- 10/2/2020
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Sørfond aims to increase film production in countries where it is limited for political or financial reasons.
Sørfond has confirmed its grants for six international co-productions, from India, Ukraine, Palestine, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Bangladesh.
Sørfond – administered by the Norwegian Film Institute in co-operation with the Films from the South Foundation, with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, aims to increase film production in countries where it is limited for political or financial reasons. The funding goes to films of strong artistic performance and cultural integrity.
The projects include Quo Vadis, Aida?, the Srebrenica-inspired drama...
Sørfond has confirmed its grants for six international co-productions, from India, Ukraine, Palestine, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Bangladesh.
Sørfond – administered by the Norwegian Film Institute in co-operation with the Films from the South Foundation, with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture, aims to increase film production in countries where it is limited for political or financial reasons. The funding goes to films of strong artistic performance and cultural integrity.
The projects include Quo Vadis, Aida?, the Srebrenica-inspired drama...
- 6/11/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Dhaka Film Festival 16th Edition January 12–20th
The 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (Diff) will be held in Dhaka from 12 to 20 January 2018. The general theme of the festival is “Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society.”The Festival has been organized on a regular basis by Rainbow Film Society, which has been dedicated to the promotion of a healthy cine culture in Bangladesh and in celebrating the global mainstream in film and its social relevance since 1977.
Rainbow Film Society is one of the most active film entities in the film society movement of Bangladesh. Apart from holding regular film shows and film related seminars and workshops, Rainbow also brings out “The Celluloid”, one of the leading cinema periodicals from Bangladesh with an international audience.
The Diff is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh and, to a great extent, has helped shape an increasingly healthy and positive national film culture.
The 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (Diff) will be held in Dhaka from 12 to 20 January 2018. The general theme of the festival is “Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society.”The Festival has been organized on a regular basis by Rainbow Film Society, which has been dedicated to the promotion of a healthy cine culture in Bangladesh and in celebrating the global mainstream in film and its social relevance since 1977.
Rainbow Film Society is one of the most active film entities in the film society movement of Bangladesh. Apart from holding regular film shows and film related seminars and workshops, Rainbow also brings out “The Celluloid”, one of the leading cinema periodicals from Bangladesh with an international audience.
The Diff is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh and, to a great extent, has helped shape an increasingly healthy and positive national film culture.
- 12/7/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Cannes Atelier will feature 15 titles.
The Cannes Film Festival (May 17-28) has unveiled this year’s Cinefondation’s L’Atelier selection of 15 projects from 16 directors.
The directors and producers, representing 14 countries, are assisted in meeting potential funding partners during the festival.
Conefoundation’s L’Atelier has invited 186 projects since its inception in 2005, of which 145 have been completed and 14 are in pre-production.
The line-up:
Sew the Winter to My Skin Jahmil X.T. Qubeka (South Africa)
Day After Tomorrow Kamar Ahmad Simon (Bangladesh)
Ningdu Lei Lei (China)
Teenage Jesus Marie Grahtø Sørensen (Denmark)
Decompression Yona Rozenkier (Israel)
Go Youth Carlos Armella (Mexico)
Bedridden Byamba Sakhya (Mongolia)
Alam Firas Khoury (Palestine)
Candy Town Yannillys Perez (Dominican Republic)
Otto the Barbarian Ruxandra Ghitescu (Romania)
Summer E5 Emily Young (UK)
City of Small Blessings Chen-His Wong (Singapore)
The Translator Rana Kazkaz & Anas Khalaf (Syria)
Cu Li Never Cries Phan Ngoc Lan (Vietnam)
Taste Le Bao (Vietnam)...
The Cannes Film Festival (May 17-28) has unveiled this year’s Cinefondation’s L’Atelier selection of 15 projects from 16 directors.
The directors and producers, representing 14 countries, are assisted in meeting potential funding partners during the festival.
Conefoundation’s L’Atelier has invited 186 projects since its inception in 2005, of which 145 have been completed and 14 are in pre-production.
The line-up:
Sew the Winter to My Skin Jahmil X.T. Qubeka (South Africa)
Day After Tomorrow Kamar Ahmad Simon (Bangladesh)
Ningdu Lei Lei (China)
Teenage Jesus Marie Grahtø Sørensen (Denmark)
Decompression Yona Rozenkier (Israel)
Go Youth Carlos Armella (Mexico)
Bedridden Byamba Sakhya (Mongolia)
Alam Firas Khoury (Palestine)
Candy Town Yannillys Perez (Dominican Republic)
Otto the Barbarian Ruxandra Ghitescu (Romania)
Summer E5 Emily Young (UK)
City of Small Blessings Chen-His Wong (Singapore)
The Translator Rana Kazkaz & Anas Khalaf (Syria)
Cu Li Never Cries Phan Ngoc Lan (Vietnam)
Taste Le Bao (Vietnam)...
- 3/3/2017
- ScreenDaily
This year’s winners include film-makers from Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.
The winners of this year’s Open Doors Hub co-production platform at Locarno Film Festival (Aug 3-13) have been revealed.
Bangladesh director Kamar Ahmad Simon’s first feature documentary Day After Tomorrow (working title) was awarded an Open Doors production grant worth $30,500 (CHF30,000) as well as the Arte International Open Doors Prize with a cash prize of $6,700 (€6,000).
The second in the planned Water trilogy, Day After Tomorrow already has French producer-consultant Dominique Welinski’s company Dw onboard as a co-producer.
Whilst attending Open Doors in Locarno this week, Simon was also able to meet the German producer Jakob D. Weydemann who will be serving as a co-producer on his next feature Silence Of The Seashell which received funding from Creative Europe-backed World Cinema Fund Europe fund last month.
Weydemann was in Locarno for the Alliance for Development initiative with the Italian-German co-production Children Of The Ice...
The winners of this year’s Open Doors Hub co-production platform at Locarno Film Festival (Aug 3-13) have been revealed.
Bangladesh director Kamar Ahmad Simon’s first feature documentary Day After Tomorrow (working title) was awarded an Open Doors production grant worth $30,500 (CHF30,000) as well as the Arte International Open Doors Prize with a cash prize of $6,700 (€6,000).
The second in the planned Water trilogy, Day After Tomorrow already has French producer-consultant Dominique Welinski’s company Dw onboard as a co-producer.
Whilst attending Open Doors in Locarno this week, Simon was also able to meet the German producer Jakob D. Weydemann who will be serving as a co-producer on his next feature Silence Of The Seashell which received funding from Creative Europe-backed World Cinema Fund Europe fund last month.
Weydemann was in Locarno for the Alliance for Development initiative with the Italian-German co-production Children Of The Ice...
- 8/9/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The expanded co-production lab will focus on eight South Asian countries over the next three years.
At this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) the co-production initiative Open Doors will support eight projects and eight emerging producers from South Asia, who will connect with potential European and international partners.
This marks the first of a three-year focus on professional talent from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub are:
Cinema, City and Cats by Ishtiaque Zico, BangladeshCraving (Ta Ku Tha Lo Chin Thee) by Maung Okkar, MyanmarDay After Tomorrow by Kamar Ahmad Simon, BangladeshHouse Of My Fathers by Suba Sivakumaran, Sri LankaSeason Of Dragonflies (Jhyalincha) by Abinash Bikram Shah, NepalThe Cineaste by Aboozar Amini, AfghanistanThe Red Phallus by Tashi Gyeltshen, BhutanThen They Would be Gone (Mela Chaar Dinan Da) by Maheen Zia, Pakistan
At the end of the four day networking event, the Open...
At this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) the co-production initiative Open Doors will support eight projects and eight emerging producers from South Asia, who will connect with potential European and international partners.
This marks the first of a three-year focus on professional talent from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub are:
Cinema, City and Cats by Ishtiaque Zico, BangladeshCraving (Ta Ku Tha Lo Chin Thee) by Maung Okkar, MyanmarDay After Tomorrow by Kamar Ahmad Simon, BangladeshHouse Of My Fathers by Suba Sivakumaran, Sri LankaSeason Of Dragonflies (Jhyalincha) by Abinash Bikram Shah, NepalThe Cineaste by Aboozar Amini, AfghanistanThe Red Phallus by Tashi Gyeltshen, BhutanThen They Would be Gone (Mela Chaar Dinan Da) by Maheen Zia, Pakistan
At the end of the four day networking event, the Open...
- 4/28/2016
- ScreenDaily
A still from Titli
Kanu Behl’s Titli won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the recently concluded 9th Seattle South Asian Film Festival (Ssaff). Bauddhayan Mukherji’s Teenkahon won the Audience award for Best Feature. Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry won the Award for Outstanding Film in Social Category.
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage was presented the Tasveer Emerald Award for Contribution to Sri Lankan cinema.
The ten-day festival was held in Seattle from October 31-November 9, 2014.
Here is the complete list of winners:-
Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Jury Award for Best Feature Film – Titli by Kanu Behl Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film – Teenkahon by Bauddhayan Mukherji Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary – Are You Listening? by Kamar Ahmad Simon Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film – Jaya by Puja Maewal Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Outstanding Film in Social Category – (Award presented by Pratham Seattle) – Fandry...
Kanu Behl’s Titli won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the recently concluded 9th Seattle South Asian Film Festival (Ssaff). Bauddhayan Mukherji’s Teenkahon won the Audience award for Best Feature. Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry won the Award for Outstanding Film in Social Category.
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage was presented the Tasveer Emerald Award for Contribution to Sri Lankan cinema.
The ten-day festival was held in Seattle from October 31-November 9, 2014.
Here is the complete list of winners:-
Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Jury Award for Best Feature Film – Titli by Kanu Behl Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film – Teenkahon by Bauddhayan Mukherji Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary – Are You Listening? by Kamar Ahmad Simon Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film – Jaya by Puja Maewal Tasveer Ssaff 2014 Outstanding Film in Social Category – (Award presented by Pratham Seattle) – Fandry...
- 11/12/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Indidoc, a network of independent documentary filmmakers across India, is all set to kick off its first initiative – a screening of Bangladeshi film Are You Listening! directed by Kamar Ahmad Simon and Sara Afreen. Indidoc was initiated early this year with the aim of creating a network of documentary filmmakers and inviting film clubs/screening spaces in India and abroad to screen a curated package of documentaries on the Same Day–Same Show model by using digital technology.
Are You Listening! will be screened on October 2 at over 30 locations, in film clubs registered with Indidoc, through online streaming. The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded interview of the directors which will also be streamed online.
The film clubs that are part of this initiative include Arbhaat Film Club, Pune; Samikannu Film Society, Chennai, Commet Media, Mumbai and The Roots Commune, Hyderabad.
Are You Listening! is the winner of Grand Prix,...
Are You Listening! will be screened on October 2 at over 30 locations, in film clubs registered with Indidoc, through online streaming. The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded interview of the directors which will also be streamed online.
The film clubs that are part of this initiative include Arbhaat Film Club, Pune; Samikannu Film Society, Chennai, Commet Media, Mumbai and The Roots Commune, Hyderabad.
Are You Listening! is the winner of Grand Prix,...
- 10/1/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A still from When Hari Got Married
Dok Leipzig Lake Festival, to be held from April 17-21, in Naukuchiatal in the Himalayan Lake District of Nainital, Uttarakhand is crowdfunding on Catapooolt to realize its second edition.
International documentaries screened at the festival will be curated by Dok Leipzig (Germany), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the world.
The festival seeks for a total contribution of $9,166 or about Rs. 5,60,500. At least 12-15 international documentaries will be screened during the festival, each screening followed by film-maker evenings, informal debate and discussions.
Some of the feature length documentaries curated for the festival are Fernand Melgar’s Special Flight (Switzerland), Kamar Ahmad Simon’s Are You Listening! (Bangladesh), Tamar Tal’s Life in Stills (Isreal), and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married (India / UK / USA / Norway). Some of the short documentaries to be screened are Andy Glynne...
Dok Leipzig Lake Festival, to be held from April 17-21, in Naukuchiatal in the Himalayan Lake District of Nainital, Uttarakhand is crowdfunding on Catapooolt to realize its second edition.
International documentaries screened at the festival will be curated by Dok Leipzig (Germany), one of the oldest international documentary film festivals in the world.
The festival seeks for a total contribution of $9,166 or about Rs. 5,60,500. At least 12-15 international documentaries will be screened during the festival, each screening followed by film-maker evenings, informal debate and discussions.
Some of the feature length documentaries curated for the festival are Fernand Melgar’s Special Flight (Switzerland), Kamar Ahmad Simon’s Are You Listening! (Bangladesh), Tamar Tal’s Life in Stills (Isreal), and Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s When Hari Got Married (India / UK / USA / Norway). Some of the short documentaries to be screened are Andy Glynne...
- 3/26/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
What:
Special Screening of award winners @ Miff’2014
When:
15th February, 2014- Through the day.
Entry:
Free.
Venue:
Rr Theatre, 10th floor,
Films Division
24, Pedder Road,
Mumbai-400026
About the event:
10 am
Have You Seen The Arana ? by Sunanda Bhatt
Best Documentary Film, National (Above 40 mins.)
Best Cinematographer — Saumyananda Sahi
Best Sound Recordist — Chistopher Burchell
11.30 am
In Between : Isang Yun in North and South Korea by Maria Stodtmeier
Best Documentary Film, International (Above 60 mins.)
12.45 pm
Seven Hundred Zero Zero Seven by Altaf Mazid
Best Documentary Film, National (Upto 40 mins.)
Tamaash (The Puppet ) by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh
Best Short Fiction Film National (Upto 45 Mins.)
Best Cinematographer — Sahir Raza
Best Sound Recordist — Yatin Dabhi, Manoj Sikka, Abhishek Bhattathiri
Black Rock by Vikrant Janardan Pawar
Best Short Fiction Film International (Upto 45 Mins.)
Best Sound Recordist — Dilip Kumar Ahirwar
2.45pm
True Love Story by Gitanjali Rao
Best Animation Film
Screening followed by discussion...
Special Screening of award winners @ Miff’2014
When:
15th February, 2014- Through the day.
Entry:
Free.
Venue:
Rr Theatre, 10th floor,
Films Division
24, Pedder Road,
Mumbai-400026
About the event:
10 am
Have You Seen The Arana ? by Sunanda Bhatt
Best Documentary Film, National (Above 40 mins.)
Best Cinematographer — Saumyananda Sahi
Best Sound Recordist — Chistopher Burchell
11.30 am
In Between : Isang Yun in North and South Korea by Maria Stodtmeier
Best Documentary Film, International (Above 60 mins.)
12.45 pm
Seven Hundred Zero Zero Seven by Altaf Mazid
Best Documentary Film, National (Upto 40 mins.)
Tamaash (The Puppet ) by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh
Best Short Fiction Film National (Upto 45 Mins.)
Best Cinematographer — Sahir Raza
Best Sound Recordist — Yatin Dabhi, Manoj Sikka, Abhishek Bhattathiri
Black Rock by Vikrant Janardan Pawar
Best Short Fiction Film International (Upto 45 Mins.)
Best Sound Recordist — Dilip Kumar Ahirwar
2.45pm
True Love Story by Gitanjali Rao
Best Animation Film
Screening followed by discussion...
- 2/11/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Gitanjai Rao’s “True Love Story” won Golden Conch for Best Animation Film at Miff 2014
Nishtha Jain’s documentary ‘Gulabi Gang’, won her the Best Director Award in the International Competition section of Mumbai International Film Festival (Miff). The film is releasing on February 21 under PVR Director’s Rare banner.
The seven day festival dedicated to documentary, Shorts and Animation films concluded in Mumbai today.
‘Gulabi Gang’ tells the story of Sampat Pal and her group of women vigilantes and activists from Bundelkhand, who fight for womens’ rights and their empowerment. Armed with a lathi (stick) the Gulabis visit abusive husbands and beat them up unless they stop abusing their wives. The film has won several other award.
Read Nishtha Jain’S Interview Here
Golden Conch Best Animation Film award to ‘True Love Story’ by Gitanjali Rao
The Golden Conch Best Animation Film award went to ‘True Love Story’ by Gitanjali Rao.
Nishtha Jain’s documentary ‘Gulabi Gang’, won her the Best Director Award in the International Competition section of Mumbai International Film Festival (Miff). The film is releasing on February 21 under PVR Director’s Rare banner.
The seven day festival dedicated to documentary, Shorts and Animation films concluded in Mumbai today.
‘Gulabi Gang’ tells the story of Sampat Pal and her group of women vigilantes and activists from Bundelkhand, who fight for womens’ rights and their empowerment. Armed with a lathi (stick) the Gulabis visit abusive husbands and beat them up unless they stop abusing their wives. The film has won several other award.
Read Nishtha Jain’S Interview Here
Golden Conch Best Animation Film award to ‘True Love Story’ by Gitanjali Rao
The Golden Conch Best Animation Film award went to ‘True Love Story’ by Gitanjali Rao.
- 2/9/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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