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RESULTS-SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
‘PALAPITTA’ AWARDS
(INDIAN ROLLER AWARDS)
WON BY THE FOLLOWING FILMS
IN
3rd NATIONAL SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2009
ORGANISED BY
KARIMNAGAR FILM SOCIETY
(Affiliated to Federation of Film Societies of India)
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM AWARD:
I WANT MY FATHER BACK
Directed by
SUMA JOSSON
MUMBAI
SECOND BEST FILM AWARD
SOUL VOICE SOLO VOICE
Directed by
YADAVAN CHANDRAN
AHMADABAD
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
BEST FILM AWARD
THE MISSING COLOURS
Directed by
PRASHANTH KANATHUR
CHENNAI
SECOND BEST AWARD:
THE LEVEL CROSSING
Directed by
RAJADANDA PANI
CHENNAI
NAVATARANGAM AWARD:
IRN IS HOT
Directed by
BIJI TOPPO AND MEGHNATH
RANCHI,JHARKHAND
JURY MERIT CETIFICATES
1) IDI NAA JEEVITHAM
Directed by
VENU POLASANI
HYDERABAD
2) NADA MRIDANGAM
Directed by
A.V.JAYARAJ
MANGALORE
3) AMRIT JAL
Directed by
NARESH CHANDER LAL
ANDAMAN NICOBAR
The award function held on 22 February night at Filmbhavan,Karimnagar film society auditorium.
The function was presided over by Aanand Varala, the festival Director
The awards announced and presented by
Sri Akkineni Kutumba Rao, Jury Chairman
Sri Rakesh Ambati, Jury Member
Dr.T.Damodara Swamy, Jury Member.
(INDIAN ROLLER AWARDS)
WON BY THE FOLLOWING FILMS
IN
3rd NATIONAL SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2009
ORGANISED BY
KARIMNAGAR FILM SOCIETY
(Affiliated to Federation of Film Societies of India)
________________________________________________________________________
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY
BEST FILM AWARD:
I WANT MY FATHER BACK
Directed by
SUMA JOSSON
MUMBAI
SECOND BEST FILM AWARD
SOUL VOICE SOLO VOICE
Directed by
YADAVAN CHANDRAN
AHMADABAD
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
BEST FILM AWARD
THE MISSING COLOURS
Directed by
PRASHANTH KANATHUR
CHENNAI
SECOND BEST AWARD:
THE LEVEL CROSSING
Directed by
RAJADANDA PANI
CHENNAI
NAVATARANGAM AWARD:
IRN IS HOT
Directed by
BIJI TOPPO AND MEGHNATH
RANCHI,JHARKHAND
JURY MERIT CETIFICATES
1) IDI NAA JEEVITHAM
Directed by
VENU POLASANI
HYDERABAD
2) NADA MRIDANGAM
Directed by
A.V.JAYARAJ
MANGALORE
3) AMRIT JAL
Directed by
NARESH CHANDER LAL
ANDAMAN NICOBAR
The award function held on 22 February night at Filmbhavan,Karimnagar film society auditorium.
The function was presided over by Aanand Varala, the festival Director
The awards announced and presented by
Sri Akkineni Kutumba Rao, Jury Chairman
Sri Rakesh Ambati, Jury Member
Dr.T.Damodara Swamy, Jury Member.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
No funds for docu makers
Cinema, if used effectively, can give useful insight into life. Documentary cinema is one such medium which depicts life as is. A National Short and Documentary Film Festival to be organised by the Karimnagar Film Society from February 19 to 22 intends to bring such documentary filmmakers together and showcase their work.
Of the 46 films, some have already made their mark at various festivals. K.R.. Manoj’s documentary 16mm — Memories, Movement and a Machine has already won the Monatage Movie Award 2008, it was selected for the Osian’s 10th Cinefan festival of Asian and Arab Cinema earlier in 2008 and was also part of the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India 2008 in Goa. Another movie that has won accolades is Beyond The Horizon by Naresh Chander Lal from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “I wanted to depict the rich and tolerant culture of the islands that are my home,” Lal said.
However, the ride is not all that easy for the documentary filmmakers. their problems are finances and limited viewership. Although, to woo the audience, Lal chose to use Sanjay Swaraj, a well known face in the movie industry for his documentary, not everyone is of the same opinion. Artist Jatin Das, father of actor Nandita Das, whose film forum has an archive of short and documentary films, says, he refuses to engage a Bollywood ‘star’ to endorse his work. He says a work should speak for itself; the movie should engage the audience not the star.
According to Das, the absence of audience for documentary movies is a ‘cultural’ problem, it has a lot to do with how one has been raised. “It has to be inculcated in one’s habit, just like reading books,” he said, adding, short films were earlier shown in cinema halls during the breaks or before a movie. But these have been replaced by commercials now.
Documentary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan echoes Das and says that even the national and regional channels do not show documentaries, and do not explore the immense potential of these movies to educate people. Gopalakrishnan is of the view that the movies need support of the multiplexes’ owners where these movies can be screened and showed.
On asking why movies made by foreigners on Indian themes make it to the Oscars but the same movies made by Indians fail to make a mark, he said, “Oscars should not be considered international awards, they are awards of and for the American movies, controlled by movie producers in the US. They do not follow any fair means to adjudge films.”
He said the only way the Academy Awards try to compensate is by introducing a category for films in foreign languages.
( THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN DECCAN CHRONICLE DAILY NEWS PAPER)
http://deccanchroni cle.com/headline s/no-funds- docu-makers- 599
Of the 46 films, some have already made their mark at various festivals. K.R.. Manoj’s documentary 16mm — Memories, Movement and a Machine has already won the Monatage Movie Award 2008, it was selected for the Osian’s 10th Cinefan festival of Asian and Arab Cinema earlier in 2008 and was also part of the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India 2008 in Goa. Another movie that has won accolades is Beyond The Horizon by Naresh Chander Lal from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. “I wanted to depict the rich and tolerant culture of the islands that are my home,” Lal said.
However, the ride is not all that easy for the documentary filmmakers. their problems are finances and limited viewership. Although, to woo the audience, Lal chose to use Sanjay Swaraj, a well known face in the movie industry for his documentary, not everyone is of the same opinion. Artist Jatin Das, father of actor Nandita Das, whose film forum has an archive of short and documentary films, says, he refuses to engage a Bollywood ‘star’ to endorse his work. He says a work should speak for itself; the movie should engage the audience not the star.
According to Das, the absence of audience for documentary movies is a ‘cultural’ problem, it has a lot to do with how one has been raised. “It has to be inculcated in one’s habit, just like reading books,” he said, adding, short films were earlier shown in cinema halls during the breaks or before a movie. But these have been replaced by commercials now.
Documentary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan echoes Das and says that even the national and regional channels do not show documentaries, and do not explore the immense potential of these movies to educate people. Gopalakrishnan is of the view that the movies need support of the multiplexes’ owners where these movies can be screened and showed.
On asking why movies made by foreigners on Indian themes make it to the Oscars but the same movies made by Indians fail to make a mark, he said, “Oscars should not be considered international awards, they are awards of and for the American movies, controlled by movie producers in the US. They do not follow any fair means to adjudge films.”
He said the only way the Academy Awards try to compensate is by introducing a category for films in foreign languages.
( THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN DECCAN CHRONICLE DAILY NEWS PAPER)
http://deccanchroni cle.com/headline s/no-funds- docu-makers- 599
Monday, February 16, 2009
POSTER RELEASED PERTAINING TO
3RD NATIONAL SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
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A colorful poster designed in commemoration of the ensuing Third National Short and Documentary film festival released today in Filmbhavan by the Member of Legislative Council Mr.Naradasu Laxman Rao. 'Conducting a National level event with 40 films from different parts of the Country is a privilege to the people of Karimnagar' said Laxman Rao aftrer the formal release of the poster.
The Programme held on Monday and The M.L.C. said that viewing so many films of defferent grnre
is a good apportunity for the film lovers. Presiding over the funtion The festival Director and president of karimnagar film society said that a total of 60 films entered in the competition for the Indian Roller Awards announced this year by film society,films from Andaman Nicobar,Imphal,Mumbai, delhi and Trivendrum ha entered the festival, the screening committee
has short listed and a totla of 40films are being screened in the festival. The jury is constituted for the selection of films for awards constisting of Nationall Acclaimed filmmaker Mr.Akkineni Kutumba Raoas chairman , Mr Rakesh Ambati from Thirvananthapuram and Dr.Damodhara Swamy
well be the members of jury.The festival begins on 19 of Feb and concludes on 22 MrAnand added.
G.nagabhushanam,Kola Ramchandra reddy and others are participated in the function
____________________________________________________________________
3RD NATIONAL SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
_______________________________________________________________________
A colorful poster designed in commemoration of the ensuing Third National Short and Documentary film festival released today in Filmbhavan by the Member of Legislative Council Mr.Naradasu Laxman Rao. 'Conducting a National level event with 40 films from different parts of the Country is a privilege to the people of Karimnagar' said Laxman Rao aftrer the formal release of the poster.
The Programme held on Monday and The M.L.C. said that viewing so many films of defferent grnre
is a good apportunity for the film lovers. Presiding over the funtion The festival Director and president of karimnagar film society said that a total of 60 films entered in the competition for the Indian Roller Awards announced this year by film society,films from Andaman Nicobar,Imphal,Mumbai, delhi and Trivendrum ha entered the festival, the screening committee
has short listed and a totla of 40films are being screened in the festival. The jury is constituted for the selection of films for awards constisting of Nationall Acclaimed filmmaker Mr.Akkineni Kutumba Raoas chairman , Mr Rakesh Ambati from Thirvananthapuram and Dr.Damodhara Swamy
well be the members of jury.The festival begins on 19 of Feb and concludes on 22 MrAnand added.
G.nagabhushanam,Kola Ramchandra reddy and others are participated in the function
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