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2006-09-15 [deadline] National Media Fellowship Programme, 2006-07 National Media Fellowships Seven fellowships will be awarded this year to print journalists, two of them for projects with specific emphasis on conditions in rural areas. 12th National Media Fellowship Programme, 2006-07 Giving Voice to the Unheard (For Print and Photojournalists) National Foundation for India has a Media Fellowship Programme for young, mid-career journalists. The fellowships would allow them to take time off from their routine beats to research and publish articles/photo essays on issues concerning the less privileged, that need to be high on the national agenda, but do not find mention there for a variety of reasons. The fellowships support pursuit of in-depth, creative field research on these concerns and writing about them with adequate evidence - qualitative and quantitative - to impact the public policy and the domain of social consciousness. Seven fellowships will be awarded this year to print journalists out of which two fellowships will be awarded for projects with specific emphasis on conditions in rural areas. Two fellowships will be awarded to two photojournalists. An additional fellowship supported by the American India Foundation will be awarded to two print journalists to research and publish articles on Distress Seasonal Migration and its Impact on the lives of Migrant Families, especially Children. Journalists from small and regional language publications and non-metro areas are encouraged to apply. Women journalists are particularly welcome. Applicants must have demonstrated commitment to the development concerns of the less privileged in society. Objectives Ø To create greater awareness in the media about local and national development priorities Ø To strengthen public opinion regarding the need to take positive measures to support people-centered development Ø To facilitate a process of sensitization to development issues amongst media professionals Ø To promote effective communication that draws attention to development concerns and Ø To facilitate a more informed development policy dialogue Theme A wide range of issues of importance to ordinary Indians, their battle for a better life and development related issues including Community Health, Elementary Education, Livelihood Security, Local Governance, Peace and Justice, and Gender Equity. Duration Six months spread over a year, if necessary. Eligibility Criteria Ø The fellowships are open to journalists working in any of the regional and national dailies and associated media. Freelancers frequently contributing to the press are encouraged to apply. Ø Early to mid-career status with 5 to 7 years of professional experience. Upper age limit is 40 years. Ø Out of the seven fellowships for print journalists, three would be awarded to journalists working in an Indian language newspaper. Ø The candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to a career in journalism and should have covered the issue in past. Ø It would be desirable for the successful applicants to take leave of about six months from their employers to work more productively on the chosen theme. Ø This fellowship cannot be held simultaneously with any other fellowships or a similar scheme of financial assistance. Ø Only such journalists who have not availed of any fellowships in the preceding year will be eligible. Application Guidelines Applications for the Fellowship Programme can be submitted in English or in any other Indian language. Applicants must include the following in their submissions: Ø A brief curriculum vitae with details of work experience and awards and fellowships held in the past three years. Ø The fellows will be selected based on a proposal to be submitted either directly or through a sponsoring editor. The proposal in about 1000 words outlining the particular thematic area in which the applicant would like to work, should include details regarding the specific geographical location of the study, methodology, the relevance of the theme selected, as well as the contribution it can make to the larger development debate in the country and mention the language of written communication. Ø Clippings of 5 articles (print journalist) must be sent along with the application. Three recent and two other articles of applicant's choice. Ø Articles/photographs must have a byline. Ø Two references with address and phone/fax numbers. Ø Letter from their editor, approving their application. Freelance journalists should include two letters of recommendations from editors or media personalities familiar with their work Ø The grant for the photojournalist is to help him/her complete an on-going project of social importance. Ø Photojournalists must submit a written proposal as outlined above along with at least 10 images (minimum prints size: 8 inch X 10 inch) directly relating to the project for which the grant is being sought. These images must be of high photographic standard conveying the applicant's grasp of using the language of photography. Applicants should also submit a portfolio of their selected work. All photographs will be returned to applicants. Ø The Foundation will get in touch with only the applicants who are selected for the fellowship programme. Ø All applications must be typed. Handwritten applications will not be considered. General Ø The value of each fellowship, inclusive of honorarium, travel and contingency grant, is Rs 1,00,000. Ø The selected print journalist fellows will be expected to publish at least ten articles or reasonable number of photographs (in case of photojournalist) on the chosen subject during the period. Out of these at least three would be in-depth research articles/photo essays. Ø At the end of the fellowships period, the photojournalists will be expected to mount an exhibition of her/his works. The Foundation will meet an additional cost for mounting an exhibition for the photojournalist. Ø The Foundation has the right to use and/or reproduce wholly or partially the articles/photographs, arising out of the Fellowship Programme, in any of its publications, without any additional payment. Ø The support provided by the National Foundation for India Media Fellowships Programme should be suitably acknowledged in all the articles/photos. Ø The Foundation will facilitate wider publication/syndication of the articles/photo essays and assist in translation of those in regional languages, for wider dissemination. Ø Copyright and ownership of all work will rest with the awardees. The applications must reach the Programme Officer not later than September 15, 2006. The Foundation will be happy to give you more information about its activities as well as the Media Fellowship Programme. Write to Sentimongla Kechüchar National Media Fellowship Programme National Foundation for India Zone IV A, Upper Ground Floor India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Phone: 2464 1864/65, 2464 8490-92; Fax: 91-11-2464 1867 E-mail: sentimong@xxxxxxxxxx/info@xxxxxxxxxx Website: www.nfi.org.in National Media Fellowships Selection Committee An eminent committee of media experts advises the Foundation in selecting the awardees. Print journalist selection committee: Ø Nirmala Lakshman - Convener Ø Ajit Bhattachareja Ø D.N. Bezboruah Ø K. Kunhikrishnan Ø P. Sainath Ø Rajiv Mehrotra Ø Usha Rai Ø Thomas Jacob Ø B.P. Sanjay Ø Harivansh Ø H.K. Dua Photojournalist selection committee: Ø Raghu Rai Ø Prashant Panjiar Ø Pablo Bartholomew The 2005-06 National Media Fellows and their topics of research: Anupama Kumari, staff reporter, Prabhat Khabar, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Examine the plight of tribal women miners, and create awareness among women miners about their social, economic, and cultural rights. Ashish Raja, photojournalist, PhotoCorp, Mumbai. Photo document the transformation of Mumbai textile mills from cloth-manufacturing units to commercial zones, while former mill workers and their families continue to languish in poverty. Goldy George, freelance journalist and dalit activist from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. How the implementation of panchayati raj at the local level has contributed to the overall socio-political development of dalits in Chhattisgarh. K.A. Shahji, staff reporter, Indian Express, Bangalore. The alienated and twice-displaced half million Tamil repatriates from Sri Lanka who are now settled in the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu. Nirmala Putul, social activist and freelance journalist from Dumka, Jharkhand. Nutritional and health status of women and children in Jharkhand. O.P. Pathak, freelance journalist from Ranchi, Jharkhand. The relevance of the traditional self-governance system in the tribal areas and the panchayati raj system in the non-tribal areas of Jharkhand. Pankaj Shekhsaria, edits a bi-monthly newsletter of Kalpavriksha Pune-based environmental action group. Highlight and create awareness about the need for conserving the biodiversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Sopan Joshi, news editor, Down To Earth, New Delhi. India's agrarian crisis with reference to Andhra Pradesh and two important inputs, seeds and pesticides. Sourabh Hura, freelance journalist based in Delhi. 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Travelling Film South Asia: Delhi Programme

Travelling Film South Asia: Delhi Programme Posted by: "rahulroy1963" khel@xxxxxxxx rahulroy1963 Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:06 pm (PST) TRAVELLING FILM SOUTH ASIA 2006: A FESTIVAL OF SOUTH ASIAN DOCUMENTARIES 23RD TO 26TH AUGUST 2006 A festival of fifteen outstanding documentaries from the Subcontinent which were screened at Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 Venue for the screenings: India International Centre Auditorium Date Time Films 23rd August/6:30 pm: Inauguration of the Festival Followed byThe Life and Times of a Lady from Awadh: Hima (Pakistan)(135 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles) Director: Shireen Pasha This documentary, on 90 year old Hima, explores the extraordinary time in the history of the subcontinent (Awadh after the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century). It traces history, Hima's life, and her relationship and letters with her renowned talukdar writer father. 24th August /11:00 – 1:30 pm: Final Solution (India)(149 min; 2004; dvd; English & with sub-titles)Director: Rakesh SharmaWinner of the Special Jury Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 Set in Gujarat between early 2002 and July 2003, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in western India through an examination of the carnage wrought on Gujarat in 2002. Final Solution is an anti-hate/violence film created with the belief that that "those who forget history are condemned to relive it". 24th August /1:30 – 2:30 pm Lunch break 24th August /2:30 – 3:30 pm: City of Photos (India)(60 min; 2005; dvd; English & with sub-titles)Director: Nishtha Jain Special Commendation, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005. The film explores the little known ethos of old neighborhood photo studios in a variety of Indian cities, discovering entire imaginary worlds in the smallest of spaces. Tiny, shabby studios that appear stuck in a time warp turn out to be throbbing with energy. These afford fascinating glimpses into individual fantasies and popular tastes. Yet beneath the fun and games runs an undercurrent of foreboding. 24th August /3:45 – 4:08 pm: The Legend of Fat Mama (India)(23 min; 2005; dvd; English)Directed by Rafeeq Ellias who will introduce the film This is a bittersweet story of the Chinese community in Calcutta intertwined with the nostalgic journey in search of a woman who once made the most delicious noodles in the city's Chinatown district. Thriving street food, disappearing family-run eateries, mahjong clubs, a Chinese printing press that has shut down and its handwritten counterpart that continues to deliver the news every morning, and the first all-woman dragon dance group preparing for the Chinese New Year make up the Chinese heritage in Calcutta 24th August /4:08 – 4:30 pm Break 24th August /4:30 pm - Discussion: Technology and SensibilityVenue: Conference Room – I 25th August 2006/2:00 – 3:15 pm:Lanka - The Other Side of War and Peace (Sri Lanka)(75 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Iffat Fatima In February 2002, after more than 20 years of fighting, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the government of Sri Lanka signed a ceasefire agreement. Soon after that the A9 highway that links north and south Sri Lanka was opened to civilian traffic after twelve years. Structured like a travelogue, the film traverses the northern and southern landscape of Sri Lanka. As it shifts between north and south, it spans the history of last three decades of violence in Sri Lanka. 25th August 2006/3:30 – 4:00 pm Girl Song (India)(29 min; 2003; dvd; English)Director: Vasudha Joshi The film enters the life of Anjum Katyal, blues singer, poet and mother, capturing her voice as she performs the blues in her home city of Kolkata, as she reads her poems and journal entries aloud to her daughter, and as she converses with her mother of the cultural heritage she is so proud to be a part of. Anjum also talks of confronting the climate of hostility and distrust towards minorities that is spreading throughout India. 25th August 2006/4:00 – 4:30 pm Break 25th August 2006/4:30 – 4:47 pm: Good News (Bhal Khabar; India)(17 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Altaf Mazid A writer looks for a bit of good news in the days of the Assam Movement (1985-1990), when the youth had sunk to the lowest depths of degradation, and civilized emotions seemed to be wiped completely out of existence. Newspapers had chilling pages of depressing stories and to read them was to be overcome by an even greater feeling of horror and helplessness. Finally, the writer discovers a small piece of news item in a morning paper that gives him hope. 25th August 2006/5:00 – 5:38 pm: A Certain Liberation (Bangladesh)(38 min; 2003; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Yasmine Kabir Recipient of the Golden Conch, Mumbai International Film Festival & Joint Winner of Second Best Film Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 Gurudasi Mondol resigned herself to madness in 1971 when, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh, she witnessed the murder of her entire family at the hands of the collaborators of the occupying forces. Today Gurudasi continues to roam the streets of Kopilmoni, a small town in rural Bangladesh, in pursuit of all she has lost, taking liberties only her madness and her strength of character afford her. In her beloved home of Kipilmoni, Gurudasi has now attained near legendary status and, through her indomitable presence, she has kept the spirit of the Liberation War alive. 25th August 2006/6:30 – 7:48 pm: The City Beautiful (Sundar Nagri; India)(78 min; 2003; dvd; English sub-titles)Directed by Rahul Roy who will introduce the film Sunder Nagri is a small working class colony on the margins of India's capital city, Delhi. Most families residing here come from a community of weavers. The last ten years have seen a gradual disintegration of the handloom tradition of this community under the globalisation regime. The families have to cope with change as well as reinvent themselves to eke out a living. The City Beautiful is the story of two such families struggling to make sense of a world which keeps pushing them to the margins. 26th August 2006/11:00 – 12:00: Teardrops of Karnaphuli (Bangladesh)(60 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Tanvir Mokammel The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is home to twelve predominantly Buddhist ethnic groups who are collectively known as the "Jumma" nation. The first disruption of the peace in CHT took place from 1959-1962, when a dam was constructed on the Karnaphuli river, submerging 54,000 acres of arable land and making refugees of 100,000 people in the process. These hill people suffered a second crisis in 1979 when the government brought plain land Bengalis from various districts and settled them in CHT. 26th August 2006/12:15 – 1:08 pm:The Great Indian School Show (India)(53 min; 2005; dvd; English)Director: Avinash Deshpande How ordinary is a school in which the management has installed 185 closed circuit televisions to monitor its students and every inch of the premises? Imagine how different school life would be under the constant gaze of surveillance, how easily discipline could be misrepresented and misinterpreted, how memories of schooldays would be filled with television monitors, classroom cameras and crackling sound boxes. 26th August 2006/1:08 – 2:30 pm Lunch break 26th August 2006/2:30 – 3:15 pm Dirty Laundry (South Africa)(42 min; 2005; dvd; English)Director: Sanjeev Chatterjee More than a hundred years after Gandhi left South Africa to pursue a life of Indian nationalist politics, South Africans of Indian origin continue the quest to define themselves and who they are. Dirty Laundry is a travel essay and historical journey that offers a glimpse of this struggle for self-definition and cultural identity in today's world, from the role of South African Indians as revolutionaries in the anti-apartheid struggle up to the activities of the present. 26th August 2006/3:30 – 4:07 pm Team Nepal (Nepal)(37 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Girish Giri A passionate team of Nepali footballers, representing a youth club from the Nepali border town of Birgunj, travel to Sonpur, Bihar in India to play in a tournament there. Team Nepal is the documentation of their experiences in Bihar, travelling, meeting and mixing with other footballers, living in a foreign country, and playing the game they love 26th August 2006/4:07 – 4:30 pm Break 26th August 2006/4:30 – 5:24 pm: Sunset Bollywood (India)(54 min; 2005; dvd; English)Director: Komal Tolani A struggling actor in Bollywood dreams of his big screen break. It arrives, and he skyrockets to stardom. Becoming number one is easy after all – staying there is the hard part. Overnight success is sought by millions, but what happens when the lights go out? Where are they now? And why did they disappear in the first place? In Bombay's glamorous celluloid world, failure is not an option. The film follows three actors on their journey back, each one unable to accept failure, craving the narcotic high of celebrity. 26th August 2006/6:30 – 7:57 pm: Continuous Journey (Canada/India)(87 min; 2004; dvd; English & with sub-titles)Director: Ali Kazimi Winner of the Ram Bahadur Trophy for the Best Film, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 In 1914 the Komagata Maru, a vessel carrying 376 immigrants from British India, became the first ship transporting migrants to be turned away by Canada. During the two-month detention in the harbour, Canadian authorities drove the passengers to the brink of thirst and starvation. The affair exposed the British Empire's myths of equality, fair play and justice, and became a turning point in the freedom struggle in India. Continuous Journey is a multilayered film essay to unravel a complex and little-known incidents Presented by India International Centre, Himal Association & Himal Southasian, Kathmandu -- Members of the ZESTMedia list exchange news and views about the media in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan. Write to ZESTMedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTMedia by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ Get all ZESTMedia mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, OR, if you have a Yahoo! 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Fwd: National Media Fellowship Programme, 2006-07

2006-09-15 [deadline] National Media Fellowship Programme, 2006-07 National Media Fellowships Seven fellowships will be awarded this year to print journalists, two of them for projects with specific emphasis on conditions in rural areas. 12th National Media Fellowship Programme, 2006-07 Giving Voice to the Unheard (For Print and Photojournalists) National Foundation for India has a Media Fellowship Programme for young, mid-career journalists. The fellowships would allow them to take time off from their routine beats to research and publish articles/photo essays on issues concerning the less privileged, that need to be high on the national agenda, but do not find mention there for a variety of reasons. The fellowships support pursuit of in-depth, creative field research on these concerns and writing about them with adequate evidence - qualitative and quantitative - to impact the public policy and the domain of social consciousness. Seven fellowships will be awarded this year to print journalists out of which two fellowships will be awarded for projects with specific emphasis on conditions in rural areas. Two fellowships will be awarded to two photojournalists. An additional fellowship supported by the American India Foundation will be awarded to two print journalists to research and publish articles on Distress Seasonal Migration and its Impact on the lives of Migrant Families, especially Children. Journalists from small and regional language publications and non-metro areas are encouraged to apply. Women journalists are particularly welcome. Applicants must have demonstrated commitment to the development concerns of the less privileged in society. Objectives Ø To create greater awareness in the media about local and national development priorities Ø To strengthen public opinion regarding the need to take positive measures to support people-centered development Ø To facilitate a process of sensitization to development issues amongst media professionals Ø To promote effective communication that draws attention to development concerns and Ø To facilitate a more informed development policy dialogue Theme A wide range of issues of importance to ordinary Indians, their battle for a better life and development related issues including Community Health, Elementary Education, Livelihood Security, Local Governance, Peace and Justice, and Gender Equity. Duration Six months spread over a year, if necessary. Eligibility Criteria Ø The fellowships are open to journalists working in any of the regional and national dailies and associated media. Freelancers frequently contributing to the press are encouraged to apply. Ø Early to mid-career status with 5 to 7 years of professional experience. Upper age limit is 40 years. Ø Out of the seven fellowships for print journalists, three would be awarded to journalists working in an Indian language newspaper. Ø The candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to a career in journalism and should have covered the issue in past. Ø It would be desirable for the successful applicants to take leave of about six months from their employers to work more productively on the chosen theme. Ø This fellowship cannot be held simultaneously with any other fellowships or a similar scheme of financial assistance. Ø Only such journalists who have not availed of any fellowships in the preceding year will be eligible. Application Guidelines Applications for the Fellowship Programme can be submitted in English or in any other Indian language. Applicants must include the following in their submissions: Ø A brief curriculum vitae with details of work experience and awards and fellowships held in the past three years. Ø The fellows will be selected based on a proposal to be submitted either directly or through a sponsoring editor. The proposal in about 1000 words outlining the particular thematic area in which the applicant would like to work, should include details regarding the specific geographical location of the study, methodology, the relevance of the theme selected, as well as the contribution it can make to the larger development debate in the country and mention the language of written communication. Ø Clippings of 5 articles (print journalist) must be sent along with the application. Three recent and two other articles of applicant's choice. Ø Articles/photographs must have a byline. Ø Two references with address and phone/fax numbers. Ø Letter from their editor, approving their application. Freelance journalists should include two letters of recommendations from editors or media personalities familiar with their work Ø The grant for the photojournalist is to help him/her complete an on-going project of social importance. Ø Photojournalists must submit a written proposal as outlined above along with at least 10 images (minimum prints size: 8 inch X 10 inch) directly relating to the project for which the grant is being sought. These images must be of high photographic standard conveying the applicant's grasp of using the language of photography. Applicants should also submit a portfolio of their selected work. All photographs will be returned to applicants. Ø The Foundation will get in touch with only the applicants who are selected for the fellowship programme. Ø All applications must be typed. Handwritten applications will not be considered. General Ø The value of each fellowship, inclusive of honorarium, travel and contingency grant, is Rs 1,00,000. Ø The selected print journalist fellows will be expected to publish at least ten articles or reasonable number of photographs (in case of photojournalist) on the chosen subject during the period. Out of these at least three would be in-depth research articles/photo essays. Ø At the end of the fellowships period, the photojournalists will be expected to mount an exhibition of her/his works. The Foundation will meet an additional cost for mounting an exhibition for the photojournalist. Ø The Foundation has the right to use and/or reproduce wholly or partially the articles/photographs, arising out of the Fellowship Programme, in any of its publications, without any additional payment. Ø The support provided by the National Foundation for India Media Fellowships Programme should be suitably acknowledged in all the articles/photos. Ø The Foundation will facilitate wider publication/syndication of the articles/photo essays and assist in translation of those in regional languages, for wider dissemination. Ø Copyright and ownership of all work will rest with the awardees. The applications must reach the Programme Officer not later than September 15, 2006. The Foundation will be happy to give you more information about its activities as well as the Media Fellowship Programme. Write to Sentimongla Kechüchar National Media Fellowship Programme National Foundation for India Zone IV A, Upper Ground Floor India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110 003 Phone: 2464 1864/65, 2464 8490-92; Fax: 91-11-2464 1867 E-mail: sentimong@xxxxxxxxxx/info@xxxxxxxxxx Website: www.nfi.org.in National Media Fellowships Selection Committee An eminent committee of media experts advises the Foundation in selecting the awardees. Print journalist selection committee: Ø Nirmala Lakshman - Convener Ø Ajit Bhattachareja Ø D.N. Bezboruah Ø K. Kunhikrishnan Ø P. Sainath Ø Rajiv Mehrotra Ø Usha Rai Ø Thomas Jacob Ø B.P. Sanjay Ø Harivansh Ø H.K. Dua Photojournalist selection committee: Ø Raghu Rai Ø Prashant Panjiar Ø Pablo Bartholomew The 2005-06 National Media Fellows and their topics of research: Anupama Kumari, staff reporter, Prabhat Khabar, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Examine the plight of tribal women miners, and create awareness among women miners about their social, economic, and cultural rights. Ashish Raja, photojournalist, PhotoCorp, Mumbai. Photo document the transformation of Mumbai textile mills from cloth-manufacturing units to commercial zones, while former mill workers and their families continue to languish in poverty. Goldy George, freelance journalist and dalit activist from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. How the implementation of panchayati raj at the local level has contributed to the overall socio-political development of dalits in Chhattisgarh. K.A. Shahji, staff reporter, Indian Express, Bangalore. The alienated and twice-displaced half million Tamil repatriates from Sri Lanka who are now settled in the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu. Nirmala Putul, social activist and freelance journalist from Dumka, Jharkhand. Nutritional and health status of women and children in Jharkhand. O.P. Pathak, freelance journalist from Ranchi, Jharkhand. The relevance of the traditional self-governance system in the tribal areas and the panchayati raj system in the non-tribal areas of Jharkhand. Pankaj Shekhsaria, edits a bi-monthly newsletter of Kalpavriksha Pune-based environmental action group. Highlight and create awareness about the need for conserving the biodiversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Sopan Joshi, news editor, Down To Earth, New Delhi. India's agrarian crisis with reference to Andhra Pradesh and two important inputs, seeds and pesticides. Sourabh Hura, freelance journalist based in Delhi. 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Travelling Film South Asia: Delhi Programme

Travelling Film South Asia: Delhi Programme Posted by: "rahulroy1963" khel@xxxxxxxx rahulroy1963 Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:06 pm (PST) TRAVELLING FILM SOUTH ASIA 2006: A FESTIVAL OF SOUTH ASIAN DOCUMENTARIES 23RD TO 26TH AUGUST 2006 A festival of fifteen outstanding documentaries from the Subcontinent which were screened at Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 Venue for the screenings: India International Centre Auditorium Date Time Films 23rd August/6:30 pm: Inauguration of the Festival Followed byThe Life and Times of a Lady from Awadh: Hima (Pakistan)(135 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles) Director: Shireen Pasha This documentary, on 90 year old Hima, explores the extraordinary time in the history of the subcontinent (Awadh after the decline of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century). It traces history, Hima's life, and her relationship and letters with her renowned talukdar writer father. 24th August /11:00 – 1:30 pm: Final Solution (India)(149 min; 2004; dvd; English & with sub-titles)Director: Rakesh SharmaWinner of the Special Jury Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 Set in Gujarat between early 2002 and July 2003, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in western India through an examination of the carnage wrought on Gujarat in 2002. Final Solution is an anti-hate/violence film created with the belief that that "those who forget history are condemned to relive it". 24th August /1:30 – 2:30 pm Lunch break 24th August /2:30 – 3:30 pm: City of Photos (India)(60 min; 2005; dvd; English & with sub-titles)Director: Nishtha Jain Special Commendation, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005. The film explores the little known ethos of old neighborhood photo studios in a variety of Indian cities, discovering entire imaginary worlds in the smallest of spaces. Tiny, shabby studios that appear stuck in a time warp turn out to be throbbing with energy. These afford fascinating glimpses into individual fantasies and popular tastes. Yet beneath the fun and games runs an undercurrent of foreboding. 24th August /3:45 – 4:08 pm: The Legend of Fat Mama (India)(23 min; 2005; dvd; English)Directed by Rafeeq Ellias who will introduce the film This is a bittersweet story of the Chinese community in Calcutta intertwined with the nostalgic journey in search of a woman who once made the most delicious noodles in the city's Chinatown district. Thriving street food, disappearing family-run eateries, mahjong clubs, a Chinese printing press that has shut down and its handwritten counterpart that continues to deliver the news every morning, and the first all-woman dragon dance group preparing for the Chinese New Year make up the Chinese heritage in Calcutta 24th August /4:08 – 4:30 pm Break 24th August /4:30 pm - Discussion: Technology and SensibilityVenue: Conference Room – I 25th August 2006/2:00 – 3:15 pm:Lanka - The Other Side of War and Peace (Sri Lanka)(75 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Iffat Fatima In February 2002, after more than 20 years of fighting, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the government of Sri Lanka signed a ceasefire agreement. Soon after that the A9 highway that links north and south Sri Lanka was opened to civilian traffic after twelve years. Structured like a travelogue, the film traverses the northern and southern landscape of Sri Lanka. As it shifts between north and south, it spans the history of last three decades of violence in Sri Lanka. 25th August 2006/3:30 – 4:00 pm Girl Song (India)(29 min; 2003; dvd; English)Director: Vasudha Joshi The film enters the life of Anjum Katyal, blues singer, poet and mother, capturing her voice as she performs the blues in her home city of Kolkata, as she reads her poems and journal entries aloud to her daughter, and as she converses with her mother of the cultural heritage she is so proud to be a part of. Anjum also talks of confronting the climate of hostility and distrust towards minorities that is spreading throughout India. 25th August 2006/4:00 – 4:30 pm Break 25th August 2006/4:30 – 4:47 pm: Good News (Bhal Khabar; India)(17 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Altaf Mazid A writer looks for a bit of good news in the days of the Assam Movement (1985-1990), when the youth had sunk to the lowest depths of degradation, and civilized emotions seemed to be wiped completely out of existence. Newspapers had chilling pages of depressing stories and to read them was to be overcome by an even greater feeling of horror and helplessness. Finally, the writer discovers a small piece of news item in a morning paper that gives him hope. 25th August 2006/5:00 – 5:38 pm: A Certain Liberation (Bangladesh)(38 min; 2003; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Yasmine Kabir Recipient of the Golden Conch, Mumbai International Film Festival & Joint Winner of Second Best Film Award, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 Gurudasi Mondol resigned herself to madness in 1971 when, during the Liberation War of Bangladesh, she witnessed the murder of her entire family at the hands of the collaborators of the occupying forces. Today Gurudasi continues to roam the streets of Kopilmoni, a small town in rural Bangladesh, in pursuit of all she has lost, taking liberties only her madness and her strength of character afford her. In her beloved home of Kipilmoni, Gurudasi has now attained near legendary status and, through her indomitable presence, she has kept the spirit of the Liberation War alive. 25th August 2006/6:30 – 7:48 pm: The City Beautiful (Sundar Nagri; India)(78 min; 2003; dvd; English sub-titles)Directed by Rahul Roy who will introduce the film Sunder Nagri is a small working class colony on the margins of India's capital city, Delhi. Most families residing here come from a community of weavers. The last ten years have seen a gradual disintegration of the handloom tradition of this community under the globalisation regime. The families have to cope with change as well as reinvent themselves to eke out a living. The City Beautiful is the story of two such families struggling to make sense of a world which keeps pushing them to the margins. 26th August 2006/11:00 – 12:00: Teardrops of Karnaphuli (Bangladesh)(60 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Tanvir Mokammel The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is home to twelve predominantly Buddhist ethnic groups who are collectively known as the "Jumma" nation. The first disruption of the peace in CHT took place from 1959-1962, when a dam was constructed on the Karnaphuli river, submerging 54,000 acres of arable land and making refugees of 100,000 people in the process. These hill people suffered a second crisis in 1979 when the government brought plain land Bengalis from various districts and settled them in CHT. 26th August 2006/12:15 – 1:08 pm:The Great Indian School Show (India)(53 min; 2005; dvd; English)Director: Avinash Deshpande How ordinary is a school in which the management has installed 185 closed circuit televisions to monitor its students and every inch of the premises? Imagine how different school life would be under the constant gaze of surveillance, how easily discipline could be misrepresented and misinterpreted, how memories of schooldays would be filled with television monitors, classroom cameras and crackling sound boxes. 26th August 2006/1:08 – 2:30 pm Lunch break 26th August 2006/2:30 – 3:15 pm Dirty Laundry (South Africa)(42 min; 2005; dvd; English)Director: Sanjeev Chatterjee More than a hundred years after Gandhi left South Africa to pursue a life of Indian nationalist politics, South Africans of Indian origin continue the quest to define themselves and who they are. Dirty Laundry is a travel essay and historical journey that offers a glimpse of this struggle for self-definition and cultural identity in today's world, from the role of South African Indians as revolutionaries in the anti-apartheid struggle up to the activities of the present. 26th August 2006/3:30 – 4:07 pm Team Nepal (Nepal)(37 min; 2005; dvd; English sub-titles)Director: Girish Giri A passionate team of Nepali footballers, representing a youth club from the Nepali border town of Birgunj, travel to Sonpur, Bihar in India to play in a tournament there. Team Nepal is the documentation of their experiences in Bihar, travelling, meeting and mixing with other footballers, living in a foreign country, and playing the game they love 26th August 2006/4:07 – 4:30 pm Break 26th August 2006/4:30 – 5:24 pm: Sunset Bollywood (India)(54 min; 2005; dvd; English)Director: Komal Tolani A struggling actor in Bollywood dreams of his big screen break. It arrives, and he skyrockets to stardom. Becoming number one is easy after all – staying there is the hard part. Overnight success is sought by millions, but what happens when the lights go out? Where are they now? And why did they disappear in the first place? In Bombay's glamorous celluloid world, failure is not an option. The film follows three actors on their journey back, each one unable to accept failure, craving the narcotic high of celebrity. 26th August 2006/6:30 – 7:57 pm: Continuous Journey (Canada/India)(87 min; 2004; dvd; English & with sub-titles)Director: Ali Kazimi Winner of the Ram Bahadur Trophy for the Best Film, Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu 2005 In 1914 the Komagata Maru, a vessel carrying 376 immigrants from British India, became the first ship transporting migrants to be turned away by Canada. During the two-month detention in the harbour, Canadian authorities drove the passengers to the brink of thirst and starvation. The affair exposed the British Empire's myths of equality, fair play and justice, and became a turning point in the freedom struggle in India. Continuous Journey is a multilayered film essay to unravel a complex and little-known incidents Presented by India International Centre, Himal Association & Himal Southasian, Kathmandu -- Members of the ZESTMedia list exchange news and views about the media in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan. Write to ZESTMedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTMedia by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ Get all ZESTMedia mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, OR, if you have a Yahoo! 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