A brace of films exploring important subjects are in contention from India in the best live action short film category at the 96th Academy Awards.
Reema Maya’s “Nocturnal Burger,” an investigation of child abuse at a dysfunctional police station in Mumbai, had its world premiere at Sundance. It has since traveled to more than 50 film festivals globally and won 34 awards including the Oscar-qualifying Golden Chair for best international short at KortfilmFestivalen, Norway.
The cast includes Bebo Madiwal, Millo Sunka, Trupti Khamkar, Shrikant Mohan Yadav, Pushpendra Singh, Somnath Mondal, Vicky Shinde and Mukesh Pachode.
“The journey of this film started from a very unfortunate true incident a few years ago. Everything that happened that night stayed deep inside me, and ‘Nocturnal Burger’ is the first outlet it has had. It is an exploration of abuse and trauma; fantasy and escapism. It talks about the omnipresence of sexual abuse even in our public spaces,...
Reema Maya’s “Nocturnal Burger,” an investigation of child abuse at a dysfunctional police station in Mumbai, had its world premiere at Sundance. It has since traveled to more than 50 film festivals globally and won 34 awards including the Oscar-qualifying Golden Chair for best international short at KortfilmFestivalen, Norway.
The cast includes Bebo Madiwal, Millo Sunka, Trupti Khamkar, Shrikant Mohan Yadav, Pushpendra Singh, Somnath Mondal, Vicky Shinde and Mukesh Pachode.
“The journey of this film started from a very unfortunate true incident a few years ago. Everything that happened that night stayed deep inside me, and ‘Nocturnal Burger’ is the first outlet it has had. It is an exploration of abuse and trauma; fantasy and escapism. It talks about the omnipresence of sexual abuse even in our public spaces,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Outstanding Contribution
The Taipei Film Festival has named prolific writer-director-producer Kevin Chu (aka Chu Yen-ping) as the recipient of its Outstanding Contribution Award. During the 1980s and the 1990s, Chu made many popular memorable commercial films and discovered several promising new actors — Chu wrote the script of “Never Too Late to Repent” and won the best screenplay award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. After that, Chu made this directorial debut, “The Clown and the Swan,” which was a critically-acclaimed box office success in which comedy actor Hsu Pu-liao established his name. “Chu single-handedly maintained the genre movie production in the market while the New Taiwan Cinema [art house movement] rose in the 1980s,” said the festival. In recent years, Chu has dedicated himself to advocating the exchanges between the Taiwanese filmmakers and their Chinese counterparts. The 24th Taipei Film Festival is scheduled to be held from June 23 to July 9, 2022.
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The Taipei Film Festival has named prolific writer-director-producer Kevin Chu (aka Chu Yen-ping) as the recipient of its Outstanding Contribution Award. During the 1980s and the 1990s, Chu made many popular memorable commercial films and discovered several promising new actors — Chu wrote the script of “Never Too Late to Repent” and won the best screenplay award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. After that, Chu made this directorial debut, “The Clown and the Swan,” which was a critically-acclaimed box office success in which comedy actor Hsu Pu-liao established his name. “Chu single-handedly maintained the genre movie production in the market while the New Taiwan Cinema [art house movement] rose in the 1980s,” said the festival. In recent years, Chu has dedicated himself to advocating the exchanges between the Taiwanese filmmakers and their Chinese counterparts. The 24th Taipei Film Festival is scheduled to be held from June 23 to July 9, 2022.
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- 6/6/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Several Indian films, featuring eclectic subject matter, are making bids to snag Oscars in the shorts categories at the 2021 Academy Awards.
Keith Gomes’ “Shameless,” Tushar Tyagi’s “Saving Chintu” and Shaan Vyas’ “Natkhat” are aiming for nominations in the live action short category, and Saurav Vishnu’s “Tailing Pond” in the documentary short subject category.
All the films boast Bollywood or Hollywood pedigrees.
“Shameless” stars Sayani Gupta (Emmy-nominated Amazon series “Four More Shots Please”) and writer and actor Hussain Dalal (“Sitara”). Sound design is by Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Shabinaa Khan (“Laxmii”) presents the film alongside producers Ashley Gomes, Sandeep Kamal and co-producer Girish Bobby Talwar.
Keith Gomes has a few shorts to his credit, including the award-winning “Doobie.” He also co-wrote and was an associate director on “Kick,” starring Bollywood royalty Salman Khan.
In “Shameless,” a work-from-home software engineer is trapped by a delivery girl, raising questions on the issues of entitlement,...
Keith Gomes’ “Shameless,” Tushar Tyagi’s “Saving Chintu” and Shaan Vyas’ “Natkhat” are aiming for nominations in the live action short category, and Saurav Vishnu’s “Tailing Pond” in the documentary short subject category.
All the films boast Bollywood or Hollywood pedigrees.
“Shameless” stars Sayani Gupta (Emmy-nominated Amazon series “Four More Shots Please”) and writer and actor Hussain Dalal (“Sitara”). Sound design is by Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty (“Slumdog Millionaire”). Shabinaa Khan (“Laxmii”) presents the film alongside producers Ashley Gomes, Sandeep Kamal and co-producer Girish Bobby Talwar.
Keith Gomes has a few shorts to his credit, including the award-winning “Doobie.” He also co-wrote and was an associate director on “Kick,” starring Bollywood royalty Salman Khan.
In “Shameless,” a work-from-home software engineer is trapped by a delivery girl, raising questions on the issues of entitlement,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
‘The Turning’, ‘The Grudge’ among other new openers.
Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History Of David Copperfield is the prominent new title this weekend, as the latest Charles Dickens adaptation looking to make a mark with UK audiences.
Dickens’ oeuvre has inspired over one hundred film adaptations across theatrical, TV and streaming releases. His most frequently adapted book is his 1843 novel A Christmas Carol, which has formed the basis of almost 50 screen works.
Iannucci’s film, which launched at Toronto 2019, marks the ninth time Dickens’ 1849 book David Copperfield has been reproduced on screen. It takes its name from the novel’s full title,...
Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History Of David Copperfield is the prominent new title this weekend, as the latest Charles Dickens adaptation looking to make a mark with UK audiences.
Dickens’ oeuvre has inspired over one hundred film adaptations across theatrical, TV and streaming releases. His most frequently adapted book is his 1843 novel A Christmas Carol, which has formed the basis of almost 50 screen works.
Iannucci’s film, which launched at Toronto 2019, marks the ninth time Dickens’ 1849 book David Copperfield has been reproduced on screen. It takes its name from the novel’s full title,...
- 1/24/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
The turmoil in Indian-administered Kashmir is an urgent topic but Ashvin Kumar’s coming-of-age film feels lifeless and leaden
Ashvin Kumar is an Indian film-maker who has made Kashmir an urgent focus of his career and was Oscar-nominated for his short film from 2004, Little Terrorist, about a Pakistani boy playing cricket who goes in search of his ball knocked over the Indian border. This nfilm, of which Kumar is writer, director and co-star, is about a very pertinent contemporary topic: the “disappeared” people of Indian Kashmir – reportedly now as many as 8,000 – picked up by the Indian forces and imprisoned without trial or access to family or lawyers as a result of the heavy-handed new security crackdown following the government revoking Kashmir’s independent status last year.
In this story, a 16-year-old Kashmiri-British girl called Noor (Zara La Peta Webb) goes to Kashmir with her mum, Zeinab (Natasha Mago), and her mum’s new partner,...
Ashvin Kumar is an Indian film-maker who has made Kashmir an urgent focus of his career and was Oscar-nominated for his short film from 2004, Little Terrorist, about a Pakistani boy playing cricket who goes in search of his ball knocked over the Indian border. This nfilm, of which Kumar is writer, director and co-star, is about a very pertinent contemporary topic: the “disappeared” people of Indian Kashmir – reportedly now as many as 8,000 – picked up by the Indian forces and imprisoned without trial or access to family or lawyers as a result of the heavy-handed new security crackdown following the government revoking Kashmir’s independent status last year.
In this story, a 16-year-old Kashmiri-British girl called Noor (Zara La Peta Webb) goes to Kashmir with her mum, Zeinab (Natasha Mago), and her mum’s new partner,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
MollywoodKunchacko Boban plays a singer in the film that is scripted by Bobby and Sanjay.Digital NativeIt was reported a few months ago that Kunchacko Boban and Jis Joy are teaming up for a film. An update about this film is that it has been titled Mikacha Nadan Mohankumar. The first schedule of the film was wrapped up in Ernakulam and the next began in Kashmir. Bobby and Sanjay have penned the script for Mikacha Nadan Mohankumar and this is the fourth time the scriptwriters are associating with Kunchacko Boban. Siddique plays a film personality and Kunchacko Boban plays a singer in this film. The rest of the cast includes Sreenivasan, Saiju Kurup, Vinay Forrt, Ramesh Pisharody, and Basil Joseph in supporting roles. Prince Joy is composing music, while Bahul Ramesh has been signed up as the cinematographer, and Ratheesh Raj as the editor. The film is bankrolled by Listin Stephen’s Magic Frames.
- 12/9/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
FilmAshvin Kumar, the youngest Oscar-nominated filmmaker, is in Kerala to participate in the Iffk with his latest film ‘No Fathers in Kashmir’.CrisAshvin Kumar (centre) with the teen actors of 'No Fathers in Kashmir'Twenty years ago, on a December day, Ashvin Kumar, then young and curious, began a journey to the south of India to understand what his country looked like. He started from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala’s capital. He had a small video camera with him and he shot what interested him, across the states he travelled. He had no idea what he was doing then, Ashvin would claim 20 years later, when he is once again in Thiruvananthapuram, where that journey began. Two decades have made him a filmmaker, making often critically acclaimed movies about Kashmir. One of them – a short film called Little Terrorist – has brought him the record of being the youngest Oscar-nominated filmmaker. The latest, No Fathers in Kashmir,...
- 12/8/2019
- by Cris
- The News Minute
No Fathers In Kashmir Movie Review is here. The Indian Hindi-English-Urdu-Kashmiri language drama is directed by Oscar Nominated Ashvin Kumar. Featuring Zara Webb, Ashvin Kumar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anshuman Jha and Natasha Mago, the movie is finally releasing this Friday ? April 05, 2019 after struggling with the Cbfc.? Has Ashwini Kumar able to bring the plight of Kashmir and its people piously again after Little Terrorist, and Inshallah, Kashmir?, let?s find out in No Fathers In Kashmir movie review.
Immediate reaction when the end credits of No Fathers In Kashmir roll
This truth is undeniably bitter - humanity is the biggest causality in the ongoing war for Kashmir since ages.
The Story of No Fathers In Kashmir
A charming sixteen year old Noor Meer visits Kashmir with her mother and to-be step-father. The innocent Noor having no idea about the turmoil the valley is facing since ages, is shocked to find the...
Immediate reaction when the end credits of No Fathers In Kashmir roll
This truth is undeniably bitter - humanity is the biggest causality in the ongoing war for Kashmir since ages.
The Story of No Fathers In Kashmir
A charming sixteen year old Noor Meer visits Kashmir with her mother and to-be step-father. The innocent Noor having no idea about the turmoil the valley is facing since ages, is shocked to find the...
- 4/3/2019
- GlamSham
Director Ashvin Kumar comes with another riveting tale from Kashmir. “No Fathers in Kashmir” is mostly in English but also contains Hindi, Urdu and Kashmiri languages. The film stars Zara Webb, Shivam Raina, Soni Razdan, Ashvin Kumar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anshuman Jha and Natasha Mago. The filmmakers had been through a constant struggle with the censor board and their appeal committee in India for the past eight months because of the controversial nature of the film. Finally, the film is certified as U/A (PG12) and set to release on April 5 this year.
The trailer for the film can be seen below.
Synopsis
16 year old British Kashmiri Noor visits the valley in search of her missing father and meets a 16 year old boy Majid. Their budding romance is also the beginning of the disillusionment of their world. Both search for their missing fathers in a Kashmir where “Half widows” of missing men is common place.
The trailer for the film can be seen below.
Synopsis
16 year old British Kashmiri Noor visits the valley in search of her missing father and meets a 16 year old boy Majid. Their budding romance is also the beginning of the disillusionment of their world. Both search for their missing fathers in a Kashmir where “Half widows” of missing men is common place.
- 3/22/2019
- by Jithin Mohan
- AsianMoviePulse
Honesty wins, rigidity looses. Ex Oscar nominee and national award winning filmmaker Ashvin Kumar?s No Fathers In Kashmir finally gets the justice. Ending a period of agony that unnecessarily prolonged to 8 months Ashvin Kumar?s No Fathers In Kashmir is now eligible for UA certificate as per Fcat (Film Certification Appellate Tribunal) recommendation.
Said to be bold, hard hitting and relevant account, No Fathers In Kashmir features Soni Razdan, Anshuman Jha and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in pivotal roles. The journey had been a painful struggle for Ashvin Kumar - India?s youngest Oscar nominated filmmaker (Little Terrorist - 2004), and two time national award-winning filmmaker Inshallah, Kashmir (2012), Inshallah Football (2010).
(Also Read:?Alia Bhatt roots in support of No Fathers In Kashmir)
Here is the whole story that tells the truth behind the attitude of Cbfc.
What started as a regular filing for a censor, in July 2018 turned into an agonizing saga lasting 8 months,...
Said to be bold, hard hitting and relevant account, No Fathers In Kashmir features Soni Razdan, Anshuman Jha and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in pivotal roles. The journey had been a painful struggle for Ashvin Kumar - India?s youngest Oscar nominated filmmaker (Little Terrorist - 2004), and two time national award-winning filmmaker Inshallah, Kashmir (2012), Inshallah Football (2010).
(Also Read:?Alia Bhatt roots in support of No Fathers In Kashmir)
Here is the whole story that tells the truth behind the attitude of Cbfc.
What started as a regular filing for a censor, in July 2018 turned into an agonizing saga lasting 8 months,...
- 3/11/2019
- GlamSham
Here's your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress -- at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. Noor Logline: When Noor’s mother takes her far from Britain to Kashmir, her ancestral home, Noor begins uncovering clues about what really happened to her missing father. Elevator Pitch: "Noor" will be a coming of age feature length drama film about the human impact of the crisis in Kashmir, seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. It's a story about hope, set in world’s most secret war and its effects on women and children through a disarming coming-of-age love story between teenagers growing up in Kashmir. Based on true events, "Noor" is a story about hope in the middle...
- 2/11/2016
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
A few years ago, I took a road-trip in the peak of summer to a remote tribal region in Gujarat. I was accompanying a friend, a sociologist researching adivasi music, and all along our drive in that nauseous heat she spoke about the unique musical traditions of the community. We were going to attend a tribal wedding with the purpose of recording the folk songs that would be sung there. It sounded like a promising enterprise till we actually reached the place and got out of the car because it was not ancient adivasi music that greeted us. It was difficult to suppress a smile as our local ‘guide’, who had driven us to the village, looked embarrassed and shouted at the kids to turn off the ‘nostalgia-90s’ tune of ‘Main khilaadi, Tu Anaari’. In that moment, it seemed clear to me where the cultural fault-lines lay. It also made me wonder,...
- 7/5/2014
- by Ravikant Kisana
- DearCinema.com
The Sundance Institute and Mahindra Group division Mumbai Mantra have announced the eight Indian Screenwriters selected for the third annual Mumbai Mantra | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab.
The Lab is set to run at the Club Mahindra Resort in Tungi from March 16-21.
The Screenwriting Fellows, selected from submissions from India and the Indian diaspora around the world, are:
Navneet Behal (Experiments With Truth)Ashvin Kumar (Noor)Bornila Chatterjee (Nuclear Hearts)Gaurav Madan (Shaktipur Crude)Deepanjali B Sarkar (Svadharma)Dylan Mohan Gray (The Last Day Of Winter) Sanjay Talreja (The River Murder)Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover (Ud Jayega / Fly Away Solo).
The Lab is set to run at the Club Mahindra Resort in Tungi from March 16-21.
The Screenwriting Fellows, selected from submissions from India and the Indian diaspora around the world, are:
Navneet Behal (Experiments With Truth)Ashvin Kumar (Noor)Bornila Chatterjee (Nuclear Hearts)Gaurav Madan (Shaktipur Crude)Deepanjali B Sarkar (Svadharma)Dylan Mohan Gray (The Last Day Of Winter) Sanjay Talreja (The River Murder)Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover (Ud Jayega / Fly Away Solo).
- 3/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Institute and Mahindra Group division Mumbai Mantra have announced the eight Indian Screenwriters selected for the third annual Mumbai Mantra | Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab.
The Lab is set to run at the Club Mahindra Resort in Tungi from March 16-21.
The Screenwriting Fellows, selected from submissions from India and the Indian diaspora around the world, are:
Navneet Behal (Experiments With Truth);
Ashvin Kumar (Noor);
Bornila Chatterjee (Nuclear Hearts);
Gaurav Madan (Shaktipur Crude);
Deepanjali B Sarkar (Svadharma);
Dylan Mohan Gray (The Last Day Of Winter); Sanjay Talreja (The River Murder); and
Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover (Ud Jayega / Fly Away Solo).
The Lab is set to run at the Club Mahindra Resort in Tungi from March 16-21.
The Screenwriting Fellows, selected from submissions from India and the Indian diaspora around the world, are:
Navneet Behal (Experiments With Truth);
Ashvin Kumar (Noor);
Bornila Chatterjee (Nuclear Hearts);
Gaurav Madan (Shaktipur Crude);
Deepanjali B Sarkar (Svadharma);
Dylan Mohan Gray (The Last Day Of Winter); Sanjay Talreja (The River Murder); and
Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover (Ud Jayega / Fly Away Solo).
- 3/17/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Mumbai Mantra Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab announced the eight fellows of the 2014 lab today.
Ashvin Kumar (Noor) Bornila Chatterjee (Nuclear Hearts) Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover (Fly Away Solo) Gaurav Madan (Shaktipur Crude) Deepanjali B Sarkar (Svadharma) Sanjay Talreja (The River Murder) Navneet Behal (Experiments with Truth), co-written with Maitrey Bajpai and Ramiz Ilham Khan Dylan Mohan Gray (The Last Day of Winter), co-written with Vikramaditya Motwane)
The selected writers will be mentored by American and Indian screenwriters such as Golden Globe winner Naomi Foner (Running on Empty, Golden Globe for Best Screenplay and Oscar nomination in the same category), Sooni Taraporevala (Salaam Bombay). Here is the complete list of mentors:-
Naomi Foner
Michael Handelman
Dante Harper
James V Hart
Anjum Rajabali
Malia Scotch Marmo
Elena Soarez
Sooni Taraporevala
Rose Troche...
Ashvin Kumar (Noor) Bornila Chatterjee (Nuclear Hearts) Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover (Fly Away Solo) Gaurav Madan (Shaktipur Crude) Deepanjali B Sarkar (Svadharma) Sanjay Talreja (The River Murder) Navneet Behal (Experiments with Truth), co-written with Maitrey Bajpai and Ramiz Ilham Khan Dylan Mohan Gray (The Last Day of Winter), co-written with Vikramaditya Motwane)
The selected writers will be mentored by American and Indian screenwriters such as Golden Globe winner Naomi Foner (Running on Empty, Golden Globe for Best Screenplay and Oscar nomination in the same category), Sooni Taraporevala (Salaam Bombay). Here is the complete list of mentors:-
Naomi Foner
Michael Handelman
Dante Harper
James V Hart
Anjum Rajabali
Malia Scotch Marmo
Elena Soarez
Sooni Taraporevala
Rose Troche...
- 3/16/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ashvin Kumar
Noor, a screenplay written and to-be directed by Ashvin Kumar, has won a grant from the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Children’s Film Fund.
“Noor, set in Kashmir, allows a young audience to experience a conflict zone through the eyes of a child in a revealing rite of passage story,” the Jury noted in its citation.
Apsa Children’s Film Fund is a collaboration between Asia Pacific Screen Academy and Manila-based 4 Boys Films, providing two Aud 20,000 grants annually to Apsa Academy members. It aims to provide script development support to children’s feature films that carry positive, life affirming messages specifically for and about children of Asia Pacific.
Noor Kumar revolves around ten year old Noor whose father ‘disappeared’ after the Indian army arrested him in war-torn Kashmir. But when she goes looking for him, she stumbles upon mass-graves that implicate the Indian army. When her story makes national news,...
Noor, a screenplay written and to-be directed by Ashvin Kumar, has won a grant from the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Children’s Film Fund.
“Noor, set in Kashmir, allows a young audience to experience a conflict zone through the eyes of a child in a revealing rite of passage story,” the Jury noted in its citation.
Apsa Children’s Film Fund is a collaboration between Asia Pacific Screen Academy and Manila-based 4 Boys Films, providing two Aud 20,000 grants annually to Apsa Academy members. It aims to provide script development support to children’s feature films that carry positive, life affirming messages specifically for and about children of Asia Pacific.
Noor Kumar revolves around ten year old Noor whose father ‘disappeared’ after the Indian army arrested him in war-torn Kashmir. But when she goes looking for him, she stumbles upon mass-graves that implicate the Indian army. When her story makes national news,...
- 12/17/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ashvin Kumar’s new project Kashmir (also titled ‘Noor’) has been selected for the Independent Film Week 2013, the Project Forum of the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp).
The project will be presented in No Borders International Co-Production Market, the premier U.S. forum for buyers, sales agents and financiers to meet with established, international independent producers presenting 42 new, narrative feature projects in late stage of development.
Kashmir written, directed, and produced by Ashvin Kumar revolves around ten year old Noor whose father ‘disappeared’ after the Indian army arrested him in war-torn Kashmir. But when she goes looking for him, she stumbles upon mass-graves that implicate the Indian army. When her story makes national news, she herself is arrested and made to ‘disappear’.
This will be the third part of a trilogy and Ashvin’s first fiction feature about Kashmir; after Inshallah, football and Inshallah, Kashmir picked up a national award each...
The project will be presented in No Borders International Co-Production Market, the premier U.S. forum for buyers, sales agents and financiers to meet with established, international independent producers presenting 42 new, narrative feature projects in late stage of development.
Kashmir written, directed, and produced by Ashvin Kumar revolves around ten year old Noor whose father ‘disappeared’ after the Indian army arrested him in war-torn Kashmir. But when she goes looking for him, she stumbles upon mass-graves that implicate the Indian army. When her story makes national news, she herself is arrested and made to ‘disappear’.
This will be the third part of a trilogy and Ashvin’s first fiction feature about Kashmir; after Inshallah, football and Inshallah, Kashmir picked up a national award each...
- 8/26/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
What: Screening of documentary “Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror” by Ashvin Kumar
Organizers: Vikalp@Prithvi
Synopsis:
Once the epitome of a syncretic, mystical culture, a deep heritage of learning, of arts and craft; the crucible of Buddhism, Hinduism and Sufi-Islam; verdant forests, snow-capped peaks, populated by a guileless, beautiful people; till the dark cloud of terror enveloped the Kashmir valley overnight.
This film is the story of the conflict recounted as personal history, and that of present-day Kashmir. A series of counterpointed testimonies, the heartbreaking coming-of-age of a people brutalized by two decades of militancy and its terrible response. Together they provide a sense of what it is like to be living terror and the irony of living with terror under the watch of a secular, democratic republic, India.
Army, crackdowns, curfews, half-widows, rape, enforced disappearances, fake encounters, mass graves, sadistic torture and trauma are ingrained in the vocabulary of Kashmir.
Organizers: Vikalp@Prithvi
Synopsis:
Once the epitome of a syncretic, mystical culture, a deep heritage of learning, of arts and craft; the crucible of Buddhism, Hinduism and Sufi-Islam; verdant forests, snow-capped peaks, populated by a guileless, beautiful people; till the dark cloud of terror enveloped the Kashmir valley overnight.
This film is the story of the conflict recounted as personal history, and that of present-day Kashmir. A series of counterpointed testimonies, the heartbreaking coming-of-age of a people brutalized by two decades of militancy and its terrible response. Together they provide a sense of what it is like to be living terror and the irony of living with terror under the watch of a secular, democratic republic, India.
Army, crackdowns, curfews, half-widows, rape, enforced disappearances, fake encounters, mass graves, sadistic torture and trauma are ingrained in the vocabulary of Kashmir.
- 8/23/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, May 4: Actor-filmmaker Javed Jaffrey says he had mixed feelings upon recieving a National Film Award for his production venture "Inshallah, Kashmir", a documentary on contemporary Kashmir. He feels there is a need for more avenues to exhibit such cinema.
"There is a dichotomy of emotions which I felt while receiving this award. I feel great that the film has been recognised by the highest body, but then where do we go from here? We are looking at how these films can be exhibited," Javed told Ians in an interview.
He collected the best investigative film award, along with the movie's director Ashvin Kumar from President.
"There is a dichotomy of emotions which I felt while receiving this award. I feel great that the film has been recognised by the highest body, but then where do we go from here? We are looking at how these films can be exhibited," Javed told Ians in an interview.
He collected the best investigative film award, along with the movie's director Ashvin Kumar from President.
- 5/4/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, May 2: A day ahead of the National Film Awards, filmmakers, including Onir, Anusha Rizvi, Ashvin Kumar and Aamir Bashir protested here Thursday as part of Save Indie Campaign, demanding "more screens" and "space" for independent movies.
Save Indie Campaign is primarily an online petition, backed by as many as 62 filmmakers.
National-award winning filmmaker Onir, who fronts the campaign, said independent films, which win prestigious awards nationally as well as internationally, often end up struggling to find space and audience here.
"The question is what happens to these films? Where do these films go? They are welcomed.
Save Indie Campaign is primarily an online petition, backed by as many as 62 filmmakers.
National-award winning filmmaker Onir, who fronts the campaign, said independent films, which win prestigious awards nationally as well as internationally, often end up struggling to find space and audience here.
"The question is what happens to these films? Where do these films go? They are welcomed.
- 5/2/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
On May 2, a day before the National Film Awards ceremony, 11 filmmakers will gather at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi to demand for special screening spaces for independent films.
These filmmakers are part of the ‘save indie cinema’ campaign started on Change.org by 62 filmmakers led by director Onir.
60th National Film Awards ceremony will take place on May 3. The awards will be handed over the president Pranab Mukherjee.
Commenting on the protest, filmmaker Onir said, “The protest is to voice our demand to be recognized as a part of art and culture and press for the importance of the government to support indie cinema in a meaningful way.”
Filmmakers will also take part in a conference to be held at Gulmohar Hall of India Habitat Centre from 11:30 Am.
Ashvin Kumar, Aamir Bashir, Amlan Dutta, Anusha Rizvi, Jhahnu Barua, Kaushik Mukherjee, Nila Madhav Panda, Onir, Sanjay Suri, Shivendra...
These filmmakers are part of the ‘save indie cinema’ campaign started on Change.org by 62 filmmakers led by director Onir.
60th National Film Awards ceremony will take place on May 3. The awards will be handed over the president Pranab Mukherjee.
Commenting on the protest, filmmaker Onir said, “The protest is to voice our demand to be recognized as a part of art and culture and press for the importance of the government to support indie cinema in a meaningful way.”
Filmmakers will also take part in a conference to be held at Gulmohar Hall of India Habitat Centre from 11:30 Am.
Ashvin Kumar, Aamir Bashir, Amlan Dutta, Anusha Rizvi, Jhahnu Barua, Kaushik Mukherjee, Nila Madhav Panda, Onir, Sanjay Suri, Shivendra...
- 5/1/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Paan Singh Tomar (Hindi) directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia was declared the Best Film at the 60th National Film Awards announced today at a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries; Basu Chatterjee for Feature Films, Aruna Raje for Non-Feature Films and Swapan Mullick for Best Writing on Cinema.
In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.
Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...
In non-feature film category, the award for the Best Film went to Shepherds of Paradise (Gojri & Urdu) produced and directed by Raja Shabir Khan. In the category of Best Writing on Cinema section, the book ‘Silent Cinema in India – A Pictorial Journey’ (English) written by B.D. Garga has bagged the top honour, whereas P.S. Radhakrishnan has been conferred the award for the Best film Critic.
Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam) have shared the Indira Gandhi award for the Best Debut Film of a Director. The award for the Best Popular Film for providing wholesome entertainment has...
- 3/18/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Vol. I Issue 10 February 2013
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As this last weekend approached I was faced with marking my Academy Award ballot. This process is always really difficult. How does one sort out the “best” film or accomplishment of five or nine in the case of the Best Picture? For me it has been over 30 years of screenings. Thousand of films. Some really great films and many not so great. I also try to think what it means to be one of the nominees. What was the off-screen story but always more importantly what their contribution was to the work and how the film compares to others. What’s great about short films is that they can be made for almost nothing by a few filmmakers without a large budget, crew or cast.
The Academy has three nomination categories for films less than 41 minutes in length: short fiction, documentary and animation. Once nominated, there are public screenings and panels to celebrate the nominated films at the Academy in Beverly Hills. A group photograph of all the nominees is taken with a large Oscar in the lobby of the Academy headquarters. It is really a wonderful experience.
It wasn’t always like that. There were no special celebrations for the short or documentary films until the l980s. While the Foreign Language films had their seminar, nothing was done for these films. We tried to remedy that in the 1980s and started the Direct Cinema receptions and screenings with UCLA, USC and, a few years later, the Ida sponsored “Docuday” and the Academy started doing an annual reception for the shorts and documentary filmmakers. Today the Academy’s evening receptions for the short films, animated features (a relatively new Oscar category) and the documentaries are annual sell-out events. The filmmakers and their works are celebrated and it has become a highlight of the Oscar week for the filmmakers and those associated with the films.
When I first became a member of the Academy the short films and animation branch was headed by a number of extraordinary talents: T Hee, Saul Bass and June Forey. These three remarkable artists represented classic Disney animation (T. Hee), fiction and narrative short films (Saul Bass), and the television and theatrical films (June Forey, who voiced hundreds of characters.)
Saul Bass articulated the branch’s membership policy, “We want them to be part of our branch.” This liberal interpretation allowed documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns as well as voice artists and creatives like Stan Friedberg (and June Forey) to be part of a group that included IMAX filmmakers as well as classic character animation directors, colorists, layout artists, producers and other key short film and animation filmmakers. The animation filmmakers represent both the studio animators and the independent animators who work globally doing personal work as well as studio work. Other governors from 1979 to the present have included Hal Elias, who served on the Academy board for 37 years and was a short film publicist for MGM among other things; Bill Littlejohn, who worked on over 90 films as an animator ranging from Charley Brown, Peanuts Christmas Specials to working with the Hubleys’; Bill Scott, who acted and wrote over a hundred animated films, and Carl Bell, who worked on over 35 films at Disney in its animation department.
Unlike most of the other branches, the Short Films branch screens all of the submitted films in 16mm and 35mm and now in Digital Cinema, in an effort to find and nominate the best short films produced in the world. The branch rules allowed films to qualify in an effort to encourage more international entries in the 1990s by taking a first prize at key festivals in addition to the method that all Academy films can use to qualify, a theatrical week long (now three day for shorts) run in a theater in Los Angeles County. Branch screenings were expanded to New York to permit more members to participate in the nomination process in the 1990s. The final short listed screenings are in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Over one-third of the branch participates in the voting. The best change took place this year, sending DVD screeners to all Academy members of the short live action and animated nominated films. While this still won’t force members to watch them, members can’t claim they can’t see them. This is not only great for the branch but great for the nominated filmmakers. Who would not want to screen their short film for Academy members?
The process of the branch for selecting Nominees has remained unchanged for years—members screen the films in a theater rather than on DVDs, which is how the Documentary branch is dealing with the flood of feature docs and their unwillingness to trust committees. Nothing beats seeing films projected on a large screen with perfect sound and that is now lost. In a two step process, a committee (self selected from the branch membership) screens the films and the 15 films with the highest scores are short listed. The short listed films are then screened again and members vote.
The current Short Film Branch governors are Jon Bloom (pictured with the 2007 nominees), a 1983 fiction short nominee, filmmaker, editor and producer who chairs the branch, animator and Disney Creative Head and multi-Oscar winner, John Lasseter, and William "Bill" Kroyer,an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films and faculty member Chapman College.
One of the challenges for the branch is how to grow live action producing members. With the addition of feature animation to the awards and the large number of feature animation films being released, the branch would like to have the most qualified animators to become members. The number of animators grows at a far faster rate than that of the live action filmmakers since only a few live action filmmakers can qualify for membership. The commercial success of animated features, the long production schedules and the large number of animators who work in qualifying positions allows for six plus individuals per picture to be eligible for membership. With five nominees a year, the number of individuals who can play a key role in two or three features becoming eligible for membership can easily approach 30 plus individuals annually. Add in the short animation nominees and competition for the limited new slots allocated to the branch can be brutal. The talent pool of animators is both astonishingly strong and suggests that Hollywood can easily double production from the 15 or so films made annually to 25 or 30 without having to compromise on talent.
Many of the filmmakers in the branch who make their Oscar nominated or winning live action short have made or are interested in making feature length works. A number of recent nominees or winners have made that transition. The following list looks at all of the live action nominees from 2001 to 2011, using the Internet Movie Database I looked up each nominee and listed what they reported they were doing professionally. Obviously, this is not intended to show everything. In each case, I listed credits or summarized credits shown in the IMDb listing.
Some observations about 11 years of Live Action Short Film Academy Award Nominees:
There were 86 nominations (out of a possible 110) This is because in some years only three films were nominated and in some cases only one filmmaker from a film was eligible for a nomination. Non-us based filmmakers dominate this category. Despite the huge number of short films being made annually in the Us, a majority of the nominated films come from filmmakers based abroad. In part this is due to the government subsidies available, but it is also due to the strong training programs, commercial support for the short films and a rich tradition of theatrical shorts. This year (2012) four of the five films in the live action category are from Us filmmakers. This is an unusual year. Few filmmakers have more than one nomination, only a handful of the nominees have made multiple Academy worthy short films. As one might expect, many of the filmmakers have continued their film work in television, some in features. The European Oscar winners (vs nominees) have done better at snagging features after a win than have their American counterparts. Again, this is likely a function of government support for entry features. Perhaps one of the short films seem to have been turned into a feature (or television) film. Some of the short films are intended to be sizzle reels for features, but it is not clear why so few of the nominated short films have been turned into features. A number of the Oscar winners have not continued working in film. No record of future productions are shown on IMDb. It would be interesting to see what they are doing now. Two of the Oscar winners have written critically award winning screenplays, one received two Academy Award nominations for his screenwriting. None of these nominees have gone on to win Oscars in directing or producing for feature films.
The data is from the Academy and the IMDb databases.
Apologies in advance, if credits were missed or other factual errors were made. In a week we’ll be able to add this year's winner.
2001 (74th)
Short Film (Live Action) (* won Academy Award)
*the accountant -- Ray McKinnon: Two Features: Randy and the Mob 2007 and Crystal 2004 Lisa Blount: Produced these features. Copy Shop -- Virgil Widrich Gregor's Greatest Invention -- Johannes Kiefer A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa) -- Slawomir Fabicki, Two Features: Loving 2012, Retrieval 2006 (Also wrote) Bogumil Godfrejow Has shot multiple features Speed for Thespians -- Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
2002 (75th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Fait D'Hiver -- Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans produced Comrade Kim Goes North I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) -- Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Inja (Dog) -- Steven Pasvolsky Feature, Deck Dogz Joe Weatherstone, produced episodic television. Johnny Flynton -- Lexi Alexander, directed 3 features: Lifted, Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans Alexander Buono as a Dp has shot series and features *This Charming Manon (Der Er En Yndig Mand) -- Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen produced both features, series and documentaries.
2003 (76th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) -- Florian Baxmeyer Multiple television films and series Most (The Bridge) -- Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka Mr. Zabka has appeared as an actor in numerous films and television shows Squash -- Lionel Bailliu Features: Fair Play and Denis (in post) (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] -- Stefan Arsenijevic Directed: Lost and Found, Love and Other Crimes, and Do Not Forget Me Istanbul *Two Soldiers -- Aaron Schneider,Asc (Cinematographer numerous credits) and feature, Kiss the Girls, Andrew J. Sacks Series The Closer (98 episodes) and Major Crimes.
2004 (77th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Everything in This Country Must -- Gary McKendry Directed Killer Elite, Joseph and the Girl Little Terrorist -- Ashvin Kumar Produced and Directed features (2) and documentaries (2) 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) -- Nacho Vigalondo Directed and written multiple films, series, shorts Two Cars, One Night -- Taika Waititi, Acted and directed and written multi television and films Ainsley Gardiner Nz based producer of multiple shorts, television and feature films *Wasp -- Andrea Arnold Actor, director and writer of numbers films, television programs
2005 (78th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Ausreisser (The Runaway) -- Ulrike Grote Ms. Grote has acted in over 42 programs, features, television series and films Cashback -- Sean Ellis, Director/Writer Metro Manila, The Broken Lene Bausager Producer, The Broken, Ginger and Rosa The Last Farm -- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Director/Writer Volcano, Thor S. Sigurjónsson Produced multiple features Our Time Is Up -- Rob Pearlstein, Director/Writer multiple television and a feature Pia Clemente Producer, documentaries *Six Shooter -- Martin McDonagh Writer/Director Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges
2006 (79th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) -- Javier Fesser, no other credits shown Luis Manso Produced multiple features Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) -- Borja Cobeaga Writer, multi films and television series Helmer & Son -- Søren Pilmark no other credits, Kim Magnusso Producer over 100 film, television films (4 Best Short Film Academy Award nominations) Won for Ernst & Lyset The Saviour -- Peter Templeman, no other credits Stuart Parkyn, Producer, multi-short film credits *West Bank Story -- Ari Sandel Director, one short, one documentary
2007 (80th)
Short Film (Live Action)
At Night -- Christian E. Christiansen, Directed, Features and television series Louise Vesth Producer, multi features Il Supplente (The Substitute) -- Andrea Jublin
*Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) -- Philippe Pollet-Villard Actor and director short films, a television film
Tanghi Argentini -- Guido Thys, Director, Multiple television series Anja Daelemans, nominated for 2 Short Film nominations (Gridlock, 2002) Producer/Pm various The Tonto Woman -- Daniel Barber, Directed The Keeping Room, Harry Brown Matthew Brown Produced 2 shorts
2008 (81st)
Short Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) -- Reto Caffi Manon on the Asphalt -- Elizabeth Marre, Director, Television series Olivier Pont Director, Television series New Boy -- Steph Green, Director Run and Jump Tamara Anghie Producer Run and Jump The Pig -- Tivi Magnusson, Producer Over 64 titles many short films, Dorte Høgh Writer multiple series, (Directed The Pig) *Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer of multiple television series
2009 (82nd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Door -- Juanita Wilson, Director As If I Am Not There James Flynn Multiple Producer credits for over 50 titles, television and theatrical Instead of Abracadabra -- Patrik Eklund, Director, Television film and feature Mathias Fjellström Kavi -- Gregg Helvey Miracle Fish -- Luke Doolan, Multiple credits as editor Drew Bailey Multiple credits as Assistant Director *The New Tenants -- Joachim Back, no other credits shown as a director, Tivi Magnusson This is Mr. Magnusson’s first Academy Award and second nomination. See 2008.
2010 (83rd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Confession -- Tanel Toom The Crush -- Michael Creagh *God of Love -- Luke Matheny Feature Love Sick and multiple Television series episode Na Wewe -- Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 -- Ian Barnes, Multiple directing credits Television Samantha Waite Credits as production coordinator on multiple titles
2011 (84th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost -- Peter McDonald, Credits as actor Eimear O'Kane Credits as Producer on The Shadows and on television programs. Raju -- Max Zähle, Director, Television series Stefan Gieren Producer-Writer credit on feature film, Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji Ghafur *The Shore -- Terry George, Writer Two Oscar nominations for screenplays In the Name of the Father and Hotel Riwanda Producer and director on films and television series Oorlagh George Numerous credits as Assistant on features, documentaries and television shows Time Freak -- Andrew Bowler Writer and actor in a short film Gigi Causey Production manager, producer shorts, series and films
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Credits: Editing by Jessica Just for SydneysBuzz
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Mitchell Block specializes in conceiving, producing, marketing & distributing independent features & consulting. He is an expert in placing both completed works into distribution & working with producers to make projects fundable. He conducts regular workshops in film producing in Los Angeles and most recently in Maine, Russia and in Myanmar (Burma).
Poster Girl, produced by Block was nominated for a Documentary Academy Award and selected by the Ida as the Best Doc Short 2011. It was also nominated for two Emmy Awards and aired on HBO. He is an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Carrier, a 10-hour series that he conceived & co-created. Block is a graduate of Tisch School and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He is a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Television Academy, a founding member of BAFTA-la and has been teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts since 1979. Currently Block teaches a required class in the USC Peter Stark Producing Program.
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As this last weekend approached I was faced with marking my Academy Award ballot. This process is always really difficult. How does one sort out the “best” film or accomplishment of five or nine in the case of the Best Picture? For me it has been over 30 years of screenings. Thousand of films. Some really great films and many not so great. I also try to think what it means to be one of the nominees. What was the off-screen story but always more importantly what their contribution was to the work and how the film compares to others. What’s great about short films is that they can be made for almost nothing by a few filmmakers without a large budget, crew or cast.
The Academy has three nomination categories for films less than 41 minutes in length: short fiction, documentary and animation. Once nominated, there are public screenings and panels to celebrate the nominated films at the Academy in Beverly Hills. A group photograph of all the nominees is taken with a large Oscar in the lobby of the Academy headquarters. It is really a wonderful experience.
It wasn’t always like that. There were no special celebrations for the short or documentary films until the l980s. While the Foreign Language films had their seminar, nothing was done for these films. We tried to remedy that in the 1980s and started the Direct Cinema receptions and screenings with UCLA, USC and, a few years later, the Ida sponsored “Docuday” and the Academy started doing an annual reception for the shorts and documentary filmmakers. Today the Academy’s evening receptions for the short films, animated features (a relatively new Oscar category) and the documentaries are annual sell-out events. The filmmakers and their works are celebrated and it has become a highlight of the Oscar week for the filmmakers and those associated with the films.
When I first became a member of the Academy the short films and animation branch was headed by a number of extraordinary talents: T Hee, Saul Bass and June Forey. These three remarkable artists represented classic Disney animation (T. Hee), fiction and narrative short films (Saul Bass), and the television and theatrical films (June Forey, who voiced hundreds of characters.)
Saul Bass articulated the branch’s membership policy, “We want them to be part of our branch.” This liberal interpretation allowed documentary filmmakers like Ken Burns as well as voice artists and creatives like Stan Friedberg (and June Forey) to be part of a group that included IMAX filmmakers as well as classic character animation directors, colorists, layout artists, producers and other key short film and animation filmmakers. The animation filmmakers represent both the studio animators and the independent animators who work globally doing personal work as well as studio work. Other governors from 1979 to the present have included Hal Elias, who served on the Academy board for 37 years and was a short film publicist for MGM among other things; Bill Littlejohn, who worked on over 90 films as an animator ranging from Charley Brown, Peanuts Christmas Specials to working with the Hubleys’; Bill Scott, who acted and wrote over a hundred animated films, and Carl Bell, who worked on over 35 films at Disney in its animation department.
Unlike most of the other branches, the Short Films branch screens all of the submitted films in 16mm and 35mm and now in Digital Cinema, in an effort to find and nominate the best short films produced in the world. The branch rules allowed films to qualify in an effort to encourage more international entries in the 1990s by taking a first prize at key festivals in addition to the method that all Academy films can use to qualify, a theatrical week long (now three day for shorts) run in a theater in Los Angeles County. Branch screenings were expanded to New York to permit more members to participate in the nomination process in the 1990s. The final short listed screenings are in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Over one-third of the branch participates in the voting. The best change took place this year, sending DVD screeners to all Academy members of the short live action and animated nominated films. While this still won’t force members to watch them, members can’t claim they can’t see them. This is not only great for the branch but great for the nominated filmmakers. Who would not want to screen their short film for Academy members?
The process of the branch for selecting Nominees has remained unchanged for years—members screen the films in a theater rather than on DVDs, which is how the Documentary branch is dealing with the flood of feature docs and their unwillingness to trust committees. Nothing beats seeing films projected on a large screen with perfect sound and that is now lost. In a two step process, a committee (self selected from the branch membership) screens the films and the 15 films with the highest scores are short listed. The short listed films are then screened again and members vote.
The current Short Film Branch governors are Jon Bloom (pictured with the 2007 nominees), a 1983 fiction short nominee, filmmaker, editor and producer who chairs the branch, animator and Disney Creative Head and multi-Oscar winner, John Lasseter, and William "Bill" Kroyer,an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films and faculty member Chapman College.
One of the challenges for the branch is how to grow live action producing members. With the addition of feature animation to the awards and the large number of feature animation films being released, the branch would like to have the most qualified animators to become members. The number of animators grows at a far faster rate than that of the live action filmmakers since only a few live action filmmakers can qualify for membership. The commercial success of animated features, the long production schedules and the large number of animators who work in qualifying positions allows for six plus individuals per picture to be eligible for membership. With five nominees a year, the number of individuals who can play a key role in two or three features becoming eligible for membership can easily approach 30 plus individuals annually. Add in the short animation nominees and competition for the limited new slots allocated to the branch can be brutal. The talent pool of animators is both astonishingly strong and suggests that Hollywood can easily double production from the 15 or so films made annually to 25 or 30 without having to compromise on talent.
Many of the filmmakers in the branch who make their Oscar nominated or winning live action short have made or are interested in making feature length works. A number of recent nominees or winners have made that transition. The following list looks at all of the live action nominees from 2001 to 2011, using the Internet Movie Database I looked up each nominee and listed what they reported they were doing professionally. Obviously, this is not intended to show everything. In each case, I listed credits or summarized credits shown in the IMDb listing.
Some observations about 11 years of Live Action Short Film Academy Award Nominees:
There were 86 nominations (out of a possible 110) This is because in some years only three films were nominated and in some cases only one filmmaker from a film was eligible for a nomination. Non-us based filmmakers dominate this category. Despite the huge number of short films being made annually in the Us, a majority of the nominated films come from filmmakers based abroad. In part this is due to the government subsidies available, but it is also due to the strong training programs, commercial support for the short films and a rich tradition of theatrical shorts. This year (2012) four of the five films in the live action category are from Us filmmakers. This is an unusual year. Few filmmakers have more than one nomination, only a handful of the nominees have made multiple Academy worthy short films. As one might expect, many of the filmmakers have continued their film work in television, some in features. The European Oscar winners (vs nominees) have done better at snagging features after a win than have their American counterparts. Again, this is likely a function of government support for entry features. Perhaps one of the short films seem to have been turned into a feature (or television) film. Some of the short films are intended to be sizzle reels for features, but it is not clear why so few of the nominated short films have been turned into features. A number of the Oscar winners have not continued working in film. No record of future productions are shown on IMDb. It would be interesting to see what they are doing now. Two of the Oscar winners have written critically award winning screenplays, one received two Academy Award nominations for his screenwriting. None of these nominees have gone on to win Oscars in directing or producing for feature films.
The data is from the Academy and the IMDb databases.
Apologies in advance, if credits were missed or other factual errors were made. In a week we’ll be able to add this year's winner.
2001 (74th)
Short Film (Live Action) (* won Academy Award)
*the accountant -- Ray McKinnon: Two Features: Randy and the Mob 2007 and Crystal 2004 Lisa Blount: Produced these features. Copy Shop -- Virgil Widrich Gregor's Greatest Invention -- Johannes Kiefer A Man Thing (Meska Sprawa) -- Slawomir Fabicki, Two Features: Loving 2012, Retrieval 2006 (Also wrote) Bogumil Godfrejow Has shot multiple features Speed for Thespians -- Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh
2002 (75th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Fait D'Hiver -- Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans produced Comrade Kim Goes North I'll Wait for the Next One... (J'Attendrai Le Suivant...) -- Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin Inja (Dog) -- Steven Pasvolsky Feature, Deck Dogz Joe Weatherstone, produced episodic television. Johnny Flynton -- Lexi Alexander, directed 3 features: Lifted, Punisher: War Zone and Green Street Hooligans Alexander Buono as a Dp has shot series and features *This Charming Manon (Der Er En Yndig Mand) -- Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen produced both features, series and documentaries.
2003 (76th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Die Rote Jacke (The Red Jacket) -- Florian Baxmeyer Multiple television films and series Most (The Bridge) -- Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka Mr. Zabka has appeared as an actor in numerous films and television shows Squash -- Lionel Bailliu Features: Fair Play and Denis (in post) (A) Torzija [(A) Torsion] -- Stefan Arsenijevic Directed: Lost and Found, Love and Other Crimes, and Do Not Forget Me Istanbul *Two Soldiers -- Aaron Schneider,Asc (Cinematographer numerous credits) and feature, Kiss the Girls, Andrew J. Sacks Series The Closer (98 episodes) and Major Crimes.
2004 (77th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Everything in This Country Must -- Gary McKendry Directed Killer Elite, Joseph and the Girl Little Terrorist -- Ashvin Kumar Produced and Directed features (2) and documentaries (2) 7:35 in the Morning (7:35 de la Mañana) -- Nacho Vigalondo Directed and written multiple films, series, shorts Two Cars, One Night -- Taika Waititi, Acted and directed and written multi television and films Ainsley Gardiner Nz based producer of multiple shorts, television and feature films *Wasp -- Andrea Arnold Actor, director and writer of numbers films, television programs
2005 (78th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Ausreisser (The Runaway) -- Ulrike Grote Ms. Grote has acted in over 42 programs, features, television series and films Cashback -- Sean Ellis, Director/Writer Metro Manila, The Broken Lene Bausager Producer, The Broken, Ginger and Rosa The Last Farm -- Rúnar Rúnarsson, Director/Writer Volcano, Thor S. Sigurjónsson Produced multiple features Our Time Is Up -- Rob Pearlstein, Director/Writer multiple television and a feature Pia Clemente Producer, documentaries *Six Shooter -- Martin McDonagh Writer/Director Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges
2006 (79th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) -- Javier Fesser, no other credits shown Luis Manso Produced multiple features Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) -- Borja Cobeaga Writer, multi films and television series Helmer & Son -- Søren Pilmark no other credits, Kim Magnusso Producer over 100 film, television films (4 Best Short Film Academy Award nominations) Won for Ernst & Lyset The Saviour -- Peter Templeman, no other credits Stuart Parkyn, Producer, multi-short film credits *West Bank Story -- Ari Sandel Director, one short, one documentary
2007 (80th)
Short Film (Live Action)
At Night -- Christian E. Christiansen, Directed, Features and television series Louise Vesth Producer, multi features Il Supplente (The Substitute) -- Andrea Jublin
*Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) -- Philippe Pollet-Villard Actor and director short films, a television film
Tanghi Argentini -- Guido Thys, Director, Multiple television series Anja Daelemans, nominated for 2 Short Film nominations (Gridlock, 2002) Producer/Pm various The Tonto Woman -- Daniel Barber, Directed The Keeping Room, Harry Brown Matthew Brown Produced 2 shorts
2008 (81st)
Short Film (Live Action)
Auf der Strecke (On the Line) -- Reto Caffi Manon on the Asphalt -- Elizabeth Marre, Director, Television series Olivier Pont Director, Television series New Boy -- Steph Green, Director Run and Jump Tamara Anghie Producer Run and Jump The Pig -- Tivi Magnusson, Producer Over 64 titles many short films, Dorte Høgh Writer multiple series, (Directed The Pig) *Spielzeugland (Toyland) -- Jochen Alexander Freydank Producer of multiple television series
2009 (82nd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Door -- Juanita Wilson, Director As If I Am Not There James Flynn Multiple Producer credits for over 50 titles, television and theatrical Instead of Abracadabra -- Patrik Eklund, Director, Television film and feature Mathias Fjellström Kavi -- Gregg Helvey Miracle Fish -- Luke Doolan, Multiple credits as editor Drew Bailey Multiple credits as Assistant Director *The New Tenants -- Joachim Back, no other credits shown as a director, Tivi Magnusson This is Mr. Magnusson’s first Academy Award and second nomination. See 2008.
2010 (83rd)
Short Film (Live Action)
The Confession -- Tanel Toom The Crush -- Michael Creagh *God of Love -- Luke Matheny Feature Love Sick and multiple Television series episode Na Wewe -- Ivan Goldschmidt Wish 143 -- Ian Barnes, Multiple directing credits Television Samantha Waite Credits as production coordinator on multiple titles
2011 (84th)
Short Film (Live Action)
Pentecost -- Peter McDonald, Credits as actor Eimear O'Kane Credits as Producer on The Shadows and on television programs. Raju -- Max Zähle, Director, Television series Stefan Gieren Producer-Writer credit on feature film, Kunduz: The Incident at Hadji Ghafur *The Shore -- Terry George, Writer Two Oscar nominations for screenplays In the Name of the Father and Hotel Riwanda Producer and director on films and television series Oorlagh George Numerous credits as Assistant on features, documentaries and television shows Time Freak -- Andrew Bowler Writer and actor in a short film Gigi Causey Production manager, producer shorts, series and films
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Credits: Editing by Jessica Just for SydneysBuzz
__________________________________________________________________________________
Mitchell Block specializes in conceiving, producing, marketing & distributing independent features & consulting. He is an expert in placing both completed works into distribution & working with producers to make projects fundable. He conducts regular workshops in film producing in Los Angeles and most recently in Maine, Russia and in Myanmar (Burma).
Poster Girl, produced by Block was nominated for a Documentary Academy Award and selected by the Ida as the Best Doc Short 2011. It was also nominated for two Emmy Awards and aired on HBO. He is an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Carrier, a 10-hour series that he conceived & co-created. Block is a graduate of Tisch School and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. He is a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Television Academy, a founding member of BAFTA-la and has been teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts since 1979. Currently Block teaches a required class in the USC Peter Stark Producing Program.
______________________________________________________________________
©2013Mwb All Rights Reserved All Rights Reserved. All information and designs on the Sites are copyrighted material owned by Block. Reproduction, dissemination, or transmission of any part of the material here without the express written consent of the owner is strictly prohibited.All other product names and marks on Block Direct, whether trademarks, service marks, or other type, and whether registered or unregistered, is the property of Block.
- 2/28/2013
- by Mitchell Block
- Sydney's Buzz
Still from Umesh Kulkarni’s Girni
The 35th edition of the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival will commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema with ‘Namaste India’, a sub – section that will screen 41 Indian shorts.
The sub-section that falls under Panorama section aims to offer “a broader historical and cultural overview of this giant country’s (India) film production.” For this festival has made a varied selection, keeping in mind the cultural and geographical diversity in the country. An inclusive list that includes works from film students to independent film makers on a variety of themes like the city, the country, native and religious communities, prostitution, theatre, tradition, borders, poverty, etc.
Out of these, five shorts will be part of a Retrospective of Umesh Kulkarni, who is also on the International Jury of the festival. His shorts: Darshan, Girni, Three of Us, Gaarud and Vilay will be screened at the festival.
The 35th edition of the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival will commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema with ‘Namaste India’, a sub – section that will screen 41 Indian shorts.
The sub-section that falls under Panorama section aims to offer “a broader historical and cultural overview of this giant country’s (India) film production.” For this festival has made a varied selection, keeping in mind the cultural and geographical diversity in the country. An inclusive list that includes works from film students to independent film makers on a variety of themes like the city, the country, native and religious communities, prostitution, theatre, tradition, borders, poverty, etc.
Out of these, five shorts will be part of a Retrospective of Umesh Kulkarni, who is also on the International Jury of the festival. His shorts: Darshan, Girni, Three of Us, Gaarud and Vilay will be screened at the festival.
- 1/7/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Over the past few weeks, a petition started by some of the biggest names in Indian parallel cinema (the name given to the cinema that runs parallel to the glitz-and-glamour Bollywood film industry and other major regional film industries) has garnered over 6,000 signatures. Among the petition's backers are Oscar-winning sound engineer Resul Pookuty ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Oscar-nominated directors Ashutosh Gowariker ("Lagaan") and Ashvin Kumar (the short film "Little Terrorist"), and actress Shabana Azmi ("Fire"). These low-budget filmmakers are sending the petition to the President, Vice President and Information and Broadcasting Minister of India as well as to the Director General of Door Darshan, the state television network. Driving the effort is filmmaker Onir, who has directed the indie features "My Brother... Nikhil" (2005) and "I Am" (2010), winner of the Best Hindi Feature Film at the National...
- 10/29/2012
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
The wedding reception of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor brought Aurangzeb road to a standstill, with everything being set according to the evening. The bungalow had been designed according to the Mughal theme of the reception and was full of guests. Fans were trying their best to get a peek into the celebration, but the security was tight and at least 100 police personnel had been positioned around the venue. The entire place had been decorated with mogra flowers and the stage had been designed with antique props to give it the perfect Mughal feel. The entrance had a much priced possession of the Pataudis- a royal embroidered carpet
Kareena wore a golden gharara with shades of pink designed by Manish Malhotra while Saif donned a Raghavendra Rathore creation. Sharmila Tagore was dressed in an eye catching gold sari and looked completely royal. She spoke to the media and asked them to bless the couple.
Kareena wore a golden gharara with shades of pink designed by Manish Malhotra while Saif donned a Raghavendra Rathore creation. Sharmila Tagore was dressed in an eye catching gold sari and looked completely royal. She spoke to the media and asked them to bless the couple.
- 10/20/2012
- by Samreen Tungekar
- Bollyspice
Flagging off their campaign on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, 14 film personalities came together to jointly file an Icp – Indie Cinema Petition, to fight against the threat New Wave Indie Cinema of India is facing. The Petition was jointly filed by National Award winning film makers Aparna Sen, Ashutosh Gowariker, Ashvin Kumar, Buddhadev Das Gupta, Girish Kasaravalli, Goutam Ghosh, Jahnu Barua , Janaki Viswanathan, Nila Madav Panda, Onir, Rituparno Ghosh,Sachin Read More...
- 10/6/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Flagging off their campaign on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, 14 film personalities came together to jointly file an Icp - Indie Cinema Petition, to fight against the threat New Wave Indie Cinema of India is facing. The Petition was jointly filed by National Award winning film makers Aparna Sen, Ashutosh Gowariker, Ashvin Kumar, Buddhadev Das Gupta, Girish Kasaravalli, Goutam Ghosh, Jahnu Barua , Janaki Viswanathan, Nila Madav Panda, Onir, Rituparno Ghosh,Sachin...
- 10/6/2012
- GlamSham
The 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival which will be held in New Delhi from 27 July to 5 August 2012 has announced its Jury. 38 countries will participate with a total number of 175 films (see lineup here).
The Jury for the Asian and Arab Competition comprises Marco Mueller, Artistic Director of the Rome Film Festival; painter and filmmaker Muzaffar Ali (Umrao Jaan); Iranian filmmaker Ali Mosaffa, Egyptian filmmaker Magdi Ahmed Ali; and American filmmaker James V Hart.
The Jury for the Indian Competition comprises Hamid Dabashi, cultural critic and author from Iran; Indian film critic Khalid Mohamed; Indian theatre director and actor Lillete Dubey; Annemarie Jacir, filmmaker from Jordan; author Atiq Rahimi from Afghanistan; and Dutch documentary filmmaker Sonia Herman Dolz.
The Jury for the First Features Competition is made up of Hüseyin Karabey from Marmara; Korean director Jeon Kyu-hwan; and National award winning Indian filmmaker Gurvinder Singh.
The Jury for Shorts Competition...
The Jury for the Asian and Arab Competition comprises Marco Mueller, Artistic Director of the Rome Film Festival; painter and filmmaker Muzaffar Ali (Umrao Jaan); Iranian filmmaker Ali Mosaffa, Egyptian filmmaker Magdi Ahmed Ali; and American filmmaker James V Hart.
The Jury for the Indian Competition comprises Hamid Dabashi, cultural critic and author from Iran; Indian film critic Khalid Mohamed; Indian theatre director and actor Lillete Dubey; Annemarie Jacir, filmmaker from Jordan; author Atiq Rahimi from Afghanistan; and Dutch documentary filmmaker Sonia Herman Dolz.
The Jury for the First Features Competition is made up of Hüseyin Karabey from Marmara; Korean director Jeon Kyu-hwan; and National award winning Indian filmmaker Gurvinder Singh.
The Jury for Shorts Competition...
- 7/12/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, May 16: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who did a bold scene in "Yeh Saali Zindagi" and had a string of kissing scenes, is open to doing dare bare roles but says she will think a lot before giving the nod.
"I'll think carefully before doing a bold scene. I wouldn't do it just like that, it depends on the script, the director," the 33-year-old said here late Tuesday at a party for Ashvin Kumar's "The Forest".
When it comes to bold films or scenes, filmmakers have to worry about the censor board. Aditi feels that censor should award certificates and leave the.
"I'll think carefully before doing a bold scene. I wouldn't do it just like that, it depends on the script, the director," the 33-year-old said here late Tuesday at a party for Ashvin Kumar's "The Forest".
When it comes to bold films or scenes, filmmakers have to worry about the censor board. Aditi feels that censor should award certificates and leave the.
- 5/16/2012
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
The list of lauded short film directors who've fallen into obscurity after attempting the jump to features and failing to connect is a long and sad one. Ashvin Kumar, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his short Little Terrorist in 2005, will hopefully not meet that same fate. Kumar's long moth-balled debut feature, The Forest, is a tense thriller that not only delivers thrills, but also explores the psychology of its subjects in an entertaining and thankfully non-pedantic way. If The Forest is any indication of what the future holds for Ashvin Kumar, you can sign me up for his fan club right here and now.The story begins with a familiar enough trope, a couple going through some marital issues decides to go...
- 5/12/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Mumbai, May 10: Nandana Sen says that her character of Radha in Ashvin Kumar's "The Forest", is the oldest she has ever played and one which is "silk and steel", displaying both a sharp tongue and a soft heart.
"The Forest" is an ecological thriller which deals with the dynamics of human relationships against the dangerous and wild background of a forest. The plot of the story revolves around a couple who meet the wife's ex-lover while on vacation in a forest. They are also haunted by the presence of a man-eating leopard in the background.
"In 'The Forest' I played.
"The Forest" is an ecological thriller which deals with the dynamics of human relationships against the dangerous and wild background of a forest. The plot of the story revolves around a couple who meet the wife's ex-lover while on vacation in a forest. They are also haunted by the presence of a man-eating leopard in the background.
"In 'The Forest' I played.
- 5/10/2012
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
She made her Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black, where she played Rani Mukherjee's younger sister. Yes we are talking about the gorgeous Nandana Sen, who was later seen in films like My Wife's Murder, Stranger and Prince. Nandana now returns to silver screen with director Ashvin Kumar's psychological thriller The Forest, which releases tomorrow. Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance to have a video chat with Nandana Sen on Friday, May 11, at 1600 hrs Ist. Don't miss!
- 5/10/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Srinagar, May 3: Brazilian football coach Juan Marcos, who has been coaching Kashmiri players for several years, Thursday expressed happiness over the national award to Ashvin Kumar's documentary 'Inshallah Football' but added that his programme has been facing serious hardships in the Valley.
"I am extremely happy to hear about the award to the director of the documentary, but it does not make much difference to my work in Kashmir as I have been facing serious hardships here," Marcos told Ians.
He said his coaching programme has been banned by.
"I am extremely happy to hear about the award to the director of the documentary, but it does not make much difference to my work in Kashmir as I have been facing serious hardships here," Marcos told Ians.
He said his coaching programme has been banned by.
- 5/3/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Bedabrata Pain’s Chittagong will open the 12th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival.
Set in the turbulence of the 1930s British India, Chittagong is a true story of a 14-year-old boy, Jhunku, and of his journey to find where he belongs.
The Centerpiece Film Hum Dono Rangeen will pay tribute to Dev Anand.
As the Sidebar, the festival will hold a Retrospective of Shyam Benegal followed by a post-screening discussion with the director. Three of Benegal’s films which were penned by journalist Khalid Mohamed will be screened: Mamoo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), and Zubeidaa (2001).
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Sanjivan Lal’s Bubble Gum, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Shagird, Mangesh Hadawale’s Dekh Indian Circus, Sujay Dahake’s Shala, Italo Spinelli’s Gangor, Avie Luthra’s Lucky, Rajan Khosa’s Gattu and Ashvin Kumar’s Inshallah Football.
The festival, organized by the...
Set in the turbulence of the 1930s British India, Chittagong is a true story of a 14-year-old boy, Jhunku, and of his journey to find where he belongs.
The Centerpiece Film Hum Dono Rangeen will pay tribute to Dev Anand.
As the Sidebar, the festival will hold a Retrospective of Shyam Benegal followed by a post-screening discussion with the director. Three of Benegal’s films which were penned by journalist Khalid Mohamed will be screened: Mamoo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), and Zubeidaa (2001).
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Sanjivan Lal’s Bubble Gum, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Shagird, Mangesh Hadawale’s Dekh Indian Circus, Sujay Dahake’s Shala, Italo Spinelli’s Gangor, Avie Luthra’s Lucky, Rajan Khosa’s Gattu and Ashvin Kumar’s Inshallah Football.
The festival, organized by the...
- 4/25/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New Delhi, April 4: Ashvin Kumar's feature film "The Forest", which was earlier sceheduled for April 13 release, will now hit the screens May 4.
Known for making issue-based documentaries, Kumar has has merged complications of human relationship with wildlife in "The Forest", a love triangle with a subplot of a man-eating leopard.
The 86-minute movie featuring Javed Jafferi, Nandana Sen, Ankur Vikal and Salim Ali Zaidi will be released by PVR cinemas across the country.
"The Forest" has been premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose in February 2009 and it was also show at the Cannes Market in 2009.
Kumar,.
Known for making issue-based documentaries, Kumar has has merged complications of human relationship with wildlife in "The Forest", a love triangle with a subplot of a man-eating leopard.
The 86-minute movie featuring Javed Jafferi, Nandana Sen, Ankur Vikal and Salim Ali Zaidi will be released by PVR cinemas across the country.
"The Forest" has been premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose in February 2009 and it was also show at the Cannes Market in 2009.
Kumar,.
- 4/4/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, March 17: Well-known documentary filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, who had to wait for four years to release his first feature film "The Forest", says the unsystematic distribution system in the industry is the reason behind such a long delay that is often killing good content-based cinema.
"For the last four years, I have been walking to every door to release the film. There are many companies in Bollywood who made me wait for a year or so, and then they backed out. So you can imagine how much time I spent to get the distributors," Kumar told Ians in an interview.
Kumar has merged complications of human relationship with.
"For the last four years, I have been walking to every door to release the film. There are many companies in Bollywood who made me wait for a year or so, and then they backed out. So you can imagine how much time I spent to get the distributors," Kumar told Ians in an interview.
Kumar has merged complications of human relationship with.
- 3/17/2012
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, March 13: Known for making issue-based documentaries, Ashvin Kumar's is all set to release his first movie "The Forest", which will hit screens across the country April 13.
A tale of a man-eating leopard set in the jungles of north India, the 86-minute movie will be released by PVR cinemas.
"The Forest" has been premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose in February 2009 and it was also show at the Cannes Market in 2009.
The writer-director won an an Oscar nomination in 2004 for "Little Terrorist". He also became the first Indian to be nominated at the European Film Academy for the 15-minute short film.
A tale of a man-eating leopard set in the jungles of north India, the 86-minute movie will be released by PVR cinemas.
"The Forest" has been premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose in February 2009 and it was also show at the Cannes Market in 2009.
The writer-director won an an Oscar nomination in 2004 for "Little Terrorist". He also became the first Indian to be nominated at the European Film Academy for the 15-minute short film.
- 3/13/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
The programming for this year.s ReelWorld Film Festival was announced at the opening press conference in Toronto this morning. Marking the 12th annual edition of the festival and this year features twenty-five films from Canada, United Stated, Mexico, Germany, South Africa, Brazil and India. Featured amongst this year.s film programme is The Forest, an Indian horror film with an environmental message directed by Ashvin Kumar and starring Javed Jaffrey and Nandana Sen. Another interesting film to keep an eye out for is The Golden Pen, a documentary based on the life and times of the writer of Shammi Kapoor starrer Junglee, Aghajani Kashmeri. The film also includes the last living interviews of cinematic greats Shammi Kapoor and Joy Mukherjee before they passed away.The closing night gala of the festival will be Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. The director of the film,...
- 3/13/2012
- Filmicafe
The American Center in Delhi will host a workshop on filmmaking to be conducted by filmmakers Asif Kapadia and Ashvin Kumar on March 19, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
The workshop is called Telling Stories With Images: Developing ideas and following your instincts when writing and directing both fiction & non-fiction films.
Asif Kapadia won the BAFTA award for Best British Film for The Warrior (2001) and World Cinema Audience Award Documentary for Senna (2011) at Sundance Film Festival.
Ashvin Kumar’s short Little Terrorist (2005) was nominated for the Oscars. He has recently made award-winning documentary Inshallah, Football and Inshallah, Kashmir.
Registration for the workshop is open from Monday, March 12, 2011 on a first come first served basis. For registration, send an email to wadhwai@state.gov
Maximum 50 participants will be accepted for the program.
This workshop is part of Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue, an international cultural exchange program of the Sundance Institute.
The workshop is called Telling Stories With Images: Developing ideas and following your instincts when writing and directing both fiction & non-fiction films.
Asif Kapadia won the BAFTA award for Best British Film for The Warrior (2001) and World Cinema Audience Award Documentary for Senna (2011) at Sundance Film Festival.
Ashvin Kumar’s short Little Terrorist (2005) was nominated for the Oscars. He has recently made award-winning documentary Inshallah, Football and Inshallah, Kashmir.
Registration for the workshop is open from Monday, March 12, 2011 on a first come first served basis. For registration, send an email to wadhwai@state.gov
Maximum 50 participants will be accepted for the program.
This workshop is part of Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue, an international cultural exchange program of the Sundance Institute.
- 3/13/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Deool, Byari, Aaranyakandam, and the other winners of the 2011 National Film Awards have been announced. The 59th Annual National Film Awards, administered by the India’s Directorate of Film Festivals, is “the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India gives away the awards.
This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. Due to the...
This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where the award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. Due to the...
- 3/8/2012
- by R.W.
- Film-Book
New Delhi, March 7: Ashvin Kumar's "Inshallah" on football and Arun Chadha's "Mindscape" about the differently abled's need for intimacy were jointly named the best film on social issues at the 59th National Awards announced here Wednesday.
"Inshallah" is the tale of a Kashmiri child's dream to play football in Brazil and how life in a silent war gets in the way. "Mindscape" reveals the differently abled's need for intimacy, sexuality and identity.
"Mindscape" has been produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust, while "Inshallah" is Kumar's own production.
Ians...
"Inshallah" is the tale of a Kashmiri child's dream to play football in Brazil and how life in a silent war gets in the way. "Mindscape" reveals the differently abled's need for intimacy, sexuality and identity.
"Mindscape" has been produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust, while "Inshallah" is Kumar's own production.
Ians...
- 3/7/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Still from Inshallah, Football
Ashvin Kumar, the director of controversial film Inshallah, Football has decided to bypass the Indian censor board this time. His latest film Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror will be available online and free-of-charge for 24 hours at 12 am, 26th of January 2012.
Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror is a documentary in which Kashmiris recount how their freedom is conceded and replaced by fear and institutionalized oppression.
Ashvin Kumar says, “The prequel to this film Inshallah, Football was banned by the Indian censor board last year, this time all Indian citizens can watch the film free-of-charge on our Republic Day via the internet.
Inshallah, Football a film about an ex-militant and his footballer son was given an A certificate in June 2011 after a year of its worldwide release. It was screened at several film festivals including 47th Chicago International Film Festival.
The trailer of Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror...
Ashvin Kumar, the director of controversial film Inshallah, Football has decided to bypass the Indian censor board this time. His latest film Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror will be available online and free-of-charge for 24 hours at 12 am, 26th of January 2012.
Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror is a documentary in which Kashmiris recount how their freedom is conceded and replaced by fear and institutionalized oppression.
Ashvin Kumar says, “The prequel to this film Inshallah, Football was banned by the Indian censor board last year, this time all Indian citizens can watch the film free-of-charge on our Republic Day via the internet.
Inshallah, Football a film about an ex-militant and his footballer son was given an A certificate in June 2011 after a year of its worldwide release. It was screened at several film festivals including 47th Chicago International Film Festival.
The trailer of Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror...
- 1/19/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 12th Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short and animation films has announced its lineup. The festival will be held from February 3-9, 2012.
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto which screened at 54th BFI London Film Festival and won an award at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival will participate in International Competition for documentaries.
Jai Bhim Comrade directed by Anand Patwardhan which recently won a Special Mention at 8th Dubai International Film Festival will be screened in International Competition.
It’s the Same Story by Nina Sabnani, The Eclipse of Taregna by Rakesh Chaudhary, Visible Bra Straps by Ajitesh Sharma, Aaliya by Rajiv Mohite, Partners in Crime by Paromita Vohra, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, The Rat Race by Miriam Chandy Menacherry are some of the films which will screen in Indian Competition.
For complete lineup, click here.
Pink Saris directed by Kim Longinotto which screened at 54th BFI London Film Festival and won an award at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival will participate in International Competition for documentaries.
Jai Bhim Comrade directed by Anand Patwardhan which recently won a Special Mention at 8th Dubai International Film Festival will be screened in International Competition.
It’s the Same Story by Nina Sabnani, The Eclipse of Taregna by Rakesh Chaudhary, Visible Bra Straps by Ajitesh Sharma, Aaliya by Rajiv Mohite, Partners in Crime by Paromita Vohra, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, The Rat Race by Miriam Chandy Menacherry are some of the films which will screen in Indian Competition.
For complete lineup, click here.
- 12/21/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New Jersey Independent South-Asian Cinefest 2011 which will be held from October 21-23 will screen films by women or about women from India and other south-asian countries. The lineup includes Amit Dutta’s Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyan, Sonali Gulati’s I Am, Natasha Mendonca’s Jan Villa and Lalit Marathe’s Shabri.
The three day festival aims to introduce new and established independent women film artists, from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (Njisacf) was created as a part of the Asian American Film and Theater Project, a non-profit organization based in USA.
The complete list of films to be screened at the festival:
Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyan
Director: Amit Dutta
At the Stairs
Director: Rajesh S. Jala
Banshiwala
Director: Anjan Das
Beyond Grace
Director: Sara & Urs Baur
The Desire – A Journey of a Woman
Director: R. Sarath
Flying...
The three day festival aims to introduce new and established independent women film artists, from South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (Njisacf) was created as a part of the Asian American Film and Theater Project, a non-profit organization based in USA.
The complete list of films to be screened at the festival:
Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniyan
Director: Amit Dutta
At the Stairs
Director: Rajesh S. Jala
Banshiwala
Director: Anjan Das
Beyond Grace
Director: Sara & Urs Baur
The Desire – A Journey of a Woman
Director: R. Sarath
Flying...
- 10/10/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A Pestering Journey
Dok Leipzig, the 54th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated film will feature a special section for Indian documentaries called ‘Filmmakers as Changemakers — The Rhythms of India.’ The festival which will be held from October 17-23, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany describes this section as ‘An unknown sub-continent beyond the Bollywood clichés – seen with the eyes of Indian filmmakers.’
The films that will screen in this section are: In For Motion by Anirban Datta, A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj, At The Stairs by Rajesh S. Jala, Bounded-Boundless-Journeys with Ram and Kabir by Shabnam Virmani, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, Love in India by Q, Manipur Song by Pankaj Butalia, Oranges and Mangoes by Priyanka Chhabra, Out of Thin Air by Shabani Hassanwalia, Songlines by Vasudha Joshi, The Salt Stories by Lalit Vachani, The Stitches Speak by Nina Sabnani, Vertical City by Avijit Mukul Kishore and Word...
Dok Leipzig, the 54th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated film will feature a special section for Indian documentaries called ‘Filmmakers as Changemakers — The Rhythms of India.’ The festival which will be held from October 17-23, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany describes this section as ‘An unknown sub-continent beyond the Bollywood clichés – seen with the eyes of Indian filmmakers.’
The films that will screen in this section are: In For Motion by Anirban Datta, A Pestering Journey by K.R. Manoj, At The Stairs by Rajesh S. Jala, Bounded-Boundless-Journeys with Ram and Kabir by Shabnam Virmani, Inshallah, Football by Ashvin Kumar, Love in India by Q, Manipur Song by Pankaj Butalia, Oranges and Mangoes by Priyanka Chhabra, Out of Thin Air by Shabani Hassanwalia, Songlines by Vasudha Joshi, The Salt Stories by Lalit Vachani, The Stitches Speak by Nina Sabnani, Vertical City by Avijit Mukul Kishore and Word...
- 10/8/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A good number of Indian documentaries will be presented at the eight edition of Film Southasia to be held from September 29-October 2, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
- 9/26/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Kshay (Corrode) directed by first-time director Karan Gour and Inshallah, Football directed by Ashvin Kumar will be presented at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival.
The festival will run from October 6- 20 in Chicago, Illinois.
Kshay (www.facebook.com/kshayfilm) will have its World Premiere in New Directors Competition. The synopsis of the film on the festival website reads: “Chhaya, a woman of limited means, leads a good, decent life alongside her husband Arvind until she becomes obsessed with a sculpture of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. Chhaya will stop at nothing to bring home this statue, and soon her past weaknesses and disappointments (including a miscarriage) bubble to the surface, consuming and corroding her soul. Corrode is the latest example of an exciting new wave of independent Indian cinema.”
Inshallah, Football will participate in Docu Fest Competition. “The fast-paced game of the world’s most popular sport is...
The festival will run from October 6- 20 in Chicago, Illinois.
Kshay (www.facebook.com/kshayfilm) will have its World Premiere in New Directors Competition. The synopsis of the film on the festival website reads: “Chhaya, a woman of limited means, leads a good, decent life alongside her husband Arvind until she becomes obsessed with a sculpture of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth. Chhaya will stop at nothing to bring home this statue, and soon her past weaknesses and disappointments (including a miscarriage) bubble to the surface, consuming and corroding her soul. Corrode is the latest example of an exciting new wave of independent Indian cinema.”
Inshallah, Football will participate in Docu Fest Competition. “The fast-paced game of the world’s most popular sport is...
- 9/21/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, whose short film Little terrorist was nominated for the Oscars in 2005 will conduct a filmmaking workshop in Goa. This five-day workshop titled “Story to Screen” will cover all aspects of filmmaking, from script writing to editing.
The workshop will be held from August 11-15, 2011 at Art Chamber, Calungute, Goa.
The fee for this workshop is Rs. 10,000 per participant. According to a press release, those who apply by August 1 can avail an early bird discount and pay the reduced fee of Rs. 7,000. School and college going students with a valid photo-id card from the institution may apply for the reduced fee for students of Rs. 3,000 by August 1.
Participants can register by downloading application from: http://www.facebook.com/storytoscreen or http://docs.com/Cxzp. For more details see: www.facebook.com/storytoscreen.
Ashvin Kumar is an independent filmmaker who has produced and directed films like Inshallah Football (2010), Little Terrorist...
The workshop will be held from August 11-15, 2011 at Art Chamber, Calungute, Goa.
The fee for this workshop is Rs. 10,000 per participant. According to a press release, those who apply by August 1 can avail an early bird discount and pay the reduced fee of Rs. 7,000. School and college going students with a valid photo-id card from the institution may apply for the reduced fee for students of Rs. 3,000 by August 1.
Participants can register by downloading application from: http://www.facebook.com/storytoscreen or http://docs.com/Cxzp. For more details see: www.facebook.com/storytoscreen.
Ashvin Kumar is an independent filmmaker who has produced and directed films like Inshallah Football (2010), Little Terrorist...
- 7/29/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Inshallah Football
Naya Cinema Festival opened at the Edward Theatre in Mumbai on Saturday with Ashvin Kumar’s Inshallah Football (2010) followed by a panel discussion with Ashvin Kumar and Bashir baba, the protagonist of the film and a former militant from Kashmir.
Little Terrorist, a short film by Ashvin Kumar which was nominated for the Academy Awards in 2005 was also screened at the festival.
Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan was screened followed by an interactive session with the director and the cast of the film including Rajat Barmecha and Aayan Boradia.
A homage to Mani Kaul was paid before the festival officially began with the screening of his films Duvidha (1973) and Satah Se Uthta Aadmi (1980).
The festival will run from July 23 through July 30, 2011.
Naya Cinema Festival opened at the Edward Theatre in Mumbai on Saturday with Ashvin Kumar’s Inshallah Football (2010) followed by a panel discussion with Ashvin Kumar and Bashir baba, the protagonist of the film and a former militant from Kashmir.
Little Terrorist, a short film by Ashvin Kumar which was nominated for the Academy Awards in 2005 was also screened at the festival.
Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan was screened followed by an interactive session with the director and the cast of the film including Rajat Barmecha and Aayan Boradia.
A homage to Mani Kaul was paid before the festival officially began with the screening of his films Duvidha (1973) and Satah Se Uthta Aadmi (1980).
The festival will run from July 23 through July 30, 2011.
- 7/24/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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