5th Biffes Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema
Bangalore, December 5, 2012: To commemorate 100 years of Indian
cinema, Biffes has selected a unique collection of films that truly reflect the
richness of India’s cinema that continues to retain the local flavor, essence,
emotions and dialect of this culturally majestic country. For the centenary of
Indian cinema, Biffes is going to celebrate throughout the festival with a
strong overall presence of Indian features and documentaries. Twelve Indian
films are chosen to showcase in the festival. All twelve movies are completely
diverse from each other. 5th Biffes is going to be a true testament
to the filmmaking excellence we see year after year.
Centenary
Celebrations – List of films to be screened.
1.
Shiraz - Franz Osten - Silent – 1929
2.
Achut Kanya – Franz Osten – Hindi – 1936
3.
Mukti – P.C.Barua – Hindi - 1937
4. Devadaas – Vedantam Raghavaiah – Telugu –
1953
5.
Chemmeen – Ramu Kariat – Malayalam – 1966
6.
Garam Hawa – M.S.Sathyu – Hindi – 1973
7.
Umbarthaa – Jabbar Patel – Marathi – 1981
8.
Nayakan – Manirathnam – Tamil – 1987
9.
Laptop – Kaushik Ganguli – Bengali – 2011
10.
Naandi – N. Lakshminarayan – Kannada - 1964
11.
Bhootaiahna maga Aiyyu – Siddalingaiah- Kannada -1974
12.
America America – Nagathihalli
Chandrasekhar - Kannada -1995
COMPETITIONS
This year also
Biffes is holding a competition in contemporary Indian cinemas and Kannada
Cinemas. 11 films have been selected for the Indian cinema Competition and the
winner will be awarded “Suchitra Samman” at the end of the festival. In the exclusive Kannada Cinema Competition 8
films have been shortlisted by an eminent panel of film personalities.
List of Indian Films for Competition
1. Chayiliam–
Malayalam /Director-Manoj Kana
2. Lessons
in Forgetting - Tamil /Director-Unni Vijayan
3. Sarasammana
Samaadhi-Kannada /Director- K N T Shastry
4. Samhitha-Marathi/Director
- Sumitra Bhave& Sunil Sukthankar
5. Ithramaathram
– Malayalam/Diector-K.Gopinathan
6. B.A
Pass –Hindi/Director – Ajay Bahl
7. Investment-Marathi/Director-
Ratnakar Matkari.
8. Anhey
Gorey da dan – Punjabi/Director-Gurvinder Singh
9. Baandhon-
Assamese /Director- Jahnu Barua
10. Elar
Char Adhyay- Bengali/Director- Bappaditya Bandopadhay
11. Mumbai
Cha Raja- Hindi/Director- Manjeet Singh
Kannada
Competition – Selected Films
1. Koormavatara
Dir-Girish Kasaravalli
2. Narassajjana
Nursery Dir- C V Nandeeshwar
3. Prasaad
.Dir-Manoj Sati
4. Kamsaale
Kaisaale. Dir- T S Nagabharana
5. Shinar.
Dir- Abhaya Simha
6. Ball
Pen. Dir- ShashiKanth
7. Bhageerathi.
Dir- Dr.Baraguru Ramchandrappa
8. Olavina
Ole Dir- Teshee Venkatesh
In
addition, an International Jury will select a film from amongst Asian countries
entries to grant NETPAC (Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema) award.
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About
Karnataka Chalanchitra Academy:
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Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
was formed by the Government of Karnataka in 2009 to promote film culture in
Karnataka. The Academy, under the chairmanship of Smt. Tharaanooradha,
has taken up several projects to develop a healthy film culture in the state
and adopted the motto of promoting ‘Education in Cinema and Cinema in
Education’. KCA has been conducting Film Appreciation Courses in different
parts of the state, in colleges and film societies. It has also promoted the
establishment of district, institutional and campus film societies all over
the state. It engaged the members of these societies to participate in the first-ever
KCA International Film Festival, a low-budget event with DVD screenings of
100 films, which found overwhelming response in Bengaluru and four other
districts of Karnataka. The Academy is now conducting the 5th BIFFES, the
International Film Festival in Bengaluru, showcasing the Best in Cinema from
around the world. For more details please log on to www.biffes.in.
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