Suchitra Film Society 'Celebrating Women' with the European Union Film Festival

MARCH 21-28, 2013

Suchitra Film Society, the academy to promote Indian culture & cinema in association with European Union Film Festival on the occasion of 50^th anniversary of EU-India friendship is paying a tribute to Women on this International Women’s month by screening 24 women oriented movies showcasing different shades and nuances of women, and will offer an insight into their remarkable lives, some of which might resonate with our Indian viewers.  The festival will be held from March 21-28 in three venues- Suchitra Film Society, Alliance Francaise & Bangalore International Centre. For Further Communication Contact: Anand : 9845055034

The list of films to be screened during EUFF 

No	Country	Film
1	Bulgaria	Lora from morning till evening
2	Cyprus	Roads and Oranges
3	Czech Republic	Little Girl Blue
4	Denmark	Applause
5	Finland	Princess
6	France	Water Lillies
7	Hungary	Eszter's Inheritance
8	Iceland	32A
9	Italy	The First Assignment
10	Lithuania	Back to your arms
11	Luxembourg	Your name is Justine
12	Netherlands	The Dark House
13	Poland	My name is Ki
14	Portugal	Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl
15	Romania	My Sex Life
16	Slovakia	The House
17	Slovenia	Installation of love
18	Sweden	Beyond
19	UK	Fast Girls
20	German	It’s a Jungle out there
21	Estonia	Graveyard Keeper's daughter
22	Spain	She gave him her eyes
23	Belgium	Altiplano
24	Greece	Athanasia

5th BIFFES 2012 - 100 Years of Indian Cinema

5^th 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. 5^th 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.

About Karnataka Chalanchitra Academy:

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.

Editorial Contact: COMMSTRAT Phone: 080 -4112 2135 / 3271 2348

5th BIFFES 2012

A journey to the world retrospective cinemas In 5^th Bangalore International Film Festival, 2012

Masters of Cinema –Revising International Classics

Bangalore, December 6, 2012: 5^th Biffes is paying a tribute to International legends of retrospective Cinemas.  The festival is featuring great directors, screenwriters, producers and editors like, Akira Kurosawa (Japan), Henri-Georges Clouzot (France) and Michelangelo Antonioni (Italy) and showcasing best of their movies.

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. To name few his renowned movies are Ikiru, I Live in Fear, The Hidden Fortness, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Madadayo, The Idiot, Scandal.

Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques, which are critically recognized to be among the greatest films from the 1950s. Clouzot also directed documentary films, including The Mystery of Picasso, which was declared a national treasure by the government of France. His’ other remarkable movies are Assassin habite au 21, L`Enfer, Quai des Orfèvres .

Michelangelo Antonioni, was an Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story writer. Best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents" —L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and Eclipse (1962). Antonioni has redefined the concept of narrative cinema. His’ best movies are Blow up, Identification of a woman, Red Desert, Zabreskie Point, Story of a Love affair.

About Karnataka Chalanchitra Academy:  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.

Editorial Contact: COMMSTRAT Phone: 080 -4112 2135 / 3271 2348