The Habitat Film Club won the 6th Pritiman Sarkar Memorial Award for the Best Film Society In Northern India
New Delhi: The 10th India Habitat Film on 4th day screened film like Eak Phali Rodh-Bengali directed by Atanu Ghosh. The film director Ghosh also interacted with audience and shares his views on film.the other films which were screened today were Virumandi directed by Kamal Haasan and Citylights directed by Hansal Mehta.
Also an exhibition titled ' Rhythm, Raga and Melody' in collaboration with National Film Archive of India, Pune at the Convention Centre Foyer,IHC showcasing exhibition of around 90 films posters highlights the contribution of music in Hindi Cinema.
On 5TH day of India Habitat Film Festival will be screening films like Negalukal-Malayalam directed by Avira Rebecca at 6:30pm,Adomya -Assamese directed by Bobby Sarma Baruah at 7pm and Sadma-Hindi directed by Balu Mahendra.
Habitat Film Festival is on till 17th May, 2015 at the India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Celebrating its 10th year, the Festival this year has an increased number of screenings and an interaction with actor / director post the screening but still the biggest attraction is the retrospective with the unparalleled master of his craft - Kamal Haasan.
One of the highly anticipated and most loved events of the Habitat cultural calendar, the film festival showcases the Best of Pan-Indian Cinema from the past year, this year it has 48 films in 13 languages. The Festival began on 8th May with Shonali Bose's highly acclaimed Margarita With A Straw and Teen Kahon (Bengali) directed by Bauddhayan Mukherji. Fresh and innovative storylines, stunning cinematography, veteran actors and directors, rising stars and award winning performances of 2014-2015 are all an integral part of the Festival apart from 19 National Award Winning Films.
Over the next 10 days, Habitat Film Festival will see the screening of several outstanding films including Marana Dandane (Kannada), Bey Yaar (Gujarati), Lajwanti and Gour Hari Dastaan (Hindi), Kuttaram Kadhithal (Tamil), Labour of Love and Chatushkone (Bengali), Quolf (Kashmiri), Shukha Asuchi (Oriya), Piku (Hindi), Elizabeth Ekadasi & Ek Hazarachi Note (Marathi), Ottal (Malayalam), Qissa, Punjab 1984 and Chaar Sahibzaade (Punjabi), Pallefam (Manipuri), Borhxaranya (Assamese) among a host of other wonderful films from various regions and languages. Check website www.habitatfilmclub.com for full schedule
The Habitat Film Festival provides audiences the unique opportunity to not just watch otherwise inaccessible films but also an interaction with directors in a post film Question and Answer session. This year, some of the actors/ directors scheduled to attend are Kalki Koechlin, Shoojit Sircar, Ananth Mahadevan, Pushpendra Singh, Bauddhayan Mukherji, Abhishek Jain, Sohini Dasgupta, Atanu Ghosh, Hiren Bhora, Sajin Baabu and more.
Ms Vidyun Singh, Programmes Director, India Habitat Centre said “In the 10 years since we began the Habitat Film Festival to provide a dedicated platform to showcase the Best of Pan Indian cinema, Indian cinema has gone places!!!! A brave new breed of directors, skilled professionals, out of the box producers and refreshingly innovative narratives and path breaking storylines have ensured an increasing and respected space in the International Cinema space where Indian films are garnering critical appreciation and accolades and winning awards. We bring you this year's frontrunners”
Apart from film screenings, there will be several other activities like Rhythm, Raga And Melody- an exhibition from 8th – 17th May, at the Convention Centre Foyer in collaboration with the National Film Archive of India, Pune. Ira Bhaskar, Prof. Cinema Studies & Dean, School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU will be in conversation with the legendary actor-director Kamal Haasan on 9th May. Also a book discussion Delhi 4 Shows by Ziya Us Salam, film and literary critic of The Hindu followed by a panel discussion on ' Single Screen: Are They Delhi's Heritage?' with panellists Danish Iqbal, theatre and radio veteran, Dipa Chaudhuri, Om Books International editor-in-chief & Ziya Us Salam.
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