Tuesday, December 21, 2010

12th Madurai Film Festival 2010


SARAT CHANDRAN MEMORIAL AWARD for Tamil Documentaries
and Short Films: The Winners.

First prize: MULLAI THEEVU - A SAGA; Dir: Someetharan
Second prize: AGRINAIGAL; Dir: Ilangovan

Congratulations winners!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

12th Madurai Film Festival - photos

12th Madurai International Documentary
and Short Film Festival 2010

Some moments!

Discussion at Madura College

Dr.Murali and Amudhan R.P.
Dr.Sahul Hameed with an international guest

Yadharthaa Rajan and his team working
on the festival booklet

Saba Dewan, Rahul Roy, Dr.Murali,
Imayam and Amudhan R.P.

Film screening at Madura College

Saba Dewan and Rahul Roy
waiting to inaugurate the photo and
painting exhibition

Saba Dewan speaks at the inauguration.
Rahul Roy, Dr.Murali, Imayam,
Rajan (artist) and Amudhan R.P.

Registration and reception
of Madurai Film Festival

Rahul Roy lighting the lamp
Saba Dewan, Rajan, Dhatsha, Imayam
Amudhan R.P. and Dr.Murali


Parallel event: Painting exhibition

Interaction with the painters and photographers


Amudhan R.P., Rahul Roy and Saba Dewan

Painters and Artists


Welcome you!

Festival Reception and registration desk

Aravind Kumar, one of the winners 

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

12th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2010

Festival Schedule: SCREEN 01

Day 1: 7 December 2010

1) 11:00 a.m. Inaugural film: Circle (Vartul); Marathi; 19 mints; RI
2) 11:30 Sengkuruthi; 30 mints; SCMA
3) 12:15 Waiting; Austria; 28 mints; INT
4) 1:00 Lunch break

5) 2:30 INTERACTION WITH A WRITER: Mr.Imayam
6) 4:00 p.m. The Other Song; Hindi/Urdu/English; 120 mints; RETRO
7) 6:00 Pig Foot; Burundi; 7 mints; CF
8) 6:15 Black Badge; South Korea; 38 mints; SP
9) 7:00 Madhyantara Vol 01; 30 mints; RI

Day 2: 8 December 2010

1) 10:00 a.m. Indoor; Malayalam; 10 mints; RI
2) 10:15 Breezy Day; South Korea; 36 mins; SP
3) 10:45 Majma; Hindi; 54 mints; RETRO
4) 11:50 Varoo; Malayalam; 17 mints; RI
5) 12:15 Do Din Ka Mela; Kutch & Gujarati; 60 mints; RI
6) 1:20 Lunch break

7) 2:30 INTERACTION WITH A WRITER: Mr.Ravi Subramaniyam

8) 4:00 Aarayaa theerpu; Tamil; 28 mints; SCMA
9) 4:35 The City Beautiful; Hindi; 78 mints; RETRO
10) 7:00 Ellaigalai Vistharitha Ezhuthu Kalaignan; Tamil; 90 mints

Day 3: 9 December 2010
1) 10 a.m. My Village is Bambai; Tamil; 29 mints; SCMA
2) 10:40 Naach; Hindi; 84 mints; RETRO
3) 12:15 Mullaitheevu Saga; Tamil; 46 mints
4) 1:15 Lunch break

5) 2:30 Interaction with film makers Rahul Roy and Saba Dewan

6) 4:00 A story without words; Spanish; 18 mints; INT
7) 4:20 Thattum Porathappan; Malayalam; 56 mins; RI
8) 5:30 Non-violent Action; English; 33 mints; INT
9) 6:10 Films from BURUNDI; English; 43 mints; CF
10) 7:00 Interview; South Korea; 32 mints; SP

Day 4: 10 December 2010

1) 10 a.m. Talking Heads; UK/India; 27 mints; INT
2) 10:30 God only knows; Hindi; 15 mints; RI
3) 10:45 Maythil; Malayalam; 41 mints; RI
4) 11:35 The Ground Water Up – Project; 36 mints; RI
5) 12:10 I have ignored this for long; Malayalam; 19 mints; RI
6) 12: 35 Solitary; Tamil; 11 mints; SCMA
7) 1:00 Lunch break

8) 2:30 Interaction with a writer: Mr.Ayyappa Madhavan

9) 4:00 Life, Love, Hope; Tamil; 15 mints; SCMA
10) 4:30 Agrinaigal; Tamil; 29 mints; SCMA
11) 5:15 Super 6; Tamil; 40 mints; SCMA
12) 6:00 A Story without words; Spain; 18 mints; INT
13) 6:20 Have you dreamt of cinema?; Hindi; 16 mints; RI
14) 6:45 Dear Child Jesus; Spanish; 9 mints; INT
15) 7:00 Yaroo Oruvan; Tamil; 28 mints; SCMA


Day 5; 11 December 2010

1) 10 a.m. Khel; Indian languages; 100 mints; RETRO
2) 11:45 Nadada Kathai; Tamil; 21 mints; SCMA
3) 12:15 Puli Yarukku? Tamil; 33 mints; SCMA
4) 12:50 Hungry; Tamil; 10 mints; SCMA
5) 1:00 Lunch break

6) 2:00 The Tape; Spain; 19 mints; INT
7) 2:20 Thank you Skin head girls; UK; 45 mints; INT
8) 3:10 Living with out Men; UK/China; 27 mints; INT
9) 3: 40 Run Granny Run; Germany; 4 mints; INT
10) 3:45 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly; Dialogue less; 10 mints; RI

Festival Schedule: SCREEN 02

Day 1: 7 December 2010

2:00 p.m. When four friends meet; Hindi; 43 mints; RETRO
3:00 p.m. Taxi Blues; South Korea; 100 mints; SP

Day 2; 8 December 2010

2:00 p.m. Delhi- Mumbai-Delhi; Hindi; 63 mints; RETRO
3:15 Shame in the name of Cholera; Spanish; 52 mints; INT

Day 3; 9 December 2010

2:00 p.m. Women Aloud; many Indian languages; 38 mints; RI
2:45 The Cortege; Spain; 52 mints; INT

Day 4; 10 December 2010

2:00 Video Volunteers; many Indian languages; 30 mints; VV
2:35 Battle Fields Calling; South Korea; 88 mints; SP

Day 5; 11 December 2010

2:00 Radiation Stories; Tamil; 54 mints; TN
3:00 The Mask is the face; Tamil; 59 mints; TN

Retro: Retrospective – films by Rahul Roy and Saba Dewan
VV: package from Video Volunteers
RI: films from Rest of India
SP: Special Package- films from South Korea
INT: International films
TN: films from Tamilnadu
SCMA: Sarat Chandran Memorial Award
CF: Country Focus – films from Burundi

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

12th Madurai Film Festival 2010 : Selected flims: Tamil

12th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2010:
Selected films list:

Competition for SARAT CHANDRAN MEMORIAL AWARD

1)Sengurudhi
2)Aarayatheerpu
3)Nadandha Kadai
4)The Hungry
5)Mullaitheevu Saga
6)Puli Yarukku?
7) Agrinai
8) Super 6
9) My Village Bombay
10) Live Love Hope
11) Solitary
12) Yaaro Oruvan

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