We Invite You!

20^th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2018

6-10 Dec; multiple venues, Madurai

Film Screenings, Interactions, Master Class & Special Lectures!

Organised by MARUPAKKAM in association with Lady Doak College, IDEAS, Madurai Media and Film Studies Academy, Sudar, Vidiyal, Department of Communications - Madurai Kamaraj University, Department of Tamil, School of Tamil, Indian Languages and Rural Arts - Gandhigram Rural Institute, Arul Anandhar College, Chithirakaarargal, PUCL, Yadhaartha Thiraipada Iyakkam, Kaleidoscope and LENS

Film Sections: 1) Films from Tamilnadu 2) Rest of India 3) International films - Short fiction 4) International Films - Documentaries 5) Retrospective – Lalit Vachani 6) Artists Cinema – Curated by CS Venkiteswaran 7) 9 Pen Cinemackal – curated by Archana Padmini  8) Student films from Michagan State Univerity – curated by Swarnavel Easwaran  9) TOTO Funds the Arts  10) Director’s Cut – curated by Amudhan R.P.

Venues and Dates* : Lady Doak College: 6 Dec; 10 am to 5 pm / IDEAS: 7 Dec; 10 am to 6 pm / Sudar: 8 Dec; 10 am to 1pm / Madurai Media and Film Studies Academy: 8 Dec; 10 am to 5:30 pm / 9 Dec; 10 am to 8:30 pm / Vidiyal; 9 Dec; 9.30 am to 4:30 pm / Madurai Kamaraj University: 10 Dec; 10 am to 5 pm / Arul Anandhar College: 10 Dec; 10 am to 6 pm / Gandhigram Rural Institute; 10 Dec; 10 am to 5 pm / Kaleidoscope: 6-10 Dec; 6 pm to 8.30 pm / LENS: 6-10 Dec; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm (*Tentative schedule; subject to changes)

Master Class by Lalit Vachani, filmmaker

on 9^th Dec at 10 am to 5 pm at Madurai Media and Film Studies Academy

Special lecture by Usha Ramanathan, advocate

On 8^th Dec at 11 am at Lady Doak College / 5 pm at YMCA

Special Invitees: Lalit Vachani (filmmaker), Usha Ramanathan (advocate), Pankaj Rishi Kumar (filmmaker / mentor), C S Venkiteswaran (critic / curator / filmmaker), Swarnavel Easwaran (filmmaker / teacher), Vani Subramanian (filmmaker), Archana Padmini (actor / curator / filmmaker), Bhavani GS (painter), Arul Ezhilan (filmmaker / journalist), Malini Jeevaratnam (filmmaker) and Lekha Naidu (TOTO Funds the Arts)

For more info:
9940642044; 9965990708; 9443852788; 9842718676