Madurai Film Festival 2008 : Change of dates

10th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2008 has been postponed to 3-7 December 2008 due to unavoidable logistical reasons such as availability of venues, filmmakers and films of course.

We regret for any inconvenience caused.

Amudhan R.P.
Coordinator
10th Madurai Documentary and Short Film Festival 2008

Madurai Film Festival 2008: Selection List # 02

International Section: The following films have been selected

1) LONDON GRAD 2) PALE PEKO BANTO 3) SOLITUDE 4) THE ELEMENTS OF ICE 5) SAMSKARA 6) RELEVE 7) MOTION 8) I DON’T FEEL LIKE DANCING 9) LA UBCREUBKE HISTORIA DEL HOMBRE SIN SOMBRA 10) WITH MY FATHER I LIVED BY THE SEA 11) WOOFING 12) THE BEGINNING 13) THE LAST BUS 14) NAMING PLUTO 15) AT RATZIT LAASOT SERET? 16) BREAKING BOUNDARIES 17) VALKIRIAS 18) DAUGHTERS OF SNOW 19) MONOCHROME 20) BONSAI 21) THE ANGEL AND THE COMET 22) BAHAR 23) UNWORLDLY 24) A PRETTY PENNY 25) HEROES, WINGS ARE NOT NECESSARY TO FLY 26) TAPOLOGO 27) MOFETAS 28) MADE IN JAPAN 29) THE MAGIC GLASSES 30) SEPTEMBER 31) SUR LA TERRE COMME AU CIEL 32) IMMER SOMMER 33) LES MIETTES 34) UN MONDE MODERNE

10th Madurai Film Festival - Selection List #01

Following films have been selected under the REST OF INDIA section:

1) DEATH KNELL TO NILGIRI BIOSPHERE
2) SILENT EXIST
3) BURU GARRA
4) MAKING THE FACE
5) SURUAT -IN QUEST OF PEACE
6) POSITIVE LIVING
7) A GENERATION CHALLENGED
8) BLOOD ON MY HAND
9) JUXTAPOSE
10) THERE WAS A QUEEN…
11) I AM THE CHANGE
12) THE AURA OF DEVELOPMENT
13) NAACH (THE DANCE)
14) SONG OF THE SANCTUARY
15) BLUR
16) DELHI-MUMBAI-DELHI
17) SHE’S MY GIRL
18) MAYA MOBILE
19) THE TUNNEL

20) TO DIE FOR LAND, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

The second list will be released on 28 October 2008. Regrets for the delay.

10th Madurai Film Festival 2008: Films recieved

10th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2008 - Films recieved

1) BONSAI (INT)

2) BAHAR (INT)

3) UNWORLDLY (INT)

4) ARANGA VILAKKU (R-I)
5) BURNING MEMORIES (TN)

6) THERE WAS A QUEEN (R-I)

7) PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THE RED LINE (INT)

8) SHIFTING PROPHECY (R-I)

9) PEDALLING TO FREEDOM(R-I)

10) BURU GARRA(R-I)

11) BARE (R-I)

12) BLOOD ON MY HANDS (R-I)

13) AYODHYA GATHA(R-I)

14) SHE’S MY GIRL (R-I)

15) + VE LIVING (R-I)

16) TWO LIVES (R-I)

17) MAKING THE FACE MAKING THE FACE (R-I)

18) GRANDMOTHER’S TREASURE (INT)

19) EN PENYAR PAALAARU (FFT)

20) THE STORY OF MY LIBRARY (FFT)

21) THE ROCK- MONOLOGUE (INT)

22) VANTAA- 88-(INT)

23) A PRETTY PENNY-(INT)

24) BIOGRAPHY OF SACRED COW-(R-I)

25) THE ANGEL AND THE COMET –(INT)

26) PEACOCK –(R-I)

27) NAMING PLUTO (INT)

28) A SMILE FOR FIRE (INT)

29) AT RATZIT LAASOT SERET? (INT)

30) AARAYAA THEERPU (PREJUDICE)? –(FFT)

31) SOLITUDE –(INT)

32) LONDON GRAD –(INT)

33) PALE PEKO BANTY – (INT)

34) THE ELEMENTS OF ICE –(INT)

35) 21-12-2012 –(R-I)

36) KUDUMBA VILAKKU (FFT)

37) VEERAANAM –(FFT)

38) PAYANI –(FFT)

39) ESPERANDO MUJERES (WAITING FOR WOMEN)-(INT)

40) RELEVE-(INT)
41) MAYA MOBILE-(R-I)

42) A GENERATION CHALLENGED- (R-I)

43) DEATH KNELL TO NILGIRI BIOSPHERE- (R-I)

44) SAMSKARA-(INT)

45) LIFE ON A ROLL-(R-I)

46) THE MOLE-(R-I

47) OUR NURSERY-(FFT)

48) DISSOLVE –(R-I)

49) WITH MY FATHER I LIVED BY THE SEA -(INT)

50) SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DOWNTOWN & VENICE -(INT)
51) CHEDI –(FFT)

52) SONG OF THE SANCTUARY -(R-I)

53) REFUGEES FROM SRILANKA) -(INT)

54) ‘I DON’T FEEL LIKE DANCING -(INT)

55) THE TUNNEL -(R-I)
56) SHE-J -(INT)

57) BREAKING BOUNDARIES -(INT)

58) THE BOY, THE BIKE, AND THE APPLE -(INT)

59) MOTION -(INT)

60) SEEING -(INT)

61) THE BEGINNING -(INT)
62) WWOOFING -(INT)

63) LES MIETTES -(INT)

64) THE LAST BUS -(INT)

65) THE AURA OF DEVELOPMENT -(R-I)

66) BLUE RELATION-(R-I)

67) SILENT EXIT -(R-I)

68) WILL MAHATMA BORN AGAIN? -(R-I)

69) THE LAST BUS-(INT)

70) LA UBCREUBKE HISTORIA DEL HOMBRE SIN SOMBRA-(INT)

71) SILBA PERFIDIA) -(INT)
72) ALLATHAKKAM (FFT)

73) AYOTHEI DHASA PANDITHAR-(FFT)

74) IMMER SOMMER --(INT)

75) SUR LA TERRE COMME AU CIEL --(INT)

76) I AM THE CHANGE FILM PROJECT-(R-I)

77) DAWN OF CONSCIOUS-(FFT)

78) IN TOUCH WITH THE DIVENE -(R-I)

79) NOW I’M FREE (INT)

80) FLYING INSIDE MY BODY (INT)

81) CIRCLES CREGI (INT)

82) PADAIYEL (FFT)

83) SEPTEMBER (INT)

84) HEROES, NO HACEN FALTA ALAS PARA VOLAR (INT)

85) HOBBY (INT)

86) LAS MOFAS MAGICAS THE MAGIC GLASSES (INT)

87) MADE IN JAPAN (INT)

88) MOFETAS (INT)

89) TAPOLOGO (INT)

90) VALKIRIAS (INT)

91) GOLGOTA (INT)

92) UN MODE MODERNE (R-I)

93) BANSHIWALA (FLUTE VENDOR) (R-I)

94) DANCING BUDS (R-I)

95) CHOU…UNMASKED (R-I)

96) JUXTAPOSE (R-I)

97) BIRODHABHAS (R-I)

98) TAALI KI GOONJ (R-I)

99) KOTTANGUTCHIYUM MOONKILUM (FFT)

100) CASTING (INT)

101) KYON(R-I)

102)KENDHI (FFT)

103) GOLGE ADAM (INT)

104) DAUGHTERS OF SNOW (INT)

105) NO OITAVO (ON THE EIGHT) (INT)

106) 533 STATEMENTS (INT)

107) MONOCHROME (INT)

108) NAACH (The Dance) (R-I)

109) DILHI-MUMBAI-DILHI (R-I)

110) DEAL…DONE! (R-I)

111) MY FEMINISM (INT)

112) BELOW THE BELT (INT)

113) WHEN THINGS FALL APART (R-I)

114) THIS WAY OUT (INT)

115) DHOOSAR (BLUR) (R-I)

116) KANMANI (FFT)

117) TO DIE FOR LAND, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE (R-I)

118) MOTHER EARTH (INT)

119) ACHUPIZHAI (FFT)

INT: International; R.I : Rest of India; FFT: Films from Tamilnadu

10th Madurai Film Festival 2008 - New Features

Apart from our regular film sections like Retrospective, Films from Tamilnadu, Rest of India, International films and Under Construction (films distributed by Magic Lantern Foundation, New Delhi) following sections have been added to our 10th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2008.

1) Country Package: This will feature contemporary short films and documentaries from a particular country every year. We are happy that films from Canada will be screened under this section this year. Our friend Paul Lee, a filmmaker from Canada has agreed to curate the package.

2) State Package: This will feature a collection of films every year from a particular state in India. We are happy that films from Kerala will be screened under this section this year. Our friend Sarat Chandran, a filmmaker from Kerala has agreed to curate the package.

3) A one day Seminar on Tamil documentaries and short films will be organised as part of the 10th Madurai Film Festival 2008. Our friend R.R.Srinivasan, a filmmaker from Tamilnadu has agreed to design and coordinate the seminar. Veteran film society activist Yadhartha Rajan has agreed to financially support the seminar.

4) Art festival: Photo and painting exhibitions, music and theatre performances will be organised along with the screenings of documentaries and short films during the festival at the main venue.

10th Madurai Film Festival 2008

Dear Friends

Greetings from Marupakkam, a media action group based in Madurai involved in organizing regular film screenings, film festivals and video workshops. We also make documentaries.

As you all know very well, we have been organizing an annual documentary film festival in and around Madurai since 1998. We are happy to inform you that our next edition i.e. 10TH MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2008 will take place on 26-30 November 2008.

The idea behind the festival is to create a platform for documentary and short filmmakers to reach out to audiences of Madurai and in turn to facilitate an international film festival for our audience.

The MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL is being organized by Marupakkam, in association with educational institutions, voluntary organizations, film societies, theatre groups, cultural groups and other likeminded individuals of Madurai. The screenings will take place in colleges, villages and various auditoriums.

The festival is a non-competitive one with no entry fee. There is no specific theme for our festival. Any film that is produced anywhere in the world during the last 24 months (approximately) in any language, in any format, in any style is welcome. The films that are not in Tamil should have English sub-titles. The screening format is DVD. Kindly allow us to keep the DVD’s for our further non-commercial screenings in and around Madurai. Ours is a non-funded festival, completely organized with donations and volunteer support.

The festival will have following sections: 1) INTERNATIONAL 2) REST OF INDIA – films made outside Tamilnadu 3) FILMS FROM TAMILNADU 4) UNDER CONSTRUCTION - films distributed by Magic Lantern foundation, New Delhi 5) RETROSPECTIVE 6) SPECIAL PACKAGE – documentaries and short films from Kerala.

We are happy to inform you that senior filmmakers Anand Patwardhan and Deepa Dhanraj have agreed for their retrospective (5 films each) as part of our 10TH MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2008. As our previous festivals Magic Lantern Foundation, New Delhi has also agreed to share 10 films from their Under Construction package. Our special package – a new addition, will feature 10 films from Kerala. Sarat Chandran of Third Eye Communications, Kochi has agreed to help us to curate the package. There will be a seminar on Tamil documentaries as part of our festival. R.R.Srinivasan of Kaanchani Thiraipada Iyakkam, Tirunelveli has agreed to coordinate the proceedings.

Interested film makers are requested to send their entries under first 3 sections only. The last date to send the entry is 15 September 2008. Our selection committee comprising of senior filmmakers, writers, artists, activists, film students and fans will announce their recommendation on the list of films to be screened, on 15 October 2008. We will screen only the films as per the recommendations.

Entries can be sent to: Marupakkam, A 9/4 K.K.Nagar, Madurai 625020, India. Ph: 91-9344479353; 91-452-2523992; E mail: marupakkam@rediffmail.com

Entries should have following materials: 2 DVD copies of the film, a CD with synopsis, filmography and stills, and a set of hard copy comprising synopsis, filmography and posters if any.

Please visit http://www.maduraifilmfest.blogspot.com/ for regular updates and further details.

In solidarity
Amudhan R.P.
Coordinator,
10TH MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2008

10th Madurai Film Festival 2008 - Retrospective Section

We are happy to announce that 10th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2008 will screen documentaries of veteran filmmakers ANAND PATWARDHAN and DEEPA DHANRAJ under the retrospective section.

Both Anand Patwardhan and Deepa Dhanraj do not need introduction to documentary filmmakers and fans as they have been consistently making political documentaries for more than four decades. Apart from winning several national and international awards their films have been used by human rights groups, women's groups, educational and media institutions and of course film societies. Thier films have been instrumental in raising debates and discussions apart from being campaign materials in the various social and political movements for change.

We are very proud to screen their films under the retrospective section of 10th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2008.

Amudhan R.P.
Festival Coordinator

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