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From: Aljai Singh <alj...@gmail.com>
Date: Mar 17, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: Opportunities In The Film And Creative World
To: Abhishikt Santram <chickie...@gmail.com>, am...@rediffmail.com , Ayesha Sood <ayesh...@yahoo.com>, Bring Your Own Film Festival <byof...@gmail.com>, divya < divya...@rediffmail.com>, gupta...@gmail.com, Sudeep Chaudhuri <ohsu...@gmail.com>, sukany...@gmail.com, thebigfi...@gmail.com
Hello yoall,
for your convenience and interest i have edited (for geographical relevance) and am reprinting some interesting things from a digest i get from SAAFA, i suggest (to all film and arts interested folk) subscribe to them directly for the global picture and regular updates, based in New York they are a South Asian American Films and Arts Association:
http://www.saafa.org
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c)Short films and documentaries are like set of multiple mirrors
reflecting infinite images of diverse and plural India with its
achievements, aspirations, ambitions and abnegations. To bring these
films to the wider audience, we are organizing ?Cine Mela? a film
festival of short films and documentaries made by young film makers. A
jury of eminent film makers, scholars, critics and academicians will
decide about awards and select some films which will be taken to other
campuses and institutions. This festival provides a platform for young
film makers and students to interact with renowned film personalities,
scholars and critics.
The festival will be organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi on 15 and 16 April, 2006.
The deadline for submission is April 10, 2006.
Format: Mini DV, DVD and CD (two copies if the format is DVD or CD).
(With Name, address and synopsis)
Send entries and queries at
Prakash Kr Ray, 147, Sutlej, JNU, New Delhi-110067.
E-mail: pkr...@gmail.com.
Phone: 9811450214.
reflecting infinite images of diverse and plural India with its
achievements, aspirations, ambitions and abnegations. To bring these
films to the wider audience, we are organizing ?Cine Mela? a film
festival of short films and documentaries made by young film makers. A
jury of eminent film makers, scholars, critics and academicians will
decide about awards and select some films which will be taken to other
campuses and institutions. This festival provides a platform for young
film makers and students to interact with renowned film personalities,
scholars and critics.
The festival will be organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi on 15 and 16 April, 2006.
The deadline for submission is April 10, 2006.
Format: Mini DV, DVD and CD (two copies if the format is DVD or CD).
(With Name, address and synopsis)
Send entries and queries at
Prakash Kr Ray, 147, Sutlej, JNU, New Delhi-110067.
E-mail: pkr...@gmail.com.
Phone: 9811450214.
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d)Producers wanted for an English-Hindi feature film "Bottle Masala" to
be shot entirely in Bombay, India. The cast & crew comprises of
individuals who have worked with the likes of Ramgopal Varma, Deepa
Mehta, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Channel V, to name a few.
Synopsis:
A compilation of 4 stories, "Bottle Masala" follows the lives of four
friends in 1970s Bombay, together and individually, as they face the
hardships of young life. Eventually, most of them redeem themselves,
but some don't, and all meet an end appropriate to their choices.It's
based on the colorful lives of the people of Bandra in the 70s, before
bungalows gave way to high rises. Hilarious, tragic, oppressive,
nostalgic, poetic: there's something for everyone (and every age) to
appeal to.
Directed by: Wigbert C. D'Piedade
Written by: Vikramaditya Motwane & Wigbert C. D'Piedade
Cast: Purab Kohli, Anurag Kashyap, Karthik Srinivasan, Vishal
Malhotra, Rishi Prasad, Vir Das
Further details in the form of a press kit and cost breakdowns are
available upon request.
strik...@gmail.com (contact e-mail)
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be shot entirely in Bombay, India. The cast & crew comprises of
individuals who have worked with the likes of Ramgopal Varma, Deepa
Mehta, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Channel V, to name a few.
Synopsis:
A compilation of 4 stories, "Bottle Masala" follows the lives of four
friends in 1970s Bombay, together and individually, as they face the
hardships of young life. Eventually, most of them redeem themselves,
but some don't, and all meet an end appropriate to their choices.It's
based on the colorful lives of the people of Bandra in the 70s, before
bungalows gave way to high rises. Hilarious, tragic, oppressive,
nostalgic, poetic: there's something for everyone (and every age) to
appeal to.
Directed by: Wigbert C. D'Piedade
Written by: Vikramaditya Motwane & Wigbert C. D'Piedade
Cast: Purab Kohli, Anurag Kashyap, Karthik Srinivasan, Vishal
Malhotra, Rishi Prasad, Vir Das
Further details in the form of a press kit and cost breakdowns are
available upon request.
strik...@gmail.com (contact e-mail)
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d)Seeking Producers/Co Producers for a South Asian Documentary
Hi! I am a writer and a filmmaker based in New Jersey.
I have a very compelling idea for a documentary, which
is based on a different sect of South Asians living in
US and the treatment will be very bollywoodish, packed
with entertainment and with appearances from both
Hollywood actors as well as South Asian Role Models
living in US. Since there is a lot of star value
attached to it, the project becomes commercially very
viable in India as well as abroad. The total budget is
$75,000. You can be a producer or a co-producer or may
even offer your equipment or services.
For a documentary outline, write to Nidhi Kathuria at
kathuri...@yahoo.com
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Hi! I am a writer and a filmmaker based in New Jersey.
I have a very compelling idea for a documentary, which
is based on a different sect of South Asians living in
US and the treatment will be very bollywoodish, packed
with entertainment and with appearances from both
Hollywood actors as well as South Asian Role Models
living in US. Since there is a lot of star value
attached to it, the project becomes commercially very
viable in India as well as abroad. The total budget is
$75,000. You can be a producer or a co-producer or may
even offer your equipment or services.
For a documentary outline, write to Nidhi Kathuria at
kathuri...@yahoo.com
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h)Graphic Designer Needed for PBS Documentary
Looking for experienced VISUAL ARTIST/GRAPHIC DESIGNER to create South
Asian-inspired titles/graphics for the film A SON'S SACRIFICE, produced
for national PBS broadcast.
A SON'S SACRIFICE follows the journey of a young South Asian-American
man, Imran, who confronts his roots by taking over his father's halal
slaughterhouse in New York City. As a first generation American, Imran
struggles to reconcile his identity with his immigrant father's
practices in their traditional family business. This year, Imran must
lead his community in a sacrifice that will define him as a son, as an
American, and as a Muslim. www.sonsacrifice.com
If interested please contact:
Musa Syeed
Producer
musa....@gmail.com
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Looking for experienced VISUAL ARTIST/GRAPHIC DESIGNER to create South
Asian-inspired titles/graphics for the film A SON'S SACRIFICE, produced
for national PBS broadcast.
A SON'S SACRIFICE follows the journey of a young South Asian-American
man, Imran, who confronts his roots by taking over his father's halal
slaughterhouse in New York City. As a first generation American, Imran
struggles to reconcile his identity with his immigrant father's
practices in their traditional family business. This year, Imran must
lead his community in a sacrifice that will define him as a son, as an
American, and as a Muslim. www.sonsacrifice.com
If interested please contact:
Musa Syeed
Producer
musa....@gmail.com
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i)FRAME OF MIND
The first international short film competition & film festival
dedicated to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues
Filmmakers from different cinematic traditions have portrayed and
interpreted insanity in many different ways, sometimes helping to
further our understanding of mental distress, and at other times
reinforcing our prejudices and sacrificing integrity for the sake of
offering entertainment.
Frame of Mind is a rare opportunity to view the most sensitive films
made in the world that have attempted to erase the stigma surrounding
mental health issues. It will showcase the best feature and short
films from all over the world in a non-competitive section.
In the competitive section we seek to counter negative, inaccurate and
cliched images of people with mental illness. We encourage you to
create clean, accurate, realistic and optimistic short films
portraying those living with mental illness.
Here is your chance at making a short film that best reflects the
struggle to erase the STIGMA surrounding issues related to mental
illness (and not mental retardation).
Alternatively the films can also portray the HOPE for those with
mental illness and/or their caregivers.
The film festival is a part of the International Conference on
Schizophrenia (IConS) scheduled from October 13-15, 2006 in Chennai
(Madras) India. It is organized by Schizophrenia Research Foundation
(SCARF), India's premier Non Government Organization, committed to the
cause of schizophrenia. SCARF is collaborating with the World
Psychiatric Association on the global anti-stigma campaign and is also
a Collaborating Centre for the World Health Organization.
For Further details log on to www.frameofmind.in or email
in...@frameofmind.in
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j)LOOKING FOR CO-WRITERS - BOLLYWOOD FILM 'MANASA - THE MIND'
join http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/manasa_themovie/
email manasa_...@yahoo.com
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k)CREW CALL
Filmmaker documenting the border crossing from Amritsar, India into
Lahore, Pakistan; then, following the Indo/Pak border; and finally,
documenting the train ride from Karachi, Pakistan to Rajasthan, India
via the Thar Express (a newly re-started service after 40 years). Along
the way talk with people about their memories of partition. A
docu-portrait will emerge within the striking visual compositions, the
perfect ground for which these stories will surface. Seeking
suggestions for an Urdu/English speaking companion while travel from
Lahore to Karachi. If they were interested in films, the experience
would be even more beneficial. Also in need of the final capital to see
this project through. Currently, 3/4 of the funding is in place--just
need $1500 for essential supplies. Help a rarely explored topic get
documented, and
Producer credit is a given. Thanks in advance. Contact: Sarah Singh
646.202.0974 - carpe...@nyc.rr.com
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o)Want to place that short film of your's on cable? Or that documentary
or narrative? Please contact
vi...@saafa.org - Genreous revenue share.
AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS ONE- KEEP THE LISTINGS COMING, ACROSS THE NATION
AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, UNINHIBIT CREATIVITY
Send listings to vi...@saafa.org
For further information contact
South Asian American Films and Arts Association
Phone: 6509600939
Email: in...@saafa.org
http://www.saafa.org
The first international short film competition & film festival
dedicated to erase the stigma surrounding mental health issues
Filmmakers from different cinematic traditions have portrayed and
interpreted insanity in many different ways, sometimes helping to
further our understanding of mental distress, and at other times
reinforcing our prejudices and sacrificing integrity for the sake of
offering entertainment.
Frame of Mind is a rare opportunity to view the most sensitive films
made in the world that have attempted to erase the stigma surrounding
mental health issues. It will showcase the best feature and short
films from all over the world in a non-competitive section.
In the competitive section we seek to counter negative, inaccurate and
cliched images of people with mental illness. We encourage you to
create clean, accurate, realistic and optimistic short films
portraying those living with mental illness.
Here is your chance at making a short film that best reflects the
struggle to erase the STIGMA surrounding issues related to mental
illness (and not mental retardation).
Alternatively the films can also portray the HOPE for those with
mental illness and/or their caregivers.
The film festival is a part of the International Conference on
Schizophrenia (IConS) scheduled from October 13-15, 2006 in Chennai
(Madras) India. It is organized by Schizophrenia Research Foundation
(SCARF), India's premier Non Government Organization, committed to the
cause of schizophrenia. SCARF is collaborating with the World
Psychiatric Association on the global anti-stigma campaign and is also
a Collaborating Centre for the World Health Organization.
For Further details log on to www.frameofmind.in or email
in...@frameofmind.in
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
j)LOOKING FOR CO-WRITERS - BOLLYWOOD FILM 'MANASA - THE MIND'
join http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/manasa_themovie/
email manasa_...@yahoo.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
k)CREW CALL
Filmmaker documenting the border crossing from Amritsar, India into
Lahore, Pakistan; then, following the Indo/Pak border; and finally,
documenting the train ride from Karachi, Pakistan to Rajasthan, India
via the Thar Express (a newly re-started service after 40 years). Along
the way talk with people about their memories of partition. A
docu-portrait will emerge within the striking visual compositions, the
perfect ground for which these stories will surface. Seeking
suggestions for an Urdu/English speaking companion while travel from
Lahore to Karachi. If they were interested in films, the experience
would be even more beneficial. Also in need of the final capital to see
this project through. Currently, 3/4 of the funding is in place--just
need $1500 for essential supplies. Help a rarely explored topic get
documented, and
Producer credit is a given. Thanks in advance. Contact: Sarah Singh
646.202.0974 - carpe...@nyc.rr.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
o)Want to place that short film of your's on cable? Or that documentary
or narrative? Please contact
vi...@saafa.org - Genreous revenue share.
AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS ONE- KEEP THE LISTINGS COMING, ACROSS THE NATION
AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, UNINHIBIT CREATIVITY
Send listings to vi...@saafa.org
For further information contact
South Asian American Films and Arts Association
Phone: 6509600939
Email: in...@saafa.org
http://www.saafa.org
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