Festival of Feature Films –TEEN MURTI BHAVAN
DIAF in association with Directorate of Film Festivals Of India, Teen Murti Bhavan
December 5, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium: 3.00 p.m
Inauguration by Lenin Rajendran
MAKARA MANJU by Lenin Rajendran based on the story of Raja Ravi Varma.
Teen Murti Auditorium: 5.00 p.m
Opening Of the EUNIC Sports Feature Films /Hungary by Krisztina Goda
Inauguration by Dr.Imre Lazar, President of EUNIC
Teen Murti Auditorium: 7.00 p.m
Opening of IFFI award -winning film (Juliets) from Taiwan by Chen Yu-Hsun, Ko Shang & Chi Jan
Inauguration by H.E Ambassador of Taiwan
December 6, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium- 6.00 pm
The Black Lion by Wolfgang Mumberger from Austria
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.30 p.m
Aidu Ondalu Aidu by Mr. V K Prakash from Kannada
December 7, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium- 6.00 pm
“On The Ropes” by Dans Les Cordes from France
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.30 p.m
“Vihir”(Marathi) by Umesh Kulkarni
December 9, 2010
DIAF in association with Directorate of Film Festivals Of India, Teen Murti Bhavan
Teen Murti Auditorium- 6.00 pm
“Taipei Exchange” by Ya- Chuan Hsian (Taiwan)
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.30 p.m
“The Reverse” by Borys Lankosz (Poland)
December 10, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium- 6.00 pm
“Raise Your Head Up” (Italy) by Alessandro Angelini
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.30 p.m
“Yarwang (Roots)” by Joseph Pulinthanath
December 11, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium- 1:00 pm
“Seven Days in Heavan” (Taiwan) by Yu-Lin Wang & Esay Liu
Teen Murti Auditorium- 3.00 pm
“Housefull” (Bengali) by Bappaditya Banopadhyay
Teen Murti Auditorium- 5.00 p.m
“One Day” (Taiwan) by Chi-Jan Hou
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.00 p.m
“Widow and Rich No Longer a Bitch” (Portugal) by Jose Fonsecae Costa
December 12, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium- 1:00 pm
“The Wall” (Taiwan) by Lin Chih-Ju
Teen Murti Auditorium- 3.00 pm
“Kancheevaram” (Tamil) by Priyadarshan
Teen Murti Auditorium- 5.00 p.m
“Rec” (Spain) by Jaume Balaguero
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.00 p.m
“I Can’t Live Without You” (Taiwan) by Leon Dai
Kids Film Festival
CHINH EARLY EDUCATION WEB CHANNEL
December 11, 2010
Teen Murti Bhavan- 10 am to 1 pm
THE CHILDREN OF NOMADS,
Winner of NATIONAL AWARD Director, Meenakshi Vinay Rai
The film is an effort to sensitise urban child towards nomadic children living in difficult situations. They are considered habitual offenders from birth. The film is used as an advocacy tool to sensitize the children and to fight for the rights of nomadic children. The film promotes understanding of the lives and circumstances of nomadic children. The film helps to generate concern among urban children that most of the things they take for granted eg drinking water are actually luxuries for many. The film generates value and respect for life.
(10 min)
ROHAN’s MOUSTACHE
Directors : Chinh Children ( Lucknow)
The film is animated expressions of a real life experience of a boy “Rohan” when he discovered the first hair of his moustache. The film talks about the uncomfortable situation of a young boy with the sexuality/growing up issues and how he finally overcomes and accepts his new self. The film throws open the possibility of using animation as an effective medium to create media platforms to address sensitive issues related to youth which otherwise do not get a forum for discussion/sharing in traditional societies and cultures.
(4 min)
SPANDAN
(Winner of Chief Minister Award for best children film)
The film captures the movement initiated by a filmmaker duo to encourage talent among special children through animation workshops and complies the outcomes that reflect A cooperative effort by children with diverse disabilities addressing world around them with extraordinary imaginations and fascinating techniques of animation.
(10mts)
SHRUTI & KUKI
(animation and live action)
Shruti- a little girl introspects her experiences in creative workshops she attended during winter and summer vacations. The film reveals how a child evolves simple explanations for complex issues.
(17min)
RAKESH BHOPA
The film depicts the surprise of a city child about the life of rural nomadic children’s way of life and explores the process of coming to terms towards living culture of Rakesh Bhopa, a nomadic musician boy from a child’s perspective.
( 7 min)
RAGHU’s WORLD India’s first PRE-SCHOOL documentary
Directors : Meenakshi Vinay Rai
The film deals with Raghu(a two & half year old boy) and the kittens he discovered in a shop. The filmcaptures the interesting shades of child's learning from the environment through role playing , inquisitiveness, warmth and love which know no distinction. A simple film about a child's love for his newly found kitten and learning that came from this short lived bond.
(6 min)
Bullying
Dir: Abdullah Liaqat, Furqan Amjad, Imaan Ansari (Pakistan)
A young girl watches a child being bullied. She goes to him & shares her own experience of being bullied & how she faced it, teaching him in the process of handling the trauma caused.
(3 min)
Nandini
Dir: Nandini, Chahat, Miheek, Soumyaneel (India)
Nandini shares her blues in a simple narrative of her story shedding light on the dilemmas of identity & individuality faced while growing up.
(35 sec)
Memories
Dir: Amith, (India)
Amith is very sadabout leaving his school…
(1 min)
The Centipede
Dir: Chirayu, Chirantan (India)
Young teenager explores biodiversity in its oft unnoticed forms.
(1 min)
Fear Fever
Dir: Niharika (India)
Nothing is to be feared only understood…
(16 min)
Neev & Navya
Dir: Neev (India)
Little brothers tease their sisters a lot. 7 year old Neev explains why?
(40 sec)
Manasvini
Dir: Manasvini (India)
Manasvini is fat which is why people often tease her. In this short, Manasvini shares her feelings about such behavior & how to deal with it.
(40 sec)
My Bear
Dir: Miheek, Nandini, Chahat, Soumyaneel (India)
This animation shares with the audience the impact what childhood memories leave on children. (40 Sec)
Go Green
Dir: Shruti, Soumya, Luan, Shivam, Bhuvan, Tishar, Tushar Kumar, Mahesh
A series of short films on environment made under guidance of Albert Radl.
(4 min)
Bio Blues
Dir: Harshita, Megha, Ayushi, Manasi, Ritika, Tanvi (India)
Musical activism for environment by children.
(2 min)
Let’s Talk
Dir: Anant & Saloni (India)
Saloni interviews her friend Anant who is hooked to wildlife photography which connects him to nature.
(2 min)
December 12, 2010
Teen Murti Auditorium- 1:00 pm
“The Wall” (Taiwan) by Lin Chih-Ju
Teen Murti Auditorium- 3.00 pm
“Kancheevaram” (Tamil) by Priyadarshan
Teen Murti Auditorium- 5.00 p.m
“Rec” (Spain) by Jaume Balaguero
Teen Murti Auditorium- 7.00 p.m
“I Can’t Live Without You” (Taiwan) by Leon Dai
Kids Film Festival
CHINH EARLY EDUCATION WEB CHANNEL
Teen Murti Bhavan- 10 am to 1 pm
Armando Armando
Benjamin Avila (Argentina)
Mike is a very easygoing and restless person. So curious that for him, the universe is a big and blank place to create and where to live fantastic adventures. Without rules and laws, Mikes will make his own world with pieces of his imagination.
(8 min)
The Little Illustrated Forest
Cecilia Hecht (Argentina)
A Short film of drawing and paint with a puppet. A trip through all the animals of Argentina. Milo will draw and study all the movements and bodies of the animals of Argentina, in this case, the yacare, some kind of small alligator from the north of Argentina.
(2 min)
Ley Ley
Parvis Valavioun (Germany)
Samarion is 6 years old, ravishing beauty with black dreadlocks. On a sunny day when their mother is under the shower, she sends Samarion to Jenny bakery to get bread. On the way she plays a children's game Ley Ley (painted boxes hop and jump)! Lea is 6 years old, with a ravishing blonde hair, lives with her parents, who have marital crisis. During the play learns Samarion Lea, who spin with her mom on a bicycle. As Samarion back from buying, she met Heinz (an old homeless person),who has hunger and to beg for a donation! Samarion give him not only bread but grapes and an apple! Heinzs eyes radiate joy and happiness! Samarion runs dance home!
(11 min. 40 seconds)
Schafmatt
Albert Radl (Germany)
Once upon a time a sheep was eating the whole day. But what happens if she doesn’t have enough and never gets full? She keeps on eating - what else ... This is a metaphorical short story about a sheep eating and destroying its environment.
(3 minutes 36 seconds)
La Quela
Liz Lobato (Spain)
Set in Spain, 1920, in a village of La Mancha; a little girl called La Quela sees a cardboard Doll for the first time & wants it badly. Her family can’t possible afford it. One day her little friend & neighbour come running to show her a brand new cardboard doll which her parents brought her.
(11 minutes 10 seconds)
Porque Hay Cosas Que Nunca Se Olvidan
Lucas M Figueroa (Spain)
Naples (Italy), 1950. Four friends are playing soccer out on the street when their ball is accidentally kicked into the evil old lady's yard. They'll never play with their ball again ... and for that the revenge will be deadly.
(13 min)
A very Important Film
Ahmed Fawzy (Egypt)
“Salma” the little girl and “Moawed” the film director were making a film about a day in “Salma”‘s life and her relationships with her family and strangers. Salma passes through different situations while she is walking in the street or buying things from the super market until she was exposed to a sexual harassment.
(10 min)
Stark Hear Me out
Gerog Bussek (Germany) (from Emotions Pictures Greece Package)
Kevin Piwonka is thirteen years of age. Kevin likes talking and if you let him talk – he talks a lot. But again and again he gets interrupted and he can’t finish what he wants to say because Kevin stutters
(15 minutes)
Basket Bronx
Martin Rosette (Spain)
"Alex is an African-American kid from the Bronx who dreams of playing basketball as his idols. However, the gang of older guys in the neighborhood keeps reminding him that he cannot. One day Kiat, a newly arrived Chinese girl, appears in his life and using some Zen philosophy teaches him to overcome his fears, to enjoy life as much as possible and to stop worrying about his results."
(14 minutes)
APAK (Barefoot)
Rommel Tolentino (Philippines)
A boy with no slippers dreams of playing a game of ‘hit-the-can’.
(6 minutes)
Remembering How to Smile
Fanny Berthiaume (Canada)
A short puppet film about a family shaken by a tragic loss. The absence of her mother, leaves Chloe digging through old books, searching for her image captured in a series of polaroids. Oblivious to the endeavours of his daughter, David struggles alone to face the loss of his beloved wife.
(6 min)
My Little Brother from the Moon
Frederic Philibert (France) Courtesy: Emotions Pictures Festival
An extremely sensitive animation movie from France, where a little girl describes the personality and the reactions of her autistic brother. A very cleverly written script, from the interesting point of view of a child-observer, who with his own eyes analyses and eventually makes his own personal comment about autism.
(6 min)
Kidnap
Sijia Iuo (USA)
A little chicken is late to school, but her excuse is too wild to believe: getting kidnapped on the way to school. You believe not, this chicken is a really good actress and Kung fu master! After her explanation, you have to believe that her adventure is so true.
(4 min)
Abdullah’s Story
Raheel Waqar (Pakistan)
This film is a story about a young boy, Abdullah who’s blind by birth & isolated by the family. Abdullah however has special abilities – Strong power of retention & sensation. One day Abdullah’s brother gets ill & no one’s at home besides his mother. The setting of the film is in areas with rough mountainous terrains & mothers don’t leave their homes.
(10 minutes)
Lea
Fanny Berthiaume (Canada)
"Lea awakes to the sounds of children playing on a beautiful sunny morning. But as she reaches out of bed and towards the window, a bitter reminder strikes her. Luckily she can still find a friend within the confines of her room..."
(3 min)