'Tablets, mobile phones are future of short films'

'Tablets, mobile phones are future of short films' Panaji: Tablets and mobile phones are the future platforms of documentaries and short films, president of the Indian Documentary Producers' Association (IDPA) Mike Pandey said Saturday. The wildlife film maker, who was speaking to reporters at the 42nd International Film Festival of India here, said that the IDPA in association with the union ministry for information and broadcasting was also looking at starting a pan-India and global movement of screening...
05:01 PM, Nov 26, 2011

Swami Vivekananda's life in 3D animation

Swami Vivekananda's life in 3D animation Kolkata: A 3D animation film depicting the life and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda will be released worldwide in 2013 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the social reformer and founder of the Ramakrishna Mission. "For one who knows him, it is a treat to know some unknown facts and for them who are deprived of his knowledge, a story untold as great as his, will simply be of grave...
03:05 PM, Aug 05, 2011

'Eclipse of Taregna': No takers for short films

'Eclipse of Taregna': No takers for short films When Rakesh Chaudhary met a bigshot Bollywood producer to narrate his short film idea of The Eclipse of Taregna, the producer asked him " "What's a short film!". After meeting many such producers, Chaudhary ended up self-financing his film with the help of a cinematographer friend and the film went on to win the grand jury prize for the best short film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles...
04:11 PM, Aug 02, 2011

A film festival in Mumbai to showcase rare films

A film festival in Mumbai to showcase rare films Aarohi film society is showcasing a series of extremely rare first films, made by the likes of Vidhu Vinode Chopra, Kundan Shah, Sriram Raghwan, Rajat Kapoor and oter directors. The short films are as follows:- 1.Murder At Monkey Hill (1976/B&W/23 mins) Script & Direction " Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The situation is sparse and simple. A killer is hired to murder a girl in a lonely spot. But he has moments...
10:59 AM, Apr 09, 2011
Engineering students shun jobs to make films

Engineering students shun jobs to make films

One of the short films made by the two engineering students of NIT was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. ...
02:55 PM, Jun 03, 2010

Kamal Hassan's ode to Chennai: 30 short films

Kamal Hassan's ode to Chennai: 30 short films Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Rituparno Ghosh will direct a film each. ...
02:04 AM, Jun 21, 2009

Latest fad: Tamil filmmaker rolls one-reel cinema

Latest fad: Tamil filmmaker rolls one-reel cinema Chennai: The ICC on Saturday said it was disappointing that irate Bangladesh fans hurled stones at the West Indies team bus after the Caribbean side thrashed the hosts but ruled out shifting any of the remaining World Cup matches from Dhaka. The West Indies' team bus's window panes were shattered by angry Bangladeshi fans' stones after Darren Sammy's men humiliated the local favourites by nine wickets while chasing a paltry...
10:05 AM, Dec 26, 2007

The war for votes in Gujarat reaches cable TV

The war for votes in Gujarat reaches cable TV Cong has released a commercial on the law and order situation in Gujarat. ...
08:48 AM, Sep 09, 2007
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