Important Activities of the Films Division for the Month of the April, 2013

        

        (A) SIGNIFICANT FILM PRODUCED

1.THE BURNING STORY, DIGITAL, 26 MIN, ENGLISH             FILM DEPICTS THAT THE FIRE THROUGH ESSENTIAL FOR THE MANKIND LIFE WHEN IT COMES IN     CONTACT WITH YOUR BODY THE SKIN IS BURNT. IT EFFECTS ON SOCIAL LIFE OF BURNT PERSON. DONATING THE SKIN IS NEWLY INTRODUCED & YET TO BRING AWARENESS IN OUR SOCIAL LIFE. IT IS    BASED ON TRUE STORIES.    (B) SIGNIFICANT FILM RELEASED ON THEATRICAL CIRCUITS. 1. WHOSE FAULT IS IT ANY WAY (DOSH  KISKA), COL. 98.24 MTRS, HINDI      THE FILM TALKS ABOUT HAZARDS OF USING PLASTIC BAGS IN AN IRRESPONSIBLE MANNER. IT SHOWS THE JOURNEY OF A POLYTHENE BAG THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 2. BHARATRATNA BABASAHEB (RE-RELEASE), COL ,85 MTRS,HINDI      A TRIBUTE TO THE ARCHITECT OF OUR CONSTITUTION DR. AMBEDKAR. 3.CITY EXPANDS TREES DISAPPEAR (RE-RELEASE), COL ,65 MTRS, MUSIC.         CHANGE IS INVITABLE, MAN HAS TO PROGRESS BUT AT WHAT COST? THIS FILM THROWS THE IMPORTANT QUESTION OF URBANIZATION AT THE COST DENUDING THE NATURE’S WEALTH. 4. DON’T WAIT UNTIL DARK (RE-RELEASE), COL ,116 MTRS, MUSIC          THIS 3D COMPUTER ANIMATION FILM MAKES AN AWARENESS AMONGST THE PEOPLE TO CONSUME ELECTRIC POWER FOR NECESSITY ONLY. OTHERWISE, WASTAGE OF ELECTRICITY MAY PUT US IN TOTAL DARKNESS.  (C) FESTIVALS FILMS DIVISION HAVE ENTERED FILMS IN THE FOLLOWING FILM FESTIVALS  (I) INTERNATIONAL 1. FILMS DIVISION’S FOLLOWING 20 DOCUMENTARY FILMS HAVE BEEN ENTERED IN THE 6THINTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA.  1.LIGHT, SHADOW & ME    2.THE BATTLE FOR NIYAMGIRI  3.IDEAS, IMAGES, IDIOMS  4.INSPIRATION OF LIFE THROUGH HEMIS  5.THE HONEY HUNTER & THE MAKER           6.WOOD NOTES  7. GUNDERT-THE MAN THE LANGUAGE        8.PAITHANI-THE ROYAL HERITAGE  9. BHOOTA KOLA: A PICTORIAL FOLK DANCE          10. A PINCH OF SALT 11. BAAVRA MANN                                                                12.MANIPURI PONY  13.HELPLESS-ANIMATION                                   14.B.V. KARANTH  15.GUR PRASAD-THE GRACE OF FOOD          16.KANG-RI-THE SONG OF GLACIESS BY ICEMAN  17.CULTURE-THE GENESIS OF HUMAN CIVILISATION  18.BANSURI GURU                                                  19.THE MANSAROVAR TRAILS          20.BUILD GREEN-MOTIVE METHODS & MATERIAL (II) SPECIAL SCREENINGS:-         (1) FILMS DIVISION’S  DOCUMENTARY FILM “BANSURI GURU” BY SHRI RAJEEV CHAURASIA, HAS BEEN SCREENED  AT FILMS DIVISION AUDITORIUM, NEW DELHI ON 4TH APRIL, 2013 AT 6.30P.M. (2) DOCUMENTARY FILM “YEH DIL” HAS BEEN SCREENED AT GRANT GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE AND  J.J. HOSPITAL, MUMBAI ON 10TH APRIL, 2013 (3) FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARY FILMS HAVE BEEN SENT FOR SPECIAL SCREENING, AT NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM, CHANAKYAPURI, NEW DELHI ON THE OCCASION OF INDIAN RAILWAY COMPLETING 160 YEARS ON 29TH & 30TH APRIL, 2013 1.                    CENTURY OF PROGRESS 2.                    RAILWAYS & CIVIC SENSE 3.                    MAGIC TRAIN 4.                    LIFE LINE 5.                    RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE 6.                    METRO RAILWAY CALCUTTA 7.                    THE RAILWAY BELONG TO YOU 8.                    N.M. 127 ( 100 YEARS OF V.T) (4) FOLLOWING FIVE DOCUMENTARY FILMS HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY SHRI V.M. KELKAR, KENDRIYA VIHAR, NEAR D-MART, NAVI MUMBAI ON 10TH APRIL, 2013. 1.             CITY ON THE WATER (NEW BOMBAY 2.             AMIR KHUSRO 3.             RAFI-WE REMEMBER YOU 4.             PANDIT RAVI SHANKAR 5.             USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN  (5) FILMS DIVISION’S FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARY FILMS HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY FILM CITY, GOVT OF MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI AT RAVINDRA NATYA MANDIR ON 6TH APRIL, 13TH APRIL, 14TH APRIL, 20THAPRIL & 27TH APRIL, 2013 6TH APRIL, 2013                 1.             THROUGH A LENS STARKLY                 2.             GLIMPSES OF INDIAN CINEMA                 3.             YOGASANAS 13TH APRIL, 2013                 1.             MUSIC OF INDIA- THE SANTOOR                 2.             MOMENTS WITH THE MAESTRO 14TH APRIL, 2013                 1.             BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR                                             76 MINS. (ENGLISH)                 2.             BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR                                             15 MINS. (MARATHI) 20TH APRIL, 2013                 1.             VISHNU DIGAMBAR PALUSKAR                 2.             RAVI SHANKAR                 3.             USTAD AMJAD ALI KHAN 27TH APRIL, 2013                 1.                    GIRIJA DEVI                 2.                    NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES                 3.                    BIOGAS A BLESSING (6) FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARY FILM HAS BEEN SCREENED AT PRESS CLUB, MUMBAI DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2013 (ON EVERY SATURDAY). 1.         KING OF ROMANCE-SHAMMI KAPOOR                  06-04-2013 2.         A DREAM TAKES A WING                                          13-04-2013 3.         MUSIC DIRECTOR RAVI                                               20-04-2013 4.         ASHA PAREKH                                                               27-04-2013                          (7) SPECIAL SCREENING BY FD ZONE  FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARY FILMS HAVE BEEN SCREENED BY FD ZONE (FILM CLUB) 1)  6TH APRIL, 2013 (SATURDAY)                 1.             THEY CALL ME CHAMAR                 2.             MODIKHANYACHYA DON GOSHTI 2) 13TH APRIL, 2013 (SATURDAY)                 1.             WHEN SHANKAR NAG COMES ASKING                 2.             CERTIFIED UNIVERSAL 3)  20TH APRIL, 2013 (SATURDAY)                 1.             PORTARAIT OF CITY                 2.             SOUND OF OLD ROME 4)  27TH APRIL, 2013 (SATURDAY) 1.                    SAKHI PILA (BOY ODISSI DANCE) 2.                    NILA MADHAVA (8) FESTIVALS ORGANIZED 1.       OWLSCOPE: XRAYS OF A REPUBLIC FILMS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF I&B, GOVT. OF INDIA HAD ORGANIZED 3 DAYS NON-COMPETITIVE FILM FESTIVAL "OWLSCOPE: XRAYS OF A REPUBLIC" OF MIFF AWARD WINNING FILMS FROM 5 – 7 APRIL, 2013 AT NANDAN, KOLKATA IN CO-OPERATION WITH KINDLE MAGAZINE.  ON THIS OCCASION PACKAGE OF 17 MIFF AWARD WINNING FILMS WAS SCREENED DURING THE FESTIVAL.  IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESSFUL AS OVER 1200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FESTIVAL. 2.       'BEST OF MIFF' IN MIZORAM FILMS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF I&B, GOVT. OF INDIA HAD ORGANIZED “BEST OF MIFF” FILM FESTIVAL IN AIZAWL, MIZORAM FROM 25 – 27TH APRIL, 2013 IN CO-OPERATION WITH DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, GOVT. OF MIZORAM, AIZAWL. ON THIS OCCASION PACKAGE OF 20 MIFF AWARD WINNING FILMS WAS SCREENED DURING THE FESTIVAL.  A PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 23RD APRIL, 2013. (9) REVENUE EARNED FILMS DIVISION EARNED REVENUE OF RS. 75,10,483/- (RS. SEVENTY FIVE LAKHS TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE ONLY) IN THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2013.