Wednesday, February 18, 2009

5th ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2009. Delhi: SCHEDULE

5th ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2009

presented by the

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION

in partnership with the

INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE


7th MARCH 2009 SAT

09:00 AM: REGISTRATION

10:00 AM: INAUGURATION

foll by Mukand and Riaz
Nina Sabnani
9 m /2005/India
An animation film about two friends separated by the partition of India and Pakistan
nina.sabnani(AT)gmail.com

TEA BREAK

11:00 AM: Dam/Age
Aradhana Seth
50m / 2002/ India/UK
Traces writer Arundhati Roy's bold and controversial campaign against the Narmada dam

foll by View from a Grain of Sand
Meena Nanji
82 m/ 2006/ USA
Three Afghan women try to rebuild their lives in Afghanistan's "new era
underconstruction(AT)magiclanternfoundation.org

LUNCH BREAK

02:00 PM: Say No to Plastic
Priyanka Chhabra
1 m/ 2008/ India
An animation against the use of plastic bags
chhabra.p(AT)gmail.com

foll by The Furnished Room
Priyanka Chhabra
9 m/ 2008/ India
An experimental film on the continuous passage of time, based on a story by O'Henry of the same name
chhabra.p(AT)gmail.com
foll. by a discussion with the director

foll by The Clap Trap
Jill Misquitta
52 m/ 1993/ India
A tender look at the lives of the junior artistes or the so-called "extras" of Bollywood

foll by Notes on Man Capture
Nandini Bedi
43 m/ 2008/ India
About Ratmi’s marriage, the Garo tradition of ‘man capture’ and the players behind the event
magiclantern.foundation(AT)gmail.com

TEA BREAK

4:00 PM: The Shillong Chamber Choir and the little home school
Urmi Juvekar
27 m/ 2008/ India
A concert pianist turns his home into a school where children live together and learn to play music
urmi_juvekar(AT)yahoo.co.in

foll by Our Family
Anjali Monteiro & K P Jayasankar
56 m/ 2007/ India
What does it mean to cross the line which sharply divides us on the basis of gender? A look at a family of three trans-gendered women
cmcs.tiss(AT)gmail.com

BREAK: 5:30 - 6:30 PM:

06:30 PM: Rhythms
Megha Subramanian
7 m/ 2007/ USA
About finding love through bodily rhythms
Megha.subramanian(AT)gmail.com

foll by Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City
Paromita Vohra
14 m/ 2004/ India
The mythology of a cosmopolitan Bombay told through stories of land and food

foll by Women Behind the Camera
Alexis Krasilovsky
90 m/ 2007/ USA
A global documentary about camerawomen who survive the odds in Hollywood, Bollywood and beyond
alexiskras(AT)aol.com

CLOSE FOR THE DAY



8th MARCH 2009, SUN

09:00 AM: REGISTRATION CONTD.

09:30 AM: In Quest of Life
Shabnam Ferdousi
34 m/ 2005/ Bangladesh
Masuma Pia is a photographer who struggles on her own in quest of beauty and nature
shabnamji(AT)yahoo.com

foll by Iraq: The Lost Generation
E Robbins & Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
43 m/ 2008 / UK/Syria/Jordan
On the catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East
socfilms(AT)gmail.com

TEA BREAK

11:00 AM: Understanding Trafficking
Ananya C Chakraborti
89 m/ 2009 / India
A rights based approach towards trafficking and safe migration
cinemawoman2004(AT)yahoo.co.in
foll. by a discussion with the director



foll by Rehana: A Quest for Freedom
Gargi Sen & Priyanka Mukherjee
29 m/ 2007/ India
Rehana Adib is a woman from a minority community, a mother of six, a crusader for social change…
underconstruction(AT)magiclanternfoundation.org
foll. by a discussion with the directors

LUNCH BREAK

02:00 PM: This Is Me...Is This Me?
Siri Devi Khandavilli
2 m/ 2009 / India/USA
An experimental work on the filmmaker's relationship with her body
siri(AT)siridevi.com

foll by Skin Deep
Reena Mohan
82 m/ 1998 / India
Exploring body image and self-identity among contemporary middle class women in urban India
reenamo(AT)gmail.com
foll. by a discussion with the director

TEA BREAK

04:00 PM: Naach (The Dance)
Saba Dewan
84 m/ 2008 / India
At the Sonpur cattle fair in rural Bihar, more than fifty girls take to the stage every evening and dance for an all-male audience
sabadewan(AT)gmail.com
foll. by a discussion with the director

BREAK 5:30 - 6:30 PM:
06:30 PM: Defiant Art (1 segment)
Sharni Jayawardana
10 m/ 2003 / Sri lanka
An enquiry into the nature and purpose of art today, especially in a time of crisis and conflict in Sri Lanka
chrys(AT)yatv.net

foll by There was a Queen (Yi As Akh Padshah Bai)
Kavita Pai & Hansa Thapliyal
105 m/ 2007 / India
Through the lives of Kashmiri women - proud and strong - the film explores what peace means and it can come about
santhosh(AT)othermediacommunications.com

CLOSE



[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue]


WE THANK PSBT, JDCA, MAGIC LANTERN FOUNDATION
AND ALL THE FILMMAKERS WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THIS
FESTIVAL WITH THEIR FILMS AND PARTICIPATION


The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non-profit organization of women working in electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views become an integral part of programme making. It offers professional skill-training to women; provides grants and fellowships; and presents awards of excellence. It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.

CONTACT US: iawrtindia AT gmail.com
WEB: www.iawrt.org


FOR MORE ON THE FESTIVAL
iawrtindia.blogspot.com