Cannes edition - Lights Film Magazine

VOLUME 3 MAY 2011
Calendar of
World Film
Festivals
2011
Highlights
of the
64th
Festival
de Cannes
An exclusive
interview with
The Queen
of Beauty
Aishwarya Rai
11-22 MAI 2011

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Editorial
All routes
to Cannes…
rom 11th to 22nd of May
2011 the film fraternity of
Fthe world will focus on the
resort town of Cannes in the South
of France. The King of all film
festivals, Cannes is expected to
attract over 200,000 people
including film makers, technicians
and enthusiasts in this 64rth
edition.
Cannes film festival, founded in
1946 and held annually at_Palais
des Festivals et des Congrès , is one
of the world's oldest and most
prestigious film festivals. The
festival has become an important
showcase for European films, and is
organized in various sections. The
official selection is the main event of
the festival. 21 films competing for
the coveted Palme d'Or will be
projected in the Théâtre Lumière
.With the creation of Marche du
Film in 1959, the fest is the busiest
movie market of the world. Also
worthy of mention are the
Producers Network and the Short
Films corner.
The 64th Cannes film festival sees
the spotlight on two Americans.
Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'
opens the festival and American
Actor/director Robert De Niro will
head the 9 member jury that
decides the Palme d'Or. Over 12
days the fest will screen 21 films
from around the world in
competition for the Palme d'Or
along with 19 films in the
supporting sidebar, 'Un Certain
Regard', and a handful of films in
special sessions.
All lights is dedicating this issue to
the 64rth Cannes film festival. With
the 'Queen of Beauty', Aishwarya Rai
attending the 'King of all film
festivals', we had no difficulty in
deciding on the cover story. We have
included a couple of interesting
interviews- one with Mr.Robin Alter
, the founder and CEO of Kreeda
Games, , with Marc Weigert, the
magic wand behind the blockbuster
2012, and the other with the
debutant film director Mr.Sohan
Roy . The article 'Focus Cannes'
features the highlights of the 64th
Cannes Film festival. A calendar of
major film festivals all over the
world is a piece that will come in
handy for every film aficionado.
Whether our path is draped in red
carpets or red thorns are strewn
our way, cinema is our cause and we
will stand up for it, whatever be the
course.
Lakshmy Ravindran
Editor
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CONTENTS
05
10
20
Spotlight
Focus Cannes
Features the Hallmarks of the 64th Festival De
Cannes
Coverstory
The Charisma Called Aishwarya
- An exclusive interview with the Indian actress
and the most beautiful women in the world
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Filmosphere
14 Official Selection
-A brief coverage on the Festival De Cannes
An Interview with the debutant
director Sohan Roy
24 Journal on World Film Festival
-Gives you a chronological idea on the fests around
the world
30 Interview with Bey Logan
-An expert in Asian Action Cinema
32 Interview with Marc Weigert
-The magic wand behind the blockbuster 2012
Biz Notes on
Cinema
34 From Fashion to Fascination
-All lights interviews the founder of Kreeda Games
36 Tête-à-tête with Pramod Shinde
-A media entertainment industry expert
VOLUME 3 MAY 2011
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Spotlight
Focus
Cannes
The 64th
Festival De Cannes
hit the media
in January 2011
with the most
awaited
announcements…
Robert De Niro
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
The American actor, director and producer ROBERT DE
NIRO was announced as the President of the Jury of the
64th Festival De Cannes. By inviting Robert De Niro as
President of the Jury of Cannes, the organizers also want
to pay a tribute to the co-founder of the Tribeca Film
Festival which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011.
He came for eight films at the Festival de Cannes, two of
which won Palme d'Or: Taxi Driver, in 1976, and ten
years later, ‘The Mission’ directed by Roland Joffe.
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Spotlight
A scene from
‘Midnight in Paris’
OPENING FILM
Midnight in Paris, the new film by Woody Allen was
declared to open the Festival de Cannes on May 11th in
the Lumière theatre, in the presence of the Jury presided
by Robert De Niro.
The romcom, which was shot last year in the French
capital, brings together a broad international cast,
including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion
Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla
Bruni-Sarkozy, Gad Elmaleh and Léa Seydoux
PRESIDENT OF THE SHORT FILMS &
CINEFONDATION JURY
Film director Michel Gondry was chose to head the short
film and Cinéfondation jury of the 64th Festival de
Cannes, following in the footsteps of Atom Egoyan, Hou
Hsiao Hsien, Martin Scorsese and John Boorman
In 2001, his first feature, Human Nature was selected for
the Festival de Cannes. He was back in 2008 with the
Tokyo! triptych at Un Certain Regard, and presented out
of competition the documentary The Thorn in the Heart
in 2009.
MISTRESS OF
CEREMONIES
The French Actress
Melanie Laurent will
welcome the Festival Jury
headed by Robert de Niro
during the opening
ceremony on 11 May and
on 22 May she will host
the closing ceremony
during which the prizes
and the Palme d'or are
awarded. She takes over
the role from Kristin
Scott-Thomas.
In 2009, Mélanie Laurent
created a sensation in
Cannes with Quentin
Tarantino's Inglourious
Basterds. She has just
completed her first fulllength
film, Les adoptés
Melanie Laurent
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Spotlight
PRESIDENT OF UN CERTAIN
REGARD
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica was honored as
President of UN Certain Regard of the 64th Festival De
Cannes.
OPENING FILM FOR THE "UN
CERTAIN REGARD" SELECTION
The film RESTLESS by Gus Van Sant will open Un
Certain Regard, selection of the Festival de Cannes, on
Emir Kusturica received the Palme d'Or in 1985 for When
Father Was Away on Business. Ten years later, his second
Palme d'Or for Underground made him a member of that
elite group of directors who have twice been honoured.
Accompanied by a jury made up of artists, journalists
and festival directors, Emir Kusturica will award the Prix
UN Certain Regard, together with the other festival
awards, over the closing weekend.
PRESIDENT FOR THE CAMÉRA D'OR
JURY
This year Bong Joon-Ho, the Korean Director and
scriptwriter, will Award the Camera d'or to the best first
film presented in the Official Selection, during Critics'
Week or Directors' Fortnight being the President of
Caméra d'or jury.
He was invited to Cannes as part of the Official Selection
with Tokyo! (2008), a trilogy on which he worked with
Leos Carax and Michel Gondry. In 2009, he presented
Mother - an intimate and subtly analytical melodrama
about Korean family life -at Un Certain Regard.
As President, Bong Joon-ho follows in the footsteps of
Bruno Dumont, Abbas Kiarostami, Pavel Lounguine,
Roschdy Zem and Gael García Bernal.
The Caméra d'or will be awarded at the Closing
Ceremony on Sunday May 22nd
AN HONORARY PALME
From the 64th Festival de Cannes, the organizers will
award an annual Honorary Palme d'Or, which will be
presented during the Opening Ceremony.
This recognition is attributed to an important filmmaker,
whose work is authoritative ... but never got a Palme d'Or.
In the recent past, Woody Allen, in 2002, or Clint
Eastwood in 2009, were awarded this distinction by
President Gilles Jacob, on behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Festival de Cannes. Now, the act becomes
tradition and will be annual, taking place at the opening
of the event.
In 2011, the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci will
receive this honour
the evening of Thursday, May 12.
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
and 360 Pictures, the film examines the relationship of
two teenagers, played by Mia Wasikowska and Henry
Hooper. Gus Van Sant received the Palme d'or in 2003 for
Elephant and the 60th anniversary award for Paranoid
Park (2007).
The president of the jury, Emir Kusturica, will present
the Prize Un Certain Regard on May 21
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Spotlight
THE JURY OF THE
64TH
FESTIVAL
DE CANNES
Uma THURMAN
Martina GUSMAN
(actress and producer,
Argentina) Martina with
Pablo Trapero, created
Matanza Cine, a production
company where she has
been the executive producer
for some twelve films.
Martina Gusman acted in
three films by Pablo
Trapero: Born and Bred
(Nacido y Criado), in 2006,
Lion's Den (Leonera), in
Competition at the Festival
de Cannes in 2008, and
Carancho, presented at
Certain Regard in 2010.
Nansun SHI
(producer, Hong
Kong/China): Founder of
Film Workshop Co. Ltd.,
which produced many
successful films. Notably,
she was the producer of
Infernal Affairs for which
Martin Scorsese shot a
remake, The Departed.
(actress, scriptwriter,
producer, USA) After her
debut role in 1988 in
Johnny, be Good, she made
her name with two
international successes the
same year: Terry Gilliam's
The Adventures of Baron
Munchausen, and Stephen
Frears' Dangerous Liaisons.
Since then, she has worked
with Philip Kaufman, Phil
Joanou, Gus Van Sant,
John Boorman, Andrew
Nichol, and Woody Allen. In
Mad Dog and Glory,
presented in Cannes in
1993, she played opposite
Robert De Niro. It was with
director Quentin Tarantino
that she took on her most
famous roles, in Pulp
Fiction, which won the
Palme d'Or in 1994, and
then, ten years later, as the
heroine in Kill Bill 1 & 2.
Linn ULLMANN
(writer,literary critic,
Norway) Linn ULLMANN
has won numerous literary
prizes for her books: her
first, Before You Sleep came
out in 1999, followed in
2001 by Stella Descending
and then by Grace in 2002.
Her latest novel, A Blessed
Child (2005) has met with
unprecedented critical
acclaim.
Linn Ullmann is the
daughter of Liv Ullmann
and Ingmar Bergman. She
came to the Festival de
Cannes in 1997 to receive
the "Palme des Palmes" on
behalf of her father, Ingmar
Bergman, at the du 50th
Anniversary Ceremony.
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Spotlight
11-22 MAI 2011
The jury of the Festival de Cannes will
adjudicate between the 19 films in
competition before naming the winners of the
seven awards, to be presented during the
Closing Ceremony, and which will culminate
in the announcement of the Palme d'Or.
The Jury of the Competition, presided over by
Robert De Niro (actor, director, producer)
welcomed to its ranks:
Johnnie TO (director,
Olivier ASSAYAS
(director, France) After his
First film 'Disorder' release
in 1986 Olivier has made
more than fifteen films,
including Cold Water (L'eau
froide), Irma Vep,
Sentimental Destinies (Les
destinées sentimentales),
Demonlover, Clean and
Boarding Gate, which were
presented at the Festival de
Cannes. In 2010, he
presented Carlos Out of
Competition in Cannes.
Jude LAW (actor,
producer, UK) Jude law
was noticed in Gattaca in
1997, and a series of hits
ensued, in which he
demonstrated his elegant
acting in every film genre.
He has worked with the
great names in film: Steven
Spielberg, David
Cronenberg, Clint
Eastwood, Sam Mendes,
Wong Kar Wai and three
times with Anthony
Minghella, for whom he
played The Talented Mr.
Ripley.
Mahamat Saleh
HAROUN (director,
Chad) In 1994, he made his
first film and went on to
receive a prize at the Venice
festival for Bye Bye Africa,
his second feature film. His
reputation as an auteur was
sealed with Daratt, which
won a jury prize in Venice.
In competition at the
Festival de Cannes in 2010,
he received the Jury Prize
for A Screaming Man.
producer, Hong
Kong/China) Johnnie To
began working in television,
before shooting his first
feature film, The Enigmatic
Case. He continued with
martial arts films,
comedies, and historical
films. It was Breaking
News, selected at the
Festival de Cannes in 2004,
that made his name with
international audiences. He
returned to the Croisette
with Election and Election
2 (2005-2006), followed by
Triangle (2007) and
Vengeance (2009).
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Coverstory
The
Charisma
called
‘Aishwarya’
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Coverstory
Being a regular guest to Cannes, how
do you feel?
It's an honor as Artist to be at one of the most glamorous
international platforms, where Cinema is celebrated with
such grandeur and aplomb. The love and the respect
showered on me by the organizers of the Festival, the
global film fraternity, international media and an
audience is truly overwhelming.
Being at Cannes for L'Oreal Paris has been an absolute
pleasure and to experience this for the tenth consecutive
year has been quite overwhelming. I thank the L'Oreal
by the audience despite of having a
good storyline?
I have never believed in compartmentalizing
cinema........and this has been obvious in my varied
choices throughout my career. The one truth remains,
Good cinema will always be appreciated and honestly, it
comes with no tags. A good story well told creates its own
audience.
Nandini' in 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'
and then 'Paaro' in 'Devdas', both
ords fall short to
describe her beauty.
Her looks are Wabsolutely marvelous and her
charm and wit won her the Miss
World crown. Since winning the
Miss World title, she has
become one of the most popular
stars of India's huge film
industry known as 'Bollywood'.
Throughout the years she has
portrayed almost 40 characters.
From 'Nandini' to 'Sofia', she
has flourished as a great actress
who has captured the hearts of
millions.
Paris team and the Cannes Film Festival for inviting me
every year to represent India at one of the most
glamorous red carpets on the world platform, celebrating
cinema, showbiz, beauty, diversity and excellence.
You have worked on blockbuster
movie like Devdas, Robot and Rain
coat - an offbeat cinema. Do you feel
offbeat cinemas are not received much
these characters are brought to screen
by the same director. How would you
draw line between these two
characters?
Each film has its own language, moments and character
analysis..... and each character creates for itself a new
world .That's probably one of the most fascinating and
exciting aspects of being an actor. With each film, a
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Coverstory
character is conceived by the director in his mind and put
down on paper , and the actor gets this incredible
opportunity to discover, nuance and bring to life this
personality on celluloid who lives on for posterity through
their audience. And i am thankful that in my career I have
had the opportunity to essay some very exciting and
memorable characters with the best of the directors from
the Indian Film Industry ........Nandini, Paro and the very
recent Sofia in all three collaborations which Sanjay Leela
Bhansali (dear friend and director) being memorably
impactful, both personally for me and professionally award
winning.
Why is Cannes so important for you,
your take from Cannes…
It's been a long association with Cannes; it's a must in my
date diary and a privilege to be at a festival that celebrates
cinema. The festival was the first to open its arms to me and
it will always hold a special place in my heart. I first went to
Cannes for Devdas and the as a jury member and the year
after for the opening of the festival followed by my
appearance for L'Oreal. It was last year that the media
reminded me that the following year i.e. 2011 will be my
10th year consecutively at Cannes. It was been a wonderful
journey.
Each film has its own language,
moments and character
analysis..... and each character
creates for itself a new world
.That's probably one of the most
fascinating and exciting aspects
of being an actor. With each film,
a character is conceived by the
director in his mind and put
down on paper , and the actor
gets this incredible opportunity
to discover, nuance and bring to
life this personality on celluloid
who lives on for posterity
through their audience.
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Coverstory
Rituparno Gosh created Chokher Bali
and Raincoat. What's your experience
working in both these movies? The
transition to Bengali Culture………..
Both films talked about a woman in a different era, the
characters represented the soul of a woman. The
experience taught me a lot and made me understand the
essence of the strong culture in Bengal.
You are a prominent personality in the
film and fashion world for the past 15
years. Would we able to see you taking
up the Director's Hat?
Every director who I have worked with like Mani Ratnam,
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker and
members of the media tease me about this possible
eventuality and I must say have thus been generously
encouraging me in that direction (pun unintended) At
this point in time my plate's been full, and I have
committedly channelized all creative energies into
every role and film I have been working on. As far as
the future goes, I have learnt to never say never.
Your current projects?
I have narrowed down a couple of scripts /directors I
will collaborate with very soon. You have heard many
of these "rumors" already doing the rounds in the
media, so you almost know the films and directors.
However, as I have always almost repeatedly stated,
that I've never been one to make announcements
independently, and leave it to the director/producer
team to chose the right time, and for us to then do it
together. So I guess you will be hearing very soon.
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Official selection
IN COMPETITION
11-22 MAI 2011
Pedro Almodovar back in the
64th Festival De Cannes with his
upcoming thriller
The Skin I Live In
n adaptation of Thierry Jonque's novel Tarantula,
it is in part about the revenge a plastic surgeon
Aseeks against the man who raped his daughter.
But the surgeon is also sort of a psycho whose home life
with his wife is, to say the very least,a bit deviant, and not
quite to her taste. Intense stuff, it seems.
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes
Director/Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Based on the French novel "Mygale" by Thierry Jonquet
Producers: Pedro and Augustin Almodóvar
Production Company: El Deseo S.A.
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
In 2009 Pedro Almodovar bought his movie Broken
Embraces which was the director's longest and most
expensive feature. The plot follows the tragic fate of a
former film director, who was blinded in a car accident
fourteen years before. The film has a fractured puzzling
structure, mixing past and present and film within a film
that Almodóvar explored previously in both Talk to Her
and Bad Education. Broken Embraces is built up as
homage to the craft of film making and takes some cues
from Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy and
Almodóvar's own Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown.
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11-22 MAI 2011
Official selection
IN COMPETITION
House of Tolerance
Bertrand BONELLO, France
125 minutes
SCREENINGS
Sunday 15th /19:00hrs
Debussy - 22:00hrs Bazin (Press)
Monday 16th 22:30hrs Lumière (Gala)
SYNOPSIS: The dawn of the XXth century L'Apollonide,
a house of tolerance, is living its last days. In this closed
world, where some men fall in love and others become
viciously harmful, the girls share their secrets, their
fears, their joys and their pains...
SCREENING
Tuesday, May 17th 16:30hrs
Grand Théâtre Lumière
Press & Official Screening
PATER
Alain Cavalier, France,105 min
Synopsis
Vincent Lindon and Alain Cavalier are pals.
Like father and son. They sip port in bars
dreaming of a film they might make. Together.
Then just once in a while, they don suit and tie.
Play men of power. See how much trouble they
can make. For a laugh.They tell a tall story,
that's part really personal, part, well - just
plain tall. Only, as ever at the movies, there's
that excellent question no one can answer:
is it really all make believe?
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Official selection
IN COMPETITION
11-22 MAI 2011
SCREENINGS
Saturday, May 14th 19:30hrs
Salle Debussy Press Screening
Saturday, May 14th 22:00hrs
Salle Bazin Press Screening
Sunday, May 15th 11:30hrs
Grand Théâtre LumièreOfficial Screening
Sunday, May 15th 22:30hrs
Grand Théâtre Lumière Official Screening
The Kid with a Bike
Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE, France/Belgium/
Italy, 87 min
SYNOPSIS: Cyril, almost 12, has only one plan: to
find the father who left him temporarily in a
children's home. By chance he meets Samantha, who
runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay
with her at weekends. Cyril doesn't recognize the
love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately
needs to calm his rage.
SCREENINGS
Tuesday, May 17th 17:00hrs
Salle Debussy Press Screening
Tuesday, May 17th 22:00hrs
Salle Bazin Press Screening
Wednesday, May 18th 17:00hrs
Grand Théâtre Lumière Official Screening
HANEZU
Naomi KAWASE, Japan, 91 min
SYNOPSIS: The Asuka region is the
birthplace of Japan. Here, in ancient
times, there were those who fulfilled their
lives in the midst of waiting. Modern
people, apparently having lost this sense
of waiting, seem unable to feel grateful for
the present, and cling to the illusion that
all things will move constantly forward
according to one's own plan.
In ancient times, there were three
small mountains that people believed
were inhabited by gods. They were Mt.
Unebi, Mt. Miminashi, and Mt. Kagu,
and they still stand. In that time, a
powerful official used the mountains as
a metaphor for a struggle inside his
own heart. The mountains were an
expression of human karma.
Time has passed into the present.
Takumi and Kayoko, inheriting the
unfulfilled hopes of their
grandparents, live out their lives. Their
tale continues a story of the ages,
representing the uncountable souls
that have accumulated in this land.
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11-22 MAI 2011
Official selection
UN CERTAIN REGARD
The snows of Kilimanjaro
Robert GUÉDIGUIAN,
SYNOPSIS: Despite losing his job, Michel lives happily with Marie-
Claire his wife and their loving children and grandchildren. In love
for more than thirty years, they are proud of their union and political
struggle.This happiness will be shattered when two young armed
and masked men beat them up, tie them up, and snatch their
lifetime savings. The shock will be even more violent when they
discover that this brutal attack was organized by one of the young
workers, by one of their own people.
SCREENINGS:
Saturday 14th / 14:00hrs &
22:00hrs Debussy
The Minister
Pierre SCHOELLER, France, 112 min
SYNOPSIS: The Minister for Transport, Bertrand Saint-Jean, is
woken in the middle of the night by his personal private secretary. A
bus has crashed into a ravine. He goes there, he has no choice. Thus
begins the odyssey of a State official through an increasingly
complex and hostile world. Speed, power struggles, chaos,
economic crisis… In the frantic chain of events, one emergency
replaces another. What sacrifices are men ready to accept? How
long will they last in a State that devours those who serve it?
SCREENINGS
Thursday, May 19th 11:00hrs
Salle Debussy Press & Public Screening
Thursday, May 19th 16:30hrs
Salle Debussy Official Screening
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Official selection
OUT OF COMPETITION
11-22 MAI 2011
Christophe Honoré's film, Les Bien-aimés,
will be screened at the Closing Night of the
64th Cannes Film Festival, on Sunday May 22, 2011
SCREENINGS :
Saturday, May 21th 11:30hrs
Grand Théâtre Lumière Press Screening
Saturday, May 21th 13:00hrs
Salle BazinPress Screening
Sunday, May 22 th TBC Grand Théâtre Lumière
Official Screening
Les Biens - Aimes
Christophe HONORE, France, 135 mn
SYNOPSIS: From Paris in the sixties to 21st-century
London, Madeleine and her daughter Vera waltz in and
out of the lives of the men they love. But not every era
allows us to love blithely and lightheartedly. How are we
to resist the sands of time that attack our most heartfelt
sentiments?
Bollywood
The Greatest
Love Story Ever Told
Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, is the title of a feature film
produced by Shekhar Kapoor exclusively for the Festival de Cannes. It will be
screened out of competition during the 64th Festival that runs from the 11th to
the 22nd of May.
It all began with a conversation with ShekharKapoor, a member of the Cannes
Jury in 2010. Why not make a film that brings together the most beautiful
moments in the history of Indian musical films, with all their moving pageantry
and dance? A few months later, there was Bollywood, The Greatest Love Story
Ever Told. It is a swirling and poignant montage in which Shekhar Kapoor,
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra? and? Jeff Zimbalist pay tribute to this cinema
genre that has contributed to establishing India's identity in the eyes of the
world and to making Mumbaione of the world capitals of film history.
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Filmosphere
Brilliant Marine
Engineer, a
successful Aentrepreneur, a gifted writer,
the architect of an award
winning documentary, and
the director of one of the
most anticipated Hollywood
movies of the year!
Sohan Roy
-the debutant
with a difference
I was a bit confused about
where to start when
Mr.Sohan Roy cheerfully
waved me into his Dubai
Office. But his unstoppable
energy and the reassuring
smile helped me to find my
words. Some of the ideas
expressed by him to All
Lights go like this……
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Filmosphere
DAM999 has been rated as one of the
most anticipated movies of 2011.
What are your expectations?
Thank you. We are lucky that the film industry has
accepted the pre-promotions and the interest the movie
has created in the industry trade circle. Yes, we have a lot
of expectations and we are sure that the movie will live
up to the hopes and expectations.
I never expected that a debut movie would generate so
much interest. Perhaps it's the theme of the movie and its
USP's that created the attention.
As a platform for your debut as a film
director, your preference was
Hollywood. What were the challenges
faced by you?
Many people asked me this question on why I was going
straight to Hollywood, when there were many
opportunities to strike gold with regional language films,
considering that the country I come in from has the
second biggest film industry in the world.
But you only live once, so why not start your first shot
from the best.
Also the concept of 'DAM999', I thought had a wider
prospect and the whole world should see it.
The challenges were many. Even thought I had the best
technicians in the world with me, the industry they were
working with was completely different from Hollywood.
Hence both the working systems had to synchronize and
we had to do a lot of hard work initially to make that
possible.
Your debut book DAM999 has a strong
social message. What did you want to
convey to your readers?
In 2007, I read an article on Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.
Later on in the same year, I had an opportunity to visit
the Dam site along with a team of journalists. More than
the dilapidated condition of the dam, what disturbed me
was the plight of thousands of people living in that area.
They were living under the trauma of the possible
collapse of the dam.
When I started reading more about it, i realized that the
issue was far more alarming than what the public was
aware of. The scenario was exactly similar to that of
Banqiao. In 1975, about 250000 people perished in
China as a result of the Banqiao dam disaster. In
comparison, the situation in Mullaperiyar was even worse
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due to the geographical features of the area. The
authorities as well as the people in high places
underplayed the gravity of this humanitarian issue by
projecting it as a mere interstate water dispute.
As an inhabitant of the area, I could feel the fear, anxiety
and helplessness of the people living there. Hence my
feelings found the shape of words in my debut work
DAM999.
When the movie DAM999 is released,
do you expect a social rethinking
about constructing ecologically
challenging huge dams as a reaction
of the audience?
I am a story teller. I have observed people, their lives and
emotions. Some of those observations created deep,
indelible impressions in me. My fiction, the characters
and the sequence of events are the products of those
impressions.
Look at what is happening around us- indiscriminate use
of pesticides, massive deforestation and polluting the
rivers, sea and air. The global warming, scarcity for
drinking water and natural disasters are only symptoms-
Symptoms of great disasters to come!
I have raised a question mark against the wisdom of
building huge dams across rivers without proper eco
impact, seismic and geographical studies. If my work
creates a rethinking about this like any socially
responsible person; iam satisfied.
As a change from a normal Hollywood
movie, you have used your movie
THEME as the marketing tool instead
of showing 'stars'. Does it point
towards a new marketing trend in the
film industry?
DAM999 has 9 strong characters as its pillars and they
equally carry the movie forward. No one has more
importance that the other. It would have been difficult to
have 9 A-list actors and hence I thought why not make
the "concept and the story" the main star of the movie.
I don't think that it points towards a new marketing
strength as its mainly the stars who sell the film apart
from the story. At the end of the day you don't want your
film to be a well-intentioned experiment. You want it to be
a film that finds an enthusiastic supportive audience. But
yes innovative strategies do catch the attention.
What do you have in mind as your
next project?
My next movie is on pirates of Somalia, a very
controversial and politically debated issue.
As you would know the piracy and hijacking of ships are
on an increase in coast of Somalia and no one is able to
stop it, not even the naval powers of countries like US,
France etc.
Now the most influential people in the shipping industry
are literally these pirates who have influenced the trade
dropouts in the last few years.
But my movie will not just be an action packed adventure
but will also throw light on the lives of these pirates and
the emotional aspects of the issues which created these
pirates.
What is your message to the readers of
All Lights?
Cinema is a sublime blend of art, craft and technology
and is above all, a cultural artifact. Cinema has its own
language, which has the power to communicate
universally. A true lover of cinema owes a mighty deal to
the art form. Film magazines do their part to fulfill the
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A Sohan Roy Film
world's obligation to cinema.
I wish 'All Lights' every success in its mission.
What is more challenging to you- the
complicated formulae of Ship Design
or the portrayal of the delicate
Navarasa of human life?
Ship designing is all about mathematical calculations
based on definite rules and study results. There is no
element of uncertainty involved in it.
But the transactions of human mind are far more
complex in nature. Different persons react to the same
situation in different ways. Why, the same person reacts
to the same situation differently at different occasions!!
What I mean is that human mind does not obey any
behavioral rules or pattern, and hence needs a bigger
canvas to portrait.
If you ask me about the challenge involved…Yes,
understanding the unknown territory is more
challenging.
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M A Y
A P R I L
M A R C H
F E B R U A R Y J A N U A R Y
FILM FESTIVAL COUNTRY FROM TO WEBSITE
JANUARY
Palm Springs International Film Festival USA 06-Jan-11 17-Jan-11 www.psfilmfest.org
Festivus Film Festival USA 13-Jan-11 16-Jan-11 www.festivusfilmfestival.com
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival USA 14-Jan-11 16-Jan-11 www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
Sundance Film Festival USA 20-Jan-11 30-Jan-11 www.sundance.org
Slamdance International Film Festival USA 21-Jan-11 27-Jan-11 www.slamdance.com
International Film Festival Rotterdam Netherlands 26-Jan-11 06-Feb-11 www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
Santa Barbara International Film Festival USA 27-Jan-11 06-Feb-11 www.sbfilmfestival.org
FEBRUARY
Asian Festival of 1st Films Singapore 01-Feb-11 07-Feb-11 www.asianfirstfilms.com
Spokane International Film Festival USA 03-Feb-11 13-Feb-11 www.spokanefilmfestival.org
Fajr International Film Festival Iran 05-Feb-11 15-Feb-10 www.fajrfestival.ir
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival USA 08-Feb-11 27-Feb-11 www.ajff.org
Berlin International Film Festival Germany 10-Feb-11 20-Feb-11 www.berlinale.de
Movie Extra Tropfest Australia 11-Feb-11 13-Feb-11 www.tropfest.com/au
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival Ireland 17-Feb-11 27-Feb-11 www.jdiff.com
Adelaide Film Festival Australia 24-Feb-11 6-Mar-11 www.adelaidefilmfestival.org
Cartagena International Film Festival Colombia 24-Feb-11 3-Mar-11 www.festicinecartagena.org
Boomtown Film and Music Festival USA 25 - Feb-11 26-Feb-11 www.boomtownfestival.com
Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival Portugal 25-Feb-11 05-Mar-11 www.fantasporto.com
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 26-Feb-11 05-Mar-11 www.fespaco.bf
MARCH
Byron Bay International Film Festival Australia 04-Mar-11 13-Mar-11 www.bbff.com.au
Birds Eye View Film Festival UK 08-Mar-11 17-Mar-11 www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival USA 10-Mar-11 20-Mar-11 www.festival.asianamericanmedia.org
SXSW USA 11-Mar-11 20-Mar-11 www.sxsw.com
Vilnius International Film Festival 'Kino Pavasaris' Lithuania 17-Mar-11 31-Mar-11 www.kinopavasaris.lt
Hong Kong International Film Festival Hong Kong 20-Mar-11 05-Apr-11 www.hkiff.org.hk
Diagonale. Festival of Austrian Film Austria 22-Mar-11 27-Mar-11 www.goshort.nl
Cleveland International Film Festival USA 24-Mar-11 03-Apr-11 www.clevelandfilm.org
LA Film + Music Weekend USA 25-Mar-11 27-Mar-11 www.lafilmweekend.com
Guadalajara International Film Festival Mexico 25-Mar-11 01-Apr-11 www.guadalajaracinemafest.com
APRIL
Faux Film Festival USA 01-Apr-11 03-Apr-11 www.fauxfilm.com
Istanbul International Film Festival Turkey 02-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.iksv.org
Sonoma Valley Film Festival USA 06-Apr-11 10-Apr-11 www.sonomafilmfest.org
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Films Argentina 06-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.bafici.gov.ar
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film Belgium 07-Apr-11 19-Apr-11 www.bifff.org
Florida Film Festival USA 08-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.floridafilmfestival.com
WorldFest - Houston International Film and Video Festival USA 08-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.worldfest.org
RiverRun International Film Festival USA 08-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.riverrunfilm.com
Sunscreen Film Festival USA 13-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com
Indie Spirit Film Festival USA 14-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org
Nashville Film Festival USA 14-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 www.nashvillefilmfestival.org
Singapore International Film Festival Singapore 15-Apr-11 24-Apr-11 www.filmfest.org.sg
Copenhagen International Film Festival Denmark 15-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 www.copenhagenfilmfestival.com
Ivy Film Festival USA 18-Apr-11 22-Apr-11 www.ivyfilmfestival.com
Tribeca Film Festival USA 20-Apr-11 01-May-11 www.tribecafilmfestival.org
San Francisco International Film Festival USA 21-Apr-11 05-May-11 fest10.sffs.org
Newport Beach Film Festival USA 28-Apr-11 05-May-11 www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
Los Angeles United Film Festival USA 28-Apr-11 05-Apr-11 www.theunitedfest.com/losangeles
Sensoria UK 29-Apr-11 08-May-11 www.2011.sensoria.org.uk
MAY
Marfa Film Festival USA 05-May-11 09-May-11 www.marfafilmfestival.org
Santa Cruz Film Festival USA 05-May-11 14-May-11 www.santacruzfilmfestival.org
Cannes International Film Festival France 11-May-11 22-May-11 www.festival-cannes.com
Ohio Independent Film Festival USA 18-May-11 22-May-11 www.ohiofilms.com
Charleston International Film Festival USA 18-May-11 22-May-11 www.charlestoniff.com
Accolade Competition USA 20-May-11 22-May-11 www.accoladecompetition.org
The Indie Fest USA 20-May-11 22-May-11 www.theindiefest.com
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Amsterdam Film Festival USA 31-May-11 01-Jun-11 www.amsterdamfilmfestival.com
S E P T E M B E R
A U G U S T
J U L Y
J U N E
JUNE
Kimera International Film Festival Italy 01-Jun-11 04-Jun-11 www.kimerafilmfestival.it
Transilvania International Film Festival Romania 15-Jun-11 19-Jun-11 www.tiff.ro
Festroia International Film Festival Portugal 03-Jun-11 12-Jun-11 www.festroia.pt
Sydney Film Festival Australia 08-Jun-11 19-Jun-10 www.sydneyfilmfestival.org
San Francisco United Film Festival USA 10-Jun-11 16-Jun-11 www.theunitedfest.com/sanfrancisco
Shanghai International Film Festival China 10-Jun-10 19-Jun-11 www.siff.com
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival USA 09-Jun-11 12-Jun-11 www.lagff.org
Edinburgh International Film Festival UK 15-Jun-11 26-Jan-11 www.edfilmfest.org.uk
Moscow International Film Festival Russia 17-Jun-11 26-Jun-11 www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/eng
Spectre Film Festival France 18-Jun-11 22-Jun-11 www.spectrefilm.com
San Antonio Film Festival USA 22-Jun-11 26-Jun-11 www.safilm.com
Festival Film Merveilleux France 30-Jun-11 02-Jul-11 www.festival-film-merveilleux.com
JULY
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Czech Republic 01-Jul-11 09-Jul-11 www.kviff.com
Jerusalem International Film Festival Israel 08-Jul-11 17-Jul-11 www.jff.org.il
Fantasia Festival Canada 08-Jul-11 27-Jul-11 www.fantasiafest.com
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Korea 15-Jul-11 25-Jul-11 www.pifan.com
Indianapolis International Film Festival USA 15-Jul-11 25-Oct-11 www.indyfilmfest.org
DaVinci Film Festival USA 15-Jul-11 17-Jul-11 www.davincidays.org
Giffoni International Film Festival Italy 12-Jul-11 21-Jul-11 www.giffoniff.it
Comic-Con Film Festival USA 21-Jul-11 24-Jul-11 www.comic-con.org
Durban International Film Festival South Africa 21-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/Durban_International_
Film_Festival.htm
Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia and
Herzegovina 22-Jul-11 30-Jul-11 www.sff.ba
Melbourne International Film Festival Australia 21-Jul-11 07-Aug-11 www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
Action On Film International Film Festival U S A 22-Jul-11 30-Jul-11 www.aoffest.com
Expresión en Corto International Film Festival Mexico 22-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 www.expresionencorto.com
Tulsa United Film Festival USA 28-Jul-11 01-Aug-11 www.theunitedfest.com/tulsa
AUGUST
Locarno International Film Festival Switzerland 03-Aug-11 13-Aug-11 www.pardo.ch
Rhode Island International Film Festival USA 09-Aug-11 14-Aug-11 www.film-festival.org
Vancouver Queer Film Festival Canada 11-Aug-11 21-Aug-11 www.outonscreen.com
Australian Movie Convention Australia 15-Aug-11 19-Aug-11 www.movieconvention.com.au
Norwegian International Film Festival Norway 17-Aug-11 25-Aug-11 www.filmfestivalen.no
Indonesian Film Festival Inc. Australia 20-Aug-11 29-Aug-11 www.indonesianfilmfestival.com.au
Fresh Film Fest International Film Festival Czech Republic 25-Aug-11 29-Aug-10 www.freshfilmfest.net
Montreal World Film Festival Canada 27-Aug-10 07-Sep-10 www.ffm-montreal.org
Venice Film Festival Italia 31-Aug-11 10-Sep-11 www.labiennale.org/en/cinema
SEPTEMBER
Telluride Film Festival USA 03-Sep-11 05-Sep-11 www.telluridefilmfestival.org
British Urban Film Festival UK 03-Sep-11 05-Sep-11 www.buffenterprises.co.uk
Chicago United Film Festival USA 09-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 www.theunitedfest.com/chicago
Toronto International Film Festival Canada 09-Sep-11 19-Sep-11 www.tiff.net/thefestival
Rome International Film Festival Italy 09-Sep-11 10-Sep-11 www.riff.tv
San Sebastián Film Festival Spain 17-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.sansebastianfestival.com
Great Lakes International Film Festival USA 22-Sep-11 29-Sep-11 www.greatlakesfilmfest.com
Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival Trinidad & Tobago 22-Sep-11 05-Oct-11 www.trinidadandtobagofilmfestival.com
Williamsburg International Film Festival USA 22-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.willifest.com
Edmonton International Film Festival Canada 23-Sep-11 01-Oct-11 www.edmontonfilmfest.com
DocMiami International Film Festival USA 22-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.docmiami.org
Friars Club Comedy Film Festival USA 23-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 www.friarsclub.com/filmfestival
Haifa International Film Festival Israel 23-Sep-11 30-Sep-11 www.haifaff.co.il
Coney Island Film Festival USA 23-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com
The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival USA 24-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 www.cinemadiverse.ning.com
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O C T O B E R
New York Film Festival USA 24-Sep-11 10-Oct-11 www.filmlinc.com
Calgary International Film Festival Canada 24-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 www.calgaryfilm.com
Vancouver Film & TV Forum Canada 27-Sep-11 30-Sep-11 www.viff.org
San Diego Film Festival USA 29-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 www.sdff.org
The Clearwater Film Festival USA 29-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 www.theclearwaterfilmfestival.com
Woodstock Film Festival USA 21-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
Canberra Short Film Festival Australia 30-Sep-11 02-Oct-11 www.silversunpictures.com.au/csff
Vancouver International Film Festival Canada 30-Sep-11 15-Oct-11 www.viff.org
OCTOBER
Project Twenty1 21-Day Filmmaking Competition USA 01-Oct-11 03-Oct-11 www.ProjectTwenty1.com
Korean Film Festival in Australia KOFFIA Australia 01-Oct-11 05-Oct-11 www.koffia.com.au
Scottsdale International Film Festival USA 01-Oct-11 05-Oct-11 www.scottsdalefilmfestival.com
Open St. Petersburg Student Film Festival Beginning Russia 01-Oct-11 06-Oct-11 www.festival-nachalo.ru
WildRivers 101 Film Festival USA 01-Oct-11 11-Oct-11 www.wildrivers101.com
Filmshift Festival and Screenplay Contest USA 03-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.filmshift.org
Artivist Film Festival USA 05-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.artivist.com
Blue Water Film Festival USA 06-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.bluewaterfilmfestival.com
Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival USA 07-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 atlantathinkfestival.org
Eugene International Film Festival USA 06-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.eugenefilmfest.org
DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival USA 07-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.apafilm.org
GSIFF International Film Festival USA 07-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.gsiff.com
Pusan International Film Festival South Korea 06-Oct-11 14-Oct-11 www.piff.org
Chicago International Film Festival USA 06-Oct-11 20-Oct-11 www.chicagofilmfestival.com
Hamptons International Film Festival USA 13-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.hamptonsfilmfest.org
Gotham Screen Film Festival & Screenplay Contest USA 07-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.gothamscreen.com
Mill Valley Film Festival Argentina 07-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.cafilm.org
Oxford International Film Festival USA 08-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.oxfordfilms.com
FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival USA 07-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.freakshowfilmfest.com
Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival Canada 11-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.thaff.com
Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes France 11-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.festivaldesantipodes.org
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Canada 12-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.nouveaucinema.ca
Syracuse International Film Festival USA 13-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.syrfilm.com
New York United Film Festival USA 14-Oct-11 20-Oct-11 www.theunitedfest.com/newyork
Telluride Horror Film Festival USA 14-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.telluridehorrorshow.com
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival USA 14-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.umff.com
Bel Air Film Festival USA 13-Oct-11 18-Oct-11 www.belairfilmfestival.com
Festival Internacional de Cine Valdivia Chile 14-Oct-11 19-Oct-11 www.f17.ficv.cl
Philadelphia Film Festival USA 14-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.filmadelphia.org
FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen USA 14-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.firstglancefilms.com
Abu Dhabi Film Festival UAE 13-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae
Hawaii International Film Festival USA 14-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.hiff.org
Heartland Film Festival USA 13-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 www.heartlandfilmfestival.org
Jacksonville Film Festival USA 13-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.jacksonvillefilmfestival.com
Valdivia International Film Festival Chile 14-Oct-11 19-Oct-11 www.ficv.cl
Downbeach Film Festival USA 14-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.downbeachfilmfestival.org
Williamstown Film Festival USA 15-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.williamstownfilmfest.com
ImagineNATIVE Film Festival Canada 19-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.imaginenative.org
International Christian Film Festival In South Africa South Africa 15-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.transformingstories.org
ZedFest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition USA 15-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.zedfest.org
Hollywood Film Festival USA 20-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.hollywoodawards.com
Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival Malaysia 20-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.klfilmfest.com
Mumbai Film Festival India 13-Oct-11 20-Oct-11 www.mumbaifilmfest.com
Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival Austria 20-Oct-11 02-Nov-11 www.viennale.at
Africa in Motion Film Festival United Kingdom 27-Oct-11 06-Nov-11 www.africa-in-motion.org.uk
Tallgrass Film Festival USA 20-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.tallgrassfilmfest.com
St. John's International Women's Film Festival Canada 18-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 www.womensfilmfestival.com
Tokyo International Film Festival Japan 22-Oct-11 30-Oct-11 www.tiff-jp.net
Seattle International Film Festival USA 25-Oct-11 29-Oct-11 www.seattlefilm.org
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DECEMBER N O V E M B E R O C T O B E R
VIEW Fest Italy 21-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.viewfest.it
Chilereality Documentary Film Festival Chile 27-Oct-11 07-Nov-11 www.chilereality.cl
Super Shorts International Film Festival 2010 UK 29-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 www.supershorts.org
International North South Media Forum Burkina Faso 29-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 www.nordsud.ch
Istanbul International 1001 Documentary Film Festival Turkey 29-Oct-11 03-Nov-11 www.1001belgesel.net
British Horror Film Festival UK 29-Oct-11 04-Nov-11 www.thefilmfestivalguild.com
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest USA 29-Oct-11 30-Oct-11 www.njisacf.org
Kerry Film Festival Ireland 30-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 www.kerryfilmfestival.com
International Filmfestival Landau - La.Meko Germany 30-Oct-11 06-Nov-11 www.filmfestival-landau.de
Canberra Film Festival Australia 31-Oct-11 05-Nov-11 www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au
NOVEMBER
American Film Market USA 02-Nov-11 09-Nov-11 www.afma.com
Golden Horse Film Festival Taiwan 03-Nov-11 20-Nov-11 www.goldenhorse.org.tw
Denver International Film Festival USA 03-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.denverfilm.org
Minneapolis and St Paul International Film Festival USA 03-Nov-11 13-Nov-11 www.mspfilmfest.org
Cine//B Film Festival Chile 03-Nov-11 09-Nov-11 www.festivalcineb.com
24fps International Short Film Festival USA 03-Nov-11 09-Nov-11 www.24fpsfest.com
Brisbane International Film Festival Australia 04-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.biff.com.au
Naples International Film Festival USA 04-Nov-11 06-Nov-11 www.naplesfilmfest.com
Virginia Film Festival USA 04-Nov-11 07-Nov-11 www.virginiafilmfestival.org
River's Edge Film Festival USA 04-Nov-11 07-Nov-11 www.riversedgefilmfestival.com
Brisbane International Film Festival Australia 04-Nov-11 13-Nov-11 www.stgeorgebiff.com.au
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival Denmark 04-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.cphdox.dk
World Film Festival of Bangkok Thailand 05-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.worldfilmbkk.com
Hollywood East Film Festival USA 05-Nov-11 07-Nov-11 www.hollywoodeastfilmfestival.com
Shockfest Film Festival USA 09-Nov-11 18-Nov-11 www.shockfilmfest.com
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival Canada 09-Nov-11 15-Nov-11 www.reelasian.com
CINESONIKA: The First International Film and
Video Festival of Innovative Sound Design Canada 11-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.cinesonika.com
MockFilmFest USA 12-Nov-11 13-Nov-11 www.mockfilmfest.com
Costa Rica International Film Festival Costa Rica 12-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.costaricafilmfest.com
25th Mar del Plata International Film Festival Argentina 12-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.mardelplatafilmfest.com
Zero Film Festival USA 13-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.zerofilmfest.com
Mar del Plata International Film Festival Argentina 13-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.mardelplatafilmfest.com
Jordan Short Film Festival Jordan 15-Nov-11 06-Dec-11 www.jordanfilmfestival.com
Breast Fest Film Festival Canada 16-Nov-11 20-Nov-11 www.breastfestfilmfest.com
Encounters International Short Film Festival UK 16-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.encounters-festival.org.uk
Stockholm International Film Festival Sweden 17-Nov-11 28-Nov-11 www.stockholmfilmfestival.se
11th Sleepwalkers Student and Short Film Festival Estonia 19-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.swff.ee
Dawn Breakers International Film Festival USA 20-Nov-11 24-Nov-11 www.dbiff.com
Gijón International Film Festival Spain 19-Nov-11 27-Nov-11 www.gijonfilmfestival.com
Tokyo Filmex Japan 20-Nov-11 28-Nov-11 www.filmex.net
International Film Festival of India India 22-Nov-11 02-Dec-11 www.iffi.nic.in
WILDsound Film Festival Canada 25-Nov-11 28-Nov-11 www.wildsound.ca
London United Film Festival United Kingdom 26-Nov-11 27-Nov-11 www.theunitedfest.com/london
Jakarta International Film Festival Indonesia 27-Nov-11 03-Dec-11 www.jiffest.org
Cairo International Film Festival Egypt 30-Nov-11 09-Dec-11 www.cairofilmfest.com
DECEMBER
Bahamas International Film Festival 01-Dec-11 05-Dec-11 www.bintlfilmfest.com
International Film Festival of Marrakech Maroc 03-Dec-11 11-Dec-11 www.festivalmarrakech.info
River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival Italy 03-Dec-11 09-Dec-11 www.rivertoriver.it
The Stepping Stone Film Festival India 06-Dec-11 13-Dec-11 www.wannabestudios.org
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival Nepal 09-Dec-11 13-Dec-11 www.kimff.org
International Film Festival of Kerala India 10-Dec-11 17-Dec-11 www.keralafilm.com
Dubai International Film Festival UAE 12-Dec-11 19-Dec-11 www.dubaifilmfest.com
* The festival dates are subject to change
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IN COMPETITION
BRAD PIT AND LARS VON TIER ARE BACK ON THE
CANNES RED CARPET WITH THEIR FILMS IN THE
COMPETITION SECTION OF 64TH FESTIVAL DE CANNES
Jack is the eldest son of a
Distributed by Fox Searchlight
family set in the 1950s.
The story travels through
the innocence of childhood
to his disillusioned adult
years as he tries to
reconcile a complicated
relationship with his father.
Jack finds himself a lost
soul in the modern world,
seeking answers to the
origins and meaning of life
while questioning the
existence of faith.
Cottonwood Pictures/Plan B Entertainment/ River Road Entertainment Presents...
THE TREE OF LIFE
Directed By Terrence Malick
Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Fiona Shaw, Joanna Going and Jessica Chastain
A group of people react
after discovering that
the earth is on a
collision course with
another planet. Among
the group two sisters
respond to the coming
cataclysm in different
ways; one of them
melancholic and the
other more normal.
E1 Entertainment/Canal+/Nordisk Film Presents...
MELANCHOLIA
Lars von TRIER
Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling,
John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Brady Corbet and Udo Kier
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OUT OF COMPETITION
MEL GIBSON in
AND
JOHNNY DEPP in
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An encounter with
Bey Logan
ey Logan is a respected expert on East Asian
cinema, particularly Hong Kong action cinema.
BHe is currently directing the film 'Snow Blade'.
Logan began his career as a writer and editor on martial
arts magazine Combat. He is also notable as a
screenwriter, film producer and as a martial artist. His
notable screenplay is for Jackie Chan's film, The
Medallion. He has also written scripts for the
documentaries Jackie Chan: My Story (1998) and Jackie
Chan: My Stunts (1999).
Early Life
I was born in the town of Stamford, England, and raised
in a city called Peterborough. My parents were ordinary
middle class folk, my father was an accountant, my
mother a nurse, but, for some reason, for as long as I
could remember I was fascinated by Asian culture,
martial arts and movies. From a very young age, I knew
that my life and work would be focused in this direction,
and they have been!
Influence and Inspiration
My initial influence and inspiration came from the late,
great Bruce Lee. Since then, I've been lucky to work with
and learn from some of the greatest names in the
industry, including Jackie Chan, Harvey Weinstein, Tsui
Hark, Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen and many more. Today,
I'm inspired by the influence and memory of my parents,
and by the bright promise of my children.
You're an expert on Asian cinema.
What is your perspective on Asian
Cinema and Market?
I think the Asian industry, in terms of both production
and distribution, is constantly evolving in an exciting way
and that there is also a considerable international market
for both current and vintage films from the region. I am
excited to be part of the Asian film culture, both as a filmmaker
and as an authority on the action genre. I think as
we move into this new century, Asia, and particularly
China, will play an increasingly major role in the world
film market.
After being worked as a writer,
producer and an actor, which part do
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you think you enjoyed the most?
I'm also directing my first film, 'Snowblade', and really
enjoying the challenge. I would say that the aspect that
gives me the greatest satisfaction is still writing, and
seeing my work in print or on the screen. As I make the
transition into the next stage of my career, I'll be focusing
more on writing, as I think that's where my greatest
strength lies.
You've been actively involved in the
Hong Kong movie industry for a
number of years, as a writer, producer
and occasionally an actor. So does it
feels like you've come a long way since
first visiting Hong Kong when you
were 19?
course, he has his moods, like anyone, but, for a
superstar of his status, he remains unaffected and
approachable. He has the greatest work ethic of anyone I
know. I hope we can cooperate again in the future.
Could your brief on your current
project (Snow Blade)?
It's a very dark, bloody, sexy swordplay actioner, very
different from the kind of films I've done in the past. It's
definitely aimed at being a cult classic. The story itself is
quite straight forward; a swordswoman has to kill seven
people before the full moon sets, but the way we tell it is
quite fresh.
I feel blessed, because, if I could go back in time and tell
my 19 year old self what lay ahead, I think he would be
very happy! I know a lot of people who somehow lose
track of the dreams of their youth, but, in my own case,
those dreams still inform me and my work today.
Has special effects diminished the real
action in films?
I think the action remains as exciting as it was. I do think
that these huge vistas of incredibly CGI fake backgrounds
and armies are to the detriment of otherwise wonderful
period epics. I guess people play so many videogames
these days, they have a different concept of what looks
'real'!
You've worked many times with Jackie
Chan. How was your experience
working with Jackie Chan?
He comes as advertised, he's 'Mr. Nice Guy'. On
'Medallion', particularly, I was working with him day and
night, and he's such a generally good and kind person. Of
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arc Weigert is one of the most talented and
most wanted Visual Effects Project
MSupervisor of the film Industry today. After
completing his studies in directing and producing at
the Film akademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany,
Marc worked on commercials and produced a few
small TV features. His experience in working with
Silicon Graphics computers, with Alias Wave front
software used in Terminator 2 and his urge for
working on 3D animation led him to create the
outstanding visual effects for the movies like
Independence Day, The Triangle and 2012.
How was your experience in
working with the movie 2012? And
the Association with Film Maker
Roland Emmerich
Marc
Weigert
The Magic wand
behind the blockbuster
‘2012’
‘Independence Day', ‘The Triangle'
and now ‘Anonymous'
Both Volker and I have a great relationship with
Roland Emmerich, since we've known each other for
a very long time. We know his style, and what he likes
and doesn't like, so there's a nice "shorthand" way of
communicating. Roland trusts us, so that's why we're
co-producers (executive producers on "Anonymous")
and visual effects supervisors at the same time. And
on "2012", as on other movies, I took care of the
entire pipeline for creating the film. I've worked
closely with the folks at Sony Pictures, to put a fully
digital pipeline into place, from shooting the film to
the last frames of color correction at the end. It was a
400 Terabyte server that was built for that purpose,
and let us access any frame of film that was shot by
any unit anywhere within seconds. Through
automation, it would convert the film frames we'd
need and rename them correctly to fit our own tools,
and move them to our computers. The system that
we started has now grown to over 15 Petabyte, and
can handle several of Sony's movies at the same time.
We integrate as many departments as we can. Right
now, we have the art department, costume and VFX
in one place, on one network, for "Foundation". We
will also add editing and digital intermediate (color
correction) into that same pipeline. "2012" was
extremely challenging, since we had our Uncharted
Territory team of over 100 people, and then 14 other
VFX companies that were working for us. And the
movie had a fairly short time frame of 16 months
from beginning to final delivery. Usually you have 18-
24 months on a big Hollywood feature.
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How do you choose a movie to work
with?
There are usually two criteria for us: One is the story.
What's the project about? It's a very personal decision, for
instance, as we both don't like horror films very much, so
we usually turn them down. It also needs to be
challenging. Something new, that hasn't been done before,
or at least the WE haven't done before (like the 10.5
earthquake scene in"2012", or building the entire city of
London in the 16th century in "Anonymous").
Second criteria are the people involved. Who is the
director? The other producers? Since we are usually the
very first people to start on a movie (most of the time
already during the script development phase), and the
very last to finish (during or after color correction), it's a
long time. At a minimum one year, but if "Foundation"
gets the green light for a whole trilogy, it will be about 5
years! And we work long hours, and a lot of weekends, so
it's very important that you like the people you work with.
You must get along well with the other creatives, and have
a constant dialogue, where nobody is afraid of
constructive criticism, and you have fun working
together. Because that's what makes the film better and
better.
Independence day and 2012 can be called as two
blockbuster hits in your film career. How different was
the working experience? Can you rate the visual effects
aspects of 1996 and 2009.
Visual Effects and the way we're making movies have
changed tremendously in the past 10-15 years. On
Independence Day, we used mainly miniatures, and very
little computer animation. Most shots were already
composited digitally, but we had a 10 month miniature
shoot with 2-4 teams shooting simultaneously. As a
comparison, on "2012" we shot only 3 days miniatures.
Pretty much everything was computer generated. So
you're a lot less outdoors (I actually miss that), and
spend most of your time in dark rooms with lots of
computer screens.
Your upcoming movie Anonymous…
"Anonymous", also directed by Roland Emmerich, is
about the prevalent theory that Shakespeare was not the
author of the works attributed to him. The film is about
the power of the written word, in a world where freedom
of speech was still just a vague idea.
We have created about 30 minutes of visual effects for
the film. We built the entire city of London (around the
year 1600) in the computer, and built several palaces and
manors for close-up shots. It was really exciting to work
on a "non-VFX"-movie, and use the VFX only in an
invisible way, to tell the story and to create a time period
that's long gone.
Uncharted Territory
Founded in 1999 by Volker Engel and Marc Weigert.
"Uncharted Territory is an unusual company, because we
are a production company, but we also build up a visual
effects studio for each film. For "2012", we had over 100
artists working on about a third of the movie, and
creating two of the biggest sequences in the film.
Normally, we create all the effects for a film in-house
(which we did on "Anonymous" again), but for "2012" we
knew from the beginning, that it would be too much to
handle. So we separated the screenplay into several
major sequences, and gave some of them away to other
big VFX companies like Digital Domain, Sony Pictures
imageworks, Double Negative, Scanline and Hydraulx" -
Marc Weigert
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Biz Notes on Cinema
From Fashion to
Fascination ….
An interview with
Mr.Robin Alter
CEO and founder of Kreeda Games
ideo games and smart phone games are catching
up like fire. People of all age groups find
Vrelaxation and pleasure in games. Games find an
increasingly prominent role in the modern entertainment
and media industry.
Mr.Robin Alter, CEO and founder of Kreeda Games opens
up his mind to All Lights….
What motivated you to choose
Mumbai for your business?
Having worked across Asia-Pacific and the US, the
opportunity for games in India was clear. Coupled with
the growth in economy, internet penetration and mobile
phones, there was a compelling reason to start a
company.
Winner of Golden cursor award for
Best MMO -CNBC TV 18 & Animation
express (2009) - A brief outline on
this honor
There were hardly any MMOs launched in India,
particularly with Indian content and themes. We had put
in place all the necessary servers, data centers, billing
and advertising mechanisms required and launched our
DanceMela MMO after it had been localized and tested.
We also provided all the in-game CRM and marketing
services needed to bring greater awareness and success
to the game.
Could you brief me the projects and
the way they were executed?
We had spent over 6 months localizing a Chinese game
with new graphics, clothing, music, dance moves related
to Bollywood and Indian themes. This award was given
for the depth and quality of our localization efforts.
How do you see the gaming industry
to go in next 20 years?
I believe the gaming will become much more integrated
into our daily lives and accessible across platforms
including PC, websites, mobiles, and TV. People will be
able to play casually, while they are on the move and
where ever they have a free moment to play.
How do you see the market for Smart
Phone Games?
The SmartPhone market is poised for massive, rapid
growth this year. With the introduction of 3G and lowcost
Android phones, in a market with over 800Million
mobiles users. Growth is inevitable.
What are the challenges and hurdles
in gaming industry?
Viable monetization models are still to be explored. They
are likely to take a different model than that have worked
in other countries but will certainly have advertising and
micro-transaction elements. Incentivizing players to pay
and enable them to conduct transaction easily is
currently the biggest challenge
How is regional and cross-cultural
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gaming accepted in the market?
Most games that are played in India are from other
counties and most closely aligned with US tastes.
However, Indian content, themes and languages will
emerge and become a big facilitator to the growth of
gaming in India
Please brief about the management of
the organization, the technical team
and office locations?
The management team is led by seasoned veterans in
the gaming and media industries. The entire team is
located in Mumbai India.
The Projects undertaken and the
ongoing ones?
We have been developing multiplayer social games for
the Web and for SmartPhones. We have 3 social games
and 5 SmartPhones games in development and produce
multiple casual games for clients internationally.
How challenging is providing games
to the social networking sites?
Most sites are keen to acquire good new content. But
that is not a big challenge.
What makes KREEDA different from
other Gamers?
Kreeda is at it's core a creative shop with unique skills
in social game design. Backed with our experience of
running online games we bring a lot of technical and
operations knowledge to each system we build to
support an exciting and viral gameplay at the players
love.
“Finding reliable outsource partners is difficult; Very
difficult. However, every once in a while you find a company
who are professional, reliable and give you exactly what
you ask of them. Kreeda's team completed their first project
with us in good time, kept us informed and helped
creatively in a situation where the timeframe or budget
didn't allow for much. As a result of the good service we
received, we contracted them to help us again further with
other projects and they provided the same excellent service.
There now exists an excellent ongoing relationship between
Menue Americas and Kreeda which I hope we can maintain
for many years."
Mike Jones, Director, Program Management Office.
Menue Americas Corp, 1405, Spring St, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 USA
Contact: mike@menue.com; www.menue.com
Phone: +14 049393609
Work done by Kreeda - Reference Link/s:
http://www.romantaxi.com/rt_home.php
"I chose Kreeda to help us with our art at PlayFirst because
they noticed technical details other art houses didn't. They
asked lots of questions. Their art is very good. It's carefully
considered, technically and visually. Their process is top
notch, with clear presentations at each delivery, thorough
consistent communication and attention to details."
Chuck Eyler, Art Director for Social and iGames
PlayFirst Inc., 160 Spear Street,
Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94105 USA
Contact: charleseyler@sbcglobal.net; www.playfirst.com
Phone: +192 54877654
Work done by Kreeda - Reference Link/s:
http://apps.facebook.com/chocolatier/?ref=ts
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As CEO, he also leads Professional Services, Sales,
Marketing and Game Design.
25 years in Services Delivery, Business Development and
Technology
Ran professional services divisions at companies like
IBM and independently consulted with clients such as
Telstra, China Telecom, Muze and Reliance India.
6 Years in technology implementation in K-12 Education
and 10 years in Entertainment, Telecom and Finance
industries.
B.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University
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Biz Notes on Cinema
Tête-à-tête with
Pramod Shinde
A Media Entertainment Industry Expert
Moser Baer - launches USB drives preloaded
with Blockbuster movies.
This is one of the high end
Technological revolution in Ancillary
markets of Movie distribution. Your
words on it….
With the shrinking volumes of DVDs, VCDs sales & Blue
Rays yet to catch up, manufacturers are trying to garner
market share through new & innovative inventions like
USB drives, I Pods etc which have a readymade market of
young & trendy consumers. With 3-5 movies in single
device even consumers are enjoying a high quality movie
experience.
What challenges do you face currently
in Indian Market of Home Videos?
With the proliferation of the internet & better
connectivity, we could see the Indian Film Industry
being adversely affected. Piracy in the form of downloads
& easy availability of pirated CDs has taken away the
Home Video Revenue share. With pirated CDs available
within hours of Home Video launch & before the
theatrical release of the film, Home Video Business is
showing a negative trend.It is imperative for us to take a
strong stand against piracy backed by Govt support &
strict enforcement of anti-piracy laws.
How do you find the piracy market
affecting the DVD and CD market?
How has it affected Moser Baer?
Piracy Continues to be a major concern for the Film
Industry. Technological advancements such as
digitization of film content & delivery has helped arrest
anti piracy to a great extent. However, a concerted Public
Private Partnership is needed to tackle the deep rooted
bane of piracy. With the Content Cost growing
considerably in recent times making profits is becoming
relatively difficult with low cost pricing strategy of
Moserbaer.
Among the top two media
manufacturers in the world- How
would you comment on the
positioning in this market?
Moserbaer with its robust manufacturing capacity wanted
Moserbaer Entertainment Ltd-
Product Manager-3 yrs
Role: Content (Films & Non Films) acquisition
from across the globe for Theatrical, Satellite,
Home Video & Digital Release in India &
Neighboring Countries. Was Business Head for
Bhojpuri Division. Responsible for Creation,
Marketing & Syndication of local content. Created
a niche vertical of World cinema successfully.
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
(NFDC LTD)- 10 yrs
Role: International Marketing. Responsible for
Content Acquisition from Indian Producers &
syndicating the same in overseas markets.
Import foreign films for Indian Distribution. Line
Production Activities.FCT sales for Doordarshan.
Sale of NFDC Film Rights for Satellite, Home
Video & Non Commercial screenings in India.
Dalal Street Journal Group (DSJ)
Branch Manager-2 yrs
Role: Ad Sales for Magazines.
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to grow its market share & venturing into home video
business was a step towards it. India being the largest
consumer of films & Indians still preferring to watch
films at home Moserbaer had a readymade market.
How does your research and
development enhance your Product
development?
India being a diverse and multi-language country,
strategies differ as per the state. With regional films
dominating in some states, innovative packaging &
attractive pricing were the need of the hour. South has a
more captivating market, where quality plays a more
important role. West has a different requirement where 5
films in One CD has more demand. Accordingly products
were made, packaged & priced.
It is understood that Moser Baer has
been known as the first storage media
company in the world to ship HD
DVDs - Brief outline of the USPs and
the competitor in this
With innovations taking place across the globe in optical
media space, Blur Rays/ HD DVDs were invented in order
to have better home viewing experience. Blue Rays with
5.1 Dolby Digital Sound Track, Crystal Clear Picture
Quality and Customized Menus gives viewers a Theatrical
experience at home. To capture this growing market,
Companies started investing in R & D &Moserbaer was
one among them.
With all the fuss about the great images on HDTVs,
particularly from Blu-ray, it's easy to forget that sound is
half the experience-maybe even more. Blu-ray offers more
than just great video. By making use of its generous datastorage
capacity and new ways to encode audio, it offers
an audio experience that's a significant step beyond the
digital movie sound formats we've lived with. In fact, it's
arguably equivalent to the sound the engineers and
filmmakers heard during the mastering session.
What are your new plans and
strategies in Home Video
Distribution?
With films releasing on DTH simultaneously with
theatres, Home Video business has affected severely. New
release strategies are worked out in order to give
consumers more than his theatrical experience. Hence
value added behind the scenes, Directors Cut, Stars Docu
features are added along with the film. Merchandised
items are bundled along with DVDs. In some cases films
are released directly on Home Video skipping the
theatres.
How do you cope with the changing
consumer behavior in this industry?
Consumers are demanding value for money. Multiple
films in single disc are more in demand. Value added
packs with better visibility across the counter strategy are
adopted by companies to have edge over the competitors.
Publicity on films are created across Social media
platforms like Facebook, Twitter etc where groups &
communities are created & targeted. Mobile & Internet
marketing are eating the pie out of the normal TV, Radio,
Print& OOH advertising.
Lowest-cost manufacturing of optical
media in the world - How would have
Moser Bear benefited from this
competitive strategy?
Cost of manufacturing being almost negligible, it's the
cost of acquiring content that is hampering Home Video
growth. To sustain one need to sell in volumes & hence
Moserbaer adopted the lowest Cost module enabling the
common men to have his share of entertainment.
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Get to Know it
Roaring Silence
hen an American mother and daughter travel
to India to find the girl's biological parents,
Wthey find more than they ever expected. The
Indian mother's story of betrayal and heroism to bring
the girl into the world will change the two forever and
open their eyes to events they had no idea were going on.
There are at least 100 million women missing in this
world according to numerous reports. According to the
provisional 2011 Indian Census, there are 940 females to
1000 males and only 914 to every 1000 in the newborn
to 6-year-old bracket. Female Feticide (selective sex
abortion) started in India with the introduction of the
ultrasound though female infanticide has been around
much longer. Roaring Silence takes place in India and is
the story of just one woman and her struggle to save her
unborn daughter. This film is a social issue feature based
on a true story written in the book Female Feticide: A
Curse by Dr Harshindar Kaur. Dr Harshindar has been
honored by the United Nations for her work on raising
awareness of female feticide and has been invited to give
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a speech at the United Nations in June.
“I grew up in America and in the 80's, you never saw
Indian people on television. I stopped to watch and it
turned out to be a documentary on female feticide in
India. Those images stuck in my mind. The reasoning
behind people committing these crimes were revolting",
says Director Uzma Xina Kang. Kang is joined by a
growing team of film professionals that feel the same way.
William Orendorff has joined forces with her to create a
screenplay that is both compelling and educational.
Through one woman's story, you see the injustices that
have been passed down for generations. Kristin Pitcher of
Pitcher PR brings 10+ years of experience in marketing
and publicity to the table. She has worked for FOX and
DIRECTV among others.
Roaring Silence is in pre-production and the Indian
portion of the casting will take place in India in July. For
more information on this project, please contact Roaring
Silence Productions, LLC at
roaringsilenceproductions@gmail.com.
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