58th National Film Awards, 2010 - Directorate of Film Festivals

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58 th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2010BEST WRITING ON CINEMAS. No.1.Name ofAwardBEST BOOKON CINEMAName ofBook/CriticFrom Rajahs andYogis to Gandhi andBeyond: Images ofIndiainInternational Filmsof the TwentiethCentury (English)AwardeePublisher : SeagullBooksAuthor: VijayaMulayMedal& Cash PrizeSWARNAKAMALRS 75,000CitationHere is a work of rigorous film scholarship which took the author tomany lands and consumed many years of her life. Written in a clearlucid style, the book evokes a panoramic view of India that perhapswas through the eyes of several filmmakers of foreign origin. Whatadds an extra dimension to the book is the author’s narration of herown life in films even as she is engaged in telling the larger events onand off screen.2.SPECIALMENTION1. Cinema Bhojpuri(English)2. Thiraicheelai(Tamil)Publisher : PenguinBooks India LtdAuthor : AvijitGhoshPublisher : TrisakthiPublicationsSundar RamanAuthor : VJeevananthanCERTIFICATEONLYCERTIFICATEONLY1. Often dismissed as a poor cousin of mainstream Hindi cinema,Bhojpuri cinema, however has many interesting cultural strains thatAvijit Ghosh has laid bare. Any one conversant with life in NorthBihar and East Uttar Pradesh, or in many lands far beyond, wouldrecognize the importance of this ‘subaltern’ effort.2. This book is a sincere attempt to analyse important developmentsin Tamil films. It also provides an insight into the classics of worldcinema, highlighting their aesthetic values.
58 th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR 2010S. No.3Name ofAwardBEST FILMCRITICName ofBook/Critic1.) JoshyJoseph(English)&2.) N. ManuChakravarthy(Kannada& English)AwardeeMedal& Cash PrizeSWARNAKAMALRS 37,500SWARNAKAMALRS 37,500Citation1.) Joshy Joseph, essentially a filmmaker, proves to be animportant critic as well, as he goes about writing on themost serious aspects of medium with wry humour and alightness of touch that is difficult not to notice. Hiscommitment to the documentary in particular sets himapart from many of those writing on cinema in thiscountry.2.) Professor Chakravarthy’s writings on film and relatedarts are replete with profound insights into the humancondition as well as the need for serious discourse onsocio-cultural matters. His writings reveal the authoritywith which he can discuss the cinemas of the world,particularly his own Kannada cinema.Contact Us:Directorate of Film FestivalsMinistry of Information and BroadcastingGovernment of IndiaSiri Fort Auditorium Complex,August Kranti Marg,New Delhi‐ 110049Fax: 91 11 26497214 / 26499357Tel: 91 11 26499371 / 26499356E‐Mail: dir.dff@nic.inWebsite: www.dff.nic.in
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