Span - 2.cdr - Pune International Film Festival

Vishram Dhole
Akash Dhopeshwarkar
Akash Dhopeshwarkar is writer, director, media-enthusiast and ardent cinephile with more than decade of professional
and teaching experience. He currently is an assistant professor with the Department of Communication Studies at the
SAwitribai Phule Pune University.
Raj Kazi
Raj Kazi is a plywriter and journalist. He has been involved in cultural and literary activities for the past 25 years. Besides
plays and films he has also written for TV advertisements. Heb has also directed plays. His debut film 'Sankraman', a
collection of one acts plays has received the state award for literary excellance and the equally prestigious 'Yashwantrao
Chavan Puraskar' in 1990. He was one amogst the few Indian regional writersb invited for workshop jointly organized by
the Royal Theatre of London and the British Council. He has successfully adopted the highly acclaimed work of two great
Marathi authors, C. T Kanolkar and Annabhau Sathe for the films “Agnidivya” and “Chitra”. “Chodo kal ki Batein” the
Hindi film too is credited to him.
MTDC SELECTION COMITEE
Vishram Dhole is an assistant professor at Department of Communication studies at University of Pune. He has
worked as journalist for 9 years in the print media and has authored the three books on the communication and
mass communication in Marathi. He has translated three books from English to Marathi and written research
papers on various issues in media and communication for national and international research journals. He is
currently working on his doctoral research on “popular culture” and Indo-German collaborative research on
'Sociology of internet usage'. He has planned, directed and scripted five documentaries on topics related to
security, development and environment. He is also currently training in senior scientists and top management of
Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) on media and communication management.
2016
Opening Film
The Thin Yellow Line
La Delgada Línea Amarilla
Director: Celso R. García
2015 - 95’ - Spanish - Colour - Mexico
Producer: Guillermo del Toro,Bertha Navarro,Alejandro
Springall
Cast: Damián Alcázar,Joaquín Cosío,Silverio
Palacios,Gustavo Sánchez Parra,Américo Hollander
Screenplay: Celso R. García
Cinematographer: Emiliano Villanueva
Editor: Jorge García
Sound Designer: Gabriel Coll Barberis
Music Composer: Dan Zlotnik
Costume Designer: Gabriela Fernandez
Production Designer: Ariel Margolis
Production Company: Springall Pictures,Fidecine,Estudios
Churubusco Azteca S.A,Equipment & Film Design
Festival/Awards:
The Thin Yellow Line is the journey of five men who are hired to paint the median line of a
road that connects two villages in Mexico. On board of an old truck, they do the job: more
than 200 kilometers that they have to complete in less than fifteen days under a burning
sun. Five solitary men will acknowledge that there is a thin line between right and wrong;
between laughter and crying; between life and death.
Director’s Biography
Celso R. García was born in 1976 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
He is a writer and director, known for The Thin Yellow Line (2015), La
leche y el agua (2006) and Lonely Tune (2002).
Gijón International Film Festival 2015-Best Screenplay and
Special Jury Award
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival 2015Grand Newcomer Award Mannheim-Heidelberg
Montréal World Film Festival 2015- Bronze Zenith and
Glauber Rocha Award
Director’s Filmography
The Thin Yellow Line (2015)
La leche y el agua (2006)
Pata de gallo (2004)
Protestosterona (2003)
El niño millón (2003)
Lonely Tune (2002)
Sachin Dev Burman
International Award For
Creative Music And Sound
2016
Uttam Singh
Revolt: A Love Story
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
2001 -186’- Hindi - Colour - India
Director: Anil Sharma
Producer: Nittin Keni
Cast: Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel, Amrish Puri, Lilette Dubey
Screenplay: Shaktiman Talwar
Cinematographer: Najib Khan
Editor: A.D.Dhanashekharan, Keshav Naidu, Arun V.
Narvekar
Music Composer: Uttam Singh
Costume Designer: Bhavana Mukatiwala
Prooduction Company: Zee Telefilms
In 1947, Tara, a Sikh truck driver in Punjab, meets and falls in love with a wealthy Muslim
girl named Sakina, by accident during anti-Muslim riots whom he saves, courts and
marries. Years later, Sakina travels to Pakistan to visit her father, now the mayor of a small
Pakistan city, for a visit. He tries to separate her and Tara and force her into an arranged
marriage with a wealthy man of her age and religion.
Director’s Biography
Anil Sharma is an Indian Filmmaker. He started his debut at the very
young age of 21 years as a director with an outstanding film,
‘Shraddhanjali’. After that, he made a number of magnificent films. The
movie, Gadar ek prem katha, turned out to be a milestone in his career as
it created history at the box office and is rated among the most successful
movies of Indian cinema.
Director’s Filmography
Singh Saab The Great (2013)
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo (2004)
Tahalka (1992)
Farishtay (1991)
Elaan-E-Jung (1989)
Hukumat (1987 )
Sachin Dev Burman
International Award for
Creative Music and Sound
Uttam Singh
Uttam Singh is an Indian musician. He has worked as a violinist, music arranger and music director for
many Hindi films. He worked as a music arranger for Ilaiyaraaja in numerous Tamil films, before
establishing himself as an independent composer.
Uttam Singh played violin for major composers including Naushad,Roshan, Madan Mohan, C.
Ramchandra, and Sachin Dev Burman. Later, he became the main violinist for Rahul Dev Burman.
Singh later partnered with another musician, Jagdish, to arrange music for films. The duo worked for
over 65 films in several Indian languages. These films included major Rajshri Productions hits, 'Maine
Pyar Kiya' and 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun, apart from 'Painter Babu', 'Clerk', and 'Waaris'. After Jagdish died
in 1992, Singh started working independently.
His most notable film as a music director is Yash Chopra's 'Dil To Pagal Hai'. He has also composed music
for other films including 'Hum Tumpe Marte Hain', ' Dushman', ' Farz', 'Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai', ' Gadar:
Ek Prem Katha' and 'The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'.
His songs and score for the Chandra Prakash Dwivedi's 2003 partition drama Pinjar, is considered to be
his finest work as composer.
2016
Days And Nights In The Forest
Aranyer Din Ratri
1970 - 115’- Bengali, English - Black and White - India
Soumitra Chatterjee
Director: Satyajit Ray
Producer: Asim Dutta, Nepal Dutta
Cast: Sharmila Tagore, Kaberi Bose, Simi Garewal, Soumitra
Chatterjee, Subhendu Chatterjee, Robi Ghosh, Samit
Bhanja, Pahadi Sanyal
Screenplay: Satyajit Ray
Cinematographer: Soumendu Roy
Editor: Dulal Dutta
Sound Designer: Sujit Sarkar
Music Composer: Satyajit Ray
Production Designer: Bansi Chandragupta
Production Company: Priya Films
Festival/Awards:
River to River Fest (Italy) (2010)
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20 Berlin International Film Festival (1970) (Nominated)
‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ is a beautiful and touching story of four young middle class men,
including the well-off Asim, the meek Sanjoy and the brutish Hari, who leave Calcutta to
spend some time in an empty bungalow in the forests of Palmau. Full of the confidence of
the big city, and with little respect for the rural villagers, the boys learn several lessons
about life and love as their conceited world-view is challenged by their experiences with
the local girls of Palmau.
Director’s Biography
Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker who worked prominently in Bengali
cinema and who has often been regarded as one of the great directors of
world cinema. Ray was born in Kolkata to a Bengali family and started his
career as a junior visualiser. Ray composed music and wrote screenplays
for his own films and those by other directors. Often credited as a fiction
writer, illustrator, and calligrapher; Ray authored several short stories
and novels in Bengali, most of which were aimed at children and
adolescents.
Director’s Filmography
Ganashatru (1989)
Ghare-Baire (1984)
Ashani Sanket (1973)
Charulata (1964)
Kanchenjungha (1962)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Award for Outstanding
Contribution to Indian Cinema
Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay) is an Indian film and stage actor and poet. He is known for his
collaborations with film director Satyajit Ray. Starting with his debut film, Apur Sansar (The World of
Apu, 1959) he went on to work in several films with Ray, including Charulata (The Lonely Wife, 1964),
Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1969); Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder, 1973), GhareBaire (The Home and The World, 1984) and Ganashatru (Enemy of the People, 1989). He has also
worked with other noted directors of Bengali cinema, Mrinal Sen in Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds,
1965), Tapan Sinha in Kshudista Pashan (Hungry Stones, 1960), Asit Sen in Swaralipi (1961), Ajoy Kar in
Saat Pake Bandha (1963), Parineeta (1969), and Tarun Mazumdar in Sansar and Ganadevata (1978) to
name a few.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2004. In 2012, he received the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He has won two National Film Awards. He received the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award in 1998.
Soumitra has received the 'Officier des Arts et Metiers', the highest award for arts given by the French
government, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Italy.
2016
Past, Present, Future
Trikal
1985 - 137’- Hindi - Colour - India
Shyam Benegal
Director: Shyam Benegal
Producer: Lalit M. Bijlani, Freni Variava
Cast: Leela Naidu, Neena Gupta, Anita Kanwar, Soni Razdan,
Dalip Tahil, K. K. Raina, Kunal Kapoor, Jayant Kriplani,
Naseeruddin Shah, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Screenplay: Shyam Benegal
Cinematographer: Ashok Mehta
Editor: Bhanudas Divakar
Sound Designer: Hitendra Ghosh
Music Composer: Vanraj Bhatia
Costume Designer: Saba Zaidi
Production Designer: Nitish Roy
Production Company: Blaze Film Enterprises
Festival/Awards:
National Film Awards, India (1986) Won: Best Direction
Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to
them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-tense by one of the friends of the
family.
Director’s Biography
Shyam Benegal (1934) is an Indian director and screenwriter. He started
working as a copywriter at a Bombay-based advertising agency, Lintas
Advertising, where he steadily rose to become a creative head. Between
1966 and 1973, Shyam taught at the Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII), Pune, and twice served as the institute's chairman: 1980–83 and
1989–92. With his first four feature films Ankur (1973), Nishant (1975),
Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977) he created a new genre.
Director’s Filmography
Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
Sardari Begum (1996)
Bhumika (1977)
Manthan (1976)
Nishant (1975)
Ankur (1973)
Award for Outstanding
Contribution to Indian Cinema
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal, an Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur (1973),
Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976) and Bhumika (1977) he created a new genre New or Alternate cinema.
He served as the Director of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) from 1980 to 1986 and
is the president of the Federation of Film Societies of India
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976, the Padma Bhushan in 1991, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
in 2005. He has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times
One of his early documentaries, A Child of the Streets (1967), garnered him wide acclaim. He made his
first feature film Ankur (The Seedling) in 1973.
After this trilogy on rural oppression, Ankur, Nishant and Manthan, Benegal made a biopic, Bhumika
(1977)
Benegal directed TV serials like Yatra (1986) for the Indian Railways and Bharat Ek Khoj (1988). The 1990s
saw Shyam Benegal making a trilogy on Indian Muslim women, starting with Mammo (1995), Sardari
Begum (1996), and Zubeidaa (2001).
In 2008, his film ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ was released to a good response In March 2010, Benegal
released a political satire Well Done Abba.
Award for Outstanding
Contribution to Indian Cinema
Ram Mohan
Ram Mohan is an Indian animator, title designer and design educator, who is known as father of Indian
Animation. He started his career at the Cartoon Films Unit, Films Division of India in 1956.
He has won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film twice for ‘You Said It’ (1972)
and ‘Fire Games’ (1983). He was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the 2006 Mumbai
International Film Festival and the Padma Shri the 2014
Mohan worked as an animator with the Films division till the late 1960s. His 'Homo Saps' won the
National Award for Best Experimental Film, 1967, and 'Chaos' won an Award at the Leipzig Festival of
short Films in 1968. He participated in the 1967 world retrospective of Animation Cinema in Montreal.
In 1972, he established his own production company, Ram Mohan Biographics, which made the
animated feature ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ in 1992, for which he worked as co-director.
Ram Mohan's film credits include several animation sequences for mainstream filmmakers – a title
sequence for Satyajit Ray's ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’, a sequence for Mrinal Sen's, ‘Bhuvan Shome’, and for
other films.
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