[Reader-list] FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival , Delhi( Jan 20-22, 2011) / Fourth International Film Festival on Cell Phone Cinema 2011/Drum Circle on Sunday the 19th December 2010

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Contact: Sridhar Rangayan, Festival Director
Solaris Pictures, 28618239 / 98211 40940
flashpoint.hrff at gmail.com / sridhar.rangayan at gmail.com


IGNITING CHANGE
Film Festival in City gives a Wake up Call


December 3, 2010 Mumbai

Coinciding with the Human Rights Day, Mumbai city will play host to a
hard hitting and thought provoking film festival on human rights
issues. FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival, that is being held from
December 8th to 10th at the Alliance Francaise auditorium at Marine
Lines brings together eight extraordinary films from around the world
that deal with human rights issues Human Trafficking & Child
prostitution; War Crimes; Religious Fundamentalism, Homophobia,
Violence against Women, Death Penalty, Forced Disappearances, etc.

“These movies will shock you and wake you up to the new realities that
we all must understand and counter. The Flashpoint Human Rights film
festival will hurl you into the hearts and the lives of those brave
people who had the audacity to stand up alone against the tyranny of
the oppressor”, says Mahesh Bhatt, filmmaker and rights activist, who
will Inaugurate the Flashpoint film festival on December 8th at 11am.
Well known theater person Dolly Thakore will also be a Guest of Honour
at the opening ceremony.

The eight films set in Algeria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Iran, Italy,
Nepal and the Gaza strip show how brave human rights defenders
campaign for justice and human rights, often paying a very high price
for their work. “These activists and/or their organizations play a
crucial role in the worldwide protection and promotion of human
rights”, says Taco Ruighaver, Director of Movies That Matter Film
festival, Netherlands with whose support this festival has been
organized.

Apart from screening of films, there will be panel discussions on
urgent and important topics like ‘human trafficking and inadequacy of
the law’, ‘violence against women’ and ‘religious intolerance’ with
eminent filmmakers Kalpana Lajmi, Bishakha Datta & Vinta Nanda; rights
activists Priti Patkar & Flavia Agnes and advocates Maharukh Adenwala,
PA Sebastian & Colin Gonsalves.

“For me, it was a simple human response”, says Sridhar Rangayan,
Festival Director, who also organized the hugely successful KASHISH
Mumbai International Film Festival at PVR Juhu earlier this year, “I
saw these films as a Jury member at the festival in Netherlands and I
was so moved by the films, that I was determined to bring them to
India to share with audiences here”. He hopes that the film festival
and discussions will bring about a change in perceptions and mindsets
and initiate action. “I want the festival to urge us to reflect,
react, revolutionalize and act as a ‘flashpointers’ to usher in
change.”

This three day film festival being organized by Solaris Pictures,
Mumbai, Magic Lantern Foundation, New Delhi and Movies That Matter,
Netherlands.

The festival will also screen in New Delhi from January 20-22nd ,
2011. Gargi Sen, Festival Director, who will be organizing the Delhi
screenings, says “The impulse to question, criticise and resist is
varied but the films also fundamentally present the spirit of the
change makers and their abilities to paint a future for mankind. I
believe that engaging with these films will make us pause, think and
take a re-look at our own lives and thereby create possibilities of
change.”

The festival organizers are expecting a good participation by the
younger population, like students and youth groups, who have shown an
interest in attending the festival.

“If a change has to be made to end this human rights abuse, there has
to be an outcry from the public, from every strata of society, from
people of all walks of lives. The starting point of this could be very
simple – just being informed and aware”, says Nandita Das, award
winning actress, filmmaker and social activist in support of the
festival, “A human rights film festival like FLASHPOINT makes us aware
of the issues and if you are aware, you can possibly make a difference
one day”.

Details about films and schedule can be found at 
www.flashpointfilmfestival.com
Phone: (022) 28618239 ; Email: flashpoint.hrff at gmail.com

Support Messages from FLASHPOINTERS: http://tiny.cc/0l8s5
Review of films in Time Out by Nandini Ramnath : http://tiny.cc/2rxlu
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Fourth International Film Festival on Cell Phone Cinema 2011


Inspired by the success of the 3rd International Film Festival on Cell 
Phone Cinema, Asian Academy of Film & TV is now organizing the 4th 
International Film Festival on Cell Phone Cinema. The event to be held 
in 3rd week of January 2011 is open for participation from across the 
globe on 14th and 15th of Jan.

What is Cell Phone Cinema?

Cell Phone Cinema is an ode to the progeny of wireless 
telecommunication and a creative salute to the advancement of Graham 
Bell's innovation. The festival aims at extending the opportunity of
creating and capturing images and videos through the simple use of our 
everyday pocket companion, the cell phone. It marks the advent of a new 
form of creative expression, that which is simple, basic and affordable 
and very convenient to use.
The Competition:

Task: Shooting a Film/music video / news/ still picture on MOBILE PHONE
Registration Deadline: 8th January 2011
Length of the video: 3 minutes maximum
Shooting Technique: Mobile Phone (cell phone)
Registration Fee: None
Purpose: To unleash the creative spark of the participants by using non 
traditional means of technology like the Cell Phone and create both 
motion and still imagery.
The Task: Participants can shoot a Video (max. 3 minutes) or Still 
Picture using a mobile phone.


Categories:

The entries for the competition will revolve around the realm of :
Fiction / Music Video
Reality / Electronic News Gathering
Still Image
Prize Distribution:

Total Prize – USD 3000

Rules of the Game:
The competition is subject to certain restrictions, which are enlisted 
below:
All entries to be created using a mobile phone. The entries should be 
original and not infringe on any copyright law.
All work to be either uploaded on batchbuzz.com or the body of work can 
be sent on a CD at the festival office -- Marwah Studios , Fc-14/15, 
Film City , Sector 16 A ,Noida -201301 , UP India ).
Decision of the Festival director will be final and binding to all the 
participants of cell phone cinema film festival.
Announcement of Result:
The film entries received from various countries will be judged by an 
international jury in New Delhi.
The result for the 3 winner of the Cell Phone Cinema festival will be 
announced later .
The list of the film entries, qualified for the finals, will be 
disclosed through the Internet.

Jury:
Prof Karl Bardosh - Master Prof. Tisch School of the Arts , NYU
Ashok Tyagi Film Producer /Director
Sandeep Marwah - President , Marwah Studios
Gurbir Grewal - National Award Winner - Renowned Film Director
Joao Ponces De Carvalho Film Director (PORTUGAL)
Yennis Arnnis Film Maker (GREECE)
Ludmilla Literature (RUSSIA)

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Drum Circle on Sunday the 19th December 2010 , New Delhi

Sunday, December 19 · 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Location    Deer Park,Enter From Hauz Khaz village side
Created By  
Delhi Drum Circles, Yogesh Kumar Badobaria
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this sunday 19th DEC ,
Delhi Drum Circle jam :)

looking forward to see more n more Kids on the block,
they are most welcome to join us at any jamms....

see you all :)

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