[Reader-list] ViBGYOR Workshop Invite

[Santhosh Kumar]

*7-Day Short and Documentary Film Workshop for Young people*

at the ViBGYOR International Film Festival, Jan*uary 10 -16, 2011*

Venue: *Kerala Sangeeth Nataka Akademy Campus, Thrissur, Kerala*



Focusing mainly on beginners to short/documentary films and social/political
activism, ViBGYOR International Film Festival is offering a *
Festival-cum-Workshop* to college students, aspiring young filmmakers, film
critics, young film lovers, media activists and the members of social
movements for the second time. First of its kind in India, started last
year, this will be based more on content and interaction and not on
technical hands-on input in filmmaking. The workshop will sensitize the
participants to the power of media and to the socio-political concerns
expressed through films. This will be a very good opportunity to meet
experienced filmmakers, technicians and social/political activists and
interact with them.  The Workshop begins on January 10th noon and ends on
January 16th noon.



Last year, 38 young people from all over the country participated in the six
days workshop, in which filmmakers Ruhi Hamid (UK), Andre Luis Olivera
(Brazil), K P Sasi, Late C Saratchandran, P Baburaj and Amudhan R P met the
participants and engaged them in dialogue on various aspects of filmmaking,
marketing and funding. Media activists and academicians Sujata Babar, Dr. T
Muralidharan and K C Santhosh Kumar were full time with the participants to
animate and coordinate the workshop.



ViBGYOR International Film Festival for Short and Documentary films at its *6th
edition from January 12 -16, 2011 *in Thrissur, Kerala, will screen around
100 films from across the globe. The Festival will start on January 12th,
with an International Conference/Panel Discussion on the Focus theme of the
year, ‘*Political* F*ilm making and Media Activism in South Asia’*.  There
will be a number of mini conferences, workshops, activist meetings etc. as
part of the festival, and many informal gatherings too, discussing social
issues and filmmaking. Every day there will be Open Forum with
thefilmmakers whose films are screened. (Ref.
www.vibgyorfilm.org for details on Film Package)



*We are inviting young people from all over India, in the 18-30 age groups
to participate in this unique workshop.*

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*Programme*:

·  The workshop will start on January10 (Two days before the Festival), by
2pm and will continue till 16th.

·  There will be Introductory session, screenings and discussion, sessions
on various areas of filmmaking on 10th and 11th of January.

·   From 12-16th, the participants will  attend a) the South Asian
Conference/Panel Discussion on Political Filmmaking and Media Activism b)
Film Screenings and the Open Forum/Face-to-Face with Filmmakers c) Models of
Media Activism workshop and d) Mini Conferences/Campaigns and e) `Resistance
Music’ recitals.

·  Every day evening from 4.00-6.00 there will be a session exclusively for
the workshop participants, where a panel of filmmakers and technicians will
be available for interaction.

*Other details*:

a) Every participant will receive a `*Certificate of Participation’.*

b) Rs. 1,000/- will be charged from all participants towards Workshop fee
(including boarding and lodging for 7 days and 7 nights).

c) We propose to offer `Fellowships for half the Workshop fee’ to a limited
number of participants, who can’t afford to pay the full Workshop fee.
The recipients will be selected on the basis of their previous involvement
with filmmaking and/or in social issues/movements.



Workshop Application form can be down loaded from www.vibgyorfilm.org.
Please down load, fill it up and send it along with Rs.100/- registration
fee to `ViBGYOR Film Festival Office, Kalliath Square, Palace Road,
Thrissur, Kerala 680 020, Tel: 9447000830’ ASAP. (Photocopy Registration
form, if need be).