[Reader-list] Persistence Resistance schedule is now on-line

[Magic Lantern Foundation]

Dear all,
The schedule for Persistence Resistance 2011 has been uploaded and can be viewed here: http://www.persistenceresistance.in/

Highlights of festival:
Persistence Resistance: Edge of Visual Narrative. will be held from 7-10 February and following are some of the highlights of the festival.
The festival will screen more than 80 films, many of which are distributed by Under Construction (www.ucfilms.in), as well as special invited packages, in a multitude of viewing spaces. 

Retrospectives of:
Rahul Roy
Kim Longinotto
Arun Khopkar

Special packages from:
Doc Alliance films brought by Dok Leipzig
Selection from London International Documentary Festival
Student films from Zelig School, Italy.
Selected films from South Korea, from Asian Network of the Documentary, Pusan International Film Festival
Selected films from the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

World premiere of:
- ‘This is cricket no?’ by Sudhir Aggarwal and Gregory French
- ‘You don’t belong’ by Spandan Banerjee
- ‘Partners in crime’ by Paromita Vohra
- Oranges and Mangoes' by Priyanka Chhabra

Seminars:
Film Festivals as Public Cultures' on 7 February at the Max Mueller Bhavan. Directors of 8 international and 3 Indian film festivals will speak at this.
Gender and governance' in collaboration with UN Women, focused on the work of Kim Longinotto and Rahul Roy on 10 Feb at the IIC
And:
Workshop on 'Crowd Funding for Production and Distribution' conducted by Charlie Phillip, director of Markets at Sheffield Doc fest and Jamie King, director Vodo, an on-line distribution platform. Peter WIntonick, award winning filmmaker and creator of several public access digital archives, would moderate the workshop. On 8 Feb at IIC.
[These seminars and workshop will require prior registration.]

Video Streaming:
Some of the films being screened will also be streamed during the festival to enable those not present in New Delhi to 'attend' the film festival. The festival will also provide live coverage.


Inaugural screening: 7 Feb
Max Mueller Bhavan 6:30 pm to 11 pm

Partners in Crime
Dir: Paromita Vohra 

You Don't Belong
dir: Spandan Bannerjee

The festival will be inaugurated on 8 February, 10 am with the release of Shohini Ghosh's book 'Fire' by Sharmila Tagore, chairperson CBFC, and key note speeches in two parts, by Colin Gonsalves, senior advocate, director of Human Rights and Law Network and a tireless crusader for defending rights, and Peter Wintonic, award winning filmmaker, tutor, creator of may public access digital archives and consultants to several international film festivals.


Entry Free. All Welcome.
For more information and regular updates visit and register at: - http://persistenceresistance.in/

Festival venues:
7 February 2011
Max Mueller Bhavan,
Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001
11:00 am to 11:00 pm

8-10 February 2011
India International Centre, 
40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
9:00 am – 10:00 pm


Website: http://www.persistenceresistance.in/
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