[Reader-list] Habitat Film Festival 2011, New Delhi

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Hi,



This one is for the film buffs- The annual Habitat Film 
Festival—Returns!!

A week long extravaganza of films from across the country, the fare 
promises to be an exciting bouquet for those with a passion for life on 
the lens!


Travel through the various genres of Rituparno Ghosh’s works, witness 
breath taking landscape cinematography in films shot across the 
country, feel the pulse of folk music reverberate through you, live the 
lifestyles of regional India!

Be taken over by a cinematic exposure, live the festival and we promise 
you a fanfare that will subsume you in a cine experience to remember!


The Programme Team


Habitat Film Festival 2011

Retrospective of Award Winning Actor- Director Rituparno Ghosh

Also featuring short films screened at IFFI 2011

Saturday, May 14, 6:30pm - Inauguration

All screenings followed by Q & A with directors

DATE    TIME    FILM
14th Sat    7:00pm  RETRO - Arekti Premer Golpo (Just Another Love Story) 
Bengali/Eng/2010/128mins
Dirs. Kaushik Ganguly & Rituparno Ghosh
8:30pm  Lost Mother (Eng/2011/85mins) Dir. Monalisa Dasgupta


15th Sun    10:15am Short Film- Mr. India (Manipuri/ 2009/47mins) 
Dir.Haobam Paban Kumar
11:00am Chithakuzhal (The Bird Catcher) (Malayalam/2010/83mins) Dir. 
Majeed Gulistan
2:00pm  Jaangfaai Joonaak (From The Shadow Of Silence) 
(Assamese/2011/82mins)Dir. Sanjib Sabhapandit
3:45pm  Short Film- Surang (The Tunnel) (Hindi/2009/11mins) Dir. Anurag 
Goswami
4:00pm  No One Killed Jessica (Hindi/2011/136mins) Dir. Raj Kumar Gupta
6:30pm  Khaddama (Expatriate Housemaid) (Malayalam/2011/107mins) Dir. 
Kamal
8:30pm  RETRO - Abohoman (Bengali/2010/122mins) Dir. Rituparno Ghosh



16th Mon    6:30pm  Bettada Jeeva (Man Of The Hills) (Kannada/2011/108mins) 
Dir. P. Seshadri
8:30pm  RETRO - Bariwali (The Lady Of The House) 
(Bengali/2000/150mins)Dir. Rituparno Ghosh


17th Tue    6:30pm  Udaan (The Flight) (Hindi/2010/134mins) Dir. 
Vikramaditya Motwane
8:30pm  Aidonla Aidhu (Five Ones Are Five) (Kannada/2011/114mins)Dir.V. 
K. Prakash


18th Wed    6:30pm  O Maria (Konkani/2010/106mins) Dir. Rajendra N. Talak
8:30pm  RETRO - Antarmahal (Views Of The Inner Chamber) 
(Bengali/2005/118mins)Dir. Rituparno Ghosh


19th Thu    6:30pm  Magiya Kaala (Kannada/2011/100mins) Dir. Mudnakudu 
Chinnaswamy
8:30pm  Necklace (Bengali/2010/95mins) Dir. Sekhar Das


20th Fri    6:30pm  Nandalala (Tamil/2010/125mins) Dir. Mysskin
8:30pm  RETRO - Shob Charitro Kalponik (All Characters Are Imaginary)
Bengali/2009/98mins | Dir. Rituparno Ghosh


21st Sat    10:30am Short film- Sesh Asha (The Last Hope) 
(Eng/2010/23mins) Dir. Dip Bhuyan
11:00am T. D. Dasan Standard VI B (Malayalam/2010/98mins) Dir. Mohan 
Raghavan
1:45pm  Short film- Charulathayude Bakki (Malayalam/15mins)Dir. 
Sangeetha Padmanabhan
2:00pm  Byari (Byari/2010/100mins) Dir. Suveeran
3:45pm  Short film- Courtroom Nautanki (The Courtroom Farce) 
(Hindi/2010/14mins)Dir. Chittaranjan Tripathy
4:00pm  Riwayat (Hindi/2010/120mins) Dir. Vijay Patkar
6:30pm  Good Night, Good Morning (Eng/2010/ 110mins) Dir. Sudhish Kamath
8:30pm  Deswa (The Country) (Hindi/Bhojpuri/ 2011/140mins) Dir. Nitin 
Chandra


22nd Sun    10:30am Short film- Rupban (Bengali/2010/27mins) Dir. Supriyo 
Sen
11:00am I Am Kalam (Hindi/2010/87mins) Dir. Nila Madhab Panda
2:00pm  Pranchiyettan & The Saint (Malayalam/ 2010/133mins) Dir. Ranjith
3:45pm  Short film- Dhruva Nakshatram (The Pole Star) 
(Tamil/2010/11mins)Dir. S. Aravind
4:00pm  Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (I Am Sindhutai Sapkal) 
(Marathi/2010/114mins)Dir. Ananth Mahadevan
6:30pm  RETRO - Noukadubi (Boatwreck) (Bengali/2010/146mins) Dir. 
Rituparno Ghosh



OTHER FILMS


DATE    TIME    FILM
2nd Mon 7:00pm  DOC FILM | Premiere of Spirit Of Moksha 
(Hindi/2010/105mins) Dir.Rajeev Gautam. The film examines the 
celebration, concept and purpose of Kumbh Mela as the biggest festival 
of faith, world over. It makes an analytical presentation of myths and 
truths behind the spirit which leads millions together towards the 
common cause of attaining salvation. Limited invitations available at 
the Programme desk


27th Fri    10:30am onwards FILM CLUB SCREENING | I Am 
(English/Hindi/2011/71mins) Dir.Sonali Gulati. Chronicles the journey 
of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years 
later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of 
her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to 
parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the 
fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was 
until recently a criminal and punishable offense. Winner of Grand Jury 
Prize for Best Documentary, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, 2011. 
The director will be present for an interaction post screening


29th Sun    10:30am onwards FILM CLUB SCREENING | Short Film Festival. A 
showcasing of critically acclaimed short films from across the world 
Collab: Shamiana
Film schedules are subject to last minute changes.


Contact Us
Habitat World at India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road
New Delhi - 110003 (India)
Tel: 91-11-43663333, Extn. 3093
Fax: 91-11-24682052, 24682054
E-mail: habitatworld at oldworldhospitality.com