Watch Award Winning Shorts on Mumbai: The City
A Still from Vaapsi, the first prize winner film of digital filmmaking competition MAMI
Screening is open to public and entry passes will be available at the venue. Screenings will be followed by interaction sessions with directors.
Films to be screened:
1. MAANJA directed by Rahi Barve - MIFF 2008
2. HARAVLELE INDRADHANUSHYA directed by Diraj Meshram - MIFF 2008
3. VAAPASI directed by Shrinivas S.- First Prize (MAMI 2008).
4. MUMBAI HALF MARATHON directed by Ms. AISHVARYA – Second Prize (MAMI 2008).
5. LIVE MUMBAI directed by Mr. GANESH MORE- Third Prize (MAMI 2008).
6. A HANDFUL OF SKY directed by Ms. Neha Singh – Special Mention (MAMI 2008).
7. PATRI directed by Akshara Prabhakar - Special Mention (MAMI 2008).
8. Animation film HATCHING by Rajiv Wankhede & Happy Planet by Dhiman Vyas.
9. Documentary ARE YOU ALRIGHT AFGANISTAN by Soumitra Ranade
SYNOPSIS : SHORT FILMS
Vaapsi-First Prize
Vaapsi, a moving short feature on a failed movie actor ably explores how, for some, Mumbai the city of colourful dreams, remains almost that - a black and white dream, unrealized. Smartly written, expertly shot, the film evidences a young director’s rare control over the craft of filmmaking, and an urge to tell a touching story. Despite the subject–hardships of Mumbai– which was shared among several entries at the competition (digital filmmaking competition of MAMI), Vaapsi was the jury’s unanimous choice for the top prize.
Mumbai Half Marathon -Second Prize (MAMI)
Refreshingly original in its form, the energetic, musical animation Mumbai Half Marathon humorously surveys the thoughtless herd-mentality of city life where we are all pointed to a particular direction, therefore we collectively rush. While the film’s take on the silly mechanics of a metropolis may not be specific to Mumbai, it’s the inventiveness of the idea and the sense of joy in its approach that clearly won the jury over.
Live Mumbai -Third Prize
Live Mumbai is a delightful short film on a city where survival is for the smartest, and livelihood the only religion. Largely devoid of sentimentality, full of hope,
even with its grim theme, the short feature amusingly explores urban compulsions that turn a common-man into an efficient survivor.
Special Jury Mentions:
Patri :
For the catty concept alone–a young man who falls in love with the female voice he hears most in Mumbai: of the local train-station announcer’s– the jury considered the short-film idea Patri worth a special mention.
A Handful of Sky:
A Handful of Sky is a quiet meditation on loneliness among maddening crowds that compel some to create an alternatively calm, inner world of their own. The film deserves a special prize for the mature treatment of the urban theme
ARE YOU ALRIGHT AFGHANISTAN? (KHOOB ASTI AFGHANISTAN?)
India/2007/58 min/Beta SP-English
Director: Soumitra Ranade
Indian filmmaker Soumitra Ranade grew up in Kabul as a teenager. Twenty-six years after leaving the country, he returns to post 9/11 Afghanistan to revisit the definitive years of his youth. In a country devastated by war, he rediscovers its beauty through his memories and encounters with its people. Showing a side of Afghanistan often ignored by the Western media, the film takes us on a hopeful journey through the past and present of a country that has yet to see lasting peace.
DATE: 25th MARCH 2008
Venue: Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, Nariman Point, Time: 6.30P.M
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