‘Bhopali’ - A documentary about the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal will be screened in Mumbai on Tuesday, April 24 at 6:30pm in Alliance Francaise.
Directed by Van Maximilian Carlson, ‘Bhopali’ documents the experience of second generation children affected by the worst industrial disaster in history, and subsequent contamination of groundwater by Union Carbide Corporation (an American company now owned by Dow Chemical, the second largest chemical company in the world).
It follows several children as they and their families cope with the ongoing medical and social disaster, as well as their memories of that traumatizing night that shocked the world and changed Bhopal forever. Set against the backdrop of vehement protests for the 25th anniversary of the disaster, the film features Noam Chomsky, Satinath Sarangi, and attorney Rajan Sharma.
It won the Grand Jury Best Documentary Award and Audience Award at Slamdance Film Festival, 2011.
The...
Directed by Van Maximilian Carlson, ‘Bhopali’ documents the experience of second generation children affected by the worst industrial disaster in history, and subsequent contamination of groundwater by Union Carbide Corporation (an American company now owned by Dow Chemical, the second largest chemical company in the world).
It follows several children as they and their families cope with the ongoing medical and social disaster, as well as their memories of that traumatizing night that shocked the world and changed Bhopal forever. Set against the backdrop of vehement protests for the 25th anniversary of the disaster, the film features Noam Chomsky, Satinath Sarangi, and attorney Rajan Sharma.
It won the Grand Jury Best Documentary Award and Audience Award at Slamdance Film Festival, 2011.
The...
- 4/22/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Following an Indian Supreme Court decision regarding the fate of several managers and supervisors who were arrested following the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster at Union Carbide, IndiePix has announced that they have acquired the U.S./Canadian distribution rights to Van Maximilian Carlson's doc about the disaster, "Bhopali," which debuted at this year's Slamdance. The film will get a theatrical this fall. Full release follows... IndiePix Acquires Documentary Film "Bhopali" Award ...
- 5/11/2011
- Indiewire
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.
Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas
Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini
Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini
Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson)
Best Short Film - Just That...
Best Feature Film - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas
Best Director - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini
Best Actor - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar
Best Actress - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini
Best Screenplay - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B
Best Documentary - Bhopali (Max Carlson)
Best Short Film - Just That...
- 5/9/2011
- Bollyspice
Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony) directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas was declared the Best Feature Film at the 11th New York Indian Film Festival which concluded recently. Abhay Kumar’s Just That Sort of a Day won the Best Short Film while Bhopali by Max Carlson was adjudged the Best Documentary.
Aparna Sen won the Best director for Iti Mrinalini. Rishi Kapoor won the Best Actor for Do Dooni Chaar while the Best Actress award went to Konkona Sen Sharma for Iti Mrinalini. Mohan Raghavan’s T.D. Dasan Std. VI B won the Best Screenplay.
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal opened the festival while Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi was screened as the closing film. Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, the festival was held from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan.
Aparna Sen won the Best director for Iti Mrinalini. Rishi Kapoor won the Best Actor for Do Dooni Chaar while the Best Actress award went to Konkona Sen Sharma for Iti Mrinalini. Mohan Raghavan’s T.D. Dasan Std. VI B won the Best Screenplay.
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal opened the festival while Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi was screened as the closing film. Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council, the festival was held from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan.
- 5/9/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Capping off five days of Indian cinematic excellence, the 11th Annual New York Indian Film Festival came to a close in grand fashion on May 8 with the spectacular Closing Night red carpet premiere of Rituparno Ghosh's powerful film Noukadubi which was attended by Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh Kapoor, Salman Rushdie, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Madhur Jaffrey, Ambassador Prakash Shah, Consul General Prabhu Dayal, and many other notable celebrities. Following the premiere at Asia Society in Manhattan was the festival's annual awards ceremony. The winners are listed below.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Feature Film</span> - Sthaniya Sambaad (Spring in the Colony), directed by Arjun Gourisaria & Moinak Biswas<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Director</span> - Aparna Sen, Iti Mrinalini<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actor</span> - Rishi Kapoor, Do Dooni Chaar<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Actress</span> - Konkona Sen Sharma, Iti Mrinalini<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Screenplay</span> - Mohan Raghavan, T.D. Dasan Std. VI B<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Documentary</span> - Bhopali (Max Carlson)<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Short Film</span> - Just That...
- 5/9/2011
- Filmicafe
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal, starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh will open the 11th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff). The festival will take place from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan. A total of 25 feature films will be screened in the festival which is presented by The Indo-American Arts Council (Iaac).
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
- 4/17/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 17th annual Slamdance Film Festival has handed out awards to 10 films out of the 83 movies that screened this year. A few films received multiple awards in different categories and several of the winners will be given a limited theatrical release sponsored by Slamdance later this year.
Awards were organized in the sections: Grand Jury Awards, Audience Awards and Sponsored Awards. The documentary Bhopali, directed by Van Maximillian Carlson about the effects of the horrific 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster, won both a Grand Jury and an Audience award. Another documentary, Shunka by Cj Gardella, won both an Audience and a Sponsored award.
Also, in addition to several winners, the Slamdance jury made several mentions to runners-up deserving special recognition. Those special jury notes are included in the full list of winners below.
Two films — the short Hello Caller by Andrew Putschoegl and the feature Superheroes by Michael Barnett — have been...
Awards were organized in the sections: Grand Jury Awards, Audience Awards and Sponsored Awards. The documentary Bhopali, directed by Van Maximillian Carlson about the effects of the horrific 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster, won both a Grand Jury and an Audience award. Another documentary, Shunka by Cj Gardella, won both an Audience and a Sponsored award.
Also, in addition to several winners, the Slamdance jury made several mentions to runners-up deserving special recognition. Those special jury notes are included in the full list of winners below.
Two films — the short Hello Caller by Andrew Putschoegl and the feature Superheroes by Michael Barnett — have been...
- 1/28/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 2011 Slamdance Film Festival concluded Thursday night with Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal's "Stranger Things" winning the event's Best Narrative Film prize, while Van Maximillian Carlson's "Bhopali" took Slamdance's Best Documentary Film award in both the jury and audience categories. "Simon Arthur's "Silver Tongues" won the audience prize for Best Narrative Film. There are three competitive divisions at Slamdance: Grand Jury, Audience Awards and Special Sponsored Awards provided by ...
- 1/28/2011
- Indiewire
The 17th annual Slamdance Film Festival is all set to run for eight days and nights Jan. 21-27. The festival is featuring a bold theme this year of “All Is Not Lost” where — due to the current devastating economic climate — Slamdance will donate 10% of ticket proceeds back to the filmmakers.
The fest is screening 14 feature films — 10 of which are in competition — and 8 feature documentaries, all of which are in competition. In addition, there will be 56 short films screening.
Plus, there are a couple of special screenings, including the Straight 8 event where anybody can register to receive a single roll of Super-8 film that they can use to direct their own in-camera edited mini-masterpiece. Also, on the 26th, there will be a special retrospective of the works of renegade ’60s filmmaker J.X. Williams.
The full film lineup is below, but for more information on the site please visit the official Slamdance website.
The fest is screening 14 feature films — 10 of which are in competition — and 8 feature documentaries, all of which are in competition. In addition, there will be 56 short films screening.
Plus, there are a couple of special screenings, including the Straight 8 event where anybody can register to receive a single roll of Super-8 film that they can use to direct their own in-camera edited mini-masterpiece. Also, on the 26th, there will be a special retrospective of the works of renegade ’60s filmmaker J.X. Williams.
The full film lineup is below, but for more information on the site please visit the official Slamdance website.
- 12/23/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
[1] Slamdance has officially announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City, Utah. For those of you who don't know, the festival was founded in 1995 by filmmakers whose movies didn't get into Sundance, and has since become a yearly film festival spotlighting "emerging filmmaking talent and their new work." Slamdance touts that their festival is "programmed by filmmakers for filmmakers." While Sundance is still the big show in Park City, big filmmakers like Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster's Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) are often mentioned as Slamdance discoveries. Hit the jump to read the full press release which includes the full line-up for the 2011 Festival. For Immediate Release Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2011 Feature Film Competition “All Is Not Lost” for Filmmakers in Park City and Commercially Year-Round Los Angeles - December 7, 2010 – Slamdance today announced the 2011 Feature Competition...
- 12/8/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The Slamdance Film Festival wasn't that far behind The Sundance Film Festival in releasing their film line-up, and it's a compelling mix of titles. For those of you who don't know, Slamdance is another film festival that is going on at the exact same time, and in the exact same place as Sundance, and that's in Park City Ut, from January 21-28th. Slamdance focuses more on genre type indie films.
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up up in Park City.
Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2011 Feature Film Competition
"All Is Not Lost" for Filmmakers in Park City and Commercially Year-Round
Los Angeles - December 7, 2010 - Slamdance today announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City,...
Check out the list below and tell us what you think! Do any of you plan on attending? I always try to catch a few of these films while up up in Park City.
Slamdance Film Festival Announces 2011 Feature Film Competition
"All Is Not Lost" for Filmmakers in Park City and Commercially Year-Round
Los Angeles - December 7, 2010 - Slamdance today announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City,...
- 12/7/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
With the complete Sundance lineup now out in public you had to know that Slamdance couldn't be far behind. And it wasn't. The complete list of competition selections for Slamdance 2011 was announced today and it's a compelling mix of titles.
On the genre front Fernando Barreda Luna's found footage shocker Atrocious is the festival's one true horror entry while Simon Arthur's Silver Tongues also sounds like it could delve into dark thriller territory. Experimental effort The Beast Pageant is probably worth a look as well and I've been hearing growing buzz about inner city crime moc doc Snow On The Bluff as well.
On the real documentary side of things there are a couple music themed pieces - Road Dogs and Last Fast Ride - cranked up to 11. Stephan Wassman's Scrapper - the story of a group of men who collect scrap from a Us military bombing...
On the genre front Fernando Barreda Luna's found footage shocker Atrocious is the festival's one true horror entry while Simon Arthur's Silver Tongues also sounds like it could delve into dark thriller territory. Experimental effort The Beast Pageant is probably worth a look as well and I've been hearing growing buzz about inner city crime moc doc Snow On The Bluff as well.
On the real documentary side of things there are a couple music themed pieces - Road Dogs and Last Fast Ride - cranked up to 11. Stephan Wassman's Scrapper - the story of a group of men who collect scrap from a Us military bombing...
- 12/7/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The Slamdance Film Festival which takes place each year in Utah at the same time as the Sundance Film Festival has just announced its program for the 2011 edition. The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn and Peter Baxter and has since become a year-round organization championing emerging filmmaking talent and their new work. The aim is to provide what its supporters consider a truer representation of independent filmmaking).
The fest has earned a solid reputation for premiering films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Festival discoveries have included directors such as Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite).
The 17th annual fest will screen 10 narrative films and eight documentary features in competition from Jan. 21-27. Fourteen of the movies are world premieres. As part of this year’s festival theme — “All Is...
The fest has earned a solid reputation for premiering films by first-time writers and directors working within the creative confines of limited budgets. Festival discoveries have included directors such as Christopher Nolan (Memento), Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball) and Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite).
The 17th annual fest will screen 10 narrative films and eight documentary features in competition from Jan. 21-27. Fourteen of the movies are world premieres. As part of this year’s festival theme — “All Is...
- 12/7/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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