Allahabad hosts Prayag 2015 Film Fest

Allahabad, ready to host 1^st International Film Festival of Prayag 2015

 

Dhiraj Mishra, Om Puri and Hasan Haider

25^th Feb 2015, Hotel , Yatrik, Allahabad: 

First time in the history of Allahabad, the holy city of India, is ready to hold 1^st Edition of International Film Festival of Prayag. Focusing on promoting the Art in Cinema, IFFP’s theme is to bring in light the Talent of Northern India and on the other hand, inspire the young and dynamic film professionals. 

Going to be held on 26^th, 27^th and 28^th Feb’15, this Film Festival will screen Documentaries, Short Films, Animation and Feature Films, from across the world. With the immense participation of the Filmmakers, this 3 day long festival is going to screen the best of Independent Films that have come from India and other countries like Poland, Israel, and Korea.   

Founded by Z&Z Media Pvt Ltd, IFFP has also received a prestige of honoring the Veteran Actor, Padmashri OM PURI with the Lifetime Achievement Award. As we quoted him saying: “It is really good to know that this kind of a Festival is going to be held in Prayag. This will certainly work as a booster for all the Film amateurs and young aspirants who want to make their stand in the Film Industry.”   Further, the ambience will become more enchanting with the presence of an acclaimed Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia. Known for his films like Paan Singh Tomer, Saheb Biwi and Gangster, Kahaani, Bullet Raja and more, we will also be felicitating his contribution in the film industry. This is not all, but Tigmanshu Dhulia will inspire the ambitious young filmmakers by his motivational speech on films.  

The Festival will start with the Opening Film Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan, a biopic on the glorious life of former Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri. This film is written by Dhiraj Mishra, who is also one of the guests in the film festival is quite happy with the thought of IFFP and says: “it feels nice to be a part of IFFP, wherein not only the experienced Filmmakers but also the Independent young Film enthusiasts are given a chance to showcase their works in front of the film professionals.”

Total 30 Films on both National and International grounds are going to be screened few of which have won several Awards at the other Film Festivals. Unique in their own ways and related to some social cause or the other, films like Sharminda, The Heat, Gandhi, Hindu Nectar, My Sin, Goonga Pehlwan, Tara, etc will be screened at the festival. 

- See more at: http://www.filmytown.com/allahabad-prayag-2015-film-festival/

DUNNO Y...NA JAANE KYUN NOW REACHES POLAND...

The triumphant journey of internationally acclaimed Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun seems never ending! 

After getting screened at major countries and festivals of New York, Houston, London, Sydney, Oslo, Athens, Cologne, Dortmund, Switzerland, Israel, Alta, Italy, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nashik it is now getting screened at the prestigious festival of Warsaw in Poland. This festival is one of the most important event on the cultural map of Poland. They select films which are either widely acclaimed by critics and viewers or films which became a part of the canon of the worlds most important LGBT production. Besides movies this festival is famous for its exhibitions, concerts and meetings with international artists. Kapil Sharma and Yuvraaj Parashar are invited to attend the festival and they will also be doing a dance performance. 

The film also stars Zeenat Aman, Kabir Bedi, Helen, Rituparna Sengupta, Tara Sharma, Aryan Vaid and Mahabanoo Modi Kotwal. It is directed by Sanjay Sharma. Lata Mangeshkar sang the title track. It has won 12 international awards and Kapil Sharma and Yuvraaj Parashar best actors award.

Incidentally its sequel called Dunno Y 2 (Life Is A Moment) is getting made in collaboration with European production house and is shot in Norway. It stars Zeenat Aman, Kapil Sharma, Yuvraaj Parashar and a mix of European, Pakistani and Indian actors. Its co directed by Sanjay Sharma and Norwegian director Tonje Gjevjon. Its first look teaser is available online on you tube.

Calls for Proposals for Open Pitching Sessions – Wild Talk Africa

The Wild Talk Africa Festival, which takes place at the Docklands Hotel & Conference Centre in Durban from 23 to 26 July, running concurrently with the Durban International Film Festival, invites wildlife film-makers to submit proposals for the open pitching sessions.

Wild Talk Africa is Africa’s key film festival and conference for natural history and wildlife film and television programming. It is a four-day event including workshops, seminars and commissioning panels, and valuable networking events with international delegates and industry leaders.

Filmmakers interested in pitching their work to commissioning editors are invited to submit their ideas in advance. These will be moderated and 12 successful proposals will be awarded a slot at the Open Pitching Sessions. Filmmakers will have an opportunity to pitch to top national and international commissioners and funders.

Past years’ pitching panels have included commissioning editors from Animal Planet, NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp., BBC NHU, National Geographic, SABC, NFVF, Smithsonian Networks, NHU Africa and more.  All documentary formats and all natural history subjects are eligible for submission, and the panel will critique and comment on each pitch.

“This is a fantastic way for film-makers to present their projects to some of the best global exhibition platforms for wildlife films,” says Festival Director Donfrey Meyer. “We are really pleased to be presenting the festival at the same time as the Durban International Film Festival and Durban FilmMart, where the film industry gathers to network and start the conversations that lead to the creation of projects.”

For those not selected for the open pitching sessions, there will be other opportunities to arrange one-on-one meetings with commissioners at the festival, and there will be  “speed-dating” pitching sessions, subject to availability.

Submissions should be sent in as a one-page project summary, along with photography from the production, a short biography on the filmmaker/producer and the name and contact details of person pitching. A short (5 minutes maximum) sample reel of the work-in-progress is recommended but not essential. This can be a promo, sizzle reel, or clips from the development process or research. Submission deadline is 6 June, 2013.

For more information on Wild Talk Africa go to www.wildtalkafrica.com. For tips and information on how to pitch log in and visit the “Free Resources” page.