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Deadline:15
September 2008
Dear
Friends
Greetings
from Marupakkam, a media action group based in
Madurai involved in organizing regular film screenings,
film festivals and video workshops. We also make
documentaries.
As
you all know very well, we have been organizing
an annual documentary film festival in and around
Madurai since 1998. We are happy to inform you
that our next edition i.e. 10TH MADURAI INTERNATIONAL
DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2008 will
take place on 26-30 November 2008.
The
idea behind the festival is to create a platform
for documentary and short filmmakers to reach
out to audiences of Madurai and in turn to facilitate
an international film festival for our audience.
The
MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL is being organized by Marupakkam, in
association with educational institutions, voluntary
organizations, film societies, theatre groups,
cultural groups and other likeminded individuals
of Madurai. The screenings will take place in
colleges, villages and various auditoriums.
The
festival is a non-competitive one with no entry
fee. There is no specific theme for our festival.
Any film that is produced anywhere in the world
during the last 24 months (approximately) in any
language, in any format, in any style is welcome.
The films that are not in Tamil should have English
sub titles. The screening format is DVD. Kindly
allow us to keep the DVD’s for our further
non-commercial screenings in and around Madurai.
Ours is a non funded festival, completely organized
with donations and volunteer support.
The
festival will have following sections: 1) INTERNATIONAL
2) REST OF INDIA – films made outside Tamilnadu
3) FILMS FROM TAMILNADU 4) UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- films distributed by Magic Lantern foundation,
New Delhi 5) RETROSPECTIVE 6) SPECIAL PACKAGE
– documentaries and short films from Kerala.
We
are happy to inform you that senior filmmakers
Anand Patwardhan and Deepa Dhanraj have agreed
for their retrospective (5 films each) as part
of our 10TH MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2008. As our previous
festivals Magic Lantern Foundation, New Delhi
has also agreed to share 10 films from their Under
Construction package. Our special package –
a new addition, will feature 10 films from Kerala.
Sarat Chandran of Third Eye Communications, Kochi
has agreed to help us to curate the package. There
will be a seminar on Tamil documentaries as part
of our festival. R.R.Srinivasan of Kaanchani Thiraipada
Iyakkam, Tirunelveli has agreed to coordinate
the proceedings.
Interested
film makers are requested to send their entries
under first 3 sections only. The last date to
send the entry is 15 September 2008.. Our selection
committee comprising of senior filmmakers, writers,
artists, activists, film students and fans will
announce their recommendation on the list of films
to be screened, on 15 October 2008. We will screen
only the films as per the recommendations.
Entries
can be sent to:
Marupakkam,
A 9/4 K.K.Nagar, Madurai 625020, India.
Phone:
91-9344479353, 91-452-2523992
E-mail:
marupakkam@rediffmail.com
Entries
should have following materials: 2 DVD copies
of the film, a CD with synopsis, filmography and
stills, and a set of hard copy comprising synopsis,
filmography and posters if any.
Please
visit http://www.maduraifilmfest.blogspot.com
for regular updates and further details.
In
solidarity
Amudhan R.P.
Coordinator,
10TH MADURAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT
FILM FESTIVAL 2008
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