12 Mumbai Film Festival 21st Oct to 28th Oct, 2010

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The eighth year of the International Film Festival - Mumbai was held in 2005 (March 23 – 30). Festival was held at 2 venues; IMAX Adlabs with 4 screens (main venue) at Wadala and Y. B. Chavan Centre (Nariman Point). Festival screened as many as 103 films from 30 countries from all over the world including India.

Goutam Ghosh was the Chief Guest at the Opening Night.  Festival opened with award winning French film ‘Les Choristes (The Chorus) directed by Christophe Barratier . Festival paid its tribute to Ismail Merchant, the Indian filmmaker who made his mark the world over. ‘White Countess' directed by his longtime production team partner James Ivory was screened as the Festival's Center Piece. Newly released film ‘Water' by Canadian film director of Indian origin Deepa Mehta was Festival's Closing Night Film. This was the premier show of this film in India.

The main section ‘Global Vision' showcased the films made during 2003-2006 period.  Films from many countries around the world were part of this main section.  These countries included Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, France, Macedonia, Madagaskar, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, US, UK, and many more .

Festival every year introduces films from a country which is not seen by Mumbai audiences before.  This is an exclusive section and a key feature of the festival.  This year we introduced cinema from Serbia & Montenegro and Palestine.  7 Serbian and 4 Palestinian films were part of this section.  Prof. Dragan Milinkovich was the invited guest from Serbia to speak and discuss the history, present and future of Serbian cinema.

This year due to budget crunch we could not organize the competition of Indian films with cash prize.  There were 20 films from all over India which participated in festival and ‘Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara' (I Did Not Kill Gandhi), directed by Jahnu Barua received the FIPRESCI Jury Prize.

Ms. Barbara Lorey (France), Mr. Aijaz Gul (Pakistan) and Mr. Utpal Borpujari (India) were FIPRESCI Jury.

Festival showcased the retrospective of Israeli filmmaker Daniel Wachsmann, and paid tribute to two of the legends on the eve of their birth centenary year, Roberto Rossellini - film director from Italy, and Prithviraj Kapoor - actor from our own Mumbai.

Renowned Mexican film director Arturo Ripstein was our festival's filmmaker in focus.  Two of his films were the screened and appreciated by the Mumbai audience.

'Focus on Country' s was all about Spanish cinema in the past 7 years.  It included Pedro Almodóvar's Todo Sobre Mi Madre' (All About My Mother).
Festival hosted a special screening of documentary by Ram Madhwani ‘Everlasting Light' which throws spotlight on the stardom & demi-god status of a legendary icon of Hindi films Amitabh Bachchan. Because of Amitabh's inability to attend the show, due to severe illness, his wife Mrs. Jaya Bachchan & son Abhishek were present along with Ram Madhwani.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to the Hindi film director-producer Yash Chopra, and his first directorial film ‘Dhool Ka Phool' was screened to the audience. This year the festival also felicitated Ashok Mehta - ace cameraman with Kodak Technical Excellence Award, Award for achievements in film music was presented to Khayyam - veteran music director. And popular Hindi film star Anil Kapoor was conferred for completing successful 25 years in the Hindi film industry. Minister for Cultural Affairs Shri. Ashok Chavan was the Chief Guest of the Closing Function.

Among the other delegates who attended the festival included David Hamilton (producer of ‘Water'), Ms. Pouran Derakhshandeh (director of ‘Little Bird of Happiness'), Kamal Saleh (director of ‘Comme un Aimant'), Mark Duffield (director of ‘Ghost of Mae Nak'), Tom Waller (producer of ‘Ghost of Mae Nak'), Ms. Oscar Kahar (executive producer of ‘Ghost of Mae Nak'), & many other Indian film directors & producers.

 

  Films Screened
Opening Film
Les Choristes
(The Chorus)
Christophe Barratier France-Switzerland-Germany / 2004
MAMI's Centerpiece
White Countess James Ivory UK-USA-Germany-China / 2005
Closing Film
Water Deepa Mehta Canada-India / 2005
Global Vision
What's A Man Without A Moustache Hrvoje Hribar Croatia / 2005
Garua Gustavo Corrado Aregntina / 2005
Golemata Voda (The Great Water) Ivo Trajkov Macedonia / 2004
Mahaleo Marie-Clémence Paes Madagascar-Belgium, France / 2005
Tuning Igor Šterk Slovenia / 2005
Ryna Ruxandra Zenide Switzerland-Romania /2005
Dr. Ravi & Mr. Hyde Dr. Ravi Godse (USA / 2005
Otkradnati Ochi (Stolen Eyes) Radoslav Bulgaria-Turkey / 2005
Dallas Among Us Adrian Robert Pejo Hungary / 2005
Forest of the Gods Algimantas Puipa Lithuania / 2005
Ill Fated Mark A. Lewis Canada / 2004
Looking For Angelina Sergio Navarretta Canada / 2005
Slunecní Stát Aneb Hrdinové Delnické Trídy
(The City Of The Sun/Working Class Heroes)
Martin Šulík Czech Republic / 2005
Delivery Nikos Panayotopulos Italy / 2004
Al Bahessat An Al Horeya
(Girls Looking For Freedom)
Inas Al Degheidy Egypt / 2005
Khali Men Al Cholesterol
(Cholesterol Free)
Mohamed Abou Saif Egypt / 2005
Little Bird of Happiness : Pouran Derakhshandeh Iran
Ghost of Mae Nak Mark Duffield Thailand / 2005
Le Cactus Gérard Bitton, Michel Munz France / 2005
Les Mauvais joueurs Frédéric Balekdjian France / 2005
Violence Des Echanges En Milieu Tempere
(Work Hard, Play Hard)
Jean-Marc Moutout France / 2004
Caribe Esteban Ramírez Costa Rica / 2004
No Meio Da Rua
(Game Boys)
Antonio Carlos da Fontoura Brazil / 2005
A Cartomante
(The Fortuneteller)
Wagner de Assis and Pablo Uranga
Brazil / 2004
Crossing the Bridge – The Sound of Istanbul Fatih Akin Germany-Turkey / 2005
Der Neunte Tag
(The Ninth Day)
Volker Schlöndorff IGermany-Luxembourg / 2004
Stratosphere Girl Matthias X. Oberg Netherlands-Germany-Italy-Switzerland-UK / 2004
Page 3 Madhur Bhandarkar Hindi / 2005
Introducing Serbian Cinema
Balkanska Braca
(Balkan Brothers)
Bozidar Nikolic Serbia / 2005
Budenje Iz Mrtvih
(Awakening From The Dead)
Milos Radivojevic Serbia / 2005
Svezde Ljubavi
(Love Stars)
Milan Spasic Serbia / 2005
Jesen Stize, Dunjo Moja
(Goose Feather)
Ljubisa Samardzic Serbia / 2004
Zivot Je Cudo
(Life Is Miracle)
Emir Kusturica Serbia / 2004
Mi Nismo Andeli 2
(We Are Not Angels
Srdan Dragojevic Serbia / 2004
Flirth Vladimir Popovic & Others Serbia / 2005
Retrospective of Daniel Wachsmann (Israel)
Hamsin Daniel Wachsmann Israel / 1982
Hameyu'ad
(The Appointed)
Daniel Wachsmann Israel-France / 1989
Bar Mizwa Daniel Wachsmann Israel / 2001
Letter From Rishikesh : Daniel Wachsmann Israel / 2004
Song of Galilee Daniel Wachsmann Israel / 1996
Tribute to Roberto Rossellini (Italy)
On the eve of his Birth Centenary
Roma, Città Aperta
(Rome Open City)
Roberto Rossellini Italy / 1945
Figli Di Roma Citta' Aperta
(Children of Rome, Open City)
Laura Muscardin
Italy / 2005
Tribute to Prithviraj Kapoor (India)
On the eve of his Birth Centenary
Sikander Sohrab Modi Hindi / 1941
Felicitation of Mr. Yash Chopra : Lifetime Achievement Award
Dhool Ka Phool Yash Chopra Hindi / 1959
Reflections
Sunshine István Szabó Canada- Hungary / 1999
Un Crabe Dans La Tête
(Soft Shell Man)
André Turpin Canada / 2001
Mariages Catharine Martin Canada / 2001
Jadviga's Pillow Deák Krisztina Hungary / 1999
Enduring Love Willard Carroll USA-India-UK / 2003
I Am David Paul Feig USA / 2003
Astérix and Obélix :
Mission Cleopatra
Alain Chabat France-Germany / 2002
Comme un aimant Akhenaton, Kamel Saleh France / 2000
Pogoda Na Jutro
(Tomorrow's Weather)
Jerzy Stuhr Poland / 2003
Warsaw Dariusz Gajewski Poland / 2003
Zurek (Zoorek) Ryszard Brylski Poland / 2003
Death of Mulatto Woman Marcel Cordeiro Brazil / 2000
Desmundo Alain Fresnot Brazil-Portugal / 2002
Samsara Nalin Pal Italy-France-India-Germany / 2001
Filmmaker in Focus : Arturo Ripstein Films (Mexico)
El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba
(No One Writes To The Colonel)
Arturo Ripstein France Mexico-Spain / 1999
El Imperio De La Fortuna
(The Realm of Fortune)
Arturo Ripstein Mexico / 1986

Focus on Country : Spanish Cinema

Todo Sobre Mi Madre
(All About My Mother)
Pedro Almodóvar Spain-France / 1999
Tapas Juan Cruz, José Corbacho Spain-Argentina-Mexico / 2005
En La Ciudad
(In The City)
Cesc Gay
Spain / 2003
Cesar Y Zain
(Cesar & Zain)
Larry Levene Spain / 2005
Mi Vida Sin Mi
(My Life Without Me)
Isabel Coixet Spain / 2003
Planta 4a
(The Fourth Floor)
Antonio Mercero Spain / 2003
Juana La Loca
(The Madness of Joana)
Vicente Aranda Spain-Italy-Portugal / 2001
Al Sur De Granada
(South From Granada)
Fernando Colomo Spain / 2003
A Mi Madre Le Gustan Las Mujeres
(My Mother likes Women)
Ines Paris & Daniela Fejerman Spain / 2002
Fuera Del Cuerpo
(Body Confusion)
Vincente Penarrocha Spain / 2004
Inconscientes
(Unconscious)
Joaquín Oristrell Spain-Germany-Italy-Portugal / 2004
Camarón
(Camaron)
Jaime Chávarri Spain / 2005
Film India Worldwide
Fuoco su Dimi
(Fire At My Heart)
Lamberto Lambertini Italy / 2005
American Blend Varun Khanna USA / 2005
Vishwa Thulasi Sumathy Ram India / 2004
Doodh Aur Apheem
(Milk And Opium)
Joel Palombo India-USA / 2006
Everlasting Light Ram Madhwani India / 2006

Dreams of a Nation : Films from Palestine

Curfew Rashid Masharawi 1994 / 74 Min.
Canticle of the Stone Michel Khleifi 1990 / 110 Min.
Haifa Rashid Masharawi 1996 / 74 Min.
Indian Vista
Astarag
(Sunset)
Prof. Siba Prasad Thakur Assamese / 2005
Achuvinte Amma
(Achu's Mother)
Sathyan Anthikkad Malayalam / 2005
Kantatar
(Barbed Wire)
Bappaditya Bandopadhyay Bengali / 2005
Dansh (Sting) Kanika Verma Hindi / 2005
Darpan Ke Peeche
(Behind The Mirror)
Rajkumar Bhan Hindi / 2005
Nisshabd
(Reaching Silence)
Jahar Kanungo Bengali / 2005
Daivanamathil
(In the Name of God)
Jayaraaj Malayalam / 2005
Kanne Madanguka
(Revert, Oh My Vision!)
Albert Malayalam / 2005
Dombivali Fast Nishikant Kamant Marathi / 2005
Kal
(Yesterday & Tomorrow)
Ruchi Narain Hindi / 2005
The Film Junaid Menon Hindi / 2005
Maazi Goshta Vidyadhar Bapat, Jatin S. Wagle Marathi / 2005
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara
(I did not kill Gandhi)
Jahnu Barua Hindi / 2005
Dil Se Poocho Kidhar Jana Hai Shrirang Hindi / 2006
Oridam Pradeep Nair Malayalam / 2005
Herbert Suman Mukhopadhyay Bengali / 2005
The Last Monk Sudipto Sen English / 110 Min.
Antarmahal Rituparno Ghosh Bengali / 2006
Amhi Asu Ladke Abhiram Bhadkamkar Marathi / 2005
Sane Guruji Sandip Kashyap
Marathi / 2005
Films
Opening Film
Curse of the Golden Flower
(Man Cheng Jin Dai Huang Jin Jia)
Zhang Yimou Hong Kong-China / 2006
MAMI's Centerpiece
Anuradha Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hindi / 1960
Closing Film
Namesake Mira Nair India-USA / 2006
Global Vision
Nuit Noire
(Black Night)
Olivier Smolders Belgium / 2006
Cages Olivier Masset-Depasse Belgium-France / 2006
Mr. Average Pierre-Paul Renders Belgium-Luxemburg-France-Canada-Germany / 2006
Irina Palm Sam Garbarski Belgium-Germany-Luxembourg-UK-France / 2006
Maimuni Prez Zimata
(Monkeys in Winter)
Milena Andonova Bulgaria-Germany / 2006
Tapete Vermelho
(Red Carpet)
Luiz Alberto Perreira Brazil / 2005
Se Eu Fosse Voce
(If I Were You)
Luiz Alberto Perreira Brazil / 2005
St. Ralph Michael McGowan Canada / 2005
Sleeping Dogs Terrance Odette Canada / 2006
Away From Her Sarah Polley Canada / 2006
Fang Xizng Zhi Lu
(The Road)
Zhang Jiarui China / 2005
Malek We Ketaba
(Head & Tails)
Kamla Abou Zekry Egypt / 2005
Banat West Al-Balad
(Downtown Girls)
Mohammed Khan Egypt / 2005
Joyeux Noel
(Merry Christmas)
Christian Carion France / 2005
Avril
(April in Love)
Gerald Hustache-Mathieu France / 2006
Les Oiseaux Du Ciel
(Birds of Heaven)
Eliane de Latour France / 2006
L'Annulaire
(The Ringfinger)
Diane Bertrand France-Germany / 2005
L'Enfant
(The Child)
Jean Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne Belgium-France / 2005
Lemming Dominik Moll France / 2005
Les Invasions Barbares
(The Barbarian Invasions)
Denys Arcand Canada-France / 2003
Kebab Connection Anno Saul Germany / 2005
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days Marc Rothemund Germany / 2005
The Wind That Shakes The Barley Ken Loach Germany-Italy-Spain-France-Ireland-UK / 2006
Shaere Zobaleha
(Poet of the Wastes)
Mohd. Ahmadi Iran-Japan / 2005
Tied Hands Dan Wolman Israel / 2006
Aviva Ahuvati
(Aviva My Love)
Shemi Zarhin Israel / 2006
Quo Vadis, Baby Gabriele Salvatores Italy / 2005
La Terra
(The Land)
Sergio Rubini Italy / 2006
Waiter Alex van Warmerdam Netherlands / 2006
Szalency
(Madmen)
Pawel Wendorff Poland / 2005
Pare Osob, Maly Czas
(Several Pepole, Little Time)
Andrzej Baranski Poland / 2005
Komornik
(The Collector)
Feliks Falk Poland / 2005
Oda Do Radosci
(Ode to Joy)
Anna Kazejak-Dawid, Jan Komasa, Maciej Migas Poland / 2005
Atras Das Nuvens
(Behind the Clouds)
Jorge Queiroga Portugal / 2006
Colossal Youth Pedro Costa Portugal / 2006
Stvar Srca
(Heart's Affair)
Miroslav Mika Aleksic Serbia & Montenegro / 2005
La Vraie Vie Est Ailleurs
(Real Life is Elsewhere)
Frédéric Choffat Switzerland / 2006
The Gold Bracelet Kavi Raz USA/ 2006
Breaking and Entering Anthony Minghella UK-USA/ 2006
The good Shepherd Robert De Niro USA / 2006
Reflections
Kozijat Rog
(Goat Horn)
Matodi Andonov Bulgaria / 1972
Barbes
(Bronx)
Eliane de Latour France / 2000
A Miskolci Boniedklajd
(Who the Hell Bonnie & Clyde?)
Krisztina Deak Hungary / 2004
Tre Giorni Di Anarchia
(Three Days of Anarchy)
Vito Zagarrio Italy / 2004
Gonul Yarasi
(Heartbreak / Lovelorn)
Yavuz Turgul Turkey / 2004
Turev
(Derivative)
Ulas Inac Turkey / 2004-5
Focus on Country - “South Africa”
The Stick Darrell James Roodt South Africa / 1987
Sarafina! Darrell James Roodt South Africa-France / 1992
Cry, The Beloved Country Darrell James Roodt South Africa / 1995
Paljas Katinka Heyns South Africa / 1997
The Long Run Jean Stewart South Africa / 2000
Red Dust Tom Hooper UK-South Africa / 2004
Yesterday Darrell James Roodt South Africa-UK / 2004
Window to Recent Spanish Cinema
Azul Oscuro Casi Negro
(Dark Blue Almost Black)
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Spain / 2006
El ProximoOriente
(The Near East)
Fernando Colomo Spain / 2006
La Dama Boba
(Lady Nitwit)
Manuel Iborra Spain / 2006
La Educacion De Las Hadas
(The Education of a Fairy)
Jose Luis Cuerda Spain / 2006
La Leyenda Del Tiempo
(The Legend of Time)
Isaki Lacuesta Spain / 2006
La Vida Secrete De Las Palabras
(The Secrey Life of Words)
Isabel Coixet Spain / 2005
Nadie Es Perfecto
(Nobody's Perfect)
Joaquín Oristrell Spain / 2006
Princesas
(Princesses)
Fernando León de Aranoa Spain / 2005
Siete Virgenes
(Seven Virgins)
Alberto Rodríguez Spain / 2004
Un Franco Catorce Pesetas
(Crossing Borders)
Carlos Iglesias Spain / 2006
Volver Pedro Almodóvar Spain / 2006
Filmmaker in Focus - ‘Alireza Raieesian'
Reyhaneh Alireza Raisian Iran / 1990
Safar
(The Journey)
Alireza Raisian Iran / 1994/td>
The Deserted Station Alireza Raisian Iran / 2002
Parvandeh - Ye Havana
(Havana File)
Alireza Raisian Iran / 2006
Retrospective of Hrishikesh Mukerjee
Anand Hrishikesh Mukerjee Hindi / 1970
Chupke Chupke Hrishikesh Mukerjee Hindi / 1975
Golmaal Hrishikesh Mukerjee Hindi / 1979
Digital Section
Satyajit Ray Negatives - My Life With Manikda Bo Van der Werf Belgium / 2006
La Neuvaine
(The Novena)
Bernard Émond Canada / 2005
Rechercher Victor Pellerine Sophie Deraspe Canada / 2006
Relatives István Szabó Hungary / 2006
Friss Ievego
(Fresh Air)
Ágnes Kocsis Hungary / 2006
The Prince's Respite Péter Tímár Hungary / 2005
Alexander Csoma De Koros
(A Guest of Life)
Tibor Szemzo Hungary / 2006
Just Sex and Nothing Else Krisztina Goda Hungary / 2005
Rendezvous Ágnes Incze Hungary / 2006
Kilnieks
(Hostage)
Laila Pakalnina Latvia / 2006
Decalogue Series
(I TO X)
Krzysztof Kieslowski Poland / 1990
Infinite Justice Jamil Dehlavi UK-Pakistan / 2006
Chivitrach Sare
(It's All Absurd)
Neelkantee Patekar India (Marathi) / 2007
Film India Worldwide
Faltu Utpatang Chutpati Kahani
(Freaky Useless)
Kalpesh Ci Patel India-Canada / 2007
Vanaja Rajnesh Domalpalli India-USA / 2006
Chaurahen
(Crossroads)
Rajshree Ojha India-USA / 2006
The Bong Connection Anjan Dutt India-USA / 2006
Outsourced John Jeffcoat USA / 2006
Indian Film Competition
Nital
(Crystal Clear)
Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar Marathi / 2006
Restaurant Sachin Kundalkar Marathi / 20065
Cyanide A. M. R. Ramesh Kannada / 2006
Aideu
(Behind the Screen)
Arup Manna Assamese / 2006
Khosla Ka Ghosla Dibakar Banerjee Hindi / 2006
Anuranan
(A Resonance)
Anuriddha Roy Chowdhury Bengali /2006
Bayo
(Lady by the Sea)
Gajendra Ahire Marathi / 2006
Kamli - My Daughter K. N. T. Sastry Telugu-Lambada dialect / 2006
Jaatingaa Ityaadi...
(Jaatingaa Et Al)
Sanjib Sabhapandit Assamese / 2006
Nayi Neralu
(In The Shadow of the Dog)
Girish Kasarvalli Kannada / 2006
Nottam
(The Gaze)
Sashi Paravoor Malayalam / 2006
Sonam- The Fortunate One Ahsan Muzid Arunachalee-Monpa / 2006
 
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