• Senrayaperumal P (Writer): Folk artist, writer, and Professor of History at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.
• Himanshu & Aayna (Editor and Director): Aayna is a visual storyteller, photographer, and documentary maker at People’s Archive of Rural India.

Date: August 28 Time: 2:30 PM Location: Nehru Hall Conference Room at the IFP (Institut Français de Pondichéry)

Contact:

• kannan.m@ifpindia.org
• boopathiraj.s@ifpindia.org

Punishing the Professor Film Details:

• Duration: 28 Minutes
• Subject: The documentary, “Punishing the Professor,” chronicles the story of Dr. P. Senrayaperumal, a Dalit man from a family of traditional folk theatre performers. He overcame significant obstacles to become a professor at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli. The film documents his victimization and wrongful termination from his position, his successful legal battle, and the continued resistance he faces from the university despite the court’s ruling. The documentary captures his story and the broader struggles of Dalits across the country.

Event Details:

• Date: August 28
• Time: 2:30 PM
• Location: Nehru Hall Conference Room at the IFP (Institut Français de Pondichéry)

Contact:

• kannan.m@ifpindia.org
• boopathiraj.s@ifpindia.org

For people outside of Bangalore don’t worry you can also watch it on our special ott platform.
BISFF OTT – anywhere in INDIA – August 07-17
BISFF in Theaters – August 14-17

To register click the link below. https://bisff.in/delegate-registration/

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Dates: August 8, 9, & 10, 2025 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Venue: Alliance Française de Pondichéry 58, Suffren Street, Puducherry – 605001

Organized by:

• Alliance Française Pondichéry
• Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association
• Puducherry Film Forum

Chief Guest: The festival will be inaugurated by A. Sreekar Prasad, a renowned Indian film editor who has edited over 600 films and won nine National Film Awards.

Full Screening Schedule

Friday, August 8

• 5:30 PM: Festival Inauguration by A. Sreekar Prasad
• 7:00 PM: Film Screening: Tori and Lokita (French/Belgium, 2022, 88 min)

Saturday, August 9

• 9:15 AM: Film Screening: Afternoons of Solitude (Spain, 2024, 125 min)
• 11:30 AM: Tea Break
• 12:00 PM: Master Class: “The Future of Cinema” by Editor Sreekar Prasad in conversation with Mr. Sivakumar Mohanan
• 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
• 2:30 PM: Film Screening: Living (UK, 2022, 102 min)
• 4:15 PM: Tea Break
• 4:45 PM: Film Screening: My Favourite Cake (Iran, 2024, 96 min)
• 6:45 PM: Film Screening: Manithargal (Tamil, 2025, 106 min)
  • This will be followed by a Q&A session with the Manithargal team.

Sunday, August 10

• 9:00 AM: Feedback on the previous day’s programme
• 9:30 AM: Film Screening: The Delinquents (Argentina, 2023, 190 min)
• 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
• 2:15 PM: Film Screening: A Complete Unknown (USA, 2024, 141 min)
• 4:45 PM: Tea Break
• 5:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
• 6:00 PM: Film Screening: Sister Midnight (Hindi/UK, 2025, 110 min)

Contact for more information: 94861 02777 | 8489389511 | 95853 12993 | 86108 07710

All are welcome.

-Films made by Aurovilians and residents of the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made about Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made by school students (below 17yrs) in Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

The last date to submit is August 15th 2025. Films made since May 2023 will be considered.

Link to submit: http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

Submissions to the international category of films that develop the theme of human unity may be made only through Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/AurovilleFilmFestival). The last date to submit to this category is July 31st 2025

For more details please contact filmfestival.auroville@gmail.com

http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

-Films made by Aurovilians and residents of the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made about Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made by school students (below 17yrs) in Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

The last date to submit is August 15th 2025. Films made since May 2023 will be considered.

Link to submit: http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

Submissions to the international category of films that develop the theme of human unity may be made only through Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/AurovilleFilmFestival). The last date to submit to this category is July 31st 2025

For more details please contact filmfestival.auroville@gmail.com

http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

-Films made by Aurovilians and residents of the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made about Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made by school students (below 17yrs) in Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

The last date to submit is August 15th 2025. Films made since May 2023 will be considered.

Link to submit: http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

Submissions to the international category of films that develop the theme of human unity may be made only through Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/AurovilleFilmFestival). The last date to submit to this category is July 31st 2025

For more details please contact filmfestival.auroville@gmail.com

http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

On Thursday, 8 May 2025, witness stories of communities rising against crisis, proving that change is possible. Thank you Amy Miller for making this screening possible

Amy Miller’s

Local activists challenge fossil-fuel dependency and power structures in a struggle for social justice and climate change
GAZA GERMANY COLOMBIA
TOMORROW’S POWER
A FILM BY AMY MILLER

Canada, 2017, Writer-Dir. Amy Miller, Documentary, 76 mins, English w/ English subtitles, Rated: NR (R)

Across three regions—Colombia, Germany, and Gaza—communities are fighting back against economic and environmental crises with resilience and ingenuity. In Colombia’s war-torn Arauca province, where oil fuels conflict, locals defy the odds by building peace from the ground up. In Germany, activists take on powerful industries, pushing for a complete shift away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Meanwhile, in Gaza, where power outages threaten lives daily, medical professionals turn to solar energy to keep hospitals running and save lives. These powerful stories reveal how ordinary people, in the face of immense challenges, take extraordinary steps to reclaim control over their futures, proving that change is possible—even in the most difficult circumstances. This documentary is a gripping testament to courage, hope, and resistance.

We extend our gratitude to the writer-director for offering this impactful film with us!

On Monday, 5 May 2025 @ 8 pm @ MMC Auditorium, Auroville

A Pre-Premiere Screening
of a film in an Indian language w/ English subtitles

Which Film? – Come n Find

India, 2025, 88 mins, Romantic-Drama w/ English subtitles, Rated NR (best to assume PG-13 / R)

This film, scheduled to premiere in June 2025, from an award-winning director, is being offered as a “pre-screening” that is typically meant for viewing and discussing with a discerning audience before the film premiers. For this reason, we are unable to share any further details about the film.

A brief Q&A with the director and lead actor will follow the screening

The screening of this film has been made possible by the director and the entire film team. Since this is a pre-premiere screening, we cannot say much about the film but, judging by the director’s previous films, this promises to be reflective and excellent!

DO NOT miss this rare occasion
where you get to watch and reflect on a film before anyone else!

-Films made by Aurovilians and residents of the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made about Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

-Films made by school students (below 17yrs) in Auroville and the bioregion (including Pondy)

The last date to submit is August 15th 2025. Films made since May 2023 will be considered.

Link to submit: http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

Submissions to the international category of films that develop the theme of human unity may be made only through Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/AurovilleFilmFestival). The last date to submit to this category is July 31st 2025

For more details please contact filmfestival.auroville@gmail.com

http://tiny.cc/avfilmfestival2026

Cinema Paradiso

Auro Artworld and Gallery Dotwalk present:
THE OTHER FACES, Documentary by Premjish Achari, 2023 – 33 min.
‘The Other Faces’ is a film that documents the artistic thinking of the sculptor, Ravinder Reddy. In this directorial debut, Premjish Achari invites the viewer to panoramic landscapes, bustling streets, vibrant beaches and intimate studio spaces to make sense of the artistic process of the sculptor, Ravinder Reddy. Through stunning visuals and intense close-ups, the film documents the artistic impulse that inspires the creative process of one of the most celebrated sculptors from India.

Ravinder Reddy was born in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh, in 1956.

He is one of India’s most important contemporary sculptors, known for his distinct style that has earned him critical acclaim, worldwide. In a career spanning over four decades, his works are featured in museums, public spaces and galleries across the globe, making an irreplaceable mark on Indian art.

2025, SUNDAY
13TH APRIL
5.30 PM SHARP

Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry,
58, Suffren Street,
Pondicherry – 605 001

Puducherry Film Forum
(In association with Alliance Française, Puducherry)

Celebrating One Year
Masters and Masterpieces – A Cinematic Journey

Milestone Moment !

• One Year of Showcasing Legendary Films

• Engaging Discussions & Cultural Exchange

• Bridging Cinema & Community

Auro Artworld and Gallery Dotwalk present:
THE OTHER FACES, Documentary by Premjish Achari, 2023 – 33 min.
‘The Other Faces’ is a film that documents the artistic thinking of the sculptor, Ravinder Reddy. In this directorial debut, Premjish Achari invites the viewer to panoramic landscapes, bustling streets, vibrant beaches and intimate studio spaces to make sense of the artistic process of the sculptor, Ravinder Reddy. Through stunning visuals and intense close-ups, the film documents the artistic impulse that inspires the creative process of one of the most celebrated sculptors from India.

Ravinder Reddy was born in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh, in 1956.

He is one of India’s most important contemporary sculptors, known for his distinct style that has earned him critical acclaim, worldwide. In a career spanning over four decades, his works are featured in museums, public spaces and galleries across the globe, making an irreplaceable mark on Indian art.

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26TH JULY-3RD AUGUST _ PONDICHERRY

Hands On – Documentary Film Workshop in Ladakh

Sacred Rhythms & Film Philosophy: Deleuze’s Concepts of Movement Images

Cinma PAradiso

Original version in Ukrainian with Engl. Subtitles, duration 1h.37’ (color)

Thomas Karrer & Karin Bucher’s

The power of Utopia

LIVING WITH LE CORBUSIER IN CHANDIGARH

OFFICIAL SELECTION

Venice Architecture Film Festival 2023

The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh Switzerland, 2023, Dir. Thomas Karrer & Karin Bucher, Documentary-Architecture, 84mins, German-French-English w/ English subtitles, Rated: NR (G)

Le Corbusier had created Chandigarh, the capital city of both Punjab and Haryana. His vision was that of a humane and just city that would allow for the harmonious interaction of man and nature.

Chandigarh is a synthesis of the arts and a bold utopia of modernity. In this award-winning film, on the 70th anniversary of the city, the directors accompany residents – artists, architects, social workers, restaurant owner on their daily life through the city and seeks out settings and scenes revealing the inspiring interplay of the utopian and the everyday. It is a multi-layered portrait of Le Corbusier’s conception, a city created in a time of unrest, resettlement, and the Partition of India, and now stands for progress and a newly emerged democracy.

This This screening is made possible by generous sharing by the film makers, facilitated by the Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan under the initiative Switzerlandindia 75 and AVI-Switzerland.

The directors will be present online for a post screening Q&A.

A very special film: Don’t Miss the film and the O&A!

(For registration: 9769976898)

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Shoot and edit a dance-film with a group of creative explorers and learn about yourself on the way

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If you like to discuss, share and learn more about films and Cinema, we invite you to our this chapter led by Philippe May on “THE GENIUS OF ORSON WELLES”

Overview: Orson Welles was a talented actor, a very creative director and scriptwriter who left an immense mark in the history of cinema. “Citizen Kane”, his first movie, is often quoted as the best film ever made – arguably for good reasons. Welles’ constant struggles for creative and artistic control made him also an early outsider of the Hollywood studios. He then headed to Europe where he signed there other masterpieces like his adaptation of “The Trial” by Franz Kafka, presented by Aurofilm Friday evening in MMC. With the support of movie clips and archives, we will explore the eclectic filmography, career and life of this exceptional artist.

— Philippe’s presentation and the open discussion will therefore start directly as there is no specific screening apart from the prepared clips.

Philippe, an active Aurofilm collaborator, is an IT engineer, an Auroville forester and discernant film-lover.

Announcement in French.

AUROFILM présente une “CINÉ-MASTER CLASS”

DIMANCHE 4 FEVRIER 2024 – 17H – 19H à Aurofilm, Kalabhoomi (à coté du CRIPA)

Si vous aimez en savoir plus sur un film ou le Cinéma en tant qu’art, expression, nous vous invitons à nos Ciné-Master classes ! Bienvenue à cet épisode présenté par Philippe May sur « LE GENIE D’ORSON WELLES »

Vue d’ensemble : Orson Welles était un acteur, un réalisateur et scénariste talentueux qui a laissé une immense marque dans l’histoire du cinéma. « Citizen Kane », son premier film, est souvent cité comme le meilleur film jamais réalisé – sans doute pour de bonnes raisons. Les luttes constantes de Welles pour le contrôle créatif et artistique ont également fait de lui un outsider précoce des studios hollywoodiens. Il a ensuite mis le cap sur l’Europe où il y a signé d’autres chefs-d’œuvre comme son adaptation du « Procès » de Franz Kafka, présentée par Aurofilm vendredi soir au MMC. À l’aide d’extraits de films et d’archives, nous explorerons la filmographie éclectique, la carrière et la vie de cet artiste d’exception. La présentation de Philippe et la discussion ouverte commenceront donc directement car il n’y a pas de projection spécifique en dehors des clips préparés.

Philippe May, collaborateur actif d’Aurofilm est Ingénieur en informatique, forestier d’Auroville et cinéphile averti !