Category: Films

Aurofilm Screening: ‘Tess’ by Roman Polanski – 3 December

 MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) Friday 3 December 2021, 7:30 Pm “Tess” Directed by Roman POLANSKI, France – UK, 1979 With: Nastassja Kinski Peter Firth Leigh Lawson Synopsis: Tess is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1891 novel “Tess of the d’Urberville”. Wessex County, England during the Victorian era in the Great Depression (1873-1896). A clergyman and local […]

AuroFilm Screening: “BOYHOOD” – 26 November

Multi Media Centre Auditorium (MMC, Town Hall) Presents FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER – 7:30 pm “BOYHOOD”, Directed by Richard LINKLATER, USA,2014 Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke Synopsis:  Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, “Boyhood” is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason who literally grows up […]

Film: Ever Slow Green Travelling to Kurdistan – 17-23 December

After having participated in 21 international film festivals around the globe most of which took place online only here is the first festival abroad that actually invites and hosts Christoph Pohl as the filmmaker to physically attend: The 5th Slemani International Film Festival in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. December 17 – 23, 2021. Christoph Pohl will […]

AuroFilm Screening: “The Elephant Man” – 5 November

Multi Media Centre Auditorium (MMC, Town Hall) Presents FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER – 7:30 pm “PAPER MOON”, Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, USA, 1973 Synopsis:  A film of the “New Hollywood” movement which script is adapted from a novel by Joe David Brown. The film was shot in black-and-white, is set in Kansas and Missouri during the Great […]

Events: Science Film Festival 2021

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, many screenings will only take place virtually this year. The selection of the Science Film Festival 2021 has therefore been made available online. Please register to receive the link to the films and the password that enables you to stream the films free of charge. Vimeo Link Registration For […]

AuroFilm Screening: “The Elephant Man” – 5 November

Multi Media Centre Auditorium (MMC, Town Hall) Presents FRIDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2021, 7:30 PM “THE ELEPHANT MAN”, Directed by David LYNCH, USA, 1980 With: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller Synopsis:  Based on “The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences” by Frederick Treves. In Victorian London, Dr. Frederic Treves discovers in a sideshow Joseph Merrick, a heavily […]

Online Screening: Apausalypse

Apausalypse, Directed by Anni Ólafsdóttir and Andri Snær Magnason. Set in an unprecedented moment of global stillness, Apausalypse follows artists and thinkers in Iceland as they interpret a world gripped by the pandemic. Through dance, poetry, music, and visual art, they reflect on the possibilities for transformation that are held within this great pause. This […]

Video: Dance on Film – Episode 4

Three Angles In Episode 4 of this series, we present Three Angles is a dance film that blends music, dance and space. Choreographers: Dancers Ku Eunhye, Lee Seiseung, Lee Insoo Music: Lee Ilwoo Three Angles is a dance film that blends music, dance and space. Lee Ilwoo from the band Jambinai presents traditional music combined with free jazz, post-rock, punk and metal. […]

Film Festival: EUFF India – 1- 30 November

The European Union Film Festival is an annual event celebrating the diversity and creativity of European cinema, heritage, and culture. It is organized jointly by the Delegation of the European Union to India, Member States, and regional partners. Currently, in its 26th edition, the Festival will be held virtually, and all films in the line-up […]

Aurofilm Screening: ‘Tess’ by Roman Polanski

 MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 29 OCTOBER 2021, 7:30 PM “TESS” Directed by Roman POLANSKI, France – UK, 1979With: Nastassja Kinski Peter Firth Leigh Lawson Synopsis: Tess is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1891 novel “Tess of the d’Urberville”. Wessex County, England during the Victorian era in the Great Depression (1873-1896). A clergyman and local historian, […]

Fundraising: Support Auroville Film Festival 7.0 –

The Auroville Film Festival champions and supports filmmakers, within and outside Auroville, who are change-makers impacting the world. Since its conception in 2009 as a biennial event, the festival has showcased 4 categories of films: three of them focus around Auroville, its bioregion & Pondicherry and the fourth category features a curated selection of international […]

AuroFilm Screening: “Dreams (“Yume”)” – 22 October

Multi Media Centre Auditorium (MMC, Town Hall) Presents Friday 22 October 2021, 7:30 PMDreams (“Yume”)Directed By Akira Kurosawa – Japan, 1990 With: Akira Terao as “I” in The Tunnel, Chishu Ryu as “Old Man” in Water mills, Martin Scorsese as “Vincent van Gogh” in Crows, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi Synopsis: A collection of 8 tales based upon the […]

Video: Dance on Film – Episode 3

Untact Impro Dance on Film is a specially curated series of contemporary dance projects developed by the Korean National Contemporary Dance Company. The series, co-presented by InKo Centre and the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, will comprise a total of 5 films, varied in theme and technique, to present some of the most exciting choreographers and […]

Film: Ever Slow Green Touring the Americas

In the month of October Ever Slow Green will participate in two different film festivals in the Americas: October 17 – 31: Nature Track Film Festival, Los Olivos, CA, USA (online worldwide)https://naturetrackfilmfestival.org/ October 28 – November 3: Filmambiente, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (online in Brazil only)https://filmambiente.com/en/ Rent or Buy Unfortunately Cinemapreneur had to stop their services due […]

Film Premiere: ‘The JOI of Human Unity’- 16 October

Joy of Impermanence and AVI USA presents: A Journey through community building by Aurora’s Eye Films. We invite you to an interactive evening where we share with you our lived experience of building community in Auroville, South India. Through our journey we invite you to dream with us the possibilities of an integral, creative future […]

Film: Human Voice, by The Bray Studios, Inc.

This silent educational film from Bray Studios is all about that “marvellous sound producing instrument, the voice box”. Produced six years before the introduction of “talkies”, there’s something pleasingly odd about a film dedicated to the mechanics of the human voice being entirely devoid of its subject matter — where the voiceover would soon boom […]

Film Premiere: ‘The JOI of Human Unity’- 16 October

Joy of Impermanence and AVI USA presents: A Journey through community building by Aurora’s Eye Films. We invite you to an interactive evening where we share with you our lived experience of building community in Auroville, South India. Through our journey we invite you to dream with us the possibilities of an integral, creative future […]

Cine-Master Class: ‘Animated Films & Animation’ By Abhijit Roy

Aurofilm / AV Film institute present If you like to discuss, share and learn more about films and Cinema, we invite you to our Cine-Master classes! Welcome to the 13th chapter led by Abhijit Roy on: “ANIMATED FILMS & ANIMATION” When: 5 – 7:30pm, Saturday, 25 September 2021 Where: Aurofilm, Kalabhoomi (next to CRIPA) Overview: Abhijit, a professional in media and entertainment […]