Auroville Stories 2068
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 • 7-9pm • CINEMA (MMC) Come enjoy a second screening of the stories from last Sunday, when 70–80 of […]
Exploring the cinema of Béla Tarr as a philosophical encounter with time
Join us for a two-day online intensive exploring the cinema of Béla Tarr as a philosophical encounter with time, space, […]
The Puducherry Film Festival 2026
Ohooo people… this is BIG The Government of Puducherry – Department of Information & Technology is bringing us something special! […]
Puducherry Film Festival 2026
Dates: 12–15 February 2026 Register your pass now. Venues Kamarajar Manimandapam, Karuvadikuppam Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Planetarium, Lawspet […]
Auroville Stories: 2068
6 Tuesdays: Jan 27 – Mar 3 5:15-7:15pm @ Sunlit Path Please join this 6-week apolitical project to craft hopeful […]
Auroville Stories: 2068
6 Tuesdays: Jan 27 – Mar 3 5:15-7:15pm @ Sunlit Path Please join this 6-week apolitical project to craft hopeful […]
Mise-en Scene Making A Short Film
3 DAY WORKSHOP MISE-EN SCENE MAKING A SHORT FILM 24th, 25th & 26thSaturday, Sunday & Monday (Republic Day)January 2026 Chief […]
From Amazon To Ganga
A Celestial Journey A film by Sehdev Kumar Screenings Centre d’Art, Auroville📅 January 9🕓 Friday, 4:00 PM Cinema Paradiso📅 February […]
Film appreciation & design with natyashastra
11 design pathshala 11 Get connected with the past to grow in the future Join in for a masterclass on […]
ll design pathshala ll
Film appreciation & designWithNatyashastra Get connected with the past to grow in the future Join in for a masterclass on […]
German Film Week
Beat the rainy blues! 🌧 Your passport to German Cinema awaits! 🇩🇪 🎬 Cinema Paradiso along with the Goethe-Institut brings […]
ACCHOR Indie Film Collective Night
We’re thrilled to announce a special edition of ACCHOR Indie Film Collective Night, hosted by Accessible Horizon Films in collaboration […]
Film: Bigger Than Us
Cinema Paradiso in collaboration with Alliance Française — Presents at the Multimedia Center Auditorium, Auroville on Thursday, 11 September 2025 […]
The official trailer is here. Brace yourself!!!
We are thrilled to launch the official trailer for “Sri Aurobindo: A Call to New India” 🇮🇳 An epic animation […]
BISFF is India’s largest and only Oscar accredited short film festival.
Please register to watch the best if short films from across 100+ countries in 5 locations this time. For people […]
Layari Notes A documentary by Maheen Zia & Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Cinema Paradiso Presents Layari NotesA documentary by Maheen Zia & Miriam Chandy Menacherry📅 Thursday, 31 July 2025🕗 8:00 PM📍 MMC […]
Film: Tomorrow’s Power
Cinema Paradiso invites you to an unforgettable evening of resilience and hope. On Thursday, 8 May 2025, witness stories of […]
Pre-Premiere Screening
Cinema Paradiso Presents On Monday, 5 May 2025 @ 8 pm @ MMC Auditorium, Auroville A Pre-Premiere Screening of a […]
Puducherry Film Forum
Alliance Française PondicherryPuducherry Film Forum 2025, SUNDAY13TH APRIL5.30 PM SHARP Alliance Francaise de Pondicherry,58, Suffren Street,Pondicherry – 605 001 Puducherry […]
Movie Night – “2114 – How would be your life in a world without money?”
Missed it the first time? Here’s your chance! “2114 – How would be your life in a world without money?” […]
Retinal Art and the Ruins of Representation:
Auro Artworld is organizing a series of 6 lectures at the Centre d’Art multimedia room in Auroville. These lectures, conducted […]
Owl-Eyed Guardian And The Banyan Dream
On Saturday, 9 November 2024 @ 8pm @ Cinema Paradiso, Auroville Owl-Eyed Guardian And The Banyan Dream India (Auroville and […]
Film-Philosophy with ‘Diary of a Country Priest’ by Robert Bresson
Join us for a dive into Robert Bresson’s ‘Diary of a Country Priest’ where we’ll explore the methods of intensification […]
Irumbai temple as yantram: Timeless union of physical and subtle planes
Second lecture – Tue 5th November 2024 at 5pm: Irumbai temple as yantram: Timeless union of physical and subtle planes by Christoph […]
Owl-Eyed Guardian And The Banyan Dream
On Saturday, 9 November 2024 @ 8pm @ Cinema Paradiso, Auroville Owl-Eyed Guardian And The Banyan Dream India (Auroville and […]
Film-Philosophy with ‘Diary of a Country Priest’ by Robert Bresson
Join us for a dive into Robert Bresson’s ‘Diary of a Country Priest’ where we’ll explore the methods of intensification […]
Cinema: Alter Nativas
Join us for a special movie night presented by Green Silk Road and Coffee Ideas at Cinema Paradiso on May […]
Samsara exhibition by Bhavyo
Short with and for Bhavyo featuring his recent exhibition titled Samsara. Samsara was part of a joint exhibition titled “Samsara […]
Film: Pushkar Puran
Three decades after his cult film “Om Dar-B-Dar” (1988), Kamal Swaroop returns to his cinematic home in Rajasthan to direct […]
Firebird
Please come … and share widely! Let’s overfill the cinema again and require a 3rd screening in order to further […]
ILION-AUROVILLE PRESENTS: THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Thursday 15 FEBRUARY 2024 – CINEMA PARADISO 16:30 PM – 1h+Q&A The four great games of ancient Greece were not […]
Director’s Retrospective – Olga Delane
Join us for the Director’s Retrospective featuring Olga Delane with exclusive film screenings. Mark your calendars for 9th January at […]
Creative retreat with Irena Taskovski
Join now! A creative retreat with Irena Taskovski In Auroville 3rd to 7th January 2024 About Irena: Irena Taskovski, a […]
‘Time and Cinema’…
25th & 26th November 2023_ 14:30 to 19:00 IST_Online. exploring cinematic temporalities – with Deb Kamal Ganguly To know more […]
The ‘Face of Poetry’ at the ‘Window of Cinema Abbas Kiarostami
Oct 7-8, 2023 Online Within the discourse of Poetry and Cinema – the name of Abbas Kiarostami is inescapable. Revered […]
Webinar: Indian New Wave Cinema Webinar Series
Topic: “Mani Kaul and Search for New Cinematic Form through Theater: ‘Ashad Ka Ek Din’” Presented by Debkamal Ganguly Based […]
Screening: Ek Jagah Apni (A place of our own)
India, 2022, Dir. Ektara Collective w/ Manisha Soni, Muskan, Aakash Jamra, and others, Drama, 88mins, Hindi w/ English subtitles, Rated: […]
Call for submissions: ASAP Fiction
ASAP Fiction invites submissions in prose, poetry and hybrid formats. At the crossroads of image and word, the Fiction segment […]
Call for participation: Indie Filmmakers Meet-up Pondicherry/Auroville
A small group of Independent Filmmakers from Pondicherry/Auroville are just casually meeting up for Tea/Coffee to discuss all things Indie […]
Cinema: From Utopia to Reality 2002
Where: Cinema Paradiso When: Friday 10 March, 5pm A 52-minute documentary on Auroville, in English, made in 2002 for Swiss […]
Course: Still to Motion Photography basic, Theory and Practice
When: 27th Feb. – 25th May 2023 Monday and Thursdays 11-13 hrs Mentor: Rrivu Laha (cinematographer, Film maker) To register […]
Cinema: Korean Cinema – Telling the Untold
screening & sharing by Cho Yong-kyu cinematographer of Secret Sunshine Lee shot in CinemaScope for the first time. “Most suspense […]
Film Screening: Janani’s Juliet – 21 and 23 December
3 Screenings of ‘Janani’s Juliet’ in Pondicherry(India’s Official entry to the Oscar’s) 20th Dec — 10.30 am @ Adishakti21st Dec […]
Award Announcement: Our Cashew Story
“Our Cashew Story”, Documentary Film on Cashew Crop & Pesticide Uses, Directed by Serena Aurora is awarded the Award of […]
Workshop: An interdisciplinary exploration of cinema and architecture, 1 to 4 Sept 22
“Space in Cinema; Time in Architecture” Facilitators Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar. When: 1 to 4 September 2022 Where: […]
Workshop: An interdisciplinary exploration of cinema and architecture, 1 to 4 Sept 22
“Space in Cinema; Time in Architecture” Facilitators Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar. When: 1 to 4 September 2022 Where: […]
Film Screening: From the Iliad to Ilion – 6 & 10 August
Celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversaryllion-Auroville invites you to the screening of the documentary English, 53 min, followed by Q&A […]
AVFF Screening: – Surviving Sex Trafficking – 7 July
There will be a public screening of an award-winning feature film from the Auroville Film Festival 2022. It will be […]
Film: Aranyer Din Ratri – 1 June
Film nights starting at A Sunlit Path! 📽 Join us this Wednesday, as we continue movie nights with Satyajit Ray’s […]
Film: Devi – 18 May
Film nights starting at A Sunlit Path! 📽 Join us this Wednesday, as we kickstart movie nights with Satyajit Ray’s […]
AVFF Screening: Mrs. F. – 12 May
AVFF2022 – Thursday at Cinema Paradiso There will be a public screening of a feature film from the Auroville Film […]
Aurofilm Screening: “THE SEVENTH SEAL” – 1 April
When: Friday 1 April, 8:00 PM Where: Multi Media Centre Auditorium (Mmc, Town Hall) “THE SEVENTH SEAL” Director: Ingmar BERGMAN, Sweden, 1957 With: Gunnar […]
Free Short Films on MyFrenchFilmFestival, January 14 through February 14, 2022
MyFrenchFilmFestival is back for its 12th edition!! From 14th January to 14th February, watch the best of new-generation French cinema […]
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 […]
Masterclass: Cinematography with Vittorio Storaro
Cinematographers on Cinematography 1-Hour Masterclass with legendary cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC He has received three Academy Awards for Best […]
Documentary Film: Mambéty and Mbaye and Ouaga, capitale du cinéma
African Film Festival New York is streaming two documentaries on pioneers of African cinema available from now upto 8 July […]
Short Film: Villenour
Villenour (French India: Territory of Pondicherry) (1914) Gorgeously dreamlike colour images of (then) French India – present-day Puducherry. These gorgeous […]
Cine-Master Class: Film and Discussion led by Philippe May – 17 April
Aurofilm / AV Film institute present ‘DR. STRANGELOVE or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ by […]
Masterclass: Dark & Light with Ranjan Palit – 21-26 March
A Cinematography and Direction Masterclass – exploring the space and the light of Auroville, first physical worksop after lockdown. The […]
Films: Cinema Paradiso Schedule – 8-14 March
Cinema Paradiso-Multimedia Center are fully operational. Full 121 seats are offered now. Mask is a must, Standard Covid19 protocols will […]
Masterclass: Dark & Light with Ranjan Palit – 21-26 March
A Cinematography and Direction Masterclass – exploring the space and the light of Auroville, first physical worksop after lockdown. The […]
Masterclass: Dark & Light with Ranjan Palit – 21-26 March
A Cinematography and Direction Masterclass – exploring the space and the light of Auroville, first physical worksop after lockdown. The […]
Films: Cinema Paradiso Schedule – 1-14 March
Cinema Paradiso-Multimedia Center are fully operational. Full 121 seats are offered now. Mask is a must, Standard Covid19 protocols will […]
AUROVILLE TIMELINES AND AUROVILLE FILM INSTITUTE ONLINE COURSE
Study Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, shot by shot, with Kamal Swaroop on 23-24 and 30-31 January from 2-6.30pm IST. Voluntary contribution […]
EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL INDIA 2020
Auroville Film Festival is pleased to announce its partnership with the 25th European Union Film Festival in India. It will be […]
Animation Film Festival 2020 – streaming
In partnership with the Association Française du Cinéma d’Animation, the French Institute is extending the Animation Film Festival abroad for […]
Appreciation of Experimental Cinema, 30th Oct, 31st Oct, and 1st Nov 2020.
Auroville Film Institute announces ‘Appreciation of Experimental Cinema_Online with Sudipto Acharyya – for 3 days – from 30th Oct to […]
African Film Festival, New York
African Film Festival Inc.’s flagship program, the annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), is curated around timely themes, and […]
IFcinéma à la carte From June 12th to July 13th : watch films for free, from home !
https://ifcinema.institutfrancais.com/en/alacarte
Alliance Francaise – webinar on alternate cinema
The network of Alliance Francaises in India invite you to a discussion on alternate cinema. This webinar features film enthusiasts […]
Mid-day feature on ‘Ever Slow Green’ – Planning a Jungle
A German filmmaker, who has made India his home, pays cinematic tribute to Auroville’s lush forest, the result of a […]
Screening of the award winning film of the Auroville Film Festival 2020. EVER SLOW GREEN
Dear friendsAfter a very successful (world) premiere at the Auroville Film Festival I want to share with you three upcoming […]
Auroville and FTII tie-up to take cinema to a new level
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/auroville-ftii-tie-up-to-take-cinema-to-a-new-level/article29632836.ece Auroville, FTII tie-up to take cinema to a new level Eight-day short course on film appreciation and filmmaking attracts […]
Film “Microcosmos, the people of the grass” Saturday, July 20th at 17h at Cinema Paradiso
The Pavillon de France presents: Microcosmos The grass people Film directed by Claude & Marie Nuridsany Pérennou Saturday, July 20 […]
Projection of ODYSSEY IN TWO BIOSPHERES Cinema Paradiso saturday 2nd feb 5pm
Odyssey In Two Biospheres When the first explorers gazed from their space capsule back to earth, they realized profoundly that […]
Bollywood Dance Workshop – By Shobhana Patnaik
WHEN: 6pm, 30th August 2018, WHERE: Unity Pavilion “Matter and Light” at Unity Pavilion from 12 Aug to 15 Sept. […]
Video “Andrei Tarkovsky on the purpose of art and spirituality”
Andrey, what is art? Clip from the documentary “A Poet in the Cinema: Andrey Tarkovsky”, 1984, Donatella Baglivo Andrei Tarkovsky […]
10th Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema: 16, 17, 18th February
Aurofilm has the great pleasure to invite you to its annual Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema (PCIC!) this year, the […]
Have you made a film between 30 seconds and 6 minutes?
Dear Kino Auroville Friends, Our next Kino Auroville Monthly is fast approaching. Please join us this Saturday February 3rd […]
First Kino Kabaret
Our first Kino Kabaret took place last week-end, filmmaking in 50 hours, from Friday, September 8, 2 pm until Sunday, […]
Teaser- Auoville Becoming 50
Teaser- Auroville Becoming 50 by Fred Cebron teaser Auroville becoming 50 from Fred Cebron on Vimeo.
Nomades des mers
Expédition Low Tech” Une aventure de l’autosuffisance en mer Documentaire et Discussion Introduit par le projet JOI et discuté avec […]
Babette’s Feast
The French Pavilion presents Babette’s Feast With Gabriel Axel, based on the fairy tale by Karen Blixen Saturday 25 th […]
Food Coop
The French Pavilion presents Food Coop Documentary and Discussion with a representative of the movie maker and a similar initiative […]
Thursday Indian Film: Kadambari
Director : Suman Ghosh Duration: 1 hr 27 min This is a biopic of Kadambari Devi, the sister-in-law of Rabindranath […]
Tahaan
Director: Santosh Sivan Duration: 1 hr 37 mins Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 7:45 pm Bhavishyate (new building behind the Sri […]
Kino Auroville kicked off
Last Saturday the newly formed Kino Auroville cell held their kick-off event at Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas. An enthusiastic audience […]
MMC / Cinema Paradiso
MMC (Multimedia Center) Auditorium / Cinema Paradiso is located at the Town Hall complex in Auroville. Number of seats: […]
two special screenings of “Rasan Piya”
Rasan Piya AFP Auditorium No. 58, Suffren street – Pondicherry Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 7:00 pm […]
Latinamerican Activities
from Anandi: Latinamerican Activities : Feb 25th at 8 p.m. “The Liberator” . Film about Simón Bolivar ´s Life .Spanish […]
7th Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema
7th Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema 13-14-15 February – Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas Vanakkom, Namasté, Hello to All, Bonjour […]