Article by M.Dinesh Varma published in The Hindu The NZ-based platform will help conduct the AVFF online Auroville has teamed up with a New Zealand-based video streaming service for hosting the 2022 edition of the Auroville Film Festival(AVFF), as an online event from Tuesday. The global flavour of the seventh AVFF (January 18-23) will manifest […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 14 JANUARY 2022, 8:00 PM “The Color of Paradise” Directed by : Majid MAJIDI, Iran, 1999, Music by: Alireza Kohandairy With: Hossein Mahjoub, Mohsen Ramezani, Salameh Feyzi Synopsis: One of the most delicately crafted and spiritually uplifting films, The Colors of Paradise, is a remarkable work of art and a heart-rending gift from Persia, from […]
What’s going to happen??!! What about changing lockdown notifications?? We wish we had easy answers to these questions. It’s a difficult situation for us as we have no idea what is going to be announced after Pongal. However: If cinema theatres are allowed to run, we will be screening the films at MMC/CP, SAIIER and […]
AUROVILLE FILM FESTIVAL 2022 AUROVILLE FOOD FESTIVAL 2022 When: January 18th-23rd Auroville is going through a difficult time and, without ignoring all that we are experiencing, this event simply presents excellent films and good food.The selected films in the category of films that develop the theme of human unity show problems and solutions from around […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 7 JANUARY 2022, 8:00 PM “The Little Prince” Directed by : Mark Osborne, France, 2015 Synopsis: Animated film based on the 1943 novella “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. At the heart of it all is a little girl who’s being prepared by her mother for the very grown-up world in which […]
future: Eternal Forest online eventOn Wednesday, January 5, 2021, Ever Slow Green is being streamed live during an online event organised by the Eternal Forest project. Following the film Eternal Forest founder Evgenia Emets will speak with Natasha Storey and myself about reforestation in Auroville, India.The event starts at 4 pm GMT (so e.g. in Los Angeles […]
Two dancers are magnetically attracted and repelled to each other, embodying the dynamic of addictive attachment and codependency, commonly categorized in modern culture as the experience of falling in love. View short film here > Script and direction – Valentina Beatriz Choreography and performance – Gopal Dalami and Valentina Beatriz Cinematography – Hemanth Kumar First […]
We are speaking with Natasha Storey and Christoph Pohl about reforestation in Auroville – to bring back tropical forests When: Wed, 5 January 2022, 21:30 – 23:00 IST Where: Online About this event We are speaking with Natasha Storey and Christoph Pohl about reforestation in Auroville, India, several decades of eco-restoration efforts to bring back tropical forests and create […]
Shanta Gokhale writes: Alaknanda Samarth pushed the boundaries of acting throughout her career. Alaknanda Samarth’s passing on the morning of Monday, December 6, has come as a deep shock to her numerous friends in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and elsewhere. Although she lived in London, she knew more about what was going on in theatre and […]
When: 7, 8, 14 and 15 January 2022 Where: Centre d’Art Gallery, Citadines, Auroville Registration Contact: centredart@auroville.org.in Fees: Workshop is free for the Aurovilians, Newcomers and registered Volunteers. All the material for the workshop is provided except the analogue camera. Analogue/Film cameras are available to the participants against a contribution. Program & Timings: Friday, 7 January: 02.00 – 05.00pm Brief look at […]
The 7th Auroville Film Festival will take place January 18th-23rd and feature international and Aurovilian films. Save the dates! We’re looking for artists to make art installations on the theme of human unity, to be placed in the town hall area. If you are a creator and have ideas that can inspire greater community harmony […]
Artists interested in creating inspiring installations with the themes of human unity and community harmony for the coming Auroville Film Festival (Jan 18-23), please contact aurovillefilmfestival@auroville.org.in and marcoavc@auroville.org.in with ‘art installation AVFF’ in the subject line.
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 17 DECEMBER 2021, 7:30 PM “KLAUS” Animated film Directed by : Sergio PABLOS, Spain, 2019 Synopsis: When Jesper distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. But Jesper discovers […]
Summary and podcast for this week`s Audible Weed Walk by Nina Sengupta is available HERE. The Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival showcases thought-provoking films about flourishing nature, nutritious food and a healthy society. The free registration and schedule links for: online Kirolskar Vasundhara International Film Festival that starting on 14 December’21 (TODAY) showcasing many films […]
MULTI MEDIA CENTRE AUDITORIUM (MMC, Town Hall) FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2021, 7:30 PM “PRATIDWANDI” (The Adversary) Directed by Satyajit RAY, India, 1970 With: Dhritiman Chatterjee, Asgar Ali, Arabinda Banerjee Synopsis: Satyajit Ray adapted Pratidwandi from the novel of the same name by veteran Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay. Siddhartha Chowdhury, a brilliant medical student, is forced to leave his studies […]
We are proud to announce that this edition will be hosted both inside Auroville as well as on an online platform courtesy Shift72 and AVI USA. If you would like to help, please email with “volunteer” in the subject line. If you are open for hosting a visiting filmmaker, please email us with “stay” in […]
Artists interested in doing an installation for the Auroville Film Festival, please contact aurovillefilmfestival@auroville.org.in and marcoavc@auroville.org.in with ‘art installation AVFF’ in the subject line.
The ninth edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held online over two weekends – Dec 4-5 and 11-12 of December 2021. Login at www.tinyurl.com/ciqff2021 The event is free and open to individuals above 18. Reel Desires features films, shorts and documentaries showcasing sexuality and gender diversity issues. This year’s line-up consists of 16 films […]
BEYOND BORDERS: A FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL 2021Celebrating South Asian women’s day and marking 16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women The second edition of the online, South Asian Feminist Film Festival initiated under the leadership of Kamla Bhasin last year is now on. This edition of the festival presents 61 films, made in 25 languages including […]
AUROFILM PRESENTS “CINE-MASTER-CLASS” If you like to discuss, share and learn more about films and Cinema, we invite you to our Cine-Master-Classes! Welcome to the 15th chapter led by Philippe M. on “RASHOMON” by Akira Kurosawa (Japan, 1950, 1h28′). When: 5.00 – 7.30 pm on Saturday 4 December 2021 Where: Aurofilm, Kalabhoomi (next to CRIPA) Overview: Rashomon, a classic and milestone in the history of […]
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 […]
MeDiClown Academy is an integral approach to healing, well-being and life-long learning; bringing joy, love and laughter into daily living, in healthcare, education or corporate environments. They recently won an award for the best short film from THE ACPN : Association of Counselors and Psychotherapists Nagpur.
Off-RoadOff-Road, comprises traditional music performers Jang Jihun, Choi Yeri and Kim Haerin, who express hope to keep at bay, feelings of fear and loneliness while traversing the vast wilderness and unfamiliar terrain, along rough and unpaved roads. They aim to create a unique musical landscape, by incorporating a variety of techniques based on traditional musical […]
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 […]
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 […]
