Doc_Commune has been envisaged as a space for documentary filmmakers. It aims to foster a process of engagement with selected filmmakers, that helps them to grow not just their projects, but also themselves. We see a space that encourages an enriching flow of feedback, discussions and conversations about projects with seasoned mentors. The duration of […]
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 […]
Integrate A DANCE + FILM WORKSHOP When: Dance: 10:30-11:45 am, Film: 12:00-1:00 pm, 22-26 November 2021 Where: New Creation Dance Studio, Auroville Open to anyone aged 14 years upwards Fees: Do the full workshop: Aurovilian: IN 1200, Guest: INR 2200. Drop in for a day: Aurovilian: INR 300, Guest: INR 500 Registrations: WhatsApp 9971851782 or […]
This is the second webinar commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary which explores the unique place of his sadhana and associations, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu, the people he knew from the time of the freedom movement and the work and his influence – in a conversation with longtime Aurovilians Meenakshi & Raman. R. Meenakshi From […]
27 aspirants from 11 States took part in the creative venture and made 15 films Article by M.Dinesh Varma, published in The Hindu, PUDUCHERRY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 READ ONLINE From camps of close-knit indigenous communities to emerald lakes and moonscapes of the Lamayuru, the ruggedly charming Leh-Ladakh region served as an ideal locale for a documentary […]
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 […]
At the 26th edition of the European Union Film Festival, we are proud to bring to the audience over a dozen unique speakers, through a series of special events focused on different facets of filmmaking including direction, production, scriptwriting and acting. Renowned artists from member states, partner countries and India will feature in eight sessions. The […]
In 2020, the first year of lockdowns and Covid, the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, in partnership with the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, announced a ‘Film Challenge’. Amateur and professional filmmakers were invited to send in their creative interpretations of one of the most challenging moments we have collectively faced […]
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 […]
The black and white photography workshop offered by Sasi is a joy from beginning to end. Starting with an introduction to photography and it’s beginnings in the late 1800s, we then discovered the development of the camera that we know today, and could choose one with which to shoot our roll of film the following […]
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 […]
Choreographed by Sadeck Waff with 128 dancers in wheelchairs for the closing ceremony of the 2020 Paraolympics
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
It was put together during a masterclass session held by Auroville Film Institute A short film produced in Auroville under a Masterclass series, led by top cinema professionals, has been selected for screening at the fourth South Asian Short Film Festival 2021, scheduled to begin in Kolkata in mid-November. Coda, directed by Sudipto Acharyya, was put […]
Film/Theatre Actor TM Karthik is performing in a play this Saturday, 23 October, at Indianostrum in Pondicherry. “What Happened”, based on a true story is an autobiographical performance that takes you from the moment his son was born and through the year that follows … but not in that order. An honest, horrible, and even […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
British Council invites collaborative proposals for arts and culture projects from India and UK-based organisations, festivals, and institutions for the India-UK Together 2022 programme to mark India’s 75th anniversary of Independence in 2022- 2023. This is an opportunity to think creatively, be innovative and explore new ways of artistic collaboration and touring across India and […]
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 […]
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 […]
