Accessible Horizon Films are out with the 2nd episode on The Important question every new writer/screenwriter must ask themselves before starting to write. Kadhaikalam (Story Arena) is a new educational Series(in Tamil) from Accessible Horizon Films that focuses on the Screenwriting Process. Though the Series is primarily about Screenwriting, it also covers the process of […]
Ever Slow Green tells the story of a 50-years-young tropical forest that evolved in Auroville, South India, through some of the diverse people who dedicate their lives to bringing it to fruition. EVER SLOW GREEN has been officially selected by six international film festivals so far and is currently nominated for two awards. Follow the […]
Applications are now open for Berlinale Talents 2021! Apply by September 1, 2020, 12:00 noon (CEST). Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we hope you’re healthy, in good spirits and pursuing your creative projects where possible. At Berlinale Talents, we’re working on creating a safe edition in February 2021 that will hopefully be able to welcome […]
A FILLIP TO ANALOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY A new darkroom attached to Centre d’Art, Citadines was inaugurated on Friday 8th August. The darkroom is to be used for the processing of film and for printing of analogue photographs. It is primarily funded by Centre d’Art, which was founded by Dominic Darr, herself an analogue photographer, who spent […]
Join La Grace Integral Life Center (SC), Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles (CA), Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center (NY), Sri Aurobindo Sadhana Peetham Ashram (Ca) and others as we come together in honor of Sri Aurobindo’s Birthday On this very special occasion, several Sri Aurobindo Centers will unite over Zoom. Each Center and members of […]
The pandemic, and the anxiety and isolation it has brought, has many of us raising several existential questions of ourselves – who am I? what does it mean to be human? How do I find meaning and purpose in this new uncertainty? While there are no single answers to these questions, we could turn to […]
1st Emami Art Online Documentary Film Festival – 16th – 31st July 2020. The festival focuses on four lauded Indian documentary filmmakers – Supriyo Sen, Pankaj Rishi Kumar, Miriam Chandy Menacherry and Haobam Paban Kumar. (Curated by Ushmita Sahu)2 films of each filmmaker are available for FREE Online Film Viewing (16th – 26th July)I’m sharing two of […]
Get creative with classical music: BBC Ten Pieces opens up the world of classical music to 7-14 year olds with exciting films, lesson plans, instrumental arrangements & live events! https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces
#CinemaOfResistanceWeeklyScreeningThis week we present Shabnam Virman’s Had Anhad (Bounded Boundless-Journeys with Ram and Kabir). In these deeply polarised times when the politics of hate reigns supreme, what can contemporary India learn from Kabir who declared that he is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim? Online screening of the film Had Anhad (Bounded Boundless-Journeys with Ram […]
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Chennai Photo Biennale NewsletterVolume 2. Issue 7. July 2020.<https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/r-zJ-u25FPG7ORVAIR2cRD4N2wXIKaZWbZZQ-gKRswH3jZNZMt5rJexfLiVDqwIU8K7xXr7VCcwu6PewWBPVypm419y0lyQZEBB47AOM7iDd19Zm423R-qlFgpBM7AVAgyvgGIscBAYkpesNstujekW0Y3XXOw=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/a5497b1cecbf1799150a42735/images/3f1b3fc4-f5b9-49f2-ac2a-1a306e1ef37f.jpg>IMAGINING THE NATION STATE – OPEN CALL Currently open opportunity for resident photographers and lens-based artists from India and Wales. CPB Foundation in collaboration with the Diffusion Festival-Wales with the support of the British Council and Wales Arts International is inviting proposals from eligible applicants on the theme […]
GOETHE ON DEMANDIn cooperation with Film galerie 451, the Goethe-Institut presents an online streaming programme called Goethe on Demand. It contains an exquisite selection of films that is free of charge on Vimeo until 31 July 2020. https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/kul/sup/vim.html
The network of Alliance Francaises in India invite you to a discussion on alternate cinema. This webinar features film enthusiasts and experts who have been paving the way for alternate cinema in India in the past decade. They will explore the contours of the current landscape and attempt to identify one of the most crucial […]
https://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/ ________________________________ The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging figurative artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest standing, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that […]
KRISHNA MCKENZIE, CELINE & MARKO PRESENT A play written by Masanobu Fukuoka, performed by Krishna McKenzie, directed by Celine, filmed and edited by Marko Who Is The Fool? https://youtu.be/JoLSmbQzS6c
AURORAS EYE FILMS Has produced a new film! This is how the lockdown affected the people in Auroville’s neighboring villages. Hear them tell their story in ‘Coronavirus Lockdown Impact on Auroville Bioregion’.
https://www.festivalscope.com/all/festival/euffestival/2020 Opportunity to register for the European Film Festival (not EUFF) that our headquarters has recently launched. You will find all the details and links below, as well as on our social media handles. Full film details with synopses and trailers can be found on the dedicated website that is embedded in the infographic below, as well […]
https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/kul/sup/vim.html In cooperation with Filmgalerie 451, the Goethe-Institut presents an online streaming program called Goethe on Demand. It contains an exquisite selection of films that is free of charge on Vimeo until 30 June 2020.
New Community Storytelling Event with Photographer Bear Guerra“There are two people in every picture,” said photographer Ansel Adams. “The photographer and the viewer.” I love this statement. A single photograph can reveal new worlds. It can tell a rich, complex, and often compelling story, providing an artifact for the world. A photograph can also provide a unique view of the photographer’s […]
The last Sunday of April each year is the worldwide Pinhole photography day.This year is on the 26th April 2020Pinhole photos taken on this day can be uploaded to the pinhole.org site.The Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2020 online gallery is dedicated to Eric Renner, who passed away unexpectedly on April 9. Since Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and […]
Dear friends,Today is the 50th Anniversary of the first Earth Day. In spite of the efforts of many people like you all, the earth is in much worse condition now compared to 50 years ago.The documentary film maker Michael Moore has produced and uploaded on YouTube a new film yesterday: The Planet of the Humans […]
Online for Earth Day Dear friends of the Auroville forest,Because screenings of Ever Slow Green have been cancelled for the unforeseeable future, here comes an Earth Day gift for you to pass on to your friends and family. Ever Slow Green will be available online for one week from Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22nd until Tuesday, April 28th, 2020. To request […]
Call Out | Documentary Filmmakers https://thesmalls.com/brief/existing-footage-call-out?utm_source=The%20Smalls%20Members%20Marketing&utm_campaign=a4f445adca-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_26_COPY_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cc0ce561f4-a4f445adca-15584185 Client The Smalls Creative brief We are looking for filmmakers and creatives across the globe to help us with our Shooting From Home Project. The project we want to create is inspired by the fact that there are currently millions of filmmakers (like us!) stuck at home, with lots […]
New Event with Filmmaker Jeremy SeifertThis past Thursday, we had a powerful conversation with filmmaker Adam Loften and Mohammed Alsaleh, who is featured in the short documentary film Welcome to Canada. Mohammed, a Syrian refugee who fled violence and imprisonment during the Assad regime, was asked by a participant, “What would you like high school students to know about […]
