THE FRENCH PAVILION Presents AUROVILLE, STORY OF AN UTOPIA Film director: J.P. Elkabbach & Nicole Avril Mother was still in her body when the documentary was made. Few western journalists are interested in the project of Auroville in the seventies; but one of them, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, came to investigate for “Antenne 2” in 1972. His […]
Episode 04 of Inner Dialogues, talking with Henri.
Friday 10 February: 5.30 pm DRUMS / TEAM AGORA Directed by Jinu THOMAS Music 4’ Encounter in the deep forest… 5.35 pm ISHTI / IN SEARCH FOR SELF Directed by Dr. G. PRABHA Sanskrit / EST 1h.48’ Ishti centres around a 71-year-old Ramavikraman Namboodiri, a Vedic scholar, his family members and Sreedevi, his young, third […]
8th February 7.30 pm: Movies on New Economy Experiments 9th February 5 pm: Healing and Peace Meditation around the Peace Table 10th-14th February 9 am to 5 pm: Seminar on IPK (Integral Paradigm of Knowledge): Integral Education and Self-Development All Are Welcome
Episode 03 of Inner Dialogues, talking with Julie.
Episode 02 of the documentary Inner Dialogues. Second Episode of the series, talking with Ann.
Episode 01. First Episode of the series, talking with Satyavan : for him there is no freedom without discipline, one of his inner dialogues that he offered during this graceful moment we shared.
Inner Dialogues Episode 00. How it all started. It is from this discussion, filmed in an improvised manner that the idea of this docu-series was born.
Our third Kino screening tomorrow for all the short-films made in the past month.Please come to Cinema Paradiso at Town Hall this Saturday, January 7th at 10 am. All are invited to watch the films and meet other like-minded people interested in making short-films. If you have a film you want to be screened, please […]
The French Pavilion presents Mustapha Kemal Atatürk: The Birth of a Republic Documentary by Séverine LABAT filmmaker Saturday 7 th January 2017 5:00 pm Cinema Paradiso In French – Duration: 90 min The itinerary of Mustapha Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) merges with the history of the end of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the […]
Director : Suman Ghosh Duration: 1 hr 27 min This is a biopic of Kadambari Devi, the sister-in-law of Rabindranath Tagore, and daughter-in-law of Debendranath Tagore. Rabindranath’s elder brother Jyotirindranath Tagore married Kadambari. In 1868 when Kadambari came to Jorasanko Thakur Bari Rabidranath was 7 years old and Kadambari was 2 years elder than Rabindranath. […]
War – Forgiveness – Homosexuality Family – Life after Death Film director: Yann Arthus Bertrand HUMAN is a diptych of stories and images of our world which creates an immersion into the depths of the human being. Through the testimonies of happiness filled with love but also with hatred and violence, HUMAN confronts us with […]
Kino Auroville had it’s second screening at Cinema Paradiso last Saturday. A total number of 8 recently made short-films were brought to the theatre and screened to an audience of 50+. Find some of the monthly Kino Auroville shorts here: https://vimeo.com/groups/kinoaurovillemonthly See below photos taken by Marco Saroldi. The next Kino Auroville screening will be […]
Director: Santosh Sivan Duration: 1 hr 37 mins Thursday, Dec 8, 2016 7:45 pm Bhavishyate (new building behind the Sri Aurobindo Auditorium). Bharat Nivas, Auroville A tender fable about childhood innocence amid the realities of war, set against the rugged landscape of Kashmir. Tahaan’s journey revolves around his pursuit to find real purpose in his […]
Last Saturday, November 5th, Cinema Paradiso hosted the very first screening of the newly formed Kino Auroville cell. Kino is a global movement created as a means of providing both amateur and professional filmmakers with a place to create and screen their short-films. Kino Auroville screening #001 featured 13 short-films with a total duration of 55 minutes. […]
Calender of Bharatnivas Events for November 2016: Bhavishyate: Wednesday, 2nd November 2017, Time: 5 pm, “Rendez-vous with Vidyanagar”,Presentation/Talk by Auroville and Pondicherry Artists Camp in Karnataka. Kalakendra Art Gallery: Friday, 4-26th November – Art Exhibition by Marco. Sri Aurobindo Auditorium: Friday, 4th Nov., Time 7.45 pm: Film Bhavishyate: Thursday, 10th Nov. :Indian Film at 7.45 […]
As Mira Nakashima and her family are visiting Auroville today and tomorrow, she offers to present: A two hour film on George Nakashima at Bhavishyate, B.N., Wednesday 26 October, 4.00pm Please note: The earlier scheduled ‘Talk by Auroville Artists on the Jindal Art Camp’ which was announced for the above date & venue […]
THE FRENCH PAVILION CIRHU Present L’Odorat (The Empire of Scents) Directed by Kim Nguyen Scents, like colors, can be declined at infinitum Saturday, October 29 th , 2016 – 5.00 pm CINEMA PARADISO (Town Hall) The pleasures of food, of the erotic, of family – form the very fabric of our emotional lives. And […]
The Asian Cultural Council’s online application form is now open, and the deadline to apply will be December 1st, 2016. To apply, you must be a registered nonprofit organization. Organizations without non-profit status must apply through a fiscal sponsor. Commercial and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply. Since ACC’s program resources are focused […]
Aurodhan Galleries Pondicherry Presents at 8.15 pm on 21st October on 33 rue Francois martin An Evening of Documentary Films by award winning British Filmmaker Ruhi Hamid Ruhi Hamid, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London directs with visual flair and sensitivity to make beautiful, intimate and insightful award winning films. Ruhi’s interest […]
Bharat Nivas, Pavillion of India presents: “SHARIRA” A rare documentary produced by Olivier Barot on Chadralekha’s last dance choreography: Thursday, 20th October 2016, at 7.45 pm Venue: SAWCHU, Bharat Nivas “Sharira”, performed by Shaji, Kalaripyattu of Kerala, and Tishani Doshi, the yoga practitioner, poet, novelist and dancer. A choreography accompanied by meditative Dhrupad music by the […]
Last Saturday the newly formed Kino Auroville cell held their kick-off event at Kala Kendra, Bharat Nivas. An enthusiastic audience of 40+ showed their interest in joining the Kino movement, becoming so-called Kinoïtes. 13 ideas for short films to be made in the coming month were presented, one can be curious about how many short […]
FILMFEST “Restoring Connection” 17. – 22.10. in Cinema Paradiso We will be screening documentaries and feature films about Restorative Justice from around the world, based on true stories of pain and loss of connection. People everywhere long to live in peace and harmony, and yet our human story is filled with examples of anguish and […]
La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde, a professional programme developed by the Institut français to help talented young directors from emerging countries to increase their international exposure, has launched a call for entries. The directors and producers of ten first or second feature-film projects will be invited to attend this programme during the 2017 Cannes […]
