Vibgyor- 7-Day Short and Documentary Film Workshop

7-Day Short and Documentary Film Workshop for Young people

at the ViBGYOR International Film Festival, January 10 -16, 2011

Venue: Kerala Sangeeth Nataka Akademy Campus, Thrissur, Kerala

Focusing mainly on beginners to short/documentary films and social/political activism, ViBGYOR International Film Festival is offering a Festival-cum-Workshop to college students, aspiring young filmmakers, film critics, young film lovers, media activists and the members of social movements for the second time. First of its kind in India, started last year, this will be based more on content and interaction and not on technical hands-on input in filmmaking. The workshop will sensitize the participants to the power of media and to the socio-political concerns expressed through films. This will be a very good opportunity to meet experienced filmmakers, technicians and social/political activists and interact with them.  The Workshop begins on January 10^th noon and ends on January 16^th noon.

Last year, 38 young people from all over the country participated in the six days workshop, in which filmmakers Ruhi Hamid (UK), Andre Luis Olivera (Brazil), K P Sasi, Late C Saratchandran, P Baburaj and Amudhan R P met the participants and engaged them in dialogue on various aspects of filmmaking, marketing and funding. Media activists and academicians Sujata Babar, Dr. T Muralidharan and K C Santhosh Kumar were full time with the participants to animate and coordinate the workshop.

ViBGYOR International Film Festival for Short and Documentary films at its 6th edition from January 12 -16, 2011 in Thrissur, Kerala, will screen around 100 films from across the globe. The Festival will start on January 12^th, with an International Conference/Panel Discussion on the Focus theme of the year, ‘Political Film making and Media Activism in South Asia’.  There will be a number of mini conferences, workshops, activist meetings etc. as part of the festival, and many informal gatherings too, discussing social issues and filmmaking. Every day there will be Open Forum with the filmmakers whose films are screened. (Ref. www.vibgyorfilm.org for details on Film Package)

We are inviting young people from all over India, in the 18-30 age groups to participate in this unique workshop.

Programme:

·  The workshop will start on January10 (Two days before the Festival), by 2pm and will continue till 16^th.

·  There will be Introductory session, screenings and discussion, sessions on various areas of filmmaking on 10^th and 11^th of January.

·   From 12-16th, the participants will  attend a) the South Asian Conference/Panel Discussion on Political Filmmaking and Media Activism b) Film Screenings and the Open Forum/Face-to-Face with Filmmakers c) Models of Media Activism workshop and d) Mini Conferences/Campaigns and e) `Resistance Music’ recitals.

·  Every day evening from 4.00-6.00 there will be a session exclusively for the workshop participants, where a panel of filmmakers and technicians will be available for interaction. 

Other details:

a) Every participant will receive a `Certificate of Participation’.

b) Rs. 1,000/- will be charged from all participants towards Workshop fee (including boarding and lodging for 7 days and 7 nights).

c) We propose to offer `Fellowships for half the Workshop fee’ to a limited number of participants, who can’t afford to pay the full Workshop fee. The recipients will be selected on the basis of their previous involvement with filmmaking and/or in social issues/movements.

Workshop Application form can be down loaded from www.vibgyorfilm.org. Please down load, fill it up and send it along with Rs.100/- registration fee to `ViBGYOR Film Festival Office, Kalliath Square, Palace Road, Thrissur, Kerala 680 020, Tel: 9447000830’ ASAP. (Photocopy Registration form, if need be).

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