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Tibet Festival in Sikkim
Gangtok | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST

The Tibetan community in Sikkim would host their maiden five day Tibet Festival in Gangtok from November 6 on the occasion of the 50th year of Tibetans in exile'. The festival has been organised to acknowledge, honour and thank the government and people of India, especially the Himalayan State for providing a refuge to the Tibetan community.It will be held at Kanchenjunga Shopping Complex, Lal Bazaar here, the organisers informed. The festival would display the Tibetan culture, religion, Buddhist rituals, medicine and astrology, music and dance, costumes, arts and crafts and cuisine. ''It expresses the preservation of Tibetan cultural identity that has been kept intact for the past 50 years. It would exhibit the spirit of Tibet in its original form,'' the committee added.

The Tibetan community expressed indebtedness to the XIV Dalai Lama who has provided an unwavering and visionary leadership for all Tibetan people across the world for fifty years. The festival would be inaugurated by State PHE minister TT Bhutia. The message of the Dalai Lama would be read out by Dhondup Dorjee, Tibetan Settlement Officer, Gangtok followed by a Thank You India song by Thumi Sambhota Tibetan School and traditional dances by Ghangjong Doekar. A film on undercover in Tibet-Channel 4 and What remains of us would also be screened on the first day. While the second day would feature a panel discussion on Tibets Environment and a discourse on Buddhism in English. A settlement of the Tibetan community is at Rabongla in South Sikkim while a group have settled in Tshoka on the way to the Dzongri trek in West Sikkim. Most of them are entrepreneurs while some of them have taken up jobs in the State government and organisations of the Union government.

Autumn Festival 2009 
Dehradun | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST

Eight-day Autumn Festival 2009 was inaugurated by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' in Mussoorie yesterday.Renowned artistes from across the country are showcasing their talent during the festival. The festival to be celebrated from November 3 to 10 will be marked by the cultural and entertainment programmes. A procession was carried out by the festival organisers to mark the beginning of the celebrations.Local MLA Jotsingh Gunsola, Chairman of Municiple board O P Uniyal and some other leading personalities were present at the inauguration function.

Kolkata short film festival
Kolkata | November 03, 2009 4:09:24 PM IST

About 83 movies from 20 countries will be screened at the five-day short film festival in Kolkata. The Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival, which began on Sunday is an attempt by the organisers to give short filmmakers a platform to display their talent. "It is very difficult to tell a story within short period of time. Making a feature film is not all that difficult if you have the money but with less resources and telling a story in a very short span of time is something that requires a great amount of skill and that is why we have decided to do an annual festival dedicated only to short friction genre," said S.V.Raman, trustee, Kalpanirjhar foundation.

The festival kicked off with the screening of the 30-minute German movie 'Desert Exterior Day' directed by Mia Garu."The film is about actors who met at a film set and they try to get known to each other and it doesn't work out. It's a film about miscommunication and the problems when you meet someone and you want to get to know him or her and somehow you try to show our best but you show worst and language jest collapse," she said.The festival will see films from Germany, Spain, England, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and USA apart from Mongolia and Iran, which are making a debut this time.Sixteen Indian short films are also part of the festival.

Hamir Utsav  in HP from Nov 2
Hamirpur | Sunday, Nov 1 2009 IST

The two-day Hamir Utsav commenced here today with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal being the chief guest on this occasion.Mr Dhumal led the 'Shobha Yatra' from Gandhi Chowk in the heart of the town at Hamirpur to arrive at the Mela Ground to inaugurate the exhibition put up by various Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Non Government Organizations, Self-help Groups and other Organizations to mark the celebration of two-day-long Hamir Utsav.

The Chief Minister offered prayers at Shiv Mandir where he performed a pooja to seek blessings of Lord Shiva.Mr Dhumal went around the exhibition stalls to gather information about the objects exhibited therein. He took keen interest in the exhibits and appreciated the efforts of all the departments for organizing such an impressive exhibition in the Mela Ground.The Chief Minister greeted the people of district Hamirpur on the occasion of Hamir Utsav.

Intl Children's film fest from Nov 14
Hyderabad | Sunday, Nov 1 2009 IST

Andhra Pradesh Minister for Cinematography Geeta Reddy said the 400-year-old pearl city was proud to be a permanent host for Children's film festival since 1995. Ms Reddy, who interacted yeserday with the officials concerned about the arrangements to conduct the festival from November 14, coinciding with the Children's day, said free bus arrangements would be made for children who wished to see the films screened at eight theatres, including Prasad Imax in the limits of Greater Hyderabad. She said children who achieved distinction in various fields and acclaimed honours at state and national level would be felicitated during the festival, which will be attended by personalities from Hindi and Telugu film industry. Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) chairperson Nandita Das said in all 70 films would be screened during the 16th international Children's film festival in three categories -- international, Asian Panaroma and children's world.

 Ms Das said they have decided to screen 25 films under a special package of documentary and fiction during the week-long festival. There would be a separate package of German films to be screened during the festival, she said. ''For the first time, Asian Panaroma will have a separate jury and awards on par with the international section, she announced. The Asian Panaroma has six Indian films. CFSI has selected 70 films from 160 entries received from various countries, including Iran, China, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, China and Sri Lanka. '' Very few quality films were being made for children in India, compared to countries like Iran and China,'' she opined. The festival will have series of debates, open forums and workshops on issues related to children's movies. There will also be debates on how children were being used for television programmes, including reality shows.

Tripurari Poornima festival at Valvonti Ghat
Panaji | Friday, Oct 30 2009 IST

Goa is geared to celebrate the annual dusk to dawn ''Tripurari Poornima'' festival on the full moonlight night of November 2 on the banks of Valvonti river at Vitthalpur in North Goa's Sanqualim area.The festival showcases the rich traditional culture marking the burning of the mythological demon Tripusura followed by floating of traditional lamps on the river, release of a baloon lamp(Saranga), spectacular boat sailing show and dazzling fire works.The festival begins with procession of lord Krishna and classical dance programmes and a palanquin procession of lord vitthal Rakhumai and swarapushpanjali, a musical concert by Ravindra Sathe of Mumbai, according to chief minister Digambar Kamat here today.

It is being organised by the government of Goa's directorate of art and culture in collaboration with a state level committee headed by the chief minister himself.The boat sailing competition in which miniature replicas of ships, painstakingly crafted by artists with cardboards, thermocol and other material would participate to exhibit their artistic skills attrracting cash prizes ranging from Rs.25,000 to the last twenty consolation prize each of Rs.1000.Meanwhile, the department had also organised a 5-day ''Rangayatra'' travelling theatre festival from November 9 begining in Margao city represented by chief minister Digambar Kamat.The event was programmed in association with the National School of Drma's Repertory Company, New Delhi and West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan.The programme is marked with presentation of five dramas with different themes symbolising cultural traditions to spread awareness and interest on the theatre among the local youth and its progress at national level.