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Festival News
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.
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