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Executive Team

Executive Director

Artistic Director

Deputy Artistic Director

Joint Director

(Dept. Of Information)
Registrar

Finance

Festival Coordinator

Executive Manager

Hospitality Manager

Volunteer Manager & Delegate
Registration Coordinator

Print Traffic Manager
Catalogue compilation resource
Support Staff

Office Assistance


Festival Book:
Chief Editor
Coordinating Editors
Compiled by


Additional resource


Design


Printers


Published by


N R Vishnu Kumar
H N Narahari Rao
N Vidyashankar


R K Shivaram
Jagannath Prakash
Venkatram

Anand Varadaraj
Shivanand Somappa
Anand Kannan


Nikhil Bharadwaj -

P B Murali

Sunil Reddy

Shashikala, Sowmya

Raghu, Mahendra Kumar, T Samaratha Vardhan


H.N. Narahari Rao

N. Vidyashankar

Anand Varadara}

Nikhil Bharadwaj

M.K. Raghavendra

B.N. Subrmanya (Kannada Version)

PB. Murali

Sunil Reddy

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32nd Cross, 7th Block, Jayanagar
Bangalore - 560 011

Gayatri Printers

Seshadripuram | Main, Bangalore - 560 020
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy
Badami House, NR Square, Bangalore -560 002


CHIEF MINISTER
MESSAGE


lam extremely happy that we are having our 6th edition of the BENGALURU
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL being held during December, 26, 2013
to January, 02, 2014.


We are quite familiar with cultural festivals like Dance, Music, Theatre and
other festivals. Similarly we have hundreds of film festival being held
annually all over the world in different countries. The only difference is
that, Film Festivals have a special significance because we procure a large
number of films from a large number of filmmaking countries around the
world. Viewing these films will definitely provide an exhilarating
experience for the audience. It will be a richly rewarding experience to
enjoy the emotions of the stories, the different cultural backgrounds of
different countries and the style of living of the people in those countries.


lam sure our film lovers, the film industry and the film students will utilize
the opportunity and actively participate in the event and make it a big
SUCCESS.


Siddaramaiah
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government of Karnataka


SECRETARY
MESSAGE


The sixth edition of the BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is
all set to be launched on 26th December, 2013 and the festival will be
celebrated for a week ending on 02, January, 2014.


The festival is now becoming more and more popular with a large number
of delegates participating in the event. In order to smoothen the process of
organizing this annual event in a systematic manner, we have realized that
we have to plan for providing a better infrastructure with State of the Art
facilities for film projection on the similar lines that are available at the
other major festivals in India.


The Karnataka Government has provided many incentives to the Karnataka
Film Industry and this festival is another incentive which gives a wider
perspective to cinema as an important cultural event.


Wishing all the best for the success of this prestigious International event.


K.R Niranjan IAS
Secretary to Government
Kannada, Culture and Information Department


EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MESSAGE


May | take this opportunity to welcome all the delegates from India and
abroad as well to the sixth edition of the BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL to be held during December, 26, 2013 to January, 02,
2014.


We have found from our experience that there is huge response from the
film lovers of Bangalore to register as delegates and watch the films. This
year we are able to increase the number of seats by booking bigger halls
for screenings so that delegates are not disappointed for want of
accommodation. We are also able to fix the venues in such a way that they
are situated within a range of 2 KM from our administrative office.


We have also made necessary arrangements for the Master classes, press
conferences, Discussion meetings, and other related activities to be held
in the premises of Vartha Soudha, Infantry Road, Bengaluru which is
ideally located at the center of all the venues.


We also invite valuable suggestions from our delegates so that we can
provide better facilities. Wishing you all a Very Happy 2014 and pleasant
and enjoyable viewing of the films in the festival.


With best Wishes,


N.R Vishukumar

Director, Department of Information
Government of Karnataka

and Festival Executive Director


ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MESSAGE


On behalf of the staff of the Artistic Department, | take this opportunity to
extend a warm welcome to all the delegates and wish a pleasant watching
of the screenings of the wide variety of films from around the world to be
showcased in the 6th edition of BIFFes.


It has always been our endeavor to put our best efforts to design an
innovative programme that caters to the needs of the diverse taste of the
vast number of delegates that a festival of this kind attracts.


It gives me immense satisfaction to record here that within a span of
around three months we are able to put across World in Bangalore with
around 160 films from 52 countries on a wide range of genres and Topics.
This edition has some highly acclaimed films in the Asian, Cinema of the
world, Fipresci Award winners, and Netpac Award winners sections. Even
the Retrospective and country focus sections are quite a good collection.
The quality of films in the Indian and Kannada competition section has
vastly improved and there are many good films which | am sure will be
liked by many of our discerning film lovers. On the whole it is a fairly good
collection and we wish you all once again a very happy and enjoyable film
festival.


With best wishes fora HAPPY 201 4.


H.N. Narahari Rao
Artistic Director


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CONTENTS


Opening Film
Closing Film
Kannada Cinema Competition
Indian Cinema Competition
Asian Cinema Competition
Cinema of the World
Festival in a festival: Hof in Bengaluru
Country Focus
Poland
Taiwan
Retrospectives
Malini Fonseka (Actor)
Goran Paskaljevic (Director)
Claire Denis (Director )
Cinema Study: Mike Leigh
Special Genre: Train Films
Remembering Dr. Rajkumar
Revisiting Classics:
Samurai Films
Italian Neo Realism
Bimal Roy
Special Screening: Tulu Film
Homage:
Rituparno Ghosh
D. Rajendra Babu
Sundarnath Suvarna
NETPAC Award Winners
FIPRESC! Award Winners
Acknowledgements
Index of films


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be = Dharmasena Pathiraja


| Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter


A graduate of the University of Peradeniya, Dharmasena Pathiraja obtained his PhD in cinema studies from Monash University,
Australia. He has taught at several universities in Sri Lanka and has been a pioneer in introducing film and television as a
discipline to the curricula. He continues to teach and train emerging film makers and artistes at various institutes in the country.
Began making films in the late '60s and '70s and took the film world in Sri Lanka by storm with his astonishing new wave style in
the tradition of Post-war European cinema. In his four decade long Cinema Journey, he has directed 8 Feature films, several
Short & Documentary Films, and Television Series. He has also served on the jury of several international film festivals. In 2000
Pathiraja was awarded the ‘Golden Lion’ for his life time contribution to Sri Lankan cinema and in 2003 the first ever
retrospective of his films was held at the Singapore International Film Festival followed by retrospectives at other international
film festivals.


Rajesh Gongaju


Nepalese Filmmaker & Film Academician


He has been making documentary films and teaching films for over a decade. As a college boy in 1995 he established the first
ever film society in Nepal ‘Kathmandu Film Society’ and he is the founding President of Federation of Film Societies of Nepal
and the Secretary of International Federation of Film Societies. His first fiction script 'Goodbye Kathmandu! was awarded with
Global Film Initiative award and is due for release soon. Currently, he is the director of KATHMANDU CENTER FOR FILM
STUDIES, a dedicated organisation for the development of Nepali films and filmmakers. He has served as jury in several
national and international film festivals.


A. N. Prasanna


Film Maker, Writer & Critic, Bangalore


A.N. Prasanna is multi faceted - literature, theatre and film writer & critic. He is a well known short story writer in Kannada, One
of the Indian National Language. He is the recipient of Karnataka Sahitya Academy award twice and was honoured with other
prestigious awards as well. His published works include four collection of short stories, translation of Nobel laureates works
into Kannada, such as Samuel Beckett’ s Classic Play * Waiting for Godot' and Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ s Master Piece Novel
* One Hudred Years of Solitude’, along with that he has also authored a well received critical writings compilation book * Chita
—Kathe> onall time great films across the world. Apart from a Tele-Seial and Tele-Film he has written and directed a feature film
*Haaru Hakkiyaneri'\(On the Wings of Birds)-2009, in Kannada.


Chitra Bharathi
Indian Cinema


Competition Jury


S. K. Bhagwan


Popularly known as DORAI-BHAGWAN, (b. 1933), is a prolific & distinguished Kannada Film Maker. In his 6
decades of association with the film industry as Producer/ Director/Actor for 50 Movies in 3 Indian Languages
(Kannada, Tamil & Telugu), his high point of achievement is in successfully adopting literary works on to screen.
He is the recipient of President's Silver Medal twice for Best Direction and has the rare distinction of winning
Karnataka State Government's Annual * Best Picture & Director’ awards together 10 times. He is also the recipient
of Prestigious Awards such as * Rajyothsava award (2009), Puttanna Kanagal Award (1996)* & Natak Academy
Award, for his immense contribution to the Kannada Film Industry & Theatre art forms. In addition, he has directed
award winning Documentaries, T.V Serials & Public Awareness short films.


Karen Folger Jacobs


Author, Educator, psychiatry counsellor, Screenwriter, Film Promoter & Consultant, A remarkably talented all in
one persona, Karen Folger Jacobs was raised in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania and graduated from Antioch College in
Philosophy and Mathematics. She earned a Ph.D at University of California, Berkeley & fellowships from * Howard
University’ & from University of California's Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute. Along With all the above
accomplishments, her most impressive achievements have come from her work in the film industry. She left
academe to be a screenwriter & promoter of films. Jacobs has written and edited numerous screenplays, and has
taught seminars on screenwriting & film making in California, New York, Texas & in various reputed universities
across the globe. She has worked on films in Mexico and Italy. Produced as well as Directed the film > Breathtaking
Women (1986). Served on film Festival juries in Naples, Muscat and Milan (Jury President). She has been a
consultant to California’ s Lucas film Ltd, as well.


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Indian Cinema
Competition Jury


Jeffrey Jeturian


He is an acclaimed Filipino director and production designer. He studied Broadcasting Communication at the
University of Philippines. His line of interests are personal stories and intimate stories but he would also like to
capture the political and social background of his characters. Jeturian worked his way up to where he is now by
starting as production assistant for Marilou Diaz-Abaya's film "Baby Tsina" in 1984. For over 15 years, Jeffrey
worked as production assistant, script continuity, art director, production designer and assistant director before
making his own debut "Enter Love - Sana Pag-ibig Na." in 1998. Almost all of Jeffrey Jeturian's films are critically
acclaimed and have received awards in various film festivals. His oeuvre includes Ekstra (2013), Eve (2011),
The Bet Collector (2006) , Bikini Open (2005), Minsan Pa (2004), Bridal Shower (2004), Larger Than Life
(2001) and Fetch a Pail of Water (1999).


Premkumar Hariyabbe is a noted journalist & film critic, who has worked more than three and half decades with
well known Kannada daily ° Prajavani’ . He has covered International film festival Of India over the last 10 years, as
well as written extensively on multiple dimension, tradition & language of cinema —involving its potential
mirroring, reflection of society & influence up on it .His holistic & inclusive cinema literature writing, keeping in
mind the varied cultural voices of Indian cinema, along with its vibrant original nativity has stimulated meaningful
cinema discourse among the cinema loving community in Karnataka.


Ranjita Biswas


Ranjita Biswas is a Kolkata based independent journalist, writer, and translator of fiction. She has five published
books to her credit. At present she is also Editor of Trans World Features, a syndicated feature service on Art,
Culture, Community Lifestyles & Entertainment. Diverse discipline scholarly persona Biswas writes extensively
on Art & Culture, Films, Women, Gender issues and on healthcare for national and international publications. She
was the Jury member for numerous national & international Film Festivals such as 4th Toronto International film
Festival, 2008 and International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2001.


Kannada Cinema


Competition Jury


Madhu Eravankara


Madhu Eravankara is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, film critic, film scholar and writer from Kerala.
Recipient of the Indian National Film Award with Presidents Gold Medal and several State Film Awards, he has
directed the feature film ‘Nankooram’ & anumber of international as well as National Film festival award winning
documentaries both in India and abroad. Author of a dozen books on cinema, Madhu has served as a member of
jury in many International Film Festivals. He was also credited with senior fellowships from National Film Archive
of India and Dept of Culture, Govt of India. He also serves as a faculty of Cinema in many of the State and National
institutions.


Meena Karnik


Meena Madhukar Karnik- A Science Graduate, Started her career in 80s asa journalist & worked with many print
media houses such as “Dinank’, Navashakti' in Marathi and then in 83° started a sports fortnightly in Marathi
called 'Ekach Shatkar' along with Nikhil Wagle. In 85° Started a film magazine called 'Chanderi* which was then
edited by Actress Rohini Hattangady. In 90 she went a step further and Started Mahanagar,a Marathi daily
newspaper edited by Nikhil Wagle, for which she was the features editor. Her creative horizons & appetite to find
alternative spaces keeps on expanding, as she ventured in to Film Reviewing on IBN Lokmat, a Marathi news
channel for 6 months. As a passionate film writer & critic, she participated in numerous national and international
film festivals.


Prakash Reddy


Hyderabad based Commerce Graduate Prakash Reddy *s brush with Film Society Movement to promote a healthy
film culture started in 1974 when he joined Vijayawada Film Society. Joined Hyderabad Film Club (HFC) later and
soon his involvement with it became intense & active, to such levels that he is serving as Secretary of HFC since
1984. He has organized numerous film festivals, and went on to put the HFC on the global spotlight by organising
international film festivals in 2007 & 2008 and Short & Documentary Film Festival in 2010 for which he worked as
the Festival Director. He was also southern zone secretary of Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) from 2002
to 2012 and General Secretary of Children's Film Society of Andhra Pradesh, for several years. He was honoured
as an invited guest for the 29th Fajr International Film Festival, Tehran, Iran in 2001.


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Competition Jury


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Mr. Siladitya Sen, is a veteran film critic and a senior film journalist & writer, from Kolkata. He has in-depth
knowledge of Indian & World cinema culture —its forms & subtle sensibilities. Professionally he is associated with
the largest circulated deshbhasha daily newspaper of India, the famous Ananda Bazar Patrika of Bengal, where he
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