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ISSUE- 3 20 JANUARY 2020 KALINGA GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL e mega event of KIIT School of Film and Media Sciences School of Mass Communication, Campus 18, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar Panel Discussion on Film Appreciation held at KGFF Sushmi Mishra@KSMC, between Indian and European Priyanshi Tripathy@KSMC movies said that it’s a need Campus 7, KIIT: Talking about to have songs in Indian fi lms, the need for fi lm appreciation whereas it isn’t a pressing need a panel discussion was held on for European audience. Thus, the second day of the Kalinga there is a gap between the Global Film Festival (KGFF) appreciation from critics and here. The discussants on the that of the audience. panel discussion were Mr. To which Pankaj Saxena, Tulsidas Mishra, fi lm scholar Professor Screen Studies and and academician, Dr. Piyush Research FTII, Pune added that Roy, fi lm scholar, critic and music is the easiest medium professor Pankaj Saxena, to memorize, realise and Screen Studies and Research, connect with something. Indian Film and Television Institute of cinema conveys emotions India, Pune. through songs. At the end, it is The fi ve day fi lm festival is communication, as long as it is being organised by the School resonating, it is good. of Film and Media Sciences at He later posed a question, campus-7 auditorium which “When it comes to fi lm will show around 50 movies in appreciation, do you think in the Asian Window section and today’s time there is a space student competitive section. for mythological elements Taking the discussion forward, in scripts?” To which Roy Dr Piyush Roy, diff erentiating answered, giving an example between appreciation and of Bodh Mandir, he said that criticism said, “Watching a unless we understand the core fi lm doesn’t mean criticizing meaning we won’t get the true or appreciating the fi lm. The essence of it. critics’ work is to make even “Cinema is the combination of the blind person understand the wide range of art. The people fi lm. It is a process which helps are likely to enjoy more once see the art and appreciate it”. they get a better understanding While, Tulsidas Mishra, of the movie,” said Mr. Saxena. talking about the diff erence KGFF ignites discourse about Ollywood Best Wishes Maitreya Manasvin@ KSMC Campus 7, KIIT: Indulging in Prof Hrushikesha a gripping dialogue about the Mohanty current scenario of the Odia fi lm Vice chancellor, industry Tusharkanti Behera, KIIT Deemed to be Minister of State (Independent University Charge) Government of Odisha talked about the need for “I am happy to note originality while well known that the school of fi lm Ollywood actor and Member of and media sciences has Parliament Anubhav Mohanty taken a lead by hosting countered him and asked for the 4th edition of KGFF. government patronage for the This young and energetic industry. school has been rising Anubhav Mohanty, MP steadily to excellence (Loksabha) of Kendrapara and such events will add constituency and Tusharkanti to its eff orts. I wish the Behera, Minister of State He said, “I used to watch at have been successful in doing but there are not enough slots school and the festival a (Independent Charge) Electronics least 3 movies a day during my so. He later expressed the need to available in cinema halls due to great success.” and Information and Technology, MTech days in IIT Kharagpur upgrade the industry for the Odia the pre-established supremacy Sports and Youth Services, GoO and I believe that Odia movies language movies to feature in the of Bollywood and Hollywood were speaking at the inaugural have been greatly infl uenced top 100 movies in the world. movies. Prof. Sasmita Samanta function of the fourth edition of by South Indian movies. We Behera’s perspective was This passionate dialogue Pro vice chancellor, Kalinga Global Film Festival are lacking good movies with contested by Anubhav Mohanty, a between Tusharkanti Behera KIIT Deemed to be (KGFF) on 18 January 2020. original content.” renowned fi lm actor of Ollywood. and Anubhav Mohanty opened University Behera, a young and dynamic Stating that Odia movie makers Mr. Mohanty said that Odisha has up new avenues of debate on minister of the state and a aren’t willing to spend much he a lot of talent and many Odia the subject of the Odia movie “I would like to express graduate from Indian Institute requested fi lmmakers to invest movies have won National and industry. Director of KGFF, my heartfelt thanks to of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in their ideas and to bridge the International awards. He said that Himansu Sekhar Khatua thanked the organisers students is also a cine critic by passion. gap between commercial and art the fi lm industry was struggling both Behera and Mohanty for of fi lm and media When he addressed the audience, fi lms. He further talked about and supported his view by stating their critical insights towards sciences for conducting he raised many concerns about the Bengali and South Indian that there are at least a 50 Odia Odia movie industry. such a mega event.” Odia movie industry critically. fi lm industry as to how they movies ready to be screened Page - 2 Modern films are braver: Piyush Roy ‘‘Artistic Movie to be the Future of Cinema’’, Said Tusharkanti Behera Author, curator, critic, scholar and filmmaker,Dr. Piyush Roy discusses the problems related to film appreciation in India Lipsa Biswal@KSMC during the panel discussion held on the second day of Kalinga Tusharkanti Behera, Minister of Global Film Festival. The eminent personality discussed state (Independent Charge) E & about Indian way of film making during a conversation with IT, Sports and Youth Services, as Anamika Jha@KSMC and Priyanshi Tripathy@KSMC. a guest at 4th Kalinga Global Film Festival, Bhubaneswar averred himself a “Movie Buff” since his the same. Its the treatment that What comments do you have the most evolved form of literary dual degree at IIT kharagpur and expression. Short films are also makes all the difference. Like on the quality of films today? that he is pleased to be a part of like that. They are shorter but can the melodrama that comes There is a lot of hope in cinema, the grand film fest. have the same impact as a 3 hour naturally to us. The colors, the that I see in the young people. As a connoisseur of food, art More movies on artistic values long movie. I really look forward dance, the songs are exclusive People would say that they are and culture, he approached the and not just commercialised films to the experience of seeing the to Bollywood. They are its USP. mature and as good as the others audience with a sense of movie was his demand.During his talk short films of the student. This influence of Indian way of but I think that they are braver, critic and disclosed some of the he explains how the fidelity of How is Indian cinema different film making is our soft power they are tackling many more dark side of the Odia Cinema dubbed movies In Odia cinema is from cinema around the world? along with IT. issues and that’s what is adding to Industry. He states that he awful.He asks for the Odia movie I just finished a documentary that Are you enjoying the films that the richness and diversity of the watches three movies a day from makers to reflect Odiapana viz asks the question is there any are being screened in KGFF cinema experience. Sometimes, different languages and compares Odisha culture in their movies. Indian way of film making. So 2020? the amount of stuff that they are it to the Ollywood industry. He He encouraged movie makers to I think it is because cinema is a I haven’t seen any movies yet but able to pack within 10 minutes claims that South Indian Movie seek Government’s help , as he product of a context and a culture. I am looking forward to watching is just like how one can write a is the cornerstone of Ollywood, it believes Movie is a vital medium Over the world some people say all the movies that have been novel of 100 pages but the same lacks originality. for cultural integration and unity. there are 7 plots, some say there submitted in the competition content can be expressed in 10 are 30 and so on but it all revolves category, I am looking forward to lines in a poem, that is like the back to the same man woman that experience. KGFF pays homage to four maturity. That is why poetry is story, the basic plots remaining stalwarts of Odia film industry Sushmi Mishra@KSMC director who after his brief illness KSMC reporters - Pabitra Burathoki, Sujana Tamang, Sonam Campus 7, KIIT: The 4th Kalinga passed away on 6 February 2019. CHIT-CHAT Lhamo and Anita Chhetri asked the viewers that, Which movie did Global Film Festival paid Chakradhar Sahu got the State you like the most and why? in the fourth KGFF . “The message is that you just homage to four stalwarts of Odia Film Award for Best Director keep on shooting without “ From the movies I watched “ Actually my passion for both film industry namely Chakradhar for ‘Tumaku Paruni Ta Bhuli’. learning anything. If you really today, I like ‘ Ahaa Re (the movie making and watching Sahu, Sambit Mohanty, Dilip His last film ‘Meemansa’ was have the urge and you know how two lovers)’ which is a Bengali made me attend the film festival.