INFORMATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL
N A N D A N - Bulletin A monthly publication of the West Bengal Film Centre JUNE, 2019
NANDAN, WEST BENGAL FILM CENTRE, 1/1 A.J.C. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA -7000020
Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre was opened on 2nd September, 1985 under the aegis of the Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal for promotion of lm and lm culture. In the words of Late Satyajit Ray, the eminent lm TH maker from Bengal and the rst Chairman of Nandan; “the Centre would concern itself with all aspects of cinema”. Functions : As an art house for release of quality lms and organising lm festivals, retrospectives, children's lm shows, documentaries etc. to serve the requirements of Film clubs/ Societies for their screenings and other programmes and regular screenings of movies at Nandan I & II auditoriums. Objective : Nandan concentrates on cinema as a subject of study and as a cultural movement and endeavours to preserve cinema of signicance in its archives. Its library is constantly being enriched with collection of books and periodicals on cinema which is Kolkata International Film Festival open to all lm lovers. (Accreditated by FIAPF) Nandan is a State Government funded lm promotion centre and runs under the policy 8th-15th November 2019 direction and supervision of an Advisory Committee.
About Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) The KIFF Ofcial Sections : International Competition KIFF's journey began in 1995 when the rst independent international lm festival – Innovations in Moving Images was inaugurated at Nandan - West Bengal Film Centre. India has one of the most National Competition thriving of cinematic traditions. Kolkata in West Bengal is the nerve center for – Indian Languages appreciation of performing arts and also hosts an independent international lm Asian Select(Netpac Award) festival – The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) accredited by FIAPF. –Competition for Asian Feature Films Cinema International It was essentially the culmination of a sincere Film Society Movement that had its – Contemporary World Cinema roots in the works of Kolkata's celluloid masters such as Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Birth Centenary Ghatak etc.. Tribute/Special Tribute/Homage, In its earlier editions, the festival has been graced by the presence of legendary Retrospective lmmakers like Miguel Littin (Chile), Fernando Solanos (Argentina), E. Subriela Focus & Special Focus New Horizon (Argentina), Ali Ozgentruk (Turkey), Amos Gitai (Israel), Krzysztof Zanussi -Promising and dynamic lmmakers (Poland), Catherine Breillat (France), Jeon Soo-ill (Korea), Gus Van Sant (USA), Films on Literature, Music and Sports Jafar Panahi (Iran), Tahmina Milani (Iran), Tsai Ming-liang (Malaysia) Nury Bilge Special Screening Cylan (Turkey), Michael Winterbottom(UK) Philip Noyce(Australia), Simon Children Screening Baker(Australia), Marion Hansel(Belgium), Majid Majidi(Iran) among others. Shorts & Documentary Competition Film Market, Master Class, Seminars etc.
Call for Fiction- Feature Film Entries
International Competition Regulations: Ÿ Films must be ction-feature lms. Duration must be not less than 60 Minutes. Contact : Ÿ Films must be completed between 1st October 2018 and 15th September THE DIRECTOR, KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019. NANDAN, WEST BENGAL FILM CENTER, 1/1, AJC BOSE ROAD, Ÿ The lm which has not been theatrically released in India and lms must be an KOLKATA-700020, INDIA Indian Premiere. Ÿ National Award Winning Indian Films which are arranged for Special screening TEL: 91-33-2223-1655/1210 FAX : 91-33-2223-5744 organised by Directorate of Film Festivals, Govt. of India are eligible for Website : www.kff.in Email: of[email protected]/[email protected] submission. Please Sign Up / Sign In for submission of Online Application in www.kff.in Deadline: 31st August 2019 NANDAN -BULLETIN | June 2019
FILM SCREENED DURING MAY, 2019 NANDAN – I
KONTTHO Director : Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy Release Date : 10th May 2019 Period of screening : 3 weeks (running) Distributer : Windows Production House Cast : Jaya Ahsan, Paoli Dam, Koneenica Banerjee, Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Chitra Sen Synopsis : It is a lm which revolves around the life of a successful RJ Arjun Mallik whose life suddenly screeches a break when he gets diagnosed by Laryngeal Cancer. The whole world around him comes crashing down in front of him. The rst hindrance was his profession. His wife, Pritha, played by Paoli Dam is herself a voice artist. Depression takes over Arjun when he can see his wife performing and his own career crashing down in front of him. In the meantime, Romilla- A speech therapist, played by Jaya Ahsan starts training Arjun to speak with Esophageal voice and soon after that Arjun's life takes a positive turn Occupancy : 98% (21 Days in May, 19)
JYESTHOPUTRO Director : Kaushik Ganguly Release Date : 26th April 2019 Period of screening : 5 weeks (running) Distributer : Surindar Films Cast : Ritwick Chakraborty, Prasenjit Chatterjee,Gargi Roychowdhury, Sudipta Chaktaborty, Sreya Bhattacharya Synopsis : Indrajit the famous superstar receives the news of the death of his father and rushes to his native place Ballabhpur. Indrajit has come to Ballabhpur after ten long years. It seems to him that his native place, his village of Ballabhpur has gone through a tremendous change because of which he is unable to relate to the people and places as he used to. He gets nostalgic and can almost see how these ten years has brought out a change not only in his surroundings, but also in himself. The story unveils with the journey of Indrajit the eldest son (JYESTHOPUTRO) endeavouring to nd his own self. Occupancy : 68% (29 Days in May, 19)
VINCI DA Director : Srijit Mukherjee Release Date : 12th April 2019 Period of screening : 7 weeks (running) Distributer : SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Cast : Rudranil Ghosh, Ritwick Chakraborty,Sohini Sarkar, Anirban Bhattacharya. Synopsis : The story weaves around a prosthetic makeup artist Vinci da whose life becomes hell when Adi Bose enters into his life to seek help for getting the prosthetic makeup of those criminals who get relief from the court for not having any proof of their criminal activities. Adi Bose used that prosthetic makeup of those criminals and commits the same crime like them for which they have been accused. In between these incidents, somehow Vincida`s & his love interest Jaya`s life also get affected by those incidents and he gradually comes out from the criminal shadow of Adi Bose. Occupancy : 73% (29 Days in May, 19) NANDAN -BULLETIN | June 2019
FILM SCREENED DURING MAY, 2019 NANDAN – II
ATITHI Director : Sujit Paul Release Date : 17th May 2019 Period of screening : 2 weeks (running) Distributer : Artage Media Pvt. Ltd Cast : Rituparna Sengupta, Saayoni Ghosh, Subhasish Mukherjee, KrishnoKishor Mukherjee, Manoj Mitra, Biswanath Basu Synopsis : Two youngsters suffering from memory loss following an accident are admitted to a renowned mental health rehabilitation center. Startling secrets from their past are revealed as the doctors slowly nurse them back to normality. Occupancy : 99% (14 Days in May, 19)
BASU PORIBAR Director : Suman Ghosh Release Date : 5th April 2019 Period of screening : 5 weeks Distributer : Piyali Films Cast : Soumitra Chatterjee, Aparna Sen, Jishu Sengupta, Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Sreenanda Shankar Synopsis : While a retired barrister and his wife resolve to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, with their children and family members arriving from various corners of the world to make the occasion memorable. As all of them gather under one roof, unresolved issues from their past resurface leading to unforeseen consequences. Occupancy : 96% (14 Days in May, 19)
AHAA RE Director : Ranjan Ghosh Release Date : 22 February 2019 Period of screening : 10 weeks Distributer : Bhavna Aaj O Kal Cast : Arn Shuvo, Rituparna Sengupta, Amrita Chattopadhyay, Paran Bandyopadhyay,Dipankar Dey Synopsis : The lm centres around a rich Muslim chef from Dhaka and a middle-class Hindu home cook from Kolkata. She specializes in traditional Bengali cuisine while Aren is a master of Bangladeshi dishes. The duo meets and discovers love through their shared passion for food and cooking. The lm is as much about love as it is about life's struggles and explores why and how our religious identities get blurred when there are so many inspiring stories around us. Occupancy : 55% (8 Days in May, 19)
SAKHHI Director : Shouvick Sarkar Release Date : 24th May 2019 Period of screening : 1 week (running) Distributer : Dayal Production Cast : Sayoni Ghosh, Arjun Chakraborty, Debshankar Halder, Shanntilal Mukherjee, Locket Chatterjee Synopsis : Sakhhi is a story based on odd jobs. Sikha, a poor village girl, was heinously raped by Jagat – the brother of a corrupted inuential personality Bhai Da. Sikha, then concentrated on survival rather than ghting for her justice when the court dismissed the case. As time moves on, Shyamal develops feelings for Sikha and want to marry Sikha to start a life together but life has something else planned for him. Occupancy : 65% (8 Days in May, 19) NANDAN -BULLETIN | June 2019
FILM SCREENED DURING MAY, 2019 NANDAN – II
GOOGLY Director : Abhimanyu Mukherjee Release Date : 24th May 2019 Period of screening : 1 week (running) Distributer : Surinder Films Pvt. Ltd. Cast : Soham Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee, Kanchan Mullick, Manasi Sinha Synopsis : Googly delves into the lives of Dali and Arjun, a couple suffering from a stammering problem. Their lives take an eventful turn after the birth of their son Googly, and what happens next forms the crux of the story. Occupancy : 95% (8 Days in May, 19)
TARIKH Director : Churni Ganguly Release Date : 12th April'19 Period of screening : 5 weeks (running) Distributer : Opera Movies. Cast : Swasta Chatterjee , Raima Sen ,Ritwick Chakraborty Synopsis : TARIKH explores the mundane, yet exquisite nature of human bonds, through the everyday lives of three friends, and shows how social media affects their lives. Anirban, a professor and an idealist, teaches his students to protest by debating, not vandalizing, and uses social media to inspire. Ira, his wife, is a conformist addicted to social media. Rudrangshu, their old friend, is a sanguine realist, and plays the role of a friend to them. When Anirban dies suddenly, Ira tries to keep him alive by talking to him through messages on facebook. She goes through his facebook posts, and touches a side of Anirban that she had made no effort to understand when he was alive. Occupancy : 80% (21 Days in May, 19)
SWEATER Director : Shieladitya Moulik Release Date : 29th March'19 Period of screening : 7 weeks (running) Distributer : PSS Entertainment Cast : Ishaa Saha, Anuradha Mukherjee, Kharaj Mukherjee, Sourav Das, June Malia, Sreelekha Mitra Synopsis : Tuku has always believed that she is an unremarkable girl lacking any special talent. Her father wants to get her married, but her unassuming nature leads to a lot of rejections. Eventually, a respected family from Kolkata agree to an arrangement, but upon one strange condition: the would-be bride should know how to knit a sweater. Tuku is sent to a relative's house to learn knitting, but here, she undergoes a transformation courtesy,the interesting friends she makes and Shammo, the impressionist she falls in love with. Will a reformed Tuku be condent enough to stand up for herself? Well, we have to wait till the end of the lm. Occupancy : 98% (14 Days in May, 19) NANDAN -BULLETIN | June 2019
NANDAN – III
2nd May'19 I) Observance of Birthday of Satyajit Ray Organiser : Cinematheque – Kolkata
9th – 11th May'19 ii) Tunisian Film Festival (Screening of six lms) Porto Farina, Mostfa Z Shattered Waves Whispering Sands Visit Sweet Smell of Spring Organiser : Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI)
18th May'19 iii) Screening of 'ANURUP’ Director & Producer: Kankana Chakraborty Organiser : Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI)
29th May'19 iv) Discussion on Kazi Nazrul Islam Organiser : AGNIVEENA Nazrul Charcha Kendra
Nandan - IV
2nd May'19 Album Release Organiser : Kabita Connection
17th May'19 Kobita Path & Adda Organiser: ADDA Ebong
24th – 26th May'19 Photography Exhibition on Art Organiser: Photography Charcha
Published by : CEO, NANDAN, Information & Cultural Affairs Department, Govt. of W.B.