VOLVIV January 2015 No. 1 HIGHLIGHTS
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VOLVIV January 2015 No. 1 HIGHLIGHTS Censor Board revamped Padma Awards announced 13th Pune International Film Festival held 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards presented Karnataka State Film Awards announced PK tax free in UP and Bihar Birth centenary of Honnappa Bhagavathar celebrated NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ON MASS COMMUNICATION NEW MEDIA WING (FORMERLY RESEARCH, REFERENCE AND TRAINING DIVISION ) MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING Room No.437-442, Phase IV, Soochana Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-3 Compiled, Edited & Issued by National Documentation Centre on Mass Communication NEW MEDIA WING (Formerly Research, Reference & Training Division) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Chief Editor L. R. Vishwanath Editor H.M.Sharma Asstt. Editor Alka Mathur CONTENTS FILM AWARDS Bafta 2 Filmfare 4-5 Padma 1-2 State 6-7 FESTIVALS Indian Panorama 2-3 Pune International 3-4 OBITUARIES 8-11 PUBLICATIONS 7 REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT 1 REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT IN STATES 11 TAXATION 7 REVIEW/DEVELOPMENT Censor Board revamped In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Cinematograph Act 1952 (37 of 1952) read with rule 3 of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983, the Central government has appointed Shri Pahlaj Nihalani as Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification in an honorary capacity for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Further, In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Cinematograph (Certification) Rulers, 1983, the Central government has appointed the following persons as members of the Central Board of Film Certification with immediate effect for a period of three years and until further orders:- Shri Mihir Bhuta, Prof Syed Abdul Bari, Shri Ramesh Patange, Shri George Baker, Dr. Chandra Prakash, Dwivedi, Ms. Jeevitha, Ms. Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Shri S.Ve. Shekhar and Shri Ashoke Pandit. PIB Release (19 January 2015) AWARDS/FESTIVALS ‘Padma’ Awards announced The government has announced the ‘Padma’ Awards which are given to personalities for their exemplary contribution to their respective area of work. The awards are announced every year on the eve of the Republic Day. The film personalities who have been honoured this year are;- Padma Vibhushan Dilip Kumar (actor) and Amitabh Bachchan (actor) Padma Bhushan Jahnu Barua (filmmaker) 1 Bulletin on Film, January 2015 Padma Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali (filmmaker) Ravindra Jain (singer and music composer), Prasoon Joshi (lyricist), Prafulla Kar (music composer) and Kota Srinivasa Rao (actor) Hindu (26 January 2015) Times of India (26 January 2015) Rashtriya Sahara (26 January 2015) The Lunchbox nominated for Bafta Ritesh Batra’s The Luncbox, starring Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged a nomination in the non-English best film category at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. The film, which won widespread international acclaim, following its screening at Cannes Film Festival in 2013, is the only Indian film to be nominated for the Baftas. The Lunchbox will be competing against Pawel Pawlikowski’s drama Ida, Russian film Leviathan, Brazilian-British adventure thriller Trash and Belgian movie Two Days One Night in the Film Not in the English Language category. Asian Age (10 January 2015) Times of India (10 January 2015) Indian Panorama Film Festival The Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organized an Indian Panorama Film Festival at the Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi from January 31-February 8, 2015. The festival is having a public screening of the films screened under the Indian 2 Bulletin on Film, January 2015 Panorama section of the 2014 IFFI in Goa. The festival was inaugurated by Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Minister of State for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the presence of Shri Bimal Julka, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ananth Narayan Mehadevan director/actor and Shri Vinay Pathak, actor were also present on the occasion. Gour Hari Dastaan-The Freedom File by Ananth Narayan Mehadevan was the opening film of the festival. Asian Age (31 January 2015) Hindustan Times (31 January 2015) 13th Pune International Film Festival The 13th Pune International Film Festival was held from January 8-15, 2015. The eight day festival was jointly organized by the Pune Film Foundation and the government of Maharashtra. Over 200 films from 75 countries were screened in various sections of the festival. Abderrahmane Sissako’s Timbuktu (France) was the opening film of the festival. There were four competition sections this year. While the World competition had 14 films, the Marathi competition had 7 films. The student competition had two sections: the Animation section had 12 films while the Live Action had 13 films. The Maharashtra Tourism and Development Corporation’s Short Film Competition had three sections: National Heritage, Manmade Heritage and Culture of Maharashtra. There were as many as 81 films in the Global cinema section from 28 countries including Finland, Croatia, Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, France, Serbia, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Iran, Poland, Philippines, Canada, Israel, Latvia, Estonia, Macedonia, Austria, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Angola, Ethiopia, Morocco and Palestine. There was also a Kaleidoscope of films from South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sweden, China, Taiwan and Denmark. The French Grand Classic section had 11 films of noted directors like: Jean Renoir, Jean 3 Bulletin on Film, January 2015 Luc Godard, Jacques Becker, Julien Duvivier, Robert Bresson, Francois Truffaut, Jean Vigo, Jacques Tali, Marcel Carne, Jacques Demy and Max Ophuls. There were also some war films in the sections: 25 years fall of Berlin wall and 100 years of World War. The Country Focus this year was on Algeria, Brazil and Egypt. Retrospectives of celebrated film makers like Krzysztof Zanussi, Francisco J Lombardi and Soumitra Chatterjee were organized during the festival and select films of these film personalities were screened. The Indian segment of the festival had contemporary films from across the country including: Ankhon Dekhi by Rajat Kapoor, Manjunath by Sandeep A Varma, Njaan by Ranjith, Swapaanam by Shaji N. Karun, Oraalppokkam by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, Kuttram Kadithal by Bramma G and Teen Kahon by Bauddhayan Mukherji. A section was devoted to Legends We Remember in which biopics made on K.L. Saigal, Mahendra Kapoor, Naushad, Rafi, Salil Chowdhury and Soumitra Chatterjee were screened. Tribute was paid to film personalities who passed away recently including: Deven Verma, Suchitra Sen, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Nanda, Smita Talvalkar, Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran and UR Ananthamurthy by screening their select films. The festival came to a close on January 15, 2015. Internet Asian Age (27 January 2015) 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards presented The 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014 were presented at the Yash Raj Film Studio on January 31, 2015. The Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on yesteryears celebrated actress Kamini Kaushal. The rest of the awards are as follows: 1. Best Film Queen 2. Best Director Vikas Bahl for Queen 4 Bulletin on Film, January 2015 3. Best Actor Shahid Kapoor for Haider 4. Best Actress Kangana Ranaut for Queen 5. Best Debut (Director) Abhishek Varman for 2 States 6. Best Debut (Actor) (Male) Fawad Khan for Khoobsurat 7. Best Debut (Actress) (Female) Kriti Sanon for Heropanti 8. Best Film (Critics) Ankhon Dekhi 9. Best Actor (Critics) Sanjay Mishra for Ankhon Dekhi 10. Best Actress (Critics) Alia Bhat for Highway 11. Best Actor in a Supporting Role Kay Kay Menon for Haider 12. Best Actress in a Supporting Role Tabu for Haider 13. Best Music Director Shankar Ehssaan Loy for 2 States 14. Best Lyrics Rashmi Singh-Muskurane Ki wajah for City Lights 15. Best Playback Singer (Male) Ankit Tiwari for Galliyan in Ek Villain 16. Best Playback Singer (Female) Kanika Kapoor for Baby doll in Ragini MMS2 17. Best Story Rajat Kapoor for Ankhon Dekhi 18. Best Screenplay Raj Kumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for PK 19. Best Dialogue Abhijat Joshi and Raj Kumar Hirani for PK 20. Best Editing Abhijit Kakate and Anurag Kashyap for Queen 21. Best Cinematography Bobby Singh and Siddharth Diwan for Queen 22. Best Background Score Amit Trivedi for Queen 23. Best Choreography Ahmed Khan for Jumme Ki Raat in Kick 24. Best Action Sham Kaushal in Gunday 25. Best Production Design Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Haider 26. Best Sound Design Anil Kumar Konakandla and Prabal Pradhan for Mardaani 27. Best Costume Dolly Ahluwalia for Haider Internet 5 Bulletin on Film, January 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards announced The Karnataka State Film Awards for 2013 have been announced. The Best film award has gone to Hajj while the second best film award has been bagged by Jutta. Prakruthi has won the third best film award. The detailed awards are as follows: 1. Raj Kumar award Srinath 2. Puttanna Kanagal Award P.H. Vishwanath 3. Vishnuvardhan Award K.V. Guptha 4. Best Film Hajj 5. Second Best Film Jatta 6. Third Best Film Prakruthi 7. Movie with a Social Message IngaleMarga 8. Best Popular and Entertaining Charminar Movie 9. Best Children’s Movie Haadu Hakki Haadu 10. Best Debut Director Movie Agasi Parlour 11. Best Regional Movie Rickshaw Driver (Tulu) 12. Best Actor Nikhil Manjoo for Hajj 13. Best Actress Niveditha for December 1 14. Best Supporting Actor (Male) Sharath Lohithashwa for Matthe Sathyagraha 15. Best Supporting Actor (Female) Bhageerathi Bai Kadam for Agasi Parlour 16. Best Story Srilalithe for Hajj 17. Best Screenplay Jayateertha for Tony 18. Best Dialogue Nagashekhar for Myna 19. Best Cinematographer PKH Das 20. Best Music Director Poornachandra Tejaswi for Lucia 21. Best Editing K.M. Praksha for Tony 22. Best Child Actor (Male) Pradyumnna for Kariya Kanbitta 6 Bulletin on Film, January 2015 23. Best Child Actor (Female) Shreya for Athi Aparoopa 24. Best Art Director Ravi for Bhajarangi 25.