The 12th Annual Ray Award given to California Dreamin' will be
Christian Nemescu's only feature as sadly he and his sound editor were
killed in a car crash while still working on the film hence the
'Endless' (which should really be 'Unfinished'). In 1999 a secret NATO
train fulfilled with US Marines is halted by a bolshyn 1999 a secret NATO
train filled with US Marines is halted by a bolshy local station
master-cum-black marketeer. What follows is a rambunctious Balkan
farce which shades inexorably into tragedy as the soldiers and the
townspeople try to fraternise. A happy outcome was never possible and,
as the town implodes, the Americans move blithely on to Kosovo, unaware
of the violence they have unleashed.
Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award as
Cannes this year, California Dreamin' is an epic satire, with both
modern-day Romania and US foreign policy firmly in its sights. Nick Roddick
Sir Christopher Frayling presented the Award to Catalin Cristutiu, editor of the film.
Director: Christian Nemescu - Scr Cristian Nemescu, Tudor Voican
an evening with asif kapadia
October 11th at the Nehru Centre
AN EVENING WITH WRITER DIRECTOR
ASIF KAPADIA
An exciting evening was spent with film-maker Asif Kapadia as part of the Satyajit Ray Workshop series. Asif
is a strikingly original film-maker whose work has won him many Award
in Cannes and at BAFTA. His first film, his graduation short, THE SHEEP THIEF, won him second prize in the Student Competition at Cannes.
Using film clips, Asif will talked about his past films THE WARRIOR (2001) and THE RETURN (2005) as well as a preview of his new film FAR NORTH starring
Sean Bean and Michelle Yeoh which premiered at this year's Venice Film
Festival and was also shown at 2007 London Film Festival.
Further Workshops with renowned directors and media personalities are being planned.
Short Film Competition Award Ceremony
The Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition
is now in its 4th year and is aimed at encouraging filmmakers to
explore, in filmic terms, the experiences of South Asians (Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), their attitudes
and approach to various aspects of their lives either within their own
country or the Diaspora. It is open to anyone resident or studying in
the UK.
Prize for the best film £1,500. The deadline for films to be submitted is 14th March 2008. The award presentation will be held in the David Lean room at BAFTA on Sunday 27th April 2008.
Entry from and rules are now available on this site under "SHORT FILM COMPETITION"
Short Film Competition Award
Award goes to Joel Simon
The 2006/07 Short Film Competition Prize was awarded to Joel Simon for his animated film HORN OK PLEASE. The presentation of the Award took place at BAFTA on the 29th April 2007.
An Evening with Ken Loach - whose latest film The Wind That Shakes The Barley -
was awarded the Palme D'or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
The workshop will be divided into two halves:
the first half will consist of an interview between Ken Loach
and Clyde Jeavons, in which clips of some of Ken's films will
be shown
the second half will be in the form of a question and answer
session.
This will be the opportunity for anyone in the
audience to approach Ken and seek his advice on any number of
topics with which his wealth of experience has equipped him. This
promises to be a very interesting evening, and should be of particular
interest to film students and all those involved in the making
of films, as well as the general public. This is an opportunity
not to be missed!
An exciting evening was spent with film-maker Asif Kapadia as part of the Satyajit Ray Workshop series. Asif
is a strikingly original film-maker whose work has won him many Award
in Cannes and at BAFTA. His first film, his graduation short, THE SHEEP THIEF, won him second prize in the Student Competition at Cannes.
