As Venice International Film Festival began on Wednesday, DearCinema profiles for you the six screenwriters who will participate in the Nfdc Screenwriter’s Lab during the festival.
Screenwriter’s Lab, a 2-part workshop is conducted by the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) for the purpose of writing and selling original Indian screenplays in the international market. The workshop at Venice will be conducted by Marten Rabarts, Artistic Director, Binger Filmlab.
In the sixth of the series, Deepti Datt answers five questions about her project Dear Mira:
Could you tell us more about your story?
Rollicking through the insider-culture of iconic times in recent decades, Dear Mira is a dark-comedy about a young Indian girl, Roshni, and her mission to meet film director Mira Nair, while negotiating the minefield of her hilariously dysfunctional family across India and North America. A major part of the story is set in La, the City of Angels...
Screenwriter’s Lab, a 2-part workshop is conducted by the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) for the purpose of writing and selling original Indian screenplays in the international market. The workshop at Venice will be conducted by Marten Rabarts, Artistic Director, Binger Filmlab.
In the sixth of the series, Deepti Datt answers five questions about her project Dear Mira:
Could you tell us more about your story?
Rollicking through the insider-culture of iconic times in recent decades, Dear Mira is a dark-comedy about a young Indian girl, Roshni, and her mission to meet film director Mira Nair, while negotiating the minefield of her hilariously dysfunctional family across India and North America. A major part of the story is set in La, the City of Angels...
- 9/5/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The 68th Venice International Film Festival that kicks off on Wednesday will present the works of newcomer Gurvinder Singh as well as Amit Dutta whose films have been regular at Venice for the last two years. The festival will also pay tribute to Indian auteur Mani Kaul who passed away recently by screening the restored version of his national award-winning film Duvidha (1973).
Still from Anhey Ghore Da Daan
Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey ghorhey da daan and Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi will be presented in Orizzonti, a section dedicated to new currents in international cinema.
Filmmaker Gurvinder Singh describes Anhey ghorhey da daan as — a film about a day in the lives of a family who are witnesses to the play of power equation unfolding around them. It’s about silent witnesses devoid of power to change or influence the course of destiny. It’s about invisible violence and desires, simmering...
Still from Anhey Ghore Da Daan
Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey ghorhey da daan and Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi will be presented in Orizzonti, a section dedicated to new currents in international cinema.
Filmmaker Gurvinder Singh describes Anhey ghorhey da daan as — a film about a day in the lives of a family who are witnesses to the play of power equation unfolding around them. It’s about silent witnesses devoid of power to change or influence the course of destiny. It’s about invisible violence and desires, simmering...
- 8/30/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
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