FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival
Festival Info
Price info
Free
Opening hours
10 am - 8pm
Is the Festival open to the public ?
Open to the public
Does the Festival have a market ?
Festival doesn't have a market
Does the Festival have a competition ?
Festival doesn't have a competition
Location
Name
Solaris Pictures
Address
802, Bali Residency, Rathodi
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Marve Road, Malad West
City
Mumbai
State
Maharastra
Zip code
400095
Country
India
About
FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival
MUMBAI | December 8 – 10, 2010| 10am – 8pm at AllianceFrancaise
NEWDELHI | January 20 – 22,2011 | 10am – 8pm at AllianceFrancaise
One woman who sets up acommittee of mothers whose children ‘disappeared’ in a dirty war waged by adictatorship; One man who unites with those of the same mind to combathomophobia against the combined forces of state, church and society; One childwho escaped childhood marriage and mobilizes an international audience to bringabout an end to sexual slavery. One woman who fights to defend women sentencedto stone killing in Iran.These are amazing stories of courageous human rights defenders depicted inthese films.
The eight documentaries to bescreened at FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival highlight the extraordinarywork done by eight human rights defenders across the world, and their bravefight against injustice and oppression.
The films shine a harsh beam onhuman rights issues like Human Trafficking & Child prostitution; Violationof international laws on war & peace; Atrocities under Military regime;Religious fundamentalism & Homophobia; Political annexation/occupation andoppression; Women disempowerment and honor killings; Ravages of Civil War andhostilities and War crimes and killing of innocents.
Screening of these filmsalongwith panel discussion and media campaigns is intended to bring about achange in perceptions and mindsets and initiate action by urging us to reflect,react, revolutionalize and act as a ‘flashpoint’ to usher in change.
Organizers:Solaris Pictures (Mumbai), Magic Lantern Foundation (NewDelhi) & Movies That Matter (Netherlands)
Venue Partners: Alliance Francaise, Mumbai & Alliance Francaise, New Delhi
Associate Partner:Human Rights Law Network | Media Partner:1take Media, Accord Equips
Details about films andschedule at http://flashpointfilmfestival.blogspot.com
Contact email: flashpoint.hrff@gmail.com
Admission Free of Charge
Festival
Festival Nickname
Flashpoint HRFF
Edition
2010.00
Theme
Human Rights
Category/Format
Digital / DVD
Documentaries
Fiction Features
Independant
Short films
Student film
Video / TV
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Submission
Film submission fee
Free
Contact
Festival Director Name
Sridhar Rangayan
Festival Director E-mail
flashpoint.hrff@gmail.com
Festival Programmer Email
2008solaris@gmail.com
Festival Press Contact Email
2008solaris@gmail.com
Festival Commercial Contact Email
2008solaris@gmail.com
E-mail for Webmaster
2008solaris@gmail.com
FLASHPOINT Human Rights Film Festival brings together eight extraordinary films from around the world that deal with human rights issues at macro as well as micro level; from global concerns to indigenous issues. These films urge us to reflect, react, revolutionalize and act as a ‘flashpoint’ to usher in change.