New Delhi India International Women Film Festival
4th India International Women Film Festival is scheduled to be held in New Delhi Starting from 7th December till 14th December 2008. It talks about women empowerment, very much relevant in a developing country.
We are the pioneer of a Women's Film Festival in India, where women are being projected not just an object of visual pleasure on screen, rather women in other roles as Director, meant to establish female gaze behind the camera.
Indian and International Women Directors are showing a huge amount of excitement, Film Festival exhibiting around 140 Internationally acclaimed films from around 44 Countries. France is a Focus Country in 2008
Tribute to seven Indian Classical Women Filmmaker is a main Attraction, that is to say Arundhati Devi, Monju Dey, Sai Pranjpe , Arpana Sen , Kalpna Lazmi, , Vijaya Mule and Prema Karanth .
To encourage Women Director and Join Hand with the IIWFF Slogan " Women Behind the Camera" Hollywood and European Celebrities are also Participating Actress Cassandra Gava and Faye Dunway ( Oscar Winning Actress ) has already sent their consent. Similar aspirations are shown by Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla and Tanushree Dutta .
Celebrities Like Actress and Director Aprana Sen , Madhavi Mukhrjee, Film maker Nabyendu Chaterjee , Painter Jogen Chowdhory , Subha Prasanno are also expected to be Present . Festival Director Shymali Banerjee told us " Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of External Affairs and Government of Delhi NCT have extended their supports for the cause of women film Festival. Our Associate Partners so far confirmed are the following: SAHARA INDIA, AAFT, 1TAKE MOVIE.COM, TIMES OF INDIA, KOLKATA TV, RADIO MAO ,ZEE TV, RADIO MIRCHI etc.
4th Indian International Women Film Festival Program includes Competition –World Cinema (Feature), Competition (Documentary), Indian Panorama , Retrospective , Kinder Films , Joint Hands , Focus Institute , Male Voice and Short Films (Out of Competition)
IIWFF is Launching Talent campus in this year, a Platform for armature Filmmakers to conquer the Real Reel Experiences from Internationally acclaimed Filmmakers. The 2008 Talent Campus will include certain smoldering issues in the field of World Cinema; and will be delivered in the form of Seminars, Workshops and Guest Lectures, Specially Designed Programme Named 24Hrs Filmmaking Competition is also a Part of Talent Campus. Top two films will be awarded in Closing Ceremony and all films will be exhibited on the Last day of the Festival. each Candidate will be given a Certificate of Recommendation .
With a complete film festival ambience that included Film Lounge , Seminars , Face to Face , Painting Exhibition, Open Forum and Cultural Program it will be Freezy 2008 Winter with Filmy Breeze .
