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Films Division features dancers in IFFI 2010

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:11 AM PST

Continuing the series on 'Moments with the Maestros' for the second year, the Films Division is this year showcasing 22 select documentaries on eminent dancers of the country.

Veteran dance gurus Sitara Devi, Birju Maharaj and Sonal Mansingh were feted by Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to mark the opening of the section 'Dancing Feet' at the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India. The four-day documentary film festival on Indian classical dances and gurus is being held till 27 November at the Black Box in Kala Academy. Division Director General Kuldeep Sinha was also present on the occasion.

“Dancing Feet” offers connoisseurs of dance from India and abroad glimpses of important classical dances like the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Kathak, Mohiniattam and Manipuri through biographical films on dancers.

Some of the dancers on whom films made by the Division are being shown include Sitara Devi, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Yamini Krishnamurthy, Sonal Mansingh, Padma Subramaniam, Raja & Radha Reddy, Uma Sharma, kanak Rele, and Mallika Sarabhai.

These dancers are expected to attend the screenings and take part in question-answer sessions, apart from discussions on their art forms.

Courtesy:Itv

Iffi 2010 day 3

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:38 PM PST

Barely two days after veteran Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra gave a tongue-lashing to the Goa and central governments for imposing new taxes on the film industry, an embarrassed state government has taken cue.

“We are considering offering tax reimbursement to the filmmakers who are keen on shooting in Goa,” chief executive officer of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) Manoj Srivastava said Wednesday.

Producer of Kahwa Entertainment, Sanjay Suri seen during the Knowledge Series at the Film Bazaar on the third day of the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Wednesday

The busy Film Bazaar zone.
Goa Police Service officer seen waiting to get into the screening theatre along with the delegates during the screening of ‘3 Idiots’ on the third day of the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Wednesday.

Director of ‘3 Idiots’ Rajkumar Hirani seen addressing the full house along with lyricist Swanand Kirkire , screenplay writer Abhijat Joshi and others during the screening of their film ‘3 Idiots’ in the Indian Panorama section in Panaji on Wednesday.

Delegation from the Georgian Film Industry seen addressing a press conference at the Media Centre on the third day of the ongoing 41st International Film Festival of India in Panaji on Wednesday.


Bollywood actress Riya Sen seen during the interaction session with the media minutes after the Indian Premier of her Bengali film ‘Nauka Doobi’ at Kala Academy in Panaji on Wednesday.

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