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THE GOLDEN ELEPHANT-15:ASIAN PANORAMA SECTION(35mm Prints)

Entry no. 69
BUTTERFLY WINGS
Samanala thatu
SRI LANKA
Feature

2005 / 35mm / Col / Sinhalese / EST / 90 mins / Fiction

Ten-year old Sira’s parents make a living by singing and dancing on the streets. Sira’s father is a heart patient but he cannot afford the expensive treatment. Sira dreams of owning a bicycle one day and starts collecting money for it. Realizing that he would never be able to do collect the adequate amount, he resorts to ways of making quick money. One day, he unexpectedly receives a large amount of money from a strange foreigner. He returns home with happiness but finds that his father has been hospitalised. Sira spends all his money to save his father’s life, but in vain. Eventually, young Sira takes up his father’s profession, which he had earlier rejected.

SOMARATNE DISSANAYAKE studied science in school and went on to study Medical Radiography at the London University. In 1978, he migrated to Australia to work as a medical practitioner. Simultaneously, he completed his post-graduate studies in performing arts from the NSW University. He later completed his M.A. in direction from the Sydney University, following which he gave up his medical career in Australia to pursue his dream of making films in Sri Lanka. Winner of eight international and national awards, his debut feature film was Saroja (2000).

Enquiries: Cine Filmslanka (Pvt) Ltd., 1330/2, 10th Lane, Bogahawatte, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka
Tel. / Fax: +94-114-304332
Email: info@filmslanka.com
Website: www.filmslanka.com

Direction: Somaratne Dissanayake
Screenplay: Somaratne Dissanayake
Art Director: Lal Harendranath
Director of Photography: Channa Deshapriya
Editing: Ravindra Guruge
Music: Rohana Weerasinghe
Sound: Kalinga Perera
Cast: Dasun Madhushanka, Suminda Sirisena et al.
Producer: Renuka Balasooriya

Entry no. 84
ONCE A CROW
Roozi kalaaghi
IRAN
Short

2006 / 35mm / Col / No Dialogue / 20 mins / Puppet Animation

The greedy crow is fond of cheese, soap, also shiny objects like door keys, buttons, coins and jewels; his interest in these objects leads to a number of problems, especially when he steals the precious jewel belonging to the king.

ABDOLLAH ALIMORAD was born in 1957 in Tehran. After completing his studies in Natural Sciences, he joined the Animation Course at KANOON. He received training in puppet animation during a 2-month course at the Puppet Animation Studio in Prague. Currently, he works at KANOON as director, scriptwriter, animator, puppet designer, set designer and cinematographer. Some of his short & experimental puppet animation films include The Parrot and the Grocer (1991), Jewel Mountain (1994), Bahador (2000) etc.

Enquiries: Hejab St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 14156, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-8967392 Fax: +98-21-8821121
Email: intl_affairs@jamejam.net Website: http://kanoonnord.com

Direction: Abdollah Alimorad
Screenplay: Ebrahim Forouzesh
Director of Photography: Mohammad-Rahim Bakhtiari
Puppet Designs: Farzaneh Babaei
Editing: Changiz Sayyad
Sound: Changiz Sayyad, Mahmoud Mohaghegh
Producer: KANOON (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults)

Entry no. 86
THE SPROUT
Rishe dar asseman
IRAN
Short

2006 / 35mm / Col / No Dialogue / 7 mins 20 secs / Animation

The film depicts a sprout, which is unhappy at being stuck to the ground. It wants to move around and go ahead. But sadly its ambitions make it fall to death. However, as death is not the end for plants, it grows again. And this time, it is stronger than ever before, thinking only about growing into a beautiful and big tree.

FARKHONDEH TORABI was born in 1965 in Tehran. In 1983, she began her career as cinematographer and animator. To her independent direction credit are several films including Flight (1993), Azadeh and Health is Happiness (1994), The Thirsty Crow (1996), The Rainbow Fish (1998) Shangoul & Mangoul (2000) etc.

Enquiries: Hejab St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 14156, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-8967392 Fax: +98-21-8821121
Email: intl_affairs@jamejam.net Website: http://kanoonnord.com

Direction: Farkhondeh Torabi
Screenplay: Farkhondeh Torabi
Director of Photography: Farkhondeh Torabi
Animation: Farkhondeh Torabi
Character Design: Mina Jalali Farehani
Editing: Hassan Hassandoust
Music: Alireza Kohandayri
Producer: KANOON (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults)

Entry no. 87
ALL GOOD DAYS
Hameyeh rooz-hayeh khoob
IRAN
Short

2006 / 35mm / Col / Persian / EST / 18 mins / Fiction

Alongside an old wall there stands an apple tree. On her way home, Mina, a seven-year old girl, finds an apple.

MEHDI JAFARI was born in 1969. He studied filmmaking at the Art University and began his artistic career as a cinematographer and director. He has made several short films including Pilgrimage (1999), A Little Bit Higher, All Good Days (2006) etc.

Enquiries: Hejab St., Fatemi Ave., Tehran 14156, Iran
Tel.: +98-21-8967392 Fax: +98-21-8821121
Email: intl_affairs@jamejam.net Website: http://kanoonnord.com

Direction: Mehdi Jafari
Screenplay: Mahin Abbas-Zadeh
Director of Photography: Saeed Pour-Esmaeili
Editing: Nima Hassandoust
Sound: Changiz Sayyad
Cast: Kimia Makkari, Sepideh Pahlevan-Zadeh et al.
Producer: KANOON (Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults)

Entry no. 100
Marine Friends
(Dir.: Qian XiaoHong/China/2006/80. mins.) (AP) (F)
Category : Long/ Fiction

Xiao Qi, an imaginative ten-year old boy who has always been fascinated with animals, lives with his Grandpa in a place called “JiDi Marine World”. His parents spend most of their time working in the Arctic. So, Xiao Qi has spent most of his childhood alone but surrounded by all sorts of wonderful marine creatures. Luckily, he has never felt a moment of boredom nor loneliness.

But one night, he gets a letter from his father informing him that because of incomplete research work, he would not be able to join him on his birthday. Young Xiao Qi is disappointed. But something curious happened. A young dolphin named Qu Qi, who has become a close companion of the boy, has begun to speak!

QIAN XIAOHONG was born in 1961. After graduating from the Shandong Art College in 1987, he joined a television station in Shandong as an art teacher. He also produced and directed several television programmes. Marine Friends is his debut feature film.

Enquiries: Qing Dao Phoenix Motion Picture Industry Ltd., 12th floor of Movie Base No. 65, Hong Kong Middle Road, Qing Dao, China
Tel.: +86-532-85788033 Fax: +86-532-85734066
Email: qdfhyy@126.com Website: www.qdfhyy.com

Direction: Qian Xiaohong
Screenplay: Wang Ze Qun
Director of Photography: Ding Yu
Editing: Jia Cui Ping
Music: Guo Jian Yong
Sound: Deng Wei
Cast: Huang Jue, Xu Jun, Xue Yong Yu etc.
Producer: He Zhi Bao

Entry no. 104
BANDU BOXER
INDIA
Feature

2006 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 79 mins / Fiction

Bandu wants to be the best boxer but since he cannot afford a gym, he practices at home with a firm determination to achieve his goal. Incidentally, he happens to see an advertisement from a film producer who is looking for a new face for his film Boxer No.1. It is a lucrative offer. Along with the neighbouring paanwala (betel maker), who had shown him the advertisement, Bandu goes for the audition. Sadly, the producer and the heroine humiliate Bandu.

Later, on a school trip to a tribal area, Bandu meets a tribal boy Dhondu and they become friends. Bandu was quite amazed to see how tribal children studied in an open school under a tree, without any classroom. On his return, Bandu collects money so that he could build a school for the tribal children who had to study in adverse conditions.

RAJEEV MOHAN has made several documentaries and ad films on various topics concerning life and culture, social welfare, sanitation etc. His documentary film Taveez had won the National Award for the best documentary on family planning in 1994.

Enquiries: Children’s Film Society of India, 24-Dr. G. Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai 400026, Maharashtra, India
Tel.: +91-22-23893919 / 23864798 / 23876136 Fax: +91-22-23805610
Email: cfsi@cfsindia.org Website: www.cfsindia.org

Direction: Rajeev Mohan
Screenplay: K. Shailendra [Based on a story by Dr Vijaya Wad]
Director of Photography: Sarang Aacharya, Chandrasekhar
Editing: Umashankar J. Mishra
Cast: Ranjita, Uday, Lalitesh, Shamim, Sinigdha, Maghan, Varnita, Sanket et al.
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 109
HIDE-N-SEEK
Lukka-Chhuppi
INDIA
Feature

2006 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 88 mins / Fiction

Vikram and Aditya find the stark beauty of Ladakh breathtaking. They are accompanied by Meme Chako and 10-year old Tsering, the cook’s assistant. But the soothing atmosphere is shattered when a few goons try to kidnap Tsering while Meme Chako has gone away. Vikram and Aditya manage to save Tsering but the goons are soon joined by their ringleader Akira and the kids only manage to make an escape with the help of another tourist couple, Andre and Eva. When Meme Chako returns to the village, he is shocked to learn that Tsering had been kidnapped once again. Everybody is puzzled – why should somebody try to kidnap a cook’s assistant?

VINOD GANATRA has been associated with the Indian film and TV Industry since 1968 and has produced, directed and edited numerous documentaries, newsreels, teleserials and videos. He was an editor with Doordarshan (Mumbai) for 11 years and also held the position of Assistant Director of Information (Films) for the State Government of Gujarat from 1983 to 1986. His film Heda Hoda (The Blind Camel) won The Silver Elephant Award in The Golden Elephant International Children’s Film Festival (2003). It also won the Bronze Award at the Cairo International Children Film Festival among other laurels worldwide.

Direction: Vinod Ganatra
Screenplay: Rajeev Agarwal
Director of Photography: A. S. Kanal
Editing: Kshitija Khandagale
Music: Paresh Shah
Sound: Manju, Kamlesh
Cast: Anup Pal, Navrang Alok Nath et al.
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 110
FOTO
INDIA
Feature

2007 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 80 mins / Fiction

Eleven-year-old boy Foto lives in a quaint little town in the hills. One day, Foto discovers the key to a new world. The day when a caravan of travellers from a distant land come into his world and bring with them rain and lightning, magic and moments, image and colour, shots and stories, sound and music! That's the day when a film unit from Bombay comes to shoot in the garden of his house. For the first time, Foto is confronted with the magic of cinema. Foto meets his 'Magician', who takes him on a roller coaster ride through the lanes and alleys of Cinema. As Foto dips between his reality and imagination, a score of characters bring into his life new thrills, adventure, discovery, learning and lots of magic! Where will this roller coaster ride end? Or will it? Where does the magic culminate? Will the two worlds of Foto - his reality and imagination - ever coincide?

VIRENDRA SAINI graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India with a diploma in cinematography in 1976. He has been closely associated with the New Cinema Movement in India, working for both feature films and full-length documentaries with several major directors including Mani Kaul, Saeed Mirza, Sai Paranjpye, Kundan Shah, Vinod Chopra, Bhimsain et al. In 1990 he won the National award for Best Cinematography for the film, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro. His documentary Ayodhya 1993, which he made after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, was screened in several film festivals. His debut feature film as a director, Kabhi Pass Kabhi Fail won the National Award for Best Children’s Film.

Direction: Virendra Saini
Screenplay: Arunima Sharma
Director of Photography: Virendra Saini
Editing: Umesh Gupta
Music: Sanjeev Srivastava
Sound: Hari M.
Cast: Arjun, Tom Alter, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah et al.
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 111
THE PRICELESS GIFT
Amulyam
INDIA
Feature

2006 / 35mm / Col / Telugu / EST / 93 mins / Fiction

Ten-year old girl Amulya's grandmother comes to live with them in town. But Amulya's parents reject her antiquated way of life and insult her. Humiliated, she decides to return to her village. Amulya follows her to the village albeit without the approval of her parents. How Amulya restores her estranged grandmother to her rightful place in the heart of her family is the story of ‘Amulyam’.

AKKINENI KUTUMBA RAO was born in 1946 in India. As a writer, he has 5 novels, 50 short stories and several film scripts to his credit. His directorial ventures include Bhadram Koduko, which won the National Award for Best Regional Film in 1991 and Thodu, Patha Nagaramlo Pasivadu, which have all won State awards in various categories. Besides films, he has also directed many Telugu teleserials and a couple of telefilms for Hyderabad Doordarshan as well as Manavi, a Hindi teleserial for Doordarshan’s national network. His feature film Gulabeelu (Roses, 2005) premiered at the 14th Golden Elephant Film Festival in 2005.

Enquiries: Children’s Film Society of India, 24-Dr. G. Deshmukh M
arg, Mumbai 400026, Maharashtra, India
Tel.: +91-22-23893919 / 23864798 / 23876136 Fax: +91-22-23805610
Email: cfsi@cfsindia.org Website: www.cfsindia.org

Direction: Akkineni Kutumba Rao
Screenplay: Volga
Director of Photography: Madhu Ambat, P. Rajan
Editing: B. Lenin
Music: Shantanu Mohapatra
Cast: Baby Varshini, Master Ajay, Suresh, Janki et al.
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 112
MAHEK MIRZA
INDIA
Feature

2007 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 75 mins / Fiction

Young Mahek dreams of becoming the President of India but is clueless about how to realize her dream! Mahek spends all her time daydreaming about saving others from harm, starring in the school play, and winning the top prize at the science fair. But when her dreams disappear, she is face to face with the harsh realities of life. Under the tutelage of a mysterious fairy godmother, Mahek sets out to make her dreams come true and learns that hard work and dedication lead to the sweetest triumphs of all!

KRANTI KANADE studied Film Direction from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and has also completed the Producer’s Program from UCLA. His thesis film Chaitra won several prestigious awards. His films deal with the world of children, their imagination and the respect they deserve. Mahek Mirza is his debut feature film.

Direction: Kranti Kanade
Screenplay: Kranti Kanade, Kedar Dharwadkar
Director of Photography: Mrinal Desai
Editing: Suchitra Sathe
Music: Maithun Lamboley (?)
Sound: Anmol Bhave
Cast: Shreya Sharma, Matan Deodhar, Anuija Borkar and others
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 113
BRAHMIN AND THE GOAT
Maa....aa!!
INDIA
Short

2006 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 18 mins 24 secs / Animation

An opportunist Brahmin believes that he is justified in acquiring whatever he desires in the name of God. One day, he forcibly takes control of a goat that has lost her way in the forest. A gang of rogues successfully fools him into believing that it is not a goat but some sort of demon in disguise. The Brahmin gets rid of the goat much to the delight of the orphan boy to whom it legitimately belonged to.

Brahmin and the Goat is based on a story from the Panchatantra Tales.

CHETAN SHARMA has been working in the domain of animation film since the last nine years. He has also worked as an Assistant Director for the film Mahakapi, produced by the CFSI. Currently, he is the Director of Anigmatic Special Effects Pvt. Ltd. Brahmin and the Goat is his debut animation film.

Direction: Chetan Sharma
Script: Chetan Sharma, Gaurav Mathur, Swanand Kirkire
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire
Music: Shantanu Moitra, Ramu Iyer, Ankur Mukherjee
Sound: Tenny
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 114
NOKPOKLIBA
INDIA
Short

2006 / 35mm / Col / English / 10 mins / Animation

Based on a folk tale from Nagaland, this is a story about Nokpokliba, a magician who brings justice to the people through his magic. Once upon a time, there was an evil merchant who cheated the Naga people for their cotton. He would transform his son into a cow, and then trade the cow for their cotton produce. So when the farmers returned home with their cow, it would transform into a different animal and run away. The farmers finally approach Nokpokliba for help. Nokpokliba helps the farmers by countering the merchant’s magic with his own.

MEREN IMCHEN completed his animation film studies from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He has done several animated promos for television and has also worked on two illustration projects viz. The Rooster and the Sun and Sudhershan Chimpanzee, a comic strip.

Direction: Meren Imchen
Animation: Meren Imchen
Music: Storms
Narration: Javed Jaffrey
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no.115
THE PERFECT MATCH
Manpasand
INDIA
Short

2006 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 11 mins / Animation

Animated in an ancient and almost extinct folk art form called “Sanjhi”, the film narrates a story of a father who is in search of suitable groom for his daughter.

Around the 17th Century, there was a tradition to encourage unmarried girls to do Sanjhi paintings in order to obtain a suitable groom. Once the paintings were done, they were set free in the river for universal blessings. It was considered a ritual worship and was originally practiced as one of the traditional methods of creative visualization to fulfil one’s wishes.

The Perfect Match is based on a story from the Panchatantra Tales.

DHVANI DESAI has been associated with the craft of animation and special effects since the last 16 years. She has worked on the animation and special effects of many commercials and short films. She has also created cartoon / animated titles for several feature films produced by the National Film Development Corporation among others.

Direction: Dhvani Desai
Screenplay: Sanskar Desai, Dhvani Desai
Animation: Dhvani Desai
Editing: Aseem Sinha
Music: Dinesh Kumar Prabhakar
Sound: Sakeb, Vijay Kokre
Voices: Ramesh Tekwani, Era Shirali, Kirit Barot, Mahesh Shah, Kanta Bhatt, Harsh Kotak, Dhvani Desai
Producer: Children’s Film Society of India, Mumbai (India)

Entry no. 131
Honeymoon
(Dir.Chen Jun/China/2006/88 mins.) (AP) (F)

A story about Yangfei, an urban teenager who refuses to accept his stepmother after she marries his workaholic surgeon father. To escape from the unhappy reality, Yangfei decides to run away from home and search for his cyber girlfriend on his own. But little did he know that the outside world was replete with danger and deceit. After his stepmother found him thousands of miles away from home, they start an interesting journey of discovery and motherly love. By the Yellow River, Yangfei discovers feelings of genuine love and joy in the local folks and the village kids. Finally, Yangfei’s journey reunites him with his family again.

CHEN JUN graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, majoring in photography. In 1990, she was the cinematographer for the film The War Meridian, which won the Gold Chicken Prize. In 2000, she directed the film Can’t Be Without You, which won the Special Education Prize at the Beijing University Student Film Festival; it was also invited to the Cannes International Film Festival.

Enquiries: Beijing Time Jia Xun Culture Media Co. Ltd., 1 # 803 Xin Qidian, 5 Chang Chun Qian Road, Hai Dian Qu, Beijing, China Tel.: +86-10-88595486 Fax: +86-10-82563586

Direction: Chen Jun
Screenplay: Huang Guangshen
Director of Photography: Chen Jun
Editing: Yu Guangtong
Music: Ma Ding
Sound: Yuang Shunli
Cast: Wang Ning, Shang Yue etc.
Producer: Chen Jun

Entry no. 158
CAMPING
ISRAEL
Short

2007 / 35mm / Col / Hebrew / EST / 11 mins / Fiction

A divorced father and his teenage daughter go for camping outdoors. During this sojourn, their relationship undergoes an immense hurling and reaches a revelation!

DANA BLANKSTEIN was born in Switzerland in 1981 and grew up in Tel-Aviv, Israel. She began her studies at the Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, Jerusalem in 2003. During her second year of studies, she was the Production Manager for the short film Don Quixote in Jerusalem by Dani Rosenberg, which received a special mention in the Berlinale Short Competition, 2005. During 2005-06, Dana was awarded the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship for emerging directors. She is currently working as an assistant director in Israeli feature films. Camping is her third-year film.

Enquiries: Dana Shahar, Director, International Relations and Distribution, The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School, 4 Yad Harutzim Street, Jerusalem, 91103 Israel
Tel.: +972-2-6731950 Fax: +972-2-6731949
Website: www.jsfs.co.il

Direction: Dana Blankstein
Screenplay: Moshe Ferster, Dana Blankstein
Art Director: Yoav Cohen
Director of Photography: Itai Marom
Editing: Galit Hoogi
Music: Alon Adar
Sound: Aviad Givon
Cast: Moshe Ferster, Rona David, Dorit Lev-Ari et al.
Producer: Imri Matalon

Entry no. 161
THE WILL TO WIN!
Jinki re jinki!
INDIA
Feature

2007 / 35mm / Col / Marathi / EST / 118 mins / Fiction

Bhaurao is different from his peer group. A fatherless child, he is tough, naughty and impish. He fears none except the village head. One day, when Bhaurao stones his brutish teacher, Bhobdya, he is expelled from school. Now happily out of school, he lends a helping hand to his mother and sister in the fields. His life story is about to become synonymous with that of thousands of illiterate children in India. But the arrival of a compassionate teacher changes Bhaurao’s fate. The unconventional teacher understands the child in Bhaurao and his potential. Bhaurao goes on to become a senior officer in the Education Department of the Maharashtra Government. It is a victory of the teacher as well as the child, as well as that of his mother and sister.

The 15th Golden Elephant screening of The Will to Win will be its world premiere.

RISHI DESHPANDE has been making films for over a decade. He commenced his filmmaking career with corporate films and commercials. Some of his previous works include Ovi, Samvedan, Babbi-Dibbi, Moongfalli, Mrigjal, Kadachit, Nayak, Katha, Ek Rang Lamhein Hazaar etc. The Will to Win is his debut feature film.

Enquiries: Aadyot / Johra Films, G4, Abhishek Apartments, Shradhanand Road, Vile Parle East, Mumbai 400057, India
Tel. / Fax: +91-22-65714171

Direction: Rishi Deshpande
Screenplay: Yogesh Joshi [Based on an original story by Bhau Gavande]
Art Direction: Narendra Haldankar
Director of Photography: Debu Deodhar
Editing: Mayuresh Marudkar, A. Sundaran
Music: Avadhoot Gupte
Sound: Suhas Rane
Cast: Devashish Paranjape, Varnita Aglawe, Tanay Kibe, Inesh Chavan et al.
Producer: Vikrant Patil

Entry no. 182

NO CROCODILE TEARS
Qin qin e yu
CHINA
Feature

2006 / 35mm / Col / Chinese / EST / 90 mins / Fiction

Xiao Le, a boy who lives in the city, goes to his grandfather’s country home for a summer holiday. Soon after he arrives, weird things happen one after another: there seems to be a monster in the river as ducks are being killed and Xiao Mao, a boy in the village, is bitten while swimming. Xiao Le’s grandfather suspects it is the Yangtze crocodile behind all this. Asi, an animal smuggler from the city, overhears the story about the crocodiles from the villagers. He convinces Rong and Chang Gen, Xiao Mao’s father, to hunt the crocodiles for him. To protect the crocodiles, Xiao Le convinces the other boys and girls in the village to wage a 'war' against the animal smugglers!

LU JIANGUANG is a member of the Chinese Film Director Association and has written and directed over 300 television programmes for children, some of which have won National Awards in China. His film Close Touch to Crocodile (2005) won the Favourite Film award at the 7th International Children’s Film Festival of China. As a writer, he has several publications of poetry and novels to his credit.

Enquiries: China Film Promotion International, No. 25 Xinwai Str., Beijing 100088, China
Tel.: +86-10-62261485 Fax: +86-10-62264100
Email: kriswang212@126.com

Direction: Lu Jianguang
Screenplay: Zhang Jiaqiang
Director of Photography: Qian Daming
Editing: Sun Huimin
Sound: Zhan Xin
Cast: Zhou Jinhui, Cao Qiugen, Su De et al.
Producer: Lu Jianguang

Entry no. 221
I AM FAMOUS
INDIA
Short

2007 / 35mm / Col / English / 8 mins 34 secs / Fiction

Six year old Minnu is unaware of her past. She is supported in her studies by a missionary school but she is treated very differently from others. In the film she is shown fighting an inner trauma of a child who is forced to lead an isolated life. The absence of her parents never hindered the charm on her face. But she is curious about the cause of her loneliness.

I am famous highlights the plight of millions of children who become a part of their parents’ dreadful past.

HANUMANTHA RAO RAGHAVAPUDI is a qualified MCA graduate. He acquired hands on experience in filmmaking while working with the national award winning director Chandrasekhar Yeleti.. I Am Famous is his debut short film as writer-director. Recently, he has also directed television commercials on social awareness.

Enquiries: Mirror Images, Flat No. G-2, Plot No. 6, Press Photographers’ Colony, Road No.12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel.: +91-40-23310100
Email: info.mirrorimages@gmail.com

Direction: Hanumantha Rao Raghavapudi
Screenplay: Hanumantha Rao Raghavapudi
Dialogues: Kamal Kamaraju
Director of Photography: Jaykrishna Gummadi
Editing: Chandrashekar G.V.
Music: Manikanth Kadri
Sound: Raghunath, Rajashekar, Vikram
Cast: Baby Aastha Tyagi et al.
Producer: Mirror Images

Entry no.230
LITTLE BOY
INDIA
Short

2007 / 35mm / Col / Hindi / EST / 33 secs / Fiction

The feeling of patriotism is brought to life vividly through a little boy, who in all his innocence starts a conversation with someone whose significance is greater than his youthful understanding. The respect and love that the little boy has for this figure slowly unfolds as he declares a promise that when he comes of age, he will honour, protect and serve the nation. The film ends with the boy saluting this figure, revealing it to be the Indian flag.

COBURN MACHADO has been associated with the advertising world since 1995, following which he joined a film production house to work on special effects and design. Later, he started to direct advertising films while also working as an assistant director. He still continues to produce and direct advertising films for clients in India and overseas.

Enquiries: Deepti Chawla Films, 14/16 Habib Manor, Chamber Lane, Byculla (E), Mumbai 400027
Tel.: +91-9819430644
Email: dc_chawla@refiffmail.com

Direction: Coburn Machado
Screenplay: Deepti Chawla
Director of Photography: Chirantan Das
Editing: Coburn Machado
Music: Zubin Balaporia
Sound: Darshan V. G.
Cast: Armaan Jhaveri et al.
Producer: Deepti Chawla

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