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Asian Films And Filmmakers At Cannes 2022

Updated: May 5, 2022

Festival de Cannes [France]: The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will see two Asian films in the official In-Competition section. The highly-anticipated Broker by Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu and Decision to Leave by the prolific Park Chan-Wook will be part of the 21-film competitive category. Hunt, the directorial debut of Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae, will premiere in the midnight screening section.


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A familiar face at Cannes, Park’s last film was The Handmaiden (2016), which also competed at the festival and later went on to gross nearly US$38 million worldwide. In 2003, he burst onto the scene with Cannes Grand Prix winner Oldboy.

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Led by French actor Vincent Lindon, the Competition jury includes Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi. In 2021, Farhadi received the Grand Prix prize at Cannes for his film A Hero. Previously, he received two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016).



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Shyam Benegal inaugurates Satyajit Ray’s Gallery at National Museum of Indian Cinema

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 02: Gallery exhibits Ray’s Films, his Books and his Posters- Satyajit Ray Film Festival organized across the country to mark his 101st birth anniversary


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Veteran Film Maker Shyam Benegal today inaugurated the Satyajit Ray’s semi-permanent Gallery at the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai and marked the beginning of the three-day Satyajit Ray Film Festival across the country.

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Speaking about Ray, who Shyam Benegal himself admires and claims as his inspiration to the film world, the master director said that, “Everybody recognized Indian Cinema because of Ray. There is no one in the world who doesn’t know who Ray was. You utter his name even in any West African country – they will know him well.”


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Appreciating the portrayal of the many talents of the legend through the exhibition, Shyam Benegal said, “Satyajit Ray was not just a film maker, but a multifaceted genius who made his own posters, story-boards, even the titles of his films.” He further remarked that “the exhibition is very well curated and I find the design wonderful. One who visits the exhibition will get an idea of what kind of filmmaker Ray was.”

As one enters the exhibition, a lifelike hyper-realistic statue of Ray in characteristic posture of piercingly looking at the world over the camera welcomes the visitors.

One can interactively explore Ray’s filmography and get an actual glimpse of many of his scenes that have gone into the tomes of filmmaking. Besides getting an overview of the world of the filmmaker one can also appreciate how, by adopting classic literature in films, he himself transformed in to an auteur. The exhibition beautifully exhibits his films, books and his illustrious career as an illustrator as well.

Ray created a psychedelic Ghost - dance in his film Goopy Gayn Bagha Bayn and you see these ghosts floating in air here atop the World of Goopy Bagha which is a technical and artistic marvel as well as political satire. The exhibition helps the visitors to discover the legend who was lovingly called as ‘Manik Da’ and the jewels from his world, he left for us 30 years ago.


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Come and celebrate the greatness of Satyajit Ray at Satyajit Ray Film Festival

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30: ‘Ray’ lovers get to watch his masterpieces on big screens in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune


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On the occasion of commemoration of Satyajit Ray’s Birth Centenary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has initiated various activities to pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker. As part of this, a three-day film festival will be organised at various venues across India. Films made by and made on Satyajit Ray will be screened at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune on 2nd, 3rd & 4th May 2022

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Ray’s Bouquet of Films

Besides, premiering Aparajito , slated to release on the 13th may, the other films include NFDC’s Agantuk, Ghare Baire, Ganashatru directed by Satyajit Ray & Music of Satyajit Ray directed by Utpalendu Chakraborty, Nemai Ghosh – A Ray of Light directed by Anirban Mitra & Tirtho Dasgupta, Films Divisions documentaries & shorts Inner Eye, Rabindranath Tagore are directed by Satyajit Ray, Satyajit Ray directed by Shyam Benegal, Creative Artists of India – Satyajit Ray, directed by B.D. Garga, NFAI’s newly restored films Sonar Kella, Seemabadha, Hirak Rajar Deshe all directed by Satyajit Ray, Government of West Bengal’s Pather Panchali print from the Academy Film Archive’s landmark restoration of the film from negatives nearly lost in a fire is screening. Also films produced by Independent filmmakers Aparajito, Jalsaghar both directed by Satyajit Ray.




Independent

Aparajito (Dir: Anik Dutta) – 150 Min Independent

OPENING FILM

Only at NMIC


NFDC

Agantuk (Dir: Satyajit Ray) – 115 Min NFDC -

FD

Creative Artists of India - Satyajit Ray (Dir: B D Garga) - 14 Min FD

Independent

Jalsaghar (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 100 Min Independent

Independent

Nemai Ghosh - A Ray of Light (Dir: Anirban Mitra & Tirtha Dasgupta) - 48 Min NFDC

NFDC

Music of Satyajit Ray (Dir: Utpalendu Chakraborty) - 51 Min NFDC

FD

Rabindranath Tagore (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 54 Min FD

Independent

Aparajito (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 127 Min Independent

(Part of Apu-Triology)

FD

Satyajit Ray (Dir: Shyam Benegal) - 136 Min FD

FD

Inner Eye (Dir:Satyajit Ray) - 20 Min FD

Government of West Bengal

Pather Panchali (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 126 Min Govt. of West Bengal (Part of Apu-Triology)

CLOSING FILM

at all Venues


NFDC

Ghare Baire (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 140 Min NFDC

NFDC

Ganashatru (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 95 Min NFDC

DD

Sadgati (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 52 Min Doordarshan

NFAI

Sonar Kella (Dir: Satyajit Ray) -136 Min - NFAI

NFAI

Hirak Rajar Deshe (Dir: Satyajit Ray) - 118 Min - NFAI

NFAI

Seemabadha (Dir: Satyajit Ray) 113 Min - NFAI

National Museum of Indian Cinema, Mumbai in association with National Film Development Corporation, Films Division, National Film Archive of India & Doordarshan and supported by Government of West Bengal and Aurora Film Corporation & Friends Communication is organizing the Film Festival. The Satyajit Ray film festival will begin with the red carpet and Shri Shyam Benegal will inaugurate the Satyajit Ray’s semi-permanent Gallery on 2nd May 2022 at 10:00 AM.


SCREENING VENUES

MUMBAI

National Museum of Indian Cinema, Auditorium I & II, Films Division, 24, Dr. G. Deshmukh Marg (Peddar Road),

Mumbai – 400026, Maharashtra Tel :- 23551461/23551463

NEW DELHI

Films Division Auditorium, 1, Mahadev Road, Connaught Place,

New Delhi - 110001. Tel :- 011-23716213

CHENNAI

Tagore Film Centre, Music College Road, State Bank of India Colony, Raja Annamalai Puram,

Chennai – 600028, Tamil Nadu Tel :- 044 2462 2939

KOLKATA

Indian Museum, Ministry of Culture, GOI, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Fire Brigade, Head Quarter, Dharmatala, Taltal

Kolkata – 700016, West Bengal. Tel :- 033 24235046

BENGALURU

Shruthi Auditorium, Films division, B Wing 6th Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sr Administrative officer, Koramangala,

Bangalore – 5600034, Karnataka

PUNE

National Film Archives of India, NFAI Main Theater / Auditorium, Law college road,

Pune – 411004, Maharashtra. Tel :- 020 29809379

The screenings at all venues is for free. The audiences will get to appreciate a slate of films that celebrate Ray’s life and also experience his celebrated films on big screens.

Managing Director, National Film Development Corporation, (NFDC) India, Mr. Ravinder Bhakar, said that “On the occasion of Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it is a great honour for us to celebrate the birth centenary & roll out a special gallery at National Museum of Indian Cinema as a tribute to the legendary filmmaker. People have seen Ray's films in some form or the other; yet this time we invite Ray lovers for our handpicked package on the big screens in selected theatres for free in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Pune from 2nd May to 4th May 2022. The newly restored few by NFAI are a delight to watch.”


The inauguration will be followed by the screening of the opening film at the festival Aparajito, which is its ‘India Premier’.


Panel Discussion:

A panel discussion is scheduled to be held on 4th May 2022 at 4:00 PM post the screening of Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray’s directorial debut feature), the closing film of the festival. The panel discussion shall be live on NFDC’s official Facebook for all audiences especially the cinephiles & aficionados of Ray’s work. The panelists will be Shyam Benegal, Barun Chanda (actor from Ray’s Seemabadh) & Shantanu Moitra; it will be moderated by Shankhayan Ghosh.



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