‘Heard and read’ at the IFFI
K. S. Sivakumaran
This week’s column will give you a little bit
of news and views which I gleaned at the International Film Festivals in
Goa, India. (IFFI)
Quotable Quotes
* German Director Vanessa Van Houten:
World Cinema will always be an amazing subject to work on. The world
of cinema is influenced by a wide range of elements. It is influenced by
different nationalities. Today the world is a small place because most
people are well travelled.
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Shirley Temple |
As an artiste everybody has different opinions, tastes and
background. I listen to criticism and figure out whether- what I am
being criticized about is really true. Criticism enables one to grow. I
am not here to please everybody. I do work that satisfies the talent
within.
* Shekhar Kapur:
Indian Cinema stand out from the rest with our music. Since our
cinema culture involves music, we should add it.
* Producer Kuldeep Sinha
Money does not make a film. A story does. Nothing is easy.
Creativity, expertise and an ability ton put the pieces together are
very important. All elements must relate well. Money is a separate
aspect. If a good concept and story isle, the money comes. A film can be
either good or bad; it has nothing to do with box office success.
* French director Florent Emlio Siri
When you watch a movie you use your eyes and heart. Hence there is no
question of language as a barrier.
There are three kinds of French film makers, those that make movies
for themselves, those that make pure commercial movies and those that
blend the above the above two and make movies for the world to see.
French Cinema has the talent and finance, but it needs to change the
thought process to influence the world of cinema.
* Chilean director Claudio Dabe
Quality movies have good marketing strategies and a good storyline.
Not many Chilean movies have managed to become a success in the local
market, since Chile is influenced by America. Surmounting the American
movies with ‘Pretendiendo’ was a personal achievement.
* Director Ashwini Mallik
Cinema is taking a back seat in the world wheel commercial films are
made to survive in the world of the stronger. In this process, directors
lose their identity. If they continue like this, world cinema will have
no future.
* Some Spicy News
* The first moving picture in the world was screened at Watson’s
Hotel Mumbai, on July 07, 1896 by the Lumiere Brothers.
* Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.
* Ian Fleming, James Bond’s creator was in the British Navy during
World War 2.
* James Bond is the longest running series of movies in history
* The ‘Color Purple’ was nominated for 11 awards but did not get any
prize
* At the age of five Shirley Temple won an Oscar in 1934 and became
the youngest person ever to win the prize.
* Ben-Hur, Titanic and Lord of the Rings won 11 Oscars each
*Meenakshi Pednekar (grandmother of Shilpa and Namarata Shrodkar)
appeared in a swimming costume in Brahmachari
* The father of Konkani Cinema was Antonio Lawrence Jerry Braganza
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