8th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2012 at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 10:30am-9pm on 6th March 2012

Time : 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003

Landmark : Next to Annexe building of India International Centre

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Event Details : 8th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2012
Alliance Française de Delhi, in collaboration with the India Chapter of the International Association
of Women in Radio and Television, is proud to be part of the eighth edition of Asian Women’s
Festival, to be held in New Delhi on 5, 6, 7 March 2012. The event will showcase the works of Asian
women filmmakers in a wide range of genres: short, fiction, documentary, animation, experimental,
community videos and television features. The term “Asian” refers to the origin of the filmmaker,
who can be working in any part of the world. The majority of the selected films have been made in
the last two years so that the selection reflects contemporary concerns and fresh energies.
This year, the theme of the festival is “Mediation, Movements and Memories”. The selection of
films will explore influences, issues and ideas shaping Asian identities and experiences, offering
new perspectives on the contemporary world. 40 films from 13 countries will be screened, running
the gamut from international favorites to artistic experiments along the fringes of the genre
to community videos and films made by university students. Many screenings are South Asian
Premieres and many filmmakers have confirmed their participation and are expected to lead
discussions about their works.
Films from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan,
Thailand, Turkey and USA will feature at this year's festival. In addition to the screenings, there will
be a seminar to be held at India International Centre in New Delhi on March 5 around the theme
Children, Media and Society, which will look closely at the debates around ideas of childhood.
Presentations will be accompanied by films illustrating the issues.
Accompanying Event : 8th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival 2012 at Main Building, IIC, Lodhi Estate > 5th-7th March 2012
Schedule : 
10.30am – 1pm
MEASURING – Nahed Mansour (4 min, 2010, experimental, Canada) International Premiere
SILENCE – Ava Lanche (3 min, 2008, experimental, Germany)
BOXING MAIDENS - IIana Navaro (40 min, 2009, documentary, France/ Turkey)
International Premiere FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKER
SOONER OR LATER – Kavita Rai & Ashik Pradhan (2 min, 2011, animation, Bhutan)
International Premiere
HOPE – Fatema Hasani (2 min, 2011, animation, Afghanistan)
ADDI – Karima Hassanzada (1min, 2009, TV Spot, Afghanistan) World Premiere
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH THE 4 FILMMAKERS
MY LETTER TO PIPPA – Bingöl Elmas (60 min, 2010, documentary, France/Turkey)
2pm – 4.30pm
CHANDA KE JOOTE – Ektara Collective (22 min, 2011, fiction, India)
20 DOLLARS – Lam See Chit (15 min, student fiction film, Hong Kong) South Asian Premiere
EK ASHA – Jyoti Garhewal & Laxminarayan Devda (11min, 2011, India, documentary)
World Premiere
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKERS
GHUGUTI BASUTI – Geetika Juyal (15 min, 2011, India, fiction)
ONE STEP BEYOND – Tülin Dağ (44 min, 2011, documentary, Turkey) South Asian Premiere
5pm – 6pm
PANEL DISCUSSION on DOES NUCLEAR POWER HAVE A FUTURE? with eminent panelists Praful
Bidwai, Rohan D'Souza and Hitomi Kamanaka
6.30pm – 9.00pm
ASHES TO HONEY – Hitomi Kamanaka (115 min, 2010, documentary, Japan)
South Asian Premiere
FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKER

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