"Amu" Based on the 1984 genocide against Sikhs, film screening & discussion with the author & filmmaker Shonali Bose, at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 1st September 2012
Time : 6:30 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Event Details : ‘Amu’ a film screening and discussion with Shonali Bose.
Based on the 1984 genocide against Sikhs, Amu, written, produced and directed by Bose won two National Awards (Best Film, Best Director) – India’s highest award given by the President of the country and the FIPRESCI Critics Award amongst ten international awards. The film was an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival, followed by Toronto (TIFF) and many others. The film was released theatrically in North America by Emerging Pictures and in India by Shringar and won both popular and critical acclaim. Bose was asked to convert the screenplay into a novel by Penguin. The novel released in India simultaneously with the film, making her the first Indian to be a filmmaker and author.
About the Movie : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amu_(film)
Duration : 102 min.
Shonali Bose did an MA in Political Science at Columbia University followed by an MFA in Directing from the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. As a student at UCLA she received a number of awards: Ely Award for Best Documentary, Wasserman Award, Jack Sauter Award, Hollywood Radio and Television Society International Broadcasting Award, Motion Picture Association of America Award. After graduating she taught at NYFA, Universal Studios for a year before starting to write her debut feature film – Amu.
Bose co wrote and co produced Chittagong with director Bedobrata Pain. The film has been receiving raves and standing ovations at screenings and festivals in North America (Opening film – IFFLA and NYIFF) and is slated for theatrical release soon.
Shonali is the first Indian to receive the prestigious Sundance-Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award for her new script ‘Margarita, with a Straw’. The award was presented at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. She is currently in pre production on the film.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001
Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
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Event Details : ‘Amu’ a film screening and discussion with Shonali Bose.
Based on the 1984 genocide against Sikhs, Amu, written, produced and directed by Bose won two National Awards (Best Film, Best Director) – India’s highest award given by the President of the country and the FIPRESCI Critics Award amongst ten international awards. The film was an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival, followed by Toronto (TIFF) and many others. The film was released theatrically in North America by Emerging Pictures and in India by Shringar and won both popular and critical acclaim. Bose was asked to convert the screenplay into a novel by Penguin. The novel released in India simultaneously with the film, making her the first Indian to be a filmmaker and author.
About the Movie : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amu_(film)
Duration : 102 min.
Shonali Bose did an MA in Political Science at Columbia University followed by an MFA in Directing from the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. As a student at UCLA she received a number of awards: Ely Award for Best Documentary, Wasserman Award, Jack Sauter Award, Hollywood Radio and Television Society International Broadcasting Award, Motion Picture Association of America Award. After graduating she taught at NYFA, Universal Studios for a year before starting to write her debut feature film – Amu.
Bose co wrote and co produced Chittagong with director Bedobrata Pain. The film has been receiving raves and standing ovations at screenings and festivals in North America (Opening film – IFFLA and NYIFF) and is slated for theatrical release soon.
Shonali is the first Indian to receive the prestigious Sundance-Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award for her new script ‘Margarita, with a Straw’. The award was presented at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. She is currently in pre production on the film.
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"Amu" Based on the 1984 genocide against Sikhs, film screening & discussion with the author & filmmaker Shonali Bose, at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 1st September 2012
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