ADDA

WINNERS

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‎8th ADDA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2011 WINNERS- Best Fiction – “Liberation” Directed by Dipjyoti Kakoti. Best Documentary – “Ball N Beutifull” Directed by Chida Bor(Nik). Best Animation – “Values Distorted” Directed by Rishik Barua. Jury’s Special – “Anutapta” Directed by Meghali Deka.

DEADLINE EXTENDED

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Adda has extended the deadline for its “8th Adda Short Film Festival 2011” to 16th of December 2011. Filmmakers can still submit short film of any genre before that.The festival will be held on 23rd of December instead of 10th December , 2011 at Gauhati Commerce College Auditorium from 5 p.m onwards. Film makers are requested to submit their films to the following address House No-1,Bye-lane 2,Rajgarh,Guwahati-781003 A special issue of souvenir will be published along with the festival. So, interested organization, institution, media house and persons are requested to contact the following numbers to publish their advertisements. Contact No-+91-98644-97395,+91-98541-27145.

CALL FOR ENTRY 2011

ADDA a socio-cultural organization dedicated to film & performing art invites entries from filmmakers for participation in the “8th Adda Short Film Festival 2011” to be held on December 10 in Guwahati, the gateway of Northeast India. Films based on fiction,animation and non-fiction with maximum duration of 15 minutes would only be accepted.

Notes on Entering your Film :

Deadline : The last date for submission of entries is 1st December 2011.

Submissions of short films are only accepted for films of upto 15 minutes. Films, which were made after 20th November 2010, may be submitted. The works have to be submitted in DVD format(Two DVD copies). The previewed copy will not be returned and shall be preserved in Adda’s Archive. On the submitted copies the name of the director and the title of the film have to be indicated.

Entry Form : Please use one entry form per film. Subtitles : If the film is not originally in Assamese then it must have English subtitles on the copy that is used for screening.

Additional documentation : 30 words (minimum) synopsis/summary which may be used in the official catalogue, plus any printed production notes and other festival screenings (if any). •Director‘s filmography

•Credits list

•Please send a portrait of the director and in minimum two stills of the film, which are suitable for printing. That means: - photos data with 300 dpi with a size of at least 8 x 10 cm.

• All additional documentation should be sent in a data CD format.

Fee : There is a non-refundable entry fee of Rs. 200/- for Screening Section and Rs. 500/- for Competition Section. The entry form/application will be considered only on receipt of above fee by cash or Demand Draft or Cheque(A/C pay) or money transfer in favour of Adda (A/C – 30248699365) payble at Guwahati(SBI Gitanagar,Ghy).

Award :
Two best films will be chosen and cash prizes will be given to the filmmakers of these films, besides certificates.

Extra info: Film entries has to be sent through post/courier at following address. Address:- 8th Adda Short Film Festival 2011 Rajgargh, Bye lane–2, House No-1 , GHY-3. ASSAM INDIA. Tel No:- +91-98644-97395 +91-98649-15955 +91-98541-27145

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ADDA invites entries from filmmakers for participation in the 7th Adda Short Film Festival 2010. Applications for short films, documentaries, animated films of any origin are acceptable. 7th Adda Short Film Festival 2010, the most happening fest will take place on the evening of 20th november at Guwahati the gateway of Northeast India.

Notes on Entering your Film

Submissions of short films

are only accepted for films of upto 15 minutes.
The works have to be submitted in Mini DV or DVD format. The previewed tapes will not be returned and shall be preserved in adda’s Archive. On the submitted copies (both on the cassette and the cover), the name of the director and the title of the film have to be indicated.

Entry Form

Please use one entry form per film.

Subtitles

If the film is not originally in Assamese then it must have English subtitles on the copy that is used for screening.

Additional documentation

•30 words (minimum) synopsis/summary which may be used in the official catalogue, plus any printed production notes and other festival screenings (if any).
•Director‘s filmography
•Credits list
•Please send a portrait of the director and in minimum two stills of the film, which are suitable for printing. That means: - photos data with 300 dpi with a size of at least 8 x 10 cm.
· All additional documentation should be sent in a data CD format.

Acknowledgement

The entries will be pre-evaluated and short listed before screening by our distinguished panel of filmmakers, whose decision would be final and binding. If you do not receive a response by november 15,2010 we regret that it is an indication of your film’s disqualification. We are very sorry that it is not possible on our part to respond personally to every submission.

Fee

There is a non-refundable entry fee of Rs. 300/-. The application sheet is valid only with the attached copy of the Demand Draft in favour of ‘Adda’ payable at Guwahati.

Deadline for entries

Deadline for entries and last date for submission of films is 10th november 2010. Late entries shall not be accepted, as all entries will be subjected to pre-evaluation.
All entry should be sent by post or courier service only on right time.

Please forward your entry with all necessary material to following address:

Adda Short film festival
P Cube
15,Rajgarh road,
Opp- Borbora Building
Guwahati-781003
Assam,India

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2010-05-05T09:51:00.001-07:00

Uddipana Goswami Taking the Other Route

2009-04-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

http://www.xcp.bfn.org/goswami.html
Adda: rendezvous; meeting placeI stood where the Rajgarh Road ended, just beyond the railway crossing and watched Moni Bhattacharjee stripping down to hias skin. The occasion: a 3 hour-long film festival being held there in a makeshift open-air theatre. It was organised by a group of young people wanting an audience to showcase their work. The setting: incongruous in the extreme. There was the railway track at the back, noisy cycle and auto rickshaws in front and in between, an audience thousand or more in number. Over it all, was the larger than life image of Moni suffering the ennui of life in silence. The film: Wind of Change by Rajiv Borthakur. It is a depiction of life fragmented in today’s topsy-turvy times, and of the mundane activities of life: waking, sleeping, walking, waiting, dressing, undressing…To my surprise, I noticed that none among the audience shuffled uncomfortably in their seats or coughed discreetly or made catcalls either as they watched Moni undress. I felt then that it had been wrong of me to attribute puritanism as endemic to the Guwahati psyche. But then, I had drawn my inference from events like vandalisation of fashion shows in the name of cultural preservation, and from the lived experience of my neighbour Mrs. K complaining to my mother that I, as a girl, should not return home very late every day. I just had to thank the young people from one of the various addas of Guwahati for acquainting me with this other face of the city.***Guwahati is where the capital of Assam, one of the seven states (federating units) of the Northeast frontier of India, is located. It used to be a sleepy town till the acceleration of commercial development reached such a pitch in the last decade or less that it lost its balance – it remains, as in the peoples’ attitudes, a small town; outwardly however, it can compete with any third world metropolis today.And like any growing city, it attracts a large number of people who come here looking for livelihood avenues.***Most of the members of the adda Moni frequents are not from Guwahati. They came to the city from different parts of Assam to pursue their respective professions – mostly connected to the film industry. While some of them have been in the industry close to ten years, some are relatively newcomers. But everybody shares a common passion – cinema. It was this passion that dominated most of their daily conversations and culminated in the film festival where the Wind of Change had been screened. The adda members called it the Addabazor Suti Sobi Prodorxon: Screening of Short Films by the Addabaz (adda lovers).***The adda culture is nothing new to the Guwahati scene. An informal get together of like-minded individuals, addas have a dichotomous nature and are viewed with wide ambivalence. On the one hand are some addas outside pan shops, under roadside trees and in hip and happening food joints, where the members meet regularly to play cards or carom and to gossip. These regular hangouts are mostly identified with loafers and the general inclination is to equate adda with decadence. On the other hand are the addas of poets and writers, or professionals and workers, also maybe on roadsides, or in coffee shops, tea stalls and other eating joints or perhaps at a member’s house. These addas are looked at with much awe as the spawning ground of brilliant ideas and intellectual innovations.The older generation of Guwahatians met at Panbazar, the book land of Guwahati – also considered the intellectual hub of the city. Addas still happen here, some of them having survived decades. But today’s young and happening destination is Rajgarh, opposite the Guwahati Commerce College, where one can see different kinds of addabaz. One of these kinds represents the flashy and consumerist pop-culture of Guwahati, which has placed the city among the topmost in the purchasing power index of the country. Rich kids with big cars and ‘modified’ bikes may be seen parked outside fashionable eating joints, enjoying their money power. Close to them however, might be another adda where a group of people would be equally enjoying themselves talking about art, literature, world affairs, family gossip, and what have you.The adda which Moni and Rajiv and a number of their friends frequent also meets at the Rajgarh Link Road. This particular adda had its genesis with its members meeting between long working hours in the nearby editing studios. They would get together to smoke or chew tamul (betel nut) or sip tea and to have some conversation. Gradually a fraternity developed with the realisation of their common passion. Numbers swelled. The adda became their permanent address. So much so that anybody looking for young people associated with the industry would either meet them at the adda or in the event of their absence, leave a message, delivery ensured.***The idea of organising a short film festival came up in the course of regular adda discussions. Notwithstanding what was portrayed in the introductory film of the festival, Moments (of Adda), these young people met not merely to talk into their cell phones and drink tea with cigarettes dangling from their fingers. That was part of it. But they also had moments of intellectual introspection and times when they constructively contemplated on their shared desire to ‘do something different’. The idea took a few months to grow roots. Then, Amar Gogoi, one of the earliest adda members, took it upon himself to push the project through. Owing mainly to his enterprise, the adda members and their friends put together their films, publicised the event, pooled the required funds and set up the modest infrastructure for the screening within just a month.The leitmotif of the festival was freedom – of expression, of participation, of appreciation. The idea of freedom was inherent in the choice of setting: the open-air theatre in the street. The entire process by which the festival was put together also spoke of the same idea of unrestraint. None of the 32 films submitted for screening were rejected. Any subject matter was allowed – the painfully moralising Values and Vision was screened as was the intensely erudite Las Vegasot. No limit was set on the length of the film or the age of the maker. Thirteen year old Raeesha Tanvir Altaf, for instance, showcased her film Khakuar Paro Sorai. Neither was experience a precondition: from a veteran like Altaf Majid to an amateur like Abinash Lahkar, everybody was provided a platform. And finally, nobody was barred from viewing the films or from airing their views about the films.Those who did air their views though, chose to talk not so much about the individual films as about the entire event. For them the remarkable fact was the ‘something different’ that the festival signified, and the intellectual labour and out-of-the-box thinking that went into making it a reality. The genre of the short film also provided novelty. Larger significance to the phenomenon came from the realisation that it was all done by a group of talented but cash strapped young people without any institutional support. It was the sole urge to ‘do something’ that had made them put together an innovative film festival in such a short time and with funds less than INR 10,000 (USD 217 approx) – most of it contributed by the members of the group.As it happened though, the films showed a poor understanding of the short film genre. In fact, technical, grammatical and dramatical shortcomings in most of the films were quite conspicuous. Most of the filmmakers suffered from poor execution of ideas and inability to translate individual visions into moving communicating pictures. Language barriers also often proved insurmountable. Where amateurs were making the films this is perhaps understandable, but quite a few of the adda members are professionals. Paucity of time has been cited as one cause of all shortcomings. But one of the possible reasons could have been that everybody tried to do everything. An editor trying his hand at direction or an actor or a director turning scriptwriter may not have been the best use of their respective specialisations. What if they had pooled their expertise and come up with one extraordinary flim? A different experience would then have awaited the Guwahatians.***The adda film festival was one burst of enthusiasm, a sustained effort of a month, and a temporary shedding of the characteristic Assamese attitude of lahe lahe (sloth in equivalent terms) by a group of young people and it exposed an entire city to the possibility of alternatives to established institutions, avenues and perspectives. It also made people realise they had an aptitude for such alternatives. There’s hope for the city yet. But what about Mrs. K?***

Young directors promote short films in northeast

2009-04-17T21:15:00.000-07:00

http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2007/09/young-directors-promote-short-films-in-northeast.html

As the film industry in northeast India struggles to keep itself afloat, there is an emerging trend that might just become its lifeboat - short films.
A group of young filmmakers from Assam who are part of a group called Adda, which is Assamese for ‘informal gathering’, has taken up the cause of promoting alternative, new and creative cinema in the region.
Formed in 2004, this socio-cultural forum organises a short film festival every year in October. This year, the festival is to start Oct 31.
“Our motive is to take quality films, irrespective of the length, to the people. We lay emphasis on short films that do not exceed 15 minutes. And we are lucky to have got a good response not only from the intelligentsia but also from common people,” says Amarjyoti Deka, the coordinator for this year’s event.
“Our shows are held in open grounds by the roadside to encourage the public to come. The entire ambience of film viewing is given a different perspective with the pleasant autumn weather adding to it,” says Deka.
Last year, the festival received 52 entries, from which the jury chose 22 for screening. The jury comprised prominent filmmakers from the region, Bidyut Chakraborty, Sanjeev Hazarika and Sagar Sangam Sarkar.
The event showcased award-winning films like Gitanjali Rao’s “Printed Rainbow” and also films from the Films Division of India. This year too the organisers are expecting a similar, if not greater, response in the three categories, namely short films, documentary and animation.
“We receive entries from all northeastern states and we have plans to take the festival to other venues around the region, which we had been unable to do so far due to various constraints,” says Deka.
“But we have managed to take our films to different places in Assam like Tezpur, Silchar and Karimganj. In fact, we got a tremendous response in the Barak Valley. We would also like local clubs in rural areas to help us take our films to the masses,” he adds.
The basic idea behind this festival is to provide an alternative genre to the people who are time and again subjected to typical Bollywood ‘masala’ films.
The Assamese film industry, which has had a rich history ever since its beginning in 1935, is facing its worst crisis ever. The same can be said of the other regional language films in this part of the country.
Films have lost their charm leading to dwindling audiences in the cinema halls, further resulting in the closure of many theatres. This novel approach hopefully will turn the fortunes of the industry, he says.
Altaf Mazid, a noted Assamese filmmaker and critic, feels filmmakers who have followed the Bollywood style of making movies have failed dismally.
“We now need a creative approach, which is modern, young and fresh in outlook for filmmaking to fill this vacuum. Assam and the neighbouring states have many languages and communities and short films, if made in different languages, have a huge potential for income generation. But we also have to take our films outside the region and therefore the films have to be of international standards,” he says.
“When in Cannes, I got to see wonderful films from Paraguay and Rwanda. These countries did not have such an early start but they are taking the entire world by storm,” he says.
“And it is not because of big budgets or anything but because they portray their own cultural ethos and at the same time cater to a larger audience,” he adds.
India’s northeast has produced many stalwarts who have received international acclaim like Bhabendra Nath Saikia, Jahnu Barua, Aribam Syam Sarma and so on. Mazid feels Adda films also have the potential to make a mark internationally. What they lack is distribution and marketing networks.
But things may look up. “We have decided to take select films to European film festivals this year,” Mazid says.
This would definitely encourage the film industry in the region to make good films and help revive the fading glory of regional cinema.
— IANS
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Curves & Shades' exhibition held

2009-04-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

Curves & Shades' exhibition held
http://www.assamtimes.org/Social/2752.html
Eastern Confluence, a socio-cultural platform for young talents, where youth from different spheres of Northeast India come together to portray artworks depicting people, life, culture and nature. These art forms manifest themselves through the works of EC’s array of artists, painters, photographers and filmmakers at “CURVES & SHADES”-a painting and photography exhibition which was held from 15th Feb to 19th Feb.Among the artists participating in the exhibition are Ranjan Engti,Jinny Barman,Pranjal Dutta,Pallavi Sarma,Jibesh Chakma,Kaushiki Sarma,,photographers are-Dhritiman Deori,Pankaj Dutta,Amit Singha,Arnab Gayan etc.The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr.P.C. Deori ,Joint Director,Health Services,Assam.on 15th Feb. Delivering his inaugural speech ,Dr.Deori acknowledged enterprising initiatives of EC teams adding that EC s confluence of different folds of aesthesism reflecting North East India is simply testimony to harmony and co-existence of diverse cultural set-up of this land.One of the legendary artist of Assam ,Nilpawan Barua present at the inauguration get emotionally upsurged at the bold strokes of young painters ,he says it can bring new rays of hope and aspiration for upcoming artists of the region.

J.Ghosh, prinicipal of Guwahati Art College comments that creative pursuit of ECs artists and E commendable effort to collectively bring out those hidden talents to the fore would be a milestone in the field of exotic art and culture.

Among others dignitaries who have paid a visit to the exhibition are famous artist Champak Barborah,artist Robiram Brahma, singer Jubeen Garg and his wife Garima Garg,veteran Assamese film actor Pranjal Saikia,internationally acclaimed artist Buddhi Thapa,and many more.

EC celebrates celluloid legacy of the land and the progressive acclamation of its film-makers through A day long Film Screening in association with ADDA on 18th Feb from 10.30 morning.The screening is inaugurated by prominent Assamese filmmaker Johns Moholoiya.Speaking on state of short films today ,he lays stress on making thought provoking ,crispy and meaningful short films.He is very upbeat about ADDA s collection of films and its promising budding filmmakers works.Some of the remarkable films screened were “Printed Rainbow”,Village Football”,”Guard Dog”.The screening met with spectacular success by the heavy presence of film freaks flooding the auditorium from the city and being there till the end of the session.

EC collaborates its artistic expedition with Karbi Cultural Society holding painting exhibition of ECs selected artists and karbi local artist on 61st death anniversary of Semsong singh Ingti from 25th to 28th Feb 2009.Committed to give platform to young artists of the region,the exhibition cum painting competition marks huge success by participation of youth in large scale.Speaking to the press Executive Director of EC Ranjan Engti and project director Dhritiman Deori expressed their views that they will extend their activities to other areas of North East offering support and giving platform to upcoming artists in terms of organizing exhibition and bringing their works to limelight.

Fragrance of the Black Stone and Crystal Architecture of a Red Rose - a short film

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A Short Film By APARAJ - The best video clips are right here

do the dew-a short film by debasish bharadwaj

2009-04-15T03:32:00.000-07:00

Fest to open with movie on terror- Adda to screen 39 short films

2009-04-14T23:21:00.001-07:00

Time to ponder: The devastation at the CJM court after the October 30 blast. File picture
Dec. 9: The 5th edition of the Adda short film festival will get under way tomorrow with an 11-minute animation film on the ill effects of terrorism and other forms of human conflicts.
Amarjyoti Deka, the spokesperson of Adda, a city-based organisation that promotes good films, said the festival, initially scheduled to be held on October 31, had to be postponed because of the serial blasts on October 30.
He said the festival would begin with a film against terrorism, keeping in mind the blasts in the state and terror attacks in the Mumbai. The film, Evolution, is directed by Jiten Das.
Within its short duration, the film will try to depict the evolution of human society and how it is proceeding towards doom because of terrorism and other kinds of violence.
The film will highlight the value of love and human relationship that could make the world a lovely place to live in.
“A six-minute animation film, Hell Heaven, by Mitali Baruah which will be screened during the festival will also highlight the positive and negative aspects of the present-day world,” Deka said.
“The festival will provide an opportunity to the upcoming filmmakers of the state to screen their films,” Deka said.
He said both the animation films — Evolution and Hell Heaven — are directed by local youths. “The technical aspects of the films will also be looked into this time,” he added.
Altogether 39 short films will be screened within a span of three hours at Rabindra Bhawan on Wednesday.
About five films, including A Silent Creation, will be of 15 minutes — the longest duration among the films.
Some of the award-winning foreign short films to be screened during the festival include Guard Dog, Village Football and One Minute One Shot. All these films are of less than two minutes’ duration.
“The film Guard Dog will be interesting as it tries to find out why dogs bark at innocent creatures such as pigeons and squirrels. The film will seek to find out what is it that frightens dogs,” Deka said.
“Making short films requires immense talent and technical perfection. One must be able to highlight the subject accurately within a very short span of time. The main objective of organising the film festival is to promote young talents and provide them a platform to make it to the big league,” he added.

Adda short film fest

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Adda short film fest The short film festival organised by Adda at Rabindra Bhawan on December 10, showcased human emotions, joys and sorrows and the agony and the ecstasy, sometimes in the way of life and sometimes under the shadow of terror and bloodshed. The films made by new young directors hold promise and hope for the future. In brief, it was inspiring. Adda definitely deserves praise for giving city film lovers an opportunity to witness and appreciate the creations of the upcoming film makers and also providing them a platform. Altogether, 39 films were screened, including a few foreign ones. Special mention may be made here of Evolution by Jiten Das, A Drop of Golden Sun by Antara GG Chowdhury, Red To Black by Kripal Kalita and Nirab Sristi (The silent creation) by the students of AIMCMR. Some directors of the selected films were awarded certificates, which included Jiten Das, Antara GG Chowdhury, Manab (DJ), Anindya Kashyap, Tutul Madhab, Chinmoy Phukan, Rima Das, Dr Rupam Bodo, Chandrasekhar Das, Anupam Bharadwaj, Mitali Barua and Mallika Saikia.A magazine titled Adda, edited by Amarjyoti Deka and published by Balindrajit Pathak, containing valuable articles, was also brought out on the occasion. While inaugurating the event, noted film critic – journalist Apurba Sarma appreciated the endeavour of the organisers. At the outset, prominent film personalities and members of the jury – Bidyut Chakravarty, Nayan Prasad and Dr Santwana Bordoloi – were felicitated by the organisers.Incidentally, the festival was organised for the fifth year by Adda, an organisation comprising a number of youths with an objective to promote good cinema, in the true sense of the term.

Media coverage of 3rd edition of ADDA short film fest 2006

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links

http://my-guwahati.blogspot.com/2006/01/heres-dual-face-of-guwahati-mentality.html

http://www.telegraphindia.com/archives/archive.html

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INVITATION

2007-10-30T12:48:00.000-07:00

We look forward to your presence at the fest to be held at Rajgarh Bihutoli field on 31st October , 2007, Wednessday, 6pm. The festival will be inaugurated by eminent filmmaker Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee that will begin with a performance by renowned flautist Dipak Sarma and Manas Hazarika.

SELECTED FILMS

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THE PANEL COMPRISING OF NATIONAL AWARD WINNING FILMMAKERS, SANJEEV HAZORIKA, BIDYUT CHAKRABORTY AND ALTAF MAZID HAS SELECTED 13 FILMS OUT OF SEVERAL GOOD FILMS THAT WE RECEIVED.

THE LAST EXPECTATION /11 Min./ Sanjeeb Talukdar

SEARCH ENGINE/ 2.19Min. /Nilanjan Bhattacharya

Synopsis

People hanker after happiness throughout their life. But it is illusive. They do not know where the real source of happiness is. If by chance they get the clue to happiness it is often too late.

Director’s Filmography

1. Biborno (silent)

2. Chat over mat

3. A spoon full of day

4. Search engine

BEAUTIFUL BATTLE /9.19Min. /Samiran Das
Synopsis I looked back towards the long bare road looking tirelessly at me. I heard patiently the symphony of sounds and silence, of those beaten tracks. I cannot let my Red Kite to fall, nay its grandeur. I am fighting a battle with life, sound and dreams, a ‘beautiful battle.’

THE OTHER SIDE /2.43Min. /Amardeep Gogoi
Synopsis One man, two different faces, one looks acceptable and the other in the large.

ASSAM:THE LAND OF RED RIVER/ 4.59Min./ Antara G.G.Choudhury
Synopsis Luit-Brahmaputra- its waves have given life to the flora and fauna of Assam, made its soil fertile and inspired thousands of poets and artists. But…Has our Luit been gradually turning into Lohit with all the killings and bloodshed? Has it turned our artists numb to draw nothing but Lohit the red river.

WHEN NATURE CALLS /4.40 Min./ Sidhartha Hazarika

OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR/ 4.23 Min./ Jhulan Krishana Mahanta

Synopsis
As objects in the ‘rear-view mirror’ are closer than they appear, so are happenings that seem to be far away from us, in the news paper; might actually take place in the nearest of our sight. All we need is to have some sort of sensible vision!! ”

Jhulan Krishana Mahanta
Born on 2nd December, 1984 in Guwahati. Have a passion about music, drama and story writing from a small age and also a great deal of interest in various art forms and in the film line. Now studying about film making & editing at JCFTI.

This is the first film of the Director.

TERRA INCOGNITO /12.45 Min./ Md. Sadullah

Mohammed Saadulla
After graduation in 1964, Saadulla took to film-art seriously and pioneered in establishing the film society movement in the North-East. He finished a crash course in Film Appreciation from the FTII, Pune (1968) and soon after made his maiden feature film Ganga Chilonir Pakhi (as Associate Director and Co-Script Writer) with late Padum Barua. Thereafter he associated with a number of film makers as script writer and cameraman, both film and video formats.
The Terra Incognito is an exercise film of the student of the Motion Picture Photography branch, PVTI, Photography Training Institute, Guwahati. Mr. Saadulla wrote the script and directed (together with the student) and helped in editing at the in-house facility.

LAAJ /15 Min. /Deebjyoti Handique

Synopsis

Times are changing now. All we want some spicy or hot news in every morning, which are basically related with violence, corruption or terrorist activities. Since these type of news destroys the humanity between us, we become hungry for them. When there will be no humanity in us, there will be no difference between an animal and a human being.
The film focuses on the psychology of a sensible person after his realization that how we are loosing humanity because as a result of increment of bad news.At the end we can say that all changes were not well received, but changes is an axiom in life and the process continues…..

Deepjyoti Handique basically known as a Graphics Designer and 3d Animator has a passion of Film making. However he has completed many projects related to films, Documentary and TV programs, this will be his Directorial Debut in public.

AALIDUMUJA/ 7 Min. /Suraj Duwarah

Synopsis
One fine morning, a young man while getting ready for his duty in his apartment comes across three alternate people. The first two being the apartment boy and his girlfriend; he responds normally, but the third one is none but a stranger whose presence makes him very much disturbed. And as a result he behaves unusually.

MINI AMULANCE /1.29Min. /Mrs. Mallika Saikia

MOVES/ 2.13Min./ Samiran Das

Synopsis
Where do we move the whole day and night? Relentlessly! Tirelessly! Where? Where does the God in Heaven lead us to? An unanswerably strange speed at which life moves on. Yes! It ‘moves…’

GREEN /12.05Min./ Bhaskarjyoti Das

JURY REMARK

"The pace at which Adda has accelerated short film making seems to have slowed down at the moment.I could feel, a great deal of new potential, ideas and viewpoints are in the making. Adda provides a platform for aspiring film makers. So take the opportunity. "

-Sanjeev Hazorika

Approach to the films are good but scripts are weak. All need to do more homework on their script."

-Altaf Mazid

"Most films are uncapable of communicating the central idea. Further, acting in fiction films and sound re-recording in all films are below the level of expectation"

-Bidyut Chakraborty

INVITATION

2007-10-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

Everyone is cordially invited to the festival at Rajgarh Bihutoli field, Guwahati on 31st October 2007, Wednesday, evening 6pm.

wish you luck

2007-10-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

The deadline for submission of entries is over. The overwhelming response received from across the country is indeed an encouragement in our endeavor. Thanks to all participants. The preview and selection will be done tomorrow by our distinguished jury comprising of eminent filmmakers of the region, Bidyut Chakraborty, Sanjib Hazarika and Altaf Mazid. We will hopefully be able to announce the results by evening. So do log in. Wish you luck!

Deadline extended

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The last date for submission of entries has been extended to 25th of October 2007. So, be a part of the programme.

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ADDA invites entries from filmmakers for participation in the 4th Adda Short Film Festival 2007. Applications for short films, documentaries, animated films of any origin are acceptable. 4th Adda Short Film Festival 2007, the most happening open-air roadside fest will take place on the evening of 31st October at Guwahati the gateway of Northeast India. Notes on Entering your Film

Submissions of short films

are only accepted for films of upto 15 minutes. Films, which were made after 31st October 2006, may be submitted.
The works have to be submitted in Mini DV or DVD format. The previewed tapes will not be returned and shall be preserved in adda’s
Archive. On the submitted copies (both on the cassette and the cover), the name of the director and the title of the film have to be indicated.

Entry Form

Please use one entry form per film.

Subtitles

If the film is not originally in Assamese then it must have English subtitles on the copy that is used for screening.

Additional documentation

•30 words (minimum) synopsis/summary which may be used in the official catalogue, plus any printed production notes and other festival screenings (if any).
•Director‘s filmography
•Credits list
•Please send a portrait of the director and in minimum two stills of the film, which are suitable for printing. That means: - photos data with 300 dpi with a size of at least 8 x 10 cm.
· All additional documentation should be sent in a data CD format.

Acknowledgement

The entries will be pre-evaluated and short listed before screening by our distinguished panel of filmmakers, whose decision would be final and binding. If you do not receive a response by October 26th, 2007 we regret that it is an indication of your film’s disqualification. We are very sorry that it is not possible on our part to respond personally to every submission.

Fee

There is a non-refundable entry fee of Rs. 300/-. The application sheet is valid only with the attached copy of the Demand Draft in favour of ‘Adda’ payable at Guwahati.

Deadline for entries

Deadline for entries and last date for submission of films is 15th October 2007. Late entries shall not be accepted, as all entries will be subjected to pre-evaluation.
All entry should be sent by post or courier service only on right time.

Please forward your entry with all necessary material to following address:

4th Adda Short Film Festival 2007
Nest Video Editing Pvt. Ltd.
24 # Palash Path,Senduri Ali,
R.G.B. Road
Guwahati-781024
ASSAM
INDIA.
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4th Adda Short Film Festival 2007 Stamp size photo
Application form

Original Title:

English Title (If non English):

Running time:

Date of production:

Country:

Category:

Director:

Director Address:

Tel/fax/gsm Email:

Producer:

Producer Address:

Screenplay:

Cinematography:

Production info: Organisation - name and address:

I declare that the regulations of the Adda Short Film Festival are known to me and I accept them without any restrictions.
I certify that I am authorised to submit this work to the Adda Short Film Festival.

________________________I ___________________________________
Name of applicant ,position

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Applicant address, tel, e-mail

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Signature date and place

Extra info:

ADDA

WINNERS

DEADLINE EXTENDED

Award :Two best films will be chosen and cash prizes will be given to the filmmakers of these films, besides certificates.

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INVITATION

SELECTED FILMS

INVITATION

wish you luck

Deadline extended

Award :
Two best films will be chosen and cash prizes will be given to the filmmakers of these films, besides certificates.