The 12th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival will be held inNew Delhi from 27 July to 5 August 2012 at Siri Fort Complex and the Osianama & Blue Frog at the Kila Complex, New Delhi in collaboration with the Government of NCT of Delhi.
The best of Asian, Arab and Indian Cinema will be shown within an all-embracing framework which focuses on Freedom of Creative Thought & Expression. 38 countries will participate with a total number of 175 films, including 61 shorts.
Osian’s Cinefan is known for its bold programming and relentless innovation in introducing new cinemas to Indian audiences. Participating countries include China, Estonia, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Moroccoand Algeriaamong many others. This year 15 World premieres, 8 International premieres, 104 Indian premieres and 13 Asian premieres will be screened at the festival.
Osian’s-Cinefan had also provided a platform for first substantial showings in India to some of the most significant directors in the world such as Wong Kar-wai, Im Kwon-taek, Tsai Ming-liang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Fatih Akin, Garin Nugroho, Kim Ki-duk and Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
The highlights of the Festival are:
Film Craft: the Art of Animation – This year Osian’s-Cinefan will begin its engagement with the history and contemporary practices of the animation film with a special focus on Animation fromEstonia.
Launching of 7.4: Focus on Environmental Films – A focus on the world’s best filmmaking dedicated to the causes of environmental & heritage preservation
Festival Summit: ‘Delhi as India’s Next Cinema City’ - A two-day summit will bring together the Government of India, the Government of Delhi, the Indian film industry and various state and non-state cultural agencies to discuss the way forward to develop Delhi as India’s next Film City.
Freedom of Expression – The section includes a set of five Landmark films from the history of cinema made against prevailing censorship norms – Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salo, Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh- Thi’s Baise-Moi, Shuji Terayama’s Emperor Tomato Ketchup, the Devika Rani-Himanshu Rai starrer Karma and Jafar Panahi’s This is Not a Film.
Tribute to Mani Kaul – A salute to the multifaceted contribution of Mani Kaul to the world of cinema, music, art aliterature and the launch of the annual Mani Kaul Memorial Lecture. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Marco Mueller, Director of the Rome International Film Festival.
Tribute to Koji Wakamatsu and Masao Adachi – A set of seven films will be shown as a tribute to the illustrious careers of Japanese revolutionary filmmakers Koji Wakamatsu and Masao Adachi.
Children at Osian’s-Cinefan – Curated events exclusively for children are planned. These will include master classes on animation and daily film screenings.
Short Films – The festival will screen 61 short films.
Youth at Osian’s-Cinefan – New Stream, Short Features, Master classes, First Features and Events at the Blue Frog are specially programmed to engage the youth in specific activities and debates and discussions.
Celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema:” The Divas of Indian Cinema – 100 Years of Beauty and Grace” – Exhibition from the Osianama Archives honouring the Divas of Indian Cinema marking the year long celebrations for the 100 years of Indian Cinema.
1st Osian’s-Cinefan Auction of Indian Cinema Memorabilia – The finest and rare artifacts and publicity material from Indian Cinema will be auctioned on 31 July.