Osian's-Cinefan is one of Asia's leading

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devoted to

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and

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, and is part of ''Osian's Film House Division''. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008. After a two-year break, the 12th staging of the festival took place in July 2012.

History

Cinefan began in 1999 as an outgrowth of ''

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'', a quarterly Asian cinema magazine published in

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since 1988. The festival was launched with 27 films presented by the

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(NETPAC) and supported by the government of Delhi. The focus that first year was on

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as well as the 30th anniversary of the Indian New Wave with a selection of films by New Wave directors. The festival was taken over in 2004 by Osian's Connoisseurs of Art and was renamed Osian's-Cinefan.

10th Osian's-Cinefan

Osian's-Cinefan, the 10th festival of Asian and Arab cinema was held in New Delhi from 10–20 July 2008. The main focus was the relationship between writing and cinema, which was explored through film screenings and seminars. This section, comprising novels in adaptation, will be the basis of a new literary festival, introduced at Osian's-Cinefan for the first time. It will include readings and discussions between writers and filmmakers. Girish Kasaravalli's Kannada movie ''

Gulabi Talkies ''Gulabi Talkies'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada language film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi. The film premiered at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and A ...

'' gained the best

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award at the festival, and Umashree won the Best actress award for the same film. Osian's Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to

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instituted that year was awarded to eminent filmmaker

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

. Aruna Vasudev Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing on Cinema was conferred on Jose "Pete" F. Lacaba. Osian's announced prize money worth Rs 10 million (approx US$250,000) for its Competition sections and Lifetime Achievement awards.

Sections

Competition

Asian and Arab: Asian and Arab films made between May 2007 and April 2008 Indian Competition: Indian films made between May 2007 and April 2008 First Features: First features by Asian, Arab or Indian directors made between May 2007 and April 2008 In-Tolerance: A competitive section, it includes feature and documentary films that respond to or deal with the intolerance of our times, intolerance of the other, of differences, deviations and departures.

Out of competition

Frescoes: New films from Asian and Arab countries that showcase the richness and diversity of their cinemas Indian Mosaic: New films from

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Cross-Cultural Encounters: Films that show a cross-cultural connection between Asian, Arab and other cultures Filmcraft:

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(World Cinema): Films chosen with a view to opening a debate on whether the

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is a necessary evil and whether the verbal document called the

can presage the living reality of images and sound in cinema Films from

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and

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: A glimpse of

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and

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60 years after U.N. partition of Palestine Writing and Cinema: The novel in

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Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم احمد الباشا, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. ...

. Springboard: A Tribute to Osian's-Cinefan The

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(

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): Celebrating the significance of the number 10 on the occasion of the festival's 10th anniversary. The films explore the manner in which cinema has navigated the narrow alley between

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, transgression and pleasure throughout its history. A New Focus: Short fiction films of less than 40 minutes duration from Asian, Indian or Arab countries. Retrospectives and Tributes

Talent Campus India #5 2008

Osian's-Cinefan announced the 5th edition of ''Talent Campus India'' organised in collaboration with Berlinale Talent Campus,

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and Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi. Talent Campus is a six-day workshop where up to 30 young aspiring filmmakers will be invited from India, neighbouring South Asian countries, and Iran to New Delhi to interact with renowned filmmakers and film professionals from India and abroad. The aim of the workshop is to provide youth a forum for learning and sharing the process of filmmaking. The application is open to India, its neighbouring countries as well as Iran. Areas of discussion will include screenplay writing, adaptation of novel, direction and understanding key issues such as audience and genre. In addition to attending seminars and workshops, the selected talents had the opportunity to see the very best of Asian cinema showcased during Osian's-Cinefan 10.

2012 Osian's-Cinefan Festival

At the 2012 Osian Cinefan Festival, held in August 2012, Hindi film ''

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'' won the Best Film Award in Indian competition section, while Shadab Kamal won the Best Actor award.

References

External links

Official Website10th Osian's Cinefan: Interview with Joint Festival directorOfficial site - Osian's Connoisseurs of Art Pvt. Ltd.10th Osian's-CinefanTalent Campus India #5 2008Archive - 9th Osian's-CinefanPicture Gallery - 9th Osian's-Cinefan
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