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Kalpanirjhar short fiction film fest starts on November 1

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

The annual festival, only one of its kind in south Asia, brings together the best of short fiction films produced all over the world, particularly from Germany.

Some of the Indian films which will be screened include "Gramaphone" by Magesh Kolleri, "Music of the Broom" by Sajin Babu, "Journey to Nagaland" by Aditi Chitre, Sumanta Roychowdhury's "Daughter of Sagarka" and "Photu" by Kunal Walve.

The international fare includes works like "The Decisive Moment" by Wong Wai-kit from Hongkong, Spanish director Haritz Zubillaga's "She's lost Control", Afghan film "You don't belong to this Country" and "In the Nick of Time" from Germany.

The shortest film to be screened is of 1.36 minutes duration while the longest is 30 minutes long, S V Raman of Kalpanirjhar Foundation, the organisers, said.

The films would be shown at the auditorium of Max Mueller Bhavan.

A national jury will select the best Indian short fiction film from 39 shortlisted entries for the Patton Award carrying a cash prize of Rs 20,000. (MORE)

  

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First Published: Oct 28 2012 | 9:55 AM IST

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