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31/05/2023

28/05/2023

Butterfly sightings all over Pondicherry in the run up to MANIFEST ’23 ….

Come to Pondicherry - discover butterflies in unexpected places and find the unexpected in dancefilms at Manifest!

Sighting Location:
Shelter outside the beautiful 1855 church
Église Notre-Dame des Anges
This is on Dumas Street in what is known as Pondicherry's White Town or the French Colony.

It's a pleasant 7 minute walk from the Manifest venue Alliance Française de Pondichéry.
Manifest Dance-Film Festival 2023
28th to 30th July 2023, Pondicherry
Alliance Française de Pondichéry

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Facebook: Manifest Dance-Film Festival

Register for festival passes / program updates / special events:
www.auroapaar.org/registration/
(you may find link in bio as well)

28/05/2023

Open Call - Volunteers

Open Call for volunteers for MANIFEST 2023

Currently the only annual international dance-film festival in South Asia, it has received more than 200 submissions in its second edition from across 5 continents.

Who should apply- applicants over 18 years old interested in exhibition design, audience design, film curation, live dance and cross-media work.
You may register through the link in our bio or mail us at [email protected]

Last date for sending in your applications for the Volunteer program @ Manifest 2023 is 15 June 2023

Dates and Location:
Manifest Dance-Film Festival 2023
28th to 30th July 2023, Pondicherry
Alliance Française de Pondichéry

Register yourself as a Volunteer using the link:
www.auroapaar.org/registration/

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11/05/2023

Coming up -
Manifest Dance-Film Festival
28th to 30th July 2023, Pondicherry
Alliance Française de Pondichéry

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Register for festival passes / program updates / special events:
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22/05/2022

AuroApaar in partnership with Narthaki is announcing India’s first-ever incubator for dance-films.

The 3 week process will support short dance-film projects from idea to screening stage, including a two-week residency near Pondicherry. Artistic and technical support will be provided in 5 stages till the final video output and distribution to international film festivals

Stage 1- expand ideas online

Stage 2- movement prep

Stage 3- shoot on location

Stage 4 - edit

Stage 5 - pilot screening, feedback and submissions to international film festivals

MENTORS:

Anita Ratnam (Chennai)
Mentor - Body Dramaturgy

Shashadhar Acharya (Delhi)
Mentor - Body Dramaturgy

Arjun Gourisaria (Calcutta)
Mentor - Editing Rhythm

Narayan Kumar (Chennai)
Mentor - Shooting Dance

SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

* Apply for the complete incubator:

Make your Dance-Film
Fee: 42,000 INR

* Apply only for Stage 2 -

Movement Dramaturgy -
Fee: 22,000 INR

* Apply only for Stage 3 -

Lighting & Shooting Dance -
Fee: 24,000 INR

* Apply only for Stage 4 -

Editing Rhythm -
Fee: 22,000 INR

APPLICATION MATERIALS:

For Complete Incubator:
* A one-page concept

For all Categories:
* Bio
* Work sample link

Email the materials to: [email protected]

Last date : 15 June 2022

*Fees include food and stay
(1 or 2 weeks depending on the segment), equipment, mentoring and final screening costs.

**Costume and makeup not included

***Set design materials not included

****Artists working with Indian/Asian movement idioms are eligible for a partial fee waiver.

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23/04/2022

Image 1 - Poster of 'Kalpana', the first dance-film of India

Image 2 - A photograph of Matri Mandir in Auroville near Pondicherry - the location for MANIFEST, the first on-site, open call dance-film festival of India.

Submissions are open - please click on the following link to view the details and submit your film
https://www.filmfreeway.com/Dance-Film

16/04/2022

Jury, MANIFEST dance-film festival

Madhuja Mukherjee is Professor of Film Studies at Jadavpur University, India. She extends her research into art-practice, curatorial-work and filmmaking. Madhuja studied Literature (1992), Cinema (1996) and Social Sciences (1998), and her Ph.D (2008) involves subjects of industrial history, technological transformations, archives, media ecologies, urban and public cultures. She is the author of ‘New Theatres Ltd.’ (2009), editor of ‘Aural Films, Oral Cultures’ (2012), and of the award-winning anthology ‘Voices of the Talking Stars’ (2017). Recently, she (co) edited the volumes: ‘Popular Cinema in Bengal’ (2020), and ‘Industrial Networks and Cinemas of India’ (2021). Her first feature-film ‘Carnival’ (2012) had its World Premiere at the 41st International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012, and her second feature, ‘Deep6’ (2021), had its World Premiere at the 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021. Currently, she is co-authoring the book: Ageing, Gender and Sexuality in Hindi Cinema, and editing a series of graphic-stories titled ‘Body Matters’. Since 2014, Madhuja is the artistic director of TENT Little Cinema International Festival, renamed TENT Biennale Kolkata, a festival for experimental films and new media art.

16/04/2022

Jury, MANIFEST dance-film festival

Arjun Gourisaria (1964- ) is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, editor and instructor. From 1989 till date, he's directed and produced over 500 advertising commercials and has been responsible for over a 1000 hours of television programming across both fiction and non-fiction genres. He has won many awards, including two Indian National Awards for Editing - for the documentaries 'Gulabi Gang' (2014) and 'Shut Up Sona' (2020). His maiden co-directorial feature, 'Sthaniya Sambaad' (2011) won the best film award at the New York Indian Film Festival. He now lives in Kolkata and, when not brooding on life, can be found playing his guitar.

15/04/2022

Jury, MANIFEST dance-film festival.

Anita Ratnam is multi-disciplinary performer and choreographer whose work straddles classical and contemporary Indian dance. The recipient of both national and international awards like the Nritya Choodamani, Chennai and Vishwa Kala Ratna, UK, she has been involved in Indian dance in various roles including as a mentor, curator and critic. Anita Ratnam has founded a number of significant projects such as India’s largest digital portal for dance.