Winds From The East

American Center and Cine Darbaar welcomes you for the retrospective of Alfred Hitchcock movie from May 7 th -9 th 2010, American Center, New Delhi. Discussions follow each screening. In its continuing efforts to screen films by past and present cinematic masters for a large group of people and subsequently inculcating critical discourse through discussions among the audience members, thereby attempting a restoration of cinema to a communal activity, Cinedarbaar will organize a retrospective of the films of cinema heavyweight Alfred Hitchcock. The event will feature interactive sessions conducted by the writers from Indianauteur.com – typical of all events organized by Cinedarbaar, multimedia presentations to illustrate various aesthetic schemes employed by Hitchcock to achieve the title of ‘Master of Suspense’, and his everlasting influence on hordes of cinema greats who followed him. READ MORE

The prestigious Cannes Film Festival, held annually at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in the French city of Cannes since 1946, has announced the list of films in its official selection for its 63 rd edition, to be held from 12 th May to 23 rd May 2010. Read More

Cine Darbaar is a non-profit welfare society has been engaged in promoting cinema in India and Indian films internationally. Its vision lies in programming and curating films with the purpose of taking cinema seriously in our country by developing sensibilities through exposure to good cinema. Cine Darbaar’s focus lies in making a good platform for education in cinema in India. Hence it has been organizing workshops for all demographics in India and provides opportunities to those who lack the accessibility to learn about the medium. DETAILS Venue : Film City, Marwah Studios, Sec 16-A, Noida Duration of the workshop : 12 Days Dates : 24th May to 3rd June 2010 OUTLINE SUMMARY The Cinedarbaar Summer Film Camp basis its activities upon the belief that the children are not provided with enough opportunities or outlets for the expression of their creative, intellectual or social beliefs – and with the oncoming of the digital media and its utilization in the process of filmmaking, children c...

The Madcap Laughs: IA TABLE OF CONTENTS: Volume no 2 Issue no-1, March 2010 E-Mag Read Online Download Online Articles on the web AUTEUR Postmodernity and the Cinematic Object in the films of R. W. Fassbinder - Devdutt LA Bande Designee Omniyam- Kamal Swarop/Jay Krishnan Cover Story Shion Sono Exposed - Jasper Sharp The Man of the Moment : Sono Sion- Anuj Practical Joker and AirMan- Ebrahim Kabir Dreaming in Darkness - Sagorika Singha Exposing Memories - Sachin Gandhi From The Vault Cinema and ethics: Somo Sahi