1. UNADITTYA (Less than Sun God), World Premiered at Third South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) 2008, Goa, India
The South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) with the theme of dissolving boundaries is one of very few festivals, designed for a larger socio-cultural and political objective and this sets it apart from the other festivals. The annual 'South Asian Film Festival... dissolving boundaries', organized by South Asia Foundation has now become a major film based event in the region.
South Asian Film Festival, being the most prestigious and only South Asian Film related cultural event to bring the South Asian countries together, is receiving tremendous support from the film fraternity of the entire South Asian Region. The aim of the Festival is to forge an environment of peace and harmony among the countries in the region. Further, its objective is to provide a forum for film-makers to discuss their works, exchange creative and technical expertise in film-making, ensure the participation of policy planners and opinion makers and facilitate marketing of films from the countries within the region that will enhance mutual trade opportunities.
The SAFF has been receiving support & participation from all the eight South Asian countries -Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Pakistan, Bhutan & India. While the Festival has been receiving support from the entire South Asian film industry, the support from the Indian film industry is exceptionally commendable.
http://southasianfilmfestival.in/index-2.html
Over 45 films from eight South Asian countries -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- will be screened at the four-day festival to be held at the Entertainment Society of Goa and Kala Academy in Panjim. The Festival is being sponsored by the Entertainment Society of Goa and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in association with the South Asian Foundation, New Delhi.
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=41298
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) co-sponsored the South Asian Film Festival. A Steering Committee comprising of Shri Kapil Sibal as Chairman, Shri Vinod Khanna, Shri Sudhir Mishra, Shri Madhur Bhandarkar, Shri Pankuj Parashar along with many prominent film personalities as members have been selected the festival films to give a new dimension by identifying socio-political role of films in the growth and prosperity of the South Asian Region. There were 5 sections, Short films, Documentary films, Mainstream films, one Classic film (Guide) and One New Film from Bangladesh of Razibul Hossain' UNADITTYA screened in SAFF 2008 Goa. Some of the best-known names of world of cinema from South Asia came to take part in SAFF Goa, that includes Zeba Bakhtiyar, Reema Khan, Meera, Shyam Benegal, Mahesh Bhatt, Madhur Bhandarkar, Randhir kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Bipasha Basu, Sudhir MIshra, Vishal Bhardwaj, Rishi Kapoor, Shramila Tagore, Soha Ali Khan and many others.
2. Official Selection of Spectrum Asia at 8th Third Eye Asian Film Festival 2010, Mumbai, India, 4-10 December, 2009.
The Asian Film Foundation, Mumbai to promote Asian cinema using multi-pronged approach of cultural activities. Annual Asian Film Festival, Mumbai exchanged of films through society network Asian film culture award for Asian filmmakers, film research, publications, and seminars.
http://www.affmumbai.com/foundation/objectives.php
Sudhir Nandgaonkar anlong with Kourosh Jahed (head of International Department, UFF), Gonul Donmez-Colin (Film scholar-Author, Turkey) and Swapan Kumar Ghosh (renown Journalist) selected around 130 films from 24 Asian countries. There were different segments like Spectrum Asia, First / Second Film Competition, Best Short Film Competition, Master of Asian Cinema, Satyajit Ray Memorial Award, Focus on One Asian Country, Retro and Asian Film Culture Award. Amitabh Bachchan was honored as Asian Film Cultural Award.
3. Human Rights Film Festival 2008, November 18-19, 2008.
As part of 60th years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Ain-o-Shalish Kendro (ASK) organized three-day film festival at Sawkat Osman Auditorioum, Central Public Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ora Phutonto Kuri, Shei Raater Kotha Bolte Esechi, Matir Moyna, Nacholer Rani were the other films that had been screen at the festival.
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