Kautik International Film Festival
Kautik International Film Festival, founded primarily to encourage and promote film culture in theatre-rich Uttarakhand, is organised by filmmakers/academicians Rajesh Shah (the Festival Director; FTII—Cinematography batch of 1992) and National Award winning docu filmmaker Shalini Shah (the Artistic Director). In addition to students and film buffs from all over India, the festival is attended by the who's who of this scenic hill station: theatre artistes, cinematographers, filmmakers, and state and union ministers.
Advisory Board[edit]
- Sudeep Chatterjee
- Virendra Saini
- C. K. Muraleedharan
- Amole Gupte
- Tigmanshu Dhulia
- Kamaljeet Negi
- Sriram Raghavan
- Amit Khanna
- Christopher Dalton
History of the Festival[edit]
Kamaun University in the year 2016 initiated a few unconventional courses; filmmaking was one among them. The film faculty comprised Rajesh Shah, a Mumbai-based cinematographer who had returned to his home in the hills to dedicate his time to teaching, along with his wife, National Film Award-winning documentary filmmaker Shalini Shah. Before the end of the year, the duo along with their first batch of 14 students decided to host a tiny student film festival.
2017: Kautik Student Film Festival[edit]
The inaugural edition,[1][2][3][4] organised by CEFM-the Hermitage, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, in association with the Himalayan Society for Art, Culture, Education, Environment and Film Development (HIMACEEF)[5][6][7][8]took place in April 2017. The primary focus of the Kautik Student Film Festival was on student short fiction & documentaries from all over India. In addition to the film screenings, open forum sessions and informal masterclasses were conducted by film industry members, including cinematographer Kamaljeet Negi; actor Lalit Mohan Tiwari; Rajeev Katiyar, director of Films Division; film critic/essayist Christopher Dalton, representing the Film Critics Circle of India; and Bhupendra Kainthola, director of FTII-Pune.
2018: Kautik International Student Film Festival[edit]
The festival went international and competitive in its second edition, held in April 2018[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The Kautik International Student Film Festival ran for 10 days in all, included a 5-day FTII film appreciation camp,[18][19][20][21], and featured a Film Critics Circle of India citation. Speaking on the occasion, Ministers pledged to urge the government to fund future editions of the festival.[22][23]
FTII conducted an intense 5-day film appreciation camp that was attended by 91 participants—ranging in age from 15-year-old school students to a 72-year-old retired professor—hailing from 10 states, namely, Uttarakhand (Nainital, Dehradun, Haldwani, Khatima, Almora, Kathgodam, Ramnagar and Rudrapur), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Bareilly, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bijnore, Mathura and Bahedi), Rajasthan (Jaipur, Alwar and Bhilwara), Punjab (Hoshiarpur), Kerala (Kannur), West Bengal (Kolkata), Gujarat (Ahmedabad), Maharashtra (Nagpur), Delhi, and Haryana (Faridabad).
The Finance Minister—Govt of Uttarakhand, Shri Prakash Pant, presided over the Valedictory function. Also present were Prof. Sandeep Shahare, National Coordinator, SKIFT (Skilling India in Film and Television) FTII; Course Directors Subhamoy Sengupta and Bela Negi; and FTII director Bhupendra Kaintola, who officially announced that the Institute plans to commence short-term film courses at Kumaun University.[24][25][26]
Three awards were conferred. Best Foreign Film: Day 39 (14.43 min) | Jesse Gustafson, Film Division–Columbia University School of the Arts, USA. Best Film: Day 39 (14.43 min) | Jesse Gustafson, Film Division–Columbia University School of the Arts, USA. And the FCCI Award for Best Indian Short Fiction: Orukkam (20:47 mins) | Sankar G, LV Prasad Film & TV Academy–Chennai, India. "For its subtle, sensitive handling of the dual theme of the plight of senior citizens, and of mercy killing." Jury members: Deepa Gahlot, Utpal Datta, and Ratnottama Sengupta
2019: Kautik International Film Festival[edit]
The third edition[27]of the festival took place in association with the Marchula Festival and the District Administration of Almora, in November 2019. The screenings happened at the Mahaseer Fishing Resorts, Jim Corbett National Park. Former FTII professor of film direction Surendar Chawdhary and the present associate director of the Inner Path Film Festival Sudhir Tandon were the two Kautik jury members. The jury for the critics choice awards[28]comprised Gautam Kaul, Deepa Gahlot, and Parthajit Baruah.
Award winners:
- Best International Short Fiction — Ardak by Esmaeel Monsef (Iran)
- Best Indian Short Fiction — The Boy with the Gun by Khanjan Kishore Nath
- Jury Special Mention — Look at the Sky by Ashok Veilou
- Audience Choice for Best International Documentary — Baraka by Komeli Soheili (Iran)
- Audience Choice for Best Indian Short Fiction — An Irrelevant Dialogue by Moinok Guhu
- FCCI Award for Best Indian Short Fiction — An Irrelevant Dialogue by Moinok Guhu
- FCCI Award for Best Indian Documentary — Ghost Villages of Himalayas by Kuldeep Sah Gangola
2020: Kautik International Film Festival[edit]
The fourth edition would take place, tentatively, in November, in association with film societies as well as other international film festivals.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Launch of three-day 'Kautik Student Film Festival' at Kumaun University, Nainital". uttaranchaltoday.com.
- ↑ "Three days film festival started at Hermitage". newsraftaar.com.
- ↑ "Student Film Festival Start at Nainital". jagran.com.
- ↑ "Uttarakhand is known by beauty of nainital: Yashpal Arya, transport minister of Uttarakhand government at Kautik Student Film Festival". newstodaynetwork.com.
- ↑ "US, UK, Germany, South Africa, Nepal ki filmein bhi chahyi" [Films from the US, UK, Germany, South Africa and Nepal takes over the festival]. Rashtriya Sahara (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 10, 2018. p. 7.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Filmon se samajik buraiyon par chot" [Societal evils targeted through films]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 8, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "For the love of filmmaking". The Times of India. Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Arthpoorn filmon ne darshakon ko kiya prabhavit" [Meaningful films influence the audience]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Kautik International Student Film Festival shuru" [Kautik International Student Film Festival begins]. Aaj (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 8, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Sarovar nagari mein film festival shuru" [Film festival begins at the lake city]. Uttar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 8, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Vishwavidyalaya mein antarashtriya film festival shuru" [International film festival begins at the university]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 8, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Nainital mein international student film festival ka aaghaz" [International student film festival commences at Nainital]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 8, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Film festival mein dikhayi 20 se zyada filmein" [Film festival screens more than 20 films]. Aaj (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "International fest mein dusre din dikhayi 25 filmein" [25 films screened on the second day of the international festival]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Film nirmar: madhyam aur budget ab badha nahi" [Film making: medium and budget not an obstacle anymore]. Rashtriya Sahara (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Vidyarthiyon ki banayi film ka pradarshan" [Screening of films made by students]. Utar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "International film fest: 60 movies from 12 countries to be showcased". The Times of India. Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Chatron ne jaane TV, web, film nirman ke gur" [Knowledge of TV, web and filmmaking imparted to participants]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Kalakaron ko batayi film banana ki barikiyan" [Subtleties of filmmaking taught to artists]. Utar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 12, 2018. p. 5.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Nainital mein yuvaon ko diye film nirman ke tips" [Participants offered filmmaking tips]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 12, 2018. p. 6.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Chatra se buzurg tak sabne seekhi film banana ki barikiyan" [Nuances of filmmaking taught to youngsters and senior citizens]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 12, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Rajya sarkar uthayegi film festival ka kharch: Rawat" [State government will raise funds for the next edition of the festival: Rawat]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 10, 2018. p. 9.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Film festival ka kharch vahan karegi sarkar" [The expenditure of the next edition of the festival will be taken care of by the government]. Aaj (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 10, 2018. p. 2.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) "Film nirmar: madhyam aur budget ab badha nahi" [Film making: medium and budget not an obstacle anymore]. Rashtriya Sahara (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 9, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Vivi mein khulenge short term course" [Short term courses will start at Kumaon University]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 10, 2018. p. 6.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Filmmaking course se aagey badhengi pratibhayein" [Filmmaking course will promote talent]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 10, 2018. p. 6.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Short term course ko umar ka bandhan nahi" [No age limit for short term course]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. April 12, 2018. p. 8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "International film festival upon the virgin hills of Uttarakhand". Cinematic Illusions. Uttarakhand, India. November 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Kautik International film festival". Film Critics Circle.
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