Bangalore International Short Film Festival - from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th

Short filmmaking has its own form which is much different from feature films. Time, crispy story, essential shots contributes to make an impression on the short film. Short films are the attempts by the budding filmmakers where they show their talent and capability. The world today, has exposed us to this area of short films through festivals, where their work is appreciated and also the internet that offers visibility.

After the tremendous success that was BISFF 2017, we are all set to host the new edition from August 16-19, 2018. Just as every year, this is an attempt to understand the medium a little better and go a little further in inventing new forms of storytelling as filmmakers.

The festival showcases shorts from across the world, creating a physical space for a great audience experience and bringing together keen audience for the filmmakers. BISFF also exhibits movies packages from different parts of the globe to understand short filmmaking that today is viewed as an art form that needs a unique approach. Additionally the festival presents talks and panel discussions with leading thinkers and industry practitioners, enabling budding makers to interact with the best in the industry. BISFF also includes hands on learning experiences in workshops and demonstrations by professionals, putting together an exclusive audience experience and perhaps a space for makers to find what they are looking for.

More information and programme :
http://bisff.in

Creative Journeys | M D Pallavi - Saturday 18th @ 18.30

Toto Funds the Arts and Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore are delighted to invite you to Creative Journeys - a talk by celebrated singer, actor and filmmaker M D Pallavi.  

MD PALLAVI negotiates multiple artistic fields with ease. Trained in Hindustani classical music, she went on to win a clutch of awards for Best Playback Singer in the Kannada film industry and make a name for herself in theatre, television and cinema. Notable among her international stage performances are the hugely popular Boy with a Suitcase, which has toured all over India and Germany, and C Sharp C Blunt for which she won the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Actress. 

Pallavi’s anecdotal talk, illustrated with photographs and video clips, and interspersed with live singing, will describe her stage and screen career, from her national and international concerts and her musical collaborations to her acting, directing and screenwriting experiences.

This is the ninth talk in TFA’S Creative Journeys Series. Previous speakers have been Gieve Patel, Sunil Shanbag, Surupa Sen, Jitish Kallat, Sampurna Chattarji, Susmit Sen, Neel Chaudhuri and the Tadpole Repertory, and Jayant Kaikini

This Series provides a platform for both younger and more experienced writers, filmmakers, performing artists and visual artists to speak about the influences, impulses, processes and thinking that have shaped the art they produce.

Siri World Jazz - Friday 17th @ 21.00

Life in 14 ML | Runa Biswas - Saturday 11th @ 18.30

Art Park - Sunday 4th @ 11.00

Norway Today - Saturday 4th @ 19.00

The play is essentially a conversation between two young people who belong to a generation where most of their interactions happen through technology, mediated by it, and how they almost "re-discover" human contact when they meet someone who is similar, and have one thing in common- a desire to die.

It presents, presumably, the last few moments in the life of a 19-year old boy and a 20-year old girl, as they share their perspectives on why nothing life has to offer interests them, and how “living” is never the same as just “existing”. In a world overflowing with possibilities, it is tough to pick one. So much so, that all choices start to look and feel the same, right up to the point that rejecting one means rejecting them all- and Life itself.

Team: Anup Raj, Ashmita Arjun, Johnny Ambrose

The Jazz Conductor - Saturday 28th @ 19.00

'The Jazz Conductor' speaks of music and war and hope the way only a lover full of dreams can. It speaks of dissent and the forces out to crush it, quietly gives evidence against free will, without appearing too cynical and brings to life the romance and nostalgia of the jazz age, love for theatre and good old family amidst unspeakable horrors. It makes one think of how perfectly nice people can go from innocent bystanders to reluctant participants to probable volunteers to atrocities being committed, and its relevance hits dangerously close to home. 

Cast: Ahalya Narayanan, Cassandra Eltham, Nina Karun and Swethlana Saraswat.