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The Peniche Cinema and Media India Group announce the creation of
Extravagant India! The festival of the Indian Short Film
Godfather Serge Moati
First edition june 26th, 27th, 28th 2009
PARIS – GOA – BERLIN
Submit your film now!

Deadline for the shortfilms april 30th… Continue

Aguirre, the Wrath of God directed by Werner Herzog
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
All About My Mother directed by Pedro Almodovar
Amarcord directed by Federico Fellini
Amelie directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Amores Perros directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Andrei Rublev directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Army of Shadows directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Ashes and Diamonds directed by Andrzej Wajda
Au Hasard Balthazar directed by Robert Bresson
Band of Outsiders dire… Continue

India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for the newly independent country always included the arts and culture. He perceived institutions like the Sangeet Nakat Academy, Sahitya Akademi as a significant component of rebuilding the colonized nation. Cinema was another key element is his vision of nation building.
Nehru personally admired Charlie Chaplin and was fully aware of the potential of cinema and its impact on the masses. He initiated formation of a committee to formu… Continue