Indian cities to host Australian film fest

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Posted online: Sunday , March 02, 2008 at 11:00:26
Updated: Sunday , March 02, 2008 at 11:20:43

New Delhi, March 2: Cineastes in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore can look forward to watch some classy Australian films as 13 of them will be screened in these cities starting next Thursday as part of a travelling film festival.

The "Australian Visions: A Festival of Acclaimed Australian Films" will be held from March six to 17 and is jointly organised by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian Film Commission.

The festival opens with screening of the critically acclaimed 'Jindabyne' (2006), directed by noted filmmaker Ray Lawrence, at the Siri Fort Auditorium in the national capital.

Based on a short story by Raymond Carver's 'So Much Water so Close to Home', the film is a powerful exploration of insensitivity depicted through a story of a murder and marriage.

'Jindabyne' is just the third movie of the 50-year-old director, known for his one take shots and use of natural light for filming, in his over two-decade-old film career. His first film 'Bliss' was made in 1985 and it took another 16 years for him to produce his second work 'Lantana'.

Nine films will be screened in Delhi during the four-day festival.

The screening in Hyderabad will begin on March eight and end two days later while the films will be shown in Bangalore from March 14 to 17.

The films in the package include The Caterpillar Wish (Dir: Sandra Sciberras), Swimming Upstream (Russel Mulcahey), Ned Kelly (Grogor Jordan) and Dirty Deeds (David Ceasar).

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Australian Movies in India by Shaina on 02 Mar 2008

Do we want to see the australian movies after how they have treated our players. Not only the aussie palyers, even the australian people,media ie tv and radio were all biased and poking fun at our players which is intolerable to us as Indians.They have put our players to so much stress and humilation though they were the hosts. Can we forget all this Do we have any dignity left in us . Remember the british have left India many years ago, but are there people in India still upholding the policy of White Supremacy. DOWN WITH IT!

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