JEEVIKA Film Fest,2011

8th Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Fest

This year a total of 14 documentaries films have been shortlisted from a total of 73 entries. On inaugural day noted filmmaker and Padma Vibhushan, Shri Adoor Gopalakrishnan declared the festival open and gave away the awards

Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival is organised by Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi. The festival is a part of the larger ‘Livelihood Freedom Campaign’ called Jeevika.

Festival schedule: 26-28 August 2011, India Habitat Centre

Inaugural day: 26th August

Program at Stein Auditorium--

Inauguration: Festival and Photo Exhibition

Nominations: Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival 2011 Awards

Dance Performance: Indian Film & Television Institute, Meerut

Introduction: Manoj Mathew, Director, Jeevika Festival

Welcome Address: Parth J Shah, President, Centre for Civil Society

Keynote Address: Ram Jethmalani, Lawyer and Member of Parliament

Message: Padma Vibhushan Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Malayalam Filmmaker

Presentations of Awards: 8th Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary 2011

Saturday:  27th August

Program at Gulmohar Hall--

10:00 Sumangali, Director: Pravin Mishra

10:30 Made in India, Director: Rebecca Haimowitz & Vaishali Sinha

12:20 Defying Gravity, Director: Akanksha Saxena & Chandrika Deb

13:00 Brave New Medium, Director: Subasri Krishnan

14:15 Workshop: Law, Liberty & Livelihood Workshop

15:15 Budhan Diaries, Director:  K. Harish Singh

15:50 Andhere se Pehle, Director: Ajay T G

16:35 Dekha Andekhi: Kal aur Kala, Director: Akash Kanthan

17:10 Whispers in the Night, Director: Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas

17:45 Dailogue: Talk with Documentary makers

Final day: 28th August

Program at Gulmohar Hall--

11:30 Love Song of the World, Director:  Ishani K. Dutta

12:05 Platform No. 5, Director: Vanaja C

14:15 Street Economy, Production: Lok Sabha TV

14:55 a Dream Called America, Director: Anoop Sathyan

15:35 Koh – I – Noor, Director: Saikat Mallick

16:25 Amar, Director:  Andrew Hinton

16:45 Jharu Katha, Director : Navroze Contractor

17:55 Presentation of Awards:

·         People’s Choice Documentary

·         Best Livelihood Photos

Notes on films:

Professional category:

Amar --English / 09:14 / 2011 / Jamshedpur / Andrew Hinton

Story about Amar’s ambitions and questions of daily livelihood

Andhere Se Pahale---Hindi & Chhattisgarhi / 00:33 / 2010 / Chattisgarh / Ajay T G

It is story about farmers of Raigarh district, Chhatisgarh; caught in a search for justice against the Jindal Thermal Power Plant expansion

Brave New Medium---English / 00:32 / 2010 / Dharmshala, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hanoi, Thailand / Subasri Krishnan

It is story about complicated dynamics of Internet, censorship across different parts of Asia.

Jharu Katha---Rajasthani & Hindi / 00:64 / 2010 / Rajasthan / Navroze Contractor

The film covers wide ground in opening the contradictory values and belief-systems of the broom. Film engages in conversation with a wide spectrum of broom-makers, their struggle for livelihood

Koh-I-Noor---Bengali / 00:37 / 2011 / Bangladesh / Saikat Mallick

This film named after the cinema house ‘koh-i-noor’.

Love Song of the World---English / 00:26 / 2010 / West Bengal / Ishani K Dutta

Story presents the Bauls as a clan of mystic minstrels, who use music as a tool to express and spread their philosophy.

Made in India--English & Hindi / 00:97 / 2010 / Mumbai, Texas / Rebecca Haimowitz & Vaishali Sinha

Story about the human experiences over phoren surrogate mothers  

Platform No. 5---English / 00:26 / 2010 / Andhra Pradesh / Vanaja C

Story examines the concepts of love, fear, respect, and money from the perspective of a child that has grown up or is growing up on the street.

 Sumangali--English / 00:20 / 2011 / Tamil Nadu / Pravin Mishra

 Story about Forced labour of women and girls southern India

 Whispers in the Night---English / 15:50 / 2011 / Delhi NCR, Kolkata / Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas

Story on the concept of Security & Security Guards

Students section :

 A dream called America---Hindi & English / 00:24 / 2011 / Ahmedabad / Anoop Sathyan

A dream called America is made on Shahbaz, a boy from Gujarat, India.

 Budhan Diaries---Hindi / 24:17 / 2011 / Ahmedabad / K Harish Singh

A documentary film about ‘Budhan Theatre’ of Chhara tribe in Gujarat.

Defying Gravity --English / 00:25 / 2011 / Delhi / Akanksha Saxena & Chandrika Deb

This film explores the drive and enthusiasm in young minds today that motivate them to think out of the box, push their limits.

 Dekha Andekhi: Kaal aur kala---Hindi / 00:25 / 2011 / Jaipur / Akash Kamthan

It is a Story about Sanganer Block Printing .

Tags: Films , Film Festivals , Jeevika Film Fest , Society , Culture , Cinema , India Habitat Centre , Screenings