White Crane Arts & Media Trust will be hosting special film screenings from the first ever Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) held in November, 2012. Representing the best of independent cinema from across the globe, the screenings will be held on the last Sunday of every month from April to September at BlueFrog.
The globally renowned and culturally vibrant town of Dharamshala hosted the inaugural Dharamshala International Film Festival from 1 to 4 November. Conceptualised by internationally acclaimed filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam and presented through their non-profit organization,
White Crane Arts & Media Trust, the festival showcased 26 contemporary features, documentaries and shorts, curated from among the best of international independent cinema.
The DIFF Film Screenings will open with Pina, the Oscar nominated and critically acclaimed 2011 German documentary on revolutionary contemporary dance choreographer Pina Bausch, on 28 April.
Directed by renowned German filmmaker Wim Wenders, Pina is a sensual and visually stimulating feature length documentary presenting extracts from some of Pina Bausch's most noted dance pieces.
The extracts, performed by the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, are accompanied with interviews and further choreographies. Acclaimed as 'an immersive, gorgeously shot tribute to the people who express life through movement,' the film was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.
Pencil in the dates. You don’t want to miss this!
DETAIL
When: 28 April, 7:00pm
Where: Blue Frog, Mehrauli
The globally renowned and culturally vibrant town of Dharamshala hosted the inaugural Dharamshala International Film Festival from 1 to 4 November. Conceptualised by internationally acclaimed filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam and presented through their non-profit organization,
White Crane Arts & Media Trust, the festival showcased 26 contemporary features, documentaries and shorts, curated from among the best of international independent cinema.
The DIFF Film Screenings will open with Pina, the Oscar nominated and critically acclaimed 2011 German documentary on revolutionary contemporary dance choreographer Pina Bausch, on 28 April.
Directed by renowned German filmmaker Wim Wenders, Pina is a sensual and visually stimulating feature length documentary presenting extracts from some of Pina Bausch's most noted dance pieces.
The extracts, performed by the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, are accompanied with interviews and further choreographies. Acclaimed as 'an immersive, gorgeously shot tribute to the people who express life through movement,' the film was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.
Pencil in the dates. You don’t want to miss this!
DETAIL
When: 28 April, 7:00pm
Where: Blue Frog, Mehrauli