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BITE THE MANGO FESTIVAL 2007: 21 - 27 SEPTEMBER

Jimi Mistry in Vic Sarin's film 'Partition' will be screened at the Bite the Mango Film Festival 2007.

The 13th Bite the Mango festival will open with a preview of the film ‘Partition’ by director Vic Sarin. Set against the backdrop of the political events in India following the Second World War, 'Partition' is a love story that develops during the upheavals caused when India is granted independence.

A FESTIVAL OF ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN'S FILMS, 16-18 JUN

Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 64, is one of the leading directors of New Indian Cinema that emerged during the 1970s. He is one of India’s foremost film-makers who has carried on the cinematic legacy of Satyajit Ray. The first ever retrospective of his work in the U.K comes to Watermans Arts Centre from Friday 16 - Sunday 18 June 2006.

EAST END FILM FESTIVAL, 27 APR - 4 MAY 2006

At this year's East End Film Festival, which runs from 27 April to 4 May 2006, Richard E. Grant is to introduce his directorial debut 'Wah-Wah', plus six UK premieres and a selection of the best independent films from around the world. South Asian film screenings include 'Mixed doubles' and 'Shyamol Chhaya'.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Konkona SenSharma as Kaju in Shonali Bose's 'Amu'

From 15-25 March 2006, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in London. This year the festival continues its commitment to new features and showcases two of the boldest dramas to have come out of India in 2005: Shonali Bose's 'Amu' and Dreaming Lhasa'.

TONGUES ON FIRE FILM FESTIVAL, 10 - 31 MAR 2006

Tongues on Fire, an annual film festival celebrating the achievements of Asian women in cinema, presents its 8th film festival which opens with a screening of Aparna Sen's acclaimed film, '15 Park Avenue' (featuring Shabana Azmi and Konkona Sen Sharma). The Tongues on Fire festival runs from 10 - 31 March.

PAKISTANI FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE, 24-26 FEB 2006

The success of the first ever Pakistani Film, Media and Arts Festival held in Glasgow in September 2005, is to be showcased at the Edinburgh Filmhouse from 24-26 February 2006. Ghulam Sarwar, master-painter of trucks in Pakistan, will also be featured as part of the Edinburgh showcase.

SPLIT SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL, 13 - 16 OCT 2005

Aamir Khan's 'The Rising' will be shown at the Split Screen Film Festival in Bristol from 13-16 October 2005.

Split Screen, Bristol's first Black & Asian Film Festival, from 13-16 October 2005 is a collaborative effort to give prominence to black and Asian filmmaking in the South West. The festival will screen The Rising, the latest film with Bollywood star Aamir Khan in the role of the fearless leader of the Indian rebellion.

BITE THE MANGO FILM FESTIVAL 2005, 23 -29 SEPT

The eleventh 'Bite The Mango' festival of world cinema will open on 23 September with the UK premiere of 'Black Friday' – the controversial drama which retells the story of the 1993 Mumbai bombings. The film, which has been banned in India, will be introduced by writer/director Anurag Kashyap.

PAKISTANI FILM, MEDIA & ARTS FESTIVAL, 13-25 SEPTEMBER

Europe's first ever Pakistani Film, Media and Arts Festival, 'Pehlee Dharkan' (literally meaning 'First Heartbeat' ) is coming to Scotland from 13-25 September 2005. Screenings will be held from 16-18 Sept at the Glasgow Film Theatre.

TONGUES ON FIRE ASIAN WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2005

The Tongues on Fire Asian Women's Film Festival, dedicated to showcasing the best films that express the drive and spirit of South Asian Women, runs from 4 -25 March 2005. Renowned actress, Kirron Kher will officially open the festival with a special screening of Sabiha Sumar's award winning film, Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters).

FESTIVAL OF PARTITION FILMS , 11 - 13 FEB 2005

Kirron Kher won a Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for her role in Khamosh Pani (SIlent Water).

In August 1947 the British divided colonial India and created an Independent India and Pakistan. The country's borders were re-defined along religious and ethnic lines and a mass exodus ensued. The Festival of Parition Films, which runs from 11-13 Feb highlights the impact of Partition on ordinary people.

TONGUES ON FIRE 2005 - SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Now in the 7th year, the Tongues on Fire Film Festival is launching its annual short film competition to seek out new and undiscovered creative filmmakers. In a joint initiative with B4U Network, the best films will be shown at the 2005 Tongues on Fire Festival running from 4th - 30th March 2005 at the ICA. The competition is open to media students, school leavers and amateur filmmakers. Closing date: 15 Feb 2005.

BITE THE MANGO FILM FESTIVAL, 24 -30 SEPTEMBER 2004

Poster for Bairaag, in which Dilip Kumar took a triple role.

Bite the Mango returns for its tenth anniversary from 24-30 September 2004. Apart from a retrospective onBollywood legend Dilip Kumar, this year's festival also promises budding scriptwriters a masterclass with leading Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and Samina Peerzada. Screenings include Hina Khan's documentary 'Jihad' and a host of new releases.

BITE THE MANGO SEEKS SCRIPT IDOLS - CLOSES 27 AUGUST

The Bite the Mango Film Festival is offering 15 budding screenwriters the chance of a one-to-one scriptwriting masterclass with film-makers Mahesh Bhatt and Samina Peerzada during the festival. Run in conjunction with the University of Leeds the sessions are a unique opportunity to get advice.

COMMONWEALTH FILM FESTIVAL, 30 APRIL - 9 MAY 2004

'Let The Wind Blow' will be showing at the Commonwealth FIlm Festival 2004.

The Commonwealth Film Festival (30 April - 9 May) launches the largest showcase of Asian film in Britain. This year's screenings range from the surreal (Murali Nair's Arimpara) to the political (Rajiv Vijay Raghavan's Maargam and Manish Jha's Matrubhoomi). There will also be a series of classic Indian films.

'TONGUES ON FIRE' FILM FESTIVAL, 5 MAR - 16 MAY 2004

'Tongues on Fire' Asian Women's Films Festival 2004

Tongues on Fire, the annual South Asian Women's Film festival, now in its sixth year, is aimed at enhancing the cinematic experience. This year’s festival, which runs from 5 March - 16 May 2004, promotes a series of acute and insightful films such as Chokher Bali, Khamosh Pani and Sandstorm and highlights the work of renowned actress Nandita Das.

SPICE: SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA TOUR, OCT 2003 - JAN 2004

An eclectic season of contemporary independent films highlighting the wealth of talent from the South Asian subcontinent's most exciting arthouse directors. Exploring themes and styles rarely tackled by mainstream Bollywood, these films celebrate freedom and exude hope for a world free of injustice and ethnic intolerance.

SPICE! AT THE ICA, 1 - 31 DECEMBER 2003

A selection of five contemporary films from the South Asian subcontinent showcasing an array of talent, visual styles and social themes that put modern India under the microscope. Capturing the imagination of audiences both in the UK and abroad the ICA present to you a range of shorts, documentaries and features.

THE TIMES LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, 22 OCT- 6 NOV 2003

The Times London Film Festival (22 October - 6 November 2003)

This year's London Film Festival (October 22nd - November 6th) has a surprisingly low-key presence of films from the Indian sub-continent. Despite the fact that the British Film Institute honours Satyajit Ray with an annual award in his name, this year's entries in the 'World Cinema' category are sparse and only Hanif Kureishi's 'The Mother' will be receiving a gala opening during the festival.

CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CINEMA SEASON 3 SEPT - 26 OCT

Contemporary Indian Cinema Season, 3 September - 26 October 2003 at The Riverside Studios in London.

As part of its celebration of Black History Month, The Riverside Studios in London is running a Contemporary Indian Cinema season featuring a range of films from British-Asian Director Gurinder Chadha's 'Bhaji on the Beach', Deepa Mehta's 'Fire', director Asif Kapadia's 'The Warrior' to classics like Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' and 'Mother India'. The season runs from 3 September until 26th October 2003.

BITE THE MANGO FILM FESTIVAL, 20 - 26 JUNE 2003

This year's Bite The Mango film festival in Bradford kicks off with a special preview of Bollywood Queen, with its fusion of East End London and Bollywood song and dance. Retrospectives of influential Hindi filmmaker V.Shantaram will include his classic titles'Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje' and 'Do Aankhen Barah Haath'. The festival runs from 20 - 26 June 2003 at the NMPFT.

BOMBAY TO BLACKPOOL - FILM SEASON, 6 -27 MAY 2003

BOMBAY TO BLACKPOOL

6 - 27 MAY

From the exotic images of Merchant Ivory to the Bollywood influenced contemporary diaspora films, this mini-season accompanies the publishing of a new book 'Picturing South Asian Culture in English: Textual and Visual Representations' edited by Tasleem Shakur and Karen D'Souza (2003) with contributors mainly from Edge Hill College, Lancashire and published by Open House Press, Liverpool. The season runs from 6 - 27 May at the Cornerhouse in Manchester.

ENFIELD FILM FUND 2003 - AWARDS FOR FILM MAKERS.

Budding young film makers can now apply for awards from the Enfield Film Fund to produce short films. The Enfield Film Fund aims to: encourage and support media talent; increase participation in film/video making in Enfield; create a network of partners and facilities to support film/video activity in North London. Closing date for applications is 25th April 2003.

'OTHER INDIAS' FILM SEASON, 27 MAR - 13 APR 2003

'Other Indias' film season at The Whitechapel Art Gallery (London), 27th March to 13 April 2003., is curated by Behroze Gandhy in collaboration with Ian White.

Though India has one of the largest film industries in the world, its production is driven by commerce. The interests of Bollywood dominate and the potential of an independent film industry is disappearing. 'Other Indias' reveals the other side of Indian cinema. The film season at the Whitechapel Gallery starts 27 March

RAINMAKER FOR RAINDANCE, 21 -27 MARCH 2003

Ardi Kolah, sponsorhip, pr and marketing consultant has been nominated for two Sponsorship Awards for his work for the British Independent Film Awards. The Awards were founded by Raindance which is to run a special Raindance East film festival from 21 - 27 March 2003.

London-based sponsorship, PR and marketing consultant Ardi Kolah has been nominated for two prestigious Hollis Sponsorship Awards 2003 for his work on the British Independent Film Awards which were founded by Raindance in 1998. The Raindance East film festival hits the streets of London's East End from 21 - 27 March showcasing over 20 features and 40 shorts. Indian Cinema screenings include Rahul Bose's 'Mr & Mrs Iyer' and Asoka Handgama's 'Flying with One Wing'.

TONGUES ON FIRE FILM FESTIVAL 2003, 1 MAR - 17 APR 2003

The 2003 Tongues on Fire Film Festival runs from 1 March to 17 April and includes a special Shabana Azmi Retro season at NFT. The festival pays tribute to one of the finest Urdu poets, Kaifi Azmi. He was the lyricist for songs such as 'Waqt ne Kiya' for 'Kaagaz ke Phool' and 'Chalte Chalte'.

ARE YOU A BUDDING FILMMAKER?

Tongues on Fire short film competition 2003.

Wannabe Meera Syal's and Gurinder Chadha's will be keen to hear that the 'Tongues on Fire' Film Festival 2003 has teamed up with the Department of Health to launch a short film competition open to all students and budding filmmakers. The organisers hope that the box office love affair with South Asian cinema will encourage bright youngsters to pick up the pen, camera or script to produce an outstanding entry into the competition.

FESTIVAL OF SOUTH ASIAN DOCUMENTARIES, 29 NOV - 1 DEC

King of Dreams by Amar Kanwar is just one of the documentaries being screened at the Festival of South Asian Documentaries, 29th Nov - 1st Dec 2002.

The Festival of South Asian Documentaries 2002 is a three day celebration of some of the most exciting work in South Asian non-fiction film-making. It will show fifteen of the best films from the Kathmandu Film South Asia Festival together with two films by Amar Kanwar and two films from new British Asian directors. This FREE event runs from Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st December in Harrow, Middlesex.

MIRA NAIR CLOSES IMAGINEASIA FESTIVAL 2002

Film Director, Mira Nair to close ImagineAsia Festival.

Director of box office success 'Monsoon Wedding', Mira Nair, closed the UK’s biggest celebration of South Asian film, ImagineAsia in Birmingham. In an on-stage interview she discussed her work and her forthcoming film projects.

'BRUMFUL OF ASHA' - BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL, 14-22 NOV 2002

Birmingham Film & Television Festival, 14-23 November 2002

The highlight of the cinema calendar, the annual Birmingham Film and TV Festival (BFTVF) will run from 14-23 November 2002. This year's programme has a specialist festival strand 'Movie Mahal' which will present 'Brumful of Asha': a Tribute to Asha Bhosle; as well as showcasing a feast of classic and contemporary South Asian films and welcoming Mira Nair director of 'Monsoon Wedding'.

SANDHYA SURI WINS ASIAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Sandhya Suri wins the BFI's Asian Short Film Competition 2002.

27 year old Sandhya Suri has won the ImagineAsia Short Film Competition, organised by the Nehru Centre as part of the British Film Institute’s year-long festival, with a short film entitled 'Safar' (The Journey). The results were announced at a special ceremony held in London. The competition was open to young Asians aged 15 – 30 years who were asked to make a film about their experiences.

46TH REGUS LONDON FILM FESTIVAL, 6 - 21 NOVEMBER 2002

46th Regus London Film Festival, 6-21 Noevmber 2002.

As the ImagineAsia's Shyam Benegal season of films draws to a close, South Asians will not have to wait too long to enjoy more films from the sub-continent as the 46th Regus London Film Festival starts today. This year's dazzling and eclectic line-up of films includes Shekhar Kapur's 'The Four Feathers' and the adaptation of Meera Syal's book 'Anita & Me'. The festival takes place in London, 6 - 21 November.

SHYAM BENEGAL SEASON UNTIL 6TH NOVEMBER 2002

Shabana Azmi stars in Shyam Benegal's Ankur (The Seedling).

One of India's foremost film-makers, Shyam Benegal's work is central to the history of the alternative cinema movement in India. Shabana Azmi has starred in many Shyam Benegal films as has the late Smita Patel. Londoners will get the chance to see them in some of their best roles.