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EAST END FILM FESTIVAL 2006
27 April - 4 May 2006
Genesis Mile End, Rio Cinema and Rich Mix Bethnal Green.
Tickets £5/£4 (concs)
Opening and Closing Night Galas £8/£6.50 (concs).
Cineworld £6.80/£4.50 (concs)
Festival pass £35
eastend@towerhamlets.gov.uk
www.eastendfilmfestival.com

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

MIXED DOUBLES

Friday April 28, 2006 at 8:30pm Genesis Cinema.
99 mins / India / 2006 / 35mm/ Certificate 15
Directed by: Rajat Kapoor
Produced by: Sunil Doshi
Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rajat Kapoor

From director Rajut Kapoor, perhaps better known as an actor from his appearances in films such as Monsoon Wedding, comes a modern comedy of manners focusing on a middle-class couple living in Mumbai. Sunil and Malti are in their thirties, have good jobs and a young son, but their lives have fallen into a rut and Sunil thinks a possible solution might be to enter the world of swinging….

An intelligent look at modern Indian society and its contradictions, brought to life by subtle performances and a comic touch, this is a refreshing piece of new popular Indian cinema, providing an entertaining view of modern relationships.

SHYAMOL CHHAYA

Saturday April 29, 2006 at 6:30pm Rich Mix
110 mins / Bangladesh / 2005 / DVD/ Certificate 15
Directed by: Humayun Ahmed
Cast: Humayun Faridi, Reaz, Shawan Ahmed, Tania

Bangladesh’s official entry for this year’s Academy Awards explores the tumultuous history of the country and its fight for independence. Based on his own novel, Humayun Ahmed’s film is set in 1971 and follows the flight of a desperate and disparate group of passengers as they attempt to escape the increasingly bloody war, aboard a rickety old steamer. Despite the terror, they still hold their dreams of Shyamol Chhaya -- the land of peace. Few Bangladeshi films are screened in the UK and this is one of the best since the success of Tareque Masud’s The Clay Bird.

ABOUT THE EAST END FILM FESTIVAL

EEFF is a partnership between LB Tower Hamlets, LB Newham, Hackney Council, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and Fusion East. It is supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and Film London Regional Investment Fund for England and sponsored by Marsh UK and 3 Mills Studio's.

Festival patrons include Danny Boyle, Steven Berkoff, Nitin Sawhney, Jason Solomons, Pawel Pawlikowski, Parminder Vir OBE, Jeremy Wooding and Stephen Woolley. The festival's Youth Programme is presented as part of Fusion East, a major arts and cultural entertainment initiative for East London running to Spring 2006.

EEFF and Cobra Beer are giving aspiring filmmakers the chance to get their work seen on ITV as part of the Cobravision enterprise. To enter, send a short outline and storyboard of your idea for a five-second short film to: CobraVision Competition, East End Film Festival, Brady Arts Centre, 192–196 Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU / eastend@towerhamlets.gov.uk. Winners must be free on 6&& April for workshops.

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