Cine lovers of Chandigarh region are all set for a rare treat next week as Panjab University Chandigarh is hosting a three day film festival– CINE MANTHAN 2013 from October 3 at the Main Auditorium in PU campus.
The festival will offer 39 rare, historical, celebrated and award winning films. CINE MANTHAN is being organised in collaboration with the Film Division of India. PU film festival will also initiate the “fdZone@PU” in Chandigarh, which is a curated-interactive film screening space for showcasing independent films, discussions and even organizing workshops, lectures. It will be first such facility in Northern India.
With the support from Information and Broadcasting ministry, Government of India, FD Zones are already running in various parts of the country. Through this festival, the region would be introduced to an alternative film screening space, which will be a regular feature. This exercise will familiarize the audience with certain films of interest that do not find adequate commercial space and screenings. As part of the CINE MANTHAN 2013, an exhibition celebrating the 100 years of Indian Cinema curated by the experts of Films Division of India will also be organised at the Museum of Fine Arts, PU.
Films festival will also have a historical film on Chandigarh and news reels of independent era. Director General of films division V S Kundu will give a presentation in this regard during the film festival. list of movies will be announced on September 30. This festival would be divided into 5 slots each day in coherence with the overall theme of the festival. Each day will also feature key note speakers elaborating upon the thematic aspect of the festival, followed by an interactive session.
The festival will also provide cinephiles with an opportunity to interact with each other and discuss. The Festival has been planned in a way that students of PU and its affiliated colleges in Chandigarh enjoy the 100 years of Cinema. The entry will be totally free. No passes would be required. As many as 25 seats have been reserved for each college of the Chandigarh.