Film Program Available at www.indianfilmfestival.org.
Contents
1. Tickets on Sale!
2. Focus on: Documentaries
3. Tribute to DEEPTI NAVAL: New Film and A Poetry Reading
4. Call for Volunteers!
5. Hotel Accommodation During IFFLA 2007
6. Sponsor Spotlight: Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship, Wells Fargo
7. Sponsor Acknowledgements
8. Support IFFLA
9. Contact Us
1. Tickets on Sale!
Tickets are now on sale at the ArcLight Hollywood box office and online at www.arclightcinemas.com.
Tickets
General Admission: $11
Seniors, AFI and ArcLight members, children: $9
Tribute: $15. Thursday, April 19, 2007, 8pm, discussion with Deepti Naval followed by KAMLA.
Opening and Closing Night Galas: $60 each. Both Galas will begin with a screening of a feature film followed by a reception that will include music and dance performances.
Please note that for the Galas, we are not selling tickets to the films only. Also, both Galas are 21+ events due to reception venue regulations. Guests should show their ID at the door.
Passes
All-Access: $200. Includes access to regular screenings, Galas and the Tribute on April 19.
Fest Pass: $75. Includes access to all regular screenings only.
Passes available by emailing arclightperformance@arclightcinemas.com or calling 323-464-1478, extension 109 (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm). Please note that pass sales are non-refundable.
2. Focus on: Documentaries
For IFFLA's full program line-up including feature and short films, please visit www.indianfilmfestival.org. In this issue we are proud to highlight our Documentary line-up.
Documentary Line-Up
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 9:30pm
Q2P
Director: Paromita Vohra
Look at the toilet...see the city. The silence that surrounds toilets is broken in this serious and sometimes whimsical examination of the state of women's public restrooms in Mumbai.
DIRTY LAUNDRY (screens with Q2P)
Director: Sanjeev Chatterjee
From Gandhi's political awakening, to the anti-apartheid movement, to the dawning of democracy, this film looks at the important role South African activists of Indian descent have played in their country's political history.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 8:30pm
ARE YOU ALRIGHT AFGHANISTAN? (KHOOB ASTI AFGHANISTAN?)
Director: Soumitra Ranade
An Indian filmmaker who grew up in Afghanistan as a teenager returns to the country after twenty-six years, retracing definitive memories of his youth in a country ravaged by war.
ART IN EXILE (screens with ARE YOU ALRIGHT AFGHANISTAN?)
Directors: Nidhi Tuli, Ashraf Abbas
Tibetan artists living in exile in Dharamsala, India use art to keep their identity and the 'Free Tibet' movement alive.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 4:00pm
DIVIDED WE FALL: AMERICANS IN THE AFTERMATH
Director: Sharat Raju
The film follows the journey of a Sikh American student as she drives across the country in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, documenting stories of hate, violence and discrimination against Sikhs in America.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 7:00pm
OFFICE TIGERS
Director: Liz Mermin
The young, passionate executives of Office Tiger, a professional support services company in Chennai, brews fierce in-house competition among employees to ensure customer satisfaction to its clientele in the West.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 3:45pm
1000 DAYS AND A DREAM
Directors: P. Baburaj, C. Saratchandran
Kerala community activists organize and struggle against corporations, politicians, and police in their attempt to shut down a Coca-Cola bottling plant that is poisoning their lands and children.
3. Tribute to DEEPTI NAVAL: New Film and a Poetry Reading
We recently announced that this year's festival will pay a Tribute to DEEPTI NAVAL, an accomplished actress, writer, poet, and nature photographer extraordinaire. We have made a change to the Tribute lineup and one of her widely acclaimed films I AM ALIVE (MAIN ZINDA HOON) will be screened on Saturday, April 21, 8:00pm, replacing MIRCH MASALA.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 8:00pm
Tribute to Deepti Naval : I AM ALIVE (MAIN ZINDA HOON)
Director: Sudhir Mishra
Upon assuming responsibility of her in-laws following her husband's presumed death, Beena struggles to balance a new, promising relationship and her familial commitments, only to watch her new life undergo a drastic change with the unexpected return of her husband.
We are also delighted to announce an addition to our Tribute Program. On Saturday, April 21st, Deepti Naval will be reading excerpts from her recent book, Black Wind and Other Poems.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Book Reading Session with Deepti Naval
Please join us for an intimate poetry reading session with Deepti Naval. This event will take place at ArcLight Hollywood (Theater
. It is open to the public and the admission is free.4. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
IFFLA 2007 is looking for volunteers to help with all aspects of preparation and on-site organization leading up to and during this year's Festival, which runs from April 17-22 at ArcLight Hollywood, an elegant, state-of-the-art facility at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to experience first hand how a film festival comes together and to interact with a diverse group of filmmakers whose films will be featured. Plus, there will be opportunities to see some great films for free!
If you missed the volunteer orientations, do not worry, you can still participate! For more information about volunteering, please read our Volunteer Guidelines. You will also need to download the Volunteer Application and email or fax it to us as soon as possible.
For more information, please contact:
Shannon E. Valenzuela
Volunteer Coordinator
Tel: (310) 365-6980
Email: volunteers@indianfilmfestival.org
5. Hotel Accommodation During IFFLA 2007
IFFLA has partnered with Holiday Inn and Hollywood Roosevelt to provide IFFLA attendees with discounted hotel rates during the Festival. Information on how to make a reservation at either of these hotels is included below:
Holiday Inn
Guests may use the following website for reservations: www.hihollywoodhotel.com
Please type in IND in the Group Booking Code box, it is located in the "Reserve this hotel" section of the webpage.
$142 for rooms with one King bed
$152 for rooms with 2 double beds
Hollywood Roosevelt
Reservations Line: (800) 950-7667
Email: reservationshrh@thompsonhotels.com
Special IFFLA rates start at $189
6. Sponsor Spotlight: Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship, Wells Fargo
Good News from the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship!
Having just completed their first, full year of the new and improved Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship Program, Nickelodeon has reached a Fellowship goal to recruit, nurture and staff diverse writing talent on Nickelodeon Network Productions. "We are very proud of the accomplishments of our 2005-2006 fellows and just as excited about our new recruits",” says Nick Writing Fellowship Director, Karen Kirkland.
Please join Nickelodeon in congratulating last year's fellows (May Chan, Sameer Asad and Ron Holsey) for successfully completing an intense 52 weeks of the writing program and let's also welcome the 06/07 newcomers, Jessica Gao and Ernie Bustamante.
Wells Fargo
“Wells Fargo is honored to return as a major sponsor for the Indian Film
Festival of Los Angeles that showcases the cinematic talents of South Asian
filmmakers. We are proud to partner with IFFLA to recognize the culture and
movie contributions of the growing South Asian community during this
weeklong film festival. - ”Andy Wong, President Wells Fargo Community
Banking.
Wells Fargo customers conveniently transfer funds from their Wells Fargo account to their beneficiary's bank account in India using the remittance service launched in partnership with India's ICICI Bank. Also, Wells Fargo's Asian Business Services program has already lent over $2 billion to Asian business owners nationwide.
7. Sponsor Acknowledgements
IFFLA is supported in part by grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
8. Support IFFLA
1. IFFLA is the first film festival in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Indian films.
2. IFFLA provides you with the opportunity to watch films the majority of which would not have been screened in Los Angeles if not for the Festival.
3. IFFLA is made possible through the loyal support of a volunteer-driven dedicated staff.
4. IFFLA takes place at ArcLight Hollywood, a beautifully designed facility that represents a new evolution in the movie going experience for film-lovers and filmmakers.
5. Your support will assist us with meeting the expenses of a growing organization.
6. Your support will allow us to continue to bring you the work of talented Indian filmmakers.
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9. Contact Us
Phone: (310) 364-4403
Fax: (323 571-8746
Email: info@indianfilmfestival.org
Website: www.indianfilmfestival.org
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) was established in 2002 as a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting a greater appreciation of Indian culture by showcasing a selection of films from or about India by Indian and international filmmakers as well as films that reflect diverse perspectives of the Indian Diaspora. In addition, IFFLA continues to spotlight works by Indian filmmakers that cross boundaries to tell compelling stories of a global perspective.