New Wave – Rebellious Poets of Cinema: Film Festival

Curated by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, award-winning filmmaker, archivist and Director, Film Heritage Foundation
 

Closely Watched Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky/Czechoslovakia)

(92 min; 1966; dvd; Czech & German with English subtitles)
Director: Jiri Menzel

The film will be introduced by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur

Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards, USA 1968; and Grand Prize, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival 1966

 FOOD FESTIVAL: The Lost Gems of Rohilkhand

Prepared by Chef Aslam Khansama

Venue: Rose Garden

Heidelberg Lecture to be delivered by Prof. Dr. Marc-Philippe Weller, Director, Law Faculty and Vice President, Heidelberg University, Germany 

Environment Social Governance (ESG) is becoming one of the most important topics for businesses in the 21st century. Large corporations play a decisive role in the battle against the impacts of climate change and the respect of human rights in the supply chains. The talk will focus on the three pillars of ESG – present a comparative overview about pending climate change litigation against large companies in Europe (environment); examine the duties of care of European companies in cross-border supply chains (social); and the necessity for more diversity on corporate boards will be discussed (governance).

(Collaboration: Heidelberg Centre South Asia)
 
 

Speaker: Captain (IN) Anurag Bisen, Research Fellow, Manohar Parikkar-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Chair: Cmdre C. Uday Bhaskar

India’s Arctic Policy, released by the Government of India on 17 March 2022, fulfils a longstanding need for a clear articulation on a rapidly transforming Arctic, which is warming three times faster than the rest of the world. This is leading to major transformation of global shipping routes and increased availability of mineral and hydrocarbon resources, both of which are likely to have an immense impact on the geo-political and resources landscape of the world, including India, in the coming years. The talk will examine the need for an Arctic Policy for India; look into the gaps in India’s present engagement in the Arctic; and analyse the features of the recently released policy. 

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Workshop
Conducted by  Prof. Balázs Varga , Associate Professor, Film Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

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Wild Roots (Külön Falka)
(98 min; 2021; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: Hajnis Kis

Recipient of the Audience Award for Best Film, Jury Prize for Best Film & Best Actor, Riviera International Film Festival 2022; Golden Barge Award for Best Film, Vukovar Film Festival 2022; and Winner, International Competition for Best Actor, Bosphorus Film Festival 2021

Wild Roots, which world premiered in competition at Karlovy Vary in 2021, follows ex-con Tibor, who works as a bouncer in a night club. 
 

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At Workshop 
Conducted by Prof. Balázs Varga, Associate Professor, Film Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

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Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time 
(Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre)
(95 min; 2020; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: Lili Horvát

Multiple award winner including Golden Hugo, New Director’s Competition, Chicago International Film Festival 2020; Dublin Film Critic’s Award for Best Director, Dublin International Film Festival 2021; Best Actress Award, Golden Spike Award for Best Film & Pilar Miró Award for Best New Director, Valladolid International Film Festival 2020; among others

Márta Vizy is a 39-year-old Hungarian neurosurgeon who returns to Budapest for a romantic rendezvous at the Liberty Bridge with János, a fellow doctor…

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Workshop 
Conducted by Prof. Balázs Varga, Associate Professor, Film Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

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Body and Soul (Testről és lélekről)
(116 min; 2017; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: Ildikó Enyedi

Multiple award winner including FIPRESCI Prize, Competition, Golden Berlin Bear for Best Film, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury & Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" Awards, Berlin International Film Festival 2017; Awards for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress & Grand Prize for Best Film Awards, Hungarian Film Week 2018; Sydney Film Prize for Best Film, Sydney Film Festival 2018; among others

Hungarian auteur Ildiko Enyedi returns with a strangely hypnotic and unique love story with Body and Soul.
 

WORKSHOP & FESTIVAL 

A festival of award-winning contemporary films by Women Directors from Hungary. The festival includes a Film Workshop conducted by Prof. Balázs Varga, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE University), Budapest. Organised in collaboration with Department of Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies, University of Delhi; and Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre.

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Workshop 
Conducted by Prof. Balázs Varga, Associate Professor, Film Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. He writes and lectures on modern and contemporary Hungarian cinema, contemporary European cinema, production studies, popular cinemas and documentaries. He is a founding editor of Metropolis, a scholarly journal on film theory and history based in Budapest. 

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One Day (Egy nap)
(99 min; 2018; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: Zsófia Szilágyi

Multiple award winner including FIPRESCI Prize, Director’s Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2018; Best Actress Award, International Competition, Cairo International Film Festival 2018; Awards for Best Actress & Best Screenplay, Hungarian Film Week 2019; among others

This intense, intimate debut film shows 36 hours in a disintegrating marriage from the point of view of the stressed-out wife.
 

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Anu Gupta Jindal, artist, curator and scholar

Chair: Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli, Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University

With inputs by Dr. Kusum Ansal, Ikebana Practitioner and author

Japan and India have a long and rich history, heritage and culture. The two countries are indelibly linked historically through Buddhism. In modern times, much progress has been made in deepening and strengthening ties in many areas – politics, strategic partnerships, economy and trade, grants assistance, science and technology, urban planning, and in the field of art and culture. The talk will discuss the cultural interactions between Japan and India and prospects in the future which can percolate into multiple advantageous areas.

Dr Anu Jindal, artist, scholar & curator holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Art History from the National Museum Institute, New Delhi. As a Japan Foundation Fellow she studied at Doshisha University, Kyoto. For a year she worked as Visiting Research Professor at the International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan. For three decades she has been involved with Japanese studies, with many presentations, teaching modules and publications. Her admiration of Japanese culture reflects in her artistic oeuvre too, through inspiration and influences from Japanese art & ethos.

To be delivered by Hon’ble Shri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala

Welcome Address: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President, IC Centre for Governance

Presidential Address: Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha

(Collaboration: I.C. Centre for Governance)