By G. Raghuraman, senior and well-known artist from Delhi 

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)

The 18th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival: 15 to 17 March 2023

The 18th edition of the festival brings together a collection of over 50 films from 20 countries, directed by Asian women filmmakers including South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Sri Lanka and Israel to name a few. The festival includes a homage to the recently departed iconic Sri Lankan director, Sumitra Peries; animated films from South Korea; iTales an anthology of five short films made solely on iphones; a gaming session on rumour and gossip, gender and fake news; a presentation on Making films and Watching Films – Gender in Hindi Cinema; Seminar on Representation of Children and Women in the Media; “Movies@Mobile” a session on the art and craft of making purposive communication messages for articulated goals; “Incredible Child” an exhibition curated by Saminar Mishra.

Organised in collaboration with International Association of Women in Radio &Television, Chapter India; Alliance Française, New Delhi; WISCOMP; Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS); Breakthrough; The Park Hotels; Fredrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) ; Max Mueller Bhavan-Goethe Institut; Embassy of Israel; INKO Centre, Chennai; CRY; A. R. Rehman Foundation; Embassy of Indonesia; Aniseed; Action Aid; Bennet University; and Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi; and The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of his Holiness the Dalai lama

Screenings will be held in the Auditorium on 15, 16 and 17 March 2023 from 09:00 onwards. Some of the filmmakers will be present for post-screening discussions

 PROGRAMME DETAILS

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Highlights of the festival include:

Exhibitions

‘An Incredible Child’ – The exhibition has emerged from a process of c-creation between adults and children and reflects the need for play and beauty in all lives

Curated by Samina Mishra, documentary filmmaker and founder of The Magic Key Centre for the Arts and Childhood

On view in the Quadrangle Garden from 14 to 20 March 2023

The Life She Lives – explores the lives of women living at the margins of India’s socio economic realities

An exhibition of photographs by Chitvan Gill, writer, photographer and independent filmmaker

On View at the Annexe Art Gallery, 11:00 to 19:00 daily, 15 to 21 March 2023

On 15 March 2023 in Conference Room II

Workshop from 11:00 to 13:00 - ‘Farzi: Busting Fake news and Misinformation’

From 14:00 to 16:00 – Presentation and discussion on ‘Making Films & Watching Films: Gender in Hindi Cinema'

On 16 March 2023 in Conference Room II

Discussion from 11:00 to 12:30 – ‘The Vulnerable Child’ – Can traditional and digital media help provide opportunities for creating safe spaces for children especially a decade after POCSO

In the Multipurpose Hall from 14:00 to 15:00

IAWRT Roundtable on ‘Representation of Gender, Women and Children in Media’

On 17 March 2023 in Conference Room II from 14:00 to 16:00

Only One Earth

Films – The Egret River – Wna-Ling Liu | Taiwan| 20 min| animation

Water Celery – Yu So-young | South Korea | 28 min | non fiction

Polar Bears – Shilpa Krishnan Shukla | Singapore | 24 min | fiction

Movies@Mobile – screening of films from Phase I – Gender, Climate Change Intersectionalities

From 16:30 to 18:30

Roundtable – Gender Climate Change Intersectionalities

For detail screening schedule, kindly please log onto www.iicdelhi.nic.in

Odissi Recital

By Pragya Ghosh from Delhi, disciple of  Guru Smt Sharon Lowen
 

At 19:00 
Kathak Group Recital

By Manjiri Kiran from Jaipur, disciple of the late Vidushi Smt Rohini Bhate 
Manjiri will perform along with her own students

CANCELLED

Release of the Report prepared by CSO Coalition @75

(Collaboration: Business and Community Foundation; and Teamwork Arts)
 

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

The Dalai Lama’s Escape to India
(88 min; 2016; English)
Director: Nidhi Tuli

The journey of the 23 year old Dalai Lama as he was force to escape Tibet in 1959. Disguised as a soldier, the resilient monk travelled over harsh terrain, battling inclement weather and threat of Chinese capture, to safely lead his party to India

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)

Release of the book by Ebba Koch (Mapin Books & AKTC) followed by a talk

Introduction: William Dalrymple

Illustrated lecture by Dr. Ebba Koch

Dr. Ebba Koch is pre-eminent art and architectural historian, who has been a professor at the Institute of Art History in Vienna, Austria, and has taught at the universities of Oxford and Harvard. She specializes in the art and culture of the Great Mughals of South Asia and their artistic connections to Central Asia, Iran and Europe and is considered a leading authority on Mughal architecture.

(Collaboration: Agha Khan Trust for Culture)

By Pt. Rahul Deshpande from Nagpur/Pune

In memory of Shri Vasant Sathe

(Collaboration: Sarvajanik Utsav Samiti, New Delhi; and Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial National Committee)

CPKA: Five Decades of India’s Built Environment

By Arunima Kukreja and Dikshu C. Kukreja (Roli Books: 2021)

Discussants: Ms Mugdha Sinha, Joint Secretary, Min. of Culture, Govt. ; Prof. Manoj Mathur, Professor, School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi; and Shri Dikshu C. Kukreja, Managing Principal, C.P. Kukreja Architects, New Delhi and co-author of the book

Moderator: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, writer and Secretary, Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama

C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: 15:00 – 16:15 
The Trail of Death and Despair
Speakers: Aneesha Bedi; Jyoti Yadav; Soniya Agarwal; Manisha Mondal; and Fatima Khan

The speakers will discuss the challenges faced by women journalists reporting during the pandemic

C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: 16:15 – 17:15 
Session on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for a Bright Future
Speakers: Supriya Paul, Founder and CEO, Josh Talks; Shivani Poddar & Tanvi Malik, Founders of Fab Alley; Upasana Taku, Co-Founder, Moikwik; Ntion Saluja, Founder of Chayos; and Annu Grover, Founder Nurturing Green  

Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza: 17:30-18:30
Women in Leadership
With Sonali Bhagwati, architect and interior designer; Ishi Khosla, nutritionist and author; Shefali Luther, astrologer; Rita Jhnunjhunwala, poet and artist; and Shradha Suri, entrepreneur

Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza at 18:30
Spring Sonata
Piano recital by Ankita Kumar

Piano recital by Marouan Benabdallah, well – known pianist from Morocco

The artist will present a programme of works by Chopin, Liszt, Respighi and others

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco)