[Aaj-ke-naam] Re: [cc-india] filmmakers initiative

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dear rahul,

i was away,shooting in shillong, and have just got back and read about the
initiative, though i had heard, maybe 7 weeks ago,(from amar and sanjay)
that someting was being discussed....

am glad that its got off the ground-better late than never!!

some questions....

1) you say images-are we restricting ourselves to images, only, or are we
talking about films ?(have i missed out on something-like a detailed idea of
what's been attampted?)

2) do the films have to be shot in gujarat, or can we do them anywhere?

3) do they have to be SHOT?
 i for one have no plans of going to gujarat-see no sense in adding to the
immensely moving archive of testimonies already there before us-i think its
important to construct significant arguments with them, rather than leave
them unstructured, and available to be used by anyone in any fashion-i think
that can be dangerous...one of the films already done, is a bit like that!!!
also, setu niraj and gurpal are going to be there for awhile, gathering
testimonies, painstakingly(getting majorly deppressed and debilitated in the
process) and not doing the guerilla filmaker thing-rushing in, blazing away
and out!!

4) so, i'm asking whether i can use existing material and do stuff with
it....

looking forward to a quick response from all of you out there -let's get our
act together before it is too ----

love

ranjan






----- Original Message -----
From: RAHUL ROY <aakar at del3.vsnl.net.in>
To: Parvez imam <f20com at yahoo.com>; <cc-india at yahoogroups.com>;
<aaj-ke-naam at mail.sarai.net>; <docuwallahs at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <cc-india at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Aaj-ke-naam] Re: [cc-india] filmmakers initiative


> Dear Parvez,
> I am writing to you as one of the people who was present at the first
> meeting of this group... We are still in the process of working out a
> distribution strategy but I can share with you what many of us felt during
> the initial discussion. It was said that we as a community of film makers
> should protest against the virulent communal atmosphere in the country by
> creating images. How exactly these images will be taken out, distributed,
> screened is a process we will work at simultaneously but that should not
> restrain us from doing what we are skilled at, that is, making films. For
> many of us our best work has happened when we were not weighed down by
> production companies, distribution strategies, TV channels and duration
> issues. And many of these films have actually been seen much more than
those
> which had everything going for them in terms of commissioning, financial
> resources, etc.
>
> There are no restrictions in terms of  duration and format. We are open to
> images which can be projected with no constraint of style, genre or
format.
> At present our understanding is that we will create  a package (unedited
> ofcourse!) and tap into exisiting forums, people, institutions to screen
the
> package. Incase  there is a good response to the initiative then we can
also
> generate resources to create our own screening chains. However that  would
> depend on how many people join in and the kind of responsibilities they
are
> willing to take.
>
> About your enquiry regarding TV stations, I hope someone else on the list
> with contacts can help you but we are not yet in touch with any of the
> Channels. We will aproach the channels once the package is ready but we
> would not like participating film makers to restrain themselves with
notions
> of what would be acceptable to TV stations.
>
> The deadline 30 August is for film makers to submit their films to be part
> of the Aaj Ke Naam package. Once the films are in, a group will package it
> together in one or several packages depending on how many films are
> submitted and then we will start the process of screening them.
>
> There are more than 70 members on this list and I am sure there are more
> people from Bangalore. We would request those who are already on the list
to
> forward this to others who could be interested in being part of this
> initiative. We would like this forum to be 'owned' by all of us and
> voluntarily offer to take on responsibilities towards making this package
> possible.
>
> We would like to hear suggestions/criticisms/advice from those on the
list.
>
> The mails for this group can be sent to aaj-ke- naam at mail.sarai.net   ,
and
> the archives/other information about the same can be had from the
following
> site: http://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/aaj-ke-naam . Others from
> film/media background could also become members of this egroup by
> registering at the above site, or requesting us for the same.
>
> Regards,
> Rahul Roy
>
>
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