Friday, July 06, 2007

Travelling film south Asia

Gangtok will play host to some outstanding South Asian documentaries for the first time ever in Sikkim.
The Travelling Film South Asia 2007 Documentary Film Festival will be held here July 6- July 15, brought to you by Rachna Books here in Gangtok.
The "Travelling Film South Asia" was started by the reputed Himal Association from Nepal which has been offering a platform for documentary filmmakers and their audience to meet under a common roof since 1997.
Over the years, the Travelling Film South Asia has come to be a tradition that is reckoned the world over for the outstanding films it showcases.
I was privileged to host the show in 1997, in Patna Women's College courtesy filmmaker Sriprakash from Jharkhand who brought the show over.
BTW, it's strange how the google search isn't picking up news about the Sikkim Hunger strike! It's time for budding film makers from Sikkim to get that docunetary started.

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