Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival

Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival
Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival
Location Prasad Film Labs, Hyderabad, India
Founded 2014
Awards Viewers Choice
Hosted by Bengalis in Hyderabad
Festival date 1–3 July 2016
Website

www.hbff.in

bengalisinhyderabad.com

Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF) is a Bengali film festival in the city of Hyderabad and is organized annually in Prasad Film Preview Labs, Hyderabad (adjacent to L V Prasad Eye Institute).[1] The first edition of the film festival was held in the year 2014,[2] and since then it is organized annually. The format is same over the years- eight movies, each being screened twice, over two and half days (Friday-Sunday). It is the only curated Bengali film festival in India.

The festival is organized by a Hyderabad-based registered Bengali group- Bengalis in Hyderabad (popularly known as BiH).[3] The third edition of the HBFF was held from July 1 to July 3. The festival screened eight Bengali movies- each with two shows.[4] All the seasons of the festival were attended by the directors, casts and crews of the movies being screened, and there are several panel discussions and Q&A sessions with directors organized.

History of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF)

First Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF), 2014

The first edition of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF) was organized in 2014, from July 18 to July 20.[5] Over two and a half days, movies such as Apur Panchali, Jaatishwar, Nayan Chapar Dinratri, Take One, Phoring, Jodi Love Dile na Prane, Meghe Dhaka Tara & Rupkotha Noy were screened.[6] Famous guests in attendance included national award winning actress Rupa Gangooly (lead actress of movie Nayan Chapar Dinratri), Director Sekhar Das (director of movie Nayan Chapar Dinratri), Director duo Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy (directors of movie Jodi Love Dile Na Prane, as well as movies like Teen Yaari Kotha and Natobor Not Out) among others. Shows ran to full houses, the film fraternity as well as aficionados of the twin cities were all praise for the great initiative. The event concluded on July 20, and was widely covered in media.[7][8]

Bengalis in Hyderabad team has written, composed, sang and shot the theme song of the festival in-house, which was screened before every movie and was very well received by the audience. The festival was curated by Ratnottama Sengupta, an eminent film critic and movie journalist.

2nd Edition of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF), 2015

The second edition of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival was better, bigger and more widely covered in media.[9][10][11] The festival took place from 26 to 28 June 2015 and screened eight movies, viz., Kadambari, Bitnoon, Jogajog, Nirbaak, Nirbashito (which was India's official selection for Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Film[12]), Family Album,[13] Chotoder Chobi (National Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues) and Teenkahon.[14]

Luminaries in attendance included members of the Telugu film sphere, while the Bengali film industry was represented by National award winning actress Ananya Chatterjee (lead actress of movie Jogajog), actress and director Churni Ganguly (lead actress and director of Nirbashito, which got the National Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali), Director Mainak Bhaumik (director of movie Family Album), Director Bauddhayan Mukherji (director of Teenkahon), Director duo Abhijit Guha and Sudeshna Roy (directors of movie Bitnoon), Director Shekhar Das (director of movie Jogajog) among others. Almost all the shows were houseful, and audience praised the selection of the movies as well as the curated panel discussions.[15] Like the 1st edition, this edition was also curated by Ratnottama Sengupta and had multiple panel discussions and Q&A sessions with cast and crew of the films.

3rd Edition of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF), 2016

The third edition of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival was held from July 1 to July 3. As always, eight films have been showcased, followed by Q&A sessions with directors and eminent film personalities. This edition of festival is also curated by Ratnottama Sengupta, a noted film critic.

The titles for this year being Cinemawala, Onyo Opala, Anubrata Bhalo Acho?, Natoker Moto, Asha Jaowar Majhe, and Babar Naam Gandhiji. Additionally, HBFF also made Indian premier of two films - Kolkatar King and Bridge.[16]

As always, HBFF hosted several directors and producers from the film industry. The guests include such names as Dr. Shatarupa Sanyal (director of Onyo Apala), Paramita Banerjee (producer of Bridge), Debesh Chattopadhyay (director of Natoker Moto), Pavel (director of Babar Naam Gandhiji), Judhajit Sarkar (director of Kolkatar King), Partha Sen (director of Anubrata Bhalo Acho?) and Dr. Amit Ranjan Biswas (director of Bridge).[17]

Official Selection of HBFF 2016

  1. Bridge (Premier)[18]
  2. Kolkatar King (Premier)
  3. Anubrata Bhalo Aachho?
  4. Asa Jaoar Maajhe
  5. Babar Naam Gandhiji
  6. Natoker Moto
  7. Onyo Opala
  8. Cinemawala

Viewers' Choice Award

Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival (HBFF) is introducing a Viewers’ Choice Award for the first time in 2016. The audience will get to vote for the best movie, actor, director, etc. among the selection, and basis upon a composite scoring pattern, the winner in category will be decided. The entire voting process will be audited by a panel of independent auditors.

The categories for the Viewers' Choice Award are:

The first edition of awards (for HBFF 2016) went to the following people/ movies:[19]

Apart from the Viewers' Choice Awards, the Festival also gave out a Special Jury Mention Award to the movie "Asa Jaoar Mjahe".

Along with the Festival organizers, the Film Critics Circle of India (FCCI)[20] also awarded two special awards in the festival:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Home – Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival". Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Bengalis in Hyderabad". Bengalis in Hyderabad. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. ↑ Show, Book My. "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival Tickets - BookMyShow". in.bookmyshow.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Overview of HBFF 2014 – Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival Schedule -". Bollywood, Hollywood, English Movie News, Reviews & Trailers - BookMyShow Blog. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in Hyderabad, Prasad Labs Preview Theatre | What's Hot". Whats Hot. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  8. ↑ "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival 2014 and BiH-Adwitiya Themed Art Competition in Others, Hyderabad on 13-Jul-2014 - Events | mycity4kids". www.mycity4kids.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  9. ↑ Agarwal, Sourav (11 June 2015). "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival is back in its full glory". SaddaHaq.
  10. ↑ Korukonda, Ravi (11 June 2015). "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival- The One of a Kind Extravaganza Steps into its Second Year - Start-Up Hyderabad". Start-Up Hyderabad.
  11. ↑ "3-day Bengali Film Festival from today - Times of India". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  12. ↑ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "অস্কারের দৌড়ে চূর্ণীর 'নির্বাসিত'". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  13. ↑ "নারী সমকামিতা নয়, "ফ্যামিলি অ্যালবাম" একটা প্রেমের কাহিনি : মৈনাক". Eenadu English Portal.
  14. ↑ "Details of Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival 2015". silce of real life. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  15. ↑ "This one is for the Bengalis!". Deccan Chronicle. 11 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Eight movies make it to final fest list". Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  17. ↑ "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival kicks off in style". Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  18. ↑ "Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival to Premiere Amit Ranjan Biswas' Debut Feature Film Bridge".
  19. ↑ "Awards – Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival". Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  20. ↑ "Film Critics Circle Of India :: Home". www.filmcriticscircle.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

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