Acclaimed woman
director from Chile, Francisca Silva, said that Chile films are in new ways but
still the audiences are for Hollywood films, which is a threat. The director
opened her mind about Chile film industry and its growth in meet the press held
on the seventh day of 17th International Film Festival of Kerala.
Silva said that
her film was inspired by a true event of kidnapping in Vienna. Adding to this
she said, the film also question what are feelings of love and freedom. On
speaking about the Chile film industry, she said that is a great moment for the
films there at present as the new generation directors are making films focusing
on the common life and the search for their own identity. Chile is a capitalist
country that is ruled by a businessperson, Silva expressed her views on her
motherland. Even though there is peace in the nation, people are centered by many
other problems, she expressed her disappointment.
“Filmistaan is my tribute to Indian Cinema”,
quoted by director Nitin Kakkar. He also mentioned that he wanted to give his
tribute in the original form and thus he fixed to shot in 35 mm camera and the
film was completed in just 20days. The film explores the relation between India
and Pakistan through the medium of films. This theme was selected because films
are the link the now also exist between both the nations and connects the
people.
Director A Adyeapartha
Rajan of the film ‘The Crier’ said that the film is a tale of love, light,
compassion and lust. He was also speaking in the press meet. Rajan who gave a
gist of the story said that film is around five characters in three nights,
which took four years to complete. The film is shot in Red MX Super 16 camera,
he added.
Before start of
the press meet, a book launch of TA Razak’s ‘Rapakal’ was done by Nitin
Kakkar who handed over the first copy to Beena Paul Venugopal, IFFK artistic
director.
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