8. CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2020

8th CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2020 is jointly organised by Marupakkam & Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai in association with educational institutions: Ethiraj College, Loyola College and Women’s Christian College  and other partner organisations: Discovery Book Palace, Panuval Book Store and Periyar Self Respect Media. The film festival will take place from 19 to 23 February at multiple venues from 10 am to 8 pm.

More than 50 Indian and International documentary and short films are screened under the following sections:

1. Indian films curated by Amudhan R.P.

2. International films curated by Amudhan R.P.

3. German documentary films

4. Retrospective 1: Andres Veiel

5. Retrospective 2: Ranjan Palit

6. Filmmaker in Focus: Rajula Shah

7. Homage: Manjira Datta

8. Films from Tamil Nadu curated by Ulaga Cinema Bhaskaran

9. Student films from Asian College of Journalism, Chennai

Films from Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Cuba, Algeria, Iran, Malta, The Democratic Arab Republic of Sahara, Thailand, Philippines, Guadeloupe, Turkey, Syria, The Netherlands and India are screened.

Ten filmmakers including Anna Bohlmark (Sweden), Ranjan Palit (Kolkata), Rajula Shah (Bhopal), Anupama Srinvasan (New Delhi), Anirban Dutta (New Delhi), Amit Mohanti (New Delhi), Swati Dandekar (Bangalore), Hansa Thapliyal (Bangalore), Ramadas Kadavallur (Thrissur) and Sandeep Ravindranath (Trivandrum) present their films and take part in the post screening discussions.

SHORT EXPORT 2019 – MADE IN GERMANY presents seven entertaining films that illustrate the German short film scene's vast artistic and stylistic variety. The films selected for this edition wittily tell about identity, searching and finding.    
 
We will also be screening three German Documentaries from the Directors - Anna-Sophia Richard, Markus Weinberg and Sebastian Heinzel.

Retrospective 01: Andres Veiel, Germany. Three of his films are screened.

Retrospective 02: Ranjan Palit, a veteran cinematographer and filmmaker from Kolkata will show his retrospective in which a collection of six of his films are screened. He will screen some of his works and share his experiences to the audience.

Rajula Shah will show five of her films under ‘Filmmaker in Focus’ section. She will present her films and share her experiences to the audience.

Manjira Datta, a veteran filmmaker from New Delhi passed away last year; two of her films under homage section will be screened. 

Amudhan R.P., Filmmaker and the Festival Director has curated the Indian & international films sections.

Ulaga Cinema Bhaskaran, Filmmaker and film society activist has curated the Tamil film section.

We invite documentary film lovers in Chennai to come and experience a wide Indian and International range of films across the city.


For detailed schedule, visit the website:
www.chennaifilmfestival.blogspot.in

Festival brochure: