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Regional films attract attention at IFFI Wednesday, December 8, 2004: (Goa): The Goa film festival saw the screening of a Konkani film Alisha, the first to be screened at IFFI in the 35 years of its existence. Two slots were reserved for Konkani films. The second film awaits Censor Board clearance and may make it to the festival on the last day. People's story Alisha is set in Goa's mining industry which is at the core of its economy. The film was completed in 51 days at a cost of Rs 45 lakh. "Don't consider Alisha to be a character. Alisha is a feeling in every Goan. Keep Goa beautiful. Maintain the balance between ecology and economy of Goa," said Rajinder Talak, the film's director. "I think with this film people will feel that you can make films in Konkani," said Debu Deodhar, the film's cinematographer. The 12-lakh strong Konkani-speaking audience in Goa is small as different dialects are spoken in the Konkan belt in Karanataka, Mumbai and the tip of Kerala. The state's Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar now says a film policy will be announced by December end, which will provide 50 per cent financial subsidy to the films. Cinema with purpose Another first at IFFI is a feature film from Tripura in the prestigious Indian panorama. The film Mathia is in Tripura's main tribal language, spoken by 7 lakh people. Mathia explores the phenomena of witch hunting through the lens. The film has been directed by Kerala-born Joseph Pulinthanath, a student of literature and a Catholic priest. "If the story prevents even one death, it would have served its purpose," Pulinthanath said. Like the Goa Government, the Tripura Government too is now in the process of finalising its film policy. http://www.ndtv.com/ent/newstory.asp?section=Movies&slug=Regional+films+attract+attention+at+IFFI&id=3199 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
