Gauhati Cine Club
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Gauhati Cine Club is a registered film society of Assam
. It was founded by Dr Bhupen Hazarika on April 26, 1965 along with a handful of film lovers, critics, and writers. It was formed three years after the formation of the first film society of North East India “The Shillong Film Society” founded by Padum Barua, Md. Sadullah and some of film enthusiasts. The main objective of the society is to create awareness in the society about cinema as a serious art and to form an environment for serious discourse and debate in the cinematic and intellectual world. Since its inception, the society has been organizing Film Appreciation Courses with experts from the field, publishing books on film and holding workshops on film craft. It is registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The current advisers of the club is Harekrishna Deka
and Bhuban Chandra Lahkar and the president is A. K. Absar Hazaika.
Jahangirnagar Students' Film Society is a registered film society of Jahangirnagar University and Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh. It was founded by Fakhrul Arefin on February 14, 1999 along with a handful of film lovers of Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh.
The main objective of the society is to create awareness in the society about cinema as a serious art and to form an environment for serious discourse and debate in the cinematic and intellectual world. Since its inception, the society has been organizing Film Appreciation Courses with experts from the field, publishing books on film and holding workshops on film craft.
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. It was founded by Dr Bhupen Hazarika on April 26, 1965 along with a handful of film lovers, critics, and writers. It was formed three years after the formation of the first film society of North East India “The Shillong Film Society” founded by Padum Barua, Md. Sadullah and some of film enthusiasts. The main objective of the society is to create awareness in the society about cinema as a serious art and to form an environment for serious discourse and debate in the cinematic and intellectual world. Since its inception, the society has been organizing Film Appreciation Courses with experts from the field, publishing books on film and holding workshops on film craft. It is registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The current advisers of the club is Harekrishna Deka
Harekrishna Deka
Harekrishna Deka was formerly a member of the Indian Police Service before taking writing full time. He was the Director General of Police for Assam ....
and Bhuban Chandra Lahkar and the president is A. K. Absar Hazaika.
Activities
The main focuses of the society are:- To arrange screening of films of national and international repute in every 2nd and 4th Saturday & Sunday of each month at Lakhmiram Barua Sadan, Guwahati.
- To held Jyotiprasad Agarwala Memorial Lecture once in every year.
- To observe the Foundation Day.
- To publish regularly Chitra Chinta, the annual journal of the society
- To organize ‘Guwahati Film Festival’ from 2008 which was formerly known as ‘Festival of World Cinema’.
- To publish books on films, film personalities and film world.
- To organise short film festivals/shows on special occasion.
- To conduct film shows at different educational institutions and small towns to create awareness among the people.
- Maintain good relations with various Foreign Embassies to arrange exchange programme and screening of films.
- To arrange interaction of audience with renowned filmmakers, directors and film personalities.
- To organise Film Appreciation Course time to time.
- Social activities.
Publications
The society is also publishing books on cinema. Some notable publicatins are:- Akira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa (book)Akira Kurosawa is the first venture of publishing books by Gauhati Cine Club. It is a collection of article about the great Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. The book contains articles of premiere critic of Kurosawa, Donald Richie, Satyajit Ray, Manik Bora etc. The book is written in Assamese in...
- Jyotiprasad as a Film MakerJyotiprasad as a Film MakerJyotiprasad as a Film Maker is a book authored by Apurba Sharma and published by Rajib Baruah of Adi Publication on behalf of Gauhati Cine Club. The book was released on June 17, 2005 on the occasion of Xilpi Divas, the filmmaker’s birthday. The book covers the concepts and ideas of Jyotiprasad’s...
- Living ShadowsLiving ShadowsLiving Shadows is an autobiographical book authored by Aribam Syam Sharma published by Gauhati Cine Club in 2006. The book is a comprehensive description of the writer‘s life and aesthetic experiences attained during twenty-five years of Manipuri filmmaking. The first edition was released on...
- Perspectives on Cinema of AssamPerspectives on Cinema of AssamPerspectives on Cinema of Assam is a book on the history of cinema of Assam, edited by Manoj Borpujari and Dr Garima Kalita. The book was published by Gauhati Cine Club in 2008. The book has a number of articles written by well known authors who have traced the evolution of cinema in Assam from its...
- Chitra ChintaChitra ChintaChitra Chinta is an annual cine journal published by Gauhati Cine Club. The journal is the brainchild of Dr Bhabendranath Saikia, noted Assamese filmmaker who started publishing it in the early part of the last century. Now it has been a full-fledged journal with contributions from all the...
Jahangirnagar Students' Film Society is a registered film society of Jahangirnagar University and Federation of Film Societies of Bangladesh. It was founded by Fakhrul Arefin on February 14, 1999 along with a handful of film lovers of Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh.
The main objective of the society is to create awareness in the society about cinema as a serious art and to form an environment for serious discourse and debate in the cinematic and intellectual world. Since its inception, the society has been organizing Film Appreciation Courses with experts from the field, publishing books on film and holding workshops on film craft.
Activities
- To arrange screening of films of national and international repute in every Saturday & Monday of each week at room no 8 of Teachers-student centre of Jahangirnagar University.
- To held International Film Week in every two year.
- To observe the Foundation Day.
- To organise film festivals/shows on special occasion.
- To conduct film shows at different educational institutions and small towns to create awareness among the people.
- Maintain good relations with various domestic organizations to arrange exchange programme and screening of films.
- To arrange interaction of audience with renowned filmmakers, directors and film personalities.
- To organise Film Appreciation Course time to time.
- Social activities.