After Libaas producer, now maker of Akashitorar Kothare alleges that IFFI showed her film without her consent
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MUMBAI MIRROR (December 1, 2014)
Controversies continued to
plague the International Film Festival of India even on the last day. Sangeeta Tamuli, the producer
of the National Award winning film Akashitorar Kothare,
alleged that her film was screened without her permission. “It is a
shame that the Directorate of Film Festivals ignored me because wherever
the film has been screened till now, I was invited. It is sad that in
my own country, where the film won National Award for Best Assamese film
in 2004, I was not informed,“ she stated.
Sangeeta added that as per the regulations of the National Film Awards, she did not give a print of her film to IFFI. “I gave only copy to the National Film Archive for preservation and archival use. I am sending a legal notice to the Directorate of Film Festivals
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Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; December 1, 2014)
The Directorate of International Film Festivals (DIFF) is facing fresh allegations for screening films without the makers’ consent.
On November 29, Libaas producer Vikas Mohan slapped a legal notice on the body for showcasing the yet-to-be-released film during the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa without prior intimation. Barely 48 hours later, Assamese producer Sangeeta Tamuli has raised similar objections.
Tamuli says, “Akashitarar Kathare was screened on Saturday and it’s a shame that DIFF ignored me. Forget an invitation, they didn’t have the basic courtesy to inform me about it. Until now, I had been invited to every festival where my film has been shown.”
Her film had bagged the National Award for Best Assamese film in 2004. Denying having given the film’s print to the festival authorities, she adds: “I had given it to the National Film Archive of India for preservation and archiving, not to screen it. I want them to apologise to me or else I will be forced to take legal action against IFFI and DIFF. I want to know how they secured a copy of my film.”
Manoj Srivastav, former CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa, says, “The regulations for screenings in the Indian Panorama segment was changed in 2008, making it mandatory to intimate the producers in question. That wasn’t done in case of Libaas. And as far as National Award-winning films like Akashitarar Kathare are concerned, both consent and intimation are a must, which, again, were not followed.”
DIFF chief Shankar Mohan was not available for comment.
Controversies continued to
plague the International Film Festival of India even on the last day. Sangeeta Tamuli, the producer
of the National Award winning film Akashitorar Kothare,
alleged that her film was screened without her permission. “It is a
shame that the Directorate of Film Festivals ignored me because wherever
the film has been screened till now, I was invited. It is sad that in
my own country, where the film won National Award for Best Assamese film
in 2004, I was not informed,“ she stated.Sangeeta added that as per the regulations of the National Film Awards, she did not give a print of her film to IFFI. “I gave only copy to the National Film Archive for preservation and archival use. I am sending a legal notice to the Directorate of Film Festivals
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Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; December 1, 2014)
The Directorate of International Film Festivals (DIFF) is facing fresh allegations for screening films without the makers’ consent.
On November 29, Libaas producer Vikas Mohan slapped a legal notice on the body for showcasing the yet-to-be-released film during the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa without prior intimation. Barely 48 hours later, Assamese producer Sangeeta Tamuli has raised similar objections.
Tamuli says, “Akashitarar Kathare was screened on Saturday and it’s a shame that DIFF ignored me. Forget an invitation, they didn’t have the basic courtesy to inform me about it. Until now, I had been invited to every festival where my film has been shown.”
Her film had bagged the National Award for Best Assamese film in 2004. Denying having given the film’s print to the festival authorities, she adds: “I had given it to the National Film Archive of India for preservation and archiving, not to screen it. I want them to apologise to me or else I will be forced to take legal action against IFFI and DIFF. I want to know how they secured a copy of my film.”
Manoj Srivastav, former CEO of Entertainment Society of Goa, says, “The regulations for screenings in the Indian Panorama segment was changed in 2008, making it mandatory to intimate the producers in question. That wasn’t done in case of Libaas. And as far as National Award-winning films like Akashitarar Kathare are concerned, both consent and intimation are a must, which, again, were not followed.”
DIFF chief Shankar Mohan was not available for comment.
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