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Chitrakatha'09 | October 29th to 31st 2009 | National Institute of Design, India

 

CHITRAKATHA PROGRAM

DAY ONE - 29.10.2009

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

10:00hrs

Personal Cinema (Exhibition on Comic Book) – Inauguration of Chitrakatha’09 by NID Director followed by short archival screening of Chitrakatha’07

Design Gallery

11:00hrs

Celebrating the City, Exploring our stories – Heritage of City
of Ahmedabad, Keynote Address by Mr. Debashish Nayak,
Heritage Cell, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

NID Auditorium

12:00hrs

Multi Story Building!!!-Storytelling Workshop

This parallel open workshop will continue till 31st October aiming towards generating short episodic / comic book / cartoon strip ideas for homegrown viewers / readers with global appeal.

Studios/Labs

13:00hrs

Lunch Break

 

14:00hrs

Where have all the teachers gone?

A panel discussion on animation education – past, present and
future
Moderator: Sekhar Mukherjee, NID

NID Auditorium

17:00hrs

Animation Speaks I - Screening of Mexican Animation by Lourdes Villagomez, an Animator from Mexico

NID Auditorium

18:00hrs

Competition Screening I – Indian Entries

NID Auditorium

19:00hrs

 Competition Screening II – International Entries

NID Auditorium

20:00hrs

Dinner

 

21:00hrs

* Chitrakatha’09 Opening

Animac Mobile (Three Shorts from Animac, Spain)

NID Auditorium

DAY TWO - 30.10.2009

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

09:15hrs

Competition Screening III Indian Entries

NID Auditorium

10:00hrs

Animation Speaks too- presentation by Coke Riobo Cortes,
Spain

NID Auditorium

11:00hrs

Journey Into Animation- Presentation by Manisha Mohan,
Tata Interactive Services, Mumbai

NID Auditorium

12:00hrs

Personal Cinema - a presentation on the need of promoting
good comic book – By Anindya Roy, Manic Mongol

NID Auditorium

13:00hrs

Lunch Break

 

14:00hrs

Picture came before the word!!!- A panel discussion on comic book and animation as school text book???

NID Auditorium

16:00hrs

Comic Book to Film - A presentation on nurturing a good project from Comic to short film (Education Scenario) by Delwyn Jude Remedios, Alumni, NID

NID Auditorium

16:30hrs

Flirt with Chandamama!!! - Presentation by Abhishek Singh &
Bharni Setlur from Chnadamama on their recent project from
Comic to Feature (Industry Scenario)

NID Auditorium

18:30hrs

Road Runner Show –story about running animation studio
creatively!

Presentation by E. Suresh, Creative Head, Famous House of
Animation

NID Auditorium

19:30hrs

How I gave birth to Simpoo - A presentation by Vaibhav Kumaresh, Alumni, NID

NID Auditorium

20:30hrs

Competition Screening IV International Entries

NID Auditorium

 

Dinner and Free Time

 

DAY THREE - 31.10.2009

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

09.30hrs

Competition Screening V Indian Entries

NID Auditorium

10.30hrs

Silk Route to AYACC-a talk about animation, cartoon & comic by
Mr Liuyi Wang, Secretary, AYACC & APACA, Beijing, China

NID Auditorium

12:00hrs

To Teachers with Love
Chitrakatha’09 Closing Films - A tribute to the unsung teachers through the screening of their work

NID Auditorium

13:00hrs

Lunch Break

 

14:00hrs

Network with Cartoon Network
 Presentation by Mr. Krishna Desai, Program Head - South Asia, Turner Broadcasting, India, about pros and cons of
television cartoon business and probable collaboration with
education platform for original content.

NID Auditorium

15:00hrs

Sulochana Affair!!!- Presentation by Prakash Moorthy,  on his recent experience of making of a short film

NID Auditorium

16:00hrs

Chitrakatha’09 special - Making of Arjuna
Presentation by Arnab Chaudhury and Pavan Buragohain, Mumbai

NID Auditorium

17:00hrs

Competition Screening VI International Entries

NID Auditorium

18:00hrs

Award Ceremony
Valedictory and Felicitation
of veteran Cartoonist, Journalist Shri Chandi Lahiri

NID Auditorium

20:00hrs

Closing Party followed by Dinner

NID Lawn

 

 

 

* We regret to inform that due to sudden serious health problem, Ms Nina Paley has cancelled her India tour.

 
  • Apart from the scheduled programs at main auditorium we are going to broadcast the show in the campus foyer.

  • This year Chitrakatha will felicitate veteran Cartoonist/Journalist Shri Chandi Lahiri, who will also give awards to the winners on final day.

  • Boardroom will be available for guests meeting point and network.

  • Few studios will be dedicated for master classes by various experts who will be delegating the festival.

  • At the NID foyer there will be a ‘Chitrakatha’ info booth for queries

  • NID student/faculty body will do pre-selection of films whereas eminent guests and professionals of various backgrounds will do the final selection during the festival

  • Chitrakatha’09 manifests the celebration of Indian subcontinent and Indian-ness through the medium of Animation with the global animation community.

  • There will be always a room open for last minute surprises!!!

  • Festival Authority holds the right to change/alter or call off any event/program without prior notice in case of any unavoidable situation.

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