Films in the "tambu"The past few days there's this being buzz generated by the Puri film festival. Most of the movie are shown in makeshift tents, or "tambus" as they are referred to back home. Reminds me of the days as a kid back in Mumbai when they screened the latest hits on projector and screen in makeshift tents during Ganesh Chaturti.
There are no entry forms, selection procedures, competitions, juries, awards, bureaucracies. There are simply a lot of films to be shown.
Bring Your Own Film Festival is an innovative event held on the sandy beaches of Puri in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. It has been drawing droves of filmmakers from home and abroad.
Apparently any dude (or dudette) can show up with their movie and more than likely it will be screened. This is the third year for the festival and it's beginning to attarct some big names from the movie industry. Another question on everyone's mind. How does one ensure the quality of the movies?From BBC:
Festival enthusiasts have their rationale.
"'India makes about 900 films a year and not even two make it to [festivals like] Cannes. Does it mean that the rest of the films are bad? For a festival in which anybody can participate, a couple of poorly-made films are a risk one has to take," says one.
After all most movies are bound to be better than the countless D- grade Mithun movies churned out by Bollywood year after year anyway.
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