For all in the UK ... check out this link:

http://www.clickwalla.com/article.php?cid=26&aid=1050

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The British Film Institute (bfi) will launch a major, nationwide project called ImagineAsia in April 2002. ImagineAsia will be an eight month celebration of the cinema cultures of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, including British-Asian work. It will reach major cities throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

The project will include the world's first Indian cinema education pack for schools and colleges, as well as major seasons of films and talks at the National Film Theatre and other cinemas UK-wide. Videos will be released, there will be a range of education events, and books will be published on celebrated cinema personalities Yash Chopra and Nurjehan. Eminent film personalities like Aamir Khan, Shyam Benegal, Shekhar Kapur and Meera Syal have agreed to be patrons of the event.

ImagineAsia is the flagship of the bfi's new cultural diversity plans, dedicated to raising awareness of film cultures that relate to the UK's minority ethnic communities.
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It's good to see Asian cinema getting such a large and wide viewing ... judging by the posters there should be a major amount of classic movies touring up and down the country!

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Sorry guys - I screwed the title of this post up while trying to paste the link :turn:



Edited By Muz on Feb. 22 2002 at 16:22

Highlights of the Imagine Asia and the Asian Women's film festival at the National Film Theatre in London include:

An extended run of "Mother India" from Friday 3 May until Thursday 16th May. The classic film will be shown 21 times over that period of time in NFT3.

26 April 8.30 "A Quiet Desperation" (UK) 2000 Directed by Shakila Taranum Mann - filmed in London.

27 April 5.40 "Daughters of the Century" 2001 Directed by Tapan Sinha and starring Nandita Das and Jaya Bacchan - 5 short stories about female oppression (Jaya plays an untouchable in one of the stories)

1 May 8.20 "Bend It Like Beckham" (UK) + q/a with cast and crew

4 May 6.00 "Babu" (Pakistan) Zeba Bakhitar directs and stars (alongside Saud Amin and Lehri). Urdu with English subtitles.

There is also a Mira Nair season including "Salaam Bombay" and "Mississippi Masala"

Other events include:

28 April Interview with Yash Chopra and showing of "Kabhi Kabhie"

April - New Book "BFI World Directors Yash Chopra" by Rachel Dwyer (RRP £14)

May - New Book "BFI Film Classic : Mother India" by Gayatri Chatterjee (RRP£9) (based on new research into the Mehboob studio archives).

3 May The Guardian interview with Mira Nair

July /August 2 month retrospective of Satyajit Ray's films

Much to look forward to especially for me the opportunity to see the great "Mother India" at the cinema!!

Links:

http://www.bfi.org.uk

(check on books pages for details of the new books)

http://www.bfi.org.uk/imagineasia

However, there is not much detail on line at the moment.

John