Author Archives: AVFI

STUDY CIRCLE – between 13th to 21st oct 2023

Venue: Auroville Film Institute, India Space, Bharat NivasTime: 5:30 to 7:00 pm The sessions are open for all. Fri 13-10-23 Lecture ScreeningIntroduction to Indian PhilosophyIndian Philosophy by Dr. Satya Sundar Sethy, Department of Humanitiesand Social Sciences, IIT Madras.Sat 14-10-23 Lecture ScreeningA Brief Discussion on the Vedas & the UpanishadsIndian Philosophy by Dr. Satya Sundar Sethy,Continue reading “STUDY CIRCLE – between 13th to 21st oct 2023”

Abbas Kiarostami: The ‘Face of Poetry’ at the ‘Window of Cinema’

Poetry and Cinema SeriesSpecially Curated Sessions of Film Analysis and Film Appreciation7th & 8th October 2023, 14:30 to 18:30 IST _Online. COURSE OVERVIEW:Aesthetes, especially cinema aesthetes often wonder what poetry is in cinema. What makes a film poetic; how filmmakers create poetic masterpieces? Within the discourse of Poetry and Cinema – the name of AbbasContinue reading “Abbas Kiarostami: The ‘Face of Poetry’ at the ‘Window of Cinema’”

Mani Kaul and Search for New Cinematic Form through Theater: Ashad Ka Ek Din

Indian New Wave SeriesSpecially Curated Sessions of Film Analysis and Film Appreciationwith Deb Kamal Ganguly. 2nd & 3rd September 2023, 14:30 to 18:30 IST _Online. Course OverviewIndian New Wave Cinema, which flourished during 1970s, is considered as one of the most significant and exciting phases of cinematic creation in the long history of Indian cinema.Continue reading “Mani Kaul and Search for New Cinematic Form through Theater: Ashad Ka Ek Din”

STUDY CIRCLE – 15th – 19th May, 2023

Venue: Auroville Film Institute, India Space, Bharat NivasTime: 6:00 to 7:30 pm Mon |15-05-23| ScreeningThe Society of Spectacle (Guy Debord; 1974, 88mins.)You don’t hate Mondays, you hate capitalism. Satirical and self-critical filmadaptation of Guy Debord’s theoretical masterpiece, and a frontal attack onthe all-encompassing spectacle we live in. Tues |16-05-23 | ScreeningIntroduction to the End ofContinue reading “STUDY CIRCLE – 15th – 19th May, 2023”

Real Sites to Cinematic Spaces

Analyzing the mechanics of a spatial constructs in cinema…

STUDY CIRCLE – 8th – 12th May, 2023

Venue: Auroville Film Institute, India Space, Bharat NivasTime: 6:00 to 7:30 pm Mon |08-05-23 |Screening Dangerous Method (2004, 99 mins.), David CronenbergA look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. Tues |09-05-23 |Reading Jungian Studies : Projections Identifying and working with our symbolic projections Wed |10-05-23 |ReadingContinue reading “STUDY CIRCLE – 8th – 12th May, 2023”

STUDY CIRCLE – 1st – 4th May, 2023

Study circle, 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Auroville Film Institute, India Space, Bharat Nivas. Mon01-05-23ReadingJungian Studies – ProjectionsExploring heroes and villains within; and identifying symbols of personal value. Tues02-05-23ScreeningDangerous Method (2004, 99 mins.), David CronenbergA look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. Wed03-05-23ScreeningPoetry and CinemaContinue reading “STUDY CIRCLE – 1st – 4th May, 2023”

STUDY CIRCLE – 24th – 28th April, 2023

The Fat and the Lean (1961, 16mins ), Roman PolanskiA small and thin barefoot slave (played by Polanski) plays a flute and beats a drum to entertain his large master who rocks in a rocking chair in front of his mansion. Tues / 25-04-23 / ScreeningAu Hasard Bresson (1967, 32 mins.), Theodor KotullaDocumentary Short FilmContinue reading “STUDY CIRCLE – 24th – 28th April, 2023”

STUDY CIRCLE – 17th – 21st April, 2023

Film Institute @ Auroville is delighted to introduce an open study circle, 6.00 pm at the Auroville Film Institute, India Space, Bharat Nivas.  The Study Circle is designed in concurrence with the ongoing research and academic pursuits of the Film Institute Fellows. The sessions are open for all.  Upcoming Week’s Schedule:  Check our upcoming workshops –