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… and now INTRODUCING- BOLLYWOOD!!!

Learn about the many faces of the Indian Film Industry – a little history of Bollywood cinema. How do Indian films reflect the social and political moods of its people? Look beyond the dance and drama that constitutes the largest film industry in the world, and learn about the many cinemas within Indian cinema as we go down the decades, from Indian Independence to the present.

This 3rd I seminar will be led by Bay Area filmmaker Alka Raghuram. The presentation will be 2 hrs long and peppered with film clips throughout. There will also be a break, followed by discussion and Q & A…    See you there.

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The ATA Festival presents a FREE workshop on experimental film exhibition and distribution hosted by local distributors and filmmakers.

Our workshop and discussion offer insight into the world of experimental film exhibition and distribution. This is a must-attend event for the super-independent and experimentally minded writer/director/editor/producer.

Festival co-director Kelly Pendergast will moderate panel and audience discussions with: Microcinema International founder Joel Bachar; SFcinemateque executive director and filmmaker Jonathan Marlow; filmmaker, curator and Canyon Cinema Board Member Maia Carpenter; filmmaker and Other Cinema founder and programmer Craig Baldwin; and Associate Editor/Producer of Wholphin DVD Magazine Emily Doe.

If you would like to attend, send us an e-mail before October 15 to festival@atasite.org, and reserve a spot!

If there are specific topics you would like to hear discussed at the workshop, please let us know when you e-mail us.

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