Daniyar Alshinov is a well-known Kazakh actor. His recent works were the leading parts in Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s critically acclaimed feature films “A Dark, Dark Man” (“Achievement in Directing”, Asian Pacific Screen Award-2019) and “Atbai’s Fight” (Grand-Prix at Yakutsk IFF-2020). Daniyar also played the leading part in Yerzhanov’s recently made new feature (working title “Herd Immunity”, currently in post-production). In 2020 Alshinov won “Best Actor” prize at the “Critics’ Choice”, the leading Kazakh independent film awards helmed by the Film Critics’ Association of Kazakhstan.
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Lima Das, nominated Best Actress at Imagineindia for Aamis (Bhaskar Hazarika)
Dr. Lima Das is an actor and classical dancer from Guwahati, Assam.
She made her debut in films with the critically acclaimed Assamese film ‘Aamis’ directed by Bhaskar Hazarika, winning the Best Actress awards at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival (SSAIFF) 2019 and the 4th Sailadhar Baruah Film Awards. She was also felicitated with the Biju Phukan Recognition Award for Acting 2020 for her role in Aamis.
Rozafa Celaj, nominated Best Actress for Aga,s House at Imagineindia
A 24 year old actress and director, born in Kosovo and raised by parents who are both actors. Attended seven years of professional music school, studying violin, piano, guitar and singing. Graduated from the Faculty of Arts of the Prishtina University, department of TV and Film Directing. While a student Rozafa wrote, directed and produced several short film projects.
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Still (Anis Naseri) Iran
Still
Anis Naseri
Iran. 2019. 14 min
The film is narrating two sisters living alone, Azi, the elder, and Anna, the younger.
Their mother passed away at Anna’s birthday. Azi was blaming her sister for her death and hated her for a while . Time passed by, Anna was growing up and she was resembling her mom more and more. Azi could not hate her anymore. She found her as her mother replacement and started playing a game with her. A dreadful Mom and Child game.
ANIS NASERI
Anis Nasseri was graduated in B.A Persian Literature and M.A Cinema. She recieved the Gold Medal for 20 Iranian National Scientific Olympiad: Persian Literature, Iran.
She also attended at different cinema courses including Directing by Asghar Farhadi and Shahram Mokri. She was script writer and researcher for some short films.
Still is her directorial debut film which goes through a sisterhood story.
DIRECTOR,S STATEMENT
Family has been a considerable concern to me. I could neither leave it away nor absorb it utterly. I think that most complicated family relationship is my relationship with my mother. My mother was and still is a tough woman. I wished I could set up close relationship with her. My sister behaves like my mother. Our sisterhood emerged out then. She takes the duty to go through the unfinished role of my mother. When I grew up, I become curious to figure out the relationships. In this film, we see the relationship of two sisters in the absent of their mother. All of us have left our mothers behind. The mother that we knew them in our childhood, a happy mother who walked fast or listened to us …. STILL makes a review of such motherhood and sisterhood relationship. Let’s say : it goes through the STILLS, quoted by Shamlou, a great Iranian poet.
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ali.ghiasvand@aifilmpro.com
Dog (Hesam Salehbeig) Iran
Dog
Hesam Salehbeig
Iran. 2019. 15 min
It is said that the origin of dogs is from wolves. They have changed through the time and are the human’s best friend. Two women have to deal with a human.
HESAM SALEHBEIG
Hesam Salehbegi was born in in 1995, Iran. He got his B.A in architecture from IKIU University, 2017 and now he is studying master of cinema at Sooreh University. He has been working as film editor, graphic designer, screen writer since 2005. DOG is his first short film.
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Meryem Uzerli, nominated Best Actress for The Hive at Imagineindia
Meryem Uzerli was born in 1983, Kassel, Germany.
She moved to Hamburg to complete her education and acting training in The acting Studio Frese, before she moved to berlin to continue her Theater career.
She took a part in plays of well-known authors such as Shakespeare, Brecht , Goldoni and Büchner.
Ranvir Shorey, nominated Best Actor for Kadakh at Imagineindia
Ranvir Shorey is an Indian actor and former VJ. Since making his debut in Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002), he has starred in a number of high-profile films such as Jism (2003) and Lakshya (2004). He has also starred in the critically acclaimed films such as Traffic Signal, Bheja Fry (2007) and the critical and commercial hit Mithya (2008).
He started his career along with his friend and co-actor Vinay Pathak. He was the host of the successful talk show Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? and The Great Indian Comedy Show which aired on STAR One.
He made his debut opposite Manisha Koirala in the film Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002). His next film Jism (2003) was a hit but he had a minor role. It was not until 2006 that he got noticed in the comedy Khosla Ka Ghosla. The film was released to much acclaim and his comic role was praised. He played Nanoo in the comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects alongside Rahul Bose as his funny friend. He appeared in the multi-starrer Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) which was moderately successful. He appeared in a Yash Raj Films, titled Aaja Nachle which was released in November 2007. Mithya, which was released in February 2008, has Ranvir Shorey as the lead actor and has been critically acclaimed. In 2008, Ranvir was seen in movies like Ugly Aur Pagli and box office hit Singh Is Kinng.
He hosted Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7) in the year 2014. Which aired on Colors (TV channel).
In 2018, he starred in the short film Shame alongside Swara Bhaskar. He also appeared in the 2019 film Sonchiriya alongside Sushant Singh Rajput and Manoj Bajpayee.
Missing Days (Ekta Mittal) India
Missing Days
Ekta Mittal
India. 2020. 25 min
A film about missing days from the calendar; of missing people who left to faraway cities for work. Guided by Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s birha poetry, Gumnaam Din explores the yearnings of the missing and their loved ones who wait endlessly. Will they be found? Do they want to return? The Film observes separation as an inevitable everyday practice.
EKTA MITTAL
Ekta Mittal co-founded Maraa, a media and arts collective in Bangalore, and works there as practitioner, researcher, curator and facilitator around issues of gender, labour and caste in rural and urban contexts, making films around labour, migration and cities. Her films project on migration is titled Behind the Tinsheets. Ekta also works with creative practices in the public space, through independent production and collaborations with other artists.
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distribution@psbt.org
Rickshawala (Ram Kamal Mukherjee) India
Rickshawala
Ram Kamal Mukherjee
India. 2020. 48 min
Rickshawala is a tribute to great master Bimol Roy,s masterpiece Do Bigha Zameen and Roland Joffe’s The City Of Joy. The hundred year old traditional vehicle of Kolkata that has been declared illegal by supreme court is breathing its last breath in the by lanes of the city. The film depicts the pathos, love and human bond through the two wheeler that keeps the city alive.
RAM KAMAL MUKHERJEE
Ram Kamal Mukherjee born in North Kolkata. He developed an interest in actress Hema Malini after watching her films. When his father Jaydeb Mukherjee realized that he had an interest in writing, he encouraged Ram to write a ‘letter to the editor’ on his favourite topic (Hema Malini) to Screen (now Hotstar). The letter, and a subsequent one, was published in the newspaper and led to the start of a career as a freelance journalist in 1995. Mukherjee graduated in Media and Film Studies at the University of Calcutta. After the period working for Screen, he was appointed as the sub editor for The Asian Age in Kolkata in 2001. He was appointed as the official journalist for Kolkata Film Festival. In 2003, he moved to Mumbai, where he became a Senior Correspondent at Stardust magazine.
Ram Kamal Mukherjee is best known for Hema Malini – Diva Unveiled, an unofficial biography which was published in 2005.
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assortedmotionpictures@gmail.com
A Man Without Shadow (Alireza Raisian)
A Man without Shadow
Alireza Raisian
Iran. 2019. 90 min
Mahan is a documentary filmmaker. When he makes a documentary about an honor killing, his film is rejected by the broadcaster and he consequently gets fired. He feels his personal life is in danger, especially when he is threatened by the victim’s family. To help Mahan, his wife Sayeh finds a good job in a big company. Sayeh goes to Spain with her boss to sign a big deal, but she disappears upon her return.
ALIREZA RAISIAN
Born in 1955 in Tehran, Alireza Raissian is best known for his debut feature film REYHANEH, represented in festivals of Montreal, Torino, Nantes and Berlin in early nineties. Graduated from College of Television, he began his professional career as scriptwriter and assistant director. His second film JOURNEY, based on a screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami, was shown in San Sebastian, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and London. The film DESERTED STATION won the Best Actress award in Montreal IFF. His last three films HAVANA FILE, LOVE AT FORTY and TIME TO LOVE also took part in many international festivals.
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Ali Ghasemi : ghasemi@persiafilmdistribution.com
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