Friday, January 28, 2011

SPRUHA FILM CLUB, KURNOOL

Activities of SPRUHA FILM CLUB, KURNOOL-a report

16 September each year is Ozone day
An inconvenient truth, Oscar winning documentary of Algore,
Ozone depletion,
Global warming,
Green house gas effect- Documentaries downloaded from You tube.com and screened to the students.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009, World Science Day for Peace and Development,
Addission science society of Rayalaseema and Spruha, College film club jointly arranged a film show on Planet Earth, Space, Environment etc.
Environment film festival --- international biodiversity year
A river saga on the transmission of khandivili, a river into a drainage
A travel of two girls along nerxa river --Relationship between Nature and Human being
Cutting a life time—Impact of Urbanisation on rivers transmitting into big open drains with spl reference to river Musee
Journey of a boatsman
Lets not disturb water—the difficulties faced in collecting water in Afganisthan.
Narmada—raga of river Narmada , a musical concert
Umaiq skin boat—a documentary of educational resources
Women empowerment programme
Documentaries by Asmita, a resource centre for women
Oka Pellikatha,
Adapillalam,
Em cheyyali,
Were screened at the end of short term certificate course on Human and gender rights by Asmitha programme officers and the Cds were collected from them and also screened for all the students.

A cumulative show of Charlie Chaplin,
Children of Heaven
Manas sarovar yatra,
Fashion
Were screened on weekends

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

FILM SCREENING AT SATYAJIT RAY FILM CLUB

Satyajit Ray Film Club of SRR GOVERNMENT DEGREE AND PG COLLEGE, KARIMNAGAR
screened the Golden Nandi Award winning Telugu film of 2009
'SONTHA VOORU' to the students of our college on the occasion of Republic day celebrations on 26-01-2011
in the seminar hall.

It won best film award,best actress award,best character actor award and best dialogue award by the state government
'Sontha Vooru' is the first of kind in Telugu cinema which dealt SEZ subject directed by Sunil Kumar Reddy.

The film was well received by the students and faculty.

College Principal Dr.K.Murali, Senior lecturer Sanjeev, Club Convener Aanand Varala and others were present.

SATYAJIT RAY FILM CLUB SCREENS 'SONTHA VOORU'

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

AWAKENING FILM MADE BY STUDENTS AND RELEASED AT SATYAJIT RAY FILM CLUB

TWO SHORT FILMS RELEASED AT SATYAJIT RAY FILM CLUB, KARIMNAGAR




Satyajit Ray film Club of SRR Government Degree College, Karimnagar  released Two short films in the first week of January 2011. First Film 'Awakening' directed by two students Mr.Siddish and Abhinash Reddy. The film dealt with the ideology of Swamy Vivekananda. And the second film entitled "Juothi' made by Mr.Ramu Balmoori dealt with a subject to a woman who stood committed for her mentally disabled children.
These films were released by the Joint Collector of the district Mr.Sunder Abnar, IAS and the college Principal Dr.K.Murali. Mr.Abnar said on this occassion that the energies embedded in the youth should be streamlined and made useful for the society. Principal Murali advised the students to explore their capabilities using the infrastructure available in the college campus. The Secretary of FFSI Aanand Varala said that the Satyajit ray film club organising a certificate course in film making in the campus and students are being trained in film making and making aware of film appreciation. Faculty members Dr.T.Damodara Swamy,C.Laxman, Dr.Manohara Swamy, Radhakrishnamurhty,S.Gangadhar,R.Vinaya Sagar and students participated in the meeting

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

CAMPUS FILM CLUB RULES ETC...

FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES OF INDIA

H.N.NARAHARI RAO
President,
230,45th cross, Jayanagar,
BANGALORE-560082
Phone: 08026346681, fax: 08026647296
cell:919448476681
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SouthernOffice:
Bh.S.S.Prakash Reddy, Regional secretary,FFSI, 304,Padmavathi Mansion,
Ameerpet, Hyderabad
 email:FFSI SR <srffsi@yahoo.co.in>
contact : 09391020243
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R Mani,General Secretary - FFSI,Central Office,Resi: #567, 3rd Main, 2nd Cross,
BEML Layout, 5th Stage,Rajarajeshwari Nagar,Bangalore 560 098
Mob: +919901219100
Email: ffsico@yahoo.com
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Aanand Varala,Secretary(SR), FFSI
H.No.8-4-641 HANUMAN NAGAR, ,KARIMNAGAR-505001

Email: varalaanand@yahoo.com,varalaanand@hotmail.com
Website: www.ffsi.org.in
www.anandvarala.com


       
MODEL RULES & REGULATIONS FOR
CAMPUS FILM SOCIETY

Preamble

                    The First International Film festival of India was held in Mumbai in 1952. This Festival is known as annual IFFI now.

        Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru first Prime Minister of India was supposed to inaugurate IFFI. However, he could not make it and sent a message.
                          It reads as: “International Film Festival is window to world”
            One can find lot of meaning in the message for the Indian Society, which     was not open to new ideas and not marching with times.  International             Cinema can be catalic agent to change this mindset.  The good films from the international cinema can enrich young minds with values to be cherished. 
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Value Education :
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                       Students should have non- formal education during the college days
which can be called formative years to mould their personality.
        Good values are like a torch, which guides us through our journey of life.  We need values to prevent our society from disintegrating into chaos.  We need values to live meaningfully to interact with each other and find relationship, which we can maintain through the lives. Value education is one of the most important parts of non -formal education. Art can inculcate sensitivity and values in young minds.  Cinema is modern art form, discovered by science, which can influence and reach the masses.

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Aims & Objectives:
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1.    To propagate film as an Art Form given by science.
2.    To conduct film making courses/lectures to enable and encourage the students to take films, electronic media as their profession and develop a new avenue to them
3.    To organize short Film Appreciation Courses to initiate students in appreciation of cinema.
4.    To expose the students to the richness and variety of International and National Cinema.
5.    To emphasize the cultural diversity and integration of India, by
        Screening different films made in different languages with subtitles.
6.    By screening the good Indian cinema, which is one of the most powerful commentaries on Indian
       society, rather deeply political commentary on Indian society, possibly we can use it as a powerful
        tool to communicate to the students.
7.    To emphasize the cultural diversity and value education through the Good Cinema.
8. To conduct monthly screenings of films classics from the world Cinema during the academic year.
9. To conduct only film related academic activities.
10. To develop film books and DVD library for study and reference.

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                    Model Rules


1.    Name of the Film Society will be ___________________________________
     an association of _______________________________ University/College
2. (Head of the Organization) will be the chairman of the Film Society.
3)  Executive President (from the staff) will be appointed by the chairman every
      academic  year.
4. Membership is open to all the students/staff who are above the age of 18 and open     to entire campus (name & address should be mentioned)
5. I. Card will be issued to the members, and only I. Card holder of the Society will     be admitted to screening of film society.
6. Executive President will appoint a team of student members with Secretary for
    running of the film society.
7. The main objective of film society is to cultivate the taste for good cinema.
8. Cinema is an international art form so the classics of international Modern cinema will be screened.
9. Lectures on film appreciation course will be organized as a part of objective of non- formal education .
10. The membership for academic year will Rs. 50/- (or suitable amount) payable at the time of enrollment.  Member will have to fill up form.
11. Eforts will be made to get grant from college/university for the special activities like lectures, seminars buying of DVD’s etc. from U.G.C.   
P.S. These are the Model Rules.  Each Institution can make its own rules & Regulations, and send to FFSI for approval.
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                                 II
                   
Method of affiliation and working

1.  Head of the Institution will write to the Secretary FFSI for affiliation along with the  Registration Certificate or Govt. resolution and give undertaking.
 2 .Principal/Director/Vice Chancellor will be chairman of the film society and he will appoint Executive President from among the staff members. 
3. Executive President will appoint a team of students who will work voluntarily for the film society throughout the academic year.
4. Film society will enroll members from among the students and staff who are the above 18 years of age and only members can attend the screenings.
5. Students will maintain the Register of the Members enrolled and send the list with addresses to FFSI
6. Film Society will organize monthly film screenings with program note, discussions, on film screened; organize film appreciation lectures of eminent directors film scholars etc
7. Film society will intimate its programmes to FFSI
8. A student representative appointed by Executive President will participate in the meetings of FFSI
9.  As per the present constitution of FFSI The film society affiliated to F.F.S.I. will pay Rs. 4/- subscription per member per year to FFSI.
10. In addition to subscription Regional Offices are charging services charges.  It differs from region to region.

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                                    III
The Benefits of Affiliation to Film Society

1.    FFSI will give at least two DVD’s every month to the society.
 2.  Membership of FFSI will give access to National Archive Films, International
      Films Festivals of India (IFFI) and so on.
 3.  FFSI can arrange film appreciation lectures in the campus.    Help to get good   films through embassies and other sources.
 4.  Literature on Cinema will be supplied.
 5. The members of film society will get priority for the film appreciation course
     organized by FFSI.
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               Relevant Clause in the Rules & Regulations of FFSI

Clause No. 2 (d) (ii) However, in case of a film society belonging to an institution/educational (functioning under a State or Central Government, the Regional/Sub-Regional Council may, at its discretion, allow Associate Membership to such a society runs if the Principal/Vice-Chancellor/Head of the Institution certifies that the society runs specifically as a film society and not as a cultural society.  Such a society will be eligible for full membership only if it registers itself as a film society under the Societies Registration Act of the State.




       
                       
   

SEMINAR AT FILM CLUB OF GOVERNMENT DEGREE and PG COLLEGE (WOMEN),KARIMNAGAR



'Cinema is a powerful medium that can influence the society to a greater extent' said Varala Aanand, Secretary,FFSI. He was giving an extension lecture in the film club and The Department of Economics of GDC(W), Karimnagar. Students may take cinema and the TV media as their career and they may serve the society added Mr.Aanand. The college Principal Sowbhagya Devi, The head of the Department of Eonomics Mr.B.Ramesh, Mrs Arunajyothi,lecturer in Library Science, Mr.Chadra Prabhakar Senior Lecturer in Commerce and students participated in the programme.

CAMPUS FILM CLUB AT ONGOLE



A Campus film club at Government Degree College for Women was inaugurated by Aanand Varala, Secretary Federation of Film Societies of India on 30 December,2010.
The College Principal Dr.Sushelamma presided over the meeting and Dr.Sudhakar was the Chief guest.
Varala Aanand speaking on the occasion said that Film making and the TV production may taken as a profession by the students as number of creative opportunities are available
in the Entertainment industry. Further he stated that the students have to learn and develop the aesthetic appreciation of the visual media by writing views and reviews on the films
screened  in the campus film club. Dr.Sudhakar said  that students should develop the taste towards cinema, music and other arts o enable them to become good citizens.The Principal
said that the college is very thankful to the CCE for giving permission to start film club in the college. She said that the club will be screening meaningful films to the students and conduct the
VIEW and REVIEW programme. Faculty members, Students participated in the function Mr.Varala Aanand made a power point presentation on International cinema.

COCANADA FILM CLUB INAUGURATED IN PR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE AT KAKINADA




P.R.GOVERNMENT COLLEGE,KAKINADA has inaugurated CAMPUS FILM CLUB on 7th December 2010.The
College Principal Dr.M.Satyanarayana chaired the event and explained to the students regarding OBJECTIVES and activities of  the club
and inspired the students to know about the media and meaning full cinema. Further he enunciated that the visual media is one of the important tool
in disseminating the knowledge.

The Chief Guest of the function Sri Aanand Varala,(Librarian of SRR Govt college Karimnagar and Secretary,Federation of Film societies of India)
delivered his inaugural lecture. He said that Cinema is a power full media to be learned and appreciated. Students should know the strengths of the media.
Cinema is not mere entertainment it has another facet of art and information. The students should view and review the meaning full cinema and learn the techniques
of making by which the new avenue of profession will be opened in Entertainment industry and tv media he said.Later Aanand presented a power point presentation 
on BIRTH AND EVOLUTION OF CINEMA.
Students and Faculty members were present in big number.
In the feed back session students requested for help in script writing. The Principal immediately responded to organise one day script writing workshop with
the help of Aanand Varala and FFSI soon.
Later Dr.Satyanarayana received five DVDs of internationally acclaimed films from FFSI

TELANGANA UNIVERSITY, NIZAMABAD


To reach and catch young new generation we have started one day seminar's on cinema in various college and university campuses and encouraging the formation of CAMPUS FILM CLUBS. By which the students may get access to the meaning full cinema.
I have taken this one day seminars and campus clubs as my prime activity as a film society activist. Till today I am able to conduct 15 such seminars and a few institutions have already
started campus clubs and some are affiliated to the FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES OF INDIA.

Yesterday Aanand Varala  conducted one such workshop at TELANGANA UNIVERSITY at Nizamabad on 3 November 2010.University College Principal and Mangaement Prof.Dr.Aparna and other faculty and students participated in it.

PINGLE GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN WADDEPALLI, WARANGAL Dist.


A campus film club is inaugurated on first October 2010 by Mr. Aanand Varala a renowned Film Critic and Secretary of the
Federation of Film Societies of India.
Principal P.V. Prasad rao presided over the meeting
Firstly the convener of the club Dr.Ponna Srinivas explained the aims and objectives of the club.
He said the Artistic films,films on environment and meaningful  cinema will be  shown to the students
The awareness of art and aesthetics of cinema will be introduced to the students in addition to this
he promised to screen and discuss the women cinema etc..

Aanand Varala in his presentation explained the birth and evolution moving images and the role
of short films in the present scenario. He encouraged to  the students to take the media as profession.
The Naac convener Sri Vijaya Kumar, Sandhya, Revathi and lecturers and students participated in the programme.

KVR GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, KURNOOL


 First Campus Film club in a women's college in south India was inauguated in
KVR Government Womens College, Kurnool yesterday.
The club was inaugurated by VARALA ANAND , Secretary, FFSI(SOUTH)
and film maker Akkineni Kutumba rao was the Chief guest.

The college Principal Anila Kumari, Film club secretary Jayalaxmi and all the
faculy members were present.
The students were enthralled to the event

the Inauguration was followed by Envirnment film screenings.

GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN,BEGUMPET, HYDERABAD


    ‘Value based and interesting cinema should be made available to the students’ opined by the incharge Principal Dr.Venkanna,  while inaugurating  the one day workshop on “Birth and Evolution of Cinema & Film Society Movement” organized by the Asian Film Foundation and FFSI with the support of HIVOS, in the Govt Degree college for women ,Begumpet , Hyderabad.
    The workshop was conducted by Varala Anand on 7th February 2009 and was chaired by the Lecturer in Library Science Mr. A.Rajender.
    While inaugurating the 70 plus students participated Workshop, Dr.Venkanna said that the Indian Cinema has changed its face by the films of Satyajit Ray and attained an international stature. But that genre is fading out of the reach from the young minds. So he stressed to take efforts to bridge the gap between good cinema and students.
     Mr.A.Rajender, Lecturer in Library Science initiated the discussion in the workshop and welcome the students response

     Students participating shown much interest to know about cinema and its history and development.
    Mr.Varala Anand explained to the participants by the PowerPoint presentation about the thoughts of Nehru in formulating the film policy in India and the birth and evolution of Film Societies under the leadership of Late Satyajit Ray and others.

    Later the films MaaVooru, Akruthi etc. were screened and discussed


   

Monday, January 10, 2011

GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE,SIDDIPET,MEDAK DISTRICT


            IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE GOOD CINEMA ENVIRONMENT IN THE COLLEGE CAMPUS
-Principal assured to start a film club in next academic year
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 ‘In addition to normal academic activities it will be a privilege to have good cinema screenings in the college campus,  it will give cultural exposure   to the students’ said Dr.Nageshwar, Principal of the Govt. Degree and PG college, Siddipet.
    One day film society workshop was conducted in the college on 31 January 2009 by Varala Anand and organized by the Asian Film Foundation and Federation of Film Societies of India.
    While inaugurating the workshop Dr.Nageshwar said his college in based in the heart of the southern Telangana and having a rich literary heritage.  So they really interested to initiate a film club in the next academic year.
    Dr.Nandini Sidda Reddy, Head Department Telugu and famous poet, said that the prevailing literary activities in the college may be amalgamated with the good cinema. He further opined that promoting good cinema will definitely enrich the students with values.    
    The Principal speaker in the workshop Mr.Varala Anand explained the role of Telangana in Telugu Film industry and impressed upon the importance of film society movement. He also given a PowerPoint presentation on the history of cinema.
    A total of 73 students attended the workshop. The students participation in the workshop was lively and they interacted with the resource person.
    Later a film “Maa Vooru” made on Telangana village was screened to the students
    In post screening session the students asked clarifications regarding the film societies

SATYAJIT RAY CENTRE’ INAUGURATED IN S.R.R. GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE


    To spread good cinema cultures in college students, the Principal of S.R.R.Govt. Degree College, Karimnagar announced the inauguration of ‘Satyajit Ray Centre’ and constituted a committee to arrange film screenings and supervise its other activities.
    Dr.C.Vijaya Kumar, Principal said that to develop good culture and attitude among students the films are good media. Not only viewing of film students must learn review them also. He inaugurated the one day film society workshop conducted by Mr. Varala Anand on 28 January 2009
Organized by Asian Film Foundation and FFSI.
    Dr. B. Madhusudan Reddy, Reader in Chemistry and NCC Captain said that films are not only intended for entertainment they are also for enlightenment. He urged the students to make a habit of viewing good cinema.

    Dr.S.Manohara Chary, College NSS Coordinator said that starting a film club in the college is a good sign and the NSS wing of the college will cooperate in every aspect of the programme.

    Mr.Varala Anand presented a full length PowerPoint presentation on “The birth and Evolution of Cinema and Film Society Movement”. He used the film strips of early day’s films and introduced the world cinema scenario. He further enunciated the importance of the film societies and elaborated the history of FFSI.

    The staff and students were impressed very much by the lecture and loved to see the film ‘children of heaven ‘. A total of 63 students participated in the workshop.

    The one day seminar was concluded by the vote of thanks by  Dr.T.Damodara Swamy a commerce faculty member.

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION

To
The Principals
Sir,

The Principals of the following GDCs are requested to start Film Clubs and send the Feed back after screening every film in the prescribed proforma. Letter from the CCE and the Feedback form is available as attachment. For  assistance, the principals may contact Sri.V.Anand, Librarian,SRR Govt.College,Karimnagar Contact No.9440501281.

1.      GDC (M), Karimnagar
2.      GDC (W), Karimnagar
3.      GDC (W), Warangal
4.      GDC (W), Kurnool
5.      GDC (W), Begumpet, Hyderabad
6.      GDC (W), Ongole
7.      GDC, Vijayawada
8.      GDC , Chittoor
9.      GDC, Kakinada
10.  GDC, Vishakapatnam

Thanking you .
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With Regards

V.JAGADISHWER
Coordinator
State Quality Assurance Cell (SQAC)
Academic Officer
O/O Commissioner of Collegiate Education,
 Nampally, HYDERABAD-500001
09000103209

ORDER OF THE CCE,A.P.




Government of Andhra Pradesh
Commissionerate of Collegiate Education A.P., Hyderabad

From
Sri.Adhar Sinha.IAS,
Commissioner of Collegiate Education,
Nampally,
Hyderabad

To
The Managing Director & Commissioner,
Information and Public Relations
Department, A.P.,
Hyderabad.

Lr.No.21/Acad.Cell/Film Clubs/AC-05/2010, dated 30 .11.2010
    Sub: - Proposal for starting Film Clubs in all GDCs – Reg.
    Ref: - APSFTVTDC/Sub/Film Clubs/2011dated.16-6-2010.
With reference to the subject, it is to inform that the students in Degree Colleges (GDCs) may not be matured enough to distinguish between mainstream entertainment films and good, educational, meaningful and aesthetic movies. Therefore, starting Film Clubs in all Govt. Degree Colleges at a time may not serve the purpose. As there has been a practice of showing films by the Film Societies in the districts, giving wide publicity about it among the students may be taken up.
However, the Film Clubs can be started initially in select GDCs mentioned below on experimental basis and based on the feedback; Film Clubs will be started in other Colleges in a phased manner.
1.    GDC (M), Karimnagar
2.    GDC (W), Karimnagar
3.    GDC (W), Warangal
4.    GDC (W), Kurnool
5.    GDC (W), Begumpet, Hyderabad
6.    GDC (W), Ongole
7.    GDC, Vijayawada
8.    GDC , Chittoor
9.    GDC, Kakinada
10.    GDC, Vishakapatnam

Yours sincerely
                                                                              Sd/
                                                                         Adhar Sinha
                                               Commissioner of Collegiate Education