Short film bonanza Kalpanirjhar Foundation and Max Mueller Bhavan, Calcutta, in association with Alliance Francaise du Bengale and American Centre, Calcutta present the Sixth Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival. To be inaugurated today at 6 pm, this year’s festival will feature 87 films (18 of which are in animation format) from Germany, France, USA, Russia, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Turkey and several other countries, besides the host country. Films will be screened in various categories like Short & Sweet (15 animation films from Germany), Award-winners from USA (6 films), GenNext (22 films from film schools in India and Germany), All Human Beings are Born Free and Equal (11 award-winning films from a competition hosted by “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” Foundation and the Goethe-Institut), Acclaimed Shorts from France (11 films by courtesy of Alliance Francaise du Bengale), Independent Entries (9 films), Filmfest Dresden 2008 at Kalpanirjhar and Capalbio 2008 at Kalpanirjhar (6 films each which won prizes at these festivals) and 19 Indian films that will compete for the Patton Award for the best Indian short fiction film of the year. Today’s screenings: Haravalele Indradhanushy (dir: Dhiraj Meshram, India), Deface (dir: John Arlotto, USA), One Life of Shyamaprasad Sil (dir: Sanjeet Chowdhury, India), Le bon numéro (dir: Aurélie Charbonnier, France), Robin (dir: Hanno Olderdissen, Germany) and You should have the Body (a still from the film appears here; dir: Michael Masarof, USA). Event: Sixth Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival When: November 1 - 5 Where: Max Mueller Bhavan

art

November 1 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 6 pm: Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts presents Glasscapes — its first anniversary show of glass sculptures, paintings, photography and object d’art. Inauguration by Suhas Roy. The exhibition will remain open till November 14, 11 am to 7 pm. November 1 at Seagull Arts and Media resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road and at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Rashbehari crossing); 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Suranjan Basu: A Retrospective, an exhibition of Basu’s works (1957-2001). Inauguration today at 6.30 pm. Till November 1 at Bose Pacia, Stephens Court, 18 Park Street, #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Bose Pacia, Calcutta presents latest works of Rao Kodanda (Baroda) and Basist Kumar (Santiniketan). Till November 2 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Gallery Exposure presents Creation, an annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures featuring the works of emin ent artists. Curated by Debabrata Chakrabarti. Till November 5 (except Sunday) at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm: Different Approach — an exhibition of Rita Rakshit’s works. Till November 10 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275, 2461 8812; 3 pm - 8 pm: Of Unheard Melodies and Choreographed Dreams — an exhibition of Arun Goswami’s recent paintings in oil. Till November 10 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P-238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Missed Call — an exhibition of recent works by C. Douglas. Till November 10 at Silpi Art Gallery, 32A Judges Court Road, #2479 2004; 1 pm - 8 pm: Spiritual Quest in Colour — an exhibition which attempts to capture the spiritual and aesthetic insight of a number of contemporary artists. Curated by Prasanta Daw. Till November 10 (except Tuesday) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, #2419 0133; 2 pm - 8 pm: Durga, the Icon — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by well-known artists. Till November 10 (except Sunday) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #4007 6042; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Devi-II — Twenty-five artists’ impressions of Goddess Durga. Till November 15 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road, #3058 4060/62; 11 am - 7 pm (weekdays): Larger Perspective, a show of large format contemporary artworks by eminent artists. Till November 16 (except Monday) at Spectrum Art Gallery, 4 Lake West Road, Santoshpur; 2 pm - 8 pm: Rainbow — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by eminent masters and contemporary artists. Till November 23 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, Duckback House, 2nd floor, #2287 3377; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of creative art furniture, installation and sculptures. Till November 24 at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 63, #30222040: Festive Hues, an exhibition of paintings by well-known artists. Till November 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: The Voices of the Canvas — an exhibition of the works of 20 well-known artists.

DRAMA

November 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Kalyani Natyacharcha presents Mayeti, directed by Kishore Sengupta. Performance: Goutam Halder and Bindiya Ghosh. November 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Bohurupee presents Biryasulka. Direction: Tulika Das. November 1 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nat-Ranga presents Gulbaaj, the Man of the Match. Direction: Sohan Bandopadhyay. November 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.30 pm: Lok-krishti presents Ehai Satya? Direction: Falguni Chattopadhyay. November 2 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rang Roop presents Bayram Biram. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. November 2 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts present Atmakatha. Direction: Soumitra Chattopadhyay. November 2 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Apsara Theatre-er Mamla. Direction & acting: Sabyasachi Chakraborty.

PERFORMING ARTS

November 1 - 3 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Odissi Dance Festival, hosted by Shinjan Nrityalaya. Twenty upcoming dancers from diiferent parts of India as well as from the US will be performing at the festival. November 2 at B.T.P.S. Recreation Club Auditorium; 4 pm: Nrityangan, a centre of Performing Arts presents its silver jubilee year with Nritya Bhabna 2008 (a programme of Kathak dance) and dance-drama Shyama by its students. Direction & chorfeography: Anju Bhattacharjee.

TALK

November 1 at The Taj Bengal; 10 am: Dr N. laud will speak on India Health Vision 2020 at the Health Economic Summit in the Eastern Region, organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. n November 1 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit. November 1 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan; 6.15 pm: Prasenjit Basu Endowment Lecture. Speaker: Manoj Das. Subject: Faith. November 1 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Siksha, Samaj O Dharma.

FESTIVAL

Till November 4 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3&6 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Lake Gardens: Skanda Shasti Festival. Today at 7.30 am: Yagasalai Puja, Jayaparayanam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-VI), Moolavar, Mahaabhishekam; at 5.30 pm: Yagasalai Puja, Yagavikshinyam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-VII), Procession. Tomorrow at 7 am: Yagasalai Puja, Jayaparayanam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-VIII); at 8.30 am: Shatrusamharahomam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai, Moolavar, Mahaabhishekam, Khalasa Abhishekam, Mahadeepaaradhanai; at 5.30 pm: Yagasalai Puja, Yagavikshinyam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-IX); at 7 pm: Lalita Sahasranamam Parayanam, Shaktivel Vaangal, Procession.

WORKSHOP

November 2 - December 6 at Ballygunge Park Road: Hue ’n’ I Art workshop on digital art (photoshop), printmaking, potter’s wheel, pen & ink, charcoal, dry pastel, oil, acrylic, texture, life drawing, etc. To be conducted by Aradhana Singh. Details at #98304 47150. November 3 - 13 at Marudhara, 6 Merlin Park: Rajasthani folk dance workshop to be conducted by Sonu Ragwani of Jodhpur. Details at #2460 7356. November 4 - 8 at 14 Jatin Bagchi Road; 6.30 am - 8.30 am & 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm: Vyakti Vikas Kendra organises an Art of Living workshop on yoga. Details at #98311 97704. November 8 - 10 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts: Workshops with Japanese artisans on Bamboo Paper and Ceramic. For registration & details, call #2460 4245; 98309 98918.

FASHION TOUR

November 1 & 2 at The Oberoi Grand; 8.30 pm onwards: The Calcutta leg of the Chivas Fashion Tour, held in association with The Oberoi Grand, brings together some of the country’s leading designers. Nov. 1: Mandira Wirk, Deepika Govind and Kiran Uttam Ghosh will showcase their collections. Nov. 2: Shantanu & Nikhil, Varun Bahl and Raghavendra Rathore will showcase their collections.

READING

November 2 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11 am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya's report of Duryodhana's desperate attempt to rally the Kaurava army after Bhima slaughters 21,000 foot soldiers, in the 446th weekly session of his sloka-by-sloka English transcreation of Vyasa's Mahabharata.

VIJAYA SAMMILANI

November 2 at Calcutta Club (Sports Complex); 6 pm: Presidency College Alumni Association Calcutta will present a programme recreating the vibes of Presidency students exhibited during the last six decades in the college. Participating alumni are Somnath Chatterjee, Anindya Mitra, Bharati Roy, Bivas Chakrabarty, Subhoranjan Dasgupta, Sugato Marjit, Prabuddha Raha, Rajashri Bhattacharyya, Damini Bose and others. The theme of this unique cultural kaleidoscope is Shei tradition somaney cholchhe.

EXHIBITION

Till November 30 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, 19A Gurusaday Road; 10 am - 5.30 pm: Measuring Our Planet.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to: Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001; Fax: 2234-8244

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