Two filmmakers from MF owners new projects.

Two members from MIRIAM FILMS are of Police festival Committee Award Application.

Only 14 projects were selected from among 84 projects to be accepted.

Seyyed Hussein Mousavi with "Thieves and Police" short fiction and Seyyed Qasem Husseini with "Salang" short documentary are tow filmmakers from MIRIAM FILMS.

POLICE FILM is an international short film festival bringing together films from around the world in a dynamic look at law and order in our societies. 

Supported by week long art exhibitions, musical performances and photography, the Police Film Festival will begin May 10 with 3 days of screenings and Q&A's with directors.

The Festival concludes with a series of televised discussions and debates on the police- becoming a space for thought, reflection and dialogue as festivalgoers sit down with filmmakers, civil rights activists and police leaders.

14 of Afghanistan's award-winning filmmakers are part of the effort to create a new look at policing in this country. 

The Afghanistan Ministry of Interior is at the forefront of supporting POLICE FILM effort providing a unique insight into one of the most controversial police forces in the world.  

Peace and Type-friendship Prize for Afghanistan

International Film Festival honored the winners of 100

Filmmakers from Turkey, Egypt and South Korea were honored at the closing ceremony of the eighth 100 International Film Festival.

Public Relations 100 Film Festival, in three sections: fiction, documentary and animation filmmakers from Turkey, Egypt and South Korea were honored.

The International Prize for fiction was awarded to "the Myrak Tvnk" from Turkey for the film "Destiny"

The International Prize for Animation was awarded to "Moon Hyung Home" from South Korea for “ZIP” Animation.

The International documentary (subject of the Islamic Awakening) was awarded to "the year of Abu Bashar," from Egyptian documentary to " route that woman" film.

Peace and Type-friendship Prize was awarded to "Mirwais Rekab" from Afghanistan to "remorse" film.

Afghanistan attended with 15 films by 11 filmmakers in "The 8th 100 International film festival" in Iran.

 

Definition Of 100 Second Film :

A 100 second film is an independent movie, not an advertising trailer; it's neither a teaser nor a part of a full feature. It is maximum in 100 seconds from the beginning to the ending. It can be a fiction, a documentary or an animation. There are various fields of use for the art-industry of cinematography; It can be used for amusement, conveying sensations and feelings, messaging, information transfer, etc. Hence, a 100 second film can be a suitable medium to convey the concept message due to its nature of being short. It is possible to compare it with advertising teasers only in order to improve the cultural level of the society. briefness and creativity are the two elements that make a 100 second film noticeable and considerable. The 100 second film can be a new medium to be use in modern technologies such as cell phones, public screens and the internet. Naturally, the site of screening may pose some modifications to the structure of these films. For example, a 100 second film to be broadcast on public screens should be able to convey the intended message without enjoying the elements of sound and music. In general, the 100 second film can be considered as a newly-born medium with a great potential to affect a busy audience even for seconds and present them with a visual and aesthetical joy as it conveys its message.

SAFF Canada, Submit your film

SAFF Canada 2012 South Asian Film Festival Background

SAFF Canada takes place in Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford – the Fraser Valley, from October 31 to November 4. For the first time in Canada, SAFF will showcase the best feature, documentary and animation films of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan.

SAFF Canada Co-Founder and Artistic Director Hannah Fisher ran VIFF (Vancouver International Film Festival) and contributes to many internationally respected film festivals around the world. Hannah is using her thirty-plus years of experience, relationships, contacts and passion for South Asian Cinema, to bring over some of the finest filmmakers and actors of the Region, for Public Forums and Master Classes. SAFF brings these filmmakers together with their South Asian-Canadian counterparts.

The South Asian community around the world has grown up, and is growing old with South Asian film. It is part of family life. SAFF Canada 2012 honours and reflects the diversity and passion that are part of the South Asian culture.

The Festival reaches out to this dynamic cross-generational community in BC and Washington State. SAFF Canada is committed to sharing our stories through film, and building social and cultural bridges with the non-South Asian community-at-large. Film brings us all together in a way that few things can.

• SAFF Canada is proud to partner with Simon Fraser University, Surrey and SFU Praxis, the Indian Documentary Foundation (London and Mumbai), NETPAC- the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (Sri Lanka) VIFF, SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival), LIFF (the Ladakh International Film Festival and the UFV Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies.
• SAFF engages students and faculty at all post-secondary schools across the Province and in Seattle/Washington State, who have Film and South Asian Studies programs.
• SAFF has invited over 7,500 Lower Mainland Grade 12 students and BC and Washington State Film students to weekday film screenings and Master Classes. Podcasts and webinars will also be available.

   The SAFF Memories Project invites film students across BC and Washington State to create and submit their own 15 minute film from edited 2-3 minute video clips. Students will interview random and selected subjects, about their memories of watching their first South Asian film. The 3 Best Films will each win a $2,500 cash SAFF Memories Project Award.

SAFF invites visitors to our website from around the world to submit their own video clip or blog post about their memories of seeing their first South Asian Film.

The SAFF Spirit of the Muse Award is given annually to internationally renowned Canadian South Asian or South Asian filmmakers whose body of work has enriched the global community with their exploration of the human condition. Spirit of the Muse honours those whose films have engaged millions and who have mentored and inspired young filmmakers all over the World.

Conversations With SAFF Legends honours South Asian and Non-South Asian Filmmakers and Actors whose films have embraced the social, cultural and historical richness of the Region.

SAFF Canada South Asian Film Festival Society is proud to welcome former BC Premier the Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, Founder and former CEO of the Dubai Film Festival Neil Stephenson, film producer Mel D’Souza, internationally respected television journalist Jas Johal, documentary filmmaker Rashmi Lamba and UFV Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies Executive Director Satwinder Bains, to our Board of Directors.

We currently have over $1.4 million in Media Sponsorship for the Festival. This includes TV, Radio and Print, Billboard and Social Medial coverage throughout BC and Washington State, where we are working with the Canadian Consulate in Seattle to promote the Festival.

The Pre-Festival general promotional audience exceeds 5 million people in BC and Washington State. Festival screenings, receptions, Master Classes, webinars and Public Forums target an audience of over 30,000.

ENTERTAIN, ENGAGE, EMBRACE, EDUCATE, INSPIRE is not just our Motto, it is our Passion.

We invite you to join us for our 5-Day Celebration of South Asian Cinema.

For Further Information Please Contact Pat Bayes

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One filmmaker from MIRIAM FILMS owner of EUNIC Young Filmmakers Fund Call.

One member of MIRIAM FILMS is owner of EUNIC Young Filmmakers Fund Call.

From between 180 applications a Jury selected the 10 most promising film projects.

Seyyed Qasem Husseini is an owner of this program with "CHAIN" short documentary.
A short documentary about a group of kids who are working in Salang mountain and selling chains for small and big cars.

Sayed Qasem Husseini, after growing up in Sari Pul and Balk provinces, now studies in the Cinema and Fine Arts department at Kabul University. He has previously produced a short video report on carpet making, served as a sports reporter for a community newspaper, and works as a freelance production assistant.
last year his film under name "Death to the Camera" short documentary was winner of 1st AUTUMN HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL in Kabul.
Husseini is working as project manager and director of documentary film department in MIRIAM FILMS.

The film projects will be completed June 2012 and will be presented to the public afterwards. 

About EUNIC Young Filmmakers Fund 

The programme

The EUNIC Young Filmmakers Fund aims at helping creative talents and emerging filmmakers develop their understanding of the art and practice of filmmaking. Financial and professional support provided through a financial grant and workshop sessions should encourage young Afghan filmmakers up to 30 years old to realize a short film (20 minutes maximum) and to tell their stories using film as creative tool. The project should also provide networking opportunities with other filmmakers, guidance and participation in festivals. 

EUNIC Afghanistan

EUNIC is the network of the international cultural relations institutes from the member states of the European Union. They seek to facilitate cultural co-operation; to create lasting partnerships between professionals, to encourage greater understanding and awareness of the diverse European cultures and to encourage greater language learning.

The British Council, the Institut Francais d’Afghanistan (IFA) and the Goethe-Institut Afghanistan are forming the EUNIC-Cluster in Afghanistan.

All institutes look back to long time of partnership with the Afghan cultural scene reaching back into the 1960s and are now sharing their experiences with their local partners among various other projects in the Afghan National Theatre Festival and the International Documentary and Short Film Festival.

Two filmmakers with 2 films from Miriam films in The 8th 100 International film festival.

Afghanistan with 15 films by 11 filmmakers in "The 8th 100 International film festival" in Iran.

Two filmmakers with 2 films from Miriam films in this festival.

"I don`t know" Documentary short film by Seyyed Qasem Husseini and "Green Light" fiction short film by Seyyed Husseini Mousavi are two filmmakers from MIRIAM FILMS in this festival.

Definition Of 100 Second Film :

A 100 second film is an independent movie, not an advertising trailer; it's neither a teaser nor a part of a full feature. It is maximum in 100 seconds from the beginning to the ending. It can be a fiction, a documentary or an animation. There are various fields of use for the art-industry of cinematography; It can be used for amusement, conveying sensations and feelings, messaging, information transfer, etc. Hence, a 100 second film can be a suitable medium to convey the concept message due to its nature of being short. It is possible to compare it with advertising teasers only in order to improve the cultural level of the society. briefness and creativity are the two elements that make a 100 second film noticeable and considerable. The 100 second film can be a new medium to be use in modern technologies such as cell phones, public screens and the internet. Naturally, the site of screening may pose some modifications to the structure of these films. For example, a 100 second film to be broadcast on public screens should be able to convey the intended message without enjoying the elements of sound and music. In general, the 100 second film can be considered as a newly-born medium with a great potential to affect a busy audience even for seconds and present them with a visual and aesthetical joy as it conveys its message.

one filmmaker from Afghanistan in CINEMA DU REEL

One filmmaker from Afghanistan in CINEMA DU REEL

Since 1978, the Cinéma du Réel international documentary film festival has been an outstanding international meeting point, where the public and professionals discover the films of experienced authors as well as new talents, the history of documentary cinema as well as contemporary works. The festival programs some two hundred films for its various sections, screened at the Centre Pompidou, the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, the MK2 Beaubourg film theatre and several other theatres in the Ile-de- France area.

Los animales (The Animals) by Paola Buontempo ( Argentina, 8’, 2011) *PM*
Automne by Dmitri Makhomet (France, 26’, 2012) *PM*
Dochters (Daughters) by Marta Jurkiewicz (Netherlands, 23’, 2011) *PI*
Dusty Night by Ali Hazara (Afghanistan, 20’, 2011) *PM*
Earth by Victor Asliuk (Belarus, 33’, 2012) *PM*
Four Months After by Yuki Kawamura (France / Japan, 12’, 2011) *PM*
Henry Hudson and His Son by Federico Vladimir Strate Pezdirc (United Kingdom / Spain, 20’, 2011) *PM*
Kako sam zapalio Simona Bolivara (The Fuse: Or How I Burnt Simon Bolivar) by Igor Drljaca (Bosnia and Herzegovina / Canada, 9’, 2011) *PI*
Mekkege karai jol (Way to Mecca) by Asel Zhuraeva (Kyrgyzstan, 19’, 2011) *PI*
River Rites by Ben Russell (United States of America / Surinam, 11’, 2011) *PF*
Snow City by Tan Pin Pin (Singapore, 15’, 2011) *PI*

"ASHURA" Short documentary film produced

"ASHURA" Short documentary film produced by MIRIAM FILMS cinematic group.

Director of this film is Jack Somerville.

This shot documentary following Mohammad Husseini as he takes part in a highly controversial form of mourning during the Ashura procession, Kabul, Afghanistan 2011.

The film focuses on Mohammed's own deeply personal reasons for taking part, and attempts to understand the mindset he is in as he endures what is both a painful and controversial Shia Muslim tradition. 

Jack Somerville studied Documentary Film & TV at the International Film School of Wales. He has worked on content for the BBC (uk) as well as Spike TV & MTV (us).