Kind Attn: All Kindly find attached the Press Release issued by the Entertainment Society of Goa, regarding the* "Weekend Cinema"* . Forwarded with request to ensure that it is published on your esteemed newspaper tomorrow, *31st January 2014 *as it is issued for public information.
The Entry for the screenings is free. *Screening of award winning films at ESG * *Panaji, 30th January 2014:* After the overwhelming response received to this initiative of promoting film culture in the state through weekend screening*. *This weekend the Entertainment Society of Goa cordially invites you for the screening of acclaimed films like *"Shwet (White)"*will be screened on *31st January 2014* at 5:30pm, "*A PESTERING JOURNEY*" will be screened on *1st February 2014* at 5:30pm and the film "*ANTHONY GONSALVES THE MUSIC LEGEND"*will be screened on *2nd February 2014* at 5:30pm, all the screenings will be held at Maquinez Audi-I. * Synopsis* *SHWET (WHITE)*: India/2011/ 29 min- Dir - Kanchan Ghosh Synopsis: Shwet looks at quantifiable and unquantifiable nature of pain. It interweaves the circumstances of a farmer and filmmaker, who belong to different social spectrum yet their fates are bound together. *A PESTERING JOURNEY: *India, 2011, 52 min- Dir - K.R. Manoj Synopsis - This award winning film delves and takes the viewers on avoyage through two pesticides tragedies in post independent India, "A pestering journey" is an attempt to interrogate the legitimate forms and technologies of killing available in a culture. *ANTHONY GONSALVES THE MUSIC LEGEND: *India, 2011, 58 min- Dir - Shri Ashok Rane Synopsis - Anthony Gonsalves entered Indian film industry in 1943 as a violinist, became a composer, arranger and conductor. He has around 250 films with approx 1000 songs to his credit. He worked with many music directors including Anil Biswas Khemchand prakash, Nausad Ali, S.D. Burman, Madanmohan, salil chowdhary, N.Dutta etc. He knew Indian classical musicals wrote the same in western type notations. Performed various shows of symphony he went to USA to teach music. Wrote 5 books with notations on sitar, sarod, table, violin etc *FILM* *DATE* *TIME* *VENUE* *SHWET (WHITE)*: *31st January 2014* 5:30pm Maquinez Audi *A PESTERING JOURNEY* *1st February 2014* 5:30pm Maquinez Audi *ANTHONY GONSALVES THE MUSIC LEGEND* *2nd February 2014* 5:30pm Maquinez Audi *Access to the screening will be on first come first basis*. *................................................................................................................* *About ESG: **Established by the Government of Goa in 2004, as the nodal agency in the organization of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the main objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) is to frame an entertainment policy to help cultivate Goa into a world-class international entertainment nerve center of the country. Successfully hosting the 35th, 36th ,37th, 38th, 39th ,40th, 41st 42nd , 43rd and 44th International Film Festival of India to a glare of media and fanfare, the objective of the Entertainment Society of Goa is to work towards building global visibility and branding. * *Mooted by the Govt of Goa and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Delhi, based on Goa's world reputation as a tourist destination, with its unique flavour of European lifestyle co-existing with multi-cultural ethnic sensibilities, Goa is now the permanent venue host for the Film Festival. * *About IFFI Goa, 2013: **Since 1952, India has hosted 44 International Film Festivals, both competitive and non-competitive. This festival has become an annual event from 1975 onwards. The Festival is organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Goa and the Indian Film Industry.* *.....................................................................................................................* -- Thanks& Regards, Silvia Rebello Asst. Manager (PR) Entertainment Society of Goa. Mob:9822983708 Office Tel: 0832-2428111 Fax: 0832- 2428000 www.iffigoa.org
