GUJ- Pressnote May 1, 2011. PANAJI,
The Goa Union of Journalist(GUJ) will celebrate the annual World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, May 3 with screening of two-media related documentary films at the Preview Room of Goa Kala cademy in the city at 10 a.m. The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 May to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991. The 2011 World Press Freedom Day is celebrated internationally with the theme "21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers." The event will affirm fundamental principles of media freedom in the digital age—the ability of citizens to voice their opinions and access diverse, independent information sources—20 years after the original declaration was made in Windhoek, Namibia. The two films are : 1. Partners in Crime. Director: Paromita Vohra English (subtitled), 94 min, 2011, India. Partners in Crime takes you on a rollicking trip through the grey worlds of copyright, art and the market in a story about love, money and crime. This is a story about art, crime, love and money to check if the times, they may be a-changing after all. Producer: Magic Lantern Foundation About the Director: Paromita Vohra is a documentary filmmaker and screenwriter based in Mumbai whose films explore issues of politics, feminism, culture and desire. Some of her celebrated films are ‘Morality TV and the Loving Jehad: A Thrilling Tale’, 'Q2P', 'Un-limited Girls', 'Where’s Sandra?', ‘Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City’ and 'A Woman’s Place'. She is also scriptwriter of 'Khamosh Pani' (directed by Sabiha Sumar) which won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival in 2003; 'A Few Things I Know About Her' (directed by Anjali Panjabi) which won the Silver Conch at the MIFF 2002; and 'Skin Deep' (directed by Reena Mohan). She is currently working on a book about love in contemporary India. 'Partners in Crime' is her latest film. Film 2: Helvetica >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helvetica Directed and produced by Gary Hustwit . Editing by Shelby Siegel Laura Weinberg. Running time : 80 minutes. Country : United States. Language : English. Helvetica is an independent feature-length documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered on the typeface of the same name. Directed by Gary Hustwit, it was released in 2007 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the typeface's introduction in 1957. Its content consists of a history of the typeface interspersed with candid interviews with leading graphic and type designers. The film aims to show Helvetica's beauty and ubiquity, and illuminate the personalities that are behind typefaces. It also explores the rift between modernists and postmodernists, with the latter expressing and explaining their criticisms of the famous typeface. Helvetica was premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2007. The film toured around the world for screenings in selected venues, such as the IFC Center in New York, the Institute of Contemporary Arts London, the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, and the Roxie Cinema in San Francisco. Helvetica was nominated for the 2008 Independent Spirit's Truer than Fiction Award. The GUJ has invited all journalists as well as citizens who value the freedom of press to be present for the screening which will be followed by a discussion on the films. Prakash W. Kamat President, Goa Union of Journalists, Panaji.
