| ashu |
Posted
on 27-Mar-01 10:32 PM
What follows is a repost. This is here as per Adwiti's request.
The KFA's business model is such that it should be
financially sustainable by April 2001.
We are recruiting new people and training them and developing their skills so that the KFA becomes a part of a larger colective and keeps going on, and does not become and end as a
one-man show.
Once this KFA gets going well by June 2001, my friends and I
plans to start -- again, in our spare time -- a theater production company under the name of Kathmandu Theater Initiative.
Let's see how things go.
oohi
ashu
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What is The Kathmandu Film Archive?
1) The KFA was founded in September, 2000 at Martin Chautari in Thapathali.
The KFA’s mission is to contribute to the cultural vibrancy and vitality of Kathmandu by screening finest movies (broadly defined) – in 16mm, 35 mm, video or DVD formats -- from around the world on a regular basis (i.e. every month) as either one-time shows or a part of film festivals.
The KFA pushes the idea that watching, thinking, talking and writing about great movies is one way of making sense of the complex world around us.
The KFA works toward establishing a library of film-related materials for research.
2) The KFA is run by “non-filmi” Nepali volunteers who share a passion for movies: entrepreneurs, historians, journalists, activists, writers, students and so on.
It is set up as a collaboration between two organizations: Martin Chautari and Thamel’s Godavari Alumni Association (GAA).
One by one, the KFA has struck strategic alliances with
a) Russian Centre of Science and Arts (Kamal Pokhari) for space, equipment and technical help.
b) Himal Association (Patan Dhoka) and Tripureswor’s Academy of Audio-Visual Arts and Sciences (AA-VAS) and various embassies and foreign cultural centers for movies and videos.
and,
c) Kantipur Publications, Nepal's largest media house for publicity.
3) FILMS shown since October 2000 are:
Red Sorghum. Chinese with English subtitles.
Red River Valley. Chinese with English subtitles.
The Cup. Bhutanese/Tibetan with English subtitles.
Rashoman Bridge. Japanese with English subtitles.
Citizen Kane. The Orson Welles masterpiece.
Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears. Oscar winner, 1980.
Genghis Blues. An award-winner set in Central Asia.
Brothers Karamazov. English with a Russian theme.
Caravan: The Making of. A documentary about the Oscar-nominated film.
The Red Bells. A Russian war movie set in Mexico.
The Only Road. A Russian war movie set against the backdrop of WW II.
In addition, the KFA has hosted a talk on "The craft of movie making under extreme conditions" by Mr. Eric Valli, director of the Nepal-made, Oscar-nominated movie: Caravan.
4) Tickets are priced at Rs. 50 per head.
Apart from start-up seed money available from Martin Chautari and GAA, and in kind help from the Russian Centre of Science and Arts, selling tickets is the only way the KFA raises money to pay for its logistical expenses.
5) The KFA is always looking for volunteersto get the shows going every month. As a volunteer, you will work with a fun bunch of people, and get to watch all KFA movies for free. Time commitment could be as much or as little as you want. Volunteers may sell tickets or help select movies or be hall ushers.
If you want to be a volunteer, send an email to Martin Chautari
chautari@mos.com.np with subject: KFA Volunteer.
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| ashu |
Posted
on 29-Mar-01 01:14 AM
Dear Adwiti,
Thank you for your kind words.
I appreciate them.
Then again, in all honesty, I must
tell you that like every other authentic, real
human being, I have my share of not-so-admirable
sides . . . and the journey of life to be
better tomorrow than today goes on and on, thereby
making the whole process of living exciting.
oohi
ashu
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