Mysore Filmothsava

Mysore Filmothsava

After the success of Spaces for rent. We have come up with another idea of short film festival.

Gangwayz in association with Mysore Film Society is organizing a state level short film festival which is going to be held in Mysore in January 2010.

It will be a great opportunity for the film enthusiasts to screen their film. We are inviting short films from all over Karnataka. Professionals , amateurs film makers, Film diploma institutes, multi media institutes, Journalism institutes are invited for the film festival.

Rules and Regulations -

1. Duration of the film should be from 2 minutes to 30 minutes, and should be sent in dvd.

2. Films can be in any language with the English Subtitles. Animation films are also invited.

3. Complete detail of the institute or film maker like address, contact number, email id, synopsis and script of the film should be sent along with the dvd.

4. Selection of the films are purely based on the screening committee decision. Only Selected Films are screened in the film festival.

5. Last date to send the dvds - 26.12.2009.

6. Entry Free.



Address to send the Dvds -

Dharmesh M.S
H-10,
CFTRI Campus,
Mysore - 570013.



For Query Please Contact-

Hariprasad Kashyap - 9742191586 - haridontworry@gmail.com

Dhananjaya - 9844990203 - dhana.gs@gmail.com

Dharmesh - 9886498866 - dharmavangogh@yahoo.com

The Bravehearts- an interview of "Spaces for Rent" director in Mid-Day

An interview of N S Islahuddin, director of "Spaces for Rent" by Manju Shettar of Mid-Day, which appeared in the newspaper on 11th June, 2009. Link of the original article here


Young theatre enthusiasts from Mysore pool in their resources and make Spaces for Rent, a feature film based on one of Maxim Gorky's plays

If mafia movies and recycled love stories bore you to tears, there's something exciting on offer. Spaces for Rent, a two-hour film made by young theatre people from Mysore, will be screened at Suchitra Film Society, in Banashankari 2nd Stage, on June 21.

Based on Maxim Gorky's play, The Lower Depths, Spaces for Rent is directed by N S Islahuddin, who has acted in over 25 plays. 

Director's cut: N S Islahuddin

Why did you choose Gorky's play for your first film?
I chose it because of its relevance. The Lower Depths has been adapted to screen in French, Japanese and Hindi. It has a universal and timeless appeal. It's about how one house is quickly split up into 10 different bedrooms during hard times. I wanted to dramatise the story and that's why I decided on the feature film format.

Your title, Spaces for Rent, sounds like a classified ad!
Yeah (laughs). Would you believe me if I told you I once saw a board, which had 'Bed for Rent' in front of a house in Mysore? I was struck by how everyone wants to convert what they have however meagre into money-minting propositions. Even the space in human relationships is up for negotiation!

Tell us, did you have producers queueing up at your door...
I wish that were true! In reality, not one producer was ready to finance this kind of film. That's when we, at Gangways Productions, decided to pool in our pocket money to cover the production cost. To me, Spaces for Rent is the perfect example of a co-operative film.     

Is our audience, which is fed on a steady diet of masti and masala, ready to accept such experimental fare?
I hope so. I know glamour, love and action is hard to beat, but even if a discerning few appreciate the film, I would be thrilled.

How did you shoot this realistic film?
We used a teleserial camera and two lights for the entire shoot. All actors are newcomers. Since we have in-house technical expertise, we were able to complete the film in just 18 days at a single location in Mysore.

You held a special screening of the film at the Mysore. University Senate Hall. What was the response?
M S Sathyu said kind words about the screenplay and the performances. He had valuable suggestions about some technical aspects. We have reworked the sound part since the special show.  We will take our movie to the people through the Gangways touring theatre. We plan to screen it in schools and colleges, and at film festivals

Photos of GangwayZ

 

Have a look at the photo gallery of GangwayZ.

GangwayZ cordially invites you....

.... for the premiere show of it's first major production "Spaces for Rent" on 6th June, Saturday at Senate Hall, CIST, Manasagangotri Campus, Mysore. Time- 5pm onwards.

New promo of "Spaces for Rent"

Spaces for Rent - Trailer