Celebrating 80 Years Of Kannada Film Industry (Sandalwood)
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By Ians English
To
celebrate
80
years
of
Kannada
cinema,
Suchitra
Film
Society
(SFC)
in
association
with
Karnataka
Film
Chamber
of
Commerce
(KFCC)
and
Karnataka
Chalnachitra
Academy,
will
organise
two-day
program
here
from
April
26.
"We
are
trying
to
make
it
an
august
event.
This
event
is
not
only
to
celebrate
the
success
of
the
Kannada
film
industry,
but
also
to
look
back
and
learn
from
our
mistakes.
To
use
that
learning
to
carve
out
a
better
roadmap
for
the
industry," SFC
director
TS
Nagabharana
told
IANS.
"The
two-day
program
will
also
have
lectures
by
cinema
practitioners
who
will
help
us
analyse
where
we
stand
vis-a-vis
other
film
industries
in
the
country," he
added.
"The
exhibition
will
look
back
at
different
milestones
our
industry
has
achieved
over
the
years.
It
will
also
feature
rare
posters
and
film
related
memorabilia," he
said.
The
event
will
also
hold
an
exhibition
on
Kannada
cinema.
Film
curator
and
critic
Meenakshi
Shedde
will
throw
light
on
the
road-map
for
regional
cinema
"To
help
us
understand
the
importance
of
Kannada
industry
versus
other
industries
of
Indian
cinema,
curator
and
film
critic
Meenakshi
Shedde
will
speak
about
the
future
of
regional
cinema,
with
special
focus
on
Kannada
filmdom," said
Nagabharana.
"There
will
also
be
sessions
on
film
marketing,
distributing,
finance
and
the
role
of
audiences
in
film
business,"
he
added.
During
the
course
of
the
two
days,
veteran
actor
S
Shivaram
will
be
felicitated.
Entry
to
this
two-day
program
is
free.