When members of the Mumbai Academy of Motion Pictures (MAMI) were curating for its Restored Classics section for the 15th Mumbai Film Festival,by going through the catalogue of Cineteca Bologna the internationally recognised centre for film preservation and restoration they spotted an unlikely Indian name behind a Charlie Chaplin classic. The restoration of The Floorwalker,an iconic Chaplin film made in 1916,was said to be funded by none other than Amitabh Bachchan,prompting the members of the organisation to pick it up for the festival. Archiving and restoration is an important issue in Indian cinema that needs attention. We thought,by bringing the film with Bachchans name behind it,will inspire more people from our film fraternity to come out and get involved in the process of film restoration, says Srinivasan Narayanan,Director,Mumbai film Festival. The organisation has invited Bachchan to present the film,although the dates havent been fixed. The schedule of the festival,that will be held from October 17 to 24,is yet to be finalised. The Butler,an American historical fiction drama loosely inspired by a real-life story,will open the festival that will be held at Liberty cinema,Metro Big Cinema,Marine Lines,and Cinemax,Versova. Movers and Shakers Children can find their inner rhythm and dance at a Kathak dance and drama workshop,organised for Phoenix Club junior members on Saturday. Phoenix Market City and Maneesha Nrityalaya Trust Dance Academy will train children in the age-group of 6-13 years the basics of the dance form with rhythm,expressions,body movement,synchronisation and other lessons. Kathak performers who have trained for more than a decade under Guru Maneesha Sathe,will conduct the workshop. Besides,activities such as Propoduction,Hit the Beat,Rhythm Creation,Body play,Body Express,Silent Speaking and Visual Treat are also planned. The workshop begins at 4 pm and will go on till 7 pm. In House As one of the most popular DJs in the region,Kash Trivedi is set to knock down the horizons of house music. His passion and zeal to create breakthrough musical experiences attracts many to his tunes. He will perform in the city as part of R-Evolve Sunset Weekenders this Saturday,at Atmosphere 6,Viman Nagar,5 pm onwards. Curtain Call Vodafone,in association with Theatre Academy,calls for entries for the fourth edition of Vodafone Rangasangeet 2013,a state-level musical and prose one-act play competition,which aims at providing a platform for upcoming talent in theatre across Maharashtra and Goa. Entries from colleges,stand-alone groups and theatre associations in and around Pune will be accepted till October 10. The participating teams must be a registered group within the theatre circle. Preliminary rounds will be held in five cities: Nashik (October 11-12),Aurangabad (October 14-15),Goa (October 17-18),Kankawli (October 19-20) and Pune (October 22-24). Three teams will qualify for the grand finale to be held in November in Pune. The winning team will get a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh for musicals and Rs 10,000 for prose.
