Curtain call for MIFF 2000

At the seminar on screening documentaries in movie theatres film makers complained that theatres showed either one reel out of two reels or did not show at all. Film industry leader Dossani argued that televison channels should be made to show documentaries as well.

Vijay B Chandra said it was wrong to say that the general public walked out whenever documentaris were screened at theatres. He attributed the lack of audience because of the Films Division’s failure to publicise their documentaries. Richard Raskin, Chairman of the International Video Competition admitted that he did not see a new trend emerging in the video section except that more women have entered their films.