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Course on film appreciation
Jindal Arts Creative Interaction Centre JACIC will hold a film appreciation course in collaboration with the Film and Television Institute of India FTII at the National Centre for Performing Arts from August 11 to 14 between 9.30 am and 8 pm. The course fee is Rs 800 per head and spot registration fee is Rs 1,000 per head. Professor Suresh Chabbria will discuss ways of looking at cinema, image and meaning; the structure and sequencing of representative text films; historical subjects; non-fiction, animation, experimental and short films; and cinema8217;s position in contemporary social consciousness. Each day8217;s programme will conclude with a film screening, followed by a discussion. Completed forms plus the fee must be turned in by August 8. For further details, contact Nikita Mehta at 2833737, 2833838 extension 204.
Diploma course in translation
The Hindi department of SNDT University, Churchgate, is offering a one-year diploma course in translationHindi-English-Hindi. Classes will commence from August 10. For admissions, contact the department; phones: 2052970, 2031879 extension- 306, 2045711, or 6343639.
Asiatic Library workers8217; union
Workers of the Asiatic Library, Fort, recently set up a union, The Asiatic Society of Bombay Employees Association. The union, led by Dr B R Rairikar, has been formed to demand an early implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations for the library8217;s workers and improve working conditions at the library, a press release said.
