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Your Letters & Comments – Dec 10 2016

7th LITFEST OPENS

7th LITFEST OPENS: At the inaugural ceremony at Maquinez Palace in Panjim on Dec 11 there were several highlights including the unveiling of a special GALF-16 painting by Padma Shri-award winning Goan artist Laxman Pai. With him are keynote speakers P Sivakami (feminist Dalit writer from Tamilnadu) and Jorge Barreto Xavier (former secretary of State for Culture, Portugal), curator Damodar Mauzo and Yatin Kakodkar (president, ICG).

Your letters and Comments – Dec 3 2016

IFFI 2016

CURTAINS FOR 47th IFFI: The 8-day film festival came to a smooth closure with governor Smt Mridula Sinha leading various dignitaries at a ceremonious prize distribution function at Dr Shyama Mukherjee Stadium on Nov 28, 2016. The Golden Peacock award of Rs 40 lakh went to Iranian film Daughter, director-producer Reza Mirkirami collected the award. Other award-winning films: Rauf, Mellow Mud, The Throne, Ra Ra, Cold of Kalander and Apology.