1. 6th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2010
BREAKING BOUNDARIES : SHARED SPACES
presented by
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION
at India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
6TH SAT SEMINAR: WOMEN AND PUBLIC SPACE in Conference Room 1, IIC Main Building
10:00 AM Welcome Address - Jai Chandiram, President, IAWRT India and Director, Asian Women's Film Festival 2010
10:15 AM What does public space signify for women? Do they have access to it? How do options of
citizenship and justice define this space? When women enter the public space, what are the
challenges they face? How do they tackle patriarchy and caste oppression in the Indian
context? Can women expand or redefine the public space? The aim of the seminar is to show
women’s relation to the public space in various settings and contexts through women’s
everyday life experiences.
Taisha Abraham - SATHIN BHANWARI REVISITED
Taisha is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, Jesus & Mary College
Krishna Menon - CASTE AND GENDER
Krishna is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Lady Shri Ram College
Karen Gabriel - ICONOGRAPHY OF BHARAT MATA
Karen is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, St Stephens College
Anita Ghai - WOMEN AND DISABILITY
Anita is a Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
11:30 AM TEA BREAK
11:45 AM Visalakshi Menon - TWO PIONEERING WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY (DURGABAI DESHMUKH &
KAMALADEVI CHATTOPADHYAYA)
Visalakshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of History, Jesus & Mary College
Ashish Koul – JAHANARA SHAHNAWAZ AND THE MUSLIM LEAGUE
Ashish is a PhD Scholar at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Sheeba Aslam - ISLAMIC FEMINISM
Sheeba is a journalist and PhD Scholar in Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University
1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
6TH SAT SEMINAR: CAUGHT IN A MADDING MASS MEDIA in Conference Room 1, IIC Main Building
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue.]
FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR, IF PRESENT
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non–profit organization of women working in
electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views and values become an integral part of programme
making. It offers professional skill-training to women, provides grants and fellowships, and presents awards of excellence.
It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
READ MORE: < www.iawrt.org > WRITE TO US: < iawrtindiafestiva [AT] gmail.com >

2. 6th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2010
BREAKING BOUNDARIES : SHARED SPACES
presented by
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION
at India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
3:00 PM The thrust will be to create a three-way interaction between media makers, especially those
producing highly watched soaps and reality shows, viewers of these programmes and experts
in the area of psychology, media research, development communication and film making.
CHANGING REPRESENTATION: ARE WE CONFRONTING "REAL" ISSUES?
This session will look at the so-called changing dynamics of serials and reality shows and examine whether
the change is real and meaningful. To share their professional insight and understanding, we are inviting a
panel of TV channel programmers, media makers (especially those involved in producing and creating
popular serials and reality shows) to present their perspectives.
The panelists will give their take on how they perceive the so-called changing dynamics of serials and
reality and share their insight and understanding on whether these changes are true and meaningful for
the audiences that they are seeking to reach out in scale and impact.
4:00 PM TEA BREAK
4:15 PM VIEWERS SPEAKE: WHAT WE THINK ABOUT TV?
Responding to them a panel of media viewers, representing diverse realities will share their perspective
and focus on their personal experiences and insight about the specific effects that television fiction and
reality shows has had on them. Some of the viewers concerns that we will explore through a panel of
experts (drawn from diverse professional fields such as film makers, psychologists, individuals anchoring
popular shows, academia) are "selling dreams", “impacting self-esteem" and "raising aspirations".
Tribute to Minal Hazarika.
6:00 PM END OF SESSION
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue.]
FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR, IF PRESENT
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non–profit organization of women working in
electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views and values become an integral part of programme
making. It offers professional skill-training to women, provides grants and fellowships, and presents awards of excellence.
It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
READ MORE: < www.iawrt.org > WRITE TO US: < iawrtindiafestiva [AT] gmail.com >

3. 6th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2010
BREAKING BOUNDARIES : SHARED SPACES
presented by
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION
at India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
7TH SUN FILM / EVENT DUR / YEAR/ COUNTRY DIRECTOR CONTACT
09:30 AM REGISTRATION
10:00 AM INAUGURATION by MRINAL PANDE, Chairperson, Prasar Bharati
THE STITCHES SPEAK 12 mins/ 2009 / India Nina Sabnani
(Tanko Bole Chhe)
Celebrates the art and passion of the Kutch artisans associated with Kala Raksha.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
11:00 AM TEA BREAK
11:15 AM SUPERMEN OF 52 mins/ 2008 / Japan, Faiza Ahmad Khan
MALEGAON Singapore, S.Korea
Passion for cinema spurs a group in Malegaon to make a low budget socially relevant spoof on Hollywood.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
12:30 PM ESCAPE 25 mins/ 2008 / Malaysia Charlotte Lim
The relationship between a grandfather who raises chickens and a little boy with constipation. A village
comes to life in 25 minutes!
1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM IN TRANSIT 12 mins / 2008 / India Arunima Sharma
(student film)
An experimental film which explores the idea of man within the context of evolution, using inventive
juxtaposition of sounds and images of contemporary urban India.
2:15 PM ROCK HEART BEIJING 56 mins/ 2009 / Norway Karen Winther
Kang Mao, an extraordinarily brave woman, is a prominent lead singer of the Chinese punk rock band
SUBS. A rare glimpse into a society where rock music is silenced by censorship.
3:15 PM TEA BREAK
3:30 PM FOCUS ON A FILMMAKER: 120 mins/ USA Nilita Vachani
NILITA VACHANI
Presentation with extracts from her films - Eyes of Stone; Diamonds in a Vegetable Market; When Mother
Comes Home for Christmas.
Followed by Q and A.
5:45 PM TEA BREAK
6:00 PM VIRGIN 45 mins/ 2009 / Iran Tahereh Hassanzadeh
Before marriage, a woman in Iran is required to produce a certificate of virginity. The film reveals a painful
side of Iran trapped under deeply rooted conventions.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
7.00 PM RESILIENCE 75 mins/ 2009 / S. Korea Tammy Chu
A story about loss and separation - a birth mother and her son reunite after 30 years.
8:30 PM CLOSE
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue.]
FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR, IF PRESENT
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non–profit organization of women working in
electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views and values become an integral part of programme
making. It offers professional skill-training to women, provides grants and fellowships, and presents awards of excellence.
It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
READ MORE: < www.iawrt.org > WRITE TO US: < iawrtindiafestiva [AT] gmail.com >

4. 6th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2010
BREAKING BOUNDARIES : SHARED SPACES
presented by
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION
at India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
8TH MON FILM / EVENT DUR / YEAR /COUNTRY DIRECTOR CONTACT
9:30 AM OUR STORY: WOMEN 45 mins/ Sri Lanka Anoma Rajakaruna
WHO LOVE WOMEN
Lesbians in Sri Lanka define their choices.
10:15 AM THE LAST RITES 20 mins/ 2009 / Yasmine Kabir
Bangladesh
The film depicts the ship breaking yards of Chittagong - a final destination for ships that are too old to ply
the oceans any longer.
10:40 AM JAILING THE INNOCENT 18 mins/ 2008 / Australia Yaara Bou Melhem
Every year up to 20 Jordanian women are murdered in honour killings. In response, the country's 12
governors have been given the power to lock up the innocent victims under the guise of keeping them safe
rather than go after the would-be perpetrators.
11:00 AM TEA BREAK
11:15 AM HOW GREEN WAS OUR 32 mins/ 2009 / Iran Fereshteh Joghataei
VALLEY
A dam has been built and the water is rising. 63 villages will be flooded and the residents must be
uprooted. People wait for a miracle at a holy shrine.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
12:10 AM AFGHAN GIRLS CAN KICK 50 mins/ 2007 / UK Bahareh Hosseini
Teenage girls break the stereotypes set by an intensely conservative Afghan society, escaping grinding
poverty, gaining self esteem and confidence as players in the first ever women's national football team.
1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM TRAN EKA TRAN 19 mins/ 2008 / India Aastha Gohil
(student film)
Three people - a teacher, a nurse, a young girl - live in the same locality. Each pursues her dreams and
ambitions that intersect and crisscross each other.
2:20 PM APARAJITA - EK AUR 6 mins/ 2006 / India Kanupriya Vijay
NUMAISH Vargiya
(student animation)
A bride-to-be puts her foot down about dowry demands.
THE RED WINDOW 5 mins/ 2006 / India Rituparna Sarkar
(student animation)
A time-and-memory tale of an old man who kept waiting for the girl of his dreams.
FOR THE MOMENT 6 mins/ 2007 / India Subhangi
(student animation) Subramanian &
Priyanka Kaushal
A young girl’s nightmare about losing the things most precious to her.
SATTALA BARI 5 mins/ 2008 / India Debjani
(The seven storey house)
(student animation)
A Bengali nonsense rhyme with quirky visualization.
THE FUTILE SEED 5 mins/ 2009 / India Piyali Barua
(student animation)
A man plants a tree and despairs of ever seeing it grow. But one day there's a surprise!
BHAJ DAUD 5 mins/ 2009 / India Amaranta Nehru
(student animation)
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue.]
FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR, IF PRESENT
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non–profit organization of women working in
electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views and values become an integral part of programme
making. It offers professional skill-training to women, provides grants and fellowships, and presents awards of excellence.
It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
READ MORE: < www.iawrt.org > WRITE TO US: < iawrtindiafestiva [AT] gmail.com >

5. 6th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2010
BREAKING BOUNDARIES : SHARED SPACES
presented by
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION
at India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
New gifts throw a family's life out of gear.
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue.]
FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR, IF PRESENT
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non–profit organization of women working in
electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views and values become an integral part of programme
making. It offers professional skill-training to women, provides grants and fellowships, and presents awards of excellence.
It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
READ MORE: < www.iawrt.org > WRITE TO US: < iawrtindiafestiva [AT] gmail.com >

6. 6th IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2010
BREAKING BOUNDARIES : SHARED SPACES
presented by
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF and INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
WOMEN IN RADIO AND
TELEVISION
at India International Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi
8TH MON FILM / EVENT DUR / YEAR /COUNTRY DIRECTOR CONTACT
PECH (Tangle) 5 mins/ 2009 / India Mrinalini Kannan
(student animation)
During the month of Utarayan in Ahmedabad, many birds die when kites with glass coated threads are
flown all over the city.
3:00 PM A SMALL DREAM 17 mins/ 2008/ Pakistan Gulnar Tabassum
Humaira is steadily transforming the education of girls into a valued asset.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
3:30 PM I WONDER 70 mins/ 2009 / India Anupama Srinivasan
What does school mean to children? What kind of learning takes place within the school and outside it? The
film explores the impact of the school system on the lives and dreams of children.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
5:00 PM TEA BREAK
5:15 PM Z'HAR 78 mins/ 2009 / France Fatma-Zohra Zamoum
Two stories set 10 years apart. In 1997, Alia travels between Tunisia to Algeria to meet her sick father. In
2007, Fatma Zohra and her brother set out to find locations for her new feature.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
6:45 PM HAD ANHAD 103 mins/ 2008/ India Shabnam Virmani
The film journeys through Kabir songs and poems into the politics of religion in India and Pakistan.
8:30 PM CLOSE
IAWRT WOULD LIKE TO THANK IIC, ARUNA VASUDEV, PSBT, MAGIC LANTERN
FOUNDATION, JDCA, NID, FTII, WHISTLING WOODS, AKSHATA UDIAVER & THE
FILMMAKERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THIS FESTIVAL WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION.
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue.]
FILMS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR, IF PRESENT
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non–profit organization of women working in
electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views and values become an integral part of programme
making. It offers professional skill-training to women, provides grants and fellowships, and presents awards of excellence.
It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
READ MORE: < www.iawrt.org > WRITE TO US: < iawrtindiafestiva [AT] gmail.com >