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New dates for Film Appreciation

The short course on Film Appreciation organized by Mrinal Kanti Das Foundation has been rescheduled from August 18 th to 25 th . The course will be held at Guwahati Press Club, Ambari, and the timing will be from 5 to 8 o’clock in the evening considering the convenience of working professionals. Sessions will be longer on 21st, 22nd and 25 th August. Students can avail concession on fee. Mrinal kanti Das Foundation takes pride to announce the brilliant resource team consists of Maulee Senapati, an FTII alumni, film maker and film academic who has also designed the course, noted litterateur and National Award winning film critic Apurba Sarma, renowned film maker Goutam Bora, national award winning film critic, noted poet and veteran journalist Manoj Borpujari, leading artist Kiran Shankar Roy, and film editor Bikash Dutta and associate professor of Dikhowmukh College Pranjal Bora. Bright young film director Reema Bora and talented actor Urmila Mahanta will also be part of the exclusive resource team for the eight days course.

The organizers may be reached at www.facebook.com/MKDFoundation or mkdfoundation@gmail.com.

The aim of this course is to encourage individuals in developing better understanding of cinema. It is an attempt to help those to derive a gaze into the very essence of cinema, to attain an in- depth understanding of the medium and its varied contours. The organizers will try to offer an environment to watch aesthetically rich, socially relevant cinema which present humane concerns by addressing life and discussions on those initiated by the renowned resource team.

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Rubee Das is a journalist, communication consultant and a documentary film maker.

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