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Film southasia 2024
Submissions Open January 2024
Kathmandu | 3 locations | 7 days
Two years ago, after the culmination of Film Southasia 2019, Southasia Trust brought together filmmakers, researchers, activists, graphic novelists, cartoonists and artists to evolve new thinking around the visual representation of gender-based violence in cinema, the media and popular culture. Following the four-day workshop, six young filmmakers embarked on a journey to make six documentary films challenging the visual representation of women and sexual violence in Southasian media.
These six films were screened for the first time at Film Southasia 2022 to great success. Read more about the Film Southasia's six filmmaking fellows and their work below!
Prasuna tries to come to terms with the differences she has with her mother and seeks a way to define her own life.
Year: 2022
Length: 73 min
Country: Nepal
Language: Nepali/Manipuri/Newari
Director: Prasuna Dongol
Two friends, one Deaf and one hearing, and their unique relationship to the Indian Sign Language.
Year: 2022
Length: 69 min
Country: India
Language: Indian Sign Language/English
Director: Niharika Popli
A reflective journey to understand and decode gender binaries
Year: 2022
Length: 50 min
Country: Bangladesh
Language: Bangla
Director: Rawyan Shayema
Ashifa in Kattankdy, navigates the complex social forces shaping her and other women’s stories in this docu-fiction film.
Year: 2022
Length: 70 min
Country: Sri Lanka
Language: Tamil
Director: A.M. Ashfaque
This film from its multitude of voices attempts to ex- amine the society around the bold yet invisible exis- tence of Dalit women in Nepal
Year: 2021
Length: 54 min
Country: Nepal
Language: Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri/English
Director: Barkha Mukhiya
Pushpa Rawat plays Sita in the local Ramilla, opening up public spaces for women in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Year: 2022
Length: 52 min
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Director: Pushpa Rawat
TFSA AT 15TH BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTVIAL
BANGALORE FILM SOCIETY, Bangalore
Ghar ka Pata (Home Address) was officially selected and screened at the 15th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2024.
TFSA IN BANGALORE
BANGALORE FILM SOCIETY, Bangalore
At a hugely successful 3-day event titled Southasian Stories: Bridging Boundaries of Nations and Gender the Bangalore Film Society screened five TFSA films and held multiple panel discussions.
TFSA IN BIRATNAGAR
THE NORTH SOUTH COLLECTIVE, BIRATNAGAR
Nine TFSA films were screened in Biratnagar over a two day event held in partnership with the North South Collective. The event included discussions on the South Asian prospects for Nepali federalism in context of the Koshi province.
TFSA AT GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
Department of Communication and Journalism, GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
Three TFSA films, Longing, Gurkha Girl, and The Heartbroken Lover screened over a two day event at Gauhati University
TFSA IN Gujranwala
The Learning Hub College, Gujranwala
Following the success of the Lahore screenings we partnered with Olomopolo Media to organize one day of screening and discussions at The Learning Hub in Gujranwala.
Two films, Bani Singh's Taangh and Bishal Roka Magar's Lahureni were screened at the event.
TFSA IN CANADA
University of York & University of Windsor, ONtario
The University of York and the University of Windsor came together to organize weekly online screenings of all the 14 films in the TFSA package over two months.
TFSA IN LAHORE
OLOMOPOLO MEDIA, LAHORE
Six films from the TFSA package were screened by at a hugely successful two day event Olomopolo Media.
TFSA AT ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN, CHITTAGONG
The Asian University for Women screened all 14 films from the TFSA package during weekly screenings over a month and half in late 2023.
TFSA AT KREA UNIVERSITY
KREA UNIVERSITY, SRI CITY
7 TFSA films were screened at "Gender 360" an event at Krea University organized in collaboration with South Asia Trust.
The event was a dynamic blend of panel discussions, exhibitions, workshops and documentary film screenings made by Southasian filmmakers.
TFSA at South Asian University
South Asian University, New Delhi
Six films from our TFSA package were screened by the Department of Sociology at South Asian University.
TFSA Screenings at Jamia Millia Islamia
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia
Three TFSA films screened at MCRC at Jamia Millia Islamia.
TFSA Screenings at Cultureels Ethnographic Film Festival, Helsinki
Cultureels Ethnographic Film Festival, Helsinki
TFSA screening at the Cultureels Ethnographic Film Festival, Helsinki.
TFSA Screenings at India International Centre, New Delhi
India International Centre, New Delhi
TFSA screening, discussion at IIC Delhi.
TFSA Screenings at Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora
Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, Kashmir
TFSA screening, discussion and workshop organized by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at IUST, Awantipora
TFSA at Bikalpa Arts Center
Bikalpa Arts Center, Lalitpur
Weekly TFSA screenings over 5 months at Bikalpa Arts Center, an arts and exhibition space located in Pulchowk, Lalitpur
TFSA Screenings in Janakpur
Ganga Sagar Public LIbrary and Mithila Institute of technology, Janapur
Simultaneous TFSA screenings at the Ganga Sagar Public library for the general public as well as for students at the Mithila Institute of Technology, Janakpur.
TFSA at University of Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Six films from the TFSA package screened for the University of Hyderabad. Screening was attended by filmmakers Bani Singh, Sai Kyaw Khaing and Sumathy Sivamohan.
TFSA at Kailali Multiple Campus
Kailali Multiple Campus, Dhangadhi
TFSA screening for the students and faculty at Kailali Multiple Campus in the city of Dhangadhi.
TFSA at Awaj, Surkhet
Awaaj, Surkhet, Nepal
TFSA screening at Awaaj: Breaking the Silence an NGO in far western Nepal that works to eradicate all forms sexual, domestic and conflict-based violence through the process of empowerment.
TFSA at Asian College of Journalism
Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
ACJ host a three day film festival on their campus screening 6 FSA supported films alongside the complete TFSA package.
6th Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
The 6th Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival at NID Ahmedabad hosts six films from TFSA package.