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India's Film Society Movement
The Journey and its Impact
de V.K. Cherian
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Description de l'ouvrage:
First comprehensive account of the seven-decade long journey of the Film Society Movement in India, and how it helped Indian cinema come into its own.
Till 1950s, 80 % of the films screened in India were from Hollywood. Today, only 10 % films shown in India are of foreign origin. One of the main factors that aided in bringing about this massive transformation was the formation of Film Societies in India. They soon became a catalyst to a new film culture, impacting quality of Indian films, both in technology and content. This book studies this historic Film Society movement, from its origin, to the crisis of its identity in the 80s and 90s to its revival in 2000s. It not only narrates the history, the heroes, the institutions, crises, technological changes and the transformation of the Film Society Movement but also debates on the future of this movement.
À propos de l'auteur :
VK Cherian grew up as a film society member and activist with the celebrated film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Chitralekha Film Society from 1976 to 1980 at Thiruvananthapuram. He organised film study and theatre groups at Mar Ivanios College and University Centre, Trivandrum, and also at his hometown in Kayamkulam in Kerala. Mr Cherian writes occasionally about films in English and Malayalam. A regular visitor to the various international film festivals for over 35 years, he is an ardent film enthusiast who has been engaged with the film fraternity as a writer and promoter of good cinema. Maker of several video documentaries, he has authored and edited three books, as well as promoted the Indo-Afrikhadi Foundation. An alumina of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, Cherian is a journalistturned-communications professional residing in New Delhi for the last 35 years.His published books include The Scam and the Rajas of the Money Market (1993), Satyagraha―Indian and South African artist’s tribute to the spirit of 9-11-1906―Collection of Essays and Catalogue (2006) and Crisis of Corporate Communism―Politics of Murder in Kerala (2013). He also wrote numerous articles in English and Malayalam in mainline media and journals across India and abroad. Produced many television series as independent content editor for Doordarshan, Asianet and Jain TV. Made video documentaries, Khadi, The Metaphor of Hope (2003) and Afri-khadi―a thread that binds (2005).Widely travelled, he plans to cover all continents. Interested in politics, social trends and technologies, he is passionate about art and films and networking with right-thinking people across the world.
Revue de Presse:
Cherian faithfully follows the progress of the movement with utmost care … [he] seems to have achieved the impossible.
-- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
[This] book is a valuable addition … and certainly among the very rare ones written about the Film Society Movement.
-- Shyam Benegal
Cherian has meticulously documented evolution of films in India…. The amount of effort that has gone into this work is colossal.
-- Vijaya Mulay ― Founding Joint Secretary, Federation of Film Societies of India [FFSI]
"Cherian’s book takes one back in time when cinema was associated with ‘culture’, ‘art form’ and ‘nation building’… [it] comprehensively maps the seven decade long journey, beginning from the Indian independence movement…presented in a simple and academic layout, the book has valuable information for anyone interested in the history of the film society movement."
-- The Week, December 11, 2016
"[This] book is a valuable addition … and certainly among the very rare ones written about the Film Society Movement."
-- Shyam Benegal
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