BHUBANESWAR: Acclaimed filmmaker Aparna Sen mentioned the way forward for creative cinema lies in web or online platform.
"Platforms like Netflix or Youtube, satellite television and social media are the options to screen artistic films instead of going for a theatre release as very few films can recover cost. Already there are so many films released on social media," mentioned Sen, who has made path-breaking movie like '36 Chawringhee Lane' and 'Mr and Mrs Iyer'. Sen was once on a two-day Odisha consult with to inaugurate a short movie contest on kid rights here.
Speaking on the status of regional cinema, Sen mentioned, the divide between rural and concrete audience is getting larger and wider. "If you make a film on rural story then urban audience won't watch it and vice versa. Earlier filmmakers used to make films were popular all-over and there were many rural stories. But now urban people don't want to watch rural stories. This is a big problem."
She mentioned, audience in this day and age are limited to multiplexes. Single-screen theatres are nearly died and only a few are left. "So the trick is to keep the cost very low, strong story line, limit it to few locations and bank on newer medium," she added.
Sen mentioned, although she labored in both theatre and movies, cinema has been her interest since formative years. "I was exposed to world cinema from childhood as my parents were film buffs. And at the age of ten I had decided that I will be an actress and eventually I achieved that. But while working in mainstream cinema, which I never believed in and I became so bored that I decided to direct my own film. But I learnt a lot and what not to do from mainstream cinema."
About her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as an actor and director, Sen mentioned, "Konkona is a natural actor and she has natural screen presence and skill to act. For her directorial debut I gave her one major tip that can you see the image of the scene in your mind and explain it to the cameraman then it is fine."
Opposing the country-wide protest to 'Padmavati', Sen mentioned, "It is ridiculous and a criminal offence to give such threats to filmmakers and actors. It is the responsibility of Rajasthan government to arrest those. Either the government is not able to do it or does not want to do it."
She mentioned in this day and age other people take offence on drop of a hat. "Every day someone is saying my national pride or my Rajasthan pride or my Bengal pride is wounded. I just want to know why your pride is so fragile that anyone can hurt it so easily."
Giving an instance she mentioned, "If someone says Rabindranath Tagore does not like well. Fine it's his or her personal opinion. Why should I take an offence on it?"
She described her newest movie 'Sonata' as a chamber piece that has depicted the lifetime of single ladies going through mid-life disaster about their demanding situations, aspirations and sexualities.
"Platforms like Netflix or Youtube, satellite television and social media are the options to screen artistic films instead of going for a theatre release as very few films can recover cost. Already there are so many films released on social media," mentioned Sen, who has made path-breaking movie like '36 Chawringhee Lane' and 'Mr and Mrs Iyer'. Sen was once on a two-day Odisha consult with to inaugurate a short movie contest on kid rights here.
Speaking on the status of regional cinema, Sen mentioned, the divide between rural and concrete audience is getting larger and wider. "If you make a film on rural story then urban audience won't watch it and vice versa. Earlier filmmakers used to make films were popular all-over and there were many rural stories. But now urban people don't want to watch rural stories. This is a big problem."
She mentioned, audience in this day and age are limited to multiplexes. Single-screen theatres are nearly died and only a few are left. "So the trick is to keep the cost very low, strong story line, limit it to few locations and bank on newer medium," she added.
Sen mentioned, although she labored in both theatre and movies, cinema has been her interest since formative years. "I was exposed to world cinema from childhood as my parents were film buffs. And at the age of ten I had decided that I will be an actress and eventually I achieved that. But while working in mainstream cinema, which I never believed in and I became so bored that I decided to direct my own film. But I learnt a lot and what not to do from mainstream cinema."
About her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as an actor and director, Sen mentioned, "Konkona is a natural actor and she has natural screen presence and skill to act. For her directorial debut I gave her one major tip that can you see the image of the scene in your mind and explain it to the cameraman then it is fine."
Opposing the country-wide protest to 'Padmavati', Sen mentioned, "It is ridiculous and a criminal offence to give such threats to filmmakers and actors. It is the responsibility of Rajasthan government to arrest those. Either the government is not able to do it or does not want to do it."
She mentioned in this day and age other people take offence on drop of a hat. "Every day someone is saying my national pride or my Rajasthan pride or my Bengal pride is wounded. I just want to know why your pride is so fragile that anyone can hurt it so easily."
Giving an instance she mentioned, "If someone says Rabindranath Tagore does not like well. Fine it's his or her personal opinion. Why should I take an offence on it?"
She described her newest movie 'Sonata' as a chamber piece that has depicted the lifetime of single ladies going through mid-life disaster about their demanding situations, aspirations and sexualities.
Future of artistic cinema lies in online platforms, says filmmaker Aparna Sen
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November 27, 2017
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