Hybrid Forms – New Trends in the Documentary Film

PRESS RELEASE

Film Series: Hybrid Forms

New Trends in the Documentary Film

March 3 -12, 2006

Greetings from Max Mueller Bhavan!

The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, in collaboration with Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, cordially invites you to the screening of the Film Series Hybrid Forms – New Trends in the Documentary Film.

Dates: March 3, 4 & 10, 11, 12, 2006

Venue: Max Mueller Bhavan

Free entry. Seating on first-come, first-served basis.

Further details at:

Max Mueller Bhavan, 716 CMH Road, Indiranagar 1st Stage

Bangalore 560 038, Ph: 2520 5305/06/07/08

info@bangalore.goethe.org; www.goethe.de/bangalore

Hybrid Forms (a term describing mixtures and combinations) adds on to this predominant idea of documentary film by an increasingly closer interconnection of film, television, new media and the development of video and digitalisation. In the '80s and '90s, particularly, the younger generation of filmmakers tried out a large number of hybrid film techniques and forms that deliberately ignored the traditional rules and boundaries between genres. The films presented in this series reflect such new trends in the documentary genre.

There will be an interactive discussion between the two screenings on March 12^th, moderated by film experts from Srishti School.

We are attaching the screening schedule and film synopses and would be grateful if you could publish a curtain raiser on this event and depute your film critic to view and review the films.

Maureen Gonsalves

Programme Coordinator
Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan
716 CMH Road
Indiranagar 1st Stage
Bangalore 560 038
Tel: +91 80 2520 5305/06/07/08 Ext: 203
Fax: +91 80 2520 5309
arts@bangalore.goethe.org
www.goethe.de/bangalore