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ART AND CULTURE - June 2020

Jun 2020

Jun 17, 2023

India Makes Debut at Annecy International Animation Festival

India's Animation, Gaming, Visual Effects, and Comics (AVGC) sector made a remarkable impression on the global stage as the country participated for the first time at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Festival (AIAF) in France. Led by Apurva Chandra, Secretary of Information and Broadcasting, an Indian delegation comprising eminent personalities from the animation industry actively showcased India's prowess in creating animation and VFX content for global audiences at the AIAF.
Secretary Apurva Chandra highlighted India's commitment to nurturing the AVGC sector by providing attractive incentives to foreign companies interested in producing AVGC content in India. He emphasized that these incentives are equivalent to those provided for shooting films in the country, presenting a lucrative opportunity for companies to leverage the benefits.
During the festival, Secretary Chandra held discussions with Michael Marin, Director of AIAF, to explore avenues for enhancing India's engagement with Annecy.

Jun 16, 2023

Teenager from Maharashtra Dances for 127 Hours, Breaks World Record

A 16-year-old from Latur, Maharashtra, who danced for five days straight broke the record for the longest dance marathon.
According to Guinness World Records, Srushti Sudhir Jagtap broke the record for the longest dance marathon by an individual, with a time of 127 hours. The previous record of 126 hours was set by Nepalese dancer Bandana Nepal in 2018.
Describing the performance, GWR Official Adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar said that, Srushti's dance marathon took place in her college's auditorium, which was jam packed with supporters.
Explaining the rules, the record-keeping organisation said, "To achieve this record, a recognised dance style must be performed to a reasonable standard, and the participant's feet must be moving to the music at all times. Srushti performed the Kathak dance style, which is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance."
Srushti prepared for her record attempt for 15 months. She was trained by her grandfather, Baban Mane.

Jun 14, 2023

Films from Bangladesh, India Awarded at WHO's Health for All Film Festival 2023

Two films from the WHO South-East Asia Region won awards at this year's (2023) Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) organized by WHO.
'One in 36 Million: Story of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Bangladesh', directed by Arifur Rahma and Mitali Das and produced by Pure Earth Bangladesh, won the award under the Better Health and Well-being category. 'When Climate Change Turns Violent' a film by Vandita Sariya from India won the Special Prize under the Climate Change and Health category.
The WHO initiated HAFF in 2019 to make audio-visual language a key component of the organisation's 'communicating for health impact' approach. Well-produced and well-targeted short films can improve the health status of some groups by encouraging behaviour change or providing knowledge, motivation, or skills needed for people to take action.
This year (2023), more than 780 entries were received. Of them, 93 films were shortlisted which covered issues ranging from anxiety and depression through to the effects of climate change on health, as well as the health challenges of people with disabilities, The films were judged by a panel of distinguished professionals, artists and activists, including the renown actors, Sharon Stone and Alfonso Herrera, dance choreographer, Sherrie Silver, climate activist, Sophia Kianni and media personality, Adelle Onyango.

Jun 13, 2023

Germany Has the Most Private Contemporary Art Museums in the World

Germany took the top slot for the number of private museums of contemporary art, according to a new report that has just gone live—just piping the US by a single figure.
The report is the brainchild of Christoph Noe, the founder of the art collector data company Larry's List, working with a team of researchers including the Hong-Kong based Jamie Bennett and the University of Amsterdam academic Olav Velthuis.
The number of museums they record has grown, up from 317 in their previous 2016 report to a stunning 446 this year. And the line-up has also changed: in 2016 South Korea was number one, while Germany was third. This time (2023) five countries dominate the list: Germany (60), the US (59), South Korea (50), Greater China (30) and Italy (30). Interestingly, these countries are home to half of all private museums in the world, not necessarily the biggest, though, but the sheer number of them beats out the 54 other countries listed.

Jun 11, 2023

Exhibition of Original Manuscripts, Other Rare Archival Material in Delhi

A month-long exhibition of several original manuscripts, colonial-era proscribed literature and other rare archival material opened in Delhi. Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated the exhibition to mark the International Archives Day.
The exhibition 'Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat' is being organised by the National Archives of India (NAI), also under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
"The exhibition presents a selection of original manuscripts drawn from the annals of the archival repository (such as birch-bark Gilgit manuscripts, Tattvartha Sutra, Ramayana, and Srimad Bhagwad Gita), official files of the government, proscribed literature under colonial regime, private manuscripts of eminent personalities, as well as from the rich collection of rare books held in the NAI library.
The exhibition includes among the most ancient in the world — the Gilgit manuscripts, the oldest surviving manuscript collection in India.

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