New Delhi: Nov. 11th,
2009
In a bid to promote & collaborate audiovisual exchange between
the Iberoamerican Commonwealth and India, Ibermumbai was inaugurated
in Mumbai at Whistling Woods.
An
initiative of the Embassy of Spain and supported by the
Iberoamerican Embassies in India, Ibermumbai will entail a week of
world cinema followed with interactive meetings & film
screenings with the aim of promoting the exchange of ideas and
bridging the cinematographic divide between countries.
Noted Indian film director Shekhar Kapur and top Spanish director
Jaime Chávarri inaugurated this unique one week event along
with other prominent attendees including award winning Film
Director, Ashvin Kumar (of Little Terrorist fame); Director of Casa
de la India (India House) Guillermo Rodríguez; Spanish
Director and scriptwriter Joaquín Oristrell; Spanish Film
Producer Beatriz de la Gándara, Cultural Counsellor, Embassy
of Spain Gerardo Fueyo and cultural Adviser to the Spanish Embassy
in India Gisela Serrano.
On this occasion, Shekhar Kapur said, “Indian – Spanish
cultures have such remarkable similarity and with this initiative by
Ibermumbai, it will give the industry a chance to explore cinema.”
“India and Spain have shared historic ties in the past and
endeavors such as Ibermumbai would further enhance cultural the ties
between the two countries”, says Gisela Serrano (cultural
Adviser to the Spanish Embassy in India.).
Screenings of popular films from participating Iberamerican
countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Chile,
Uruguay, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Portugal
and Peru would take place at Whistling Woods International in
Filmcity at Goreagon till the 16th, followed by interactive
sessions.
One
of the main endeavors of this project is to pay tribute to the city
of Mumbai, a year after the brutal terrorist attacks of November
2008 and is organized in association with Whistling Woods
International LTD, Catai Tours and Jameson.
Bringing together major protagonists from different cultural
spheres of the cinematographic world, this event by the Spanish
Embassy is expected to establish some key collaboration on films,
short-films & documentaries and television programs in the
future.
Indian film maker Govind Nihalani, diplomats from participating
countries, top management team of Whistling Woods International, CEO
Brandsmith & the branding and media advisor Ibermumbai Rahul
Mittra, amongst others were present at the packed press conference
at the opening of Ibermumbai.
