The Asian Festival of First Films ( Chinese : 亚裔首作电影节 ) ( AFFF ) was an annual film festival held in Singapore from 2005 to 2009 to celebrate and provide a platform for emerging filmmakers. It was also part of the Asian Film Market .
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45-568: A mob and finds a way to atone for her sins upon finding Mohsin, a Muslim orphan who wanders the city in search for his family. Meanwhile, her husband, Sanjay ( Paresh Rawal ), and his brother, Deven ( Dilip Joshi ), try to bribe police officers to prevent Deven's arrest for gang rape. Muneera ( Shahana Goswami ) and her husband Hanif ( Nawazuddin Siddiqui ) are a young Muslim couple who return home only to find it looted and burnt. Muneera struggles to relate to her Hindu neighbour Jyoti (Amruta Subash) in
60-850: Is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nandita Das . It is set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat , India , and looks at the aftermath and its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories." Firaaq means both separation and quest in Arabic . The film is the directorial debut of actress Nandita Das and stars Naseeruddin Shah , Deepti Naval , Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Inaamulhaq , Nassar , Paresh Rawal , Sanjay Suri , Raghubir Yadav , Shahana Goswami , Amruta Subhash , and Tisca Chopra . The film has largely been well received locally and internationally. Firaaq won three awards at
75-655: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Asian Festival of First Films The Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF ) was launched in November 2005 by Teamwork Productions, in collaboration with Singapore's Media Development Authority . In 2008, AFFF was part of the Asia Media Festival, and the festival director was Sanjoy K. Roy. The festival received 638 submissions from more than 23 countries, and selected 28 films and documentaries for nominations for
90-463: The 2002 violence in Gujarat . It focuses on how their lives are affected and (irrevocably) changed. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a carnage that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. This sectarian violence killed more than 900 Muslims and 300+ Hindus (reported); hundreds of thousands were made homeless on both sides. Khan Saheb ( Naseeruddin Shah ) is an elderly Muslim classical vocalist who remains blissfully optimistic of
105-1004: The Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore in December 2008, the Special Prize at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival , and an award at the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan. It won two National Film Awards at the 56th National Film Awards . The film was banned in Gujarat owing to the communally sensitive subject of the film. Firaaq follows the lives of several ordinary people, some who were victims, some silent observers, and some perpetrators one month after
120-451: The 11 award categories. The festival was held on the following dates: The festival focused on first-time film- and documentary -makers and provided a platform for emerging film talent, including directors, actors and writers. Films submitted were screened at Golden Village 's cinemas in Singapore. It culminated in an awards event during which the results of the competition were announced. There were 11 categories of awards in 2008. It
135-699: The Special Jury Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala , and the Best Editor award for Sreekar Prasad at the Dubai International Film Festival . It won an award at the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan. Gautam Sen for "its perfect use of props and choice of colours to enhance the ambience of a post-riots" won National Film Award for Best Art Direction . A. Sreekar Prasad also won
150-421: The award for best director. The 2009 edition of the festival had Australian filmmaker Ana Kokkinos , US producer Chris Lee and Indian director Kabir Khan on its jury. Indian films won seven awards, with four of those going to Sona Jain's For Real . Faiza Ahmad Khan 's documentary Malegaon Ka Superman won Best Editing, Documentary and Director Firaaq Firaaq (English: Separation )
165-403: The following days, as she suspects her of taking part in the looting. Hanif, along with several other Muslim men, plan to retaliate against the violence and their helplessness by searching for a gun to exact revenge. Sameer Shaikh ( Sanjay Suri ) and Anuradha Desai ( Tisca Chopra ) are a wealthy, interreligious couple whose store was burnt during the carnage. They decide to move to Delhi to escape
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#1732792986567180-474: The lyrics of the songs are penned by Gulzar . Firaaq won top honours at the Asian Festival of First Films 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film". The film has won awards at other international festivals, including the Special Prize award at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece,
195-519: The situation happening around him. His servant, Karim Mian ( Raghubir Yadav ), tries to alert him to the problems the Muslim community is facing, but Khan Saheb only realises the extent of the trauma upon seeing the destruction of a shrine dedicated to the Sufi saint, Wali Gujarati. A middle-aged Hindu housewife, Aarti ( Deepti Naval ), is traumatised because she did not help a Muslim woman being chased by
210-463: The violence, and Sameer comes into conflict with his wife's family over expressing his identity as a Muslim in India. Through these characters, we experience the consequences of violence that impact their inner and outer lives. Violence spares nobody. Yet in the midst of all this madness, some find it in their hearts to sing hopeful songs for better times. Composed by Piyush Kanojia and Rajat Dholakia,
225-949: Was part of the Asian Film Market . In 2007, Australian film Lucky Miles , produced by Jo Dyer and Lesley Dyer and directed by Michael James Rowland , won the Best Film award. In 2008, the jury comprised Tikoy Aguiluz , from the Philippines; Yim Ho , from Hong Kong, and Nadia Tass , from Australia. Nominees included Bosco Francis (for Best Actor, in Eric Khoo ’s My Magic ), Auraeus Solito for Best Producer. Contenders for best director included Bollywood star Nandita Das (with her directing debut Firaaq ); Filipino filmmaker Dante Nico Garcia , director of Ploning ; Dai Wei for Ganglamedo (Tibet); and Sooni Taraporevala for Little Zizou (India). Garcia won
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