The Wes Anderson Fair - film festival at American Center, 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 16th to 21st December 2013

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Entry : Free (Seating On First Come First Serve Basis)
Note : Please carry a picture ID


Place : American Center, 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110001

Event Description : The American Center in Collaboration with Cinedarbaar presents 'The Wes Anderson Fair'.

The American Writer-Director is known for the rare infusion of hilarity and melancholy in his films. The festival will showcase all the movies in the chronological order of the year of direction during the six days. Each day the film showcase will be followed by an interactive session by industry professionals and a light quiz with exciting prizes.

The festival will open with Bottle Rocket, the directorial debut of Anderson, featuring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson and Ned Dowd in a story of young Texan master thieves. The screening will be followed by a discussion on the movie. Other interactive sessions to look out for include, exploring the Thematics, Camera  Techniques, Aesthetics, Music in Wes Anderson Movies.

Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Moonrise Kingdom will be screened in the subsequent days. The Cast and Crew of The Darjeeling Limited, Mr. Dilip Shankar(Casting Director) and Ms. Charu Shankar(Actress) will also be present after the screening on December 20, Friday to interact and share their experiences with the audience.

To further engage the audience and bring in the December festivities, there will be ‘A Wishing Tree’ at the venue, where the visitors can share their thoughts on Wes Anderson movies and hang it on the tree for all to read. As a takeaway for the visitors, ‘Holiday Post Cards’ have been designed, inspired from Anderson’s movies which will be available at the venue. A fun comic ‘Scout Guide’ will take the audience through his movies in depth, exploring all the major elements that makes a Wes Anderson movie a ‘Wes Anderson Movie’. Limited edition Scout Guides will also be given away to the lucky winners. The first few visitors will also get the opportunity to grab some fun badges inspired by the movies.

To complete the festive mood, non-stop music from Anderson’s film will be played through out the festival. Needle in the Hay (Elliott Smith), I am Waiting (The Rolling Stones) and other compositions of Randall Poster are some of the songs on the playlist. Wes Anderson commercials, interviews and short films will also be shown in the interludes. The whole centre will be in its true American mood bringing the Indian audiences closer to America.

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The Wes Anderson Fair - film festival at American Center, 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 16th to 21st December 2013 The Wes Anderson Fair - film festival at American Center, 24, Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 16th to 21st December 2013 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Saturday, December 21, 2013 Rating: 5

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