Screen presence
The presence of films made by the students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has been a regular feature in the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). This year, three student films, When This Man Dies, directed by Arun Sukumar, Swayambhu Sen Foresees his End, directed by Debashish Medhekar and Ekti Kaktaliyo Golpo by Tathagata Singha have been selected for Indian Panorama section of IFFI scheduled at Goa from November 23 to December 3. When This Man Dies is about the monotony of an office worker whose life is disrupted when he receives a letter offering him money when a particular person dies. Swayambhu Sen Foresees his End is a magical, dark journey into the possibilities of fate and the survival of true talent in the business that Indian popular cinema has been reduced to. Ekti Kaktaliyo Golpo revolves around a 13-year-old boy, Babai who is given a magic marble (which apparently has the power to summon the king of fish) by an old man who stays in the ground floor flat of his apartment.

Dramatic efforts
Training in dramatics is one of the topics which they have considered while planning the afore said camp. Swatantra Theatres's Abhijeet Choudhary and Dhanashree Heblikar conducted half-day Dramatic workshop for visually challenged individuals yesterday at Balkalyan Sanstha, Aundh from 2 pm to 5 30 pm. The workshop was a part of an ongoing camp organised by The National Federation of the Blind, Maharashtra and the All India Confederation of the Blind. Over 30 visually challenged individuals took part in the workshop. The workshop involved training on various aspects of drama such as- introduction to drama, theatrical games, voice projection, story making and improvisation.

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