AMAL - Feature plays at AFI Dallas

[bgundu]

Hey guys,

I've been pretty quiet on these boards for the last year or so. I was actually really busy getting this film out the door in time for the Toronto International Film Festival. Since then it has won several awards like:

Winner - The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Winner - Toronto International Film Festival Group
Canada’s Top Ten Films of 2007

Winner - Sudbury Cinefest 2007
NFB Carolyn Fouriezos Award for Best Canadian First Feature

Winner - Bahamas International Film Festival 2007
Audience Choice Award

Winner - Whistler Film Festival 2007
Bell Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Best Actor - Rupinder Nagra

Winner - Best Narrative Feature Award
Asian American Film Festival


http://www.afidallas.com/Awards.php
Winner - Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
AFI DALLAS International Film Festival

***UPDATE****
Winner - Best Narrative Feature
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/press08/iffla_winners.html
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We shot this film on the HDX900. We did a bunch of tests with it before we headed off to india for 2 1/2 months. We also surprisingly used many shots with the HVX200 where we couldn't get a permit like the subways or near government buildings. We transfered this to film... and WOW! It looked incredible. Not one person was every able to tell that this was even shot on HD –let alone some some scenes on ther HVX200.

I was the Technical Director, Second Camera Operator, and Visual FX artist on this film. We shot this same film as a short 4 years before on the DVX100. I guess Panasonics been good to me. I hope you can catch the film in Dallas or one of these upcoming festivals:

Opening night film at the Indian Film Festival of LA:
http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/

Bermuda Intl. Film Festival:
http://bermuda.bside.com/?tabArg=_profile&_view=_films

For those on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2583697483



Take care,

Bob

PS: Here is one of the FX shots I had to do. It was a Day for Night Shot that required fireworks.

http://10framehandles.com/private/Amal_RickshawFX.mov

 

[bgundu]

A quick update. Our film Amal won Best Narrative Feature at AFI Dallas!
http://www.afidallas.com/Awards.php

 

[Luis Caffesse]

Awesome news
:thumbsup:

And that day for night clip you posted looks great.
Nice work.

 

[cinebuddy]

Congrats Bob! The day for night shot was slick.

 

[bgundu]

The trailer for the film is here:

http://www.10framehandles.com/amal/AmalTrailer.mp4