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  Its international time!
Girish Karnad While the friction at Gandhinagar is going high, those who are silent are looking beyond normal cinema and some achievements. Its time again for veterans and films from Karnataka to mark on the international scale. First one comes in the form of Girish Karnad. Successful dramatist, actor and director Girish Karnad will be a member of jury at 56th Locarno International Film Festival. This will be held at Switzerland from August 6th to 16th this year. Girish Karnad's film Sanskarana won the Bronze Leopard in this festival in 1971. Last year his film Ondanondu Kaladalli was screened at Locarno Film Festival.

About Locarno International Film Festival:
The Locarno International Film Festival aims to promote personal filmmaking of artistic merit; to provide a showcase for major new films of the year from around the world; to take stock, in its competitive section, of the new perspectives of filmmaking expression, concentrating especially on such new film directors and industries as command international attention. A minimum of five and a maximum of seven personalities from the world of cinema and culture will be invited by the Director and President to form the Festival's international Jury.

The Locarno Film Festival is organized by the Festival Association. Its principal subsidies are provided by the Swiss Federal Government, the Canton Ticino, the Tourist Offices and Municipal Authorities of the region. Additional financing is provided by other associations, organizations, institutions and private sponsors.

Kannada film Artha directed by B. Suresh will be screened at 5th Cinemaya International Film Festival. 78 films from different parts of Asia are participating in this festival. This festival began in Delhi on 18th July and will end on 27th July. Artha is the only Kannnada film to be selected to participate in the festival. Shiva Kumar has produced this film while cinematography by Ramachandra Aithal. Megha Nadiger, Renukamma Muragod, Rangayanada Raghu, Arundhathi Jathkar, Kiran Barkur etc are among the cast.

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