content (City Life) This video it's the last production of Doris and Francis and they interviewed residents of Auroville grown up in the "City of Dawn". Here the text taken from Vimeo introducing the video: " Living in a community dedicated to Human Unity, based on the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, is a very challenging experience. The story of children who were born in Auroville or came here in an early age, grew up here and went out to further their education and decided to come back to Auroville. Their stories, their concerns and their dreams. "
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Tuesday, 06 December 2011 (News) Today's news features three different topics connected with Auroville, Brazil and a movie. First we have the steps on how to use EM (Effective Microorganism) in agriculture. For 2012 an international event will happen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss sustainability, poverty and development. Is the Rio + 20, organized by the UN to continue with the discussions started at the Eco 92, also in Rio. And a documentary that is live changing: Waste Land, that shows the life of waste pickers in Brazil and how can art change their life.
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Saturday, 29 October 2011 (News) Today at 5pm in the Towh Hall Conference Room we are all cordially invited to an Open Conversation with Doudou Diene on CIRHU. It will be an informal and hopefully creative reflection on the deep content & role of, and need for, in the present context of Auroville and the world.
Art installation in Kala Kendra Gallery Square Circle - Mutation in progress: Getting out of the Matrix will still be on till the 15th of October to enable people to see the winning video in its artistic context . It's Open daily from 2 to 5 pm
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011 (Arts & Culture) Like all good things have to come to an end, so did the Auroville Film Festival 11. After 5 days, 121 films 3 live debates, innumerable conversations and lots of friendships struck up over films, it all came to an end. The evening was dedicated to vote of thanks, awards ceremony, closing discussion with the judges and party. The indomitable duo of Paul & Wazo opened the proceedings; once they had warmed the crowds they were joined by Marco. He then went on to thank all the people involved in bringing this Film Festival to fruition.
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Wednesday, 05 October 2011 (Arts & Culture) Miya Mahadev a film about friendship, compassion, Human Unity, social responsibility and values is about friendship between a Hindu and a Muslim living in the walled city in Ahmedebad.
The film directed by three Charted Accountancy students; Aayush Patel, Mit Jani & Prateek Gupta is a portrait of two strong characters, who through their friendship, influenced the community. The harmony, mutual respect and love shared between these two friends had become an example for the community, which is made up of people of diverse religions and cultures
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 (News) Sasi: film-maker and teacher of fim-making reflects on this final day of Auroville Film Festival 2011, sharing his hopes for the future in the creative arena of filming. All are invited to the Closing Ceremony today, Town Hall Plaza, 6 pm, to learn the winner and, to laugh along with Paul and Wazo and dance to the DJ skill of Jesse. Also in the news: 'The Journey of the Universe,' a documentary film on cosmic, Earth and human evolution.
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Monday, 03 October 2011 (Arts & Culture) "The third and final discussion on Live AurovilleRadio from the Auroville Film Festival action station was concluded yesterday. The participants were Uriel, Rakhal, Sagarika, Priyadharshni, Graham and Danbe. And I got to moderated it. While Graham, Uriel, and Rakhal were film making instructors, Danbe, Sagu and Priya were participants in film making workshops. I tried to get a common definition for the topic that all participants including the younger members could understand and be comfortable with.
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Monday, 03 October 2011 (Arts & Culture) The second instalment of the live radio debates from the Auroville Film Festival action station took place Saturday evening. The topic 'I am, You are, We are Film makers' was chosen to encourage film makers from different backgrounds to get together and discuss the film making process and all things connected with film. There were seven participants and the debate was moderated by Chloe'. This is what the participants had to say: Indrani - "This is the first time I am trying film making, thanks to the AVFF - Education Outreach Program. Read more Sunday, 02 October 2011 (Arts & Culture) Olivier and Hilde moderated this debate. The participants were B, Basile, Hans and Doudou Diène. The first half of the debate was spent on defining Human Unity whereby every one got to put forth their idea of what they felt Human Unity encompassed. Human Unity they all agreed was a theme that was difficult to pin down. After the round of introductions each participant spoke about what Human Unity was to them. Read more Saturday, 01 October 2011 (Arts & Culture) On the second day of the Auroville Film Festival many people came already in the morning. A film that seems to have grabbed special interest was "A New We" and was documenting the lifestyle of 10 intentional Communities and Ecovillages in Europe. Listen to the inspirations and insights that Aurovillians got from the lifestyle of those communities and their feeling about the Festival.
Friday, 30 September 2011 (News) The News today features what is going on at the Auroville Film Festival. After the opening ceremony that was held yesterday whit a great audience and an amazing energy, the morning today started with really interesting movies and the room full of people. One of them gave us an interview on what he felt about the movie A New We by Stefan Wolf. And for help you on making your schedule, we remember the time and the places of the next exhibitions.
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Friday, 30 September 2011 (Arts & Culture) Yesterday Auroville Film Festival 2011 opened to an enthusiastic crowd, midst music and bubble blowing, excited people obviously happy to meet and greet as last minute preparations took place on stage and behind stage. This is the recording of the full event... Paul, Wazo and Marco entertained the audience, introducing the theme of this festival, showing a few clips on-screen. This years festival is panning out to be bigger and better with 121 films scheduled to be shown. Click here to download the program (pdf).
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Friday, 30 September 2011 (Arts & Culture) Auroville's second Film Festival, the brainchild of Marco of Cinema Paradiso, had its grand opening yesterday to a a packed audience of Aurovilians adult and children plus guests from abroad. There was a contagious spirit in the very air, spreading through one and all; smiles and laughter midst music created the sense of a real festival. Hear Marco as he shares his feelings; Paul and Wazo entertainingly explained what was to take place, and Kathy and Amy also had comments to share on this lively event.
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Friday, 30 September 2011 (News) All are invited to the Grand Opening of the Auroville Film Festival 2011 today at 5pm at Town Hall Plaza, and in today's news we featured short phone interview with Marco "seconds" before. After opening ceremony at 9.30 at Cinema Paradiso we can see first five films of the festival. Youth Center is in preparation for 8th of October, the Fun Day for children of all ages, and we talked with Lea and Anand about it. At Galery Sqaure Circle tomorrow and on Sunday Mutation in Progress, art installation by various artist on the theme of evolution.
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Thursday, 29 September 2011 (News) In today's news we feature interview with Soham about his food strike, translated by Renu. On Thursday 29th long expected and warmly welcomed Auroville Film Festival 11 starts with the Opening Ceremony at 5pm at Town Hall Plaza, followed by the first set of films screened at Cinema Paradiso between 7.30 to 10.30 pm. Resident Assembly Service invites us on a General Meeting on Thursday, 29th at 5pm at SAWCHU with the main topic on how to Complete Review of the AVC and WC selection process. On Saturday 24th at Kalabhumi at 7.30 Smaranam.
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Thursday, 22 September 2011 (News) In today's news we feature exciting updates on Auroville Film Festival 11 given by Krishna. Annual Green Practices vision workshop with the title Regenerative Township of Tomorrow starts today, and it will end on Saturday. Auroville Bamboo Research Centre prepared many events to celebrate World Bamboo Day 18th of September. This Saturday they will open the doors of Bamboo Research Centre. Open house will start at 3pm with running power point presentation on Bamboo, and they want to share with community their production line of work.
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Thursday, 08 September 2011 (News) In todays' news we feature short interview with Bascar, who volunteers with Auroville Film Festival 11 team as technical support. Over seventy films are in for the reviewing, and need to be categorize and prepared for screening at the Festival. In the team they realized that there are some films which do not fit into any category but it would be nice to see them anyway. Ganesh Chaturthi Day is on Thursday, the 1st of September. Everyone is welcome at the Ganesh temple of Auroville, from 9.30 to 11 am.
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 (News) In today's news we featured Andrea's interview with Emanuele on his new book - The Salt of Life, which will be aviable in few days. Today's interesting presentation created by three French interms at L'Avenir d'Auroville / Town Development Council on Mahalakshmi Park will be held at 4pm at Conference Room at Town Hall. On Saturday 20th of August at 3pm at Solitude Farm will be a meeting to discuss planting vegetables and fruit trees in public spaces. Nw Indian film Narthaki (The Dancer) will be screen on Monday at 7.30 pm at Cinema Paradiso
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Thursday, 18 August 2011 (News) The news today features an interview with Christoph, on the coming annual film festival and 'Datenstrudel,' a 24-hour video recently executed by Jorn Hintzer and Jakob Hufner in Berlin, idea and by Mark Formanek.; check standard-time.com. Announcements include NAGA-MANDALA, a play about Love, Honor, Betrayal, Sacrifice, Magic and Foolishness to be played next weekend.. . Also Silambattan (the ancient Tamil stick-fighting martial art) classes for children aged 14 and younger.
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Monday, 08 August 2011 (City Life) « We are trying to increase the population of Auroville. It is going too slowly". As Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman of Auroville Foundation, kindly introduced his newly released documentary film "I BELIEVE", on April 25th evening at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, he also took this opportunity to share with the audience some of his vision and set of priorities for Auroville. Although he reminded that his third term's main issue as Chairman of Auroville Foundation was the development of the City with l'Avenir d'Auroville, he also reminded that Auroville is about the growth of consciousness yearning for Aurovilians to look upon their spiritual development as well.
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 (News) The news today offers announcements about Earth Day, only a week away: not to be missed is another event from Johnny and the kids: an Earth Day Parade which will begin from the Youth Centre around 10 o'clock on Friday 22nd April, wending its way to Mahakali Park (between MM and Kalabhumi) where there will be a pot-luck picnic around midday. Tomorrow, Saturday's Eco-Market at Solar Kitchen, will have extra attractions for the eco-minded both adults and children. And a guided tour is on offer, to discover newly color-coded trails on Auroville's cycle trails, topped off with a 2011 film 'Green Fire.' Also tomorrow a farewell performance of 'Third in Line' by Magdalene San Millan, her one-woman show.
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Friday, 15 April 2011 (News) At Pavilion of Indian Culture, Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas on Saturday at 8pm we can see Dasava Tara - the ten incarnations of lord Vishnu, which is a dance drama by the students of Sri Krishna Kumar Dance Academy. The French Pavilion presents also on Saturday at 5pm at Cinema Paradiso in Town Hall interview of Dr. Leonard Laskov, father of Holoenergetics in a film by Jean Yves Bilien "Healing with Love". "White Peacock" clay studio invites us to Open House on Sunday at 10am. Last day to submit films for AV Film Festival 2011 is 15th of August, and we can submit those which were made after august 2009.
Thursday, 24 March 2011 (Arts & Culture) Femme rayonnante au grand cœur, Véronique Jannot choisit résolument le bonheur: sourire en toutes circonstances est sa manière à elle de nourrir cette "graine d'éveil présente en chacun de nous,” et de transformer les épreuves, tremplins d'évolution. Profondément engagée pour la cause tibétaine, elle écrit et réalise seule son premier documentaire consacrée à ce principe féminin intangible et puissant, que les tibétains appelle « Dakini ». Pour sa seconde visite à Auroville, elle est donc venue présenter « DAKINIS, le féminin de la sagesse »: une série de portraits de femmes extraordinaires d'orient et d'occident. L'occasion de la rencontrer à son hôtel et de l'interroger sur la création de son film, le rôle de la femme aujourd'hui, sa perception d' Auroville et sur son chemin personnel vers une spiritualité libre et vivante....Interview illustré par la musique du documentaire.
Friday, 11 March 2011 (News) Today's news bring us a great variate of subjects that are part of our daily life in Auroville, starting with the announcement of the festival Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema, that is happening this weekend at Bharat Nivas. The dance performance:Repeated Act of Giving that was programed for tomorrow the 3th of March at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium is canceled, new date will be informed soon. The electrical service inform: new timings for power shut-down started on the 1th of march, be plugged! If you love flowers, a great opportunity: Sri Aurobindo's Compassion (Portulaca) are available at Unity Garden. Want to know more? Contact Alain or Lieve at Matrimandir office.
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 (News) KAI Trust presents Dhara-Auroville Dance Encounter tonight at 8pm at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium Bharat Nivas, Pavilion of Indian Culture. The performance incorporates classical Odiisi with folk gotipua, sahi yatra and contemporary dance elements, presented with back projections of pattachitra paintings. On Thursday at the same place we can see Repeated Act of Giving, a multimedia dance performance by Grace Gitadella and Savitri Maya with Sasikanth Somu, Danny Becher, and Joy and Jean LeGrand.
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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 (News) On Monday at Savtiri Bhavan they will open exhibition - Supramental Transformation at the occasion of the Mother's birthday. We talked with Loretta, the author of exhibition, about it. At Kalabhumi artist of all ages will share with us their skills, and at Visitor Centre on Sunday Fire Circus, consisted of young children will blow us away with their magic. The Auroville Iprov Group invites us on performance of improvisational sketches tomorrow at SAWCHU.
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Thursday, 10 February 2011 (News) In today's news we feature an excerpt from yesterday interactive workshop held at "White Hall” in Bharat Nivas by dr. Bahman Shirazi on Bridging the Arc of mysticism, in the series of talks on supramental transformation in progress. AT Visitor Centre at 8pm tomorrow Tejas and friends will present us world dances. This weekend we will also have a chance to listen to Gregorian Chants by the Schola Gregoriana Auroviliana with Director Eugeen Liven d'Albelardo at Pitanga on Sunday at 5pm
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Thursday, 03 February 2011 (News) For art and culture lovers the Open Stage Cabaret will show variety of Auroville performing artist tomorrow at7pm at Kalabhumi, and about "The Right Moment” will talk Patrick Colin on Saturday at 5pm at Cinema Paradiso. At Gallery Square Circle at Kale Kendra, Bharat Nivas at Pavilion of India will be inaugurated on Sunday at 4pm exhibition Rivers of Memory - paintings by Murali Sivaramakrishnan. For dance lover Stephanie prepared salsa workshop for the beginners on Saturday between 10.30 to 12.30 at New Creation Gym, Dance Hall.
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Thursday, 20 January 2011 (News) As usual, also for this weekend we will have a chance to see a bunch of excellent films at Cinema Paradiso at Town Hall, at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium at Bharat Nivas and at Eco Film Club at Saddhana Forest. In the Pavilon of Tibetan Culture in International Zone will be an inauguration of Sarasija's Mandala at 4.30 pm by Aurelio music and ceremony. At Unity Pavilion in International Zone will the third session on Exploration on Nation Soul at 2.30 pm. And for the fun part of Pongal weekend Well Cafe at Sve Dame prepared an Arabian Night on Saturday with some delicious food, followed by music. Read more Thursday, 13 January 2011 (News) Last night performance - opera L'Orfeo - at Bharat Nivas surely brought smile on faces of opera lovers, but also proved to some that opera not necessary means to be a boring night out. Interesting fusion of classical Monteverdi piece with Indian rhythms, all spiced up with different choreography, caused a huge applause from the audience. Tomorrow night we got another interesting evening ahead of us - Stillness in Motion at Visitor Centre at 8pm, a dance performance by Irene Sposetti. Beside it, the weekend will be also full of very good movies, and also a lecture by Geshe Pema Dorjee at The Pavilion of Tibetan Culture at 5pm. The tittle of it is "Buddhism and Environment”.
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