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The Times of India
February 6, 2015 Friday
Jhumura maker shoots French film, Homeland, in Paris
by Zinia Sen
City filmmaker Anindya Chatterjee, whose debut film Jhumura is
awaiting release, recently came back after the shoot of his first
French film, Homeland (La Patrie), in Euville, Commercy. The indie
movie is about a woman's search for her roots.
The lead cast comprises French actors Jonathan Dumontier, Ani
Hovhanisiyan and Nicolas Pierson."Jonathan is a cinematographer who
passed out from a film school. Apart from acting in the movie, he was
of huge help during the shoot.The film is about an Armenian (Ani) of
French origin, who visits a village in France in search of her roots.
She is helped by a Frenchman (Jonathan), who she has befriended on the
net. Towards the end of the film, she - who had a different notion
about the man - realizes that he too is of another origin," says
Anindya.
The filmmakers had to face several odds while putting the project
together. "To make an indie film is not easy. I remember buying a robe
for a wedding sequence for 60 euros, after which I was left with 94
euros. Since a train ticket cost 98 euros, I had difficulty making my
team understand why I was getting late for the shoot. Yes, I was even
snubbed by them!" says Anindya.
The filmmaker is planning to put his experiences together as a
parallel track in the movie. While Nicolas Vert was the film's DoP ,
the sound department was helmed by Thibault Turcas. "The film has been
shot in live sound, so there will be no dubbing. It is in
post-production, which should be over in a month or two. Some patch
shoot is left, which I'm trying to coordinate with my team over Skype.
I'll be able to hand over the film to my producers by September, after
which it is likely to get screened at a festival this year," adds the
director.
From: A. Papazian
February 6, 2015 Friday
Jhumura maker shoots French film, Homeland, in Paris
by Zinia Sen
City filmmaker Anindya Chatterjee, whose debut film Jhumura is
awaiting release, recently came back after the shoot of his first
French film, Homeland (La Patrie), in Euville, Commercy. The indie
movie is about a woman's search for her roots.
The lead cast comprises French actors Jonathan Dumontier, Ani
Hovhanisiyan and Nicolas Pierson."Jonathan is a cinematographer who
passed out from a film school. Apart from acting in the movie, he was
of huge help during the shoot.The film is about an Armenian (Ani) of
French origin, who visits a village in France in search of her roots.
She is helped by a Frenchman (Jonathan), who she has befriended on the
net. Towards the end of the film, she - who had a different notion
about the man - realizes that he too is of another origin," says
Anindya.
The filmmakers had to face several odds while putting the project
together. "To make an indie film is not easy. I remember buying a robe
for a wedding sequence for 60 euros, after which I was left with 94
euros. Since a train ticket cost 98 euros, I had difficulty making my
team understand why I was getting late for the shoot. Yes, I was even
snubbed by them!" says Anindya.
The filmmaker is planning to put his experiences together as a
parallel track in the movie. While Nicolas Vert was the film's DoP ,
the sound department was helmed by Thibault Turcas. "The film has been
shot in live sound, so there will be no dubbing. It is in
post-production, which should be over in a month or two. Some patch
shoot is left, which I'm trying to coordinate with my team over Skype.
I'll be able to hand over the film to my producers by September, after
which it is likely to get screened at a festival this year," adds the
director.
From: A. Papazian