Just another day at the Berlinale

Just another day at the Berlinale

[18 February 2010]It was a breakfast meeting for the first time during our present stay in Berlin though technically it was the second one. We had the man-in-charge for the visibility of German films in the world cinema committee. It was interesting to learn the ways...
Umesh in the well !

Umesh in the well !

[17 February 2010]Today was one of the most expected days for me. But turned out to be a little disappointing and later became interesting and ended with a happy note. Today was the world cinema fund day. We had a presentation regarding the world cinema fund and in...
Meeting the officials.

Meeting the officials.

[16 February 2010]Today we were going to meet the officials who are responsible for our stay here in Berlin. We were requested to be dressed in suits. Since I didn’t have the suit with me for this tour, I had to borrow it from one of our guides, Martin. When I reached...
Visits and remembrance of war wounds.

Visits and remembrance of war wounds.

[15 February 2010]Today I spoke over Skype with Amma and Rashmi. I remembered home a little more than usual. There was someone else in the common room where I was using the Internet so didn’t talk much. However, once I disconnected the call, I came to know that the...
I fell in love again!

I fell in love again!

[14 February 2010]It is Valentines Day. Perfect day to fall in love with this city! We had a bus tour of Berlin as a film city. As our group is mostly contains film related people, Goethe institute had arranged to take us around in a conducted tour showing us the...