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  • The Sundance Film Festival is back and online once more

    By Associated Press

    UNITED STATES: The lights may be dim at the Eccles Theater and Park City’s Main Street will have fewer cinephiles packing the snowy sidewalks when the Sundance Film Festival begins its 44th edition Thursday night. But if 2021 proved anything, it’s that the world’s premier independent film festival is more than its ski town locale.

    This year Sundance is back online and armed with nine days of high profile documentaries about everyone from Kanye West and Princess Diana to Lucille Ball and Bill Cosby, buzzy first films from knowns and unknowns, virtual gatherings, and filmmaker Q&As.

    The festival had planned to return to the mountains this year, but two weeks before thousands were set to gather in Park City, Utah, organizers decided to pivot instead of canceling or postponing, as many have done amid the omicron surge.

    The experience of 2021 taught the programmers that not only could they run a successful festival online, but that films could still break through even when filmmakers, audiences, buyers, sellers, and press weren’t all in the same physical place.

    Several films that premiered last year are in the awards conversation (from “ Summer of Soul ” to “ Passing ”). The festival also boasted a record acquisition too (Apple TV+ paid $25 million for the heartwarming “ CODA ”). The price was at least partially fueled by streamers needing fresh entertainment — a demand that has only intensified during the pandemic.

    And this year the festival’s programming is as robust as ever, with dozens of conversation-starting films.

    Opening night selections Thursday include “ Emergency,” a darkly comedic look at issues like race and assault, as well as Eva Longoria’s documentary “ La Guerra Civil,” about Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez’s 1996 fight and the questions of identity it raised for many Mexican Americans.

    “That fight really divided the Mexican community in the United States,” Longoria said. “It divided households.”

    For some, it’s a chance to get a buzz before release. The Kanye West docuseries “ jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy ” is debuting at the festival before Part 1 hits Netflix on Feb. 16 (with the other two parts coming over the next two weeks).

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    The festival will also host the premiere of W. Kamau Bell’s “ We Need to Talk About Cosby,” which will be on Showtime later, and the first part of “ Phoenix Rising,” about Evan Rachel Wood’s journey to naming her alleged abuser, Marilyn Manson, before its HBO launch.

    Some have already made a splash at other festivals, like Audrey Diwan’s “ Happening,” a French drama about a college student seeking an abortion in the 1960s which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

    But most others are looking for a spotlight and distribution. Sundance has always prided itself on being a discovery festival and has helped jumpstart many filmmaking careers, from Steven Sodebergh’s to Ryan Coogler’s.

    “ 892,” from first-time filmmaker Abi Damaris Corbin is based on a story of a former Marine who holds up a bank. It is one of the higher-profile acquisition titles with John Boyega in the lead, with support from the late Michael K. Williams. Boyega said he was in tears reading the script. “I just thought this story needs to be told,” Boyega said.

    In another hot title, “ Watcher, ” Maika Monroe plays an American who has just relocated to Romania and begins to suspect she’s being stalked. Director Chloe Okuno’s atmospheric thriller captures a familiar experience for women and counts films like “Lost in Translation” and “Perfect Blue” as stylistic influences.

    “Sundance for a lot of independent filmmakers is the dream,” Okuno said. “It’s what you’re working towards.”

    Others have eagerly awaited follow-ups, like Lena Dunham’s “ Sharp Stick ” about a 20-something (Kristine Froseth) living in Los Angeles and Cooper Raiff’s “ Cha Cha Real Smooth, ” in which he stars opposite Dakota Johnson.

    There are many debuts from known names too, like Tig Notaro who alongside spouse Stephanie Allynne directs “ AM I OK? ” about two best friends played by Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno.

    Ramin Bahrani has the documentary “ 2nd Chance,” a lively and incisive look at the man who invented the modern bulletproof vest. And “Carol” screenwriter Phillys Nagy directs Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver in “ Call Jane,” one of two films at the festival about the Jane Collective, an underground group in Chicago that carried out abortions in the early 1970s.

    As always, pressing social issues are explored in myriad ways and can pop up in genre fares, like Krystin Ver Linden’s “ Alice,” starring Keke Palmer as an enslaved woman who discovers it’s actually 1973, and more straightforward documentaries, like Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s “ Aftershock,” a moving look at the maternal health crisis and its disproportionate impact on Black women.

    Some deals are already underway: Searchlight Pictures acquired “ Fresh, ” a dating thriller starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan, to stream on Hulu starting March 4.

    Still, it’s a bittersweet moment for many, especially filmmakers early in their careers who looked forward to the energy of an in-person gathering.

    “I think I was numb to it at first. Over the last few days, I started to feel it a little bit more,” Okuno said. “Obviously, it’s very disappointing for any filmmaker. At the same time, I completely understand.”

    One film, “Final Cut,” from “The Artist” director Michel Hazanavicius, even pulled out of the festival when it switched to the online format.

    But Jackson learned last year that the festival can be just as rewarding online. “There’s nothing virtual about the feelings of the filmmakers, the excitement of the audience, and the impact of the work,” Jackson said.

    Though many individual films are already sold out, there are also still many options available to film fans and Sundance-curious audiences for whom Park City was never an option. Jackson recommends the Explorer Pass, which she describes as a microcosm of the festival.

    “Festivals allow us to elevate voices and perspectives that may not be what the marketplace is looking for, but certainly once the work is seen, then the marketplace expands to accommodate them, and that’s what we’ve seen throughout history,” Jackson said.

    “Being there first and helping to support these voices and these perspectives and people speaking truth to power, that’s what a ticket does: It’s an investment in this incredible freedom of creative expression.”

  • Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar provided an amount of Rs four lakh online to the families of the four deceased in the natural accident.

    Forest and Transport Minister Mr. Mohammed Akbar from his residence office here today, Kawardha district, on the death of four people under natural accident (RBC 6-4), their families have been given assistance of Rs. gave. In this hour of grief, the family members thanked the Minister Shri Mohammad Akbar for his special initiative and the State Government for providing prompt relief money.

    Shri Ramprasad, father of 8-year-old Bhupesh of village Sonpuri (Rani) under Kawardha development block in Kawardha district, died after drowning in the pond. Similarly, 58-year-old Mr. Firat Patel, a resident of village Mazgaon under Sahaspur-Lohara, died of snakebite. Shri Santosh Yadav, 55, resident of village Threat of Kawardha tehsil, died after drowning in the pond and Shri Takeshwar father Bodhi Patel, aged one year, resident of village Amalidih under Kawardha tehsil died due to drowning in the pond. Minister Shri Mohammad Akbar has given a check of Rs. 4 lakhs to his family today.

  • Date set for online priority order for teachers

    According to the advertisement released on 09 March 2019 for the post of teacher in the district, the order of priority of the division for the post of teacher and the order of priority of the district for the post of assistant teacher have been invited from the candidates. Candidates will be able to fill online preferences at WWW.EDUPORTAL.COG.com at NIC.com. According to the information received from the District Education Officer, the date fixed from 16 to 28 December 2020 for the teacher (all subjects), 19 to 31 December 2020 for assistant teacher (all subjects) and 21 December 2020 to 02 January 2021 for assistant teacher science (laboratory). Has been. Candidates can contact the helpdesk (+917000211667), (+917000860272) in case of any confusion in filling the teacher and assistant teacher priority at www. A facility center has also been set up in Room No. 88 of the Joint District Office in this regard.

  • Claim objections invited for rural health convenor woman

    Document verification was done in 01 ratio 03 of the candidates for the direct recruitment post of Rural Health Convener, Women (ANM) for Bemetara district. Based on the decision / approval of the Selection Committee after document verification, the list of eligible / ineligible candidates for the post of Rural Health Convener, Female (ANM) direct recruitment, in the district website www.bemetara.gov.in and departmental website www.cghealth.nic .in has been published. Candidates / applicants can view the list of eligible / ineligible and claim objection information in the said website.
    Claim objections are invited only in the prescribed format online by email id [email protected] till 14 December 2020 at 05.30 pm.

  • Anu. Online application for scholarship of ST, ST and backward class students

    All government / non-government colleges, engineering and medical colleges, ITI and polytechnics studying in the district. Tribal, scheduled caste and backward class students and principals / institution heads are informed. That the process of acceptance and distribution of post matric scholarship (higher than class 12th) for education session 2020-21 as per last year is being started online on the website http://mpsc.mp.nic.in/CGPMS. Assistant Commissioner of Tribal Development Department informed that the last date for the year 2020-21 has been set by the department for registration of students and to lock the proposal / approval to the institutions. In which the student has been set for online application (new and renewal), 30 November, 10 December for drafting draft, 20 December 2020 for locking section order and last date for submission of KYC is 10 January 2021. After the scheduled dates, any type of applications for the post matric scholarship of the education session 2020-21 or online will not be approved and the opportunity to lock the draft proposal or section order will also not be provided. If the process is not completed by the said date, the student concerned will be deprived of the scholarship. Institution heads will be automatically responsible for this.

  • Sainik School Entrance Exam Application

    All India Sainik School Entrance Exam will be held on January 10, 2021 for admission in class 6th and 9th at Sainik School Ambikapur in session 2021-22. The online application for admission in Sainik School Ambikapur can be filled at the official of the National Examination Agency by 19 November.

  • Good news to millions of central pensioners, government changes in pension rules

    There is good news for central employees, pensioners. Now central pensioners from all over the country will be able to get a life certificate from home. Postal Department will cooperate in this work. Postmen will go to these pensioners’ house and take certificates and submit them online. This facility has come as a big relief for millions of pensioners amidst growing threat of corona infection.

    According to the statement issued by the Union Ministry of Personnel, The India Post Payment Bank of the Department of Posts and the Department of Electronics and Information has started this campaign on the initiative of the Pension and Pensioners Welfare Department. Postmen will be helpful in submitting the life certificates of pensioners of the Central Government. The postman will go to the pensioner’s house and take his certificate and submit it online. However the pensioner concerned will have to pay a fixed fee for this service. This service will be made available to all central government pensioners across the country. In order to submit the living certificate online, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Jeevan Pramaan portal in 2014. Since then the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has been making this technology convenient for the people. In view of the Corona epidemic, it is a relief news for elderly pensioners. They will be able to get this work done while staying at home.

    Currently, the number of central government pensioners in the country is 65.26 lakhs. After the new instructions, now the banks have been directed to upload them on their website and put them on the notice board in the branches of the banks. Pension disbursing banks will accept Digital Life Certificate Jeevan Pramaan. Apart from this, according to the new rules, pensioners who are 80 years or older can submit life certificate every year. According to the rules, every pensioner or family pensioner has to give a life certificate in November every year.