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A Detailed Guide to Our Club’s Membership Archiving Process

Membership records preserve more than names and payment dates. They document the people who have supported Gauhati Cine Club, attended screenings, joined…

Why our annual film quiz celebrates Assamese cinema heritage

Film quizzes have a quiet magic, asking participants to remember what they have seen, forgotten, or perhaps never known. At Gauhati Cine Club, our annual film…

When cinema and theatre joined hands in Guwahati

For more than six decades, the Gauhati Cine Club has championed film as a living conversation worth debating, watching, and celebrating together. Long before…

Cycling Reels: How a Vintage Bicycle Carries Cinema Across Town

Guwahati, the cultural capital of Assam, is a sprawling river city where the Brahmaputra carves the landscape in two and monsoon clouds linger for half the…

The challenge of sourcing subtitled foreign film prints in Assam

For more than six decades, the Gauhati Cine Club has served as a cultural anchor for film enthusiasts in northeastern India. Curating a meaningful season of…

Why We Created a Photo Essay on the Faces in Our Audience

A film screening is often described through its programme: the director, the actors, the language, the award, or the critical response. Yet every screening…

The Archivist Behind 40 Years of Film at Gauhati Cine Club

For nearly four decades, one member of the Gauhati Cine Club has arrived early to each screening, settled into a back-row seat, and opened a battered ledger.…

Behind the lens of a school holiday film workshop for children

Every year, when Australian school bells fall silent for the long summer break, communities across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane look for ways to keep young…

Restoring Faded Film Posters With Archival Techniques

A film poster is more than promotional artwork. It can record a film’s first public life, the language of a particular era, the design habits of a regional…

Why We Maintain A Database Of Every Film Review Published By Club Members

A film club’s history is recorded in more than screening dates and festival posters. It also lives in the conversations that follow a viewing: the close…