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Volunteer Spotlight: The People Behind Gauhati Cine Club’s Film Festival

Every successful film festival depends on work that begins long before the lights dim in the screening hall. At Gauhati Cine Club, volunteers turn an idea into…

The European New Wave and Assamese Filmmaking in the 1970s

The 1970s marked a decisive period for Indian regional cinema. Across the country, filmmakers began testing the limits of commercial storytelling through…

Inside Gauhati Cine Club’s Newsletter Archive

A Look Inside the Club’s Monthly Newsletter: Past Issues and Highlights reveals how a regular publication can become a living record of film culture. For…

How Our Screenplay Competition Discovered a National Award Winner

A screenplay competition can appear modest from the outside: a call for entries, a reading panel, a shortlist, and an awards ceremony. Yet the most important…

Running a nonprofit cinema club in a digital age

A nonprofit cinema club occupies a distinctive place in cultural life. It gives audiences opportunities to encounter challenging films, regional voices,…

Why We Chose Pather Panchali as Our Inaugural Film

Every retrospective begins with a decision about where to place the first step. For us, that step had to lead toward a film that could open a conversation…

From Script to Screen: A Case Study of a Club-Produced Short Film

A short film is often described through its final images: a carefully framed street, a convincing performance, or a quiet moment that stays with the audience.…

A Conversation With The Archivist On Restoring 35mm Prints

In a quiet room at Gauhati Cine Club, a film canister carries more than a title and a production year. It may contain a surviving image of Assam’s landscapes,…

Listening Beyond the Frame: Lessons from Northeast India

Hosting a documentary series on Northeast Indian tribes taught us that cinema can do more than present unfamiliar landscapes and communities. It can create a…

Five Classic Assamese Films Every New Member Should Watch

Joining a film club is an invitation to watch with greater attention. A story becomes richer when its language, landscape, production history, and audience are…