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THE British Council presents Indo British Digital Film Festival, bringing together filmmakers and artists who want to break the hegemony of mediocre films and video art. The film festival aims to create a selection of films that represent a new thought process in the world of digital media in both India and Britain. The festival will screen a total of 45 films in Delhi from July 21 to 24 after which it will tour other cities; there will also be digital video art displays and seminars. Films of all durations and genres are eligible for entry, as long as they are shot or post produced on the digital format. Application forms are available at http://www.britishcouncil.org.in or contact the British Council at 28525002 extn. 335/329. Last date for submission of completed forms along with a VHS/DVD/VCD copy of the film is June 10.
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DROP in at Goodbooks any time up to June 15 and write a slogan in a "Slogan Writing Contest". The five best slogans will be given exciting prizes on June 21, the day Harry Potter brings the Phoenix to Chennai. Look out for the special event that day. And that's not all! Goodbooks Privilege Card Holders can avail of the 15 per cent discount on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. For more details, contact Goodbooks at 39, 4th Street, Abhiramapuram. Tel: 4986618, 4986619.
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BAWLING kids who don't want to go to school are a familiar sight every summer. And it is the parents who get stressed out being unable to cope. So Play Coop Centre has a talk by Padma Srinath on "How to acclimatise parents towards pre-school education" between 10.30 and 11.30 a.m. on June 15. The venue is 12 (old no. 38) IVth Main Road, Gandhi Nagar. To register, contact 24418448/24453830.
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THE Alliance Francaise hosts an exhibition of paintings by Baba Anand. The Credo Collection is on view till June 10 at Amethyst, Sundar Mahal, Jeypore Colony, Gopalapuram. For further details contact Amethyst Ph: 28351627, 28353582.
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ANOTHER art exhibition with a difference is Lakshmi Ethiraj Art Gallery's Tanjore painting show. The main point here is not the paintings but the frames that are made of teakwood and vary from ordinary to elaborate. For further details, contact the gallery at 70 (new no.), Ist floor, Ist Main Road, CIT Nagar. Ph: 24359223, 24347061.
R. KRITHIKA
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