Satyajit Ray’s “Sikkim” released in DVD format

GANGTOK, 20 Jan: After its first public screening here in Gangtok last year organized by the Art and Culture Trust of Sikkim at Vajra cinema hall, Satyajit Ray’s “Sikkim” was finally released in DVD format on Thursday at Nandan in Kolkata.

The DVD has been produced by ANT Television Pvt Ltd and also features a collection of music and songs from Ray’s films, according to a press release. The release function had Director and son of the late filmaker, Sandip Ray, Director, Goutam Ghose, GM ACT Sikkim, Sudip Barman, Director, Angel Video, Abhay Tantiya along with other prominent dignitaries.

Ray’s Sikkim to screen every evening for a week at Vajra

Satyajit Ray’s documentary film, “Sikkim”, which had its world premiere on 06 April to a select audience in Gangtok will now open for regular screenings from Friday onwards at Vajra cinema hall here.
The Art & Culture Trust of Sikkim, which was instrumental in restoring this lost film made in 1971, in a press release issued today, announced that the movie will screen for one show [5:30 p.m.] every day from 15 to 21 April.
“We were overwhelmed by the response of the audience at the World Premiere on the 6th of April 2011. There has been a constant demand for a regular theater release ever since the premiere. We understand that there is a huge audience waiting and wanting to see the film. We are also aware that the purpose of the restoration of this very rare film carried out by the Art & Culture Trust of Sikkim was to reach out to the maximum Sikkimese people,” the ACT of Sikkim secretary, Atul Kaura explains while announcing the screening schedule.
The film, commissioned by Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal, and completed in 1971, was never formally released until last week, its prints lost and then painstakingly restored.

Finally, Sikkim gets to watch Ray’s Sikkim

AUDIENCE STUNNED BY SIMPLICITY AND EVOCATIVE TONE OF MAESTRO’S [NO LONGER] ‘LOST’ WORK


TSHERING EDEN
GANGTOK, 07 April: Battling the hail and traffic, an eager crowd of Gangtokians made it to Vajra cinema hall for the world premiere of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Sikkim’ on Wednesday evening. The elderly, college and school students, members of the royal family, retired civil servants, in fact people from all walks of life, were present for the much awaited premiere.
Welcoming the guests, Managing Trustee of the Art and Culture Trust [ACT] of Sikkim, Ugyen Chopel, gave a brief background of the film. The chief guest for the premiere, Governor Balmiki Prasad was accompanied to the event by Justice SP Wangdi, cinematographer of the film, Soumendu Roy, and actor-director, Tinu Anand, who assisted Satyajit Ray during the making of the film, were present as special guests.

Sikkim’s world premiere postponed to 06 Apr

GANGTOK: The world premiere of Satyajit Ray’s “Sikkim” has been postponed for 06 April by the Art & Culture Trust [ACT] of Sikkim. The venue remains the same- Vajra cinema hall.
A press release issued by the secretary, ACT of Sikkim, Atul Kaura, informs that in view of the 2-day bandh called for 04 and 05 April, the world premiere of the much-awaited documentary film has been is rescheduled for 06 April, Wednesday.
The Trust has conveyed its apologies for the inconvenience caused to patrons and well-wishers due to the rescheduling of the program.

Satyajit Ray’s "Sikkim" to premiere on Chogyal’s birth anniversary

SAGAR CHHETRI
GANGTOK: After a wait of 40 years, Satyajit Ray’s only work never to have been officially premiered, his documentary film, ‘Sikkim’, is now finally ready for its world premiere; the date aptly set for 04 April, coinciding with the birth anniversary of the late Chogyal, Palden Thondup Namgyal, who had produced the film in 1971. The documentary film will premiere at Vajra cinema hall.
The film is being presented by the Art and Culture Trust [ACT] of Sikkim, which holds the rights to the film, and has worked for many years now to restore the original prints of this, thus far lost work.