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Santa Clara Convention Center,
California, USA |
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A Scene from
The Sage &The Mouse |
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In a packed house "Manick Sorcar
Animation Festival"was held at the 19th
North American Bengali Conference, Santa Clara Convention Center,
Santa Clara, California. The program was held on July 3, 1999. Four
of Sorcar's internationally award winning
classic animation were screened: "Deepa
& Rupa: A Fairy Tale From India", winner of the old
Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival; "The
Sage and The Mouse", the winner of the Gold Medal at the
International Film Festival of New York; "Gandhabichar
(Sniff)", the winner of the coveted C.I.N.E. Golden Eagle,
and the recently released "The Woodcutter's
Daughter", winner of the nomination for Best Children's
Program category at the New York Festivals.
A question and answer session was held after the screening where
Sorcar discussed the many techniques of animation with a delightful
audience half of which were children. |
