Gauhati Cine Club Explained

GCC
Full Name:Gauhati Cine Club
Founded:26 April 1965
Headquarters:Ashiana (1st Floor)
Sarbodaya path
(Opp. Rajiv Bhawan)
G.S. Road, Bhangagarh
Guwahati-5
Key People:Dr Bhupen Hazarika
Website:Gauhati Cine Club

Gauhati Cine Club is a registered film society of Assam. It was founded by Dr Bhupen Hazarika on 26 April 1965, along with a handful of film lovers, critics, and writers.[1] [2] It was formed three years after the formation of the first film society of North East India "The Shillong Film Society" founded by Padum Barua, Md. Sadullah and some of film enthusiasts. The main objective of the society is to create awareness in the society about cinema as a serious art and to form an environment for serious discourse and debate in the cinematic and intellectual world. Since its inception, the society has been organizing Film Appreciation Courses with experts from the field, publishing books on film and holding workshops on film craft.[3] It is registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The current advisers of the club is Harekrishna Deka and Bhuban Chandra Lahkar and the president is A. K. Absar Hazaika.

Activities

The main focuses of the society are:

Publications

The society is also publishing books on cinema. Some notable publications are:

Activities

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History and Background of Gauhati Cine Club. GCC. 31 January 2010.
  2. Web site: The pioneer of the Guwahati Cine Club. Kalita. Kanak Chandra. Rupaliparda. 31 January 2010.
  3. Web site: Film Festival on Terrorism in Northeast India. Thakuria. Nava. 17 November 2009. Turkish Weekly. 2 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100130202246/http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/92989/film-festival-on-terrorism-in-northeast-india.html. 30 January 2010. dead.