I'm so excited to announce that I've been invited to attend the first ever TEDIndia conference, which takes place November 4th-7th, 2009 in Mysore, India. TED, a non profit organization dedicated to "Ideas worth spreading" is a remarkable organization that brings together experts in the fields of technology, entertainment, and design to give riveting talks and present their groundbreaking work. Past TED conferences have featured such luminaries as President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Steven Hawking, Jane Goodall, Richard Branson, Bill Gates and many others. TED offers fellows the chance to attend the conference and join the extraordinary goup of visionaries who make up the TED community. For more information visit the TED Fellowship Program site.
Philadelphia Premiere and Concert!
Friday, September 25th-26th, 2009 at the Twelve Gates Gallery
Screening: Friday, September 25th at 8pm (buy tickets) Concert: Saturday, September 26th at 6pm (buy tickets)
I'm very pleased to announce the Philadelphia Premiere of A Cricket in the Court of Akbar at the Twelve Gates Gallery (see map)! This is the start of a very special weekend of events, with an Indian classical music concert the following day. I will have the great honor of playing with world-renowned tabla maestro, Ustad Abdul Sattar Khan Tari! Also, each ticket to the Saturday concert include one freeadmission to the Friday film screening.
Twelve Gates is an exciting art exhibition space in the heart of Philadelphia's historic Old City. The gallery specializes in art and media from and about South Asia, and I'm thrilled to bring the film to this exciting venue. For more information and to buy tickets, please visit the Twelve Gates Gallery website. The screening will be followed by a short Q&A with me (Andrew Mendelson).
European Premiere at the Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival!
Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany
A Cricket in the Court of Akbar is having it's
European premiere at the Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival in Stuttgart, Germany.
The screening is scheduled for Thursday, July 16th at 8:00pm at the SI Centrum (see
map). This is Germany's only Indian film festival and will feature groundbreaking work from and about the subcontinent. Please visit the festival
website for tickets and more information about this great festival.
Chicago Premiere at the Chicago
International Movies and Music Festival!
A Cricket in the Court of Akbar
premiering in Chicago at the Chicago International
Movies and Music Festival. The screening is scheduled
for Saturday, March 7th, at 1:30pm at the Chicago
Cultural Center (50 W Washington St, see
map). Tickets are free (with an $8 suggested donation)
and you can reserve yours online
today . And please visit the CIMMFest
website for more information about thefestival.
Sitars in the Southland: The
2008 Asheville Film Festival
A Cricket in the Court of Akbar
just screened as part of the Asheville Film Festival
in Asheville, North Carolina, and was greeted by a
warm Southern reception. For more information about
the festival and the screening, check out the Asheville
Film Festival website.
New York Premiere at the South
Asian International Film Festival!
A Cricket in the Court of Akbar
is having it's New York premiere as part of the South
Asian International Film Festival. The screening is
scheduled for Saturday, October 25th, at 9:30pm at
the Rubin Museum of Art (see
map). Seating is limited so reserve your tickets
today online
or by phone at 212-347-8787. And please visit the
SAIFF
website for more information about this great
festival.
Announcing the World Premiere
of A Cricket in the Court of Akbar
I'm thrilled to announce that we are
having our world premiere at the San Diego Asian Film
Festival! The screening date is set for Sunday, October
12th at the UltraStar Mission Valley cinema. You can
purchase discounted tickets
online here. For those of you in the San Diego
area, we hope to see you there! For more information
about the festival, visit the SDAFF
website.
New Videos on YouTube and
over 360,000 hits on the trailer!
Hi everybody, I've just posted some
new clips on YouTube.
They are from the first competition
which occured 5 years ago and is my uncut full length
performance from the Sur Nur round of the
Sri Mahendra Bhatt Music Competition in Jaipur, India.
A Cricket inthe Court of Akbar takes place
two years later during the Sur Sadak championship
competition. The clip is broken into two parts so
please visit our Youtube
channel to see more!
And a big thanks to everyone for taking
a look at the trailer. It
has so far been viewed over 360,000 times, making
it the 4th most popular sitar related video on YouTube!
Andrew Mendelson is on iTunes
As part of the music team behind Mike
Myer's recent film, The Love Guru, Andrew
has been featured on the film's soundtrack. You can
hear a sample and even purchase the track through
the iTunes
Store here. The track is only 40 seconds long,
but was the music used for the opening credits of
the film.
A Cricket in the Court
of Akbar is Featured on YouTube!
The trailer for the film has been featured
on YouTube and the response has been unbelievable!
We've recieved literally thousands of inquiries about
the film, as well as requests for DVD's. You can visit
our YouTube
channel to see the trailer and additional clips,
and to read the thousands of comments from viewers.
It makes for some rather entertaining reading. And
please join the mailing
list to receive updates on screenings and DVD
availability.
A Cricket in the Court
of Akbar Wins Manhattan Community
Arts Grant from LMCC!
We are proud to announce that A Cricket in the
Court of Akbar was awarded the 2006-2007 Manhattan
Community Arts Grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural
Council. LMCC supports many artists in the downtown
Manhattan area and has lauded our film as "contributing
to the richness of Manhattan's cultural landscape."
We are pleased and grateful to LMCC and the New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs for supporting
A Cricket in the Court of Akbar.
We are pleased to announce the generous
sponsorship of the India Tourism Office. Their support
includes airfare for the film crew to travel to India
for the production. We extend our deepest thanks for
their contributions to A Cricket in the Court
of Akbar.
Anyone is welcome to contribute to the film. You
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