| SORCAR'S RELEASE OF LATEST
ANIMATION CREATES NATIONAL NEWS IN INDIA |
A scene from Woodcutter's
Daughter |
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Sorcar released
his latest animation, "The Woodcutters
Daughter", in India on June 8th, 1999 and received rave
reviews from newspapers, magazines and television stations. During
Sorcar's short visit to India he was interviewed by several news
stations including STAR NEWS, a very prestigious program which nationally
telecasts highlighted news from various parts of India. Sorcar's
visit and the release of his new production in India was the only
news selected from the State of Bengal. The news segment was telecast
several times on STAR NEWS and STAR TV in English, and Hindi, the
national language of India. He was also interviewed by Khas Khabar,
the most popular news TV program of the State of Bengal, which was
telecast on Sunday evening, June 12th, 1999.
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| Selected Media Comments... |
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"Animation magic of Manick Sorcar...Manick Sorcar hypnotizes the press
with his animation "The Woodcutter's Daughter"... There
is a gold mine of fairy tales scattered all over our country,
by transferring those onto screen Manick Sorcar honored our country,
particularly the State of Bengal"
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-Aaj Kaal, June10, 1999
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| "A return to roots....The real significance of Sorcar's
work lies in a kind of two-way traffic. While the producer-director
himself returns again and again to his roots to rediscover the Indian
tradition of literature and lore, his work takes a little of Bengal
to different parts of America and Europe. All his animation films
are based on Indian fables but present the skill and sensitivity
that make them acceptable abroad." |
-The Statesman, June 25, 1999
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| "Animation wand! He has arrived in the city, not
with his father's magic wand but with a new wonder in his
pouch!" |
-The Times of India, June 7, 1999
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| "Manick Sorcar, the animation magician"
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-Ganashakti, June 13, 1999
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"Manick Sorcar- the engineer outside and
artist inside.....extraordinary scenery and ambiance, together with
skillfully combined animation and live action are simply superb".
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-Cold Field Times, June 14-20, 1999
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| "The PC magic. He, too, is a P.C. But Prafulla
Chandra is not a sorcerer in the mold of his legendary father Protul....Still,
if there is a Sorcar around, there must be magic in the air. So
Prafulla Sorcar, known as "Manick" to friends, put the
family wand in the closet and picked up a mouse - the kind a computer
entails- and started making his own brand of magic" |
-Ganashakti, June 13, 1999
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