Bangalore Film Society (BFS) is a forum of individuals committed
to evolving a
new perspective for film appreciation - an attempt which seeks
to transcend the popular conceptions of cinematic entertainment
from neutral, value free flights into the realism of the fantastic
and the illusory to that of a purposeful voyage into terrains
of the real and immediate concerns of human experience.
In 20 years of active involvement, BFS has been instrumental
in screening outstanding films of famous directors from various
countries, initiating a process of intercultural dialogue and
creating avenues for divergent aesthetic experience-films from
Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, American theatre Film
series, to mention only a few. Also, over the last seven years,
together with Vimochana, a forum for Women's Rights, BFS has
conducted Women's Film Festivals featuring specific issues
of women, their social experience and their portrayal in cinema.
Deep Focus is a film quarterly being brought out by the
BFS, where it features critiques of cinema's masters, socio-cultural
and political significance of popular cinema, writings on the
generation of meanings through cinematic signs and so on. BFS's
regular activities:
* Screening of feature films, short films, and documentaries
from India and other countries.
* Conducting film festivals and retrospectives of outstanding
film directors followed by symposia and discussion around films.
* Publishing film analyses on occasion.
new perspective for film appreciation - an attempt which seeks
to transcend the popular conceptions of cinematic entertainment
from neutral, value free flights into the realism of the fantastic
and the illusory to that of a purposeful voyage into terrains
of the real and immediate concerns of human experience. 
