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The cinema of Assamese is going places. Rima Das’ Busan winner Village Rockstars 2 had its European Premiere at the Berlinale International Film Festival, Feb 13-23, in the Generation 14 Plus category. Ahead of its European Premiere, Bangkok-based sales company Diversion had acquired the world sales rights. Village Rockstars...
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Literature c i n e m a Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) When: March 1-8 Where: Bengaluru Website FIAPF-accredited Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) is organized by the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy for the Government of Karnataka. AniMela Festival 2025 When: March 7-9 Where: IDC, IIT Mumbai Campus Website...
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69th National Film Awards announced. Three main parameters were used to judge films, namely, content, craft, and creativity. The features jury chief added that they found Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, which won the Best Feature Film Award, to possess a fourth C, namely courage. Best Writing on Cinema |...
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The oldest and largest Indian film festival in America, the 22-year-old annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), organised by the Indo-American Arts Council, Inc. (IAAC), finally opened up and went hybrid this year, after being forced to be totally virtual in the previous two editions due to the pandemic....
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Hindi Film Sangeet ka Safar: Meel Ke Patthar, a 626-page hard-bound book makes for an insightful journey into the history of Hindi film music, its significance, and its milestones. It also serves as a critical evaluation /exploration of our master music makers. The author is 87-year-old Vijay Verma, a...
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The 67th National Film Awards, 2019 was declared at a press meet on March 22, 2021, at 4:00 pm. The Award ceremony, at which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best Indian films certified between Jan 01 and Dec 31 of...
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In the land of wonders, here’s a wondrous film festival. Upon the virgin hills of Uttarakhand. What started out two years ago, modestly, as Kautik Student Film Festival is now Kautik International Film Festival. In 2018, the Festival went international and competitive. This year, the “student” tag was dropped...
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Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt discuss their favourite roles, film icons and success with Karan Johar at the Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star 2019. The Rapid-Fire session witnessed a surprising twist from close friend Varun Dhawan. The Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star came to an exhilarating...
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Film critic Rajeev Masand and Festival Director, MAMI, Anupama Chopra catch up with bollywood’s next gen – Ananya Panday, Avinash Tiwary, Janhvi Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, and Radhika Madan at the Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star, 2019. They answer with aplomb questions about their first brush with fame, auditioning...
The cinema of Assamese is going places. Rima Das’ Busan winner Village Rockstars 2 had its European Premiere at the Berlinale International Film Festival, Feb 13-23, in the Generation 14 Plus category. Ahead of its European Premiere, Bangkok-based sales company Diversion had acquired the world sales rights. Village Rockstars...
Literature c i n e m a Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) When: March 1-8 Where: Bengaluru Website FIAPF-accredited Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) is organized by the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy for the Government of Karnataka. AniMela Festival 2025 When: March 7-9 Where: IDC, IIT Mumbai Campus Website...
69th National Film Awards announced. Three main parameters were used to judge films, namely, content, craft, and creativity. The features jury chief added that they found Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, which won the Best Feature Film Award, to possess a fourth C, namely courage. Best Writing on Cinema |...
The oldest and largest Indian film festival in America, the 22-year-old annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), organised by the Indo-American Arts Council, Inc. (IAAC), finally opened up and went hybrid this year, after being forced to be totally virtual in the previous two editions due to the pandemic....
Hindi Film Sangeet ka Safar: Meel Ke Patthar, a 626-page hard-bound book makes for an insightful journey into the history of Hindi film music, its significance, and its milestones. It also serves as a critical evaluation /exploration of our master music makers. The author is 87-year-old Vijay Verma, a...
The 67th National Film Awards, 2019 was declared at a press meet on March 22, 2021, at 4:00 pm. The Award ceremony, at which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best Indian films certified between Jan 01 and Dec 31 of...
In the land of wonders, here’s a wondrous film festival. Upon the virgin hills of Uttarakhand. What started out two years ago, modestly, as Kautik Student Film Festival is now Kautik International Film Festival. In 2018, the Festival went international and competitive. This year, the “student” tag was dropped...
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt discuss their favourite roles, film icons and success with Karan Johar at the Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star 2019. The Rapid-Fire session witnessed a surprising twist from close friend Varun Dhawan. The Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star came to an exhilarating...
Film critic Rajeev Masand and Festival Director, MAMI, Anupama Chopra catch up with bollywood’s next gen – Ananya Panday, Avinash Tiwary, Janhvi Kapoor, Mrunal Thakur, and Radhika Madan at the Jio MAMI Movie Mela with Star, 2019. They answer with aplomb questions about their first brush with fame, auditioning...