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Emerging from a challenging four-year hiatus imposed by the constraints of the pandemic, MAMI 2023 expanded its horizons, encompassing a broader range of films from various regions and increased its number of theaters. It also showcased a special focus on South Asian cinema and the works of the South...
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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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The sixth edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY), totally virtual given the circumstances, got off to a really delightful opening, with excited kids from all over world happily painting the screen in vibrant colors and impatiently texting, “Start the screenings, start the screenings,...
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The fifth edition of the Kautik International Film Festival, organized by HIMACEEF in association with the District Administration of Almora and the Mahasser Fishing Camps, has announced its list of nominations. In the competition sections are 7 feature films, 7 documentaries, 16 short fiction films, and 5 animation films....
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Southern sonata southern southern With the global pandemic, unrelenting in its pervasive, octopus grip, social interactions, in public spaces, have been dictated by Standard Operating Procedures of physical distancing and masking. So much so, the annual film festivals, that run on precise set calendar dates, have had to rework...
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Women today are making their voice heard in all forms of the arts, and in particular, cinema. Older women are taking interest in cinema with the advent of smartphones in Nepal as well as other countries. All have important stories to tell, and social media too is of great...
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The city of Thrissur in Kerala is all decked up and ready for the grand 15th edition of the International Film Festival of Thrissur (IFFT 2020). Organised by the Orange Film Academy in association with the Thrissur Chalachitra Kendram, the Thrissur Corporation, the Thrissur Jilla Panchayath, the Kerala State Film...
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A grand film fiesta awaits film buffs of Chittur-Pallakad, Kerala. The 12th edition of the Panchajanyam International Film Festival would take place Jan 24-30 at the Kairali-Sree Theatres. The inaugural film is Leena Manimekalai’s Maadathy, an Unfairy Tale about “Maadathy, a poor girl from the Puthiraivannaar Dalit caste group...
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Kasargod is all decked up and ready for the second edition of its international film festival, scheduled for December 29-31, at the Municipal Conference Hall in Pulikunnu. Organised by Kasargodinoridam (lit., A space for Kasargod), a non profit organization created with the motto ‘Towards a Better Kasargod’, the primary aim of...