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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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Note: FICCI Frames 2020 has been postponed indefinitely From March 4th to 7th, 2019, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organized their prestigious global convention FICCI FRAMES in Mumbai. The event focuses on almost the entire spectrum of the media and entertainment industry. It was...
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Women in Hollywood as well as Bollywood are mostly portrayed as objects of desire, and it is no different in mainstream South Asian and Bangladeshi cinema. This formed the topic at the two-day Women in Cinema Conference 2019 held as part the Dhaka International Film Festival. Sharing their professional...
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Music Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney awarded Companion of Honour The Order of the Companion of Honour, “awarded for having a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine, or government lasting over a long period of time,” has been conferred upon singer-songwriter Sir Paul McCartney, dancer Darcey Bussell, cricketer Clare Connor, Alpine...
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The Workshop Scenario Cinematic language of cinema and methodology of filmmaking, screenplay structure, directing acting, cinematography, sound designing, & editing Workshop director: Prof. Samar Nakhate (ex-Dean of FTII) Time: Feb 24 & 25, and Mar 03 & 04 Place: Ravindran Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Dadar (W), Mumbai Phone: 9768930853...
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The Grey Dusk of Guru Dutt: a Keep-Alive/Manohar-Monologues music concert Venue: Sawarkar Hall, Shivaji Park Date: Monday, Oct 9 Time: Sharp 07.30 Donor passes/details: Contact Mr. Krishnan Iyer at 98204 77643 A peep into the Creative Pehlu of the Cosmic Persona—Guru Dutt through ‘Dhwani~n~Drishya’ (audio~visual) presentation of Slides~Scenes~Songs from his much...
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Two film appreciation courses are being conducted by FTII-Pune, in association with the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), in July. One is a 5-day course, which would Include screening of film classics, both Indian and international, in Jaipur. The other is a 20 days...
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A story about loev, no matter how you spell it. Loev—official selection last year at some of the world’s leading film festivals, including SXSW and Talinn Black Nights—is a tender and intimate portrait of three men who struggle to define the boundaries of their friendship and the loev that...
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Have you wanted to learn how to script for feature films, TV shows, webseries or short films, but haven’t had the time to attend a long-term course? If so, you may want to be a part of the special new batch of Rajashree’s Weekend Scriptwriting Course, in Mumbai. Rajashree who? Book author,...