Shaji N Karun on helming the Malayalam film Kutti Srank which won a National Film Award for Best Film.
Founder Shilen Amin tells Arthur J Pais how far the South Asian International Film Festival has come since its inception 10 years ago
'China is monitoring films like ours and making sure it doesn't get a platform.'
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid said he was "disturbed and shocked" to see the film being screened at the film festival.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
Among the 24 feature films chosen for the Indian Panorama section in IFFI 7 of them are Malayalam films.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.'
The actor, who celebrates his fourth wedding anniversary on November 14, has been collecting accolades from across the globe and at home over the weekend!
Films from Germany, Romania, France, Israel, Taiwan, Korea, Argentina, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, South Africa, Iran, America and Czech, as well as Indian films will be screened at the week-long festival.
The event will have an Indian Panorama section, an Asian Competition section.
Indian celebrities and designers are ruling the show on the red carpet.
Bollywood mixes work and travel in perfect ways.
'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.' 'They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He made Do Bigha Zamin.'.'
Malliwood artistes work on daily wages. They earn a livelihood selling vegetables or working in the textile factory in Malegaon, or run eateries or tea stalls. In the credits their names reflect their professions, like Salim Electrician, Iqbal Chaiwala, or Zaheer Cyclewala.
'Not since the time when my Devdas went to Cannes have I felt this level of enthusiasm for my cinema being honoured internationally.'
Appearing before cheering fans at the star-studded opening ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata on Thursday, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan spoke of staying positive and alive, and on the new crop of historical films being steeped in 'fictionalised jingoism'.
Shruti Haasan joins the many Indian actors at Cannes.
Several corporate houses have joined the Goa government in making the 35th International Film Festival of India a big success.
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Aseem Chhabra's Top 10 Films/ Series from TIFF 2024 includes films that he watched for the first time in Toronto. The films were impressive due to their rigor, passion, unique storytelling style and sometimes exploring the vulnerable sides of big name stars.
Cannes jury member Aishwarya Rai was the star at the party hosted by the IN Network.
It beat the Brazilian film, Radio Fevela, Mr And Mrs Iyer and Anahat to reach the top slot.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
'I realised why the farmers and the rural folks are going for Trump. They are so insecure and vulnerable that anybody who is throwing a line of hope to them, they seize it.'
The Israeli envoy said Nadav Lapid has abused the Indian invitation to chair the panel of judges at IFFI Goa, as well as, the trust bestowed on him.
His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
The sixth Jaipur International Film Festival will see 156 films from 90 countries screened at the festival.
Fifteen award-winning films will be selected, says filmmaker Shyam Benegal.
It is the first Indian film in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 30 years.
Sudipto Sen, the lone Indian in the jury board of the just-concluded International Film Festival of India, Saturday maintained that the remarks made by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid about The Kashmir Files were his personal opinion even as three other co-jurors came out in support of the jury head.
Her acclaimed film All We Imagine As Light received two Golden Globe nominations in the Best Director (Motion Picture) and Best Motion Picture (Non English Language Film) categories. This marks the first time an Indian director has been nominated in the Director category.
Rakesh Sharma's Final Solution bags awards at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival.
Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world.
As controversy grew, BJP leaders, actors also joined the discourse against him.
Santosh Sivan Sivan is the first Asian to receive the prestigious Pierre Angénieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honour at the Cannes Film Festival, which celebrates outstanding contributions to the field of cinematography.
'Akhil is a good boy and deserves every happiness.' 'Zainab is a lovely girl and I am so happy they have decided to spend their lives together.'
