It was a hit and miss for some but each one of them revelled in the opportunity to showcase their talent.
'It is quite overwhelming, as a young filmmaker, to be in the presence of so many great filmmakers.' Jennifer Alphonse is ready for her second Cannes calling.
Harami is described as a 'hard-hitting, visually striking street saga of youth crime and broken destinies, love and redemption'.
'We didn't expect the film to be recognised at this level; we focused on making an honest and simple film.' 'We didn't have any expectations even like being appreciated at festivals.'
Looking back at the Indian presence in the French film festival.
Masaan recently screened at the ongoing French film festival and was given a rare five-minute standing ovation.
The film is based on the Arushi Talwar murder case.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
Let's revisit the landmark women and moments from India's Miss World history.
'Depicting the genocide of 3 lakh #KashmiriHindus cannot be called vulgar.'
Paruthiveeran, by Ameer Sulthan, was honoured with a "special mention" from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) at the 58th Berlin International film festival.
The sixth edition of the South Asian International Film Festival kicks off.
Among the first Indians to be spotted at the festival was Sharmila Tagore, who is part of the jury at the film festival.
'In a world which is full of categories, hatred and ideologies, there was this basic decency.'
'Rapists do have families. I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.' 'They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.' 'Why don't we show it that way?'
'I guess things happen when they have to happen.' 'And the film got delayed by COVID a little bit. But yeah, it's been a decade which I do not regret.' 'I feel like I have grown so much, as an artist, as well as just a human being.' 'So much life experience to channel into films that I think is an advantage almost.'
With the DVD release due, cartoonist and animator Nina Paley will finally be able to take the animated movie into the homes of film fans worldwide.
Aseem Chhabra encounters an Indian dinosaur at the Goa film festival.
'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less.' 'But we keep complicating things, and that is the tragedy -- our desire not to understand.'
'The LTTE were the pioneers of that.'
The film will star Nymphomaniac actor Stacy Martin.
Director P Sheshadri talks about the film, winning the National Award and what triggered the idea for the film.
This is your guide to nailing sexy-sophisticated-chic. Angry Indian Goddesses, Sacred Games, Trial By Fire, Joram.
Director Wilson Lois' Holding Back, a film about a mother of a terminally ill cancer patient, has won international acclaim.
Unfazed by the widespread criticism of his comments against the Hindi film The Kashmir Files, Israeli director and IFFI international jury chair Nadav Lapid said he stands by his remarks as he "knows how to recognise propaganda disguised as a movie".
Anurag Kashyap, Deepa Mehta, Shriya Saran and Shahana Goswami represent India at the ongoing Toronto Film Festival with their films.
Nearly 100 films from 40 countries will be screened during the sixth International Film Festival in Mumbai.
'I used to be embarrassed and think what will my friends say if I wiggle my hips.' 'I used to seek comfort in the fact that Meena Kumari and Nutan couldn't dance.' 'I think that was a mistake.'
The veteran actress is currently serving as a jury member for a film festival.
'I hadn't worked for three-and-a-half years.' 'I felt industry was based on who you knew.' 'I didn't belong to a network.'
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The director will be honoured at the Dubai International Film Festival.
It is visually grand and meditative in nature.
Madhav Ramadasan, director of the much acclaimed Malayalam film Melvialsom talks about his big win.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events.