Tag: film festival
India Has To Make Room For 'lady Oriented' Works: 'Lipstick...' Director
Theres rallying for womens empowerment on the one hand -- and a curb on freedom of expression on the other. The paradox is perplexing to writer-filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, whose "honest" telling of a story of womens secret desires and hidden fantasies has been deemed too "lady oriented" and unfit for release by Indias censor board. ....
Japan Shares More Spiritual Connect With India Than With Other Nations
It is 'The Year of Japan-India Friendly Exchanges', and Seigo Tono, Festival Director of the prestigious Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, believes that his country shares a more spiritual connect with India than with any other nation.....
3 Tamil Films To Be Screened At New York Film Fest
Three unreleased Tamil films "Merku Thodarchi Maalai", "Oru Kidayin Karunai Mani" and "Sigai" will be screened at the 17th edition of New York Indian Film Festival.....
Documentary On Last Queen Of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal, To Be Screened In Kathmandu
A documentary that depicts the last queen of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal's contributions to the First War of Independence and her resistance to the British, will be screened in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, where the "warrior queen" lived in exile for 20 years until her death 138 years ago.....
Aamir Heads To Beijing For China Premiere Of 'Dangal'
Bollywood star Aamir Khan will attend the China premiere of his blockbuster Hindi entertainer "Dangal" at the Beijing International Film Festival, which begins on Sunday.....
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan taught his signature "Lungi dance" step to American filmmaker Brett Ratner, who expressed a desire to direct the actor in a sequel of "Rush Hour" in India here.....
Om Puri Retrospective By Govind Nihalani In Delhi
Veteran director Govind Nihalani will host a retrospective on late actor Om Puri at the 12th edition of The Habitat Film Festival, to begin on May 19.....
Women Directors Sweep Top Awards At MAMI Film Fest
Women ruled the roost at the 19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Rima Das's "Village Rockstars won the Golden Gateway award in the India Gold Category and Carla Simon's "Summer 1993" won the honour in the International category. ....
Amitabh Bachchan To Be Feted At IFFI 2017
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be feted with the Personality of the Year Award at the upcoming 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said.....
Over 150 International Films At Mumbai Queer Film Festival
The 11th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The festival is coming up with a full-slate of 157 films from 42 countries. ....
