On Thursday, 21 November, the Indian Panorma (Non-feature) section at the 49th International Film Festival of India opened with Marathi film Kharvas, directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, while Malayalam film Olu, directed by National film awardee Shaji N Karun, opened the Indian Panorma (Feature) section. The two directors addressed the media in a press conference after the … Read more
At the press conference of the Indian Panorama jury members at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), one couldn’t help but notice the male-heavy presence. The only lady present was filmmaker Parvathi Menon, who was one of the non-feature jury members. When asked about the composition of women in the jury, Rahul Rawail, … Read more
Attending the screening of Mari Selvaraj’s Pariyerum Perumal (2018) at the ongoing 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, director Pa Ranjith stated that the festival ought to have picked his latest film Kaala (2018) as a mark of its true inclusive nature. The director won critical acclaim for his take on caste and … Read more
Selecting a film for a festival is not an easy task. Admittedly, it involves hours of hard work, debates, discussions and more. As the Indian Panorama jury gathered at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), they shed light on how films are selected. This year IFFI recieved a total of 190 feature and … Read more
Actor-producer John Abraham, director-producer Nikkhil Advani and producer Bhushan Kumar have entered into a joint venture to produce six films. “Under this collaboration, a slate of films will be jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, John Abraham’s JA Entertainment and Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani and Nikkhil Advani’s Emmay Entertainment,” read an official statement. The statement … Read more
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is set to wed American singer Nick Jonas on 2 December, will be shooting for The Sky Is Pink (2019) right till the day before the celebrations, says the film’s producer Siddharth Roy Kapur Kapur, who is producing the movie under his Roy Kapur Films banner, told IANS, a news agency, … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a preliminary inquiry into some financial transactions carried out by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) over the past seven years. According to a report published by ThePrint.in website, the investigating agency is looking into charges of financial embezzlement and irregularities by the corporation following a complaint from … Read more
Actor-director Rahul Bose minced no words saying that films with no big names are not accepted, except in the metros of India. He was talking in context of his directorial Poorna (2017) in the ‘Redefining Stories’ session at the 49th International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa today (22 November). Poorna is about a … Read more
Director Nila Madhab Panda and actor Pankaj Tripathi insisted that writers are getting their due in cinema now. They were speaking at a session titled ‘Redefining Stories’ at the 49th International Film Festival of India in Panjim, Goa, on 22 November. Panda and Tripathi were joined by actresses Divya Dutta and Rajshri Deshpande, actor-producer-director Rahul Bose … Read more
Indian actress-filmmaker Nandita Das will be honoured with the FIAPF Award at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) on 29 November. Das will receive the FIAPF award by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations for achievement in films in the Asia Pacific region, reports Variety.com. She is known for her acting in the … Read more