After making his directorial debut with Kothanodi (2015), filmmaker Bhaskar Hazarika is back in action with Aamis which makes its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in competition this April. Starring Lima Das, Arghadeep Baruah, Neetali Das, Sagar Saurabh, the film tells the story of a married woman, Niri, who strikes up a friendship … Read more
Actor-filmmaker Aleena Khan, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film Code Blue, has said that her film premiering in Berlin Film Festival is a big achievement for her. “I think having world premiere of my film in Berlin Film Festival is very big thing and achievement for me,” Khan, while interacting … Read more
Assamese director Xahid Khan’s short films Mistake and Alert Condition: Red have been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival. The festival has sections for feature films, short films, documentaries, animations, music videos and ad films. It will take place here on 20 February. Official selection of both the films at such a prestigious … Read more
Assamese director Xahid Khan’s short films Mistake and Alert Condition: Red have been selected for Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival. The festival has sections for feature films, short films, documentaries, animations, music videos and ad films. It will take place here on 20 February. Official selection of both the films at such a prestigious film … Read more
When you hear the topic ‘Renaissance and new technology’, the first association might be with philosophy, or history. So, when AP Ahammed cleared his throat to start speaking, the audience was unaware it was in for a wonderful oration combining history, philosophy, humour and sarcasm encompassing contemporary issues. Thus, the session aptly titled Voices at the second Kazhcha-NIV Indie … Read more
Like Netflix and Amazon, Hotstar too will produce original shows especially for the digital medium. The leading OTT platform in the country with around 150 million users per month, Hotstar will launch four new shows, produced by Applause Entertainment. According to a report in Variety.com, the shows to be debuted under the brand, Hotstar Specials, … Read more
The second leg of the fifth edition of the Urban Lens Film Festival will be organised by the Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS) in association with Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan in New Delhi from 16 to 18 November. “Urban Lens Film Festival hopes to excavate aspects of this symbiotic relationship especially in countries of … Read more
Voot, Viacom18’s OTT service in India, has commissioned more than 30 original shows across genres. The titles include legal drama Law and Honour, drama Naaz, romantic drama Love All, thriller The Raikar Case, drama Marzi and crime thriller Asura, reports Variety.com. Now three years old, the service claims some 40 million monthly active users, with … Read more
OTT giant Netflix has started testing a cheaper subscription plan in India for Rs250 a month. But users opting for this plan will be able to view content only on mobile phones and the picture quality will be SD only. A Netflix spokesperson confirmed this in a media statement. “We will be testing different options in select … Read more
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for transfer of three acres of land for the construction of a storage facility for films and film material. The land belonging to the FTII at their Kothrud campus in Pune will … Read more