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A still from Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon’s ‘Forgiveness’ | Photo Credit: MUBI An Israeli Film Festival is set to commence today in Chennai. Organized by Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation in association with the Consulate General of Israel to South India, Bengaluru, the film festival is set to be held till 25th March (Saturday) at … Read More “Israeli Film Festival 2023 to commence in Chennai today” »
Poster of ‘Three Ways to Dine Well’. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Julia Ducournau’s cannibalistic horror movie Raw made headlines at the Cannes Film Festival after members of the audience rushed out of the screening to puke while others fainted. Why? Alison Peirce’s Three Ways to Dine has the answer. Screened at the Wench Film … Read More “Women in horror take the spotlight at Wench Film Festival” »
A still from ‘The Idol’. , Photo Credit: A24 The Idol starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd will premiere out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival before a broadcast premiere sometime this fall, according to indiewire, The show will screen at the 76th edition of the prestigious festival, which runs from May 16 to … Read More “The Weeknd and Sam Levinson’s ‘The Idol’ to premiere Out of Competition at Cannes Film Festival” »
A poster of ‘Sanjay On Call’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The plot of filmmaker Jayan Naduvathazhath’s feature film sanjay on call hinges entirely on a phone call. The protagonist, an IT professional who is working from home, gets a call from his wife living 100 kilometers away. Her life is in danger and she … Read More “Director Jayan Naduvathazhath on ‘Sanjay On Call’, the inspirations that led to it and its festival runs” »
Theatre, dance, music, poetry, puppetry… There is a lot in store at a crowd-funded dance and theater festival, which begins on March 10 at The Art Infinite, a space for art at Akkulam. The three-day festival, FOK!T, has been conceptualised by six independent artistes — classical dancer and actor Devaki Rajendran, actor and musician Anoop … Read More “Thiruvananthapuram to host a crowd-funded dance and theatre festival from March 10” »
Carrying on the legacy: Ritwik Simha in a still from a play | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Being the son of the late theater and film personality CR Simha, theater seems to be in Ritwik Simha’s DNA. He blames it on a minor role in Brecht’s chalk circle, when he was still a child, which … Read More “Vedike celebrates anniversary and CR Simha with a year-long theatre festival” »
RSS-backed outfit Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana —which focuses on screening films with stories of nationalism and social reforms—will organize its 5th film festival in Panchkula next year. The event named Chitra Bharti Film Festival (CBFF), will be held from February 23, 24, and 25 2024, well-known Bollywood director and actor Satish Kaushik announced on Thursday. BJP … Read More “RSS-backed outfit announces 5th film festival to be held next year” »
SamaBhav traveling film festival will feature 24 national and international short films, documentaries and feature films on gender. , Photo Credit: SamaBhav Gender, masculinity, sexuality, diversity and inclusion will find visual expression at SamaBhav International Film Festival, the first-of-its-kind two-day traveling film festival that will reach Bengaluru on March 3 and 4, 2023. The festival … Read More “Travelling film festival on gender diversity comes to Bengaluru” »
Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah, and Vijay Varma in stills from ‘Dahaad’ | Photo Credit: itsvijayvarma/Instagram Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Verma along with the Dahad The team on Thursday attended the series premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. The crime drama competed against seven shows from across the globe and opened to a thunderous response … Read More “Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Varma attend ‘Dahaad’ premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival” »
Delegates are seen as they inaugurate the “Bring Your Own Film Festival” (BYOFF) at Puri on Tuesday evening at Puri. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The sound of crashing waves mixes with excited chatter as the sun begins to set at Puri beach on the Odisha coast. In a makeshift tent, filmmakers of different hues … Read More “Bring Your Own Film Festival: a platform for budding filmmakers “ »