S Viswanath “If there’s specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can’t change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies,” – Kathryn Bigelow – American film director. Inclusivity has been the new normal at film festivals in recent years. Ensuring parity […]
S Viswanath If it is November then it must be IFFI aka International Film Festival of India – in Goa. The much awaited calendar cinema carnival brings contemporary cinemas of the world to the Abode of Beaches and Carnival City of Goa.IFFI is awaited with much enthusiasm and expectations given that cinephiles not only get […]
Instituted at the 46th International Film Festival of India, the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal is an international honor presented in collaboration with the ICFT Paris under the aegis of UNESCO. The honor is given to an excellent film which promotes peace and inter-cultural dialogue, and honors Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of non-violence and peace. This year’s 10 […]
Featuring 15 outstanding feature films—12 international and 3 Indian—that represent the finest in contemporary world cinema. The Golden Peacock, one of the most distinguished honours in global cinema, will be awarded by an eminent international jury chaired by acclaimed Indian filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, joined by Graeme Clifford, Editor and Director (Australia), Katharina Schüttler, Actor […]
Writer-director Ananyabrata Chakravorty’s debut feature Kaisi Ye Paheli to have its theatrical release across India on 28th November. The film had its World Premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival 2025 in the Competition Section and was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Debut Film. The film also was officially selected in Indian Film […]
