Driven by curiosity. Emboldened by the hype and hoopla surrounding it. One had always aspired to mark attendance at the Cannes International Film Festival. That it happened, at a hefty price, was a dream come true. Making it to Cannes Film Festival is like undertaking a pilgrimage to Indian holy sites. For that matter going […]
Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shri Sanjay Jaju announced that the 18th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival will be held from 15th June to 21st June, 2024 in Mumbai. He said that while venue for the festival will be the FD-NFDC Complex, Mumbai, MIFF screenings will also be held in Delhi (Sirifort […]
The first edition of the Doc Film Bazaar unveils the official selection of Doc Co-Production Market, to be held between June 16-18, 2024 in Mumbai. For its inaugural edition, Doc Film Bazaar presents 15 projects as a part of the Doc Co-Production Market that bring forth a pan-global narrative with a focus on the South […]
Cinema, which was anathema in Saudi Arabia, till late-2000s, however, took a 360 degree turn, thereafter, post 2017. Today, it is a thriving entertainment industry, thanks to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanwho ushered in a raft of trailblazing initiatives freeing cinema from the religious conservatives diktat of 1980s. The Crown Prince, who announced changes to […]
“Refugees are neither seen nor heard, but they are everywhere. They are witnesses to the most awful things that people can do to each other, and they become storytellers simply by existing. Refugees embody misery and suffering, and they force us to confront terrible chaos and evil” – Arthur C. Helton “We wanted to rebuild […]
