'New York' to open Cairo film festNovember 3rd, 2009 more images
more imagesNEW DELHI - Yash Raj Films New York has been selected as the opening film at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009. The film will also compete in the In Competition section at the fest, to be held Nov 10-Nov 20.
Yash Chopra honoured at PIFF 2009 as the Asian Filmmaker of the YearOctober 12th, 2009 Mr. Yash Chopra was felicitated at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) on Friday, 9th October 2009 as the Asian Filmmaker of the Year. Pusan International Film Festival director Kim Dong-ho presented the award at PIFF- one of Asia's top film festivals held in South Korea.
Yash Chopra honoured at Pusan film festOctober 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Veteran Bollywood director filmmaker Yash Chopra was honoured as the Asian filmmaker of the year at the ongoing 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in South Korea. The filmmaker was felicitated by film festival director Kim Dong-ho Friday.
Gala inauguration of Global Film Festival in IndoreOctober 9th, 2009 INDORE - A week-long 'Global Cinema Festival' began with Bollywood actors adding to the splendour of the event in Indore. Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, actor Sanjay Kapoor, veteran actor Randhir Kapoor and filmmaker Boney Kapoor among others marked their presence at the inauguration of the film festival on Thursday.
Fatso in New York South Asian Film Festival 2009October 9th, 2009 The prestigious 2009 South Asian Film Festival in New York, to be held between October 28 to November 3, will have a red carpet Premiere for an Indian feature, Fatso, a film by Pritish Nandy Communications. "Fatso is a fantastic film and it's a great pleasure for us to make it our Centrepiece Premiere at the Festival", says Galen Rosenthal, Director of the New York Film Festival.
Subhash Ghai is on 2009 International Emmy Award JuryOctober 1st, 2009 The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, has invited filmmaker and educationist Subhash Ghai as a Juror in the final round of judging for the 2009 International Emmy Awards. The nominees are the regional semi-finalists from each of the four (4) Emmy judging regions (Europe, Latin America, English-Language and Asia/Africa/Middle-East).
Barah Aana on foreign shores September 26th, 2009 Raja Menons Barah Aana starring Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, and Arjun Mathur, after having received rave reviews in the New York Times, The Herald Tribune, and other international journals as well as being critically acclaimed domestically, has now been selected by the 45th Chicago International Film Festival. Interestingly film personalities including Aamir Khan, John Abraham, Imran Khan, Zoya Akhtar, and many others have also endorsed the film.
'Cookign With Stella' hit at international film festivalsSeptember 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - After screening his film "Cooking With Stella" at the Toronoto International Film Festival, Dilip Mehta went to Cinfest Sudbury with his directorial debut that kickstarted the event. "Seema Biswas and I flew to Sudbury where our film was opening the Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival.
Bollywood should come to Brazil, says directorSeptember 23rd, 2009 TORONTO - Bollywood movies should come to Brazil "in a big way", says veteran Brazilian filmmaker Suzana Amaral, describing herself as a fan of Hindi movies from the 1970s. "Our two great nations should start forging deeper cultural ties.
Shiv Pandit ditches Chandramukhi for ChandaSeptember 14th, 2009 Shiv Pandit, the new kid on the block has made a successful Bollywood debut by signing his 3rd Hindi film tentatively titled Shaitan as main lead opposite Kalki Koechlin for director Bijoy Nambiar. Before this Shiv was seen in films like UTV’s Aage Se Right and Quartet’s Lets Enjoy.
Yash Chopra to be honoured at international film festSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra has been named the Asian filmmaker of the year by organisers of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) to be held in South Korea next month. Chopra's popular films, including Lamhe, Dhoom 2, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and New York, will be showcased in a retrospective section at the fest, said a press release from Yash Raj Films.
Lisas Hollywood DreamsAugust 31st, 2009 Lisa Ray is very excited about the release of her Hollywood film, What’s Cooking, Stella? The film will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and none other than Lisa and her co-star, Don McKellar, will formally open the festival on September 16. According to sources, they will open the Toronto Stock Exchange on the morning of the premiere.
Luck By Chance goes to New York for Engendered Film FestivalAugust 22nd, 2009 Thursday, 21st August 2009: Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut and Excel Entertainment’s Luck by Chance is all set to be screened at the Engendered Film Festival at New York. Luck By Chance will be the closing film at the festival, which concludes on the 30th August and would be attended by the brother-sister duo Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.
Seema Biswas, Shriya Saran Walk the Red Carpet at Toronto Film FestivalAugust 18th, 2009 By Subhash K Jha
The posh Toronto International Film Festival, which opens on September 10, has a unique lineup of Indian films this year. The two Bollywood entries are Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee, and first time director Anurag Singh's Dil Bole Hadippa.
Shanghai International Film Festival to screen BIG Pictures 13B- Fear Has A New AddressMay 16th, 2009 BIG Pictures, motion picture brand of Reliance Big Entertainment's, supernatural thriller, 13B- Fear Has A New Address has been official selected at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, to be held from 13th June to 21st June. The film will be screened in the in the International Panorama Section which turns out to have a total number of over 300,000 annual audience.
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