Awards go to Thrissur studentsNovember 18th, 2009 At the second Kerala State Children’s Educational Film Festival 2009, students from Kuttoor Government CM Higher Secondary School, Thrissur won about six awards. The film, Loser’s Final, which they made, got the best film and best director awards along with the best actor, best editor, best dubbing and best background music awards.
Vimukthi selected for International FestivalNovember 7th, 2009 Vimukthi, directed by P Seshadri, recently won a national award. The film is now going to be screened at the International Film Festival of India at Goa.
Mumbai children's film fest starts with 'Smile Pinki'November 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - The 1st Mumbai International Children's Film Festival (MICFF) began here Saturday with a special screening of Megan Mylan's Oscar winning documentary "Smile Pinki". "I am one of the jury members of MICFF and it is wonderful to see my film getting screened as well," Megan told IANS.
Children's film festival to offer much more than moviesNovember 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Can films be a part of the school curriculum? Why are children's films invisible in India? With open forums on such subjects, special workshops on animation and reporting, the 16th International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad next week has much more to offer than just films. Discussing various facets of the festival, actor and chairperson of the Children's Film Society India (CFSI) Nandita Das said at a press conference in Delhi Wednesday: "This festival is much more than just films.
Suchitra Sen film fest in her Bangladesh hometownOctober 26th, 2009 DHAKA - A festival of films starring legendary actress Suchitra Sen is being hosted in her Pabna hometown, where a lawmaker has demanded that her ancestral home be preserved for posterity. The home of the actress is now under "illegal occupation" and must be freed, demanded Bangladeshi actress and lawmaker Kobori Chowdhury who opened the week-long festival.
Kutty Sranku part of film festivalOctober 22nd, 2009 Kutty Sranku has been selected for the Goa International Film Festival. It will be screened in the festival’s Indian Panorama section.
Two Malayalam films go to film festivalOctober 9th, 2009 Reliance’s Big Pictures has taken two Malayalam movies, Mammootty starrer Kuttysranku and Abohamaan to the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. The films will be featured in the Asian Cinema Section of the film festival.
Cairo festival includes RamanSeptember 16th, 2009 Raman, Dr. Biju’s movie has been chosen for the Cairo film festival. Starring Anoop Chandran and Avanthika Agarkar, the film has been included in the ‘festival of festivals’ section.
Freeman to be honoured at Zurich Film FestSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman will be honoured for his career achievements at the upcoming Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland. The "Million Dollar Baby" star is set to receive the Golden Icon Award, with festival organisers hailing his "multi-faceted talent, his sense of business and his integrity" for earning him a "level of respect within and outside the entertainment industry that few others enjoy", reports buzzhollywood.com.
Firaaq screening in KochiAugust 14th, 2009 Firaaq, National award-winning actress Nandita Das’ directorial debut will be screened at the Sangeetha Theatre by the Kochi Metro Film Society on Sunday at 9.30 a.m. The film is about the disturbing violence on human relationships after the Gujarat riots of 2002.
Mukhaputa at Seven International Film FestsAugust 13th, 2009 Roopa Iyer, the debutant director of Mukhaputa (also known as ‘The Cover Page’ in English) can’t stop gushing about the selection of her film for seven international film festivals, namely, Portland International Film Festival, AE International Film Festival, England International Film Festival, UK– International Youth Film Festival, AVALON International Film Festival, IW– International Film Festival and International Film Festival of LONDON. The actress cum danseuse cum director’s film is about HIV AIDS.
Declining Australian honour was emotional decision: AmitabhJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his decision to turn down an honorary doctorate from an Australian university following racial attacks on Indian students there was driven completely by emotions. "I reacted emotionally.
Subhash Ghai showcases budding Indian filmmakers' work at CannesMay 23rd, 2009 CANNES - Veteran Bollywood producer-director Subhash Ghai has brought a sizeable and exciting sampling of the future of Indian cinema to the Short Film Corner of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival. As many as nine short films made by students of the Mumbai-based Whistling Woods International, the institute conceived and set up by Ghai in Goregaon's Film City, are being showcased here.
Entries invited for international film festival in KeralaMay 3rd, 2009 Entries have been invited for the second international documentary and short film festival to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from June 19 to June 25. A press note, issued by the Kerala State Chalachithra Academy, said the last date for submitting applications is May 1.
Nila National Festival was inaugurated by AdoorMay 3rd, 2009 India’s most-acclaimed filmmaker, Adoor Gopalkrishnan, inaugurated Nila National Festival of Dance and Music, organized by Kerala Kalamandalam, at Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur on Friday. He has also been selected as a jury member of the international Fribourg Film Festival to be held from March 14 at Switzerland.
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