“Amit Kumar’s bold noir set amongst corrupt cops in Mumbai acts as a brash, blockbusting corrective to Cannes’s more sombre excesses”, writes Guardian’s film critic Peter Bradshaw in his first look review from Cannes. Bradshaw calls the film “rainy noir” and concludes in his review, “It’s an entertaining popcorn-movie with a twist, for which commercial [...]
Ritesh Batra’s debut Dabba (Lunchbox) received unanimous praise from major trade publications Variety and Screen. Variety critic Jay Weissberg termed it “An indie Indian pic with the crossover appeal of Monsoon Wedding” while Screen Critic Fionnuala Halligan wrote: “this is certain to woo international arthouse crowds who have been waiting for an authentic crossover Indian [...]
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has launched the new Qumra Film Festival to focus on emerging directors and expand competition to films from around the world. The festival will include international competition sections for feature-length and short films, and provide opportunities for creative collaboration among filmmakers and industry professionals, with focus on first and second-time [...]
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly has received extreme responses from critics after its Cannes premiere on Friday. Twitchfilm’s Brian Clark Found it better than some of competition titles while Screen International’s Lee Marshall found its characters “hastily-sketched”. International film website Twitchfilm.com’s European Editor Brian Clark was all praises for the film in his review. Here is an [...]
Anurag Kashyap will be honoured with “Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) on May 20th in Cannes. The honour is bestowed upon people for extra-ordinary contribution in the field of art and culture by the French government. According to a French Consulate official in Mumbai, [...]
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly will have its world premiere today afternoon at Theatre Croisette JW Marriot in Cannes. The film is scheduled to have five screenings in Cannes. Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) will have the maximum numbers of screenings. Between May 19-23, the film will have seven shows. Tomorrow will be a big day for India. [...]
Fire in the Blood directed by Dylan Mohan Gray has won the 2013 DOXA Feature Documentary Award, the main prize at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, which concluded recently in Vancouver. “Fire in the Blood is truly outstanding. The real story of the struggle to make HIV and AIDS drugs available and affordable for the [...]
Films Division is organizing a three day festival titled “Kashmir-Before Our Eyes” that will showcase films on Kashmir.The festival, curated by filmmakers Ajay Raina and Pankaj Rishi Kumar, will screen shorts, documentaries and feature films. Entry to the festival is open to all and free. Here is the complete program:- MAY 31, 2013 – Friday [...]
Amitabh Bachchan along with Leonardo DiCaprio got the honour to declare the 66th Cannes Film Festival open in the glittering opening ceremony of the festival on May 15th. Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” was the opening film of the festival. Heavy rain marked the red carpet at the opening ceremony. Bachchan features in what he [...]
The fourth edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film festival to be held from May 22-26, 2013 will screen LGBT films from Iran, Serbia, Slovakia, Pakistan and Morocco. China is the Country in Focus with more than 12 films. A total of 132 films will be screened from 40 countries. Filmmaker in Focus is US [...]
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