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Film
London Indian Film Festival 2021 Opening gala film: ‘Womb’ – Women of My Billion – filmmakers Srishti Bakshi and Ajitesh Sharma on their remarkable film about 3,800km India walk and campaign against violence against women… (world premiere) – video
Film opens London Indian Film Festival today (June 17)… IN WHAT has to be one of the most powerful and…
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Disney Launchpad – six short films aimed to speak to a new generation – executives and director interviews; and reviews, including ‘American Eid’
Global behemoth selected six writer-directors from over a thousand applications in the US to tell stories that were personal and…
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Festivals
London Indian Film Festival 2021: Talks and films, old and new come a calling… (preview)
A mix of in-person talks, screenings and online offerings showcasing the best of Britain and South Asia on film… OSCAR-WINNING…
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Buddhadeb Dasgupta – Master lyricist’s films will have place in Indian cinema (obituary)
One of India’s most brilliant and idiosyncratic cinematic voices and winner of many awards both in India and abroad leaves…
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Festivals
UK Asian Film Festival 2021: ‘The Beatles and India’ documentary brings curtain down, album set to release, West looked to India in 60s, and all UKAFF winners announced…(festival wrap)
🎥World premiere of ‘The Beatles and India’🎥Film has unseen archive footage of Fab Four in Rishikesh, the Himalayan town they…
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UK Asian Film Festival 2021: Director-actor interviews and reviews all on one page…
This year we covered the festival on video as well as print on the site – all these are on…
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Baftas TV 2021: Documentary maker Deeyah Khan and comedian Romesh Ranganathan win, as most diverse awards list ever announced…
Last night’s Virgin Media Bafta TV Asian and Black award winners had something to say… THERE was a veritable rollcall…
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‘After Love’ – British writer-director’s first film is a gem and explores cultural difference and family ties…
Love, loss, language, sexuality, and families all feature in a tale of two women either side of The Channel, as…
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Festivals
UK Asian Film Festival 2021: ‘The Beatles and India’, ‘Ginsberg’s Karma’, ‘Nirvana Inn’, and ‘Ray of hope’ shorts, all shine a light on ideas, east-west exchange and well-being…
Festival closes with a world premiere on Sunday as acv looks at what’s left… IF YOU are fascinated by…
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Festivals
UK Asian Film Festival 2021 – ‘I am Belmaya’ – the inspirational story of the Nepali filmmaker from care home to documentary maker…
Born in poverty in a Nepali village, Belmaya’s future looked utterly bleak until she got to play with a camera…
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