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London Film Festival 2020 – different this year, but great British film experiences made it one to remember…(wrap)

There were also good films from Bangladesh and India and the shorts we covered had important points to make… By…

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London Film Festival 2020: Awards and reviews to come (more soon)

The London Film Festival (October 7-18) ended yesterday evening with its annual awards announcement (see here)… This year audiences voted…

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London Film Festival 2020: Preview of the IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI (£50,000 prize) – ‘After Love’, ‘Ammonite’, and ‘Wildfire’

Three British filmmakers are up for what is widely regarded as one of the leading film awards for emerging UK…

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London Film Festival 2020 – Mogul Mowgli: Riz Ahmed’s on-screen parents’ Alyy Khan and Sudha Bhuchar talk family, culture and artistic legacy…(video)

Film has UK premiere tomorrow (October 10) and screens again on October 13 and is on genral release from October…

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London Film Festival 2020: ‘Mogul Mowgli’ – Riz Ahmed: “This is an unapologetically brown film, unapologetically bold in its creative vision”

British star and US director Bassam Tariq have together produced a film of rare and sumptuous riches that will reverberate…

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London Confidential, Climb Media, and Wakaalat from home – ACV Bird Eye Review Show episode 6 (video)

Our latest look at what’s happening in India with films you can see from home… Welcome to our sixth Bird…

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Jay Shetty – ‘Peace and Purpose’ interview about his first book, ‘Think Like A Monk’ (video)

Know who he is..? IT IS HARD to categorise Jay Shetty – except perhaps to say, he is phenomenon in…

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Dimple Kapadia – ‘It’s unbelievable’ Bollywood screen idol on role in ‘Tenet’

One of the all-time megastars of the 1980s and 1990s in Indian cinema, after a stunning debut at 16, talks…

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TIFF 2020 Wrap: ‘The Disciple’ wins another film festival award, director Mira Nair says ‘A Suitable Boy’ character ‘Lata’ (Tanya Maniktala) represents ‘young India’, and ‘One Night in Miami’ festival award…

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival was a hybrid version with us covering the festival remotely… THERE was another award…

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A compelling voice – singer Sona Mohapatra on MeToo, the Indian music industry and calling people out – all in new documentary

SINGER Sona Mohapatra opens up about her career and the controversies that have dogged her and now covered in a…

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