Festivals

London Film Festival (LFF) 2023 – final call – films, talent, listings

It is the 67th LFF and it all begins very soon now… THERE are a clutch of features you should…

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‘We Grown Now’ – Writer-director Minhal Baig on her film which won Changemaker Award at TIFF 2023

A talent to definitely watch, Baig spoke to us before the award and just after its world premiere at the…

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TIFF 2023: Awards, reactions and what made a splash in Toronto and Asian award-winners coming to London Film Festival (LFF)

Several films delighted both audiences and juries… COLLECTING one of the biggest prizes from the recently concluded Toronto International Film…

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Venice International Film Festival 2023 (Venezia 80): ‘Stolen’ and ‘Sky Peals’ interviews (video) and round-up

One Indian film and a British title – with theme of identity and a South Asian character at the heart…

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London Film Festival 2023: Filmmakers – James Krishna Floyd, Chloe Abrahams and Naqqash Khalid talk ‘Unicorns’, ‘The Taste of Mango’ and ‘In Camera’…

Three South Asian filmmakers attended the BFI London Film Festival (October 4-15) launch event and we were able to speak…

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Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2023 – preview: Quite the selection from love and pleasure to Independence, unity and mountain tales…

There are quite a few films from this festival on our radar and they should be on yours too –…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 late picks: Asian Theatre and Dance

AS WE ENTER what is the final week for most of the spots at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023, we…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023: ‘Evening Conversations’ – Sudha Bhuchar’s one-woman show is entertaining, thoughtful and important…(review)

One of the country’s leading theatremakers has a very personal and touching show… By Steven Barfield SUDHA BHUCHAR’S autobiographical one-woman…

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival – comedians Urooj Ashfaq, Sharlin Jahan and Anuvab Pal come to conquer…

Urooj Ashfaq: Makes her Indian parents’ divorce hilarious Urooj Ashfaq in our Zoom Urooj Ashfaq COMEDIAN Urooj Ashfaq is doing…

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Shared Values Festival – where Eastern and Western music make stirring sounds for the soul

Indian classical music in different guises – bringing out the best of both traditions… INDIAN classical music on the piano…

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