Festivals
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May- 2023 -5 May
PM Rishi Sunak salutes UK Asian Film Festival’s 25 years and stars walk red carpet for Opening Gala Film – ‘Sanaa’ (short review and more pictures to follow)
Aloo Gobi line from Bend It Like Beckham goes down well… (ps the only good headline he is going to…
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3 May
UK Asian Film Festival is 25 – starts tomorrow and 11-day film extravaganza sees celebrities and filmmakers come together to mark momentous occasion…
A grand opening and closing are just part of an exciting programme… BRITAIN’S oldest South Asian film festival – which…
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Apr- 2023 -13 April
Cannes 2023: Selections announced today – Indian director Anurag Kashyap – ‘Kennedy’ gets midnight screening slot
It will be the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival from May 16-27; Indian jury presence for sidebar programme……
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Mar- 2023 -20 March
Women of the World (WOW) Festival 2023 – Stirring and insightful platform
It is one of the largest festivals of its kind anywhere in the world and seeks to spotlight and platform…
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8 March
International Women’s Day today – Women of the World (WOW) London Festival and South Asian speakers…
Marking the UN International Women’s Day, here’s the highlights from the incredible Women of the World (WOW) Festival taking place…
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Feb- 2023 -26 February
Berlinale 2023: ‘Sira’ – Feminist film exploring brutality against women wins audience prize
Our Associate Editor was in Berlin and saw the impressive and powerful winning film… By Suman Bhuchar AS THE CURTAIN…
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Jan- 2023 -31 January
Jaipur Literature Festival 2023: Brits with Indian heritage talk history, culture and change…
Often referred to as the greatest literary show on earth, it returned to being a totally in person edition and…
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27 January
Indians react to Oscar nominations; Sundance Film Festival world premieres – ‘Polite Society’ and Richie Mehta ‘Poacher’; Berlinale India selections
It’s been a buy week for awards and festivals… All That Breathes – Shaunak Sen; Naatu Naatu – SS Rajamouli…
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18 January
Sundance Film Festival – ‘Polite Society’, ‘Poacher’; Jaipur Literature Festival – Amish, Evaristo, Shree; and Berlinale – ‘Dahaad’ calling you…
Three major international festivals have South Asian content and South Asian stories… ‘Polite Society’ – Zany British comedy action film…
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Dec- 2022 -31 December
ACV Highlights 2022 – Our picks
We look back at the year and pick out some of our memorable stories… IN A VERY general way –…
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