Festivals
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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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20 December
International Film Festival of Kerala: Old and new directors make mark, controversy over official and a lock of hair causes a stir…
Here’s the lowdown on the recently concluded International Film Festival of Kerala – controversy was stirred… By Rodrigues C HOSTED…
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9 December
‘Amar Colony’ Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Special Jury winner to have Indian premiere at International Film Festival of Kerala (December 9-16) Video & review
As this Indian film is seen by its home audience for the first time, its director tells us what drove…
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7 December
LEEDS 2023 – CEO Kully Thiarai: ‘The Awakening’ show will light a torch of creativity for the year ahead
All geared up to bid for European Capital of Culture in 2023, some years ago, the town rethought the possibilities……
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5 December
IFFI 2022: Celebration of Indian and foreign cinema produces mixed bag after chair’s outspoken comments…
The nine-day long International Film Festival of India just concluded in India’s sunshine state, Goa here’s the lowdown… THE 53RD…
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Nov- 2022 -23 November
‘Roald Dahl’s The Musical’ (Sindhu Vee); ‘She Said’; and recent release, ‘The Menu’ and ‘The Swimmers’ – films out from LFF 2022
We saw these films at London Film Festival (LFF – October 5-15) and two are coming out this Friday (25),…
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