Festivals

JLF London 2022 – Literature festival returns to in-person and sees novelist Monica Ali discuss ethnicity, physicality and sexuality in her novel, ‘Love Marriage’…

Three day weekend festival has started and welcomes old names and new… By Mamie Colfox OFTEN referred to as the…

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Cannes 2022 – Cannes Classic, Thamp̄ – Actors Jelaga & Devi Nair

NOT MANY people may be familiar with this film – Thamp̄ (‘The Circus Tent’).Produced in Malayalam, it premiered in 1978…

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Jubilee Celebrations – Asian culture on display…

Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign is the longest in British history, and to celebrate this incredible achievement there will be nationwide…

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Cannes 2022 South Asian film success: ‘Joyland’ (Pakistan); ‘All that breathes’ (India) and short ‘Lori’ (Nepal).

🎥 Prize for Pakistani film ‘Joyland’ 🎥 Indian documentary ‘All that Breathes’ gets another prominent festival award from Cannes 🎥…

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Cannes 2022 – Reviews: Triangle of Sadness; Tori and Lokita; Brother and Sister…

The Competition films acv saw at this year’s Cannes Film Festival… by Sailesh Ram Funny and entertaining but perhaps not…

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Cannes 2022 – ‘Joyland’ – writer-director Saim Sadiq on his film that won a prize at the film festival

Director is major global talent with a very promising future ahead of him… THAT ‘Joyland’ was going to make a…

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Cannes 2022 – Helly Shah, TV star: ‘It’s like a dream, trying to soak it all in; I did almost have a breakdown’ and her ‘Kaya Palat’ launch (video) – picture add (28.05.22)

Rising star is in Cannes to launch her first film and walk the red carpet for L’Oréal…. IN WHAT is…

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Cannes 2022 – Hina Khan about her new film, ‘Country of Blind’, her Cannes experience and director Rahat Kazmi talks film inspiration… (click on story to see pictures)

Popular TV actor talks about her second fim with the director who also gave her her big screen debut… HINA…

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Cannes 2022 – ‘Joyland’ introduction and standing ovation at Theatre Debussy…(video)

Screening here at the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard section… FOR THE FIRST time in recent memory, a film…

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Cannes 2022 Pakistani ‘Joyland’ (review): Compelling family drama that is both subtle and powerful…

Cannes 7pm CET First Pakistani film to appear in official Cannes for a long time is impressive family drama that…

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