Festivals
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Mar- 2025 -16 March
‘Before I do’ – BFI Flare – “Beyond acceptance” and dreaming freely… (video interview)
Short film has original and imaginative take on a South Asian woman’s impending marriage… EXPLORING the queer space from a…
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10 March
‘Mehrunisa’ – Changing perceptions with 80 year old star lead: Farrukh Jaffar
Film seeks to challenge stereotypes and tackle feudal mindsets still around… BREAKING with Bollywood conventions, writer-director choose to centre his…
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8 March
International Women’s Day (IWD): Anoushka Shankar at Royal Albert Hall to mark 15 years of festival; community events
American icon headlines women’s festival, sitarist to perform; while we also take a look at free & community initiatives taking…
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Feb- 2025 -27 February
‘Letters from Wolf Street’ – Berlinale 75 – what it’s like to be an Indian immigrant in Poland…(video)
Shot in Berlin and talking to director Arjun Talwar about his feature which enjoyed its world premiere at the festival…
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26 February
Berlinale 75 (2025) – Memorable and solid: Europe has a public film festival that has warmth and glow
Berlin/London Wrap of the Bird’s (No1) first Berlin Film Festival experience (arriving on Tuesday, February 18); Associate Editor Suman Bhuchar…
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23 February
‘Lesbian Space Princess’ – Berlinale 75 – Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs delight in first madcap animation feature
Berlin Screening in the Panorama section as a world premiere at the festival is an Australian film like you have…
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22 February
Berlinale 2025: Will ‘Lesbian Space Princess’ break through into main awards…
Berlin 5.15pm (CET)/4.15GMY WE’RE ABOUT to rush off into the cinema where we can watch the main awards ceremony –…
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19 February
‘Bakhso Bondi’ (‘Shadowbox’) – Berlinale 75: Everyday struggles spiral out of control despite love
Berlin ‘Baksho Bondi’ (‘Shadowbox’) is in the Perspectives section, which is a “brand new first feature competition showcasing emerging cinema…
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16 February
‘Mickey 17’ – star Robert Pattinson shines in Bong Joon Ho dark comedy about human clone future
World premiere screening of Oscar winning director’s latest film… THIS is a witty, futuristic sci-fi satire and dark comedy by…
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14 February
Berlinale 75: ‘Michtav Le’David’ (‘A Letter to David’) – Poignant and moving tribute to Israeli hostage
Berlin Tricia Tuttle, festival director, described this as “ a rich mix of visceral genre films that grab us physically…
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