The Entertainment Society of Goa in association with the Department of Public Health Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital is organizing the 4th Goa Anti – Tobacco Film Festival on 31st May 2021.The aim of the this festival is to select Ad Films to spread the message of harmful effects of tobacco use and its …
The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held its coveted award ceremony on the closing day of the festival on Sunday in Goa. While Danish World War II drama Into the Darkness won the Golden Peacock Award, Tzu-Chuan Liu and Zofia Stafiej won the top acting honours. During the closing ceremony, 51st …
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The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which was initially scheduled for May, has now been postponed to July 2021. Berlin Film Festival will be held in a hybrid format – an online event in March, followed by an in-person event in June. Most of these film festivals were either shifted because of the pandemic …
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I know how it is to be a musician and what it takes when one is not recognised: lead actor Vanessa Gusmao Gustavo Galvao, Director of the film ‘We Still Have the Deep Black Night’, says that his movie is “a story of passion for music and art; and finding identity through music”. He was …
“My film tells the story of a young protagonist who reaches the verge of suicide, leading to a psychological realization. The protagonist wants more to run away from her life situation, than she wants to commit suicide; but we cannot escape our situation, we need to go through our situation and overcome it, with the …
OTT enables average and small budget films too to gain global viewership “Need more producers with a professional approach to filmmaking” “There was a big opposition when OTT made its initial appearance citing that it will end theatrical releases and shut movie businesses. However, the traditional film industry, theatres and blockbuster movies will continue to …
FILM THEATRE INDUSTRY TO STAY DESPITE OTT AND TV CHANNELS: G P VIJAYAKUMAR AT IFFI51 Read More »
Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival, the International Film Festival of India will pay tribute to the great freedom fighter and founder of Azad Hind Fauj Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary on 23rd January, 2021. In Netaji’s honour, the movie ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero’ by …
The much-awaited 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) commenced with enthralling cultural performances at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji, Goa on 16th January. The spectacular opening ceremony reverberated with the passion of film-stars, film-makers and film-lovers from around the world. Many Bollywood stars joined in to congratulate IFFI …
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“Film-making is almost like writing a diary” “With OTT, a lot of content is being churned out, but ‘brewing time’ is not being given” The shift from analog to digital has changed the art of film-making, and also the mindset for film-making at the same time. “Digitalisation has been a game-changer. With the coming of …
“If the government had not instituted Dada Saheb Phalke Award, my grandfather’s work and life would have been ended in two pages” “The film industry should seriously think about making a biopic on him” “Dada Sahib Phalke was the visionary who propagated ‘Make in India’ and brought `Aatma Nirbhartha’ to the Indian cinema sector. In …
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