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  • Jayan Cherian Part 2: ‘Censorship is a colonial law, it has no place in a democracy’

    Final of a two-part interview with filmmaker Jayan K Cherian, who says his IFFI-premiered & IFFK-headed 'Rhythm of Dammam', on the Siddi community, is his most benign film; his past censored films & why censorship laws should be scrapped.

  • Jayan Cherian Part 1: ‘Hindu Siddis are found only in India’s Konkan region; re-enslaved by upper caste landowners’

    First of a two-part interview with New York-based Malayalee filmmaker Jayan K Cherian, whose latest Konkani-Kannada film 'Rhythm of Dammam', on the Siddi community of Yellapur, Karnataka, premiered at International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, and next shows in International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).

  • IFFI 2024 Winners: Golden Peacock for Toxic; Vikrant Massey, Phillip Noyce, Marathi film, Clément Favreau, Vesta Matulyte & Ieva Rupeikaite win honours

    55th International Film Festival of India closed with Lithuanian film 'Toxic' winning Best Film, Clément Favreau bagging Best Actor for French film 'Holy Cow'. Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award given to acclaimed Australian director Phillip Noyce. Navjyot Bandiwadekar's Marathi film 'Gharat Ganpati' won Best Indian Debut Director.

  • Film Bazaar 2024 Winners: Mukesh Chhabra to cast for free; Kurinji, Hunter’s Moon, Shape of Momo bag prizes; & Work-in-Progress awards

    55th IFFI: The film market in Goa witnessed highest footfall & 29 projects from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Australia, the UK, Germany & Hong Kong. From a pool of 180 feature submissions from 23 countries, 21 made the cut. Here's the list of Co-Production Market, Work in Progress and other winners & Film Bazaar Recommends selections

  • IFFI 2024: Rakhee talks about the re-release of her old film Karan Arjun, says 'small children will enjoy it a lot'

    Veteran actress Rakhee is making a comeback on the silver screen with Aamar Boss.

  • IFFI 2024 | Bhootpori review: Jaya Ahsan makes for a sparkling ghost in Soukarya Ghosal’s fairy tale

    At the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, Bengali filmmaker Soukarya Ghosal presented his film 'Bhootpori', which stars Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan as a quintessential Bengali ghost — benevolent, empathetic & entertaining.

  • The fate of Iron Women of Manipur and other Indian sports documentary films

    Distribution is the biggest roadblock. A majority of sports documentaries shown in festivals in India don’t get a wider release, unless there are big, known names from the world of cinema associated with it.

  • 11 controversies that gripped IFFI, India’s top film festival, at this edition and in the past

    Nearly two decades after Panaji became the permanent venue of International Film Festival of India, the high-profile event continues to be plagued by controversies.

  • India to be third largest media-entertainment market in 5 years: Thakur at IFFI

    Speaking at the inauguration of the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Thakur said a first the event will see is the recognition of the OTT segment.

  • Interest in IFFI growing across globe: I&B Minister Thakur; says new film policy on anvil

    Talking to reporters at the red carpet on the sidelines of opening ceremony of IFFI 2023 in Goa, he maintained the high-profile film festival has taken a "new flight" (nayi udaan).

  • At IFFI Goa, '32 White' trains the spotlight on high suicide rate among dentistry students in India

    A new documentary shot over a decade in one of the country's top dental colleges reveals a toxic campus culture and low self-esteem affecting the mental health of dental students.

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