TIFF Diary: Here at last, a film fest you can watch in your pajamas
4 years, 3 months ago

TIFF Diary: Here at last, a film fest you can watch in your pajamas

Deccan Chronicle  

The annual Toronto International Film Festival, which serves as a diving board for big Hollywood and European films eyeing the Oscars, opened Wednesday on thousands of laptops across the world. There is Regina King’s film about a young Muhammad Ali, Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised, Ricky Staub’s Concrete Cowboy starring Idris Elba, and Francis Lee’s Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet. Director Chaitanya Tamhane, whose 2014 Court was India’s Oscar entry, has now made a film about lives devoted to the art of Indian classical music which premiered at the Venice film festival and received rave reviews. The Swedish-language film is focused on the years 1944-1956 — a period of devastation, loss and chaos because of World War II, but also of emotional, creative tumult in the young Jansson’s life.

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TIFF 2024: Plenty of star power as Toronto film fest opens
3 months, 2 weeks ago

TIFF 2024: Plenty of star power as Toronto film fest opens

The Hindu  

Hollywood's A-list stars are convening in Toronto for North America's largest film festival, a 10-day extravaganza of Oscar bait movies, timely documentaries and glamour that opened on Thursday, September 5. "Toronto is known for its audience excitement, and that excitement reaches a fever pitch when the biggest stars in the world are here," Cameron Bailey, the CEO of the Toronto …

Toronto film fest to premier digitally restored Raj Kapoor classic ‘Awara’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Toronto film fest to premier digitally restored Raj Kapoor classic ‘Awara’

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: The Toronto International Film Festival will mark the birth centenary year of Indian cinema legend Raj Kapoor with a world premiere of a digital restoration of one of his classics, Awara, next month. A still from Raj Kapoor’s Awara, a restored digital version of which will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. Awara, …

MIFF 2024 | ‘Committed to extending financial help’: I&B secy on independent films, Payal Kapadia’s movie
6 months, 1 week ago

MIFF 2024 | ‘Committed to extending financial help’: I&B secy on independent films, Payal Kapadia’s movie

The Hindu  

Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju on Friday said the government is committed to extending financial assistance to independent filmmakers, including Payal Kapadia, whose movie “All We Imagine as Light” won the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival. So, the government is not just doing selection and investing in films, but the right films.” At the 77th edition …

New York Indian Film Festival to celebrate Shabana Azmi's 50 years in cinema
7 months, 3 weeks ago

New York Indian Film Festival to celebrate Shabana Azmi's 50 years in cinema

Hindustan Times  

New York, The landmark 50-year cinematic journey of veteran Indian actor Shabana Azmi will be celebrated here next month at the New York Indian Film Festival, the annual celebration of features and documentaries from the Indian subcontinent. HT Image The 24th edition of the NYIFF, considered North America's longest running and most prestigious Indian film festival, will run from May …

Report: The Bangalore International Film Festival 2024
8 months, 1 week ago

Report: The Bangalore International Film Festival 2024

Hindustan Times  

Quality was the watchword at the 15th Bangalore International Film Festival this year. Bhutanese film wins fans In the contemporary world cinema category, Bhutanese film The Monk And The Gun directed by Pawo Choyning Dorjiwas was a runaway winner with two house full shows. Mrinal Sen’s masterpieces In his birth centenary year, the festival also paid tribute to Mrinal Sen. …

Teen Indie Film Awards in Bengaluru: 300 films from 30 countries over four days
9 months, 1 week ago

Teen Indie Film Awards in Bengaluru: 300 films from 30 countries over four days

The Hindu  

Bengaluru is set to host the Teen Indie Film Awards 2024 from March 14 to 17, an event organised by the students of R.V. University officials, including YSR Murthy, Vice Chancellor, and Piyush Roy, Dean, School of Film, Media and Creative Arts, have noted the festival’s growth and its role in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Unlike literature, which facilitates contemplation, cinema …

BVFF 2023 | Festival director Tanushree Hazarika on how BVFF is a valley of hope for cinematic voices from the Northeast
1 year ago

BVFF 2023 | Festival director Tanushree Hazarika on how BVFF is a valley of hope for cinematic voices from the Northeast

The Hindu  

As you step in and talk to people inside the Jyoti Chitrabon Film Studio in Guwahati, you begin to see the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival as a valley that gathers hope for the cinema from the Northeast, a region of the country whose creations are yet to get its due limelight in the national arena. And you see that same …

Oscar 2024 | South cinema’s global ambitions
1 year, 2 months ago

Oscar 2024 | South cinema’s global ambitions

The Hindu  

The name Samikannu Vincent might not ring a bell among contemporary filmmakers, but his century-old methods to bring the magic of motion pictures to people, certainly would. “Such small films can dream of visibility in the country only by winning something overseas.” The film was India’s official entry for the 2022 Oscars and though Vinothraj had a fair idea about …

Six Indian films to premiere at Toronto festival
1 year, 3 months ago

Six Indian films to premiere at Toronto festival

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: The 2023 edition of North America’s largest film event, the Toronto International Film Festival, will be special for those with a taste for Indian cinema, as it will feature the most movies from the country in over ten years. Shedde listed the Indian films as director Karan Boolani’s Thank You For Coming, Kiran Rao’s sophomore effort Laapataa Ladies or …

Toronto Film Festival unveils a starry lineup — and hopes the strike ends by September
1 year, 4 months ago

Toronto Film Festival unveils a starry lineup — and hopes the strike ends by September

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its 48th edition on Monday, even if remains unclear if stars will be there to walk red carpets due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes. Among the films making their world premieres at TIFF this year are Craig Gillespie’s GameStop drama “Dumb Money,” with Paul Dano …

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite
1 year, 5 months ago

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite

Hindustan Times  

Nandita Das is back from Shanghai after serving as a jury member at the recently concluded Shanghai International Film Festival. “In our country, we either think of film festivals as the ultimate benchmark for films, or we look down upon them as a space for arty-farty elite. At the moment, filmmaker Nandita Das is in Shanghai to attend the fest …

Blockbuster ‘RRR’ was hyped to be India’s Oscar entry until it lost to Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’. What does the future of indie films look like?
2 years, 3 months ago

Blockbuster ‘RRR’ was hyped to be India’s Oscar entry until it lost to Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’. What does the future of indie films look like?

The Hindu  

The juggernaut that was S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR ruled the box office for weeks, the memes that emerged from it flooded our social media feeds, and it once again made Bollywood pine for that one film that could capture the Indian imagination the way RRR did. Although PVR did screen these films under their ‘PVR Director’s Rare’ collection.” Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, …

National Award-winning director Rima Das’ film to premiere at Toronto film festival
2 years, 4 months ago

National Award-winning director Rima Das’ film to premiere at Toronto film festival

Hindustan Times  

TORONTO: National Award-winning director Rima Das’s latest feature Tora’s Husband, set in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be the first Indian film to be featured in the prestigious Platform section of the Toronto International Film Festival next month. A still from director Rima Das’ film Tora’s Husband, which will have its world premiere at TIFF in September and …

‘Our Filmmakers Are Doing Everything Correct’: Deepika on Cannes Jury Experience
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Our Filmmakers Are Doing Everything Correct’: Deepika on Cannes Jury Experience

The Quint  

India is the first ‘country of honour’ at the Cannes Film Festival 2022 and several artistes like AR Rahman, Pooja Hegde, and Mame Khan are part of the Indian delegation. Shaunak Sen’s documentary All That Breathes is the only Indian entry in the special screenings at the festival. Talking about her interactions with the other women on the jury, including …

India to shine bright at Cannes red carpet: Celebs look at it as a great start
2 years, 7 months ago

India to shine bright at Cannes red carpet: Celebs look at it as a great start

Hindustan Times  

Indian stars are all set to grace the red carpet on the opening day of the 75th edition of Festival de Cannes. Indian stars including Akshay Kumar, A R Rahman, will walk the red carpet on the opening day of the 75th Cannes Film Festival as part of the Indian contingent Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nayanthara, Pooja Hegde, Tamannaah Bhatia will …

TIFF 2021 begins today: All you need to know about line-up, COVID protocol
3 years, 3 months ago

TIFF 2021 begins today: All you need to know about line-up, COVID protocol

Firstpost  

“We want to make sure that even when the pandemic is behind us that we’re as accessible as possible. If there’s a way to deliver at least parts of the festival online, then we want to do that,” says Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. A year after turning to largely virtual screenings and drive-ins, Toronto’s …

Notes from attending a 'digital' film festival: Wider audience and hope for sustenance of cinema
4 years, 1 month ago

Notes from attending a 'digital' film festival: Wider audience and hope for sustenance of cinema

Firstpost  

This year marked my seventh New York Film Festival, but it was the first one I attended from 8,000 miles away. People don’t necessarily start random chats at the local multiplex, but attending a film festival often means being shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers — a now almost repulsive thought — whether in line or inside, and striking up conversations about cinema …

Anupama Chopra muses on the wins and losses as the Toronto film festival goes virtual
4 years, 3 months ago

Anupama Chopra muses on the wins and losses as the Toronto film festival goes virtual

Hindustan Times  

How do you attend a film festival without actually attending it? As an accredited journalist, I saw Oscar-winning actor Regina King’s stunning directorial debut, One Night in Miami — a taut, vibrant period drama that is already being seen as a front-runner for awards season next year. With borders still closed, only local cinephiles could attend events such as the …

The 14 best films of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
4 years, 3 months ago

The 14 best films of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival

LA Times  

This year, we didn’t go to the Toronto International Film Festival — the Toronto International Film Festival came to us. TIFF isn’t the first festival to wade into the brave new world of virtual events, but it is arguably the biggest to do so to date. This is a festival that has positioned itself as an essential stop for fall …

The Disciple director Chaitanya Tamhane: Without international recognition, it’s difficult to get attention in India
4 years, 3 months ago

The Disciple director Chaitanya Tamhane: Without international recognition, it’s difficult to get attention in India

Hindustan Times  

Director Chaitanya Tamhane is no stranger to accolades. His previous film, Court was selected as India’s official entry for the 88th Academy Awards, and now, his Marathi film The Disciple is winning praise the world over. At the 77th Venice Film Festival, it bagged two awards — Best Screenplay, and International Critics’ Prize, awarded by Federation Internat e de la …

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