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Kolkata International Film Festival pays centenary tribute to Tapan Sinha, Marlon Brando
1 week, 5 days ago

Kolkata International Film Festival pays centenary tribute to Tapan Sinha, Marlon Brando

The Hindu  

Through film screenings, an exhibition and a felicitation programme, the 30th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival is paying homage to prominent film legends like Tapan Sinha, Marlon Brando, Mohammed Rafi and others, commemorating the centenary year of their birth. A fifth film by Mr. Sinha, Banchharamer Bagaan was also screened at the festival as a special tribute to …

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A month-long arts festival to warm up Kolkata’s winter
1 month ago

A month-long arts festival to warm up Kolkata’s winter

The Hindu  

Starting Thursday, Kolkata is set for a big month-long arts festival — consisting of exhibitions, dance, music, theatre, talks, film screenings, workshops — spread across several locations in the city including Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, Priya Cinema, and host Kolkata Centre for Creativity. This year the festival, which kicks off on November 21 and continues till December 22, will showcase …

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'No More Bets' breaks the box office
1 year, 4 months ago

'No More Bets' breaks the box office

China Daily  

In just three days, No More Bets has raked in more than 500 million yuan from advanced screenings, making it the highest-grossing film in terms of advanced sales — a promotional strategy for marketing — in the history of Chinese cinema. The film is about a Chinese programmer and a model who, enticed by the promise of high-paying jobs, find …

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Adivi Sesh announces 'exclusive' pre-release screenings for 'Major' before theatrical release
2 years, 7 months ago

Adivi Sesh announces 'exclusive' pre-release screenings for 'Major' before theatrical release

India TV News  

Highlights Major is based on the heroics of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack martyr Sandeep Unnikrishnan Major, starring Adivi Sesh, will arrive in theatres worldwide on June 3 Actor Adivi Sesh on Monday announced that his upcoming film 'Major', a biopic on 2008 Mumbai terror attack martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, will have 'exclusive previews' across the country before its theatrical release …

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Curtain raises on UK's biggest Chinese film festival
2 years, 7 months ago

Curtain raises on UK's biggest Chinese film festival

China Daily  

Poster of the film festival. Odyssey: A Chinese Cinema Season, the biggest Chinese film festival of the year in the UK, is held from May 10 to June 10. At Odyssey, the latest young Chinese film talents will be introduced to UK audiences, and panels with industry experts, scholars and filmmakers will be held to boost creativity and exchange ideas. …

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Free popcorn. Cheap booze. Private ‘Black Widow’ screenings. How movie theaters are luring fans back
3 years, 6 months ago

Free popcorn. Cheap booze. Private ‘Black Widow’ screenings. How movie theaters are luring fans back

LA Times  

Movie theaters are offering discounts on concessions, including popcorn, and special screenings to draw customers back to the big screen. Incentives, which vary by company, include free popcorn, movie poster giveaways and early showings of Questlove’s music documentary “Summer of Soul” and drawings for private screenings of Marvel’s “Black Widow.” Help from studios and other vendors is crucial for theaters …

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Curtains for film festivals? Dutch cinemas versus the Covid-19 crisis
4 years ago

Curtains for film festivals? Dutch cinemas versus the Covid-19 crisis

Dutch News  

Cinemas all over the world are wrapping up their most difficult year in decades and in the Netherlands are once again closed to the public. ‘During the summer it was clear that we would have a hybrid event, so we started implementing one of those scenarios,’ said festival director Cees van ‘t Hullenaar. ‘In the end, we decided to go …

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Hainan film festival rolls out 'blue carpet'
4 years ago

Hainan film festival rolls out 'blue carpet'

China Daily  

Shen Xiaoming, Party chief of Hainan, addresses the audience at the gala. These films cover several categories, including Gala, World Cinema, Asian Spectrum, China Vista, Reality Matters, Possibilities, Spotlight and Cinema Regained, and nearly 100 will have their world, Asia or China premiere, according to festival organizers. To focus on global filmmaking newcomers, the third HIIFF introduced the H!Future New …

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