'Little Zizou' by Taraporevala gets 2 top awards at a NY film festival
The Sooni Taraporevala-directed 'Little Zizou,' selected as the closing film on 9th November, 2008 at the 8th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC), came trumps when it received the Best Director and Time Warner Best Screenplay awards. Read more »
Munna Bhai wins again: India's National Awards running late by 2 years
How slow is the government of India is reflected in the announcement of the 54th National Film Awards for 2006 today, June 10, 2008! Bizarre! The govt of India train is actually running late by two years. Sanjay Dutt starrer ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ has bagged the maximum number of four awards. Madhur Bhandarkar is the best director for ‘Traffic Signal' and 'Khosla ka Ghosla' is the best Hindi film. Best actor award went to Soumitra Chatterjee and best actress was Priya Mani. Read more »
Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood
'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston, the 3rd longest-running International Film Festival in North America, 'Before the Rains' is set for release by Roadside Attractions, a movie distribution company, and Merchant Ivory Production on May 9 (LA & New York), followed by a national release May 16, 2008. An exclusive report for India EU Film Initiative by Kathy Robinson Read more »
'Ruby Blue' wins £50,000 Prize award
London. April 21, 2008 -- Director Jan Dunn and Producer Elaine Wickham took the grand prize at the London Independent Film Festival for their feature film RUBY BLUE, starring Bob Hoskins as a man accused by his neighbours of being a pedophile. The Prize, sponsored by Prime Focus London, secures a significant portion of the of the post-production finance for Dunn and Wickham’s next feature. Read more »
Europe dominates Oscars 2008
It was a great night for European talent at the Oscars - sweeping all the acting awards as American nominees were shut out of the awards for the first time in more than 40 years. Read more »
Oscar for Foreign Language: 66 countries vs Aamir's Taare Zamin Par
Los Angeles- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US announced that a record 67 countries, including first-time entrant Jordan, submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 81st Academy Awards. Read more »
Shah Rukh Khan overshadows Bachchans at IIFA finale
He wasn't even there but he did overshadow the Bachchans- the Mega Family of Bollywood. There were many who doubted the integrity of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA Awards). IIFA is too close to Bachchans, was the oft-repeated allegation. But as the winners of IIFA 2008 were announced in the Thai capital Bangkok Sunday, June 8, there were many who felt finally the credibility of the IIFA was restored. Awards were not 'fixed' as some lamented earlier. Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Chak De! India", a sports film that touched the hearts of one billion plus people of India, won nine honours and another Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om" collected five awards, writes Kavita Bamzai. Read more »
'Amal'- watch out for this most talked about film of the year
'Amal' by Richie Mehta has become the most talked about film of the year with an Indian theme. After winning the Best Independent Film of the latest Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 'Amal' took the grand jury prize for Best Narrative Feature at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, April 28, 2008. Earlier, it won the Audience Award for best narrative at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival this year. 'Amal' is going places. Read more »
Cannes Lions 2008- largest gathering of advertisers
The Organisers of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the largest gathering of worldwide advertising professionals and advertisers, have announced the final list of this year’s Media, Outdoor and Radio Lions juries. Entries are still open. Read more »
London's Happy Soul Film Festival
Mental health or well being is the subject of a film festival of Asian and black films entitled 'Happy Soul Film Festival' to be held at various venues of London from 9-15 March, 2008. Read more »