Every film has a climate responsibility irrespective of subject, say American docu makers
Mar 14, 2023, at 04:42 pm
American documentary filmmakers Holly Morris and Deia were in Kolkata recently for a workshop and the screening of their films, Exposure and The Story of Plastic respectively. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh interacts with both...
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Dhaka: Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's much-talked-about film “Shonibar Bikel” or "Saturday Afternoon" will be released in Canada and the US on Mar 10.
Italian cinema icon Gina Lollobrigida dies
Jan 17, 2023, at 03:40 pm
Italian silver screen icon Gina Lollobrigida has died, leaving a memorable legacy behind which marked the golden era in European cinema.
28th KIFF: Spanish film Upon Entry, Bangladesh's Kura Pokkhir Shunye Ura bag top awards
Dec 23, 2022, at 05:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Spanish film directed by filmmaker duo Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastian Vasquez, Upon Entry, and Muhammad Quayum directorial Bangladeshi film Kura Pokkhir Shunye Ura (The Golden Wings of Watercocks) have jointly won the Best Film award for International competition on Innovation in Moving Images at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Thursday.
Last Film Show, RRR track Naatu Naatu make it to Oscars 2023 shortlist
Dec 22, 2022, at 07:27 pm
In one step close to the Oscars glory, Gujarati film Chhello Show or Last Film Show and SS Rajamouli directorial RRR's popular track Naatu Naatu have been shortlisted in two separate categories for the coming year's Academy Awards.
Dec 21, 2022, at 07:15 pm
National award winning singer Iman Chakraborty ventured into acting with filmmaker Arunava Khasnobis' Neeti Shastra, which is an anthology film where each story deals with the inner conflict of humans concerning justice, ethics and morality, especially with regard to death. As the film was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with the singer-turned actor at West Bengal film centre Nandan...
Actor Amrita Chattopadhyay talks about Chabiwala in 28th KIFF
Dec 21, 2022, at 05:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actor Amrita Chattopadhyay starrer, Raja Ghosh directed Bengali film Chabiwala was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) last week.
Dec 21, 2022, at 05:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actors Vikram Chatterjee and Solanki Roy have featured in the Aritra Sen directorial Bengali film Shohorer Ushnotomo Dine, which was screened at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) in West Bengal film centre Nandan on Monday.
OTT is helping me immensely: Filmmaker Rima Das
Dec 20, 2022, at 06:10 pm
Filmmaker Rima Das, whose Village Rockstars was India's official entry to the 91st Academy Awards, was in Kolkata for the premiere of her 2022 film Tora's Husband at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh gets candid with the Assamese filmmaker who started her career as an actor but ended up telling indigenous stories from across the country...
Paoli Dam talks about 'women's financial independence' at Chhaad screening in 28th KIFF
Dec 20, 2022, at 04:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian actor Paoli Dam was present at West Bengal film centre Nandan for the screening of her Bengali feature film Chhaad at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Monday.
'I take time to liberate myself from my characters': 'Hawa' star Chanchal Chowdhury at 28th KIFF
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: "I take time to liberate myself from my characters," says Bangladesh’s hugely popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury whose Bengali film Hawa was screened at a packed hall in the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) at Nandan in Kolkata on Friday.
'Hawa' will remain as an acting school for me: Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi
Dec 16, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Bangladeshi filmmaker Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s critically acclaimed film “Hawa” is the country's submission to the Oscars amid reports that it is going to be released commercially in India. Bangladeshi actor Nazifa Tushi played the lead character Gulti in the film also starring the hugely popular Chanchal Chowdhury. The film about an all-men fishing trawler with a mysterious catch was screened with massive turnout in cinema halls in Kolkata in late October. Ahead of the film's screening in the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh catches up with Tushi
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was on Thursday inaugurated at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on a large scale after the gala flagship event of the West Bengal government witnessed a low-key occasion for two years owing to Covid-19 pandemic.
Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, SRK at gala KIFF 2022 inauguration today
Dec 15, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The customary grand inauguration of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) for the 28th year will be held in presence of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday evening.
28th KIFF: All you need to know about this year's festival
Dec 11, 2022, at 05:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be held for the second time in the same year (2022) from Dec 15 to Dec 22 with its bouquet of events, awards and a gala inauguration ceremony.
Nov 14, 2022, at 03:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani movie Joyland, which has been selected for the Oscars and hailed for its storyline centering around a transgender love affair, has been banned by the country's censor board, media reports said on Monday.
Kapil Sharma is just a natural person, was attracted by his honesty: Nandita Das on Zwigato casting
Oct 14, 2022, at 01:00 am
'Zwigato', written, directed, and produced by Nandita Das in India, reflects on the sociopolitical situation of the gig economy, hollow incentives, and workers' rights by focusing on the trials and tribulations of a food-app delivery driver (played by Indian comedian Kapil Sharma). Before the movie 'Zwigato' was world premiered at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, IBNS-TWF Correspondent Asha Bajaj caught up with both Nandita Das and Kapil Sharma on the Red Carpet at TIFF Lightbox
Italian film festival gets underway in Kolkata with screening of six contemporary films
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's cinephiles can binge on some critically-acclaimed Italian films beginning Wednesday as six movies from the land of Vittorio De Sica are being screened in a three-day Italian film festival in the city known for its discerning world cinema audience.
Oct 11, 2022, at 01:20 am
The Horse from Heaven by Assamese director Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap has recently been selected for the ‘Best Live Action Short Film competition’ at the Oscars. While exploring this genre of films, Shoma A. Chatterji finds that for the director, cinema is also about hope
‘Maya and the Wave’ personifies Brazilian surfer's resilience in a man's world
Sep 22, 2022, at 06:13 am
Toronto: World champion Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira's passion for the field of competitive surfing battling against monster waves not only personifies Maya's resilience and bravery against all odds but also is an inspiration for women entrepreneurs.
Cricket was used in the story just as a tool: Kacchey Limbu director Shubham Yogi
Sep 20, 2022, at 06:25 pm
Kacchey Limbu, the debut feature film of director Shubham Yogi, is a coming-of-age sibling drama that follows a brother (played by Rajat Barmecha) and sister (Radhika Madan) navigating their family’s conditioning to find their own unique voice. The siblings in the film on competing cricket teams struggle to balance family and team loyalties. IBNS-TWF correspondent Asha Bajaj in conversation with the Yogi at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) after the film's World Premiere
TIFF: Anthony Shim’s ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ awarded TIFF Platform Prize
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:41 am
Toronto: The Platform Prize at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was awarded to Korean-Canadian filmmaker Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature ‘ Riceboy Sleeps’, the festival announced on Sep 18 during the TIFF awards ceremony held at TIFF Light Box.
TIFF: 'The Swimmers' is a true, moving tale of two young refugee sisters from Syria
Sep 20, 2022, at 12:17 am
Toronto: At the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this month, one of the films that drew the attention of cine lovers is "The Swimmers", a film that captures the miraculous journey Syrian swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from their war-ravaged country all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Sep 17, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Canadian American singer-songwriter Sainte-Marie’s life, music, and activism broke barriers to make her an inspiration to fans and fellow musicians alike. Now a documentary premiered at TIFF captures that all.
Sep 17, 2022, at 07:08 pm
In the months leading up to the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor, Zarifa Ghafari, was dealing with danger, uncertainty, and personal turmoil. Now a documentary- In Her Hands- captures it all.
Sep 17, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Toronto: Billed as a cross-cultural British romcom, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur's 'What's Love Got to Do With It?', which also stars two powerhouse actors like Shabana Azmi and Emma Thompson with a screenplay by Jemima Khan, was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.
Film maestro Jean-Luc Godard, who led French New Wave, dies at 91
Sep 13, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Paris: Film director Jean-Luc Godard, who had led the revolutionary French New Wave of cinema, passed away on Tuesday, media reports said.
Indo-Nepal bilingual movie Prem Geet 3 team visits Kolkata to promote their upcoming release
Sep 11, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata: The cast of Prem Geet 3, billed as the first ever Indo-Nepali bilingual film, recently visited Kolkata city to promote their movie.
PVR Pictures hosts special screening of French film 'Notre-Dame On Fire' in Delhi
Jun 18, 2022, at 04:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Promoting the cultural diversity of France, PVR Pictures organized a special screening event of the French film 'Notre-Dame On Fire' in partnership with the French Embassy at PVR Director’s Cut, Vasant Kunj in Delhi on Friday.
UK and Australia screen Jungle Cry to celebrate Kolkata’s passion for Rugby
Jun 06, 2022, at 06:56 pm
Jungle Crows, the British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata and the Australian Consulate-General, Kolkata, organised an exclusive screening of the movie Jungle Cry at the British Club Kolkata Sunday.