Oscars: South Korean movie Parasite wins Best International Feature Film
Feb 10, 2020, at 09:28 am
Los Angeles/IBNS: South Korean movie Parasite won the Best International Feature Film at the ongoing 92nd Academy Awards ceremony.
South Korea's 'Parasite' wins Golden Globe for best motion picture in foreign language
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:26 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The movie "Parasite" directed and co-written by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho won the Golden Globe Awards for the best motion picture in a foreign language during the 77th ceremony on Sunday.
TIFF 2019: Films that drew attention of cinegoers at the festival
Oct 15, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Several films have premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019 which took place in Toronto, Canada. IBNS correspondent Asha Bajaj picks some of the films for short reviews
Moothon is layered in terms of a search for one’s own self: Geetu Mohandas
Oct 01, 2019, at 01:30 pm
Moothon (The Elder One), a bilingual crime thriller in Malayalam and Hindi, was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). IBNS Canada correspondent Asha Bajaj speaks to director Geetu Mohandas about the film starring Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly and capturing the search for a lost elder brother (played by Nivin) that takes a teenaged Mulla from the idyllic islands of Lakshadweep to the ugly underbelly of Mumbai. The quest of the younger brother is also metaphorical in the film which the director says portrays a "sense of identity and the crises within”. Excerpts:
Sep 26, 2019, at 01:38 am
Bulgaria based filmmaker Petar Valchanov and his partner Kristina Grozeva write, produce and direct films ranging from documentaries, and shorts to feature films. IBNS Canada Correspondent Asha Bajaj catches up with Petar Valchanov, director of "The Father", one of the critically acclaimed films premiered at the TIFF 2019
TIFF announces final award recipients
Sep 16, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Toronto: The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced its final award recipients for 2019.
TIFF 2019: Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band premieres on Sept 13
Sep 14, 2019, at 07:44 pm
Toronto: Directed by Daniel Roher and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard, "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" had its world premiere on Sept 13, at Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto.
Sep 14, 2019, at 07:10 pm
Toronto: TIFF 2019 movie "Rocks" directed by Sarah Gavron had its world premiere on Friday in Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto.
And We Go Green premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 14, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Toronto: 'And We Go Green', which has been directed by Fisher Stevens (Cove) and filmmaker Malcolm Venville had its world premiere on Friday in Scotiabank Theatre, here.
Our Lady of the Nile premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 14, 2019, at 04:33 pm
Toronto: Film 'Our Lady of the Nile', which has been directed by Atiq Rahimi, had its world premiere on September 13 in Scotiabank Theatre, here.
Honey Boy premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 13, 2019, at 08:31 pm
Toronto: The Honey Boy, which has been directed by Alma Har'el, was world premiered at Elgin Theatre, Toronto on Wednesday.
Lucy in the Sky premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 13, 2019, at 08:23 pm
Toronto: Directed by Noah Hawley, Lucy in the Sky was premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2019 at Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre and in Scotiabank Theatre here on Wednesday.
The Burnt Orange Heresy premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 13, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Toronto: Italian-American drama thriller film directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, The Burnt Orange Heresy, was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019 at Elgin Theatre here on Thursday.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas' The Sky Is Pink premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 13, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Toronto: Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas starrer The Sky Is Pink premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019 at Scotiabank Theatre here on Thursday.
Alexander Nanau's Romanian docu Collective on investigative journalism screened at TIFF
Sep 13, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Toronto, Sep 13 (IBNS): Director Alexander Nanau's documentary Collective, which follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Sports Gazette as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians — and led to the deaths of innocent citizens, had its North American premiere Friday at Scotiabank 4 and Scotia Bank 9, Toronto.
Japanese movie '37 Seconds' at TIFF 2019 wows audience with its honest portrayal of disability
Sep 13, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Toronto, Sep 13 (IBNS): Directed by Hikari, Berlinale Audience Award-winning feature debut '37 Seconds' in the Contemporary World Cinema section of TIFF 2019 portrays a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy and her dream of becoming a successful manga artist.
Indian bilingual film Moothon premieres at TIFF 2019
Sep 12, 2019, at 08:46 pm
Toronto, Sep 12 (IBNS): Writer-director Geetu Mohandas' Moothon (The Elder One) had its world premiere at the TIFF 2019 Wednesday evening at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto.
Toronto International Film Festival 2019 to begin on September 5; get your tickets now
Aug 15, 2019, at 01:07 pm
Toronto, August 15 (IBNS): The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival will feature a stellar NFB lineup with world premieres from filmmakers Alanis Obomsawin, Yung Chang, Theodore Ushev, Christopher Auchter and Sandra Ignagni.
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival showcases in Ontario
Aug 02, 2019, at 11:21 pm
Mississauga, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF), Canada’s leading South Asian film festival, now in its 7th year, is being showcased in Cineplex Cinemas Mississauga (309 Rathburn Rd W) with a spotlight on Bengali language cinema, media reports said.
World premiere of 'Once We Were Brothers' would mark the 2019 TIFF opening night gala film
Jul 19, 2019, at 09:35 pm
Toronto, July 19 (IBNS): Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente, Toronto-TIFF Co-Heads announced yesterday that 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) would open with World Premiere of 'Once We Were Brothers', on Thursday, September 5 at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, TIFF reports said.
'Jose' wins best narrative feature film at Kashish MIQFF 2019
Jun 18, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Mumbai, June 18 (IBNS): Guatemalan movie 'Jose' won top honours at the 10th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival that concluded on June 12 last.
China to host Asian Film and TV Week
May 13, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Beijing, May 13 (Xinhua) The Asian Film and TV Week, as part of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), will be held from May 16 to 23 in China.
Academy Awards: Green Book wins Best Picture Award, Bohemian Rhapsody shines
Feb 25, 2019, at 12:23 pm
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IBNS): Peter-Farrelly directorial American comedy-drama film, Green Book, won the Best Picture Award in the 91st Academy Awards, which was held at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday.
Human rights on film: International festival celebrates mobile phone films for a cause
Dec 05, 2018, at 09:25 am
New York, Dec 5 (IBNS): In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, marked 10 December, the United Nations has allied with the Mobile Film Festival to host a special edition of its annual international film competition, now in its 14th year.
Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci passes away
Nov 26, 2018, at 04:20 pm
Rome, Nov 26 (IBNS): Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci , who is known for making movies like The Conformist and Last Tango in Paris, passed away in Rome, media reports said on Monday.
Nov 22, 2018, at 06:51 pm
Jill Bilcock, internationally acclaimed film editor who has also worked with Shekhar Kapur's award-winning film Elizabeth, was in Kolkata recently as a member of the Australian film delegation at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival. In a free wheeling dicussion with Ranjita Biswas, she talks about her work
24th KIFF introduces audiences to films from Tunisia
Nov 17, 2018, at 01:57 pm
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): Tunisia, a small country and former French colony tucked away in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara desert on the northern part of Africa, is the toast of the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) with an array of films from this Arabic land being screened at the festival.
24TH KIFF screens restored classics for cine buffs
Nov 16, 2018, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS) The terms “restoration” and “preservation” have very positive associations so far as cinema across the world is concerned.
KIFF: Iconic silent era Australian film The Sentimental Bloke screened at Nandan
Nov 14, 2018, at 11:26 am
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS) The iconic Australian film The Sentimental Bloke drew a slender crowd in Nandan III, one of the venues of the ongoing Kolkata International Film Festival. But few were aware that this film, besides being a very good film made way back in 1918-1919, has a history of its own.
A message of peace in times of conflict
Nov 12, 2018, at 11:31 am
Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s biographical Muhammad : The Messenger of God , featured in the current 24th Kolkata International Film Festival. The director was in the city to present the film and shared his thoughts why he chose this subject. Ranjita Biswas reports