KIFF screens Rayscope, a tribute to Satyajit Ray by Premendu Bikash Chaki
Apr 27, 2022, at 06:35 pm
Premendu Bikash Chaki, a veteran cinematographer who is now also a successful director, has paid a 25-minute tribute to Satyajit Ray, which is being screened at the ongoing 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
Guthlee, a touching film on education for the Dalits
Apr 27, 2022, at 05:14 pm
Filmmaker Ishrat Khan's Guthlee, produced by Pradeep Rangwani of UV Films, is being screened at Nandan as part of the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival 2022. Shoma A Chatterjee speaks to director Ishrat Khan how a father and his boy, Guthlee, struggle for admission in a school which refuses to admit him because he belongs to the community of manual scavengers.
Satyajit Ray is my Bible, his works more commercial to me: Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar
Apr 27, 2022, at 03:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The influence of legendary filmmaker late Satyajit Ray on director Shoojit Sircar was evident in one of the early scenes from Piku where Deepika Padukone rants about her date's complete ignorance of Ray's works.
Talking Cinema: The Life and Time of Aruna Vasudev
Apr 26, 2022, at 06:14 pm
It is indeed rare to discover a lengthy documentary on an internationally celebrated media person, specializing in Asian Cinema who has travelled across the world. But the young Supriya Suri has made this possible. She has made a long documentary – Aruna Vasudev – The Mother of Asian Cinema- which forms a part of the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival. Suri talks to IBNS-TWF correspondent Shoma A. Chatterji on the why’s and wherefore’s of the film.
Prime Video to premiere House of Gucci in India from Apr 26
Apr 25, 2022, at 05:45 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: House of Gucci will premiere on Over-the-top platform Prime Video in India from Apr 26.
Oscars 2022: Viewers shocked as Will Smith punches Chris Rock on stage
Mar 28, 2022, at 06:02 pm
The viewers of the 94th Academy Awards or Oscars 2022 were left shocked after actor Will Smith punched comedian Chris Rock for joking about his wife.
Japan Foundation & PVR Cinemas launch theatrical edition of Japanese Film Festival 2022 in Delhi
Mar 05, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Japanese Film Festival 2022 in India hosted by the Japan Foundation, New Delhi, in partnership with PVR Cinemas, has opened with the critically acclaimed film Wife of a Spy by filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, at PVR, Select City Walk, Saket, New Delhi.
Canadian dramedy 'Donkeyhead' premieres on Netflix today
Jan 22, 2022, at 03:40 am
Canadian comedy-drama or dramedy 'Donkeyhead' premiered on online streaming platform Netflix in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand on Friday.
Japanese Film Festival 2022 to be held virtually amid COVID-19
Jan 13, 2022, at 11:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Japan Foundation New Delhi has announced the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2022 in India as virtual amid the pandemic.
27th KIFF to be held from Jan 7 amid COVID-19 pandemic, focus country Finland
Jan 05, 2022, at 03:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will be held from Jan 7 in the city amid COVID-19 pandemic with 50 percent occupancy in cinema halls.
BTS singer Jungkook's heartfelt message on New Year is leaving social media crazy
Jan 01, 2022, at 10:14 pm
Seoul: BTS singer Jungkook posted a special Instagram post to wish his fans on New Year and it is breaking the internet.
Japan Foundation announces launch of 5th edition of Japanese Film Festival 2022 in India
Dec 25, 2021, at 08:56 pm
Japan Foundation has announced the launch of the fifth edition of its Japanese Film Festival (JFF) in India, in partnership with PVR Cinemas.
SVF brings earliest Spiderman-No Way Home first day's first show in Bengal
Dec 15, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: 'Spiderman-No Way Home’ is hitting the theatres in India on Thursday, a day before its worldwide release.
Shatner in Space to premiere on Prime Video on Dec 15
Dec 06, 2021, at 07:14 pm
Prime Video and William Shatner have announced that 'Shatner in Space', a one-hour special documenting William Shatner’s Life-Changing Flight to Space, will premiere on Prime Video on Dec 15 in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, with additional territories launching in early 2022.
Four MUBI releases make Indian premieres at IFFI Goa
Nov 22, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Goa/IBNS: MUBI, the global curated film streaming service, production company and film distributor, is slated to premier four of its global masterpieces at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.
New James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ set to hit theatres in Maharashtra on Oct 22
Oct 19, 2021, at 12:51 am
Mumbai/IBNS: New James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ is set to release in theatres in Maharashtra on Oct 22, the day when cinemas in the western Indian state reopens following COVID-19-induced restrictions.
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:44 pm
New York: Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Tuesday in a new report highlighting this untapped potential.
Britney Spears' father no longer singer's guardian after Los Angeles court order
Sep 30, 2021, at 05:43 pm
Los Angeles/IBNS: A verdict by a Los Angeles Judge removed pop singer Britney Spears' father as the guardian of his daughter, media reports said.
TIFF 2021 screens 'As In Heaven' dealing with ignorance and misinformation
Sep 12, 2021, at 06:41 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (TIFF 2021) is screening 'As In Heaven', a powerful film set in the 19th century, addressing issues like religious dogma, superstitions and unscientific beliefs that are still being dealt with by humanity.
Iconic French actor and 'Breathless' star Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88
Sep 07, 2021, at 06:01 am
Paris: Iconic French actor and New Wave poster boy Jean-Paul Belmondo, who was hailed as a national treasure of France and had starred in Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece “Breathless”, died at the age of 88 in Paris on Monday, media reports said.
Offline registration for delegates for 52nd IFFI begins
Sep 07, 2021, at 01:38 am
Panaji/IBNS: The offline registration for the delegates for the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is set to be open from Sept 6, 2021.
Aug 26, 2021, at 11:43 pm
The American man, who had featured as a naked baby in the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind album, has sued the band for "sexual exploitation", media reports said.
Afghan singer Aryana Sayeed flees country after Taliban invasion
Aug 23, 2021, at 05:41 pm
Kabul/Istanbul/IBNS: Afghan singer-songwriter-television personality, Aryana Sayeed, reached Turkey after fleeing Taliban-invaded Afghanistan, which is now gripped with tension all around.
Aug 20, 2021, at 04:12 am
New York/IBNS: New York-based Emmy-nominated Tirlok Malik’s short film ‘To New India with Love’ celebrating India’s 75th Independence Day would be will be released on various digital platforms by Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media, with its world premiere on Aug 27 at 11.00 AM EST (USA/CANADA) and 8.30 PM IST (INDIA) on the YouTube channel of nritvfilmclub.
Fast and Furious 9 to hit the theatres on Sept 3
Aug 14, 2021, at 08:41 pm
The ninth instalment in the Fast and Furious franchise, Fast9, will now be released in the cinemas on Sept 3.
KASHISH 2021 to virtually screen 39 LGBTQIA+ films from Asia
Aug 13, 2021, at 01:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Celebrating its position as South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, in its 12th edition, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival has turned the spotlight on LGBTQIA+ films from Asia selecting 39 films from countries like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey and Indonesia.
Universal Pictures drops trailer of The Addams Family 2
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:06 am
Los Angeles/IBNS: Universal Pictures has recently unveiled the official trailer for The Addams Family sequel, giving fans a sneak peek at Morticia, Gomez and the rest of the creepy and kooky clan as they make their way across the country on a family road trip-cum-vacation.
Jun 28, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: For the first time ever, a Grammy award winner and recognized artists from across the globe have come together to create a government-affiliated song like never before, now available exclusively on Damroo Music Streaming App.
Hong Kong: Movie discussing same-sex marriage issue of Taiwan removed from film festival
Jun 28, 2021, at 04:14 am
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong film festival has removed a documentary that discusses the issue of same-sex marriage.
Bangladeshi short film receives honorable mention at Prague film fest
Jun 17, 2021, at 02:16 am
Bangladeshi short film “Niruddesh Jatra” (Journey to oblivion) has received an honorable mention in the Best Student Director category at the Prague International Indie Film Festival.