Feast of Mexican Cinema Delights IFFI-53 Delegates
Panaji: The 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has prepared a delectable Mexican feast for all its delegates.
Clinton stands up to bullies and wins hearts at IFFI-53
Panaji: “Earlier I would be angry with my parents for sending me to boarding school, now I am grateful as it helped me make my film”, said Director Prithviraj Das Gupta while interacting at an 'IFFI Table Talks' session at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winner Asha Parekh participates in In-Conversation Session at 53rd IFFI
Panaji: Sharing her experience of getting honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020, legendary actress Asha Parekh said that it’s a long time after which a lady has been accorded with this award.
Panaji: Men are not just numbers, but dignified living individuals. In the run up to amass money, a section of people forget this fact and indulge in heinous crimes like kidnapping and human trafficking.
The Storyteller directed by Ananth Mahadevan premieres in the ‘Divyangjan’ section of 53rd IFFI
Panaji: IFFI-53 is for everyone. There has been an effort to make films accessible to even differently-abled film aficionados and promote the spirit of inclusivity in the International Film Festival of India this year.
IFFI: ‘Red Shoes’ deals with gender-based violence against women in Mexico
Panaji: “This film is very special to me. It has touched me in a deep way. More than the festival claps it’s the personal journey of the artists, that’s more important to me”, said Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, the director of the Mexican Film Red Shoes (Zapatos Rojos).
Panaji: Marathi bedtime stories for children often start with the phrase ‘Ekda Kaay Zala’ which translates to ‘Once Upon a Time’. Music composer, author and director Dr. Saleel Kulkarni’s film with the same phrase as its title, also tells a beautiful story but it is most definitely not meant just for children.
Want viewers to be part of my cinematic universe: Filipino Director Lav Diaz at IFFI
Panaji: When the Waves are Gone directed by Filipino auteur Lav Diaz is a contender for Golden Peacock award in the International Competition Category at the 53rd International Film Festival of India. A dark, protracted tale of revenge and crushing cycles of violence, When the Waves are Gone had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2022.
New Delhi: A film on the daily struggles of street dwelling, their hygiene and sanitation issues and society’s outlook towards them, was screened under Indian Panorama Non-feature section in 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Thursday.
Panaji: The 53rd International Film Festival of India presents the international premiere of Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s dynamic directorial debut, Fixation as its Mid Fest Film.
‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ tries to provoke the right conversation about climate activism
Panajji: There is no magic bullet or immediate remedy to tackle climate change.
Panaji: As per the famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, Superhuman is a continuation of man in the future as an ideal rather than a realistic goal. The same philosophy is also accepted in Sufi Philosophy.Man is always transient, something to be overcome.
OTT platforms and traditional cinema theatres to co-exist: Director Mahesh Narayanan at IFFI
Panaji: Online streaming platforms and traditional cinema theatres are going to co-exist, said Mahesh Narayanan, Director of the film Ariyippu which is being screened at the Indian Panorama section of 53rd International Film Festival of India.
Panaji: Speaking about the inspiration behind his Maithili feature-film ‘Lotus Blooms’, Director Pratik Sharma said that the thought was to portray the emotional journey of a person’s life with nature and people as witness.
IFFI: Greek film Behind The Haystacks touches the raw realities of 2015 migrant crisis
Panaji: Behind The Haystacks, is a social drama set in the background of 2015-migrant crisis of Greece when European countries had closed their borders, because of which, migrants and refugees had gathered at the northern border of Greece.