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Academy Launches Inclusive Mentorship Program

The film academy is launching a new mentorship program for students and young professionals from “underrepresented communities,” AMPAS said on Wednesday, called Ac...

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Muslim Film Festival Returns For Third Year In Milwaukee

The third annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival begins Monday with another wide-ranging sample of movies made in the Muslim world. The festival, a project of the Milwaukee Mus...

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Is It Wrong To Group Together LGBT Art?

Billed as ‘the first major exhibition dedicated to queer British art’, Tate Britain's brand new show, which covers gay art from 1861 to 1967, joins a host of other...

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11 Indian Filmmakers Choose One Film That Impacted Them Deeply

“Although for some people cinema means something superficial and glamorous, I think it is the mirror of the world.” —Jeanne Moreau Cinema and time share a cu...

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'Star Wars' Embraces Girl Power With New Heroine Stories, Toys

"Star Wars" is beefing up its girl power through a new series of animated short movies featuring the sci-fi saga's heroines including Princess Leia, Rey and Jyn Erso. Walt Dis...

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Tomatoes, Limes & Sex-Selective Abortions

The United States is withdrawing all of its funding from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) after claiming without evidence that the agency supports coercive abortions in China. U...

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Setting Sun Short Film Festival 2017

A comedy about a support group for Autocorrect victims, a claymation about altruistic insects, and a film noir fantasy about a mythical city. Expect all of these at Setting Su...

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FN Souza’s Journey From Unjustly Forgotten To India’s Most Expensive Artist

Francis Newton Souza, an Indian artist in his lifetime struggled to make an impact in the field of art. After his death in 2002, he is now considered as the country’s mo...

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Amitabh Bachchan Makes An Important Point About Rape Victim-Blaming, In TV Show

In a two-minute prologue to TV show Kya Qusoor Hai Amla Ka, Amitabh Bachchan poses some hard-hitting questions to society. "Rape sirf rapist hi nahin karta. Hum jaise log bhi ...

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Kristin Davis Appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed actress and philanthropist Kristin Davis as its Goodwill Ambassador. Three years ago...

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STAY ROOTED AND LET STORIES FIND YOU HOME

From Old Delhi memories to Mughal-era storytelling traditions, Paayal Nair’s perso...

January 24 2026

WHY ARCHIVING CINEMA MATTERS: NEVILLE TULI

A wide-ranging conversation on archives, cinema, and cultural consciousness, where inter...

January 23 2026

SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatc...

January 22 2026