Festivals

Women A Focus Of 14th SF South Asian Film Festival

3rd i: Gender issues and a celebration of women are a focus of the 14th San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond, a.k.a. 3rd i. It begins at...

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MAMI An Exception, Most Film Festivals In India Await Sponsors

Mumbai Film Festival, the seven-day star-studded extravaganza, wrapped up last week. Organised by the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI), the widely publicized festival...

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Dharamsala International Film Festival Comes To A Close With Tamil Film Visaranai

The fifth edition of the Dharamsala International Film Festival (DIFF) came to a close on 6 November. The four-day film festival was held in the mountain town of McLeod Ganj. ...

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Three Indian Movies To Travel To Cairo Film Festival

Three Indian movies will be part of the Cairo International Film Festival, running from November 15 to 24. What is most remarkable is that one of them, The Narrow Path (Ottaya...

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Dharamshala International Film Festival 2016: Being A Filmmaker Is Difficult In Iran, Says Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Dharamshala: The documentary filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami, who brought on screen the life of a spirited young woman – an Afghan illegal immigrant wishing to be a sup...

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22nd Kolkata International Film Festival To Focus On China

China will feature as the focus country in the 22nd edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), organisers said on Thursday, emphasising cinema’s reach be...

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Jaipur To Host National Children's Film Festival From Nov 14

Mumbai: The second three-day National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) organised by Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) will open in the Pink City, Jaipur, from Children's ...

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I&B Ministry To Aid Indian Films Competing In Global Film Festivals

Financial aid will be given to any movie selected in the competition section in any international film festival, including India’s official nomination for Academy awards...

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2nd Edition Of National Children's Film Festival Heads To Jaipur

On this auspicious occasion of Deepawali, I feel privileged to announce the 2nd National Children’s Film Festival. Yes, it’s time for much cheer, joy and celebrati...

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Dharamshala International Film Festival Will Increase Film Culture In Mountains: Ritu Sarin

Filmmaker Ritu Sarin, who launched Dharamshala International Film Festival with husband Tenzing Sonam in 2012, is confident that the movie gala will help promote the culture o...

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A STORY BURIED BENEATH PARTITION'S ASHES

Arnab Banerjee examines Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga, a poignant Partition-era drama ...

June 14 2026

OF SHARED DESTINIES AND FRACTURED BONDS

Film critic Saibal Chatterjee reviews Pritha Chakraborty's Phera, a deeply moving father...

June 14 2026

ANAND HI ANAND: PRESERVING CINEMA LEGACY

Writer and theatre practitioner Sohaila Kapur reflects on the creation and success of An...

June 13 2026