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...

Cycle For Survival Raises A Record-Breaking $34 Million In One Year To Beat Rare Cancers

Cycle for Survival, the movement to beat rare cancers, raised $34 million in 2017 through its indoor team cycling events — the most raised in a single year in the his...

We Might Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. Is It Worth the Cost?

With enough determination, money and smarts, scientists just might revive the woolly mammoth, or some version of it, by splicing genes from ancient mammoths into Asian elep...

CIFF 2017 Wrap: Attendance And Fundraising Records Broken Yet Again

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Year after year, the Cleveland International Film Festival plays like the best kind of broken record: It always breaks its own attendance and Challenge Ma...

10 Of The Most Interesting Female Directors In South Asia

With every international film festival held, the question gets more pressing. Where are the female directors? Numerous studies on the representation of women in film keep s...

Shakira Announces Plans To Build Seventh School In Colombia

Multi-platinum global artist and advocate Shakira, Jordi Cardoner – Vice President of FC Barcelona and its Foundation, and Xavier Bertolin, Educational Director of th...

Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

25% Of Indian Youths OK With Corruption

Everyone knows that corruption in India is spreading like a cancer disease, destroying the very fundamental of a nation. But exactly how deep is corruption present? Has it ...

Adelaide Film Festival Returns For 2017 And 2018, Adds Hybrid World Adl

Exciting news South Australia film fans: ADL Film Fest will be presented in full for 2017 and 2018. There had previously been a 24 month wait between festivals. It will run...