A Tribute to Kalpana Lajmi

"A woman filmmaker is a hustler who is constantly trying to sell herself." – Kalpana Lajmi   

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Women on-and-off the Screen: A panel discussion held by US Consulate General, Mumbai and Asian Centre for Entertainment Education

Representations of women in film and television have always been a subject of contention among media profession...

Women Filmmakers Against Misogyny in Bollywood

Every industry has been plagued by issues when it comes to the wrongful use of power by authorities. The entert...

18 Women Filmmakers On Gender And Representation In Hollywood

“I feel like we’re still way, way behind. Like, enormously behind. But I also feel hopeful and I’m a fighter and so I’ll keep on fighting. I’m...

London Indian Film Festival To Showcase Issue-Based Movies

The seventh Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival will be seen challenging stereotypes of India and South Asia, and will wrestle with some very hard issues. The Indi...

The London Indian Film Festival Brings Cinematic Diversity To London And Birmingham: 14-24 July

Challenging stereotypes of India and South Asia, and wrestling with some very hard issues the 7th Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival returns this Summer.The Direc...

Interview: Kathryn Kolbert And Melissa Silverstein, Founders Of The Athena Film Festival

The 6th Annual Athena Film Festival, a festival to highlight works by women filmmakers and stories about women, is next week at Barnard. I got a chance to talk on the phone...

Women Power In Vogue, Say Vidya Balan, Sharmila Tagore.

Dubbing the Kolkata International Film Festival’s (KIFF) endeavour to focus on films helmed by women as “poetic justice”, Bollywood actresses Vidya B...

Female Directors Tackle Tough Issues

Gender equality remains a hot topic in the film fest world. The industry program of the Toronto fest will focus on the issue, with a series of high-profile speakers discuss...