Indian cinema is celebrating 100 years this month but even after such a long existence, it's dilemma remains, as borne out by a film maker from Tamil Nadu. Whether film is an art or entertainment remains dilemma for noted off beat film maker Jayabharathan. He is appealing this film loving city called Kollywood rhyming after Hollywood, the home of American cinema, to help him market and release his...
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Short films produced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will participate in the 2012The Abu Dhabi Film Commission Thursday called for submissions for short films by UAE filmmakers to be screened at the Short Film Corner during the Cannes festival.For the third straight year, the film commission will submit up to 20 short films to the Short Film Corner at the Marche Du Film.The films will also be screened...
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What works well with Sukumar sir's films is that they are positive films. The films start on a happy note and end on a happy note too.is a feel-good film and people want to see feel-good films. I also want to feel happy at the end of a film.is not just a film I did; it actually changed me. The film made me confident. Playing a character like Mahalakshmi, I truly felt confident and good.I had a substantial...
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set of short films and documentary films selected by the National Institute of Design (NID) were screened at the first Short Film Festival of Bhutan. After helping select the best short film of their country, a faculty of National Institute of Design also taught film making to young film makers of the country.The film festival called "Beskop Tshechu, A Short Film Festival" was organized from October...
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Mumbai.Making it one of its kind film promotions, the set was decorated in purely Banarasi style.Speaking on the occasion, Tamil film actor Dhanush, who is making his Bollywood debut with the film, said that he decided to act in the film because of the script."The film chose me I did not chose the script, because it came to me and I did not see the film or script as a Hindi film or a Tamil film or...
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During years 2001 to 2011, a total 256 films have been denied certification by the Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board). The maximum number of films denied certification in a particular year was 59 in 2006, followed by 33 films in 2002 and 31 in 2004. Only nine films were denied certification in 2010. In 2001, all the 19 films denied certificate were English films.Thakur, of the total...
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Samar Khan turns to Facebook to find a fresh female face for his next film. The film will release online.) is on the lookout for a girl opposite Puneet Malhotra for his short film. His short film is the part of 'The Large Short Story' - a collection of ten short films.But not many know that the short film is no less than any Bollywood blockbuster. The film has aFor a fresh female face for his film,...
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short film about child poverty in India won the Golden Lamp Tree award, while a film on pesticides tragedies in India won the Special Environment Film prize in the Short Film competition awards at the 42nd International Film festival of India (IFFI) Thursday.The awards were instituted by the Short Film Centre (SFC), an initiative of the IFFI organizers to promote short films and documentaries at the...
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PUNE: A film on founder director of National Film Archive of India (NFAI) P K Nair titled , 'Celluloid Man', will be screened at the 39thof the Telluride Film Festival (TFF) in Colorado, US. The film festival will take place between September 1 and 3.The film has been directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and produced by Dungarpur films. The film will be among the twelve films to be screened in Backlot,...
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fifth Nashik International Film festival, showcasing 188 short films, will be held from tomorrow to March 24 at Kalidas Kalamandir here.The film festival is supported by Government of Maharashtra, Films division and Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), according to festival director Mukesh Kaneri.The festival will show short films, documentaries, animation films, feature films, Malegaon films and also...
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