#Indian Film Festival

[bhaskarlive]

National Indian Film Festival of Australia to commence from February 13, 2025

The Australian Centre for Indian Cinema on Friday announced an initiative to celebrate Indian cinema in Australasia with Australia’s first and only National Indian Film Festival of Australia (NIFFA).

Source: bhaskarlive.in

[jiomami]

Independent cinema thrives on artistic freedom and unconventional storytelling. Embracing diversity, it challenges norms, offering raw, authentic narratives that captivate and provoke. Explore a world of creativity, innovation, and unfiltered expression through the lens of independent cinema.

[bolllywoodhungama]

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023 nominations revealed: Darlings, Kantara, Agra, and more take the lead; check the list here

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has announced the nominations for its highly anticipated 14th edition. As the largest Indian film festival outside of Indian soil, IFFM continues to captivate audiences worldwide. This year, the festival proudly welcomes a new addition to its esteemed jury panel, the Oscar-winning Australian filmmaker Bruce Beresford, renowned for directing acclaimed films such as Driving Miss Daisy and The Contract. 

IFFM is the only Indian film festival outside of the Indian soil that is backed by the government of another country and with that IFFM stands as a remarkable celebration of Indian cinema and cultural exchange. With its finger on the pulse of the industry, the festival has embraced the changing landscape of film consumption by introducing the OTT Awards in 2021. Now in its third year, the OTT Awards will honour outstanding achievements in three categories.

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has consistently pushed boundaries and showcased the best of Indian cinema to a global audience. With the support of its dedicated jury and industry professionals, the festival continues to champion innovation, creativity, cultural diversity and inclusivity.

Click Here for the complete list of nominees for the Festival

[aahanna]

- From India to Cannes, Nancy Tyagi's talent and creativity shine on the red carpet with her self-made outfits.

[hellish-cruelty]

24th November, 2024

Watched Payel Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light last week and my heart has grown fonder since. It reminded me of why I love cinema as much as I do. I was drowning in the same overused stories, until this came like fresh air and saved me a little.

Kapadia's brilliant soulful scenes are enthralling and yet so unassuming. It's for everyone who lives in faraway cities where loneliness collects itself in a bundle. You'll feel your loneliness recede slowly as you become one with the movie. You'll see yourself in Prabha, a caged nurse shun by her husband and Anu, an adventurous fierce woman, both navigating life, longing and social realities in Mumbai. Though, this Mumbai is not laced with dreams but with darkness and melancholy. A city of illusion and impermanence, and yet one must imagine the light. Under the city's shimmering blue, I reimagined myself in it's female friendships, desire and insecurities. The film explores countless themes without overdoing it. One dialogue that stuck with me is 'Class is a privilege. Reserved for the Privileged.'.

The film reveals itself like poetry, the verses of which I found in Agnes Varda (female solidarity, cats), Chantal Ackerman (how it deals with loneliness in cities, city as a character), Edward Yang (social alienation, fractured modernization) and many more. The tenderness and sensibility of the film stays with you, slowly healing, slowly transforming something in you.

I love loneliness. I love love women. I love love love cinema.

All We Imagine As Happiness.

[discoursets]

y'all i had a good day after weeks 💌

[jgroffdaily]

@britishfilminstitute Everyone is invited!

Discover the world's best new films, series and immersive storytelling in London and around the UK 9-20 Oct.

Tickets from £10 on sale Tue 17 Sep (BFI Members book early).

Explore the line-up via the link in bio.

#LFF

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[survivetoread]

After fervent refreshing for weeks, I found that the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival schedule finally went up this afternoon. I've planned my personal schedule, and I think I'm covering almost all the films I wanted to watch.

I really want to catch अंधारातल्या मशाली [aṅdhārātlyā maśālī] (torches in the dark), which appears to be the only exclusively Marathi-language film in the line-up this year. (Its English title is 'Marching in the Dark').

I could watch it on the 22nd, but if I pick it up, it leaves me with a roughly 1.5 hour gap in the schedule with nothing to do.

On the reverse, if I plan it for the 21st, I won't have time to lunch on that day.

I wish there was one more showing. 😩 There's even a lot of empty space in the schedule for one of the auditoriums on the final day! Come onnnn.

[yours-stevie]

She's gorgeous 💎

[wingedshoes]

all we imagine as light by payal kapadia saying what needed to be said: mumbai is a city of illusions, you feel at home, you don't think it's real, it's too full of light, you can't imagine light when it's already dark, the day never ends here, the train lulls you to sleep, the train never stops swinging you back and forth: you're on it everyday

[clarasteam]

[jiomami]

Join the Indian Film Festival celebrating indie cinema's brilliance. Embrace diverse narratives, unique storytelling, and cinematic innovation. This showcase of independent gems honors artistic boldness, offering a platform for emerging talents while captivating audiences with a mosaic of originality and creativity.

[pacingmusings]

New York Film Festival 2024:

All We Imagine as Light (Payal Kapadia), 2024

[theomenmedia]

Kalki 2898 AD Gets A Standing Ovation At The Busan Film Festival

Kalki 2898 AD Premieres at Busan! The future of Indian cinema looks bright. Prabhas as Kalki is not just a role, but a revelation.

Link to the full story: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/kalki-2898-ad-busan-bows-to-the-future-of-indian-sci-fi

[alexisgentry]

Dreamy, intimate, and beautiful. I love the way All We Imagine as Light handles intimacy both with the narrative and the filmmaking itself. 

Full review on YouTube