Jason Soo, a Singaporean independent filmmaker who documented an attempted voyage to Gaza in 2018 with several other activists, called for collective action from the people of the world against the Israeli oppression on Palestine.
The scion of the Faujdar family in Bishnupur has lost all hopes of revival of the vanishing craft.
It’s often said that cinema is a reflection of society and a filmmaker has tried to showcase a taboo subject, phantom pregnancy, being screened at the 30 Kolkata International Film Festival.
Superstar Salman Khan adds star power to the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival as he attends the grand inaugural ceremony in style.
The Sivans family comprises late Sivan, whose second son Santosh Sivan is the now the most sought after cameraman.
Cinema lovers in the city for the first time would be able to enjoy 219 handpicked movies from across the globe on single screens and multiplexes next week during the 29 edition of Kolkata International Film Festival.
The West Bengal government has earmarked a budget of Rs 15.75 crore for 28th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) scheduled in December, surpassing all records in expenditure allocation for this annual event.
According to a senior official, who attended the preparatory meeting, the focus will be on industry and international trade.
The winner, Manijeh Hekmat, who is the director and one of the producers of the film was awarded a prize money of Rs 51 lakhs by the state Urban Development minister,
The festival will screen eight films of Soumitra Chatterjee in a special tribute section.
