“When the proposal to hold an International Film Festival in India was first mooted, a question that was frequently asked was: What is the object of such a festival, what purpose will it serve? To that, the reply was two-fold: First, a film festival enables...

Mega Star of Tollywood, Padma Bhushan awardee Shree Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad popularly known as Chiranjeevi has been presented with Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2022, at the closing ceremony of 53rd edition of International Film...

Nurturing and promoting the enlightened appreciation and ardent love for films, the 53rd International Films Festival of India draws to a conclusion with a star studded grand ceremony at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Goa. Welcoming guests to...

“This film tries to signal that there are problems which are not necessarily linked to the material world.” said Director of film Perfect Number Krzysztof Zanussi. Speaking at a press conference organised on the side-lines of 53rd International Film Festival...

Yaanam is a non-feature film screened under the Indian Panaroma section at 53rd edition of International Film Festival at Goa. It is based on the autobiographical book “My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man Behind the Mangalyaan Mission” by former space chairman Padma...

What do the Khajuraho temple ruins tell us?The 25 temple ruins in the Khajuraho complex dates back to thousands of years. Temples tell us far deeper things about ancient India, than any other ruins of that era. But this is all that is left of such marvellous...

Catching up with the run for unique concepts and storyline in Indian cinema- ‘Cinema Bandi’ a comedy drama by Director Praveen Kandregula will keep you hooked to the heart-warming tale of the journey from an auto driver to cinemawalla. ‘Every aspect of this...

The last day of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2022 began with a cleaning drive at Miramar Beach. Organized by the Divyaj Foundation, and the Bhamla Foundation in collaboration with the Goa government, Clean-A-Thon is an initiative to instil...

In what could be a marked departure from the norm, IFFI 53 delegates got a unique opportunity to get inspired by the screening of an emotion, rather than a film. Don’t believe us? Yes, you have to believe us, going by the words of Tha. Se. Gnanavel, the...

A day no Indian can ever forget. A day India was rattled by the terrorist attacks which shook its commercial capital Mumbai. A fateful day, when Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad Hemant Karkare, Senior Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar...

An authoritative and over-possessive son who tries to impose restrictions on his senior citizen father, thinking that what he is doing is best for his father. A father who wants to fulfill his unfulfilled dreams for which he needs a tonic, that is, a medicine...

Uzbekistan is keen to collaborate with Indian filmmakers for making movies in their country. The Central Asian republic is keen to host film industry stakeholders belonging to national and vernacular language film industry, for shooting in their country. Yes,...

“There are only two Gods worth worshipping – chance and light”“There is no objective reality till it is observed” “The act of observation transforms that reality”These were the maxims shared by National award winning cinematographer, writer, actor and...

Sankardeva is called Gurujana (elder brother) by the people of Assam and other parts of Northeast India”, said Director Sudipto Sen. He was speaking at an interaction with the media and festival delegates organised by PIB at IFFI 53 in Goa today.Sudipto Sen added...

"This is a film that explores the passage into adulthood, which is a process that is not just about getting older. It is a process that is so profound that sometimes it can break people in a certain way. The film is much more complex than a mere coming-of-age...

Even when the dubious forces of development unleashed their predatory and coercive tactics to intimidate him, even when those around him faltered, Domingo did not relent. He was stern in his resolve of not letting go of what was rightfully his – his own land,...

“Pataal-Tee is a story of Man v/s Nature and the environmental stresses which are eroding nature”, said Mukund Narayan, Producer & Director of film Pataal-Tee, while speaking at an 'IFFI Table Talks' session at the 53rd International Film Festival of India in...

Sharing her experience of getting honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020, legendary actress Ms Asha Parekh said that it’s a long time after which a lady has been accorded with this award. Expressing the surprise and pleasure over receiving...

“Earlier I would be angry with my parents for sending me to boarding school, now I am grateful as it helped me make my film.”, said Director Prithviraj Das Gupta while interacting at an 'IFFI Table Talks' session at the 53rd edition of the International Film...

Main idea of a film festival is not to present a single vision of cinema, but to bring a variety of options, said Nadav Lapid, Israeli director, writer and Chairperson of International Competition Jury at the 53rd International Film Festival of India. He...