Oscars
Nadav Lapid’s takedown of The Kashmir Files
November 29, 2022
All hell broke loose as soon as Israeli filmmaker and the head of jury at the 53rd International Film Festival of India Nadav Lapid called The Kashmir Files a ‘propaganda’ and a ‘vulgar movie’ that was not fit to be shown in the competitive section of a prestigious film f...
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Growing popularity of South Korean content in India
June 13, 2022
On May 28, at the end of Cannes Film Festival, South Korean director Park Chan-wook won the best director for his romance thriller Decision to Leave. He is the second South Korean director to win in this category, exactly 20 years after Im kwon-taek won for his historical drama C...
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Small budget & lesser-known stories: India’s hope for Oscars 2021
March 11, 2021
After being delayed for months because of the ongoing pandemic, the Oscar nominations will finally be announced on Monday at the crack of dawn in Los Angeles. Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas and singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas will announce the 93rd Oscars nomination...
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Prize unwise: Bollywood award shows
March 4, 2021
After a gap of over a year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bollywood award season has begun again. Dadasaheb Phalke Awards, considered one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema, concluded on February 26 and Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Akshay Kumar bagg...
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Period. End of Sentence. récompensé aux Oscars
March 7, 2019
Tonnerre d’applaudissements pendant les Oscars lors de l’annonce du prix du meilleur documentaire. Après les retentissements de l’affaire Weinstein et de #MeToo au sein du monde du cinéma, c’est le tabou des règles qui a été reconnu lors de la cérémonie, grâce au ...
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Newton’s dance of democracy
October 7, 2017
Newton’s simplicity and convincing dedication startle as he embarks on a road to uncover the ironies of one of the world’s largest democracy.
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Frieda Pinto’s food drive at the Oscars
March 8, 2017
Indian actress of Hollywood fame, Frieda Pinto took a food drive in her stride at the Oscars and fed around 800 homeless people by saving and utilising the food from post-event parties.
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89 years of Academy Awards and India got 5
February 28, 2017
The 89th Academy Awards just dropped curtain with the much-talked about goof (announcing a wrong name for the Best Picture); however, what remains customary is India’s lacklustre feat in the world’s most celebrated film award ceremony.
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Promotional funds for Indian cinema travelling abroad
November 2, 2016
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) plans to roll out a fund for promotion of the films that bag the feather of India's official entry to the Academy Awards under the foreign film category.
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