Maybe you like finding new international talent like I do. The ones who are fluent in English are the upcoming talents for U.S. hits, whether indie or studio. So you want to meet Amit Masurkari, writer and director of ‘Newton’.
India’s submission to the Oscar’s foreign-language category, Newton is an indie that in India has achieved box office numbers comparable to mid-range mainstream films. Its Roi was 3x the production cost.
Drishyam Films produced the Hindi-language film, about a rookie poll officer who overcomes the odds to conduct free and fair elections in a remote tribal area, on a budget of 45 million rupees ($692,000). It opened September 22 in India and grossed $4.8 million.
I interviewed Amit Masurkari about his film which premiered at the Berlinale Forum and won the Cicae Award. The Cicae Award is given by the international association of art house exhibitors.
The film is funny and...
India’s submission to the Oscar’s foreign-language category, Newton is an indie that in India has achieved box office numbers comparable to mid-range mainstream films. Its Roi was 3x the production cost.
Drishyam Films produced the Hindi-language film, about a rookie poll officer who overcomes the odds to conduct free and fair elections in a remote tribal area, on a budget of 45 million rupees ($692,000). It opened September 22 in India and grossed $4.8 million.
I interviewed Amit Masurkari about his film which premiered at the Berlinale Forum and won the Cicae Award. The Cicae Award is given by the international association of art house exhibitors.
The film is funny and...
- 11/17/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The fabulous Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival in London and Birmingham, is UK and Europe’s largest platform of independent cinema from the Indian subcontinent. The brilliant London festival has closed but the amazing movies continue in Birmingham until July 2nd.
The festival has grown significantly in stature and reputation, with pan-Indian and Indian sub continental cinema in several languages, all subtitled in English, Bsl (British Sign Language) incorporated in some talks, and this year attracted major award winning films including Newton, Hotel Salvation and The Cinema Travellers, as well as world premieres like the Tamil comedy, Ticket – The Movie.
Festival executive and programming director Cary Rajinder Sawhney said: “It is wonderful that the festival continues to lead the debate and not simply reflect the changing shape of Indian cinema; from this year’s Indian virtual reality showcases to bringing carefully curated important new talent to the world stage...
The festival has grown significantly in stature and reputation, with pan-Indian and Indian sub continental cinema in several languages, all subtitled in English, Bsl (British Sign Language) incorporated in some talks, and this year attracted major award winning films including Newton, Hotel Salvation and The Cinema Travellers, as well as world premieres like the Tamil comedy, Ticket – The Movie.
Festival executive and programming director Cary Rajinder Sawhney said: “It is wonderful that the festival continues to lead the debate and not simply reflect the changing shape of Indian cinema; from this year’s Indian virtual reality showcases to bringing carefully curated important new talent to the world stage...
- 7/1/2017
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Drama takes top prize at 8th edition of festival.
A Billion Colour Story has walked away with the top prize, the audience award, at the 8th edition of the London Indian Film Festival.
The festival, which is held in Birmingham as well as London, showcases independent cinema from the Indian subcontinent.
Directed by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy and produced by Satish Kaushik, A Billion Colour Story follows an 11-year-old boy living in Mumbai whose parents are forced to downsize their house as they struggle with the financial burden of trying to complete a feature film.
Narasimhamurthy and Kaushik commented: “We’re thrilled and truly, absolutely honoured, to receive this award.
“It’s incredibly special for us that A Billion Colour Story resonates with audiences across countries and continents. It continues to vindicate our faith that people and their hearts are the same across cultures and horizons. We dedicate this award to the victims of the recent lynchings, in India.”
The...
A Billion Colour Story has walked away with the top prize, the audience award, at the 8th edition of the London Indian Film Festival.
The festival, which is held in Birmingham as well as London, showcases independent cinema from the Indian subcontinent.
Directed by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy and produced by Satish Kaushik, A Billion Colour Story follows an 11-year-old boy living in Mumbai whose parents are forced to downsize their house as they struggle with the financial burden of trying to complete a feature film.
Narasimhamurthy and Kaushik commented: “We’re thrilled and truly, absolutely honoured, to receive this award.
“It’s incredibly special for us that A Billion Colour Story resonates with audiences across countries and continents. It continues to vindicate our faith that people and their hearts are the same across cultures and horizons. We dedicate this award to the victims of the recent lynchings, in India.”
The...
- 6/30/2017
- ScreenDaily
Superstar Rajinikanth’s next with director Pa. Ranjith has been officially titled Kaala, and it will start rolling from May 28 in Mumbai. Even while rumours are spreading like wildfire that Bollywood’s Huma Qureshi has been roped in as the leading lady, Marathi actress Anjali Patil has landed a key role in the film. She is popular for her work in independent films such as Delhi in a Day and the National award-winning Telugu drama, Naa Bangaru Thalli. Anjali is thrilled to be making her southern debut with the project.
- 5/26/2017
- by TNM NEWS
- The News Minute
Get ready the London Indian Film Festival is back to bring you the best of South Asian cinema that goes beyond Bollywood running from July 16th to the 23rd.
This year The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival kicks off with Sundance winner Umrika with the hard-hitting cricket documentary Death of a Gentleman to close festival.
Prashant Nair’s Umrika, winner of the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, starring Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) and Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), will be the opening night gala of The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival (July 16-23). The festival is now in its 6th edition and firmly established as Europe’s largest showcase for South Asian cinema. Nair’s debut film Delhi in a Day was a great success at the festival’s 2012 edition. Prashant Nair, writer/director of Umrika, said: “I’m so excited to hear that...
This year The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival kicks off with Sundance winner Umrika with the hard-hitting cricket documentary Death of a Gentleman to close festival.
Prashant Nair’s Umrika, winner of the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, starring Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) and Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), will be the opening night gala of The Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival (July 16-23). The festival is now in its 6th edition and firmly established as Europe’s largest showcase for South Asian cinema. Nair’s debut film Delhi in a Day was a great success at the festival’s 2012 edition. Prashant Nair, writer/director of Umrika, said: “I’m so excited to hear that...
- 6/17/2015
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Exclusive: Indian drama stars Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma and The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Tony Revolori.
Beta Cinema is to handle international sales of Umrika, an Indian drama from writer-director Prashant Nair’s that stars Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma and The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Tony Revolori.
The film will receive its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan 24 and is the only Indian title in its World Cinema Dramatic Competition. North America sales will be handled by ICM Partners.
Umrika (Hindi for America) marks Nair second feature 2011’s Delhi in a Day and was taken through the Sundance Labs.
The Hindi-language film is produced by Swati Shetty and Manish Mundra.
Set in the mid-1980s, a small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America and details his adventures through letters home. But when the letters mysteriously stop, his younger...
Beta Cinema is to handle international sales of Umrika, an Indian drama from writer-director Prashant Nair’s that stars Life of Pi’s Suraj Sharma and The Grand Budapest Hotel’s Tony Revolori.
The film will receive its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan 24 and is the only Indian title in its World Cinema Dramatic Competition. North America sales will be handled by ICM Partners.
Umrika (Hindi for America) marks Nair second feature 2011’s Delhi in a Day and was taken through the Sundance Labs.
The Hindi-language film is produced by Swati Shetty and Manish Mundra.
Set in the mid-1980s, a small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America and details his adventures through letters home. But when the letters mysteriously stop, his younger...
- 1/12/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Prashant Nair’s second feature film Umrika will compete in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2015.
Produced by Manish Mundra and Swati Shetty, Umrika features Life of Pi fame Suraj Sharma along with Adil Hussain, Prateik Babbar, Rajesh Tailang and Tony Revolori in lead roles. The film is about a young village boy who discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing. He begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak, all the while searching for him.
Nair’s first film Delhi in a Day traveled to several festivals in India and Indian festivals abroad, besides releasing theatrically in August 2012.
Last year, Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice was selected for World Cinema Dramatic Competition in Sundance.
Produced by Manish Mundra and Swati Shetty, Umrika features Life of Pi fame Suraj Sharma along with Adil Hussain, Prateik Babbar, Rajesh Tailang and Tony Revolori in lead roles. The film is about a young village boy who discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing. He begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak, all the while searching for him.
Nair’s first film Delhi in a Day traveled to several festivals in India and Indian festivals abroad, besides releasing theatrically in August 2012.
Last year, Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice was selected for World Cinema Dramatic Competition in Sundance.
- 12/4/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan and filmmaker Yash Chopra will be honored at the Indian film festival of Melbourne (Iffm) that opens on May 3 with a screening of the silent film Raja Harishchandra.
Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra will accept a lifetime achievement award for her late husband and will open the newly renovated cinema at La Trobe University, now renamed Yash Chopra Cinema. His final film Jab Tak Hai Jaan will be screened at the festival.
Amitabh Bachchan will be present at the closing ceremony and will be honored with the Iffm’s ‘International Screen Icon’ award, to be presented by the Victorian Government.
A special program called ‘100 Years of Indian Film’ at the festival will screen 15 classics including Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, Sholay, Achut Kanya, 3 Idiots and Garam Hawa.
Iffm will also present three programs on new films from India and the subcontinent. ‘Hurrah Bollywood !’ features the best...
Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra will accept a lifetime achievement award for her late husband and will open the newly renovated cinema at La Trobe University, now renamed Yash Chopra Cinema. His final film Jab Tak Hai Jaan will be screened at the festival.
Amitabh Bachchan will be present at the closing ceremony and will be honored with the Iffm’s ‘International Screen Icon’ award, to be presented by the Victorian Government.
A special program called ‘100 Years of Indian Film’ at the festival will screen 15 classics including Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, Sholay, Achut Kanya, 3 Idiots and Garam Hawa.
Iffm will also present three programs on new films from India and the subcontinent. ‘Hurrah Bollywood !’ features the best...
- 4/25/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Twelve Tamil films will vie for the top awards – Best Feature Film – Producer, Director; Second Best Feature Film – Producer, Director and Special Jury Award for Individual Excellence at the 10th Chennai International Film Festival. The competition section is open only for Tamil films. The festival will run from 13th to 20th December, 2012.
Line up of films in competition:
Aravan by National Award winner Vasanthabalan based on Su. Venkatesan’s novel‘Kaaval Kottam’.
Marina by Pandiraj is a look at the lives of people for whom, Marina beach is practically their home. Pandiraj won the Silver Lotus Award at National Film Awards 2010 for Pasanga (2009).
Mupozhuthum Un Karpanayil by Elred Kumar.
Arrohanam directed by actress-turned-director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. The film revolves around a missing mother, who suffers from bipolar disorder.
Attakathi a romantic comedy film is directed by Pa. Ranjith.
Mounaguru directed by Santha Kumar. Mounaguru is the story of a misunderstood college...
Line up of films in competition:
Aravan by National Award winner Vasanthabalan based on Su. Venkatesan’s novel‘Kaaval Kottam’.
Marina by Pandiraj is a look at the lives of people for whom, Marina beach is practically their home. Pandiraj won the Silver Lotus Award at National Film Awards 2010 for Pasanga (2009).
Mupozhuthum Un Karpanayil by Elred Kumar.
Arrohanam directed by actress-turned-director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. The film revolves around a missing mother, who suffers from bipolar disorder.
Attakathi a romantic comedy film is directed by Pa. Ranjith.
Mounaguru directed by Santha Kumar. Mounaguru is the story of a misunderstood college...
- 12/10/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The maiden edition of the Canada South Asian Film Festival (Saff) will be inaugurated by veteran Indian actress Jaya Bachchan on October 31st, 2012. Apart from screenings of feature, documentary and animation films, there will also be a Master Class from Buddhadeb Das Gupta.
The festival will run from 31st October to 4th November, 2012 in the British Columbia cities of Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford and will host films from the South Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan and India. To commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema the festival has organised “Memories of their first Indian Film”, wherein cinephiles are invited to send in written accounts on the topic. The highlights of the festival are:
Through Her Eyes: Women in South Asian Film
South Asian Mosaic: Lives lived in South Asia
Way Beyond Bollywood: Feature films from throughout India and South Asia
Debut Views: First or second feature films
Docs Docs Docs!
The festival will run from 31st October to 4th November, 2012 in the British Columbia cities of Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford and will host films from the South Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan and India. To commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema the festival has organised “Memories of their first Indian Film”, wherein cinephiles are invited to send in written accounts on the topic. The highlights of the festival are:
Through Her Eyes: Women in South Asian Film
South Asian Mosaic: Lives lived in South Asia
Way Beyond Bollywood: Feature films from throughout India and South Asia
Debut Views: First or second feature films
Docs Docs Docs!
- 10/9/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Chicago South Asian Film Festival (Csaff) announces their film selection for the third annual film festival. Starting on September 20, this four-day festival hosted at Showplace Icon Theaters and Film Row Cinema (Columbia College Chicago), will present 24 films, including 5 world premieres, 8 Us premieres and 11 Chicago
premieres.
The Festival opens with the North American premiere of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine starring Kareena Kapoor. The film is a bold, shocking, yet sensitive look behind the scenes of the glitz and glamour Indian film stars reside. A special discussion about the film and its themes will take place after the film with acclaimed poet, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar and Heroine cast member Lillete Dubey.
The centerpiece film is the world premiere of Listen Amaya starring acclaimed actors Deepti Naval and Farooq Shaikh. The film by debutante director Avinash Kumar Singh tells the story of a daughter, Amaya, and her widow mother who begins...
premieres.
The Festival opens with the North American premiere of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine starring Kareena Kapoor. The film is a bold, shocking, yet sensitive look behind the scenes of the glitz and glamour Indian film stars reside. A special discussion about the film and its themes will take place after the film with acclaimed poet, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar and Heroine cast member Lillete Dubey.
The centerpiece film is the world premiere of Listen Amaya starring acclaimed actors Deepti Naval and Farooq Shaikh. The film by debutante director Avinash Kumar Singh tells the story of a daughter, Amaya, and her widow mother who begins...
- 9/8/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, Aug 21: Gear up for a fun ride this weekend with distinct comedies like "Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi", "From Sydney With Love" and "Delhi In A Day", all of which are releasing Friday.
None of them are big budget or star-studded offerings, but out of the three, "Shirin Farhad..." is hogging the maximum limelight as it marks the acting debut of choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan.
An unusual romantic-comedy, the story.
None of them are big budget or star-studded offerings, but out of the three, "Shirin Farhad..." is hogging the maximum limelight as it marks the acting debut of choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan.
An unusual romantic-comedy, the story.
- 8/21/2012
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, Aug 20: After watching a few Bollywood movies and working in Indian-origin filmmaker Prashant Nair's movie "Delhi In A Day", British actor Lee Williams says he would jump at the offer of a typical Bollywood affair, preferably a costume drama.
"I would love to do a Bollywood movie. I listened to a lot of Bollywood music and watched quite a few films before I left for Delhi (to shoot),".
"I would love to do a Bollywood movie. I listened to a lot of Bollywood music and watched quite a few films before I left for Delhi (to shoot),".
- 8/20/2012
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
We are lucky enough at Upodcast to be covering the London Indian Film Festival which is on now until the 3rd of July. There are a ton of amazing movies scheduled as well as live music performances and Q&A’s with movie directors and much much more.
After having a rocking start with the premiere of Gangs Of WasseyPur, the festival is still showing some very interesting Indian as well as British production that are Indian at heart but moving away form the conventions of Bollywood!
So head over to their website (click here for the London Indian Film Festival site) or follow their twitter feed!
Upodcast has some great coverage including:
Gangs Of WasseyPur Review Anurag Kashyap Podcast Interview Gattu Review Dekh Indian Circus Review and much more to follow!
Here is some news from the press team:
The 3rd Edition of the London Indian Film Festival (20 June...
After having a rocking start with the premiere of Gangs Of WasseyPur, the festival is still showing some very interesting Indian as well as British production that are Indian at heart but moving away form the conventions of Bollywood!
So head over to their website (click here for the London Indian Film Festival site) or follow their twitter feed!
Upodcast has some great coverage including:
Gangs Of WasseyPur Review Anurag Kashyap Podcast Interview Gattu Review Dekh Indian Circus Review and much more to follow!
Here is some news from the press team:
The 3rd Edition of the London Indian Film Festival (20 June...
- 6/28/2012
- by Asim Burney
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
BollySpice is proud to be media partners for the exciting London Indian Film Festival, which has a simple and focused brief, to show the very best of new Indian independent films, especially made by a younger generation of filmmakers. We have supported the festival since its inception and are excited once again to be involved in the third year as the festival brings, from the 20th of June to the 3rd of July, Indie Indian films to London. This year’s festival program is even more exciting because, of course, not only do the cutting edge outside of Bollywood films that have been chosen rock, but they have also brought in innovative and artistic programs to add to the feast for the senses. More on that in a bit first let’s take a look at some of the highlights of Liff.
The 3rd Liff serves up an explosive cocktail that includes circuses,...
The 3rd Liff serves up an explosive cocktail that includes circuses,...
- 6/1/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Day 2 at the Mumbai Film Festival looked like it was going to be an exciting fare with a bouquet of much awaited films like Pablo Giorgelli’s Las Acacias, Eva Lonesco’s My Little Princess, Bela Tarr’s last film The Turin Horse and Umesh Kulkarni’s next after Vihir, Deool. But the excitement waned off pretty early in the day. First few shows of the day including The Turin Horse turned disastrous due to glitches. However, the day was not a complete disappointment. Read on…
Still from Printed Rainbow
Gitanjali Rao’s Printed Rainbow
Celebration of 50 years of Cannes Critics Week at the Mumbai Film Festival commenced with the screening of Gitanjali Rao’s Printed Rainbow. The 15-minute animation film was presented at the Cannes Critics Week in 2006. It is the story of an old woman who lives with her cat in an apartment and is stuck up in the banalities of everyday life.
Still from Printed Rainbow
Gitanjali Rao’s Printed Rainbow
Celebration of 50 years of Cannes Critics Week at the Mumbai Film Festival commenced with the screening of Gitanjali Rao’s Printed Rainbow. The 15-minute animation film was presented at the Cannes Critics Week in 2006. It is the story of an old woman who lives with her cat in an apartment and is stuck up in the banalities of everyday life.
- 10/15/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
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