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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi d=542782885830357&set=a.284051971703451.59605.100002959517772&type=1&theater 16th Mumbai Film Festival (October 14 - 21, 2014) CALL FOR ENTRIES INTERNATIONAL SECTIONS AND INDIA GOLD 2014 - COMPETITION FOR INDIAN FILMS  —

Please Dont Beat me Sir, Documentary film bvy Shashwati Talukdat Shashwati Talukdar is an Indian-born academic and independent filmmaker based in New York City with more than 13 films and videos to her name. Her work ranges from documentary to narrative and experimental films, and has been screened at the Busan International Film Festival, Margaret Mead Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia and the Whitney Biennial, among others. The films are presented by Pankaj Rishi Kumar

Institute of Film & Video Technology Mumbai Initiated by the Institute of Film & Video Technology (R & D Centre of Mewar University, Rajasthan) KALAHANS AWARDS are conceived to recognized outstanding achievements in the music industry. The entries for the KALAHANS AWARDS are invited from    all over the country covering all forms & genres of Indian Music and dance. The awards ceremony will feature performances by prominent artistes from classical as well as more popular genres of Music & Dance.   The program will be attended by top Artistes from the world of Indian music and dance & hosted by popular anchors & hosts from the field of film & television. With the support of Veterans & honored artists from the field of music & dance The KALAHANS AWARDS are poised to be the pioneers to promote Indian culture in the crowd of western & fusion performances being promoted & marketed aggressively that are somehow u...

“Breaking Dawn Part -2” The Twilight Saga A romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.   Release Date/Day :2 3 rd November, 2012 About the movie :   After being brought back from near-death by Edward after childbirth, Bella begins her new life as a vampire and mother to their daughter, Renesmee. But when Irina, a member of the Denali coven, misidentifies Renesmee as a immortal child, a human infant who has been bitten and transformed into a vampire, to the Volturi, they set out to battle and destroy the Cullens for their betrayal. In a final attempt to survive, the Cullens begin to gather foreign Vampire clans and nomads to stand and witness against the Volturi, including the Denali, the Amazonian, the Egyptian, the Irish and Romanian Covens, with European and American nomads. With their allies, the Cullens and the Wolf Pack stand to prove their innocence to the Volturi once and for all. D...

Life of Pi: New York Film Festival Review 11:00 AM PDT 9/28/2012 by Todd McCarthy The Bottom Line A gorgeous and accomplished rendering of the massive best-seller. Venue New York Film Festival (opening night) Opens Wednesday, Nov. 21 (Fox) Cast Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gerard Depardieu, Adril Hussain, Shravanthi Sainath, Ayush Tandon, Vibish Sivakumar Director Ang Lee Excerpts from the Review in The Hollywood Reporter  Meticulous care is evident in every aspect of the film. All three actors playing Pi are outstanding. The lion’s (or tiger’s) share of the burden falls on 17-year-old Suraj Sharma , the only human on view for half the time, obliged to act in a vacuum and convincingly represent all the physical demands. Lee looked at 3,000 candidates for the role (deliberately avoiding Bollywood talent) and found an unknown whose emotional facility is quite impressive. Ayush Tandon is captivating ...

The third edition of the Tata Literature Live festival is slated for October 31 - November 4 at the National Centre for Performing Arts and promises to be even more exciting than the previous two editions. There will be parallel sessions running at the Experimental and Little theatres along with different styles of theatre performances at the various venues, including Tata theatre. For the theatre enthusiasts, also taking place are workshops in the Audio-Visual room related to playwriting and performance poetry, and a straight talk by Girish Karnad. To attend the sessions, free day passes can be collected at the start of each day from the venue. Separate passes need to be collected for the performances. To register for workshops, email avidworkshops@litlive.in or call 022-66601100. Passes are available on a first-come-first-serve basis so get to the venue before they run out! Please block the dates in your calendar - October 31 to November 4, 2012 at the NCPA, Nariman Point. ...

Ashvin's film "The Forest" is being released by PVR in theaters across India on Friday - 11 th May, 2012. His documentary Inshallah Football recently won the National Award for best film on social issues. This same film was banned last year by the Indian Censor board. His first fiction feature film, The Forest (www.theforestmovie.com), is a thriller with an ecological message, a chilling tale of a man-eating leopard set in the jungles of North India. The Forest is the third release under PVR Cinema’s ‘Director’s Rare’ series and will hit Indian screens on 11th of May 2012. The film premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose in February 2009, and had its market premiere at Cannes Market ‘09. The youngest Indian writer/director with an Academy Award Oscar® nomination, Ashvin is also the first Indian to be nominated at the European Film Academy with his film ‘Little Terrorist’ which has been part of official selections to over 130 film festivals, win...

CHIEF GUEST A R RAHMAN UNVEILS ASLI MUSIC, AN INDEPENDENT MUSIC LABEL TO INCUBATE ORIGINAL MUSICAL TALENT Promoted by National Award-winning audiographer KJ Singh, Asli Music officially releases its first album ‘ik on’kãr’, featuring the complete ‘Japji Sahib’ in the soulful voice of famous Sufi singer Harshdeep Kaur Cover features Nanak, a painting by globally celebrated contemporary Indian artist, Arpana Caur New Delhi, April 13, 2012: On the auspicious occasion of ‘Baisakhi’, Kanwarjit Singh Sawhney (KJ Singh), National Award-winning sound engineer, music composer and producer in the music and film industries of India and Hollywood, today announced the launch of his independent music label, ‘Asli Music’. The label was launched with the release of a spiritual album, ‘ik on’kãr’, featuring the complete Japji Sahib – the first sacred composition found in the main Sikh holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib – in the voice of upcoming Sufi singing sensation Harshdeep Kaur, who ve...

A TRYST to remember After it's successful launch and fast-moving sales in Delhi, Khalid Mohammed's collection of short stories titled ' Two mothers and other stories' came to Mumbai with all the pomp and fanfare of a Premiere opening. The Book was launched by cine actress and fashionista Sonam Kapoor who also read a passage on 'Chandni Chowk' from the book as part of the ceremonies. Khalid's assorted friends and well-wishers from journalism, cinema and television were all there to support him on this joyous occasion. Khalid got emotional when he spoke about the ups and downs in his career and was unstinting in his praise of friends from the Industry, like Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Karan Johar who stood by him. He was also grateful to all his other friends who stayed supportive and gave him the courage to attempt newer creative fields like theatre and books. In his speech at the launch Khalid made a special mention of Basu Chatterjee who had given h...

Disney to Acquire Controlling Interest in UTV Software Communications Limited (UTV) in India Disney and UTV to integrate operations -- Ronnie Screwvala named Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company India -- Burbank, Calif. and Mumbai, India (January 31/February 1, 2012) – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today it will acquire, through a subsidiary, a controlling interest in UTV, one of India’s premier media and entertainment companies. The acquisition will be completed through a successful delisting offer and will enable Disney to integrate UTV’s current operations. In addition, UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala has been named Managing Director, The Walt Disney Company India reporting to Andy Bird, Chairman, Walt Disney International. “Increasing our brand presence and reach in key international markets is a cornerstone of our growth strategy. This acquisition expands our footprint significantly and allows us to more effectively build, monetize and brand multi-...

1 Ruthless Crime Lord 20 Elite Cops 30 Floors of Hell Are You Ready for The Raid? Action Will be Redefined! Click the Image Below for Two Exclusive Red-Band Trailers 'The Raid' is an Indonesian action flick that has been raising quite a storm at film festivals around the globe. It was met with an overwhelming postive response when it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) earlier this year & ultimately won the 'Cadillac People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award'. Critics & audiences have loved the movie and called it the best action flick in years. The movie stars Indonesian martial arts sensation, Iko Uwais & is directed by Gareth Evans who previously collaborated on the action extravaganza, 'Merantau'. The movie is a non-stop thrill ride filled with the most brutal guns and martial arts fight pieces. Of particular interest should be the fact that the indegenous Indonesian martial arts form of Silat is used extensively in the film. Watch th...

Trailer Link:༁ href="http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyoutube%2Ecom%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWIgZJVqHXw8&isImage=0&BlockImage=0&rediffng=0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target=_new>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIgZJVqHXw8 ༯p> Santa's apprentice Direct to Video(India) Dec 13th , 2011 Santa's Apprentice is a heart-warming, animated adventure for the whole family. We follow Nicholas, a 7 year old Australian boy on his adventure as he struggles with the ups and downs of being the next Santa Claus. It's a big responsibility that would scare the bravest boy. Nicholas wants to be the best Santa ever and will learn a few lessons along the way. But Christmas has a way of making even the biggest mishaps alright and thanks to his loving mentors, Santa and Waldorf, Nicholas learns, as we all do, the true meaning of Christmas! Santa's Apprentice takes you to a place where wishes...

MURDER 2 girl Sulagna's a destiny's child Newcomer Sulagna Panigrahi, who will be seen in MURDER 2 which hits the screens all over today, is truly destiny's child. Where many a people strive hard with their destinies to crack a place in Bollywood, Sulagna's one such lucky artist to have bagged a big film like MURDER 2 in the beginning of her career without much ado. Sulagna always had a dream to make it big in bollywood someday but never had an idea that it will happen so fast. Also she never made any attempts or gave auditions to become a part of the film. In fact in the very first interaction itself director Mohit Suri found his ‘Reshma’ (the character) in Sulagna. Says she, "Actually Rajan Shahi (television producer) is good friends with director Mohit Suri. One day he casually asked me to visit Mohit Suri's office. Once there, I was instantly selected for the project. However I had no clue what was it regarding. It was only in the second meeting I realized ...

INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES (IFFLA) ANNOUNCES 2011 Jury Members LOS ANGELES, CA (April 1, 2011) Respected Hollywood and media personalities will serve on the Features, Documentaries and Shorts juries of the 9th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), the organization announced today. The festival runs April 12-17 at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. IFFLA Executive Director Christina Marouda said, "We are very appreciative to have such distinguished members of the film industry join us. From academics and acting to filmmaking and journalism their varied expertise offers a well-rounded perspective to this year's jury." Jurors include Shaz Bennett, Susan Cartsonis, Parvesh Cheena, Myriam Despujoulets, Grace Lee, Cheng-Sim Lim, Claudia Puig, Ravi Kapoor and Robert Koehler. The awards will be given out after the red carpet arrivals on Sunday, April 17th, prior to the closing night gala and world premiere screening of Walt Disney Pictures'...