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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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DIFF 20, 2022, 02: List of films to be screened at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival, 2022, Part I • Jan 11, 2022 at 04:06 PM
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DIFF 20, 2022, 02: List of films to be screened at the 20th Dhaka International Film Festival, 2022, Part I Asian Film Competition   Sl. Title of...

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DIIF 20, 2022, 01: Under DIFFicult circumstances • Jan 11, 2022 at 03:02 AM
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DIIF 20, 2022, 01: Under DIFFicult circumstances Under the cloud of fears and scares of the pandemic, the Dhaka International Film Festival will brave it and hold its 20th edition during January...

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Derakhshandeh
Ahmed Muztaba Zamal
Alliance Française de Dhaka
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
Central Public Library Auditorium
National Museum Auditorium
Star Cineplex
Rainbow Film Society
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IFFI 52, 052: Veterans not allowed to contribute • Jan 08, 2022 at 03:48 PM
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IFFI 52, 052: Veterans not allowed to contribute Among International Film Festival of India (IFFI)’s regular attendees, one man claims that he attended the first ever IFFI, held in 1952, as a 16...

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Brij Bhushan Chaturvedi
Chief Minister of Goa
Directorate of Film Festivals
Entertainment Society of Goa
Filmotsav
international film festival of india
Press Information Bureau
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IFFI 52, 051: Towards better IFFIs • Jan 07, 2022 at 05:45 AM
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IFFI 52, 051: Towards better IFFIs What makes a good international film festival? Some criteria. Good international films Good Indian films Good scheduling Good...

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FFSI
FIPRESCI
INOX Panaji
Porvorim
Kala Academy
Entertainment Society of Goa
Chairman
Chief Minister of Goa
Manohar Parrikar
Pratapsingh Rane
Pramod Sawant
Digambar Kamat
Laxmikat Parsekar
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)
Ravinder Bhakar
Central Board of Film Certification
DFF
Films Division
Children’s Film Society of India
National Film Archive of India.
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Merger with NFDC: Are the media units fighting a losing battle? • Jan 05, 2022 at 09:21 AM
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Merger with NFDC: Are the media units fighting a losing battle? While the proposal to bring four media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the umbrella of the NFDC is being...

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V. KAMESWAR RAO
Central Government Employees
writ of mandamus
Bimal Julka
Films Division Staff Association
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
NFDC
ANIL KUMAR YADAV
Films Unit
National Films Development Corporation
Children's Film Society (CFSI)
Films Division (FD)
National Film Archives of India (NFAI)
Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF)
Ms. Fozia Rahman
Abdul Mabood Raza
Sikander A. Siddiqui
Gaurang Kanth
Biji Rajesh
Shreesh Chadha
Reserve Bank of India v/s N.C. Paliwal
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