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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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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 43: Malayalam film Thahira; struggles of a partially deaf woman and a visually impaired man • Feb 13, 2021 at 06:58 AM
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 43: Malayalam film Thahira; struggles of a partially deaf woman and a visually impaired man “Thahira’s never-give-up attitude towards life helped in taking care of her...

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Clint Mathew
Directorate of Film Festivals
Hellen Keller School for the Blind
Indian Panorama
Palakkad
Siddik Paravoor
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 42: Investing in Life chronicles survival in unfavourable conditions • Feb 13, 2021 at 05:28 AM
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 42: Investing in Life chronicles survival in unfavourable conditions “A film on survival of every living being in unfavorable situations like social boycott, road accidents...

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Films Division
Vaishali Vasant Kendale
social boycott
road accidents
man-animal conflict
parallel stories
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 41: The Domain spans several decades of Portuguese history • Feb 12, 2021 at 05:11 PM
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 41: The Domain spans several decades of Portuguese history "The Domain (A Herdade) took about 10 years to make. Through the intimate view of a family, it shows a glimpse of...

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paulo branco
Joao Pedro Mamede
Tiago Guedes
Albano Geronimo
River Tagus
Carnation Revolution
Portugal’s colonial regime in Goa
A Herdade
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IFFI 51, 26-24 January, 40: Mehrunisa is an Austrian film on feudal India and a rebellious old actress • Feb 12, 2021 at 03:06 AM
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IFFI 51, 26-24 January, 40: Mehrunisa is an Austrian film on feudal India and a rebellious old actress Mehrunisa screams loud against the male-dominated Indian film industry. In the film, the Umrao...

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Sandeep Kumar
Ankita Dubey
Tulika banerjee
Mira Nair
Gurinder Chadha
Anurag Kashyap
Lucknow
British India
Mid-Fest film
World Premiere
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 39: Street artiste Shantabai, at 85, performs high-risk acts • Feb 12, 2021 at 02:40 AM
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IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 39: Street artiste Shantabai, at 85, performs high-risk acts “Our film Shantabai explores the journey of street artiste Shantabai Pawar, who continues to perform even at 85...

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Bhorpi
camera shyness
Documentary
Dombari
Film and Television Institute of India
Gopal
Pratik Gupta
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