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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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MIFF 2020: “There is no wishing the digital revolution away” • Feb 09, 2020 at 06:26 AM
by Siraj Syed

MIFF 2020: “There is no wishing the digital revolution away” IDPA held its sixth and final Open Forum, a regular fixture at every MIFF, on the lawns of the FD Complex, on Sunday, 02 February. An...

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Balkrishna Diwakar
Cyrus Dastur
DCP
Doordarshan
FTII
IDPA. Sanskar Desai
Jamia Millia
KDM
M.S. Thomas
MIT-ADT University
Ravi Iyer
Saghir Ahmed
Shamiana
Tyagi
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MIFF 2020: The torch-bearers of Indian animation • Feb 09, 2020 at 05:36 AM
by Siraj Syed

MIFF 2020: The torch-bearers of Indian animation A protégé of the legendary animator Ram Mohan, who passed away recently, Chetan Sharma has curated an exhibition as an homage to his Guru, and two...

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Pati Patni aur Woh
Shatranj Ke Khilari
Bhuvan Shome
Biwi O Biwi
Do aur Do Paanch
Kaamchor.
mascot
Ram Mohan
V.G. Samant
BhimSain
Meena
Unicef
Ram Mohan Biographics
Cartoon Film Unit
FD
Gayatri
Animagic
Raju and I
Aseema
Eklavya
Amitabh Bachchan
Mithu
Chetan Sharma
Rajat Kamal
Golden Conch
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MIFF 2020, Open Forum 4: “Films that don’t obey trends are experimental”—Michael Dudok de Wit • Feb 08, 2020 at 03:47 PM
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MIFF 2020, Open Forum 4: “Films that don’t obey trends are experimental”—Michael Dudok de Wit On Saturday, 01 February, IDPA’s Open Forum moved on to Animation, dealing with Experimental Animation...

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Abid
Pramod Pati
Dhvani Desai
Manpasand/The Perfect Match
stencil art
experimental animation
Michael Dudok De Wit
Father and Daughter
The Red Turtle
Pencho Kunjev
Suresh Eriyat
E. Suresh
Eeskaurus
Fateline
Fisherwoman
Tuk-Tuk and Tokri
Portrait of Suzanne
Izabella Plucinska
Naveen Kiran Boktapa
Please
Danish Kelkar
Koodedaan/Dustbin
DadaSaaheb Phalke
Father of Indian Cinema
Aagkadyanchi Mouj/A Game of Match-Sticks
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MIFF 2020: “Why can’t we appreciate off-camera sounds?”—B. Lenin • Feb 08, 2020 at 02:47 PM
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MIFF 2020: “Why can’t we appreciate off-camera sounds?”—B. Lenin Son of legendary director-editor A. Bhimsingh, B. Lenin started his editing career at the age of 18, in 1965. But guess what he...

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A. Bhimsingh
Kadhalan
V. Shantaram
Prabhat cinema
Star Cinema
Chennai
Rajkamal Kalamandir
Mangesh Desai
Bimal Roy
Satyajit Ray
Mrinal Sen
Aadmi
Gopi
Do Aankhen Barah Haath
Bandini
Sujata
V.T. Vijayan
1917
Sam Mendes
Lee Smith
Dilip Kumar
Richard Burton
Becket
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MIFF 2020, Open Forum 3: “Crowd-funding comes from your own sources” • Feb 08, 2020 at 05:02 AM
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MIFF 2020, Open Forum 3: “Crowd-funding comes from your own sources” For its third Open Forum, Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IDPA) chose a topic that captured the fancy of several...

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Ambiance
FESTIVALS
Aditya Seth
IDPA
Priyanka Singh
Wishberry
Anshulika Dubey
Pradeep Dikshit
Crowdera
Chet Jainn
Films Division
The Disguise
Riya Mukherjee
Rajat Kapur
Maun
Vikram Gokhale
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