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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 2018, IV: To the Desert • Dec 02, 2018 at 06:23 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 2018, IV: To the Desert The inspiration for ‘To the Desert’ came from a true news story I had read, about kidnapping in Patagonia. The film uses real-life settings of abandoned houses,...

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Ulises Rosell
Valentina Bassi
Al Desierto
To the Desert
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IFFI 2018, III: India’s Film Facilitation Office portal launched • Dec 05, 2018 at 08:09 AM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 2018, III: India’s Film Facilitation Office portal launched India, a land of stories and a melting pot of emotions, narrates itself through breathtaking landscapes. It expresses itself via...

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Akshay Kumar
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IFFI 2018, II: The Aspern Papers was the Opening Film • Dec 01, 2018 at 04:36 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 2018, II: The Aspern Papers was the Opening Film The Aspern Papers was the opening film of IFFI 2018, the 49th International Film Festival of India, Panaji, Goa, November 20-28, also marking...

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The Aspern Papers
Lois Robbins
Julien Landais
Nicolas Hau
Brabara Meier
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IFFI 2018, I: The Winners • Dec 01, 2018 at 03:30 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI 2018, I: The Winners At the 49th International Film festival of India (IFFI), 2018, which concluded in Panaji, Goa, on the 28th of November, the following films and film personalities got the...

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Donbass
Ee.Ma.Yau.
Aga
When the Trees Fall
Walking With the Wind
Los Silencios
Salim Khan
Respeto
Golden Peacock
Silver Peacock
ICFT
Unesco
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Mohalla Assi, Review: Holy river, unholy Babas • Nov 15, 2018 at 03:16 PM
by Siraj Syed

Mohalla Assi, Review: Holy river, unholy Babas He’ll get there, eventually. Beginning with the TV serial Chanakya (321 BC-283 BC), about the life and times of the master strategist in the Maurya...

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Sunny Deol
Sakshi Tanwar
Chandraprakash Dwivedi
Rajendra Gupta
Akhilendra Mishra
Varanasi
Kashi
Banaras
Saurabh Tiwari
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