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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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Smurfs-The Lost Village, Review by Siraj Syed: Tidal waves and tiny caves • Apr 23, 2017 at 01:59 PM
by Siraj Syed

Smurfs-The Lost Village, Review by Siraj Syed: Tidal waves and tiny caves Smurfy’s Law: The Forbidden Forest is the forbidden forest, and there’s good reason for the entry ban—you might not come...

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Bret Marnell
Christopher Lennertz
Danny Pudi
Dee Bradley Baker
Demi Lovato
Ellie Kemper
Frank Welker
Gabriel Iglesias
Jack McBrayer
Jake Johnson
Joe Manganiello
Julia Roberts
Kelly Asbury
Mandy Patinkin
Melissa Sturm
MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ
Pamela Ribon
Peyo
Rainn Wilson
Stacey Harman
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The Zookeeper’s Wife, Review by Siraj Syed: Of animals, animal instincts and humanity above all • Apr 20, 2017 at 08:55 AM
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The Zookeeper’s Wife, Review by Siraj Syed: Of animals, animal instincts and humanity above all A wife, a husband their zoo and the Jews. Unlikely ingredients of a film seen by us critics on the eve...

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World War II
The Diary of Anne Frank
Life of Pi
Ludzie i zwierzęta
People and Animals
ZOO
Holocaust
warsaw
Prague
Diane Ackerman
Angela Workman
Michael McElhatton
Efrat Dor
Val Maloku
Tim Radford
Goran Kostić
Arnošt Goldflam
Jessica Michelle Chastain
belgian
Johan HeldenberghNiki Caro
Steven Spielberg
liam neeson
Schindler’s List
Daniel Brühl
Shira Haas
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Siraj Syed talks to film-maker, cinematographer Chanda Gauranga, about indie LIF • Apr 12, 2017 at 05:13 AM
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Siraj Syed talks to film-maker, cinematographer Chanda Gauranga, about indie LIF What is your family back-ground and how did the idea of LIF germinate? I was born and brought up in Chennai along...

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Anurag Kashyap
Bengaluru
Chaipatty Café
Chennai
Jigarthanda
Karthik Subbaraj
League of Indie Filmmakers
Pizza
Qtube Café
Ryan Connolly
S. Ashwin
SIES College
Tuning Fork Café. Urban Desi House
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Siraj Syed interviews Mumbai-based, under 23, prolific, short film-maker, S. Ashwin • Apr 11, 2017 at 02:11 PM
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Siraj Syed interviews Mumbai-based, under 23, prolific, short film-maker, S. Ashwin *You have been prolific in output. How many films have you made since you completed your studies a couple of years...

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Alibaug
Anjali Menon
Asghar Farhadi
Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM)
Bangalore Days (Malayalam)
Bangla (Bengali)
Christopher Nolan
Damien Chazelle
Dekhchish Ki Amon Bhabe
DSLR
Humara Movies
Imtiaz Ali
Iranian
Jhonny Boy
Jivitesh Majumdar
Kalpana
Karthik Kotian
Kartik Ramaswamy
Memento
One Short Walk
One Shot Walk
Pocket Films
Rahul Vamadevan
Rashmi Ramakrishnan
Ritu Dalmia
Shadyantra
shahrukh khan
Shamiana Shorts
Shyam Iyer
SIES College
SRK
Susheel Kumar
Tamasha
The Salesman
Vapours of Reality
Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya’ (Tamil)
Vruttti
Whiplash
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Siraj Syed covers CommunicAsia 2017, Singapore: Pre-event, 03: Rohit Talwar and FastFuture • Apr 11, 2017 at 02:26 PM
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Siraj Syed covers CommunicAsia 2017, Singapore: Pre-event, 03: Rohit Talwar and FastFuture Rohit Talwar, Owner and CEO, Fast Future Research, since 1999, will be delivering this year’s...

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$1.2 trillion per annum
AI
Artificial Intelligence vs. Genuine Stupidity – Navigating Exponential Technologies to Create a Very Human Future
Business 2025 - Pathways to Transformation - An experience in aid of Street Kids International
Connect Everywhere
Cyber-Security
disruptive strategies
entrepreneur
Fast Future Research
global futurist
IoT
london
radical innovation
SatComm
Security
specialist advisor on business transformation
Summit Visionary Address
The Future of Business
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