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. @SirajHSyed
MIFF 2016: Open Forum II--The travails of docu-makers
‘The challenge of filming documentaries in public places—legitimate documentary film-makers need to be distinguished from the feature film...
MIFF 2016: Open Forum, I--Balancing Act
Open Forum, a platform for discussing and debating ideas related to several aspects of documentary, short and animation films, is a permanent feature of...
Love of nature and wild-life was inculcated in Naresh Bedi by his father, Dr. Ramesh Bedi, an international expert in plant medicine and a consultant to the government of India.
Born and raised...
Astérix and Obélix-The Mansions of the Gods, Review: Caesar’s seizure
Adventures of French cartoon characters Asterix and Obelix, created by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo...
24-year-old Joy (Brie Larson) and her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) live in a squalid shed they call “Room”. They share a bed, toilet, bathtub, a rickety old television, and a rudimentary...
