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
At the 55th International Film festival of India, the following films, and casts, were awarded on the Closing session, held on 28th December 2024, afternoon. Democracy ruled, in that no entry won...
Continuing and concluding my experiences of watching films at IFFI 2024, and walking out usually, after 30-40 minutes.
MEETING WITH POL POT France, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Taiwan, Qatar,...
IFFI 2024, 16: Quality of films seen and the recurring walk-outs
You may find it incredible that I walked out of so many films, and I find it terrible that I had to. Never, in my living memory, have...
IFFI 2024, 15: Accreditation for media-persons, and what they should expect if and when it is granted
Setting-up and Opening MyIFFI (your account at the website), you can register on a form for...
Pushpa means flower in Hindi. Our protagonist is not a flower, but a fire. Not any ordinary fire, but as he declares, to his nemesis, Shekhawat, “wild fire.”. This ‘flowery wild fire’ learns the...
