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
IFFI 2024, 04: Delegates Hazaar at Film Bazaar
Around 1,000 (hazaar, in Hindustani) delegates, from abroad as well as Indian are expected to attend the Bazaar this year. The Bazaar runs parallel...
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3: Grotesque? Yes. Burlesque: Yes. Statuesque? Yes. Humouresque: No. Maze: Yes. Amazing: No
Bhool Bhulaiya literally means a maze or labyrinth, in Hindustani language. This one...
IFFI, other Film Festivals, and the Media: Partners or undesirables?
When the first film festival as held in Bombay in the year 1952, by the Films Division, 30 years after the first international...
IFFI 2024, 03: When you want to know where is the venue
Opening & Closing Venue
DR. SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE INDOOR STADIUM
Goa University, MDR3, Taleigao, Goa 403206
Screening Venues
INOX...
IFFI 2024, 02: To market, to mark it!
Market Screenings, previously known as Industry Screenings, serve as a crucial platform for filmmakers to showcase their films to sales agents, distributors,...