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The growing audience of major and lesser-known film festivals certainly does not signal the end of the cinema. It mirrors the growing number of movies which are produced and the social and commercial attractions of film festivals. Though one should keep in mind that over a twenty-year period through 2018 only about four percent of independent films in the Unites States generated a profit and that just ten percent were ever shown in theaters. The relative decline of independent films refl...
Ticket to Paradise, Review: Destination rom-com that loses track of both the rom and the com
When you have actors of the calibre of Julia Roberts and George Clooney on board, you can pretty much get them to do anything. And when you ask them to deliver motor-mouth dialogue, full of love-hate content, it becomes a long spat that is occasionally funny but, at times, unfortunately, predictable. Pretty Woman Julia and Batman (1997) George have a ball, as do the co-actors, for most of the action i...
PRINCESS by Roberto De Paolis (Italy / True Colours)
27 European world sales companies are bringing their newest films from across Europe to the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan, South Korea, poised to do business under the EUROPE! Umbrella from 8th to 11th October.
The established umbrella, set up by EFP in partnership with Unifrance since 2016, is a 'landmark' for all t...
Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected on the 8 & HalfFilm Awards in Roma, Italy in the category Best Original Score and is the AWARD WINNER. The film composer Danilo Wimmer is delighted and happy and we – as a team – are grateful and overjoyed!
Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com
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First episode of mini-series Happy Got Lucky canned
Director Param Kalra has canned the first episode of the mini-series, Happy Got Lucky. Commissioned by SBT entertainment, of Jalaj Dave and Hiren Bhoi, it consists of three episodes. Happy Got Lucky stars Vidit Sharma (MTV roadies fame, Aaja Tujhe Chaand Pe Le Chalun) and two pretty girls, Anjali Krishna and Bushra Shaikh (Mika Di Vohti fame).
The series revolves around modern day youth issues, like commitment phobia. There are many causes ...
FICCI FRAMES Fast Track 2022, 03 Shoot at sights in Rajasthan
Anand Tripathi, Additional Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan invited the members of film fraternity to come and explore the hidden gems of Rajasthan and shoot in Rajasthan. Addressing the session 'Come, Shoot in Rajasthan' at FICCI FRAMES FAST TRACK 2022, in Mumbai, on 28 September, the second and last day of the convention, Tripathi highlighted the strength of the state the rich culture and legacy th...
FICCI FRAMES Fast Track 2022, 02: Delhi High Court Judge sees enormous opportunities
Addressing the two-day ‘FICCI FRAMES Fast Track 2022’ on the second day, 28 September, Hon’ble Justice Ms. Prathiba M Singh, Judge, Delhi High Court said, “There are enormous opportunities that the Indian Creative Sector provides for expansion, and leaving a global footprint of the country.”
Speaking on strengthening India’s IP Ecosystem, Justice Singh highlighted, “...
FICCI FRAMES Fast Track 2022, 01: A comeback of sorts
It was overdue. Usually held in March, it was first postponed at the eleventh hour, and then cancelled. The year was 2020. And everybody remembers what was happening in March 2020. The Ides of March plagued the world in 2021 too, and only relented after March 2022. An eagerly awaited annual event, FICCI FRAMES is the definitive convention of the Media and Entertainment (M & E) Sector of the country. Industry giants assemble, there are ...
Vikram Vedha, Review: Gang gang, bang bang
There are only a handful of characters in Vikram Vedha who do not wield guns, swords or any ‘weapon’ they can lay their hands on. Almost all of them die. And what about those who do wield guns and makeshift weapons? They meet their fate too, except for…Rarely has a film let loose a such a fusillade of bullets, from all sorts of hand-guns as well as AK47s, as in this film. And rarely have we seen so many corpses tumble left, right a...
Varun Dhawan holds sway at Amazon Prime Video bae
Events starting on time is a rarity in the entertainment circuit of Mumbae….oops, Mumbai, but for once the exception proved the rule. A smartly dressed young lady greeted me at the desk, took my name, which I spelt out to her loud and clear. Then she took my picture on an ipad and told me to collect my identity badge a few minutes later. As I entered the Grand Sangam Ballroom at the J.W. Marriott hotel, Juhu, there was loud dance music ...
Our film "When the Woodlark Sings" was selected at the INFLUX Film Awards, Huntington Beach CA, USA in the category Best International Film and is the AWARD WINNER.
What a great feeling! We are overjoyed, grateful and delighted!
Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
More information: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com
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A step by step guide to submitting a short film to the Cittador Film Festival 2022 Vienna, Austria:
1. Submit your film on FilmFreeway via this link: https://filmfreeway.com/CittadorInternationalFilmFestival
2. If your film selected, you receive the “Official Selection” status and laurels as official selected film. You can use laurels for your promotional purpose for example on social media channels.
3. &n...
Prime Video’s first original film, Maja Ma, Trailer launch: Mad about Madhuri
One afternoon in 1984, I was invited to the Natraj Hotel, Marine Drive, Bombay, to the release get-together of Rajshri Productions’ Abodh. My benefactor, writer-director Gobind Moonis, who had wanted to cast me as the blind boy in Dosti, had now discovered a girl with a very pretty face who had learnt kathak too. But the star of the day was Gyan Shivpuri, an actor who came with a reputation. When I trie...
Dhokha Round D Corner, Review: True lies, deception-perception and betrayal-portrayal
Way back in 1940, a British film was made under the title Gaslight. It had an American version in 1944. Since then, it has inspired a lot of psychological thrillers, in India too. In the film, a man plots to convince his wife and all around them that she is mad, in order to recover the jewels that he had tried to steal from her late aunt, who he had just murdered, but had failed by the sudden arrival of the ...
I’m Gonna Tell God Everything, Pre-Review: May peace be on earth
A special screening of the award-winning film - 'I'm Gonna Tell God Everything', produced by Jay Patel and Abhishek Dudhaiya, and presented by Sanjay Dutt, was held earlier this week at the PVR Icon Multiplex, Andheri, Mumbai. Among the invitees were film journalists and actress Mandakini, of the film Ram Teri Ganga Maili fame, who came with her son, a young man who is about a foot taller than her. She was ther...
Chup: Revenge of the Artist, Review: Critickill analysis
Film critics, run for cover! Better still, seek police protection. Take a cue from the one renowned film critic already has police protection, and comes to our press previews with an armed escort, in uniform. The reason for this shield is not known to me. But all the other reviewers are mere mortals, some senior, some junior and some newbies. Some of them are well paid, some are paid much less than what they deserve, some are well-to-do...
Modi Ji Ki Beti, Trailer launch: What’s in a surname?
Modi is not a common a surname as Shah, Patel and Mehta in India and Smith in England. But, in India, it happens to be the surname of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. That should work in favour of persons with such a surname, only Narendra Modi has no children.
Film, TV and theatre actress Avani Modi, who comes from a small town in Gujarat, and has worked mainly in Tamil and Gujarati films, faced a queer situation when it...
Only six weeks are left until the start of the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival that will take place on October 25 to 30. The festival will bring new original documentaries, thematic retrospectives, the best in experimental filmmaking and a number of non-competitive programme sections. Over 40,000 viewers and 1,300 film professionals are expected to attend the 26th edition of this leading European documentary festival and the largest event of its kind in Central and Easter...
ORIZZONTI - WINNER (BEST FILM & BEST ACTOR) WORLD WAR III (JANG-E JAHANI SEVOM) by Houman Seyedi (Iran) goes to Hollywood for the Oscars
The committee in charge of introducing Iranian movies to the 95th Academy Awards has picked out "World War III" among the five final candidates to enter the 2023 Oscars.
Parviz Sheikh Tadi, the speaker and a member of the committee in charge of introducing Iranian films to the 95th Academy Awards, has stat...
SUBTRACTION
TIFF 2022
With Director: Mani Haghighi
By Eammanuel Itier
Who am I? This is the key question raised this beautiful and impactful movie by prolific Iranian actor and director: Manni Haghighi. With an incredible textured and multi-level of understanding, maestro Haghighi explore the notion of duality, of identity, and what it takes to achieve “oneness” within. This film is a high octane and suspenseful drama thriller that will put oneself on th...
THE TASTE OF APPLES IS RED
TIFF 2022
With Director: Ehab Tarabieh
By Emmanuel Itier
An important peace activist and philosopher, A.J Muste, wrote: “There is no way to peace, Peace is the Way”. Ehab Tarabieh is embracing this philosophy with his new film, ‘The Taste of Apple is Red’, and how we can transform conflict into peace, how peace has to become the new state of mind, of consciousness, so we can move forward onto a planet of &ld...
TO KILL A TIGER
TIFF 2022
With director: Nisha Pahuja
By Emmanuel Itier
“To kill a tiger” is to kill the inequality that still exist in most parts of India for young girls. Talented director Nisha Pahuja takes us on a journey of acceptance, of resilience and of deep change. Such is the power of documentaries to become the political voice of the injustice still enslaving a too large population around the world and in India as it’s so beautifully and so mo...
Ana de Armas and Andrew Dominik to present 'Blonde', surprise film at the San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition
The surprise film at the San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition is Blonde, the portrait of Marilyn Monroe based on the book of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates. The screening of the film, to run this Saturday 24 at 19:00 in the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, will be attended by its leading lady, the actress Ana de Armas, together with its director, Andrew Dominik.
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Our film “When the Woodlark Sings” was selected at the Top Film Awards in Tokyo! Here are results:
Nominee – Best Feature; Nominee – Best Original Idea; Winner – Best Actress, Nominee – No Budget Spirit. We are happy and grateful!
Watch the film trailer on Youtube with English subtitles: https://youtu.be/oXuEJiN3rD0
More information about the film: https://heidelerche-film.cittador.com
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The Scorched Forest-Part I-The Kindling, Review: The Killing Fields
A twenty-one years old man, whose father died in an accident, is at the bottom end of the class pyramid. Living in abject poverty, he, his mother and sister, work as daily-wage labourers and have a huge debt to repay to a money-lender. The ‘man’ of the house chops (removes) harmful thorns from the plants and trees in a field, for a paltry sum, which is barely enough to help keep the kitchen fires burning. This beg...
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