Ronita Torcato

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12th Mumbai International Film received 793 entries from 37 countries

The audience is spoilt for choice with 793 entries from 37 countries to  the 12th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) which closes  February  9 at the NCPA.  MIFF began its journey in...


Veteran environmental filmmaker Mike Pandey awarded V Shantaram Life Time Achievement at MIFF 2012

Veteran environmental filmmaker Mike Pandey from Delhi was honoured with the prestigious V Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award of the Mumbai International Film Festival for shorts, documentaries...


JOSEPH BAIER'S ODE TO MORTALITY

joseph baier directorThe End is My Beginning Tiziano Terzani,the intrepid Italian journalist who is the principal character in Joseph Baier's second feature The End Is My Beginning La fine è il mio...


I was tired of the war and terrorism represented in Algerian cinema says Fatma-Zohra Zamoum

Algerian cinema reflects the male point of view in films about women says Fatma-Zohra  Zamoum whose second feature "How Big is Your Love" is about the relationship between an eight year old boy and...


Films must depict truth and beauty (Day 7 at 42nd IFFI, Goa)

What is the role of film  in a world suffering from illiteracy and a steep decline in book-reading? "This is a social issue that needs to be addressed in a wider context. Well publicized...


'Francisco Manso: Films must spotlight respect for life & human rights to foster understanding & empathy

"Respect for life and human rights are  very important and I make movies addressing these issues because it is important for people as well as governments, not to repeat the errors of the past." Thus...


YOUNG DIRECTORS & ACTORS DISCUSS OEUVRE ON DAY 5 OF 42ND IFFI,GOA

 Argentinian director Pablo Cesor, whose Argentine-Benin co-production Orillas delves into the subject of the people of African descent in Buenos Aires says Argentinians have for long been in denial...


Oscar Maron Filho,Brazilian journalist & director of "Mario Filho:The Creator of Crowds" expires at IFFI.RIP

Oscar Maron Filho, a Brazilian journalist and director of "Mario Filho:The Creator of Crowds" died of a heart attack at the  IFFI in Goa Sunday afternoon. Mr Filho (56) was taking part in the...


DILMA ROUSSEFF ACCORDS TAX FREE STATUS TO INDO BRAZILIAN CO-PRODUCTIONS

 INDO-BRAZILIAN CO-PRODUCTIONS TO BE TAX FREE; SOCCER & CINEMA SPEARHEADS SPORTING & CULTURAL TIES Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona's "hand of god" goal in  1986's infamous...


INDIAN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION SEEKS DEDICATED DOC CHANNEL

      IDPA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS   IDPA is seeking a dedicated documentary channel to reach the public. “Documentaries are agents of change. The...