Siraj Syed

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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. 

 
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The Shape of Water, Review: Half full, half empty

The Shape of Water, Review: Half full, half empty It’s co-written and directed Guillermo del Toro. And here is an excerpt of the synopsis: In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she...


Hostiles, review: It’s Cowboys v/s Red Indians again; think again, and again

Hostiles, review: It’s Cowboys v/s Red Indians again; think again, and again They have made hundreds of films on the Wild West, about cowboys and Red Indians, settlers from Europe and red-skinned...


PREVIEW, Hostiles: Review will follow

PREVIEW, Hostiles: Review will follow In his contribution to Studies in Classic American Literature, 1922-23, the British novelist D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 –...


FICCI FRAMES 2018, III: Samuel Scott says TV is not dead, nor is it dying

FICCI FRAMES 2018, III: Samuel Scott says TV is not dead, nor is it dying A star attraction at FICCI FRAMES 2018 will be Samuel Scott, who will shine a ray of hope amidst doomsday pundits and make a...


FICCI FRAMES 2018, II: Best Animated FRAMES Awards by FICCI

FICCI FRAMES 2018, II: Best Animated FRAMES Awards by FICCI The Best Animated Frames (BAF) Awards were started in 2004 by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), to...


MIFF Director moved to IIMC

MIFF Director moved to IIMC After a very short stint as Festival Director at MIFF and Additional Director General, Films Division, Manish Desai moves nest week to the Indian Instiuteof Mass...


Exclusive interview with Turkish animator Berat İlk

Exclusive interview with Turkish animator Berat İlk Animation artist, director and producer, Berat İlk, is an Eskişehir Anadolu University Cartoon Film graduate. İlk, whose expertise is StopMotion,...


MIFF 2018, XXII: France had strong presence

Bubosc; early days. MIFF 2018, XXII: France had strong presence Dominique Dubosc and Pierre Assouline were the two veteran French 'stars' that shone on the Mumbai winter sky last week as they...


MIFF 2018, XXI: Suicide story from Austria, Brother Jakob, Are You Sleeping? wins Golden Conch

MIFF 2018, XXI: Suicide story from Austria, Brother Jakob, Are You Sleeping? wins Golden Conch  Stefan Bohun’s personal documentary won the prestigious Golden Conch award in the International...


MIFF 2018, XX, Open Forum No. 5

MIFF 2018, XX, Open Forum No. 5