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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FIPRESCI-India calls for Entries for the Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Award for Best Film Criticism

FIPRESCI-India calls for Entries for the Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Award for Best Film Criticism To commemorate the Birth Centenary of their Founder President, Chidananada Dasgupta (Born: 20 Nov...


IFFI 52, 02: Entries close on 31 August

IFFI 52, 02: Entries close on 31 August There is still time to enter your films for the 52nd International Film Festival of India, which will be held in a hybrid format during November 20-28, 2021,...


MAMI 22, 01: Priyanka Chopra Jonas new Chairperson, Festival in March 2022, No international competition

MAMI 22, 01: Priyanka Chopra Jonas new Chairperson, Festival in March 2022, No international competition Mumbai Academy of Moving Image has unveiled plans for 2021-22. The blueprint for the next...


IFFI 52, 01: It’s happening

IFFI 52, 01: It’s happening The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is one of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest international film festivals. The 52nd edition of IFFI will be held during...


Cinemasthan in Rajasthan: A RIFF Film Club initiative

Cinemasthan in Rajasthan: A RIFF Film Club initiative Cinemasthan is an Online Over-the-Top (OTT) video streaming platform initiated by RIFF Film Club. Cinemasthan primarily focusses on Rajasthani...


RIFF Film Club invites entries for Student Smartphone Short Film Contest

RIFF Film Club invites entries for Student Smartphone Short Film Contest It's a great opportunity for all school as well as college-going students. Entries are invited to empower the story-teller...


FIPRESCI-India announces its Grand Prix winner for 2020

FIPRESCI-India announces its Grand Prix winner for 2020 FIPRESCI-India (India chapter of the International Federation of Film Critics: FIPRESCI) declared the Tamil Feature Film Nasir, directed by...

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The Courier, Review: Delivers on time • Mar 19, 2021 at 07:45 AM
by Siraj Syed

The Courier, Review: Delivers on time A spy story with no fights, no gadgets, agents who neither carry guns nor seduce each other, The Courier is a hark-back to the genre that can be traced at least...

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FILM
Hollywood
A Bridge of Spies
Abel Korzeniowski
Aleksandr Kotjakovs
Angus Wright
Benedict Cumberbatch
CIA
Cuba
Dominic Cooke
Fire with Fire
Gareth C. Scales
Greville Wynne
james bond
Jessie Buckley
John F. Kennedy
Jonathan Harden
Keir Hills
Kirill Pirogov
Merab Ninidze
MI6
missiles
mission impossible
Nikita Khrushchev
Olga Koch
On Chesil Beach
Rachel Brosnahan
Sean Bobbitt
Soviet Union
Tariq Anwar
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tom O'Connor
USSR
Vladimir Chuprikov

RIFF 7, 2021, 6: Third and Final list of films announced; France to be country of focus

RIFF 7, 2021, 6: Third and Final list of films announced; France to be country of focus The third and the final list of films of the 7th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) was released...


Breaking News in Yuba County, Review: Last one standing gets the millions

Breaking News in Yuba County, Review: Last one standing gets the millions It’s genre-defying film, with a most unlikely protagonist, and several parallel tracks, all intertwined. Re-affirming the...