Film Festivals

Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Gangubai Kathiawadi going to Berlinale: Never felt this enthusiasm since Devdas went to Cannes

"I don’t know why our mainstream films are not sent to international film festivals. Gangubai Kathiawadi is a celebration of mainstream cinema. It is dark yet flamboyant. It is my most restrained work to date," says Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Indie films making waves at global film festivals is often a sign of them subscribing to the Western idea of 'India'

The thing about film festivals is that those who judge films from a variety of countries are basically strangers to the realities of that country, aware of them only through narratives already in the media space.

Streaming dominates Venice Film Festival with Dune, The Power of the Dog

"Culturally, it's really important for streaming services to help nourish the cinema experience," says Benedict Cumberbatch, whose Netflix film The Power of the Dog premieres at Venice Film Festival.

Lingui: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's abortion drama from Chad stirs Cannes Film Festival

Vividly filmed with vibrant local colour and non-professional actors, the film movingly captures a clandestine sisterhood in a male-controlled society.

Benedetta: Paul Verhoeven blesses Cannes with lesbian nun drama

Cannes, where movies like Taxi Driver and Blue Is the Warmest Color have made controversial premieres, loves a jolt of violence or a splash of sex.

Dharamshala International Film Festival 2020: From Pearl of the Desert to Yalda, five must-watch picks

Five unusual films from Dharamshala International Film Festival's online 2020 edition.

Book Excerpt: In Locating World Cinema, MK Raghavendra examines the role of socio-cultural context in a film's creation

MK Raghavendra's Locating World Cinema: Interpretations of Film as Culture highlights the importance of understanding the local context within which a film was created and the ensuing naunces it conveys to viewers.

Cannes 2017: The Palme d'Or goes to Ruben Östlund’s art-scene satire The Square

The second highest honour of the evening, The Grand Prix went to 120 Beats Per Minute and Sofia Capolla won the Best director Prize at Cannes.

Rajkummar Rao's political comedy Newton to compete at the Tribeca film fest

Rajkummar Rao's Newton revolves around a clerk placed on election duty in a conflict-ridden area of Chhattisgarh.

Plans for Virtual Reality romance film by acclaimed director Jia Zhangke

Critically acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke says he will make a virtual reality film next year with a romantic story as he and viewers get used to the new medium, and declared: "I think VR is going to be the next big thing."