Iran's Beautiful bags Golden Peacock
09 December 2004 22:58 ISTIranian film "Shahre Ziba" (Beautiful City), directed by Asghar Farhadi, was awarded the Rs.500,000 ($11,000) Golden Peacock here Thursday on the concluding day of the 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). READ
American Daylight after Karnataka fued is over
07 December 2004 22:59 ISTThe happenings in Karnataka will decide the nationwide release of American Daylight, the new production of the Kaleidoscope Entertainment Pvt Ltd.Producer Bobby Bedi today clarified that he would release the film only after the ... READ
Italy plans cinematic ties
06 December 2004 23:04 ISTItaly hopes to deepen their cinematic cooperation with India after signing co-production treaty in January, next year.``I have not pulled any strings to get this treaty signed. This trend of mutual understanding has evolved ... READ
Harry Potter was not creative enough: Mira
03 December 2004 23:07 ISTMira Nair, an Indian filmmaker in Hollywood, rejected the offer to make a film on Harry Potter simply because she did not find it creative enough for her psyche.“I do not like to take ... READ
Yash Johar remembered
03 December 2004 23:05 ISTThe Goa Film Festival witnessed an emotional moment yesterday while megastar Amitabh Bacchan opened Indian Retrospective section by paying tributes to Yash Johar.Both Bacchan as well as Karan Johar went on emotional tone, recalling ... READ
Westerners don't understand Indian cinema'
02 December 2004 23:08 ISTIndian films will fail at Oscars unless you make the western juries understand the Indian psyche and if the film is not fully original, feels India’s Hollywood filmmaker Ashok Amritraj.Screening five of his films, ... READ
Bollywood-Tollywood vote for Go
01 December 2004 23:13 ISTFrom Bollywood to Tollywood, it's everybodys demand: make Goa a permanent venue for the International Film Festival.Even Mira Nair, the Indian Hollywood filmmaker, has joined them, echoing similar feelings. READ
Centre favours Goa as permanent venue
01 December 2004 23:12 ISTAfter successfully organising the 35th International Film Festival for the first time in Goa, the centre is now seriously considering to sign another Memorandum of Understanding, to make it a permanent venue.“There are no rival ... READ
India to sign film treaty with Italy
01 December 2004 23:11 ISTIndia will shortly sign a co-production treaty with Italy, to facilitate Indian filmmakers to shoot in their country without much difficulty, while availing concessions.“This move will give a huge boost to the Indian film industry”, ... READ
Kisna to be released on 21 Jan
30 November 2004 23:14 ISTKisna, Subhash Ghai’s next sensation, has become a major attraction at the 35th International Film Festival that began here yesterday.The film, starring Vivek Oberoi and dancer-turned-actress Isha Sharvani, will be released on 21 January. READ
