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‘Big B’ Gives A Speech In Hindi At Cannes

May 16, 2013

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New Delhi: (IANS) It was a “historic moment” for Amitabh Bachchan to be invited to open the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival with his “The Great Gatsby” co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Big B made the experience more special by addressing the audience in his mother tongue Hindi. “Truly a historic moment for me, but immensely historic […]

Movie Fest To Celebrate Yash Chopra’s Work Begins

February 8, 2013

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New Delhi: (IANS) He`s known as the King of Romance, thanks to his romantic sagas like “Kabhi Kabhie”, “Silsila” and “Lamhe” and Valentine`s Day is an apt time to pay tribute to Yash Chopra. PVR cinemas has organised a week-long tribute to the late filmmaker, starting Friday, when romantic blockbusters made by him will be screened. […]

James Bond To Be Felicitated By Oscars

January 7, 2013

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Los Angeles: (IANS)  James Bond will be honoured at the Oscars ceremony following the success of ‘Skyfall’, the latest film in the franchise. The 85th Academy Awards will also pay a tribute to the Bond movie franchise, which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, reports dailystar.co.uk. “We are very happy to include a special sequence on […]

‘Life of Pi’ To Be Screened As ‘Opening Film’ At IFFI

October 29, 2012

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 (PTI)Life of Pi, a gripping tale of a boy, who is adrift at sea on a lifeboat with a tiger will be the opening film at the 43rd International Film Festival of India, scheduled to be held in Goa next month. The film will be premiering on November 20 while the closing film will be […]

Silent Films Catch Cinegoers Attention At Mumbai Film Fest

October 25, 2012

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Mumbai: (IANS) Eleven silent films from the 1920s, including `Raja Harishchandra` and `Sati Savitri`, were screened Wednesday at the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. One film, `A Throw Of Dice`, was accompanied by a live orchestra. “The highlight this year was restored silent films. `Throw Of Dice` was screened with a live orchestra. It was an […]

Oz Cricket Comedy To Premiere On Mumbai Film Festival

October 20, 2012

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Mumbai: (IANS) ‘Save Your Legs!’, an Australian feature film around the theme of cricket, is set for its India premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) Sunday. Filmed in Melbourne, Kolkata, Varanasi and Mumbai, ‘Save Your Legs!’ is a comedy inspired by true events. It tells the story of Teddy Brown, a 30-something man whose […]

Complete List of Winners At 69th Venice Film Fest

September 10, 2012

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The complete list of winners at 69th Venice  Film Festival is published below. The winner of the highly coveted ‘The Golden Lion Award’ is a Korean film ‘Pieta’. Congratulations to all the winners The Golden Lion Award: “Pieta” (South Korea) The Silver Lion Award: “The Master” (U.S.) Special Jury Prize: “Ulrich Seidl for Paradies: Glaube” […]

Delhi To Hold International Film Festival In December

August 21, 2012

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Delhi is going to play host to the first International Film Festival (DIFF) in December this year. Launching the DIFF in Delhi noted film director and actor Tigmanshu Dhulia said,” Delhi’s own film festival will bring opportunities to a lot of youngsters here.” DIFF will be held December 21-27 with more than 70 countries participating […]

‘Peddlers’ Gets Ticket To Toronto Film Fest

August 1, 2012

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After the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, debut director Vasan Bala`s ‘Peddlers’ is now set for screening at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month. He is elated. “It`s great that the film has been selected at Toronto after Cannes. Since the French press sighted a very American independent influence on the film, […]

List of Winners at Cannes Film Festival 2012

May 28, 2012

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The Cannes Film Festival 2012 came to an end today. Michael Haneke won the Palme d’Or once again after a gap of three years. This prestigious event has produced the winners of this year and the complete list of winners is mentioned below Palme d’Or: Amour, directed by Michael Haneke Best Director: Carlos Reygadas for […]

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