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Film review & article

Animation video – Letters from child brides

ABAAD in Lebanon made an animated video, Letters from child brides.

Thursday 20 September 2018

At Mumbai film fest, Cecilia cries out about child trafficking

Hindustan Times Gautaman Bhaskaran Pankaj Johar’s Cecilia is centred around the issue of child trafficking in India. The film will be screened at the MAMI (in the 2016 edition) Cecilia alongwith Pankaj Johar and his […]

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Discovery of the New East Talents at the 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival: “Leakage” and “The Forbidden Strings” from Iran

OpenAsia | 40Braids Shahla Rostami The New East Talents at the 53rd Karlovy Vary Film Festival (29 June-7 July 2018) included Works in Progress, the traditional presentation of projects in post-production (with an awarded post-production package […]

Saturday 14 July 2018

Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Abbas Kiarostami and Iranian women

Panahi’s “3 Faces”: praises Kiarostami & Iranian women. The three faces are those of three strong free-spirited actresses of different ages who represent the past, the present and the future of the country against tradition & superstitious beliefs.  Three women who want to build their own destinies.

Wednesday 13 June 2018

Miloš Forman obituary Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus

The Guardian   When Miloš Forman, who has died aged 86, travelled to Prague to shoot the film Amadeus in 1984, it was the first time he had set foot in his homeland for 16 years. He […]

Monday 16 April 2018

Women in Cinema: The Story of Alice Guy

“History is written by men.”  This also applies to film history.  Guy-Blache was one of the first female filmmakers to direct movies during the origins of cinema itself.

Wednesday 7 March 2018