THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The organisers of International Film Festival of Kerala 2025 won't show three films after very strong objections to six from the ministry of external affairs, which warned on Thursday of legal action if they were screened, state-run Chalachitra Academy (festival organiser) chairperson Resul Pookutty said at a press conference here.The six films that did not get censor exemption for...
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KOLKATA: The Information & Broadcasting ministry’s list of selected films for the Indian Panorama, the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has some interesting inclusions and exclusions from Bengal. Two tribute films to Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak and a film based on a story by Satyajit Ray didn’t make the cut. The chairperson, aided by 12 jury members...
KOLKATA: The National Film Development Corporation of India-National Film Archive of India (NFDC-NFAI) recently acquired negatives of Shakti Samanta's 'Kashmir Ki Kali', 'Aradhana', 'Kati Patang', 'Amar Prem', 'Chinatown', 'An Evening in Paris' and 'Howrah Bridge'. Currently, these Hindi films are on their way to being restored in 4K resolution by NFAI. Samanta's son -Ashim Samanta- also wants to give...