Rasika Dugal, who gained national visibility with her appearances in shows like ‘Mirzapur’ and ‘Delhi Crime’, said that given a chance to be an actor in another time zone, she would opt for 1960s. “Otherwise this (current time) is the next best option,” she said.
In a conversation with Aseem Chhabra, film journalist and Director of the New York Indian Film Festival, at the Cinevesture International Film Festival 2024 (Ciff) here, Rasika spoke in detail about whether she has entered the industry at a good time.
“When I started working after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in late 2006, Rs 1 crore film had become ‘the thing’. ‘Bheja Fry’ had released, and everybody was quite inspired by the kind of attention it got. And things had started turning digital in terms of shooting equipment. So the cost of production of a film had gone down,” Rasika said.
The actress,...
In a conversation with Aseem Chhabra, film journalist and Director of the New York Indian Film Festival, at the Cinevesture International Film Festival 2024 (Ciff) here, Rasika spoke in detail about whether she has entered the industry at a good time.
“When I started working after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (Ftii) in late 2006, Rs 1 crore film had become ‘the thing’. ‘Bheja Fry’ had released, and everybody was quite inspired by the kind of attention it got. And things had started turning digital in terms of shooting equipment. So the cost of production of a film had gone down,” Rasika said.
The actress,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Film Festival
Zelda Adams, John Adams and Toby Poser’s Fantasia and FrightFest-winning horror film “Where the Devil Roams” will open the fourth edition of India’s Wench Film Festival (Feb. 9-March 3). The festival was founded in 2020 by filmmaker Sapna Moti Bhavnani (“Sindhustan”) to “bridge the gender gap in India by driving opportunities and conversations through the gaze of a woman inclusive of Biwoc, LGBTQ+ women and non-binary in art, fashion, and film powered by tech,” per the organizers. It specializes in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres.
The team, which also includes artistic director Uma da Cunha, programmers Heidi Honeycutt who is the co-founder of the women-focused Etheria Film festival, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, director of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, “The Lunchbox” producer Vivek Rangachari, have curated a lineup of 29 films, including 14 India premieres and 10 Asia premieres.
Highlights include Ariane Louis-Seize’s “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,” Jenn Wexler’s “The Sacrifice Game,...
Zelda Adams, John Adams and Toby Poser’s Fantasia and FrightFest-winning horror film “Where the Devil Roams” will open the fourth edition of India’s Wench Film Festival (Feb. 9-March 3). The festival was founded in 2020 by filmmaker Sapna Moti Bhavnani (“Sindhustan”) to “bridge the gender gap in India by driving opportunities and conversations through the gaze of a woman inclusive of Biwoc, LGBTQ+ women and non-binary in art, fashion, and film powered by tech,” per the organizers. It specializes in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy genres.
The team, which also includes artistic director Uma da Cunha, programmers Heidi Honeycutt who is the co-founder of the women-focused Etheria Film festival, Shelagh Rowan-Legg, director of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, “The Lunchbox” producer Vivek Rangachari, have curated a lineup of 29 films, including 14 India premieres and 10 Asia premieres.
Highlights include Ariane Louis-Seize’s “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person,” Jenn Wexler’s “The Sacrifice Game,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff), North America’s oldest and most prestigious festival that features films from India and the Indian diaspora, has announced its full lineup for 2022. Now in its 22nd year, the festival celebrates independent, art-house, alternative cinema from the global Indian community and brings this rich collection of films to the New York audience. Presented virtually for the third year in a row, the festival will feature 60 screenings beginning May 7th and running through May 14th.
“We aimed to truly underscore the Nyiff commitment to diversity and cultural representation in film,” said Aseem Chhabra, Nyiff Festival Director. “This year, we will feature films in 13 languages spoken in India: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. All films will have English subtitles.”
“Nyiff’s mission is to provide filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals a platform to showcase their work,...
“We aimed to truly underscore the Nyiff commitment to diversity and cultural representation in film,” said Aseem Chhabra, Nyiff Festival Director. “This year, we will feature films in 13 languages spoken in India: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. All films will have English subtitles.”
“Nyiff’s mission is to provide filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals a platform to showcase their work,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, March 27 (Ians) The Dharamshala International Film Festival (Diff) will launch its year-round programme for 2021 online with the 'Diff Virtual Viewing Room: Films from the Oscar Season' for one week from April 2 to April 8 in collaboration with Gratitude Films Inc.
This selection of six films, curated by Anu Rangachar, are the official entries to the 2021 Oscars with some of them being shortlisted and nominated.
The lineup includes 'Apples', 'Atlantis', 'The Dissident', 'Night of the Kings', 'Quo Vadis, Aida?', and 'Two of Us'.
The question and answer sessions will include a conversation between journalist Rana Ayyub and Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel, writer and film critic Aseem Chhabra in conversation with Greek director Christos Nikou.
Talking about the collaboration, Rangachar, who launched her company during the pandemic, said, "I am excited to be collaborating towards this programme of the Diff Virtual Viewing Room...
This selection of six films, curated by Anu Rangachar, are the official entries to the 2021 Oscars with some of them being shortlisted and nominated.
The lineup includes 'Apples', 'Atlantis', 'The Dissident', 'Night of the Kings', 'Quo Vadis, Aida?', and 'Two of Us'.
The question and answer sessions will include a conversation between journalist Rana Ayyub and Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel, writer and film critic Aseem Chhabra in conversation with Greek director Christos Nikou.
Talking about the collaboration, Rangachar, who launched her company during the pandemic, said, "I am excited to be collaborating towards this programme of the Diff Virtual Viewing Room...
- 3/27/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The 20th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival will go online, powered by Movie Saints, following in the footsteps of many other fests.
Running July 24-Aug. 2, the digital Nyiff will open with the streaming of Geetha J’s Malayalam-language “Run Kalyani,” about a woman who works as a cook while caring for her ailing aunt. An Indian cover of Ravel’s “Bolero” accompanies her daily life.
“‘Run Kalyani’ is a gorgeous film and got a lot of love from our programming committee,” said Aseem Chhabra, Nyiff festival director. The festival is presented by the Indo-American Arts Council
The fest will close with Geethu Mohandas’ “Moothon,” produced by Anurag Kashyap. Mohandas’ “Liar’s Dice” played in the festival in 2013 and the film was entered in the 2014 Oscar foreign-language race as India’s entry. “Moothon” is described as a film about love and loss.
Two documentaries will be featured as the festival’s centerpieces.
Running July 24-Aug. 2, the digital Nyiff will open with the streaming of Geetha J’s Malayalam-language “Run Kalyani,” about a woman who works as a cook while caring for her ailing aunt. An Indian cover of Ravel’s “Bolero” accompanies her daily life.
“‘Run Kalyani’ is a gorgeous film and got a lot of love from our programming committee,” said Aseem Chhabra, Nyiff festival director. The festival is presented by the Indo-American Arts Council
The fest will close with Geethu Mohandas’ “Moothon,” produced by Anurag Kashyap. Mohandas’ “Liar’s Dice” played in the festival in 2013 and the film was entered in the 2014 Oscar foreign-language race as India’s entry. “Moothon” is described as a film about love and loss.
Two documentaries will be featured as the festival’s centerpieces.
- 7/13/2020
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup at the Launch event for their 19th year of celebrating Independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from the Indian subcontinent (May 7– May 12) at the Village East Cinemas in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 32 screenings. Nyiff will be featuring 7 World Premieres along with an International Premiere and 5 Us premieres and the rest of the films being NY premieres. Nyiff has been the go-to festival to see South Asian diaspora films that have not been seen in New York City and is continuing with this mission for the nineteenth year.
This year Nyiff has the largest number of regional (non-Hindi) language films – 20 in total. The languages focused on are Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Ladakhi, Punjabi, and Harayanavi and all the films will have English subtitles.
This year Nyiff has the largest number of regional (non-Hindi) language films – 20 in total. The languages focused on are Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Ladakhi, Punjabi, and Harayanavi and all the films will have English subtitles.
- 4/25/2019
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Filmmaker Ritesh Batra's film Photograph will be screened at the upcoming 19th Annual New York Indian Film Festival. The festival organisers have announced three of the films it will showcase during its annual week-long event in May, reports variety.com. The festival, which will take place from May 7 to May 12 at the Village East Cinemas in Manhattan, will screen Sir, Photograph and The Last Color throughout the week, followed by a session with their respective directors.
"We are proud to share a wonderful collection of new films from India," said festival director Aseem Chhabra.
"This selection of exceptional titles showcases the beauty, power and glory of film storytelling at its best. Our audience will be excited by the protagonists and fall in love with their journeys," Chhabra added.
The festival will open on May 7 with Rohena Gera's Sir. The critically acclaimed film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last May,...
"We are proud to share a wonderful collection of new films from India," said festival director Aseem Chhabra.
"This selection of exceptional titles showcases the beauty, power and glory of film storytelling at its best. Our audience will be excited by the protagonists and fall in love with their journeys," Chhabra added.
The festival will open on May 7 with Rohena Gera's Sir. The critically acclaimed film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last May,...
- 4/13/2019
- GlamSham
The New York Indian Film Festival has announced three of the films it will showcase during its annual week-long event in May.
The festival, which will take place May 7-12 at the Village East Cinemas in Manhattan, will screen “Sir,” “Photograph” and “The Last Color” throughout the week, followed by Q&As with their respective directors.
“We are proud to share a wonderful collection of new films from India,” festival director Aseem Chhabra wrote in a statement. “This selection of exceptional titles showcases the beauty, power and glory of film story telling at its best. Our audience will be excited by the protagonists and fall in love with their journeys.’
The festival will open May 7 with Rohena Gera’s “Sir.” The critically acclaimed film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last May, follows a wealthy Indian man who falls in love with his widowed servant.
“Photograph,” directed by Ritesh Batra,...
The festival, which will take place May 7-12 at the Village East Cinemas in Manhattan, will screen “Sir,” “Photograph” and “The Last Color” throughout the week, followed by Q&As with their respective directors.
“We are proud to share a wonderful collection of new films from India,” festival director Aseem Chhabra wrote in a statement. “This selection of exceptional titles showcases the beauty, power and glory of film story telling at its best. Our audience will be excited by the protagonists and fall in love with their journeys.’
The festival will open May 7 with Rohena Gera’s “Sir.” The critically acclaimed film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last May, follows a wealthy Indian man who falls in love with his widowed servant.
“Photograph,” directed by Ritesh Batra,...
- 4/13/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
The prestigious New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff), which begins May 7th and runs through May 12th, has announced its exciting line up of showcase films for Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night.
North America’s longest-running Indian Film Festival, the esteemed New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff), screens premieres of feature, documentary and short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres. Seven days of screenings, post-screening discussions, industry panels, award ceremony, special events, nightly networking parties, red carpet galas, media attention and packed audiences build an awareness of Indian cinema, entertain and educate North Americans about the real India, and add to the amazing cultural diversity of New York City.
About this year’s line-up, Festival Director Aseem Chhabra stated, “We are proud to share a wonderful collection of new films from India. This selection of exceptional titles showcases the beauty,...
North America’s longest-running Indian Film Festival, the esteemed New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff), screens premieres of feature, documentary and short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres. Seven days of screenings, post-screening discussions, industry panels, award ceremony, special events, nightly networking parties, red carpet galas, media attention and packed audiences build an awareness of Indian cinema, entertain and educate North Americans about the real India, and add to the amazing cultural diversity of New York City.
About this year’s line-up, Festival Director Aseem Chhabra stated, “We are proud to share a wonderful collection of new films from India. This selection of exceptional titles showcases the beauty,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Sita Sings the Blues I first read about Sita Sings the Blues, a grassroots animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana, when Roger Ebert wrote about it on his blog, but assumed I would never see it. I can't say I was incredibly disturbed by this since I am in a similar boat as Roger who refers to the large amount of movies writers in this industry receive on a daily basis, "I carefully file it with other movies I will watch when they introduce the 8-day week." Seriously, sometimes it is hard to believe this many movies are made. However, Roger was compelled to watch it by a friend of his and ultimately says, "I put on the DVD and start watching. I am enchanted. I am swept away. I am smiling from one end of the film to the other. It is astonishingly original. It brings together four...
- 2/28/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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