Cannes:25/5/25:Celebrating a cinema of discoveries, the 2025 selection has included 20 feature films – 9 of which are first features also competing for the Caméra d’or. This year, the opening film was Erige Sehiri’s Promised Sky. Chaired by British director, screenwriter and cinematographer Molly Manning Walker, the Jury included French-Swiss director and screenwriter Louise Courvoisier, Croatian director of the International Film Festival ...

Cannes:25/5/25:The Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes, chaired by French actress Juliette Binoche, surrounded by American actress and filmmaker Halle Berry, Indian director and screenwriter Payal Kapadia, Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Congolese director, documentarist and producer Dieudo Hamadi, Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sangsoo, Mexican director, screenwriter and producer Carlos Reygadas and American actor Jeremy Strong, presented its winners’ list among the 22 films ...

Cannes:23/5/25:The Jury of the Immersive Competition of the 78th Festival de Cannes presented today the Best Immersive Work Award to From Dust, created by Michel van der Aa, recognizing a creation that pushed the boundaries of storytelling, art space, and audience engagement. The Jury, chaired by French director Luc Jacquet included American musician, director,r and writer Laurie Anderson, French author and ...

Bhubaneswar:19th May 202:To discuss the comprehensive development of the Odia films and film fraternity, a meeting was held today at the conference hall of Sanskruti Bhavan under the aegis of the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department. The meeting aimed to address various aspects such as expanding the reach and promotion of Odia cinema, instituting regular State Film Awards and ...

Newdelhi:14/5/25:The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has invited entries for its 11th annual competition for short films on human rights. The last date to receive the entries is 31st August 2025. The winning entries will be awarded. The Short Film Awards scheme was instituted by the Commission in 2015. The scheme aims to encourage and acknowledge the cinematic and ...

Panaji:8/5/25:    WAVES is an OTT platform that offers family-friendly entertainment and more under one digital roof, said Shri Sunil Bhatiya, Deputy Director General, Doordarshan Kendra Panaji. He was addressing a press conference at Doordarshan Kendra, Panaji, on Thursday, 8th May 2025. “Waves offers a diverse range of live TV, on-demand videos, digital radio, gaming, and e-commerce—all under one digital ...

Mumbai:5/5/25:Shri Prakash Magdum has assumed charge as the Managing Director of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) today. Shri Magdum is a 1999-batch Officer of the Indian Information Service. Before this, Shri Magdum served as the Additional Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) in Ahmedabad. During an illustrious career spanning two decades, Shri Magdum ...

Mumbai:3/5/25:Master actor-creator Aamir Khan won many a heart with his down-to-earth tips on ‘The Art of Acting’ given from the Stratosphere stage in WAVES 2025 today. The practical advice came from his years of experience in film-making as the veteran actor said, “I am not a trained actor. I wanted to go to the National School of Drama, but couldn’t. ...

Mumbai:1/5/25:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the WAVES 2025, India’s first-of-its-kind World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit at the Jio World Centre, Mumbai today. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he greeted everyone on the occasion of Maharashtra day and Gujarat Statehood day being celebrated today. Acknowledging the presence of all international dignitaries, ambassadors, and leaders from the creative industry, ...

Mumbai:23/4/25:The Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language visited the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC)in Mumbai, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The delegation included Members of Parliament Shri Shankar Lalwani (Indore LS constituency), Shri Haribhai Patel (Mehsana LS constituency), Shri Kuldeep Indora (Ganganagar LS cindtutuency), Dr. Sumer Singh Solanki (RS), Shri ...