Meena Longjam's 'Andro Dreams' garners international accolades, selected for Iran International FICTS FestivalFilmmaker Meena Longjam's documentary 'Andro Dreams' has been selected for the 13th Iran International FICTS Festival. The film tells the s...
24 Sep, 2024, 08.52 PM IST
Character Counts: Global fame for Indian documentaries also spotlights filmmaker-subject disputesFor a documentary filmmaker, navigating the relationship with the subject is a complex, delicate task, even more so when there is a dispari...
19 Aug, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Financial support has poured in for documentary film makers in ManipurThe entrepreneurs who jointly supported the projects are Dr. Thangjam Dhabali, Wahengbam Braja, Konica Khuraijam, and Radhesyam Oinam.
08 May, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
'Hasina - A Daughter’s Tale’ makes deep impact bringing back memories of darkest hours in S Asian history"The film is unusually well crafted. This kind of narration-driven film can easily get boring, but it has been an exception," said Ashis Ch...
09 Feb, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
Why censor body should not be deciding the films you should watch and the words you should hear in themIndia's film censor board has been accused of arbitrarily curbing creative freedom. Top filmmakers are up in arms against this disturbing t...
16 Jul, 2017, 06.48 AM IST
Censor Board wants to mute 'cow', 'Gujarat' in documentary on Amartya SenIn the documentary, Sen speaks of the rise of right wing nationalism across the world including India.
12 Jul, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
RSS plans short film fest to bring back ‘Indianness’The film festival has been titled as ‘Manush Chai’ in Bengal and the subject will be ‘patriotism and Hindutva’.
01 Mar, 2017, 02.02 AM IST
Urmila & Kailash Kanoria present a documentary on mother’s loveThe couple, along with the Moroccan Consul General, are hosting a screening of the documentary "Ma Na Sapna – A Mother’s Dream" in Mumbai.
23 Feb, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Wildlife & environment film fest to bring 250 filmsBringing together 250 films from 50 countries, city's first 'wildlife and environment film festival' would be kicked off next month.
12 Sep, 2015, 10.23 PM IST
SRK breaks down watching footage of documentary made on KKRSRK's Red Chillies Entertainment had bought the IPL team in 2008 in partnership with actor Juhi Chawla and her businessman husband Jay Meht...
20 Feb, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
- Documentary films still at a nascent stage in India
It's been dark all this while for documentary filmmakers in India. With a few fresh initiatives, documentaries to make a thrilling show of ...
17 Dec, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
- Regional filmmakers want better slots at film festivals
Regional filmmakers showcasing their films at IFFI today said that non-Hindi cinema did not recieve proper slots at film festivals as a who...
30 Nov, 2011, 10.07 PM IST
- Art of making good documentaries
The marketing of any film starts right from the time the idea is conceived and continues through the making and selling of the film.
10 Sep, 2011, 05.28 AM IST
- ‘My films are about social change, hence they are docu-features’
White Pine Pictures’ president and founder, Peter Raymont, has produced and directed over 100 documentary films and series. He has received...
19 Nov, 2009, 03.58 AM IST
- Made in India, not by an Indian: Docus have more chance at Oscars
Comparisons between different types of films are pointless. But what the nominations of two short-films show is the unexpected, and general...
24 Jan, 2009, 02.17 AM IST
- More pvt players should support documentaries: Dasmunsi
Private media companies should participate in making documentary films a commercially viable venture, Union Information and Broadcasting Mi...
03 Feb, 2008, 09.31 PM IST
- Homegrown artists now get to paint in reel life
Films on artists have, for long, enjoyed a great deal of popularity abroad. Over the years, films have been made on famed names like Picass...
01 Nov, 2007, 02.10 AM IST