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New OTT releases this week (June 2026): What's new on Netflix, Zee5, SonyLIV, JioHotstar, Apple TV+ & moreThis week's streaming slate is packed with diverse releases. Madhuri Dixit returns in 'Maa Behen' on Netflix, while Karisma Kapoor makes he...
AI actors and writers not eligible for OscarsThe Academy Awards will now require acting and writing to be human-created for Oscar eligibility. New rules clarify that artificial intelli...
Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in war. Finding them is challengeFollowing Russia's retreat from Kherson, museum director Alina Dotsenko discovered thousands of artworks missing, with nearly 10,000 pieces...
Raj Kapoor’s this movie is set for a 4K release at Toronto Film Festival 2024. Check detailsThe iconic film Awara, directed by Raj Kapoor, returns in a restored 4K version. This effort, led by the NFDC and the National Film Archive...
India to be 3rd largest media and entertainment market in 5 yrs: Union minister Anurag ThakurUnion Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, predicts India's ascent to the third-largest media and entertainment market...
On Dev Anand's 100th birth anniversary, Film Heritage Foundation announces 2-day festivalA film festival to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Indian screen icon Dev Anand will be held later this month. The festival, title...
Amitabh Bachchan says it's important to recognise contribution of projectionists to Indian cinema as single-screen theatres' fate 'hangs by a thread'Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan has praised the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), which will honour three projectionists at a ceremony at Mu...
French film-maker Jean-Marie Straub passes away at 89Straub was a peer of many greats from the French New Wave art film movement.
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India to be the official country of honour at Cannes, Satyajit Ray's 'Pratidwandi' will get an exclusive screeningClassic 'Singin' In The Rain' will be presented in a brand new 4K restoration.
Government unveils plan on merger of film media unitsIn 2020, the Union Cabinet had approved the merger of all branches of the Films Division (FD), Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Nationa...
Yotta partners with Piql for long term information preservation serviceThe service will allow users to archive information at the Arctic World Archive (AWA) in Svalbard, a declared demilitarized zone by 42 nati...
Merger of film media units: Javadekar says 'no retrenchement'The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, on Thursday gave its approval to merge four film media units--the Films Division, Directorate of Fil...
A man's crusade to save India's cinematic heritage from decayFilm Heritage Foundation's collection, apart from old films, also includes KL Saigal's tabla and harmonium and archivist PK Nair's spectacl...
NFAI to expand non-feature film collectionOfficials said while the Pune-based NFAI has a large collection in the feature film section, it is trying to expand on-feature film section.
India gets 1st talkie version of 1935 'Devdas' from BangladeshA DVD copy of the PC Barua directed movie in Bengali was handed over to NFAI officials by a visiting Bangladeshi delegation.
- Reel meets real as Indian celluloid completes 100 years
An epic journey of 100 years of Indian cinema culminated with a mix of real-life inspiring stories and reel-life fiction as award-winning "...
- Loss of rare cinematic heritage stares India in face
The apparent lack of preservation culture in central and in state governments are now leading to loss of historic cinema landmarks in citie...
- Adlabs Films commences media BPO operations
Adlabs Films, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company, on Thursday said it has commenced its BPO business for the media space provid...
- Master prints of Tapan Sinha, Mrinal Sen classics missing!
In what may come as a rude shock to the country's film buffs, some of the pioneering works of Dada Saheb Phalke awardees Mrinal Sen and Tap...