A.R. Rahman nominated for Golden Globe
Indian composer A.R. Rahman has been nominated at the 66th Golden Globe awards in the 'Best Original Score- Motion Picture' category for his acclaimed compositions in the British movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The film, based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's novel Q&A and entirely shot in Mumbai and other parts of India with most dialogues in Hindi, has also been nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay awards. But Indian entries 'Jodha Akbar' and 'Taare Zamin Par' were not considered for a nomination in the Best Foreign Film category. Read more »
'Tulpan' top winner at 39th International Film Festival of India
Goa- A film from Kazakhstan- 'Tulpan'- co-produced by Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Poland, directed by Sergei Dvortsevoy won Golden Peacock award as the curtains came down on the 39th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, India, Tuesday, December 2, 2008. The closing ceremony started with a minute of silence in memory of victims of recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Read more »
'Little Zizou' by Taraporevala gets 2 top awards at a NY film festival
The Sooni Taraporevala-directed 'Little Zizou,' selected as the closing film on 9th November, 2008 at the 8th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC), came trumps when it received the Best Director and Time Warner Best Screenplay awards. Read more »
Munna Bhai wins again: India's National Awards running late by 2 years
How slow is the government of India is reflected in the announcement of the 54th National Film Awards for 2006 today, June 10, 2008! Bizarre! The govt of India train is actually running late by two years. Sanjay Dutt starrer ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ has bagged the maximum number of four awards. Madhur Bhandarkar is the best director for ‘Traffic Signal' and 'Khosla ka Ghosla' is the best Hindi film. Best actor award went to Soumitra Chatterjee and best actress was Priya Mani. Read more »
Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood
'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston, the 3rd longest-running International Film Festival in North America, 'Before the Rains' is set for release by Roadside Attractions, a movie distribution company, and Merchant Ivory Production on May 9 (LA & New York), followed by a national release May 16, 2008. An exclusive report for India EU Film Initiative by Kathy Robinson Read more »
'Gomorra'- Italian entry for Foreign Language Oscar wins top prizes at the 2008 European Film Awards
COLOGNE, Germany- The Italian crime mosaic Gomorra (Gomorrah) was the big winner at the 2008 European Film Awards (EFAs). Debuted in Cannes, where it won the Grand Prix, 'Gomorro' is Italy's nominee for the 2009 foreign-language film Oscar, competing against India's 'Taare Zamin Par' and many others. Read more »
Sir Ben Kingsley and Danny Boyle pay tribute to Mumbai as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins top British award
London-"It's a city with a big heart that's been wounded this week, but it will recover," said Danny Boyle, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director, referring to the terrorists attacks that killed about 200 people in Mumbai last week. "It is weird to win this at the end of what's been a terrible week," added Boyle as his film, set in Mumbai, won Best Film prize at the British Independent Film Awards, Sunday, November 30, 2008.The film is tipped to win 'Best Movie' Oscar at the forthcoming Academy Awards. Read more »
Oscar for Foreign Language: 66 countries vs Aamir's Taare Zamin Par
Los Angeles- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US announced that a record 67 countries, including first-time entrant Jordan, submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 81st Academy Awards. Read more »
Shah Rukh Khan overshadows Bachchans at IIFA finale
He wasn't even there but he did overshadow the Bachchans- the Mega Family of Bollywood. There were many who doubted the integrity of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA Awards). IIFA is too close to Bachchans, was the oft-repeated allegation. But as the winners of IIFA 2008 were announced in the Thai capital Bangkok Sunday, June 8, there were many who felt finally the credibility of the IIFA was restored. Awards were not 'fixed' as some lamented earlier. Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Chak De! India", a sports film that touched the hearts of one billion plus people of India, won nine honours and another Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om" collected five awards, writes Kavita Bamzai. Read more »
'Amal'- watch out for this most talked about film of the year
'Amal' by Richie Mehta has become the most talked about film of the year with an Indian theme. After winning the Best Independent Film of the latest Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 'Amal' took the grand jury prize for Best Narrative Feature at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, April 28, 2008. Earlier, it won the Audience Award for best narrative at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival this year. 'Amal' is going places. Read more »