over 4 years ago | Shriram Iyengar
Janani's Juliet review: Sharp documentary that explores love, caste and Shakespeare through the Indian lens
Pankaj Rishi Kumar's documentary peeks behind the process of Koumarane Valavane's play to provide a new perspective to love across the caste divide. ....
over 5 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
There is an emergency for this conversation to happen: Priya Thuvassery on Coral Woman
Priya Thuvassery's film traces the unusual journey of Uma Mani, a diver and painter, who works to create awareness about the precarious situation of coral reefs off the country's coast. ....
over 5 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Starring Sharmila Tagore review: Uneven exploration of a luminous, unconventional life
Umang Sabharwal's documentary on the yesteryear star actress just skims the surface of Sharmila Tagore's unusual life and choices. ....
over 5 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Kings Of Horror documentary pays tribute to the world of kitsch and horror created by the Ramsays
Filmmakers Susmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas's documentary tells the story of the Ramsay brothers and their films that redefined horror cinema in India. ....
over 5 years ago | Our Correspondent
2 PSBT films, Janani's Juliet and Moti Bagh, head to the Oscars
Pankaj Rishi Kumar's Janani's Juliet and Nirmal Chander's Moti Bagh are direct entries to the 92nd Academy Awards next year. ....
over 5 years ago | Our Correspondent
Open Frame Documentary Film Festival begins in New Delhi
The 19th edition of the festival, organised by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT), is being held in New Delhi from 20 to 24 September. ....
over 5 years ago | Our Correspondent
Prantik Basu's Rang Mahal selected for the 69th Berlin International Film Festival
Rang Mahal is in the Santhali language and has been produced by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT). ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
When we come together as people who don’t have anything, there is still some power in that collectivizing: Filmmaker Maheen Mirza
Maheen Mirza's documentary If She Built A Country examines the relationship of Adivasi women with the forest and foregrounds ways in which their land is being affected and how they seek justice for themselves and their communities. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
You can’t make good art by trying to keep people happy: Paromita Vohra on making documentary films
The independent filmmaker speaks about her engagement with the documentary form, its avenues of exhibition and ways in which young filmmakers might think through some ideas about making a documentary film today. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
I began to see the familiar in the unfamiliar: Anindya Shankar Das on his film Zara Nazar Utha ke Dekho
At the Open Frame Film Festival 2018, the filmmaker spoke with us about cruising, exploring public spaces and the engagement of the Indian state with sexuality. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Open Frame Film Festival: 'Digital turn has radically altered our perspective of the screen'
Iris Yudai conducted an illustrated and interactive lecture session for the audiences in which she spoke about the shift from conventional formats to the realms of content production for digital platforms. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Documentary filmmakers mull over need to set up peer support group at Open Frame Film Festival
Filmmakers Prantik Basu, Priya Thuvassery, Priyanka Chhabra, Saba Rehman, Sandhya Kumar and Sridhar Sudhir were part of a panel discussion titled 'A Voice of My Own: Documentary Conversations'. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Celebrating sexual diversity with Queer Film Package at Open Frame Film Festival
The festival hosted films dealing with issues of identities, desires, selfhood, relationships and mental health refreshing the spectrum of queer cultures on screen. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Avijit Mukul Kishore's Squeeze Lime In Your Eye points at idiosyncrasies of urban life
The filmmaker screened his film at the Open Frame Film Festival 2018 and followed it up with a discussion on the works of visual artist Kaushik Mukhopadhyay. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Sickboy review: Facing life's challenges with humour
Andrew MacCormack's inspiring film Sickboy was screened at the PSBT Open frame Film Festival as part of the MINI-INPUT section ....
over 6 years ago | Anita Paikat
The Death Of Us review: Vani Subramanian's documentary questions the effects of capital punishment
Vani raises some pertinent points in her film, but she could, perhaps, have also included the other side of the debate and let the viewers decide. ....
over 6 years ago | Mayur Lookhar
Pichla Varka review: The young at heart rekindle memories of Partition
Filmmaker Priyanka Chhabra documents tales from India's Partition through her grandmother and other survivors. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
We need to change some hearts and some politics: Farah Naqvi at Open Frame Film Festival
At the panel discussion filmmakers Ajay TG, Maheen Mirza, Tarun Kumar Mishra and Uma Chakravarti spoke about the need for society to fight for the rights of the adivasis as they bear witness to the massive destruction of their way of living. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Public broadcasters must promote democracy, have intelligent conversations: Curators Iris Yudai and Deniz Sertkol
Yudai and Sertkol spoke about the Mini-INPUT package of films and their experience of showcasing them at the ongoing PSBT Open Frame Film Festival 2018. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalakrishnan inaugurate PSBT-Doordarshan films at Open Frame Film Festival
The first film to be screened under this section was Vipin Vijay's Anthropocene Relooked. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Vipin Vijay and Uma Shankar Singh on effects of turning digital at Open Frame Film Festival
While Vipin focused on how digital cinema has changed filmmaking, Singh spoke on how mobile journalism has helped the vernacular make place within national mainstream broadcasts. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
I don’t give the editor much freedom: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
In a conversation titled ‘Meet the Masters’, filmmakers Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Shyam Benegal shared their experiences and ideas about documentary filmmaking with media students and young practitioners. ....
over 6 years ago | Keyur Seta
The Call Of Khandadhar Hills review: Never-ending battle of the tribals of Orissa
Tarun Kumar Mishra's documentary portrays the struggle of the Bhuniya tribe to save its land from pillage. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Mini-INPUT Series brings humane stories Three Thousand and Human Smugglers
Mini-INPUT consists of films from countries such Denmark, Finland, Germany, Syria, Tajikistan, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America, including collaborative productions between several countries. ....
over 6 years ago | Abhija Ghosh
Avijit Mukul Kishore delves into documentary and its changing aesthetics at Open Frame Film Festival
The filmmaker and cinematographer conducted a masterclass titled 'The Great and Small Expectations' at the ongoing documentary film festival. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Inability to film something, that is an image for me: Filmmaker RV Ramani at Open Frame Film Festival
Ramani engaged with ideas of subjectivity and personal expression by tracing his journey as a filmmaker in an absorbing masterclass at the ongoing documentary festival. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Last Men In Aleppo preview: Stunning film that delves into lives of those fighting for humanity
The film captures the response of ordinary citizens who choose not to be armed men in the conflict, but chose not to leave their country and stay back to help. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Am in an endless documentary process: Filmmaker Paromita Vohra at Open Frame Film Festival
During an immensely enjoyable masterclass, Vohra delved into ways of thinking about the documentary form and the interview in particular. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
One Mustard Seed preview: Exploring death and the idea of dying
National Award-winning filmmaker Aparna Sanyal’s documentary begins with a beautiful story that frames our inability to accept death. ....
over 6 years ago | Mayur Lookhar
Please Mind The Gap preview: Going beyond a man or a woman’s tale
As India enters a new phase of acceptance, post the abolition of Section 377, Trivedi and Singh’s short film will encourage more filmmakers to touch upon issues that have been considered taboo. ....
over 6 years ago | Suparna Thombare
Zara Nazar Utha Ke Dekho preview: Exploring the dynamics of cruising for sex
Director Anindya Shankar Das depicts the covert nature of cruising for sex through personal stories from the LGBTQ community. ....
over 6 years ago | Keyur Seta
Peacock Plume preview: Dancing her way to glory despite serious odds
The documentary on the life and struggle with cancer of Indian classical dancer Shubhada Varadkar is inspiring. ....
over 6 years ago | Shriram Iyengar
Koothu preview: Insightful documentary of the political and fraternal statement that is 'koothu'
Directed by Sandhya Kumar, the film captures the history and tradition of the fading world of 'koothu' through the life and works of two masters, P Rajagopal and Sambandan Thambiran. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Must-watch films at the Open Frame festival 2018
As the Open Frame Film Festival starts in the capital, we bring you a list of documentaries that are not to be missed. ....
over 6 years ago | Sonal Pandya
Open Frame Film Festival 2018: Mini-Input section to highlight best of public television from around the world
The section, held over two days (13-15 September), will be led by Canadian executive producer Iris Yudai and German film critic Deniz Sertkol. ....
over 6 years ago | The Cinestaan Team
About the PSBT Open Frame Film Festival
The 18th edition of the annual film festival and forum of the largest documentary producer outside of the government is being held from 10 to 18 September in New Delhi. ....
over 6 years ago | Sukhpreet Kahlon
Thinking through the documentary form: Masterclasses and workshops at Open Frame 2018
A series of interactive sessions will be conducted by acclaimed filmmakers as part of PSBT's Open Frame Film Festival, being held from 10-18 September in New Delhi. ....