Mumbai International Film Festival: News
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MIFF 2022: Didn't plan to make such a long documentary, says Suraj Seema Uddhav on Earth Animal And Human
The director discusses the genesis of the film and the struggle in making the documentary which was premiered at the Mumbai International Film Festival.
Article Hindi
Directing a feature film is my ultimate goal, says actor-turned-director Vineet Sharma
The artiste's second short film Gajra, starring Sachin Khedekar and Sonali Kulkarni, was screened at Mumbai International Film Festival.
Review Hindi
Naachi Se Baanchi review: A captivating portrait of social reformer and educationist Ram Dayal Munda
The 70-minute documentary bagged the Rajat Kamal for the Best Biographical Film at the 65th National Film Awards.
Review Hindi
Teen Adhyay review: Artistic and poetic portrayal of life during the lockdown
The 21-minute documentary looks at the challenging epoch through the eyes of a child.
Article Hindi
After Ghajini, I went to sets of Slumdog Millionaire with an ego, said Resul Pookutty
The Oscar-winning sound designer was speaking at his masterclass at the recently concluded Mumbai International Film Festival.
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MIFF 2022: Hard-hitting films and informative masterclasses leave cinema buffs wanting more
Here are some of the highlights of the latest edition of the biennial event, which was uncharacteristically held in the blistering summer.
Review Hindi
Kicking Balls review: Hopeful, inspiring look at a community combating child marriage
The documentary short by Vijayeta Kumar follows girls from four different Rajasthani villages who form a football team and live life beyond what has been arranged for them.
Article Persian
First Farsi sound film Lor Girl was shot on sets of Alam Ara
Film restorer Shivendra Singh Dungarpur shared interesting trivia concerning both films at the recently concluded Mumbai International Film Festival.
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MIFF 2022: Aliona van der Horst’s Turn Your Body To The Sun wins top prize
Shristipal Singh’s Geru Patra won the Best Short Fiction Film (Up to 45 minutes) in the National Competition section.
Review English
G D Naidu: The Edison Of India review – Forgotten pioneer of India's industrial growth
Naidu's industrial achievements against all odds make this true story stranger than fiction.
Review Rajasthani
Washing Machine review: Realistic portrayal of the obsession with a male child
While writer-director Anand Singh Chouhan’s Rajasthani short film is hard-hitting, it achieves the result in an artistic rather than brutal manner.
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MIFF 2022: Baahubali VFX supervisor PC Sanath explains importance of understanding stories
He was speaking at a workshop titled VFX: An Ever-evolving Tool for Storytelling.
Article Hindi
MIFF 2022: National Competition jury was near-unanimous in selection of winners, says Sanjit Narwekar
The jurors, which include Sri Lankan film critic Ashley Ratnavibhushana, director of Dhaka DocLab Tareq Ahmed, editor Subhash Sehgal and filmmaker Jayashree Bhattacharya, watched 66 films in all.
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Music should be used as fundamental dialogue in cinema: Composer Ramprasad Sundar
He was speaking at a workshop titled Scoring for Short-films & Documentaries at the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival.
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MIFF 2022: Carter Pilcher, CEO of ShortsTV, reveals 3 ways to qualify for the Oscars
Pilcher, who has also produced many Oscar-nominated shorts, said, however, that getting nominated for the award should not be a filmmaker's goal.
Review Marathi
Earth Animal And Human review: Moving documentary about a cruel practice
Though Suraj Seema Uddhav's documentary doesn't fully explore the emotional fallout of its shocking true story, it still does a good job of letting the viewer get the fair idea about the dilemma of these farmers.
Article Telugu
Original negative of SS Rajamouli’s Magadheera (2009) is missing, reveals Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
The founder and director of the Film Heritage Foundation was speaking at a masterclass at the Mumbai International Film Festival.
Article Hindi
Smaller films will fare better in theatres in next two years, says Rizwan Ahamd
The director of the Instructional Media Centre, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, spoke about the cinema scene in recent times in a masterclass at the Mumbai International Film Festival.
Article Marathi
Choreographer Phulawa Khamkar's maiden directorial venture Maasa to have world premiere at MIFF 2022
The short film has been written by Sandesh Kulkarni, who plays an important role in the film along with Amruta Subhash and Jyoti Subhash.
Review Hindi
Cycle review: Devashish Makhija’s short film is full of disturbing reality
The filmmaker proves his mettle yet again when it comes to hard-hitting cinema.