Dharamshala Intl Film Fest 2017 kicks off with screening of ‘Mukti Bhawan’

The 6h Dharamshala International Film Festival, 2017

kicked off with a screening of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s  Mukti Bhawan 

which was presented by its lead actor Adil Hussain

DIFF 2017 Highlights include a Special screening of A Death in the Gunj, presented in person by director Konkona Sen Sharma

Amit Masurkar’s Oscar Entry from India, Newton, Deepak Rauniyar’s Oscar Entry From Nepal White Sun, Lijo Jose Pellissery’s acclaimed crime drama Angamally Diaries and Rahul Jain’s Machines are also a part of the DIFF 2017 lineup

 Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, 2^nd November, 2017: The first day of the 6th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival  (DIFF) 2017 kicked off with an inauguration ceremony and the screening of Shubhashish Bhutiani’s much acclaimed film Mukti Bhawan  which was presented by its lead actor Adil Hussain.

 The four day film festival is being held at the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) — a beautiful, sprawling venue, 15 minutes’ drive from McLeod Ganj from 2^nd to 5^th  November 2017.

 The inaugural ceremony of the festival saw actor Adil Hussain address an enthusiastic audience who had turned up in large numbers on the opening day of the festival.

 The opening day saw a talented bunch of children from the Junior class of Tibetian Children’s Village school sing Tibetian songs. This was followed by the announcement of the winners of the Children’s Film Appreciation Competition Course. The winners from the Junior category were Samdol Lhamao from Peoten School and Kritika from Gamru Village School, Dharamshala. While the winners from the Senior category were Manthan Karky and Vasundhara Thapa from The Army School, Dharamshala. More...http://www.filmytown.com/dharamshala-intl-film-fest-2017-kicks-screening-shubhashish-bhutianis-mukti-bhawan/

Lifetime Achievement award for Ramesh Sippy at IFFJ 2018

Ramesh Sippy to be bestowed with Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFJ

Dhanbad is the place for the first International Film Festival of Jharkhand scheduled to be held in 2018. Veteran filmmaker Padam Shri Ramesh Sippy will be felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution towards Indian Cinema at this film festival of Jharkhand. While currently Ramesh Sippy is busy with his Film making institute, RSACE, he is best known for some rare piece of cinema like Sholay, Shaan, Seeta aur Geeta to name a few movies directed by him. It wasn’t only in films, he has also had a successful track on television with the popular TV drama series ‘Buniyaad’ which is till date acclaimed as one of his directional masterpieces.

Various categories like Feature Films, Documentaries, Short Fictions and Animation from the world over will be invited and will be open for participation. Entries will be accepted through Film freeway, Vimeo and Withoutabox or through courier. This is the first ever IFFJ planned on such a professional scale aimed to bring films to the commoners. Jharkhand has given very prominent film makers like Shivam Nair who will be playing a pivotal part in the advisory panel for IFFJ. More...http://www.filmytown.com/lifetime-achievement-award-ramesh-sippy-iffj-2018/

Vidya Balan to talk on women breaking new ground in Bollywood!

Vidya Balan to give a special talk on women breaking new ground in Bollywood!

Vidya Balan is anything but conventional, shattering glass ceilings and breaking stereotypes – She was the first female star from Bollywood to proudly shoulder a woman-centric film and rewrote history with the blockbuster The Dirty Picture.


Having headlined several game changing films for women stars in movies including Ishqya and the Kahaani franchise , the actress who has dared to be different and stuck to her roots, has always been a favorite while studying how the Contemporary Female Star in Bollywood has shaped aspirations for the New Indian Woman... Read more at: http://www.filmytown.com/vidya-balan-give-special-talk-women-breaking-new-ground-bollywood/