Mumbai: The past few years have seen a lull in crossover films but the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) has screened six such movies, including 'Lucky' and 'Delhi In A Day' and each of them had a fresh perspective and engaging stories with an India connect. The six films were screened in the India Worldwide section at the MFF on its concluding day Thursday, and they covered an interesting range of...
01:42 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: On the eve of the Mumbai Film Festival, filmmaker Shyam Benegal had confidently said this is the best festival India has seen so far. As the festival came to a close amid the hits and the misses, the crowds cheering and hooting, his hyperbole became a fact. Benegal, chairman of MAMI that organises the event, had reasoned that a festival is as big as its films. Showcasing the winners...
01:28 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: French film 'My Little Princess', directed by Eva Ionesco and produced by Rancois Marquis, swept the awards at the international competition at the 13th Mumbai Film Festival, winning the Best Film, Best Director and the Best Actress award that went to Isabelle Huppert and Anamaria Vartolomei. This year, six of the 14 films in competition were by first time woman directors in the festival, organised by the Mumbai Academy...
12:35 PM, Oct 21, 2011
Mumbai: Screenwriting is considered to be the backbone of a film. It is also believed that it is an art form that is in decline in India. Or is it? An open forum held at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival to discuss the same saw some interesting fireworks. "Sorry, but I am not optimistic at all. I think we are f*****. There's no dearth of writers in India, but there's...
06:04 PM, Oct 19, 2011
Mumbai: Long queues of mostly youngsters and celebrities are a common sight at the 13th Mumbai Film Festival, which is attracting huge crowds thanks to the excellent lineup of nearly 200 films, many of which had made it to Cannes. "In the last two years, the festival has become very good. The films that I missed at Cannes, I am watching here. So far I have watched seven films. I...
05:46 PM, Oct 18, 2011
Mumbai: Hollywood actor-director George Clooney turned out to be the biggest crowd puller with his political thriller 'Ides of March' at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival (MFF). The last show of the day, the film began at 8 pm yesterday, but movie buffs started queueing up at 6. Despite that, many had to be turned away due to unavailability of seats. The film, starring Clooney and Ryan Gosling, is based...
12:35 PM, Oct 17, 2011
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival organised by MAMI and it promises to be bigger and better. ...
03:15 AM, Oct 15, 2011
Mumbai: The 13th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) that kickstarted Thursday has an impressive line-up of over 200 films from 60 countries, but one stunning difference. Of the films in the highly coveted international competition, almost half are from debut women filmmakers. From the 14 films in the highly coveted international competition, which is for first-time film directors, six films are by women filmmakers - truly a first....
02:35 PM, Oct 14, 2011
Mumbai: Let's get the introduction out of the way. The Social Network is the film about Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, set in the middle of two lawsuits, flashing back to the creation and proliferation of the decade-defining website. The film is based on a book, "The Accidental Billionaires"by Ben Mezrich (2009, nonfiction), scripted by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, A Few Good Men), directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club)...
10:32 AM, Nov 13, 2010
Biutiful by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is a brilliant film. Made by the Mexican director who gave us Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel, it was one of the many jewels of the 12th Mumbai Film Festival. It socked me in the solar plexus and I didn’t want to see another film that evening. It has many outstanding merits, chiefly Javier Bardem, whose extraordinarily compelling performance won him Best Actor at...
05:35 PM, Oct 29, 2010
It was a festival, alright. For eight days, passionate film lovers ran down the stairs, queued up outside audis, grabbed sandwiches, coffee and popcorn on the go, and even fought their way through, to do what they love doing best, watching the best movies around the world. There were few who managed to catch as many as 40 movies in the 8-day span. Like Ajay Sharma, Marketing Manager of a...
12:28 PM, Oct 29, 2010
Mumbai: The Mumbai Film Festival has become the second best such event in India, but it is not so popular among foreigners, says Indian actress-director Suhasini Ratnam, who is on the jury of the 12th edition of the gala. "All the foreigners come to see Indian films in Goa in the Indian Panorama section (of International Film Festival of India). They come only to watch Indian films. That way Mumbai...
10:00 PM, Oct 28, 2010
Mumbai: A leading French production house, Studio Canal, sees India as a potential hub for international films and believes it is essential to create awareness about Indian films abroad. "It's actually a very nice discovery. I decided to travel to India because the Mumbai film festival (MAMI International Film Festival) invited us," Rodolphe Buet, executive vice president, international distribution and new business of Studio Canal, told. "I thought it's a...
06:40 PM, Oct 28, 2010
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