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From Kyrgyzstan to Brazil, Alternativa Film Festival Reels in Pics From Asia, Latin America
Pics from as far afield as Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Japan, Brazil and Georgia competed in the Alternativa Film Festival, the burgeoning nomadic festival that launched in Kazakhstan, continued in Indonesia and celebrated its third edition in Medellín, Colombia. F…
Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Raja Shivaji’ Posts Record Opening Weekend for Marathi Cinema
Jio Studios and Mumbai Film Company’s “Raja Shivaji” has delivered the biggest opening weekend in Marathi-language cinema history, grossing INR43.66 crore ($4.6 million) across its first three days in India. Directed by Riteish Deshmukh, the historical epic’s…
Amish Tripathi Gets AI Avatar as Collective Artists Network Launches Indian History Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Collective Artists Network has built an AI-powered avatar of Amish Tripathi – one of the country’s bestselling authors – to anchor a new short-form content channel covering history, mythology and philosophy, with a digital rollout beginning this month…
‘Lagaan’ Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker Named Festival Director of 57th International Film Festival of India
Ashutosh Gowariker, director of “Lagaan,” has been appointed festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival directo…