Why Indian cinema needs a pivot and how creative producers can help balance commerce with the art of filmmaking

Why Indian cinema needs a pivot and how creative producers can help balance commerce with the art of filmmaking

Over the last few years, Korean content has permeated the world. From the web series Squid Game to K-pop and K-dramas, not to mention films — think Oscar-winning Parasite (2019) and director Park Chan-wook’s Cannes winner, Decision to Leave(2022). This success, however, did not come easily or quickly. The work towards putting Korean culture on […]

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Testing the waters | The South film industry weighs in on creative producers

Testing the waters | The South film industry weighs in on creative producers

Clockwise from top left: Aditi Anand, stills from Koozhangal and Shivamma, Amudhavan Karuppiah,  Jaishankar Aryar, and a still from Priyamani-starrer Bhamakalapam Amudhavan Karuppiah, a long-time associate of Tamil director Ram, still remembers the initial days after the duo chanced upon P.S. Vinothraj’s austere drama Koozhangal ( Pebbles) at the IFFI Film Bazaar in Goa. The film […]

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