Nadav Lapid controversy

IFFI 2022 jury head Nadav Lapid controversy The Kashmir Files says he would hate to be patted on the back by politicians “who praise my work”

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] He came. He saw. He set the cat among the pigeons. Ten days on, the flutter that he caused hasn’t stopped. Israeli writer-director Nadav Lapid has continued to stoutly defend his dismissal of Hindi film The Kashmir Files as “vulgar”, “propagandist” and unworthy of a shot at the Golden Peacock, the International Film Festival of India’s […]

A film’s worth, a juror’s conscience and a regime’s agenda: The Kashmir Files case

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] George Orwell famously said all art is propaganda. It is important to distinguish between good and bad propaganda. The novelist and literary critic’s statement became relevant all over again as the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India suddenly came alive during its closing ceremony when the head of the international jury […]