IFFK 2024: Delegates from outside Kerala on what draws them to the festival every year

IFFK 2024: Delegates from outside Kerala on what draws them to the festival every year

“This is my me-time, the annual vacation I look forward to.” Bengaluru-based software engineer Neethu Surendran is not talking about visiting a tourist destination. She is referring to her annual trip to Thiruvananthapuram in December every year as a delegate of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). The 29th edition of the week-long, prestigious […]

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Amitabh Bachchan, Martin Scorsese announce 7th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop

Amitabh Bachchan, Martin Scorsese announce 7th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop

Organised by Dungarpur-led non-profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Scorsese’s The Film Foundation (TFF) and the International Federation Of Film Archives (FIAF), the seventh edition of the workshop will be held from December 4 to 10 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay in Mumbai Organised by Dungarpur-led non-profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation […]

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When Mari Selvaraj watched The Red Balloon with Tamil Nadu Government school students

When Mari Selvaraj watched The Red Balloon with Tamil Nadu Government school students

Children at a Government school in the city got a taste of world cinema at a screening as part of an initiative by the Tamil Nadu Government Children at a Government school in the city got a taste of world cinema at a screening as part of an initiative by the Tamil Nadu Government Growing […]

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When comfort is a K-Drama 

When comfort is a K-Drama 

How shows like ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,’ ‘Reply 1988’ and others have perfected the ‘comfort’ genre and changed the landscape of Korean entertainment  How shows like ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,’ ‘Reply 1988’ and others have perfected the ‘comfort’ genre and changed the landscape of Korean entertainment  The 2015 Korean drama series Reply 1988 opens with five teenage friends sitting […]

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