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Marrakech Festival opens with a feel-good film

In brief but beautiful ceremony the 9 th Marrakech International Film Festival began late last evening with drummers from Korea and Morocco in a great piece of “jugalbandhi”. Gautaman Bhaskaran reports from ground zero.

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Updated on Dec 05, 2009 07:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Marrakech

Rituparno Ghosh’s Abhoman at Marrakech

Rituparno Ghosh’s Bengali movie, Abhoman (The Eternal) will screen out of competition at the 9th Marrakech International Film Festival set to roll Friday onwards. Abhoman is reportedly inspired by Satyajit Ray’s life, at least a chapter from it.

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Updated on Dec 03, 2009 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, New Delhi

An oasis in the IFFI desert

Indian Panorama was once a ticket to film festivals in some of the most exotic cities. Indian films travelled to Moscow (when it had its allure), Karlovy Vary, Venice, Rotterdam, Berlin and even Cannes.

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Updated on Dec 01, 2009 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

Nandita Das, jury member in a film fest

Actress-director Nandita Das will be part of the 10-member jury at the Marrakech Film Festival, starting on December 4. Headed by the renowned Iranian auteur, Abbas Kiarostami, the jury will be impressive with...

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Updated on Dec 01, 2009 03:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Chennai

Finally! IFFI’s bright spots

Hours and hours after suffering bad cinema in darkened auditoriums at the ongoing International Film Festival, Gautaman Bhaskaran came across a few movies that perked him up. Read on for details.

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Updated on Nov 30, 2009 01:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

IFFI’s red carpet circus

One of the most comic sights at the ongoing International Film Festival of India here is the Red Carpet tamasha every evening. Unlike the Red Carpet at Cannes or Venice or Berlin, Goa’s produces the loudest giggles. Read on for details.

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Updated on Nov 28, 2009 03:50 PM IST
None | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

Disappointments galore at IFFI

This year, it is the general consensus among movie critics and Festival regulars that the retrospective to Gurinder Chadha and the tribute to Germany’s Roland Reber smacked of poor judgement on the part of the organizing Directorate of Film Festivals.

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Updated on Nov 27, 2009 12:31 PM IST
None | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

Why IFFI is a decaying film festival

If a movie festival is to grow and develop, it needs a strong leader at the helm of its affairs. Cannes, which opened in 1946, reached its undoubtedly premier position on the world festival map through sheer stability.

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Updated on Nov 26, 2009 03:14 PM IST
ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

Panorama selection questionable

The prestigious Indian Panorama opened here today at the International Film Festival of India. There were some on the jury who failed to understand that this is an Indian Panorama, not a Bengali or Tamil or Malayalam or Oriya Panorama.

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Updated on Nov 24, 2009 06:07 PM IST
None | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

IFFI to open on a note of visual lyricism

The International Film Festival of India begins its 11-day sail on the banks of the picturesque Mandovi here with a Chinese work, Wheat. Helmed by He Ping, the narrative focuses on two deserters during an ancient civil war in China.

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Updated on Nov 23, 2009 01:35 PM IST
ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Panaji

Another iffy situation for IFFI

The 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to unroll on November 23 has kicked off yet another controversy. Some days ago eye brows were raised because Amitabh Bachchan hasn't been invited to the festival. And now...

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Updated on Nov 19, 2009 05:50 PM IST
ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Chennai

Marrakech Festival a boon for local cinema

The Marrakech Film Festival, to begin its ninth edition on December 4, has been a boon not just for the fledgling Moroccan/African cinema industry, offering an effective platform for their directors, but also for the city’s tourism.

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Updated on Nov 14, 2009 09:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Chennai

Kiarostami to head Marrakech jury

Renowned Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has been named president of the jury at the ninth Marrakech Film Festival set to roll on December 4.

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Updated on Nov 13, 2009 11:43 AM IST
None | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, New Delhi

The White Ribbon scoops top prize at Cannes

Austrian director Michael Haneke's somber black-and-white drama The White Ribbon, a chilling account of a German village in the build-up to World War I walked away with the Palme d'Or for the Best Film at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

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Updated on May 25, 2009 02:11 PM IST
PTI | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Cannes

Violence, sex rule Cannes entries

Though the festival opened with light-hearted animated film Up, it failed to retain the same spirit with films by masters like Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Von Trier, Johnnie To and Lou Ye being high on blood and gore.

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Updated on May 06, 2013 03:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByGautaman Bhaskaran, Cannes
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