The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) has announced the 2010 line-up of films for its 8th annual festival, which runs April 20-April 25 at ArcLight Hollywood. The six-day festival will showcase 33 films from 5 countries, including 4 world premieres and 7 Us premieres.
“This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,’ said Christina Marouda, Iffla’s Executive Director. “As filmmakers of Indian descent forge new relationships in Hollywood, we invite moviegoers and industry professionals to experience our unique and wide ranging program which includes thought-provoking dramas, engaging documentaries, along with a touch of light hearted fare and a taste of Bollywood.”
Kicking off the festival is the Los Angeles premiere and directorial debut of Dilip Mehta‘s Cooking With Stella, starring Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Don McKellar.
“This is a true celebration of the art and business of Indian film and culture as well as an opportunity to connect with the game changers and emerging filmmakers of Indian themed content,’ said Christina Marouda, Iffla’s Executive Director. “As filmmakers of Indian descent forge new relationships in Hollywood, we invite moviegoers and industry professionals to experience our unique and wide ranging program which includes thought-provoking dramas, engaging documentaries, along with a touch of light hearted fare and a taste of Bollywood.”
Kicking off the festival is the Los Angeles premiere and directorial debut of Dilip Mehta‘s Cooking With Stella, starring Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Don McKellar.
- 4/1/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Indian filmmakers Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin's documentary on Tibetan freedom struggle "The Sun Behind The Clouds" was released in New York City's Film Forum on March 31. Balcony Releasing is distributing the film in the USA. The film will be releasing in more Us theatres, however, the dates are still being worked out.
The film was screened at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation films (Miff), where it had won silver conch for the second best film in the documentary section. The film was also shown at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival despite severe Chinese pressure to drop it from the official program.
“Behind The Clouds” captures the half a century of Tibetan struggle for independence and different views to it of Tibetan community living in exile in India and worldwide. The film, set against the Tibetan protest against the 2008 Beijing Olympics, features...
The film was screened at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation films (Miff), where it had won silver conch for the second best film in the documentary section. The film was also shown at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival despite severe Chinese pressure to drop it from the official program.
“Behind The Clouds” captures the half a century of Tibetan struggle for independence and different views to it of Tibetan community living in exile in India and worldwide. The film, set against the Tibetan protest against the 2008 Beijing Olympics, features...
- 3/31/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Balcony Releasing has announced that they will be distributing "The Sun Behind The Clouds: Tibet's Struggle For Freedom" in Us theaters this Spring. The White Crane Films Production, directed and produced by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, opens today, Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at New York City's Film Forum. Information on the forthcoming theatrical roll-out that Balcony will be handling will be announced as dates are confirmed and details become available. ...
- 3/31/2010
- Indiewire
According to the Palm Springs International Film festival, the reason why the China Film Group has pulled two films from the fest (which got under way Tuesday) is to protest the showing of Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s pro-Tibet doc The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom (trailer on jump). So China pulled the horrific Nanking film The City of Life and Death, which scored with audiences and critics at September’s Toronto Film Fest; National Geographic Films is set to release it in March. The film’s director, Lu Chuan, told the Hollywood Reporter that China is protesting the fest’s inclusion of a film about the Dalai Lama. China also pulled a second film, Ye Kai’s short Quick Quick Slow Slow. This is not the first time China has interfered with its filmmakers showing their work abroad.
- 1/6/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
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