Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia has received a nomination in the Best Director category for All We Imagine As Light at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.
The film, rated highly by critics, has also picked up a nomination in the Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language category.
To strengthen the connection between India and its diaspora abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Indians residing abroad to participate in the ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ quiz.
Renowned Indian composer A R Rahman has received two nominations for the Malayalam movie Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life) at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
The Oscar-winner is nominated in the ‘Song-Feature Film’ category for the track “Periyone”, and in the ‘Score-Independent Film (Foreign Language)’ category. Sung by Jithin Raj, Periyone was co-written by Rahman and Rafiq Ahamed.
Several Indian-American artists have received nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards. The prestigious event will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on February 2, 2025.
The nominees of Indian-American and Indian heritage are Ricky Kej, Anoushka Shankar, Chandrika Tandon,Varijashree Venugopal, Radhika Vekaria, and Noshir Mody.
An Indian-origin female real estate developer and film producer has bought actor Matthew Perry’s Los Angeles home in Pacific Palisades.
Anita Lallian paid $8.55 million for the property, as per reports. Before moving in, the new owner performed a customary ‘puja’ and prayer ceremony to honor Perry’s spirit. Perry, who gained worldwide fame for his iconic role as Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom ‘Friends’, died at the property in October 2023.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Kannada short film ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’ will now compete for the Oscar trophy in 2025. On Monday, November 4, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced that ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’ has qualified for the Oscars 2025 in the Live Action Short Film category. The […]
Here is some good news for film enthusiasts, 3rd i’s 22nd annual SF International South Asian Film Festival – Beyond Bollywood will bring cinema from India, Pakistan, France, the UK, Canada, and the USA to the Roxie Theater in San Francisco from October 18-20.
The Collaborator, a feature film produced by an Indian-origin actor, will premiere at the 23rd annual San Diego International Film Festival. The film was selected from a record-breaking 3,500 submissions at the film festival, themed “Celebrating the Power of Film”.
The festival, scheduled to be held from October 16-20, will include more than 100 screenings of films from 25 countries, along with 10 world premieres, panel discussions, and the Night of the Stars Tribute red carpet event.
“Do patan ke bich mein sabut bacha na koi” [Caught between two stones, no one survives].
With that couplet from Kabir, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali described the events surrounding the death of singer Chamkila. Ali, known for blockbuster movies like “Jab We Met,” “Highway,” “Tamasha,” and “Rockstar.” Ali was one of the keynote speakers at SALA 2024 in Stanford, California, where he talked to indica about his recent biopic, “Amar Singh Chamkila,” the Punjabi singer who was mysteriously killed.
Culture, traditions, and mental health are all at play at the upcoming South Asian Literature and Art Festival, SALA-2024, to be held at the Encina Commons at Stanford University, September 28-29.
The SALA committee (Art Forum SF) has partnered with the Stanford Center for South Asia to bring together the event that will feature contemporary South Asian Art collections, and panel discussions on art, literature, poetry, and cinema. With ‘Plurality in Community’ as its theme, the festival is celebrating its fifth year.
India has officially selected Laapataa Ladies as its entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.
The film, directed by Kiran Rao and produced by Aamir Khan, aims to highlight significant social issues while representing Indian cinema on the global stage.
Riding on the success of her beauty brand, Rare Beauty, singer-actress Selena Gomez has officially joined the ranks of one of the youngest billionaires.
According to the Deadline, the ‘Emilia Perez’ actor has achieved this financial feat primarily through the success of her beauty brand alongside other lucrative ventures.
As the 25th anniversary of the harrowing hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC 814 to Kandahar in Afghanistan from Kathmandu in Nepal approaches on December 24, a Netflix series about it is reopening old wounds and triggering political ferment.
Kamala, a short film that offers a fresh perspective on the life and journey of Vice President Kamala Harris is set to debut in theaters nationwide this October. Illumin8 Entertainment and Pizarro Creative announced the upcoming release of the short film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
‘The Apprentice’, the controversial biographical drama film about young Donald Trump, the former US president and the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, will hit US and Canadian theaters in October, weeks before the presidential election on November 5, according to media reports.
The hot-button film has been acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment for a pre-election release on October 11, as well as an awards push, reported The Hollywood Reporter. Briarcliff Entertainment is an indie distributor based in Santa Monica, California.
As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is set to kick off in Chicago on Monday, August 19, several prominent figures, including Indian American actor Mindy Kaling, actor Kerry Washington, Nicaraguan-American strategist and commentator Ana Navarro, and actor-singer Tony Goldwyn, have been confirmed as hosts for the convention, The Hill reported, citing officials.
According to organizers who spoke with The Hill on Sunday, August 18, each celebrity will host one night of the four-day DNC in Chicago and help guide viewers through the programs both in the event hall and on television.
John Cena, a 16-time World Champion in American pro-wrestling promotion WWE, and a Hollywood actor, in July 2024, visited India to attend the wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. He was in Mumbai for a short time but did not miss any chance to explore Indian culture, especially through ‘desi’ food.
Speaking with ANI over a Zoom video call, Cena recalled treating his taste buds to Indian cuisine at the Ambani wedding. He added a touch of humor to it by saying how he needs to work on his spice tolerance.
The 22nd Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has announced the winners of their annual jury and audience awards for 2024. Film winners were announced at the gala Closing Night awards ceremony at the Writers Guild Theater on June 30, 2024. The Pitch Competition was announced at the inaugural IFFLA Industry Day at Landmark Theatre Sunset on June 28, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
“This year’s edition of IFFLA marked an exciting moment of growth for us, with new locations in the heart of Los Angeles, while continuing to serve as a key hub for South Asian filmmakers to gather and celebrate the powerful storytelling and achievements of this vibrant community,” said IFFLA Executive Director Christina Marouda. “Our audiences enthusiastically welcomed an incredible lineup of films, resulting in record-breaking attendance. We also introduced IFFLA Industry Day, which offered an invaluable opportunity for remarkably talented filmmakers to be educated, inspired, and to engage in meaningful conversations with industry leaders.”
Acclaimed film-maker Vinod Ganatra has become the first Indian to be conferred the prestigious ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’ by South Africa for his contribution to films, an official said here Monday, June 17.
Ganatra, a well-known film-maker and editor from Gujarat, who is now based in Mumbai, was honoured with the coveted award at the ongoing 7th Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival, for his immense contributions to the world of cinema for kids.
Looking for a purpose to the Met Gala fashions is like looking for a purpose to the universe. Just as merely to exist is the universe’s purpose, so for fashions at the gala. This year’s event was no different.
’12 Digit Masterstroke – The Untold Story of Aadhaar’, a documentary series that unravels a behind-the-scenes story of the creation of the world’s largest social identity program, culminating into what is today known as ‘Aadhaar Card’, has been announced by streaming service DocuBay.
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) announced its merger with the India Center Foundation (ICF) to promote visual storytelling on topics connected to the South Asian community. IFFLA and ICF aim to incubate and launch an industry development program to showcase the next generation of South Asian talent to studios, funders, and media executives. IFFLA’s 22nd film festival will be held on June 27-30, 2024.
Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones expressed her love for Indian movies and shared that her children grew up watching films like Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’. Talking to the media at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, she said, “I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching ‘Om Shanti Om’.”
The 21st Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival – Beyond Bollywood will be hosted by 3rdi to showcase edgy narratives, fun indie films, and inspiring documentaries from South Asia and its diaspora, including stories from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, France, Italy, UK, Canada and the USA from October 20-22.
The Malayalam film ‘2018’, based on the rains and flood that hit Kerala has been selected as India’s official entry for Oscar 2024. The film, a survival drama – 2018: Everyone is a Hero – has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 96th Academy Awards, making it only the fourth film from the language to be selected for this category.
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