Steffi Niederzoll’s Berlin, Cph: Dox and El Gouna-winning documentary “Seven Winters in Tehran” added another award to its collection with the best international film honor at India’s inaugural Cinevesture International Festival (Ciff).
Anmol Sidhu’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominee “Jaggi” won best Indian film and Elham Ehsas’ BAFTA and Clermont-Ferrand nominee “Yellow” was named as best short.
The festival took place March 27-31 in Chandigarh, northern India. A three-day phone filmmaking workshop hosted by Chitkara International School and produced by Cinevesture saw students from five schools participating with Ritisha Sinha’s film “Unveiled” from Mount Carmel School winning an award.
Former Cannes film market director Jerome Paillard, Indian actor and producer Rana Daggubati (“Baahubali”) and Nicole Guillemet, who was co-director of the Sundance Film Festival, and Indian filmmaker Ajitpal Singh (Sundance title “Fire in the Mountains”) are on the festival advisory board.
The festival had an accompanying...
Anmol Sidhu’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominee “Jaggi” won best Indian film and Elham Ehsas’ BAFTA and Clermont-Ferrand nominee “Yellow” was named as best short.
The festival took place March 27-31 in Chandigarh, northern India. A three-day phone filmmaking workshop hosted by Chitkara International School and produced by Cinevesture saw students from five schools participating with Ritisha Sinha’s film “Unveiled” from Mount Carmel School winning an award.
Former Cannes film market director Jerome Paillard, Indian actor and producer Rana Daggubati (“Baahubali”) and Nicole Guillemet, who was co-director of the Sundance Film Festival, and Indian filmmaker Ajitpal Singh (Sundance title “Fire in the Mountains”) are on the festival advisory board.
The festival had an accompanying...
- 4/2/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Next Goal Wins (Taika Waititi, 2023).The lineup is being unveiled for the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, starting with 60 selections from the Gala and Special Presentations programs. The festival takes place from September 7–17, 2023.Gala PRESENTATIONSConcrete Utopia (Um Tae-Hwa)Dumb Money (Craig Gillespie)Fair Play (Chloe Domont)Flora and Son (John Carney)Hate to Love: Nickelback (Leigh Brooks)Lee (Ellen Kuras)Next Goal Wins (Taika Waititi)Nyad (Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin)Punjab ’95 (Honey Trehan)Solo (Sophie Dupuis)The End We Start From (Mahalia Belo)The Movie Emperor (Ning Hao)The New Boy (Warwick Thornton) The Royal Hotel (Kitty Green)The Holdovers.Special Presentationsa Difficult Year (Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache)A Normal Family (Hur Jin-ho)American Fiction (Cord Jefferson)Anatomy of a Fall (Justine Triet)Close to You (Dominic Savage)Days of Happiness (Chloé Robichaud)The Rescue (Daniela Goggi)Ezra (Tony Goldwyn)Fingernails (Christos Nikou)Four Daughters (Kaouther Ben Hania...
- 8/14/2023
- MUBI
Indian movie “Punjab ‘95” has been taken off the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival line-up.
The film, starring singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh as human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, was scheduled to premiere at TIFF’s Gala Presentations.
Read More: Collaborative Masterpiece ‘I Am Sirat’ By Sirat Taneja And Deepa Mehta To Premiere At TIFF 2023
Last week, “Punjab ’95” was taken off the line-up on TIFF’s website and over the weekend, the festival’s customer relationship team tweeted: “We can confirm that the filmmaking team of “Punjab ’95” made the decision to withdraw from the TIFF 2023 lineup.”
Hello Belle, We can confirm that the filmmaking team of Punjab 95 made the decision to withdraw from the TIFF 2023 lineup.
— TIFF Customer Relations (@tiff_help) August 12, 2023
The Honey Trehan-directed film is a biography of the human rights campaigner Jaswant Singh Khalra and it was dogged by several controversies in India.
Khalra had allegedly...
The film, starring singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh as human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, was scheduled to premiere at TIFF’s Gala Presentations.
Read More: Collaborative Masterpiece ‘I Am Sirat’ By Sirat Taneja And Deepa Mehta To Premiere At TIFF 2023
Last week, “Punjab ’95” was taken off the line-up on TIFF’s website and over the weekend, the festival’s customer relationship team tweeted: “We can confirm that the filmmaking team of “Punjab ’95” made the decision to withdraw from the TIFF 2023 lineup.”
Hello Belle, We can confirm that the filmmaking team of Punjab 95 made the decision to withdraw from the TIFF 2023 lineup.
— TIFF Customer Relations (@tiff_help) August 12, 2023
The Honey Trehan-directed film is a biography of the human rights campaigner Jaswant Singh Khalra and it was dogged by several controversies in India.
Khalra had allegedly...
- 8/14/2023
- by Divya Goyal
- ET Canada
45 women will be able to take part in the scheme.
Netflix has teamed with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (Afac) to launch Women In Film: Introduction to the Creative Process, a programme for emerging female talent, that aims to educate on the creative filmmaking process and different roles that can be played behind-the-camera.
It has been created for 45 emerging women filmmakers graduating from film studies and interested in film who reside in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE.
Participants will be introduced to scriptwriting and the creative process of filmmaking by established female filmmakers from the Arab region,...
Netflix has teamed with the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (Afac) to launch Women In Film: Introduction to the Creative Process, a programme for emerging female talent, that aims to educate on the creative filmmaking process and different roles that can be played behind-the-camera.
It has been created for 45 emerging women filmmakers graduating from film studies and interested in film who reside in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE.
Participants will be introduced to scriptwriting and the creative process of filmmaking by established female filmmakers from the Arab region,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The Indian human rights activist drama, Punjab ’95, has been pulled from this year’s TIFF lineup, Deadline has confirmed. We hear this was a decision made by the filmmakers, not the festival.
The pic, directed by Honey Trehan, tells the story of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, and was scheduled to world premiere in the Gala Presentations section on Sept. 11.
The movie follows Khalra’s courageous campaign to uncover the murders and abduction of more than 25,000 Sikhs by Punjab police from 1984-1994. Khalra disappeared in September 1995 with six Punjab police officers convicted for his abduction and murder ten years later. The pic is the second feature from Trehan after the 2020 Netflix movie Raat Akeli Hai. The filmmaker was previously at TIFF in 2016 as a producer on the pic A Death in the Gunj. Punjab ’95 stars singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra.
Screen Daily reports that the pic’s...
The pic, directed by Honey Trehan, tells the story of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, and was scheduled to world premiere in the Gala Presentations section on Sept. 11.
The movie follows Khalra’s courageous campaign to uncover the murders and abduction of more than 25,000 Sikhs by Punjab police from 1984-1994. Khalra disappeared in September 1995 with six Punjab police officers convicted for his abduction and murder ten years later. The pic is the second feature from Trehan after the 2020 Netflix movie Raat Akeli Hai. The filmmaker was previously at TIFF in 2016 as a producer on the pic A Death in the Gunj. Punjab ’95 stars singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra.
Screen Daily reports that the pic’s...
- 8/12/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Punjab ’95’, a potentially incendiary drama that was due to premiere as a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival, has been removed from the line-up. The film is “a compelling story based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra,” producer RSVP and the festival described the film as telling the story of Khalra “uncovering murderous corruption during Punjab’s period of insurgency” in social media posts, reports Variety.
‘Punjab ’95’ is directed by Honey Trehan who previously made 2020 Netflix thriller ‘Raat Akeli Hai.’ The cast of ‘Punjab ’95’ includes popular musician and actor Diljit Dosanjh, Bollywood star Arjun Rampal and Suvinder Vicky, known for Cannes title ‘The Fourth Direction’, Venice selection ‘Milestone’ and recent Netflix hit series ‘Kohrra’.
Any mention of the film has been removed from the festival website. The festival had not responded to a request for comment from.
‘Punjab ’95’ is directed by Honey Trehan who previously made 2020 Netflix thriller ‘Raat Akeli Hai.’ The cast of ‘Punjab ’95’ includes popular musician and actor Diljit Dosanjh, Bollywood star Arjun Rampal and Suvinder Vicky, known for Cannes title ‘The Fourth Direction’, Venice selection ‘Milestone’ and recent Netflix hit series ‘Kohrra’.
Any mention of the film has been removed from the festival website. The festival had not responded to a request for comment from.
- 8/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
“Punjab ’95,” centered on Jaswant Singh Khalra, has been removed from the lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival. The picture, starring Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra, was supposed to premiere in the Gala Presentations strand on Sept. 11.
No formal explanation for the removal has been provided, but individuals with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap that the decision was made by the filmmakers, not the festival. As such the film is no longer featured on the official TIFF webpage.
Khalra was a famous human-rights activist who found evidence of the abduction, murder and cremation of more than 25,000 Sikhs by the police during a 10-year period from 1984 to 1994. Khalra vanished in 1995 and six Punjab police officers were eventually convicted, a decade later, of his murder.
Punjab ’95 Official Trailer
Mumbai-based production company RSVP Movies applied for a censor certificate from India’s Central Board of Film Certification in December 2022. However, the...
No formal explanation for the removal has been provided, but individuals with knowledge of the matter told TheWrap that the decision was made by the filmmakers, not the festival. As such the film is no longer featured on the official TIFF webpage.
Khalra was a famous human-rights activist who found evidence of the abduction, murder and cremation of more than 25,000 Sikhs by the police during a 10-year period from 1984 to 1994. Khalra vanished in 1995 and six Punjab police officers were eventually convicted, a decade later, of his murder.
Punjab ’95 Official Trailer
Mumbai-based production company RSVP Movies applied for a censor certificate from India’s Central Board of Film Certification in December 2022. However, the...
- 8/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Strike passed 100 days earlier in the week.
Writers Guild Of America (WGA) is reviewing a counter offer from the studios and streamers after the two sides sat down on Friday (August 11) and said it will respond next week.
”Your Negotiating Committee received a counterproposal from the AMPTP today,” WGA said in a statement to members, who have been on strike for more than 100 days. ”We will evaluate their offer and, after deliberation, go back to them with the WGA’s response next week. ”
The WGA and Alliance Of Motion Picture And Television Producers (AMPTP) initially met last Friday (August 4) for...
Writers Guild Of America (WGA) is reviewing a counter offer from the studios and streamers after the two sides sat down on Friday (August 11) and said it will respond next week.
”Your Negotiating Committee received a counterproposal from the AMPTP today,” WGA said in a statement to members, who have been on strike for more than 100 days. ”We will evaluate their offer and, after deliberation, go back to them with the WGA’s response next week. ”
The WGA and Alliance Of Motion Picture And Television Producers (AMPTP) initially met last Friday (August 4) for...
- 8/12/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Strike passed 100 days earlier in the week.
Writers Guild Of America (WGA) is reviewing a counter offer from the studios and streamers after the two sides sat down on Friday (August 11).
”Your Negotiating Committee received a counterproposal from the AMPTP today,” WGA said in a statement to members, who have been on strike for more than 100 days. ”We will evaluate their offer and, after deliberation, go back to them with the WGA’s response next week. ”
The WGA and Alliance Of Motion Picture And Television Producers (AMPTP) initially met last Friday (August 4) for the first time since talks broke down...
Writers Guild Of America (WGA) is reviewing a counter offer from the studios and streamers after the two sides sat down on Friday (August 11).
”Your Negotiating Committee received a counterproposal from the AMPTP today,” WGA said in a statement to members, who have been on strike for more than 100 days. ”We will evaluate their offer and, after deliberation, go back to them with the WGA’s response next week. ”
The WGA and Alliance Of Motion Picture And Television Producers (AMPTP) initially met last Friday (August 4) for the first time since talks broke down...
- 8/12/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fest runs September 7-17.
Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau will take part in the TIFF In Conversation With… series of on-stage talks next month.
“TIFF’s 2023 In Conversation With… series exemplifies our belief that film can ignite perspectives and fuel transformation,” said Anita Lee, TIFF chief programming officer. “We are delighted to welcome a powerhouse line-up of international iconoclasts from Spain, South Korea, and Hong Kong for film lovers of all genres.”
Almodóvar will present the North American premiere of his short film Strange Way Of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. His credits include All About My Mother,...
Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau will take part in the TIFF In Conversation With… series of on-stage talks next month.
“TIFF’s 2023 In Conversation With… series exemplifies our belief that film can ignite perspectives and fuel transformation,” said Anita Lee, TIFF chief programming officer. “We are delighted to welcome a powerhouse line-up of international iconoclasts from Spain, South Korea, and Hong Kong for film lovers of all genres.”
Almodóvar will present the North American premiere of his short film Strange Way Of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. His credits include All About My Mother,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Punjab ’95,” a potentially incendiary drama that was due to premiere as a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), has been removed from the lineup.
The film is “a compelling story based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra,” per producer RSVP and the festival described the film as telling the story of Khalra “uncovering murderous corruption during Punjab’s period of insurgency” in social media posts.
Any mention of the film has disappeared from the festival website. The festival confirmed to Variety that the filmmaking team of “Punjab 95” removed the film from the TIFF 2023 lineup. RSVP declined to comment.
In June 1984, the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered an army operation against militants at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, a holy location for Sikhs, that was criticized by many in the community. In October, Gandhi’s Sikh bodyguards assassinated her, leading to anti-Sikh riots across northern India.
The film is “a compelling story based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra,” per producer RSVP and the festival described the film as telling the story of Khalra “uncovering murderous corruption during Punjab’s period of insurgency” in social media posts.
Any mention of the film has disappeared from the festival website. The festival confirmed to Variety that the filmmaking team of “Punjab 95” removed the film from the TIFF 2023 lineup. RSVP declined to comment.
In June 1984, the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ordered an army operation against militants at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, a holy location for Sikhs, that was criticized by many in the community. In October, Gandhi’s Sikh bodyguards assassinated her, leading to anti-Sikh riots across northern India.
- 8/11/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Love Is A Gun’ set to play in competition in Critics’ Week at Venice.
Chinese sales agent Parallax Films has boarded actor Lee Hong-Chi’s directorial debut Love Is A Gun, ahead of its premiere at Venice, and Liang Ming’s Carefree Days, the opening film of San Sebastian’s New Directors strand.
Love Is A Gun, also starring and written by Lee, follows a young man who is determined to start afresh after getting out of jail, but his turbulent past comes back to haunt him, including a gun of which he cannot get rid.
It will premiere in...
Chinese sales agent Parallax Films has boarded actor Lee Hong-Chi’s directorial debut Love Is A Gun, ahead of its premiere at Venice, and Liang Ming’s Carefree Days, the opening film of San Sebastian’s New Directors strand.
Love Is A Gun, also starring and written by Lee, follows a young man who is determined to start afresh after getting out of jail, but his turbulent past comes back to haunt him, including a gun of which he cannot get rid.
It will premiere in...
- 8/11/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The film tells the true story of human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.
Punjab ’95, a controversial drama about Indian human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has been pulled from the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
The feature was due to receive its world premiere in the Gala Presentations strand of TIFF on September 11 but a festival spokesperson confirmed to Screen that it is no longer part of the programme. The festival would not comment further on the reasons behind its withdrawal.
Based on a true story, it stars singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra, a renowned human-rights activist who found evidence of the abduction,...
Punjab ’95, a controversial drama about Indian human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, has been pulled from the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.
The feature was due to receive its world premiere in the Gala Presentations strand of TIFF on September 11 but a festival spokesperson confirmed to Screen that it is no longer part of the programme. The festival would not comment further on the reasons behind its withdrawal.
Based on a true story, it stars singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh as Khalra, a renowned human-rights activist who found evidence of the abduction,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
TIFF is honouring big talent.
On Thursday, the Toronto International Festival announced the first recipients of its 2023 Tribute Awards, to be handed out during the fest in September.
Read More: TIFF Reveals First-Look At Nicolas Cage In ‘Dream Scenario’, Announces Movie As Platform Programme Opener
The first pair of recipients will be directors Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee, both well-recognized lights of international filmmaking.
A Spanish filmmaker, Almodóvar is known for his brightly coloured, melodramatic films dealing with sex, relationships and much more. He has frequently worked with actors like Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.
His films include “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!”, “All About My Mother”, “Talk To Her”, “Volver”, “Pain and Glory” and more.
“It’s a true thrill to acknowledge Pedro Almodóvar as the distinguished recipient of the Jeff Skoll Impact Media Award for 2023,” said Cameron Bailey, TIFF CEO. “Pedro has been coming to TIFF for...
On Thursday, the Toronto International Festival announced the first recipients of its 2023 Tribute Awards, to be handed out during the fest in September.
Read More: TIFF Reveals First-Look At Nicolas Cage In ‘Dream Scenario’, Announces Movie As Platform Programme Opener
The first pair of recipients will be directors Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee, both well-recognized lights of international filmmaking.
A Spanish filmmaker, Almodóvar is known for his brightly coloured, melodramatic films dealing with sex, relationships and much more. He has frequently worked with actors like Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.
His films include “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!”, “All About My Mother”, “Talk To Her”, “Volver”, “Pain and Glory” and more.
“It’s a true thrill to acknowledge Pedro Almodóvar as the distinguished recipient of the Jeff Skoll Impact Media Award for 2023,” said Cameron Bailey, TIFF CEO. “Pedro has been coming to TIFF for...
- 8/3/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
TIFF has announced the coveted line-up for the 10 World Premiere features that make up the 2023 Platform programme and one of the flicks includes Nicolas Cage!
The Platform programme, conceived in 2015, will reward one special film $20,000 Cad, selected by an in-person jury. This year’s jury will consist of big-shot names, including Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins, Cannes winner Nadine Labaki and 2022 Platform Prize winner Anthony Shim.
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Diljit Dosanjh & Arjun Rampal’s ‘Punjab ’95’ Set For World Premiere
The Platform is TIFF’s highly competitive, aiming to crown innovative and fearless directorial visions. This year’s film roster is imported from 12 countries across three continents.
One of the most talked-about films is Nicolas Cage’s “Dream Scenario”, directed by Kristoffer Borgli. The movie is described as a sharp, witty, satirical commentary on social media. TIFF got it’s hands on a first-look photo of Nicolas Cage in the movie,...
The Platform programme, conceived in 2015, will reward one special film $20,000 Cad, selected by an in-person jury. This year’s jury will consist of big-shot names, including Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins, Cannes winner Nadine Labaki and 2022 Platform Prize winner Anthony Shim.
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival 2023: Diljit Dosanjh & Arjun Rampal’s ‘Punjab ’95’ Set For World Premiere
The Platform is TIFF’s highly competitive, aiming to crown innovative and fearless directorial visions. This year’s film roster is imported from 12 countries across three continents.
One of the most talked-about films is Nicolas Cage’s “Dream Scenario”, directed by Kristoffer Borgli. The movie is described as a sharp, witty, satirical commentary on social media. TIFF got it’s hands on a first-look photo of Nicolas Cage in the movie,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
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