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The film ‘Cuba in Africa’ wins Thomas Sankara Prize
From late February to early March, in Ouagadougou the capital of Burkina Faso, there was the week-long Africa's largest film festival FESPACO. In fact,...
Film Review: The Humanization in The Lives of Others
The German movie “The Lives of Others” is released in February 2007. It was directed and written by Florian von Donnersmarck, and produced by...
The Truth Behind the film ‘Cuba in Africa’
In this snapshot WhatsApp interview, Negash Abdurahman, producer of the the film 'Cuba in Africa' which won several prestigious international awards, narrates his experiences.
Abdurahman...
Hollywood with Chinese Characteristics
Authors: Dr. Abhishek Srivastava and Ms. Shreyasi*
Cinemas are an effective tool to project soft power and influence communities at large. A number of Hollywood...
From the Ranch to Hollywood: The origins and cultural development of the cowboy in the U.S.
The term cowboy was used for the first time back in the 18th century. Since that time, it has developed in different regions in...
Akanksha Sood Singh: The Woman of the Wild
Akanksha Sood Singh is among India's premiere multi-award winning natural history filmmakers. She is known for her extreme passion and brilliant story-telling. With two...
As a Muslim Woman, This Year I Won’t Be Watching the Oscars – Here’s Why
The Oscars are facing a viewership crisis. Last year, numbers dropped from approximately 40 million to a mere 9.85 million. Yet, efforts to address...
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the UN cultural agency,...
Dongyu Zhou wears Constellation
Award-winning Chinese actress Dongyu Zhou wears OMEGA’s Constellation Small Seconds.
A winner of multiple domestic and foreign film awards, Dongyu Zhou is an accomplished actress...
Priyanka Banerjee exposes the harsh realities of rape culture in India in her short film “Devi”
Priyanka Banerjee is the writer and director of the award winning film “Devi”. Devi as a film explores ideas related to rape culture in...