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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicCannes Film Festival

Topic: Cannes Film Festival

Malayam director, Bengali actor & Papua New Guinean story—Papa Buka film is headed for Oscars

The Tok Pisin-language drama film is co-written and directed by award-winning Malayalam director Bijukumar Damodaran. It follows the story of an elderly war veteran.

Indian filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Homebound’ receives 9-minute standing ovation at 78th Cannes

The movie was screened in the Un Certain Regard segment with several Indian celebrities and actors in attendance. Ghaywan’s directorial debut 'Masaan' was also at the Cannes in 2015.

‘She is a phoenix.’ On Chhaya Kadam’s attitude to rejections, small roles, & enduring friendships

Chhaya Kadam’s characters invert the ‘office woman’ trope. From the impeccably dressed Kanchan Kombdi to the worldly-wise Manju Mai, she plays tough women with a hint of vulnerability.

Influencers aren’t the best ‘Indian representation’ at Cannes. Filmmakers are

Even if fashion was a core feature of Cannes, Indian influencers failed at that too. No one, barring Nancy Tyagi, was able to turn heads on the red carpet.

Malayali nurses, NRI husband, Muslim lover—Payal Kapadia’s Cannes film is personal & political

All We Imagine As Light isn't Payal Kapadia's first Cannes win. She won the Oeil d’Or award for best documentary film in 2021 for A Night of Knowing Nothing.

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ wins Cannes Grand Prix award

‘All We Imagine as Light’ marks the feature film debut of Payal Kapadia. Before this, she won the Golden Eye award at Cannes for her documentary ‘A Night of Knowing Nothing.’

FTII student wins prestigious Cannes La Cinef award

The film, titled 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know', has been directed by Chidanand Naik, shot by Suraj Thakur, edited by Manoj V, and sound by Abhishek Kadam.

Nancy Tyagi at Cannes is instantly iconic. Commenting on Aishwarya Rai is so last decade

Her saree could easily give Sabyasachi’s Met Gala creation a run for his money. Alia Bhatt’s ‘Garden of Time’ saree was a product of 163 artisans, Tyagi is a one-woman show.

India to host ‘Bharat Parv’ at 77th Cannes Film Festival

The purpose of the 'Bharat Parv' is to provide an opportunity to the Indian film industry to connect with film celebrities, filmmakers, directors, producers, buyers, and sales agents from all over the world.

For director of Cannes’ first Sudanese film it’s a bittersweet moment

Mohamed Kordofani’s ‘Goodbye Julia’ looks at the effect South Sudan's split from Sudan in 2011 has had on people's lives through two women.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.