| London
Indian Film Festival, 20th June - 3rd July 2012 |
The
third annual London Indian Film Festival will run from 20th June
3rd July 2012 bringing to UK audiences a selection of cutting edge
films from some of Indias and the UKs hottest independent
talents. It will open with Mumbai cult Director Anurag Kashyaps
Gangs of Wasseypur which is a revenge story set in the
socio-political milieu of Bihar.
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| Riz
Ahmed stars in ''iLL Manors'' directed by Ben Drew (a.k.a PlanB) |
British
Asian actor and musician Riz Ahmed stars in 'iLL Manors', the directorial
debut of British music artist Ben Drew (aka Plan B) who also wrote
the original music for the film. Releasing in cinemas on 6th June
2012, the film is a visually stunning unique crime thriller, harrowing
and shocking, yet laced with humour that is set in the unforgiving
streets of London.
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| 'All
In Good Time' by Ayub Khan Din, UK Release 11th May 2012 |
'All
In Good Time' is a warm hearted, comic tale adapted for the big screen
from the Olivier award winning play 'Rafta Rafta' by Ayub Khan Din
(East is East.) Centred around a close knit, larger than life British
Asian family living in present day Bolton, 'All In Good Time' follows
Atul Dutt and his young bride Vina for whom the first taste of married
life is proving far from straightforward.
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| Digital
Ventures firm Ascension Media Group opens in Mumbai |
Ascension
Media Group LLP, the creative industries and digital ventures firm,
has announced that it is opening an office in Mumbai, India, to be
headed by Parminder Vir OBE (pictured left). According to the
Global Media and Entertainment Outlook by Price Waterhouse Coopers
in July 2011, the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry is forecast
to reach $31.7 billion by 2015, growing at 13% per annum from 2011-2015.
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| Meera
Syal & Amara Khan star in Ayub Khan Din's 'All in Good Time' |
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Amara
Karan, Reece Ritchie and Meera Syal, the stars of Ayub Khan Dins
new offering All in Good Time have been dazzling audiences
at the Glasgow and Dublin Film Festivals. Over the past two weeks,
they have been busy introducing cinema-goers to the hugely warm
hearted, comic tale adapted from award winning play 'Rafta Rafta'.
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| Tongues
on Fire present the London Asian Film Festival 2012 |
Tongues
on Fire (TOF) present the 14th London Asian Film Festival from 16th
to 24th March 2012, with the psychological drama 'Michael', starring
Naseeruddin Shah, as its opening film on 16th March. Michael Winterbottoms
Trishna, starring Freida Pinto, will be at Apollo Piccadilly, on Saturday
17th March alongside the annual short film competition.
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| 7
Welcome to London, Out 9th March 2012 |
'7
Welcome to London', which marks the debut of British Asian VJ Asad
Shan, is a thriller that centres around the struggles and hardships
faced by a young immigrant from India. Pakistani pop stars Falak Shabbir,
underground rocker Zuj Jibran, Sohail Haider and Access band provide
the 7 music tracks.
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| Pakistan
wins first Oscar for documentary film 'Saving Face' |
Saving
Face, a documentary featuring British/Pakistani plastic surgeon
Mohammad Jawad was awarded the Oscar 2012 for Documentary Short Subject.
Directed by Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the documentary
chronicles the work of Mohammad Jawad as he travels to Pakistan to
treat survivors of radically disfiguring acid attacks.
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| The
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Out 24th Feb 2012,
Rating (*
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Fox
Searchlight's 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' which is released on
24th February 2012 looks set to be Rajasthan's 'Room with a View'
as the pink city forms the exotic backdrop to this romantic comedy
about the "outsourcing of old age" to India. The film follows
the unlikely tale of seven British old age pensioners who decide to
spend their "golden years" in India, arriving at the equally
washed up "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel".
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| Dev
Patel & Tena Desae star in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel |
After
the international box-office success of the multi-Oscar and BAFTA
winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and the UKs top grossing
Bollywood film to date, 'My Name is Khan', Twentieth Century Fox releases
a feel-good comedy 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' on 24th February
2012. Featuring Dev Patel & newcomer Tena Desae, the film also
boasts a stellar cast of British actors.
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| 'Naachle
London' heralds the first ever BollyBrit film!, Out 24th Feb 2012 |
Heralding
the debut of an exciting genre in British filmmaking, Aviary Films
launches the first ever BollyBrit film - Naachle London
- a unique cinematic offering that presents a British take on the
classic Bollywood genre, releasing in UK on 24th February 2012.
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| Two
Asians launch UK Film company with £300 million investment |
Undaunted
by the film industry downturn that has seen a 25% across-the-board
slashing of public support from the UK government, Renu Patel of Kaybee
Pictures and Gaurang Doshi have united to launch a film company with
£300 million investment to produce quality global cinema. In
celebration, the pair threw a lavish pre-Cannes party on Sunday 8th
May 2011.
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| Film
Makers & Screen Writers supported by India's Mahindra Group |
Hollywood
actor Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and Mahindra Group, one
of the largest companies in India known throughout the world for its
commitment to excellence and social responsibility, today announced
an agreement that sponsors screenwriters and film makers of independent
cinema around the world.
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| LONDON'S
LANDMARKS STAR IN TOP FILM LOCATIONS LIST |
Londons
best loved buildings and parks are the stars of Film Londons
Top 20 Film Locations list. Instantly recognisable as the backdrop
to hundreds of feature films, TV dramas and advertisements, Londons
other best-kept secret locations to be found on the list include The
BA London Eye.
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| ROMANTIC
MOVIE GUIDE - TOP TEN TEAR-JERKERS! |
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If
you're looking for something to put you in a romantic frame of mind
this Valentine's Day, you can't go far wrong with these Top 10 tear-jerkers.
Hollywood Stars Meg Ryan and Leonardo Di Caprio even make the top
ten twice! The films span decades: from 'Gone with the Wind', released
in 1939, to Baz Luhrmaan's 'Romeo & Juliet' released in 1996.
All proving that romance is indeed everlasting!
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| More
Film News |
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Shooting
begins for new thriller 'Tooting Broadway'
Two
Asians launch UK Film company with £300 million investment
'Everywhere
& Nowhere' by Menhaj Huda, UK Release 6th May 2011
Rabindranath
Tagore at BFI Southbank, 3rd - 30th May 2011
Slackistan,
UK Release 9 March 2011
The
Winter of Love, DVD Release 1 March 2011
'West
is West', UK Release 25 February 2011
Film
Makers & Screen Writers supported by India's Mahindra Group
'Life
Goes On' by Sangeeta Datta, previews 4th November 2010
British-Asian
thriller 'Pusher' releases on 15th October 2010
Groundbreaking
'Honour Killings' film based on true stories
British-Asian
Actress Fagun Thakrar stars in 'Bhopal' film, UK Release 2010
Film
experts meet to discuss Government support
British
films set to shine at Toronto Film Festival 2010
UK
Film Council saves film version of 'Rafta Rafta'
UK
Film Council to be abolished
Triads,
Yardies and Onion Bhajees on DVD, out 20th April 2010
It's
A Wonderful Afterlife is a 'Chicken Tikka Masala' of a movie
Bollywood's
Jaya Bachchan honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
A
R Rahman hopes to replicate 'Slumdog' success with new Tamil movie
Boris
Johnson backs plans for new film centre and pledges £5m
UK
film-makers claimed £100 million in tax relief in 2009
Slumdog
Millionaire' wins 8 Oscars
British-Asian
gangster film to premiere at Mumbai Film Festival, 1 Nov 2009
Indian Film Company's
'Road, Movie to premiere at Toronto Film Festival 2009
UK's
first Bollywood Acting School Launched
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