Agnieszka Holland

The Polish Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine and the British Council, hosted the screening

Last month Kolkata got to see Agnieszka Holland’s latest, ‘Burning Bush’. And last year we’d witnessed ‘In Darkness’. The best introduction to any country is through arts, not Wikipedia, I realized when I met her.

National award winning Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu has failed to make it to the first shortlist of Oscar’s foreign language category.

'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' directed by Justin Chadwick and written by William Nicholson will be the closing film of International film festival of India (Iffi) 2013.

The 44th edition of IFFI will kick-start on November 20 in the presence of legendary singer Asha Bhosle, actress Rekha, actor-filmmaker Kamal Hassan and veteran actor Manoj Kumar.

Thomas Vinterberg's 'Another Round', starring Mads Mikkelson, has made it to shortlist that also include Andrei Konchalovsky's 'Dear Comrades!' (Russia), Agnieszka Holland's 'Charlatan' (Czech Republic) and two documentaries -- 'The Mole Agent' from Chile and 'Collective' from Romania.

Thomas Vinterberg's 'Another Round', starring Mads Mikkelson, has made it to shortlist that also include Andrei Konchalovsky's 'Dear Comrades!' (Russia), Agnieszka Holland's 'Charlatan' (Czech Republic) and two documentaries -- 'The Mole Agent' from Chile and 'Collective' from Romania.

'James Bond' star Daniel Craig, 'Downfall' actor Bruno Ganz, and Oscar-winning directors Susanne Bier and Michael Haneke are among the 3,000 European film professionals, who have signed a petition calling for immediate action in Europe's refugee crisis.

When 180 films come to a town, they bring the story of many more lives.Abstract.Avant Garde.Romantic.Shocking.Mysterious.Nostalgic.Layered.Stylised.Looking back.Looking ahead.About the aged.About the young.

"Poor Things," a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The festival was lacking Hollywood glamour due to strikes by writers and actors. The film, starring Emma Stone, was praised by director Yorgos Lanthimos, who credited Stone for its success. Other winners at the festival included films addressing Europe's migration policies. "Io Capitano" won best director, while "Green Border" received the Special Jury Prize. Peter Sarsgaard won best actor for "Memory" and Cailee Spaeny won best actress for "Priscilla.

Around 15 films nominated for the 2014 Oscar awards will be screened at the 44th International film festival of India (Iffi), festival director Shankar Mohan said on Tuesday.

Wojciech Tochman is a prominent voice of Polish literature and the architects of the new Polish school of journalism that advocates using literature to narrate reality. He represented Poland alongside other authors from various European countries and offered the Indian audience a detailed lecture on Polish literature.

Shaunak Sen has had little time to bask in the triumph that 'All That Breathes'registered at the just-concluded 75th Cannes Film Festival. The Delhi-based filmmaker has flown to the Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival in Tel Aviv with his Cannes Oeil d'Or and Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize winner, angling for another award.