• Sunday, February 23, 2025

‘Schirkoa’ to premiere at the Int’l Film Fest of Rotterdam

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust, a sci-fi animation movie from first-time filmmaker Ishan Shukla, will have its world premiere at the 2024 edition of the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR). The movie, which features an ensemble voice cast of Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, Soko, Shabaz Sarwar, Tibu Fortes, King…

BAFTA unveils longlists for 2024 film awards

The 2024 BAFTA Film Awards announced on Friday 24 categories worth of longlists of films that will advance to final round voting. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon are leading with 15 longlist spots each, while other films appearing in various categories…

2024: A year of elections

BILLIONS of voters across south Asia, the UK and the US will go to polls in the next 12 months in what will be a test of democracy, analysts have told Eastern Eye. In the UK, prime minister Rishi Sunak has to call a general election by January 28, 2025,…

Rushdie stabbing trial postponed over memoir release

THE trial of the man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie is delayed due to the release of the author’s memoir about the attack, reported The Guardian. Hadi Matar’s lawyer, who represents the accused attacker, successfully requested Judge David Foley to postpone the trial just before its scheduled start on Monday…

Subhash Ghai to attend Ram Temple inauguration

Director Subash Ghai who has been invited to the grand opening ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya said his heart is filled with immense happiness. He expressed his happiness and gratitude, stating, “Being part of this historic inauguration fills my heart with immense happiness. The construction of the Shri…

Sundance 2024 jurors include Mira Nair and Shaunak Sen

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair and Oscar-nominated documentary director Shaunak Sen are among the 16 jurors who will choose award winners in six competitive sections at the Sundance Film Festival 2024. Gearing up for its 40th edition, the prestigious festival is slated to take place from January 18 to 28…

Exercise can boost brain health

Researchers have revealed a significant correlation between consistent exercise and enhanced brain health. This was discovered by scientists from the Brain Health Centre at Providence Saint John’s Health Centre, part of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, while contributing to an international study. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease published a study detailing the…

Determined to have big dreams

AFTER a terrific television career, Jasmine Bhasin made her film debut as a lead in the hit Punjabi comedy, Honeymoon . She is set to follow up her 2022 success with two major Punja – bi movies due to be released in 2024. The first is a sequel to a smash…

Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ to release in Spanish

Prabhas starrer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire shows no signs of slackening its dream run at the box office. While the action entertainer has achieved the milestone by crossing the whooping £65 million at the worldwide box office, it is set to spread the rage in South America with the…

’12th Fail’ to close Macau’s Asia-Europe Young Cinema Film Fest

Actor Vikrant Massey‘s recently released biopic drama film 12th Fail has been selected as the closing film for the esteemed Macau Asia-Europe Young Cinema Film Festival. The director of the film, Vidhu Vinod Chopra is set to grace the festival and will be attending the screening of ’12th Fail’ on…