Movie Quiz

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It won all 11 Academy Awards at the 76th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on 29 February 2004.

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The White Tiger (2021) is an adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s novel, nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Little Terrorist (2004) is a Hindi, Bangla, and Urdu film nominated for Best Live Action Short Film. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) is a period drama nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. Salaam Bombay (1988) portrays children in Mumbai slums and was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

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The 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) concluded recently. Spanish film ‘I have electric dreams’ directed by Valentina Maurel won the Golden Peacock award.
Vahid Mobasseri, the lead actor of No End, was honoured with Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male), while Daniela Marin Navarro, lead Actor of Best Film I Have Electric Dreams was honoured with Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female). Iranian writer and director Nader Saeivar got Silver Peacock for Best Director for No End. France was the ‘Spotlight’ country this year.

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Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Pather Panchali’ has been declared the best Indian film of all time by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
The classic film which was released in 1955 has topped the list of top ten films in the history of Indian cinema list. ‘Pather Panchali’ was Satyajit Ray’s directorial debut was based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s 1929 Bengali novel of the same name.

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Steven Spielberg’s film The Fabelmans won the prestigious People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2022.
It is one of the most celebrated and semi-autobiographical film. TIFF People’s Choice Documentary Award was won by ‘Black Ice’ directed by Hubert Davis. TIFF People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award was won by ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’, directed by Eric Appel.

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Netflix India, in collaboration with the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, has released a series of short video series under an initiative called ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’, highlighting the role of women achievers. As part of a broader partnership, the global OTT platform will also conduct workshops and masterclasses for the skill development of Indian filmmakers.

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जेनिफर लोपेज को MTV Movie & TV Awards में उनकी फिल्म और टेलीविजन उपलब्धियों के लिए चुना गया है।

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Actor Jennifer Lopez is selected for her film and television achievements at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The Generation Award celebrates actors whose diverse contributions in both film and television have turned them into household names. Previous recipients include Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise, Will Smith among others. Jack Black will receive the Comedic Genius Award.

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The 90-second trailer of the feature film on ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ directed by Shri Shyam Benegal was released recently.
The Ministry of Information Broadcasting, Government of India and the Ministry of Information Broadcasting, Government of Bangladesh are producers of the film. National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) of India and Bangladesh’s Film Development Corporation (FDC) signed the Agreement for the film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2020.

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The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has produced the images of the black hole named Sagittarius A * and the black hole at the center of the galaxy M87.
The Telescope is ready to capture movies of gas flowing turbulently onto a black hole. Researchers hope such movies will show the evolution of black hole as the churning of a black hole is not usually captured in images.