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Oscar Awards Postponed to April 25
Due to the disruption caused by COVID 19 in the film industry many of the release dates of films in 2020 had to be rescheduled and because of this Oscars awards of 2021 will be held on April 25, the decision to postpone next years Oscars ceremony by two months was announced by The Academy ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Awards • Films • Oscars
Zoya Akhter receives IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020
Bollywood film-maker Zoya Akhter was presented the IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020, at the Asia’s largest film tourism event, 8th India International Film Tourism Conclave (IIFTC), held recently in Mumbai. The Director was selected for her outstanding contribution to the world tourism through her films which were shot in Spain and Turkey.
Topics: Bollywood • Films • Tourism
Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2019
The Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2019 is to be presented jointly to two debutant film-makers for the first time since 23 years of its inception. Aditya Dhar for the Hindi film ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ and Madhu C. Narayanan for the Malayalam movie ‘Kumbalangi Nights’ are selected as the winners. Both the filmmakers will be awarded at a ceremony ..
Topics: Chennai • Films • Indian films
Actor Jason Davis passes away
The American actor Jason Davis, who was a former child actor, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 35. He was very famous for being the voice actor on the animated series named “Recess”, broadcasted in the Disney Channel. He lent his voice to the character of ‘Mikey Blumberg’, one of the six elementary school ..
Topics: Actors • Disney channel • Films
IFFI 2019 to begin in Goa
IFFI 2019 will begin from 20 November in Goa. The festival will showcase the best films, filmmakers and honour legends like Amitabh Bachhan, Rajinikanth and others. French actor Isabelle Huppert will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Born in 1952 in Paris, Isabelle Huppert has starred in more than a hundred films since her ..
Topics: César Award for Best Actress • Cinema of France • Elle • Films • Huppert • International Film Festival of India • Isabelle Huppert