Javed Akhtar: First Indian to receive Richard Dawkins Award

Javed Akhtar has become the first Indian to receive the Richard Dawkins award. About Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar is a renowned lyricist in the Indian film industry. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1999. He has also won the Sahitya Akademi award and Padma Bhushan. It is to be noted that Javed Akhtar raised voice ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Atheism • Cinema • Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) • Communist • Hindi Cinema • Indian cinema • Javed Akhtar • Richard Dawkins Award

National Museum of Indian Cinema signs MoU with Films Division and BookMyShow

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for online ticketing of National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) was inked between Films Division and BookMyShow (BMS) in New Delhi. With this MoU, booking a ticket to visit NMIC will be a click away as it will now be available on BookMyShow, thus benefiting film lovers in India and ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: BookMyShow • Films Division • Indian cinema • National Museum of Indian Cinema • NMIC

National Museum of Indian Cinema’s news bulletin launched

A fortnightly bulletin of the National Museum of Indian Cinema as “NMIC Bulletin“, brought out by the Films Division was launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra. About NMIC Bulletin National Museum of Indian Cinema are not just about artefacts kept in them but are also about witnessing journey that made cinema possible as well as about narrating ..

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Film Heritage of India • Indian cinema • National Museum of Indian Cinema • NMIC Bulletin

National Film Heritage Mission Project reviewed by I&B Minister

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar reviewed Ministry’s prestigious project of National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) and various activities undertaken under the project in a meeting held at National Film Archives of India (NFAI) in Pune, Maharashtra. Key Highlights Minister notified that film condition assessment work of nearly 1.32 lac film reels has ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Indian cinema • Jaykar Bungalow • National Film Archives of India • National Film Heritage Mission • NFAI • Prakash Javadekar • Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting

National Museum of Indian Cinema Inaugurated

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) at Films Division of India premises in Mumbai. National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) The National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) aims to conserve the film heritage of India. The important aspects of NMIC are: NMIC is housed in two buildings, ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Cinema Heritage • Films Division of India • Hindi Cinema • Indian cinema • National Museum of Indian Cinema • NBCC (India) Limited • NMIC • Regional Cinema