Hyderabad is hosting 20th International Children’s Film Festival of India (ICFFI)

The 20th International Children’s Film Festival of India (ICFFI) has started in Hyderabad on November 8, 2017 with New India- as the main theme this time. The Telangana government and Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI) are jointly organizing the biennial ..

64th National Film Awards

The 64th National Film Awards for year 2016 were announced on 07 April 2017.  Marathi film Kasaav won the award in the Best Feature Film category and Fireflies in the Abyss won in the Non-Feature Film Category. Telugu drama film ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017

47th International Film Festival of India begins in Goa

The 47th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) began in Goa. It is one of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest film festival. It was inaugurated by Veteran filmmaker Ramesh Sippy in the presence of Union Information and ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016

Satish Shah, Bhawana Somaaya, Brijendra Pal Singh nominated as FTII members

Bhawana Somaaya, Satish Shah and Brijendra Pal Singh have been nominated as members of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society. They were nominated by Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the category of Film critic Bhawana ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015

Union Government constitutes 3-member panel to assess situation in FTII

Union Government has constituted a three member panel to assess the situation over the student protest in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. The three member panel has been constituted by Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015

Veena Jain appointed as Director General (news) of Doordarshan

Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has appointed Veena Jain as director general (news) in Doordarshan (DD). She succeeds senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Akshay Rout. Along with this appointment Jain will also hold the charge as Officer on ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015