Sarvnik Kaur

Filmmaker Sarvnik Kaur explores climate change through her documentary 'Against The Tide,' focusing on the friendship between two Mumbai fishermen with differing approaches to fishing. The film highlights their struggle with dwindling resources and climate change's impact on their traditional way of life.

The festival is screening over 60 films from 50 countries with shows in across 20 cities in India.

Diverse voices echo at Dharamshala International Film Festival

Sarvnik Kaur's documentary 'Against The Tide' is set to make its South Asian premiere at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The film, which has already won several awards, tells the story of two indigenous Koli fishermen in Mumbai who are struggling to survive due to a dying sea. Kaur is excited to showcase the film in her hometown and hopes to shed light on the challenges faced by small-scale fishermen in the face of climate change.

The description of the film states that it chronicles story of fishermen of Bombay's Indigenous Koli community.

The Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival scheduled for February 6-9 will be the first significant cultural event in Manipur since the violence outbreak. The festival aims to offer healing and showcase films globally. Organizers hope to establish Manipur as a creative hub and support emerging regional talent bringing much-needed cultural revival.

At a session focusing on ‘Indian Documentary on the World Stage,’ Kartiki Gonsalves, RV Ramani, Miriam Chandy Menachery, Sai Abhishek and Nilotpal Majumdar will engage in discussions about documentaries.

The on-ground edition of the festival, to be held from November 4 to 7, moves to the Tibetan Children's Village in Upper Dharamshala, which allows it to expand to a total of four screens.

Karan Johar's film "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani" will be shown at the Busan International Film Festival in 2023. The movie, which was released in India in July and earned over Rs 300 crore at the box office, will be featured in the festival's 'Open Cinema' category. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt and follows the story of a couple from different backgrounds. Other Indian films, including "Joram" and "Agra," will also be screened at the festival.

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The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival concluded with the awards ceremony, where films such as "Against the Tide," "Bahadur - The Brave," and "Agra" received top honors. The festival, which returned with its first on-ground edition in three years, showcased over 300 films from 70 different countries, with about 70 directed by female filmmakers. In addition to traditional awards, new categories were introduced, including the Light Camera Impact Award and the MAMI Select-Filmed on iPhone initiative. The festival will continue to screen popular titles on November 4 and 5.

A growing appetite for real-life stories and backing from OTT platforms has catapulted a niche genre to centre stage

According to filmmakers, when it comes to international festivals, Indian documentaries are ahead of their fiction peers.

Sushmit Ghosh-Rintu Thomas’s Oscar-nominated ‘Writing With Fire’ (WWF), Shaunak Sen’s Sundance award-winning ‘All that Breathes’ (ATB) and Shirey Abraham-Amit Madheshiya’s Cannes award-winning ‘The Cinema Travellers’ have one thing in common — they were first pitched and incubated at