Cinema
Saudi Arabia's first new cinema in decades to open April 18
Saudi Arabians are avid consumers of Western media and culture.
French cinema body introduces gender equality measures
The CNC will also insist on gender equality on festival juries and in its own commissioning.
J P Dutta goes back to the basics with war movie Paltan
With Paltan, the filmmaker has returned to direct a movie, 12 years after Umrao Jaan.
Rafique Baghdadi’s Bombay
Rafique Baghdadi is a veteran film journalist, lifelong walker of Bombay streets, and authority on Manto.
Padma Shri awardee, actress Supriya Devi passes away at 83
Supriya devi acted in some 45 Bengali films till 2006 with her last film being The Namesake.
Turkish capital bans LGBTQ cinema, exhibitions
The move is likely to deepen concern among rights activists and Turkey’s Western allies about its record on civil liberties.
Samsung introduces Asia’s first cinema LED screen
The Samsung Cinema LED Screen is expected to expand to movie theaters around the world including the USA and Europe in coming years.
GST will be harder for regional language films
Increased tax will add another blow to an industry already struggling to attract audiences to cinemas.
Future theatres will have new cinema screen tech
The new display be the world’s first High Dynamic Range (HDR) LED theatre panel