A few photos from the stellar line-up at SAIFF 2013 last night. When I arrived at the festival yesterday, there was a spillover crowd in the lobby of the NYIT building looking for tickets to Good morning, Karachi, and I think many went home with no joy, because the theater was full to capacity. […]
Category: Festival
Director Q on what came after SAIFF 2010
I had a chance to chat briefly with director Q, whose film eye-opening film Gandu was screened at SAIFF 2010. He’s in NYC and attending this year’s SAIFF, to which he’s brought his film Tasher Desh. What can we expect from you this time around at SAIFF 2013? Well, a surprise… How has it been […]
Vijay Varma talking about Monsoon Shootout
While in New York to attend the screening of Monsoon Shootout at SAIFF 2013, here’s what Vijay Varma had to say about working on the film- where he plays a young and idealistic police officer new to the job – and what he has coming up next. What’s one memory from making Monsoon Shootout that […]
Photos from the red carpet – SAIFF 2013
The 10th South Asian International Film Festival opened tonight with a screening of Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout. The director, accompanied by his two leading men (Vijay Varma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui) chatted amiably and enthusiastically prior to screening and at a Q & A after. Also spotted on the red carpet, Prashant Bhargava, director of […]
SAIFF 2013 Opens Tonight
As the South Asian International Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, the event opens tonight with Amit Kumar’s Monsoon Shootout and will have not just the director but also the lead actors Vijay Verma and is-there-any-recent-or-upcoming-film-this-guy-is-not-appearing-in Nawazuddin Siddiqui present for a post-screening Q&A. Monsoon Shootout was well received when it premiered at Cannes […]
Irish Film New York: Series Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow evening the IFNY weekend series of new Irish films kicks off with a reception at NYU Glucksman Ireland House at 5:30pm, followed by Steph Green’s Run and Jump – with SNL’s Will Forte in a dramatic role – over at the Cantor Film Center, where all the screenings will take place, through Sunday, October […]