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The first full-length feature film (four reels) made in India was 1913’s Raja Harischandra directed by filmmaker Dadasaheb Phalke. Phalke advertised in the local papers for actresses, but the only response he got was from prostitutes as acting was considered a disreputable occupation for women.

They hail from 12 countries in four continents united in their love for film making and an abiding passion for storytelling. The fellows of the 2022 HFPA Global Residency are the largest group yet in the program instituted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association four years ago in partnership with the Toronto and Venice film festivals and with Film Independent, which manages the Residency curriculum.

As the opening narration of Last Exit: Space aptly notes, outer space has held a special place of fascination for humankind from time immemorial. We see it in our shared cultural history, spanning both art and science.

On the 23rd day of Russia’s war on Ukraine, our wonderful grantee, the Committee to Protect Journalists, held a panel titled “Human Rights Violations and the Dangers Facing Journalists in Ukraine”. Experts from both the CPJ and Human Rights Watch were on hand to explain the current situation and to field questions from other reporters about the war, ongoing human rights violations, disinformation and the dangers facing journalists on the frontlines of history.

Like their fellow countrymen, Ukrainian filmmakers have been defiant in their protest against Russia’s invasions of their country over the past decade or so. The recent war, which began on February 24 and is still raging, is the latest turbulent chapter in the relationship between the two countries.

Everyone who watches the hugely popular Netflix show Bridgerton knows that Edmund Bridgerton is dead. Rupert Evans, who plays the role in the second season of Shondaland’s major hit series, was also aware of the fact when he got the role.

Who is Elena Ferrante? This has been one of the most asked questions in the “trivial pursuit” in literary circles and among her/his/their millions of readers in Italy and worldwide. Ferrante, the author of  “My Brilliant Friend” -- the quartet of novels based in Naples telling the story of a “girl friendship”  between the 1950s and the 2000s -- has become one the most famous pseudonyms ever in the history of publishing.

For the first time in film history, women have dominated the three most famous and the most important international film festivals in the world – Berlin, Cannes, and Venice – by earning their top awards. It’s impossible to predict whether this is the beginning of a new trend (although that is not likely), or a series of coincidences.

Sin dudas esta edición del Festival de Málaga será muy importante para él, porque no solo protagoniza la película que se proyectará luego del acto de apertura, Código emperador de Jorge Coira, sino que además se lo verá en otra de las propuestas de cine español que se proyectarán en la ciudad andaluza, Canallas de Daniel Guzmán, en donde acompaña desde un papel clave pero secundario a Joaquín González. Sin lugar a dudas uno de los actores más importantes en la península ibérica, Luis Tosar nunca pierde la humildad de haber sido alguna vez un soñador en su Lugo natal, en Galicia, ni tampoco desperdicia la oportunidad de analizar cada tema con profundidad, lo que convierte a cada entrevista en un verdadero placer.

A panel of trailblazing Australian women in film took center stage for International Women’s Day in a panel held at the Brentwood home of Ambassador Jane Duke, Australian Consul-General to Los Angeles. The predominantly female audience gathered on the residence’s front lawn, and director Unjoo Moon (I Am Woman) led a dynamic panel including actresses Rose Byrne (Physical, Bridesmaids), Danielle Macdonald (The Tourist, Unbelievable), Charmaine Bingwa (The Good Fight), and Oscar-nominated cinematographer, Ari Wegner (The Power of the Dog).