Inspiration
Bhavya Bengani – A Young Spark
By Sonalika Singh Bhavya Bengani, an actor and a Youtuber is a budding artist who is trying to create a balance between his acting interests, desire to become a cricketer, and his daily school studies. In an interview with Sonalika Singh, Bhavya’s mother Manasvini explained the tiny tot’s journey from an expressive child to becoming…
‘Filmmaking cannot be taught, but can be learned’ – Uma Vangal
The report by Yash Mishra The internet is full of webinars since the lockdown. Out of all the Department of Media Sciences of Anna University College of Engineering organized an excellent webinar for film scholars and lovers. The guest speaker was Uma Vangal, a well-known filmmaker and a film critic. The topic was around “Cinema…
An Eye for Detail
Sonalika Singh writes on life and works of John Ira Bailey – a prominent American cinematographer and Jury head of recently concluded IFFI, Goa. Cinema has always been grand and glorious and has occupied a soft corner in the lives of people. The important aspect of filmmaking is to ensure the aesthetics support the vision…
Musical and Poetic Tribute to Walayar sisters
Walayarile Penkuttikalkku is a musical tribute to the Walayar minor sisters’ rape and murder in 2017 and the recent setback of the judgment. Walayar Sisters Walayar is a small town located in the border regions of Kerala and Tamil Nadu – the southern states in India. A 13-year-old girl was found dead (death by hanging) in…
Call for Paper in Communicating Tourism: Media, Soft Power, and Management
In-Depth Communication, in association with St. Xavier’s College Kothavara, Kerala welcomes you to the National Media Conference. You are welcome to send your research papers to the National Media Conference which will be held on 16th November 2019 at St. Xavier’s College, Kothavara, Kerala under the theme “Communicating Tourism: Media, Soft Power, and Management”. The current conference focuses…
Waft crosses one lakh views
The romantic short drama Waft directed by Vishnu Udayan already created waves at film festivals now crossed one lakh view on YouTube Romantic short film Waft crossed one lakh view on YouTube. The film is written by Aaron Lance and produced by Green Parrot Talkies. According to director Vishnu: Waft is a passage of Ashvath’s…
Polar Beat’s first vocal track Faasley is fresh and trending
Written and directed by Diganta Debnath features singer Parichit Roy Independent music band Polar Beat’s first vocal track “Faasley” is getting trending on YouTube. It is a collaboration work with Parichit, a young and upcoming artist from Mumbai. The video is written and directed by Diganta Debnath, a journalism and mass communication student of Times…
Lifetime Achievement Acceptance Speech by Anand Patwardhanat International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala
Thank you Kerala ! Not only for this award, but for being what you are. For being the last bastion of hope for this country where despite their best efforts the extreme right wing has never won a single seat in Parliament. Thank you for retaining a sense of community without letting it degrade into…
Tokri maker looking forward to bring craft in animation
Tokri: The basket wins the Indian national award 2018 for the best animation film. Eeksaurus’s 40 member creative team are constantly evolving their craft, exploring new ways to tell stories and create quirky and kitschy content that strikes a chord with the audience. Eeksaurus was established with a core objective of creating ads with high…
Gaia takes her stand for a reason
This International Women’s Day YouTube and Facebook fled with messages and video on women empowerment and right. The liberated digital technology and user skills enabled production of such media content. Some video in form of short films were based on hard hitting reality which gave an awakening. Such a short film which is getting viral…