A lively launch reveals epic lineup at IFFSA 2019
Toronto, April 18 – IFFSA 2019 opens with an amazing performance by the extraordinary actress, Tillotama Shome in the film ‘SIR’. The film, set in contemporary Mumbai, carries a delicate, but insightful look into class conflict — and not in the usual clichés of power-struggle and exploitation. Full lineup of the films, events, concerts & workshops […]
IFFSA 2019 message by festival Ambassador Anup Singh
IFFSA 2019 Even as you read these words, the words … ahead … are uncertain. Reading now becomes slower, careful, more alert. Abruptly, there is uncertainty, anticipation. There is some surprise … and rising suspense. This reading is volatile with possibilities. Every word you read could now instantaneously take you anywhere. Without warning, our casual […]
The ecosystem of film facilitation by Vikramjit Roy
The Indian film industry has seen consistent growth over the years. With the introduction of new mediums of consumption of films, the potential for future growth is healthier than it has ever been. However, to capitalise and build on this opportunity the industry needs an ecosystem, at a state and central level, that lets it […]
The joy of Dilip Kumar – An admirer’s reverie by Anup Singh
It was his cadence that gave so many of us a first inkling of the strength called for to live through the ceaseless desolations that would mark our life. His head raised to revel in a surge of the wind, the swirl of a gesture in reciprocation to a contour in nature or as an emboldening […]
International star Priyanka Chopra mesmerizes fans at BMO IFFSA Toronto
The BMO IFFSA Toronto brought a wave of excitement with the star studded international trailer launch of eagerly awaited Punjabi film, Sarvaan. International Superstar Priyanka Chopra along with Punjabi Superstar Amrinder Gill unveiled the trailer during a packed media conference held at Hilton in Mississauga. Priyanka Chopra and Amrinder Gill started off their day by […]
The Song of Scorpions to Open IFFSA 2018
Toronto, April 12 – The Song of Scorpions, which premiered at the Piazza Grande, Locarno Film Festival, and has travelled to some of the most prestigious film festivals in Europe, the Middle-East, Asia & Latin America will have its North American premiere at IFFSA 2018 as the opening film. Director, writer Anup Singh has again […]
MESSAGE FROM IFFSA AMBASSADOR ANUP SINGH
Irrfan Khan was supposed to be here with us at IFFSA this year. But this extraordinary actor, my beloved and glorious friend and muse, is in a dogged and feisty war with his health at the moment. I know him well and I know that life for him is interlaced with the light and dark, […]
THE DIVERSITY OF SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA BURSTS ONTO TORONTO’S BIG SCREENS
TORONTO – Mar 29, 2017 – In a country with unparalleled diversity, celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday at a one-of-a-kind film festival that, just like Canada, continues to break down barriers. This year the BMO International Film Festival of South Asia, BMO IFFSA Toronto, the largest of its kind in North America, brings together more […]
MESSAGE FROM IFFSA AMBASSADOR ANUP SINGH
At IFFSA this year, let’s talk about miracles, let’s talk about the wondrous, the marvellous, the amazing. There are days, of course, and we all have these days, when we look at the history of our time, the intolerance and violence that seem to surround us all the time and we sadly concede to ourselves […]
Fitoor of Punjab: Sharry Maan
Beginning his musical career at a very young age, Sharry Maan has become an international heartthrob, making his mark in the Punjabi music industry. Maan has provided hits after hits for his fans. Sharry Maan created wonders with “Yaar Anmulle” by breaking all previous records for an unsigned Punjabi singer on the internet. His early […]