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The makers of Sudani From Nigeria, the Malayalam movie that won the National Award for the Best Malayalam cinema (2018) will boycott the award ceremony this year as a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019. The film's director Zakariya Mohammed took it to his social media page to let the world know about the protest. The film won five awards at the 2018 Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value, Best Debut Director, Best Actor (Shahir), and Best Character Actress (Savithri and Sarasa). At the 2018 National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Savithri Sreedharan received a Special Mention for her performance in the film.[6] … [Read more...] about Sudani from Nigeria team boycotts National Film Award function as a protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill

The crew of the national award winning movie 'Sudani from Nigeria' has decided to bocyott the National awards function in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The Soubin Shahir starrer movie bagged the National award for the Best Malayalam film in 66th National Film Awards. Director Zakariya Mohammed took to Facebook, protesting against CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Read: Farhan Akhtar Hits Out at Troll Over Citizenship Act "Protesting against CAA and National Register of Citizens, I, as the director of Sudani from Nigeria, along with scriptwriter Muhsin Parari and the producers of the film, will not attend the National Award ceremony," he posted. Sudani from Nigeria is a 2018 Malayalam comedy-drama sports film, written and directed by Mohammed, with dialogues co-written by Muhsin Parari. It stars Soubin Shahir and Samuel Abiola Robinson. The story follows a Nigerian football player who joins a club in Malappuram, Kerala for the sevens football match. … [Read more...] about CAA: National Award Winning Movie Crew to Boycott National Award Function

NEW DELHI: In more good news for the Assamese film industry, a movie on children raised during a violent period in Assam has received as many as eight nominations at a US festival. "Xhoihobote Dhemalite" (Rainbow fields) directed by Bidyut Kotoky has received nominations for best feature film, director, screenplay, actor (Nakul Vaid), actress (Dipannita Sharma), supporting actor (Victor Banerjee), cinematography (Satya Prakash Rath) and score (Anurag Saikia) at the Love International Film Festival (LIFF), Los Angeles. The awards will be announced on July 7 at a ceremony in Beverly Hills. "It is indeed an honour. These recognitions are especially satisfying as it came from a festival whose goal is to bring the world closer together and promote love and healing through cinema," says Mumbai-based Kotoky. The film, based on true events, narrates the psychological trauma children went through during the Assam agitation in the 1980s. The film also features seasoned actors like Naved … [Read more...] about Assamese film ‘Xhoixobote Dhemalite’ gets 8 nominations at US film festival

Japanese film They Say Nothing Stays the Same directed by Joe Odagiri, on a boatman who is unable to cope with the drastic changes that time brings about, won the Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant) award at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which concluded here on Friday.The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Argentine filmmaker Fernando Solanas.Brazilian film Pacarrete, directed by Allan Deberton, on an old ballet dancer, who wishes to give one last dance performance as a gift to the people of her city, won the Rajatha Chakoram (Silver Crow Pheasant) award for the best director. The Rajatha Chakoram award for the best debut director was won by Cesar Diaz for Our Mothers, a Guatemalan film on a young anthropologist’s search for his father who went missing in the civil war.Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Rajatha Chakoram Audience Prize for Jallikattu. The film also won the special jury mention in the competition category.Best Malayalam filmPani, … [Read more...] about Suvarna Chakoram at IFFK for Japanese film ‘They Say Nothing Stays the Same’

London: Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer "Article 15" has picked up the Audience Award at the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). The 10th edition of the UK and Europe's South Asian film festival, supported by the Bagri Foundation and the British Film Institute (BFI), opened with Anubhav Sinha's hard-hitting thriller "Article 15" on June 20. The film won the Audience Award on June 29. "Article 15" aims to remind people about Article 15 of the Constitution which prohibits any discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, and how its value has been forgotten. The investigative thriller features Ayushmannn as a police officer, with Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar and Manoj Pahwa in key roles. The film is distributed globally by Zee Studios International. "I am delighted to have won the LIFF Audience Award," Sinha said in a statement. "So happy that the film actually connected with Indians abroad and with non-Indians alike, who are not facing this … [Read more...] about Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Article 15’ Wins Big At London Indian Film Festival