Bela Tarr

Finally, after 8 days, the 27th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) concluded on the last day, December 16, 2022. Over 184 movies from different countries were screened at the 27th edition of IFFK and an awards ceremony was conducted on the last day. The Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr was bestowed with the Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented by Kerala’s Minister for Culture VN Vasavan. Surprisingly, it was the first visit of Bela Tarr to the ‘God’s own country’, Kerala.

The film world mourns the monumental loss of Béla Tarr, a Hungarian auteur whose slow-cinema style reshaped narrative cinema in groundbreaking works such as 'The Turin Horse' and 'Satantango'. Departing at the age of 70 after a courageous fight with illness, Tarr's early roots in Hungary blossomed into international recognition, making him a beacon of artistic storytelling.

Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr will conduct a five-day masterclass in film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. The masterclass will be for the final-year diploma students of the Direction and Screenplay Writing Department.

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Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr, who was at FTII recently to conduct a masterclass, spoke exclusively to us about his visit and more

The voting process to choose the audience's favourite film at IFFK has begun. The voting will be held until noon on December 16.As many as 14 films in the competition category have been considered for the voting.

The 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which begins on November 20, will give movie buffs an opportunity to meet master filmmakers and actors during the nine-day festival.

As many as 32 films by women directors from 17 countries will be screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), reflecting on the survival and life of women.

On the closing day of IFFk, 15 movies will be screened, including Jafar Panahi’s ‘No Bears, Opium’, ‘Paloma’, ‘Promise Me This’, and ‘The Novelists Film’.

South Korean director Kim Ki Duk’s final movie ‘Call of God’ is among the 66 films to be screened on the fifth day of the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) on Tuesday. Among these films, 11 will be screened under the international competition category.

Indrasis Acharya is elated to see the overwhelming response his latest film ‘Niharika’ received at the prestigious 27th International Film Festival of Kerala. The acclaimed director, along with the lead actor of the film Anuradha Mukherjee, were present during the Asian premiere of the film at the IFFK recently. Speaking about the fabulous screening experience an excited Indrasis Acharya says it was difficult to get over the unbridled enthusiasm and raw appreciation from the IFFK audience for ‘Niharika’.

Bolivian film 'Utama' directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi won the Suvarna Chakoram award, at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2022 which concluded in Thiruvanthapuram on Friday. The movie which revolves around a couple from the Bolivian highlands who have to survive a severe drought was adjudged the best film by the international jury.

Legendary filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo will be conferred with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa this year.

The BBC recently published its list of top 100 films of the 21st Century, but not one Indian film made itself to the list. As per the BBC, for determining 100 greatest films, they received 177 film critics.

The upcoming edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) will showcase 184 movies from around 70 countries across 15 theatres as it gears up for its opening ceremony on December 9 in Thiruvananthapuram.

Filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo will be conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award this year

Slow? Boring? Static? None of the above.In his ninth feature film, Bela Tarr is pure cinema at its classic best.

Ashish Pant’s directorial debut ‘Uljhan/The Knot,’ is the official selection for the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

Kolkata celebrates Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai's Nobel Prize win, fueled by his cinematic collaborations with Béla Tarr, whose seven-hour film adaptation of Krasznahorkai's novel was screened at the Kolkata International Film Festival. His book published locally saw a surge in sales following the announcement.