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Centre proposes model policy to encourage film shoots and promote tourism

Since 2015 the Film Facilitation Officer under NFDC has facilitated 120 film makers from 27 countries to shoot in India

Delhi govt likely to roll out start-up, film policies within a month

The Delhi government is likely to roll out the policies within a month to create job opportunities

Russian film crew blasts off to make first movie in space: Report

A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world's first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation's space glory. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions. Their Soyuz MS-19 lifted off as scheduled at 1:55 p.m. (0855 GMT) from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and arrived at the station after about 3 hours. Shkaplerov took manual controls to smoothly dock the spacecraft at the space outpost after a glitch in an automatic docking system. The trio reported they were feeling fine and spacecraft systems were functioning normally. Peresild and Klimenko are to film segments of a new movie titled Challenge, in which a surgeon played by Peresild rushes to the space station to save a crew member who suffers a heart condition. After 12 d

Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over superhero film 'Black Widow'

Terms of the agreement weren't disclosed, but both sides issued statements suggesting no lingering animosity, despite Disney's initially aggressive response to the actress's lawsuit

5 big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set

Director Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild will spend a week and a half on the station shooting scenes for the Russian movie Challenge

Film producer and media personality Pradeep Guha dies

Guha, who was in his late 60s, was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital

Frames per second: Medals for 'New India'

The rising popularity of sports films in India reflects a new phase of nationalism

Multiplexes appear ready to heal as curtains lift after long interval

According to industry experts, the absence of any new major release from Indian production houses is the biggest challenge multiplex operators face

Dilip Kumar: Bollywood's tragedy king who evolved a new method of acting

Dilip Kumar, who passed away on Wednesday in Mumbai at the age of 98, was always the benchmark. He had a direct impact on many actors who worked in his time, from the forties to the nineties.

'Tragedy King' Dilip Kumar leaves behind a legacy to cherish forever

Bollywood's tragedy king Dilip Kumar breathed his last on Wednesday at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. The 98-year-old actor passed away due to various age-related ailments.

'Superman', 'Lethal Weapon' director Richard Donner dies at age of 91

Veteran filmmaker Richard Donner, known for directing blockbuster and classic films such as "Superman", "The Goonies" and "Lethal Weapon" franchise, has died. He was 91.

Ajit Kumar Srivastava said that working as a publicist is not easy, it is a big responsibility.

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'Nomadland' dominates at BAFTA 2021 with four wins: Check winners list

The outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer went to Remi Weeks' "His House".

Scrapping of FCAT: Film industry gets another blow amid Covid-19 pandemic

The five-member statutory body set up in 1983 has for 37 years been the voice of reason that read badly worded CBFC orders and tried to create a middle ground where filmmakers and babus could meet

Tips for aspiring film makers to shoot one at home on a shoestring budget

Several gadgets with good editing software available online have allowed budding movie moguls to create their art from within the confines of their homes

IFFI 2021 to celebrate the work of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray

The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be celebrating the work of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray by screening five of his classics.

Oscar-nominated Ellen Page comes out as transgender, names himself Elliot

Ellen Page, the Oscar-nominated star of films such as "Juno" and "Inception", has come out as a transgender.

No big releases in 2020 as uncertainty remains over cinema hall attendance

Most blockbusters have been pushed to 2021

'Scam 1992' recreates the time Harshad Mehta shook the stock market

Scam 1992, helmed by the seasoned Hansal Mehta, is a fairly elaborate take on the stockbroker's tumultuous existence

Govt releases SOPs for resuming film, TV serial shoots amid Covid-19

Shooting of films and TV serials can be started using these SOPs issued in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic