A quick look at everything making news in the world of cinema today!
What’s making the news
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, director of S Durga, who hosted his own film festival, Kazhcha Indie Film Festival (KIFF) in protest against the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), hit out at the IFFK organisers saying that the festival was started to promote the works of independent filmmakers but that is not the case anymore.
Meanwhile, filmmaker Kamal, chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy hit back saying, “Let him best not have a feeling that he is not just the only independent filmmaker around. There are several others also. Look into the films that have been selected for the ongoing IFFK. It includes films from more than 50 per cent independent filmmakers and none of them has a problem.” He further added that S Durga can be screened at IFFK provided the film gets clearance from the censor board or the court.
Here’s the Silverscreen review of S Durga
Recommended
Disney is all set to acquire the assets of 21st Century Fox in a deal that’s worth $68 billion. The deal will prove to be a huge game-changer for the entertainment industry and will affect growing markets like China and India. According to Deadline, “A market to keep an eye on, particularly in the digital space, is India. The populous country is seeing wild digital growth – the Murdochs recently called it Fox’s “most important growth market.”
What’s trending
The trailer of Nani and Sai Pallavi’s film Middle Class Abbayi (MCA) is out. It starts on a light-hearted note with Nani getting bullied by his sister-in-law. It looks like a romantic comedy until Nani turns all macho and starts bashing up people. Here’s the trailer:
Offbeat
Here’s a video of Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Milo Ventimiglia, Keri Russell, Riz Ahmed, Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Jodie Comer, Rupert Friend, Sanaa Lathan, Claire Foy, Johnny Flynn, and Brit Marling doing a dramatic reading of the Spice Girls song “Wannabe”.