India @ Toronto – Vital Voices
By Pickle September 1, 2025
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Ismail Merchant – In Custody (Hindi/Urdu, 1994)
Priyadarshan – Kanchivaram (Tamil, 2008)
Suseenthiran – Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai (Tamil, 2011)
Dibakar Banerjee – Shanghai (2012)
Anand Gandhi – Ship of Theseus (2012)
Mohit Takalkar – The Bright Day (2012)
Manjeet Singh – Mumbai Cha Raja (2012)
M. Manikandan – Kakaa Muttai (Tamil, 2014)
Lijo Jose Pellissery – Jallikattu (2019)
Chaitanya Tamhane – The Disciple (2020)
SHORT AND SOLID
Shambhavi Kaul – 21 Chitrakoot (nine-minute short, TIFF Wavelengths 2012); Mount Song (nine-minute short, TIFF Wavelengths 2013); Night Noon (12-minute experimental short, TIFF Wavelengths 2014)
Shumona Goel and Shai Heredia – I Am Micro (15-minute documentary, 2012 TIFF Wavelengths)
Megha Ramaswamy – Newborns (nine-minute documentary short, TIFF Short Cuts 2014); Bunny (15-minute short, 2015)
Subarna Dash and Vidushi Gupta – This is TMI (7-minute animated documentary, TIFF Short Cuts 2023)
(Interestingly, all the Indian filmmakers whose short films have been to TIFF thus far are women)
Highlights
Annecy Unveils Virtual Film Festival and Market in June
India Offers Fascinating Landscapes
TIFF Reveals Plans for Industry Conference
Films by Shekhar Kapur and Shubham Yogi Selected for Toronto Gala
A Selection to Die for
Le Musk: A Brave New Frontier in Cinema
The Path finder: Jyoti Deshpande
Toonz to Honour Aabid Surti, Biren Ghose at Animation Masters Summit
India is the Country of Honour at Cannes
RAVINDRA VELHAL: DRIVING MEDIA TRANSFORMATION
THE PATH FINDER: JYOTI DESHPANDE
INTO THE WORLD OF RRR
Powerkids Appoints Manoj Mishra as CEO
Toonz Join Tunche Films to Co-Produce Spanish-Peruvian Animation Feature Kayara
National Museum of Indian Cinema Hosts Vintage Vehicles
I&B Secretary promises Govt’s Support to Film industry
Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to Blaze at Cannes
Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru is the Annecy Festival Opener
Now, Shoot at Sight in India!
Lata Mangeshkar, India’s Singing Goddess
Quantum Image Making Has Arrived
Indian Films To Look Out For In 2022
2022: Centenary of Indian Cinema Legends
Singing Legend Lata Mangeshkar, Nightangale of India, Dies at 92
