Indian Film Festival L.A. Presents Virtual Showcase

Universal Music Group is partnering with India’s Desi Melodies, a leader in the recent wave of Punjabi music, in a global distribution deal that underscores the rapid growth in consumption of regional-language content in the emerging market. The deal announced Tuesday (July 7) will solidify both Universal and Desi Melodies’ position at the forefront of India

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWomen and Film, Los Angeles and The Black List unveiled the participants of the​ 2020 Feature Lab and Residency on Monday. The annual program is an expansion of the original writing lab which is a joint effort between WIF and The Black List.The program provides mentorship and career opportunities to seven rising women screenwriters over the course of a year.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Applause Entertainment, the Mumbai-based content studio which is behind The Office Indian remake and is rapidly emerging as a leading producer in the territory, has partnered with Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Film & TV and Sunder Aaron’s Locomotive Global on its first international series.Seeker is being planned as a multi-season drama series chronicling the life of an Indian guru.

Ayrshire's best loved Indian restaurants is set to close its doors for good.

Florence Pugh recently took to Instagram and apologised for the time she culturally misappropriated. The actress reflected on a few past events and shared a lengthy statement confessed she is "embarrassed" and "ashamed".

Congratulations are in order for Jonas who has just become the first Indian woman to be invited to Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as an ambassador this year. In addition to Priyanka Chopra Jonas, director Anurag Kashyap also joins TIFF 's list of 50 celebrated members of the fraternity.

would be playing Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard Williams, in an upcoming biopic, — but a new lawsuit claims that the tennis coach had already sold his life rights to someone else. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, TW3 Entertainment and Power Move Multi Media claim that the upcoming film, produced by Smith's production company, Overbrook Entertainment, and Warner Bros., is based on a multi-million dollar breach of contract. «This case presents an unfortunate and tawdry

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Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerAnna Schafer (Elizabeth Blue) has been tapped to star in Whose Child, a socially conscious film about undetected domestic child abuse from director Roxy Shih and producer Autumn Federici.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentNetflix has greenlit two new unscripted dating shows, Variety has learned exclusively.The new series further bolster Netflix’s lineup in the romance genre, following the success of breakout hits ‘Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle.”“Indian Matchmaking,” which will debut on July 16, centers around couples paired by an elite Indian matchmaker.

performances, summits and panels from Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Doug E Fresh, BBD, Nas, Andra Day, Master P, Tank and The Bangas, PJ Morton, India.Arie, Kelis, Kirk Franklin, The Clark Sisters, Egypt Sherrod and more.Leading a special tribute to the city of New Orleans will be Mayor LaToya Cantrell,PJ Morton, Big Freedia, Irma Thomas, Tank and The Bangas and Big 6 Brass Band.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterMalayalam filmmaker KR Sachidanandan, aka Sachy, has died at the age of 48.

Top Chef has crowned 16 winners since it debuted in March 2006, including Ilan Hall, Stephanie Izard, Joe Flamm and more. Now in its seventeenth cycle — an all-stars season set in Los Angeles — the Bravo hit shows no signs of slowing down.However, Top Chef has changed and evolved over the years.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSeveral major North American LGBTQ film festivals are forming an alliance so that they can continue to highlight the works of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer filmmakers during the coronavirus pandemic. To that end, Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles) have formed NAQFA: the North American Queer Festival Alliance.

reports the BBC. Initial reports from the Indian army said three of its soldiers had been killed, adding that both sides sustained casualties.But later, officials updated journalists on Tuesday and said that a number of critically injured soldiers had died of their wounds.