At the recent 98th Academy Awards, Indian-American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir etched her name in history, earning the unique distinction of being the first woman to be nominated for both Best ...

For over ninety years, the Oscars have stood as the biggest prize in filmmaking. In India, a country that churns out thousands of movies every year, in dozens of languages, the road to Oscar fame hasn ...

One Friday in the autumn of 1905, Hiralal Sen took his cinematograph to the Calcutta Town Hall. For the previous eight years, he and his brother had carried the device all over Eastern India. It was ...

Far from the bright lights of Bollywood, the indomitable Indian documentary filmmaking industry has been making waves globally. The recent past has several examples of India’s international success.

Welcome to Lucknow, India! This bustling city of 2.8 million people is a cultural hub in northern India with a rich history. In this documentary, we’re going to explore this impressive city’s ...

Goa-based Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest film market, will have a documentary-focused sister edition in Mumbai from June. The documentary component of the market will now be a full fledged Film ...

A new documentary is turning the spotlight on one of India’s most visually striking yet under-documented cultural practices: the tradition of ritual masks and the communities that continue to create ...