TEAFF 22: The awards went to… The Special Film Writing Award instituted in memory of Late Sudhir Nandgaonkar was presented this year to journalist-turned renowned film scholar and curator, Meenakshi Shedde. Expressing her gratitude, Meenakshi Shedde said, “I am truly thankful for receiving this award in the memory of late Sudhir Nandgaonkar. He played a significant role in my writing journey, and it gives me immense joy to receive an award bearing his name.” The competit...

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent You know The Academy is firing on all cylinders when they tap Sinners for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and many more, for a total of 16 nominations. Sinners blows by every past record holder, Titanic, All About Eve, LA LA Land... but why let us tell you? Watch as it happened from the people who bring us the only Best Award Show every year... full list of nominees listed below from The Academy.     Best Film = ...

TEAFF 22: Closing formalities The closing ceremony of the 22nd Third Eye Asian Film Festival, which unfolded over the week 09-15 January 2026, was held with great at the precincts of the P.L. Deshpande Kala Academy’s Ravindra Natya Mandir. This year’s festival, as always, offered audiences a rich and diverse cinematic experience, showcasing Asian film culture, through a wide range of films. Film lovers had the opportunity to watch around 56 films during the festival, held at two v...

TEAFF 22: Mr. M wins our hearts On paper, I could have seen all four films on the final day of the Third Eye Asian Film Festival. But, of these four, I had already seen the first, In the Name of Fire/Swaha, so the fare choice was reduced to three. Dahej, a V. Shantaram restored classic, Human Resource, from Thailand, part of the Asian Spectrum, the closing film ad Mr. Manickam, and Indian entry in the competition section. However, it did not go that way. I was invited to review a Hindustani f...

TEAFF 22: All five films in competition sections, but how many did I watch? As a rule, I try to see as many competition films as possible. Maybe I labour under the delusion that all films entered in the competition sections of various film festivals must be state-of-the-art and better than the rest, therefore they are chosen for consideration. Sometimes I end up watching mediocre films, and at other times, they are definitely above average. At the Third Eye Asian Film Festival (TEAFF) 22, 202...

The 38th edition of the European Film Awards took place on Saturday night at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, celebrating the best of European cinema and showcasing a strong selection of socially and politically engaged films. The evening’s big winner was the Norwegian film Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier, which claimed six awards, including the top honours of European Film, Director, Screenwriter, Actor (Stellan Skarsgård), Actress (Renate Reinsve), and Orig...

TEAFF 22: Four films on the fifth day, including two Indian Competition films, for my two eyes Since Fatherless had been screened on the first day, in place of ‘6 am’, another film, Asampurno, directed by Amartya Sinha, was screened. By this time, I had realised that burning the candle at both ends, i.e., waking up early and going to bed late, was taking its toll. So, I skipped Asampurno, and arrived in time, well, almost in time, to watch an Indian English film, in the Internatio...

The brave, unvulnerable images of ancient heroes reign over our minds. We are splendid, refined analysists trusting their viewing. The beautiness is somewhat submitte to neutral demands, and so is the gift.  Ayax, Agamemnon and Odyssey are happy spouses, unlike Paris tracing. Hlelene..  ...

The brave, unvulnerable images of ancient heroes reign over our minds. We are splendid, refined analysists trusting their viewing. The beautiness is somewhat submitte to neutral demands, and so is the gift.  Ayax, Agamemnon and Odyssey are happy spouses, unlike Paris tracing. Hlelene..  ...

The brave, unvulnerable images of ancient heroes reign over our minds. We are splendid, refined analysists trusting their viewing. The beautiness is somewhat submitte to neutral demands, and so is the gift.  Ayax, Agamemnon and Odyssey are happy spouses, unlike Paris tracing. Hlelene..  ...