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Cinematic celebration
Veteran japanese director Takeshi KitanoThe Samurai epic “Kubi” will open the sixth version of London Quir East Festival BFI in Southbank on 23 April. The festival, which runs till May 18, will showcase more than 100 titles discovering LGBTQ+ experiences in East and Southeast Asia.
Highlights include “Ruki” about a teenager joining an all-girl volleyball team in the Philippines; “Under the moonlight,” documentation of an Islamic boarding school for transgender women in Indonesia; And shooting in the 1968 Japanese underground film “Crazy Love”, Shinjuku district of Tokyo. Even after the decision of a middle -aged Chinese person to come out, “bell ami” is, and “a few nights start walking me,” who examines the desire and related to a teenager’s night journey in Manila.
The festival will close with “Eddie Ellis”, who are examining the experiences of trans individuals in Seoul in a South Korean documentary by filmmaker Ilran Kim.
This year’s program celebrates activism, community and queue history. The festival expansion is beyond the traditional screening, including live performance, workshops and a new “beyond” strand, which discovers the queue identity in Central Asia, South Asia and Scotland.
The festival will be held in many places in London, including Barbikan Center, ICA and Rich Mix.
Streaming coordination
Apple tv+ Now available through Principal video As an ad-on membership in India. Prime members can use service for INR99 ($ ​​1.15) per month, with the unique material library of Apple, which characterized the weekly release, can be unlocked.
Subscribers can stream popular titles including “Ted Laso” and “shrinking” such as “serence,” The Morning Show, “Slow Horse,” and Comedy like “Discovery”, as well as science-fi series “Sillo” and Hit films “Wolf” and “The Gorge”.
This expansion follows the integration of Apple TV+with major videos in regions in America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Europe and Latin America.
“We continue to roll-out Apple TV+ on Prime Video with launch in India today,” Kelly deVP of International, Prime Video.
Apple TV+ Prime Video is included in the broad lineup of India’s add-on subscription options including Lionsgate Play, Discovery+, BBC Player and many other material providers.
Talented training
Netflix Partnership with UK National film and television school An extended access on the NFTS program, which aims to create avenues for state-educated creatives in film, TV and games industries.
The initiative, which lasts over five years, will roll over 60 events in 2025, designed to attach young people from a diverse background in the screen industry career.
Programming includes the campus tour in NFTs Beaconsfield, hand-on workshops discovering various production roles and camera opportunities in online sessions.
The partnership was launched on 2 April with a Sheffield event that featured screening, dialogue and workshops led by NFTS students and alumni. Additional programs will follow in Biksfield, Cardiff, Dandi, Great Yarmouth and Sunderland.
The cooperation is on Netflix’s existing youth development work, including the National Youth Theater with the Ignite program, which has supported the emerging talent in West Midlands, North East and London in the last two years.
Dowry drama
India’s “Dream Girl” filmmaker Raj Shandili‘S Kathawak Films The life rights of Deeptanshu Shukla for “The Wordict 498A” have acquired a film about an Indian technology, a film about Kanpur, a false accused under Section 498A and then studied the law to fight against the alleged misuse of India’s dowry harassment law.
Directed by Bengali-language filmmaker Anindya Bikas Dutta (“Bonku Babu”), at the beginning of his Hindi language, the film’s purpose is to highlight the cases of suicide men, highlighting such allegations, highlighting the false allegations on the producers.
“This is not just the story of Deeptanshu – it is suffering from the silence of thousands of families,” Shadilia says, appeals for legal reforms and “Men’s Protection Act”. Producer Vimal Lahoti has “described the project as more than only one film – this is a mirror for a harsh reality.”
Currently in pre-production, the film will be shot in Hindi with a PAN-India release plan in five languages.
Doku development
Kimph foundation Has announced inauguration Kathmandu Dock LabIt is set to run in the capital of Nepal on 24-28 May. In the five -day intensive program, the advice will select nine promising documentary projects from South Asian filmmakers for development through special workshops and pitching opportunities.
The lab has a high-profile mentor lineup including the Academy Award-Namikh Filmmaker Rintu Thomas (“Writing with Fire,” India), Award winning producer Anam abbas (“In flames,” Pakistan), and acclaimed documentaries Arun bhatterai (“Agent of happiness,” Bhutan).
Participants will get access to major industries players including broadcasters like IDFA Birth Fund, Sunndans, Vision du Rail and Deutha Vale. The program offers $ 5,000 in cash prizes.
KimFF is Asia’s leading Mountain Film Festival since 2000. Applications are open By 5 April.
