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Festivals
Shalini Adnani's debut feature Our Share of Sand will world premiere in competition at the 2026 Venice Critics' Week.
TIFF has unveiled its Gala and Special Presentations slate, featuring new films by Danny Boyle, Pedro Almodóvar, Jesse Eisenberg and more.
Opportunities
WAVES Film Bazaar has opened applications for its Screenwriters’ Lab 2026. Feature fiction writers can apply until August 4.
Danny Boyle's Ink will open the Venice Film Festival, while Giovanni Veronesi's Dio ride has been chosen as the closing film.
Awards
The 72nd National Film Awards named Article 370 Best Film, with Mammootty, Kartik Aaryan and Yami Gautam among top winners.
Netflix India has opened applications for its NextGen Writers' Program, offering emerging Hindi screenwriters mentorship and a chance to pitch.
News
Community screenings of Satluj are drawing crowds across Punjab, transforming the film’s removal from streaming into a shared public event.
Industry
Indian animator Suchana Saha's How to Eat Tomatoes is the only Indian project shortlisted for the 2026 Asian Short Film Fund in Hong Kong.
Dev Benegal's English, August returns in a 4K restoration at Venice Classics, extending Film Heritage Foundation's global preservation run.
Anurag Kashyap has launched Oh Flip Shorts, a curated YouTube platform dedicated to independent short films, beginning with Incognito.
ZEE5 removed Satluj within 48 hours of release, extending a turbulent journey that began with its withdrawal from TIFF in 2023.
HBO Max and Apple TV+ emerged as the biggest winners in the 2026 Emmy nominations, underlining the industry's shift towards fewer, prestige dramas.
Fondazione Prada's Film Fund is inviting feature film projects worldwide, offering production support to independent filmmakers across all genres.
Gurvinder Singh's Rehmat will world premiere in Locarno's Main Competition, with Naseeruddin Shah leading the cast. India returns to the race.
Indian filmmaker Di Sica Ray's debut feature A Requiem in Bishkek received a Special Jury Mention in FIDMarseille's First Film Competition.
Rohan Kanawade's Sabar Bonda has won the FIPRESCI-India Grand Prix 2025, topping the critics' annual list of India's best films.
The Germany-India co-production follows an Afghan refugee in Germany and will receive script support and industry exposure in Busan.
Six Indian film professionals have been invited to join the Academy's 2026 membership class and vote for the Oscars
Dominic Arun's Dulquer Salmaan-produced fantasy Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra and Sandeep Francis' Switch Off are among the Indian selections at BIFAN 2026.
Polish documentary Silver won MIFF 2026's Golden Conch, while Small Clouds and Iran's Under the Snow topped the short fiction categories.
