The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2015 Is Here

By Jose Alberto Hermosillo

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2015 is back from April 8 to the 12th with a line-up of great Indian, Indian-American, and South East Asian films, from traditional drama, shorts, documentaries, and the crown-pleaser Bollywood movies.  

All the shows are at the Arclight in Hollywood where filmmakers, Indian Celebrities, and a friendly crowd will be waiting to share their millenarian culture and cinema with us.

Films:

HARAAMKHOR

(Opening Night)

Director: Shlok Sharma

Talent: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Talent: Shweta Tripathi (actress from JOURNEY (SAFAR))

Producer: Guneet Monga

MISS INDIA AMERICA

Director: Ravi Kapoor

Co-writer/Lead Talent: Meera Simhan

TITLI

Director: Kanu Behl

FOUR COLORS (CHAURANGA)

Director: Bikas Mishra

 

LABOUR OF LOVE

Sound Designer: Anish John

ELIZABETH EKADASHI

Director: Paresh Mokashi (IFFLA alum with India’s Oscar Entry HARISHCHANDRACHI FACTORY)

Producer: Madhugandha Kulkarni

ONE CRAZY THING (Centerpiece film)

Director: Amit Gupta (IFFLA alum, director of JADOO)

Talent: Ray Panthaki (BAFTA Breakthrough Brit of 2014)

BOLLYWOOD NIGHTS:

TAAL

April 11, 2015. 9:30PM

CLOSING NIGHT GALA:

 

RAINBOW (DHANAK)

Director: Nagesh Kukunoor

Talent: Vipin Sharma (actor from GANGS OF WASSEYPUR)

Producer: Elahé Hiptoola

APRIL 12, 2015 6:00pm

SHORTS:

DANDEKAR MAKES A SANDWICHDirector: Leena Pendharkar (IFFLA alum, RASPBERRY MAGIC)Producer: Jane Kosek

JOURNEY (SAFAR)

Director: Pratyusha Gupta

Talent: Shweta Tripathi (actress from HARAMMKHOR)

Talent: Vipin Sharma (actor from DHANAK and GANGS OF WASSEYPUR)

RABBIT, THE (KHARGOSH) 

Director: Sudarshan Suresh

Producer: Sean Dunn

Writer: Shakti Bhagchandani

SPACE BETWEEN, THE

Director: Will Sankhla

Arclight Theaters Hollywood, Sunset/Vine.

For more information: www.indianfilmfestival.org 

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The New Bond Girl Is Mexican and Ready for Action in Spectre

By Jose Alberto Hermosillo,

Photo by Jose Alberto Hermosillo © 2015 Festival in LA

Stephanie Sigman, after her success in the acclaimed film “Miss Bala,” premiered in Un Certain Regard section in the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and represented Mexico at the 84^th Academy Awards, is playing Estrella in “Spectre,” becoming the first Mexican actress in a James Bond movie adding her name to the long list of the famous “Bond Girls.”

Photo by:Jose Alberto Hermosillo © 2015 Festival in LA

The new Bond Girl was born in the northern state of Sonora, participated in the TV series “The Bridge.” 

We also will see her in the new upcoming films “Alicia en el país de María/Alice in Mary-land” and “El cielo es azul/The Sky is Blue.” 

In Europe, she acted in the 2013 Norwegian Oscar® submission “Pioneer” directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg (“Insomnia,” “Prozac Nation”).

Spectre Facebook page.

In a press conference, Stephanie confessed feeling excited and a little nervous. This is her first major role in a big budget action movie.

Telegraph co. UK.

This new chapter of the Agent 007 has three new Bond Girls from different nationalities: Monica Bellucci (“Maléna,” “Irreversible”) from Italy, Léa Seydoux (“Blue is the Warmest Color,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Grand Central”) from France and completing the trio Stephanie Sigman from Mexico.

After Rome, the Bond production directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes landed in Mexico City two weeks ago and already started shooting in the historic center. They  closed to the public some important streets and renting two soundstages of the Churubusco Studios, one for wardrobe and the other for make-up.

“Spectre” will be in theaters November 6, 2015 worldwide.

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