Cinetrā Desk

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News

Rohan Kanawade's Sabar Bonda Wins FIPRESCI-India Grand Prix 2025

Rohan Kanawade's **_Sabar Bonda_** has won the FIPRESCI-India Grand Prix 2025, topping the critics' annual list of India's best films.

June 30, 2026

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Payal Sethi's 'Babak' Selected for Busan Asian Cinema Fund Script Development Programme

The Germany-India co-production follows an Afghan refugee in Germany and will receive script support and industry exposure in Busan.

June 29, 2026

News

Vishal Bhardwaj, Sreekar Prasad among six Indians invited to join the Academy

Six Indian film professionals have been invited to join the Academy's 2026 membership class and vote for the Oscars

June 25, 2026

Festivals

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, Switch Off Join BIFAN 2026 Line-Up

Dominic Arun's Dulquer Salmaan-produced fantasy **_Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra_** and Sandeep Francis' **_Switch Off_** are among the Indian selections at BIFAN 2026.

June 23, 2026

Festivals

Poland's Silver Wins Top Honour at MIFF 2026

Polish documentary **_Silver_** won MIFF 2026's Golden Conch, while **_Small Clouds_** and Iran's **_Under the Snow_** topped the short fiction categories.

June 21, 2026

Festivals

London Indian Film Festival to open with 52 Blue

Ali El Arabi’s **_52 Blue_**, following a football-obsessed young man from Kerala on a life-changing trip to the Qatar World Cup, will open LIFF 2026.

June 21, 2026

Festivals

Ridham Janve’s Hunter’s Moon Wins Best Screenplay at Shanghai IFF

Singapore director Anthony Chen-led jury awarded Ridham Janve's _**Hunter's Moon**_ Best Screenplay in Shanghai's Asian New Talent section.

June 21, 2026

News

Nadav Lapid Withdraws from Marseille Jury After Boycott Campaign

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who sparked controversy at IFFI Goa over _The Kashmir Files_, quits Marseille festival after boycott calls.

June 19, 2026

News

Christopher Nolan to Attend The Odyssey Mumbai Premiere

Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Tom Holland will attend the Mumbai premiere of _**The Odyssey **_ahead of its July 17 release.

June 17, 2026

News

‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Cleared for India Release After CBFC Reversal

Oscar-nominated The Voice of Hind Rajab has been cleared for release in India after the CBFC granted the film an ‘A’ certificate. The film opens in cinemas on June 19.

June 15, 2026

Festivals

MIFF 2026 brings Sundance, Cannes and TIFF discoveries to Mumbai

MIFF opens in Mumbai on June 15 with a line-up featuring films that have screened at Sundance, Cannes, TIFF and Berlinale.

June 13, 2026

Festivals

Karlovy Vary 2026: Indian Film in Proxima, Mrinal Sen Returns in Festival Retrospective

The 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has selected Yashasvi Juyal’s The Ink-Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb for the Proxima Competition, the section focused on emerging and formally adventurous cinema.

June 11, 2026

Opportunities

Deadline Extended: Red Sea Souk Project Market 2026

The Red Sea Souk Project Market 2026 is now open for submissions, offering mentorship, industry meetings, travel support and access to US$210,000 in awards for selected feature film projects.

June 10, 2026

Festivals

Cannes 2026 announces winners

The 79th Cannes Film Festival concluded with a winners list that reaffirmed the festival’s long-standing appetite for politically charged storytelling, formally adventurous cinema and emerging filmmakers from outside the traditional centres of world cinema.

June 7, 2026

Festivals

Nepali Film Makes Cannes History with Jury Prize Win

Nepali cinema marked a historic breakthrough at the 79th Cannes Film Festival as Elephants in the Fog (Tiniharu), directed by Abinash Bikram Shah, became the first Nepali feature film to win a major prize at the festival.

June 7, 2026

Festivals

FTII Student Film Heads to Cannes’ La Cinef

Parchaave Massiah Raatan De (Shadows of the Moonless Nights), directed by FTII student Mehar Malhotra, has been selected for the prestigious La Cinef section, Cannes’ competitive programme dedicated to emerging filmmakers from film schools around the world.

June 7, 2026