BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAM AND ALWAYS WORK HARD ON IT: Dir. Pritam Shetty

I was studying in 9th standard when Kannada actor, Upendra, visited my school for a film shoot. I had absolutely no idea about films till then. My friends are the ones who tol

Wish I was the Director of ‘Forrest Gump’!: Dir. Hamidreza Ghotbi

Dir. Hamidreza Ghotbi is a theatre person turned Director. In a casual chat with Divya Jay of the CIFF team he tells us his favourite genres of films and how he feels about his fil

Donning Multiple Caps is Essential to be a Good Filmmaker: Dir. Murat Çeri

Knowing and having basic knowledge of all the departments that you work for a film is very essential for a filmmaker. Dir. Murat Çeri in conversation with Divya Jay from CIFF team

From a Doctor to a Filmmaker, Dir. Ercan Kesal’s Journey

The journey of how a Doctor followed his passion and became a filmmaker! Dir. Ercan Kesal chats up with Divya Jay of the CIFF team and shares his journey as how to he followed his

EFFORT & FAITH are Key to Become Successful Filmmakers: Dir. Sadegh Sadegh Daghighi

I was born in a family of cinema professionals and I began my artistic career as an editor and sound designer and cinematographer in TV and cinema. According to me, coming up with

ESPECIAL is a very endearing project for me: Ignacio Márquez

Divya Jay: Tell us about your background and how you got into filmmaking.Mr. Ignacio Márquez: I studied film at University and in parallel I started learning theatre. Even my fir

Chatting Up with Cannes Nominated Director, Mr. Susant Misra

My journey began quite a long time ago. I did a course from the Film Institute in Pune (1986-1989). In those days, not many people from Orissa were into filmmaking because the Odia

A Storyteller Needs to be Honest to the Audience: Micha Lewinsky

Micha Lewinsky is a new age Writer & Director who has 8 wins and 10 nominations to his credit till date. Right from being recognized as the ‘New Swiss Talent’ in 2005

JOSEF: A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE FROM A SON TO HIS FATHER

Captain Ashok Mahapatra (Producer of the movie Josef: Born in Grace, who has also played a small role in the film) is a Merchant Navy officer by profession who later went into the

How ‘HOLY BOOM’ Happened: Interview with Ms. Maria Lafi

Divya Jay: Tell us about your background and how you got into filmmaking. Ms. Maria Lafi: I remember myself as a kid in the darkness of an open-air summer cinema watching my first