Me+You Productions co-founder takes over from Neal Street Pictures’ Pippa Harris.
Me+You Productions co-founder Krishnendu Majumdar is set to become the next chair of Bafta.
Majumdar, who has chaired Bafta’s TV committee since 2015, was voted deputy chair at the organisation’s Agm this month.
Under Bafta’s procedures, the deputy automatically takes over from the chair at the end of their two-year tenure.
Incumbent chair, Neal Street Pictures’ Pippa Harris, is due to step down next year.
The first Bame individual to hold the position in its 72-year history, Majumdar has also chaired learning and events committee...
Me+You Productions co-founder Krishnendu Majumdar is set to become the next chair of Bafta.
Majumdar, who has chaired Bafta’s TV committee since 2015, was voted deputy chair at the organisation’s Agm this month.
Under Bafta’s procedures, the deputy automatically takes over from the chair at the end of their two-year tenure.
Incumbent chair, Neal Street Pictures’ Pippa Harris, is due to step down next year.
The first Bame individual to hold the position in its 72-year history, Majumdar has also chaired learning and events committee...
- 6/21/2019
- by Robin Parker Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Until quite recently, the subjects related to the queer identity hadn’t been a part of Indian Cinema. Even if some efforts were being taken in the form of the films like “Fire” (1996) or the anthology films like “I Am” (2010) or “Bombay Talkies” (2013), they either faced severe controversies or catered only a core art-house film-enthusiast. With the change in the country’s legal affairs related to same-gender couples, there’s a rise in such topics and their voices are being heard. Swarnavel Eswaran’s “Kattumaram” falls in the same vein. It talks about the same-sex relationship in the context of Indian traditions. Moreover, it speaks on how that affects the people from a lower part of the social paradigm.
“Kattumaran” is screening at London Indian Film Festival
The film tells the story of Anandhi, who teaches at the school of her village. She is still recovering from the loss of...
“Kattumaran” is screening at London Indian Film Festival
The film tells the story of Anandhi, who teaches at the school of her village. She is still recovering from the loss of...
- 6/14/2019
- by Akash Deshpande
- AsianMoviePulse
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