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| language = [[Standard Hindi|Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[English language|English]] |
| language = [[Standard Hindi|Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[English language|English]] |
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Location | Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Auckland |
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Founded | 2010 |
Producers | Mind Blowing Films |
Language | Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, English |
Website | http://indianfilmfestival.com.au |
Bollywood & Beyond is an Indian film festival based in Melbourne, Australia. It travels to Sydney, Adelaide and Auckland showcasing releases, classics and regional language films from across the sub-continent.
The festival encourages emerging young film-makers from India, Australia and New Zealand through the Western Union Short Film Competition.[1] The winning film-makers are invited to the festival's opening night gala in Melbourne to be awarded their prize and the winning films are screened in cinemas during the festival and broadcast on SBS in Australia, Triangle TV in New Zealand and UTV in India.[2]
History
The festival was founded in 2010 by Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the director of Mind Blowing Films, a Melbourne-based distributor of Indian films throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Previous events
- 2010
Special guests: Rani Mukerji[3], Imtiaz Ali, Rajkumar Hirani[4]
- 2011
Special guests: Vidya Balan[5], Ali Zafar, Onir, Juhi Chawla[6], Kabir Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Raj Kumar Gupta
References
- ^ "Western Union Short Film Competition Winners Announced!". Filmink. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Western Union Short Film Competition
- ^ "Rani Mukherjee in Australia to promote Indian cinema",The Hindu Times, 11 March 2010
- ^ "Bollywood Stars Promote Harmony",World News Australia, 10 March 2010
- ^ "Zaetta finds life is not always beautiful",The Hindu Times, 22 March 2011
- ^ "Juhi Chawla: The changing face of Bollywood",3 News, 24 March 2011