The films in the Malayalam Cinema Today category this time include Ishq, Kumbalangi Nights, Virus, And The Oskar Goes To, Uyare and Unda, all of which had a good run at the theatres. Titled ‘Reform the Iffk’, the group of film personalities accuses the organisers of the festival – the Kerala Chalachitra Academy – of not watching all the films before rejecting them, and also choosing popular films in the Malayalam Cinema Today category. 'Reform Iffk': Filmmakers protest selection process of Kerala film festivalįilm FestivalTitled ‘Reform the Iffk’, the group of film personalities accuses the organisers of the festival of not watching the films before rejecting them.Tnm StaffA few filmmakers have come together to protest against the selection process of the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala which will have its 24th edition this December. Chola is written by Kv Manikandan and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. The film had premiered at the Venice Film Festival under the Orizzonti (Horizons) section with its English title, Shadow of Water. “Thank you Sanaletta for this wonderful movie,” Joju wrote. The film will also mark the Tamil acting debut of Joju. Subbaraj has recently wrapped up his film with Dhanush in the lead. Joju also informed on his post that Tamil filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj is joining the team as a co producer. Joju and Nimisha Sajayan had both won state awards for their performance in Chola, directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. MollywoodThe film, directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, will release on December 6.Digital NativeAward winning Malayalam film Chola will release in theatres on December 6, actor Joju George announced on his Facebook page. Karthik Subbaraj joins as co-producer of Malayalam film ‘Chola’ A rare shot of genuinely frenzied energy in British genre cinema, “ Surge” seems likely to prompt comparisons to the recent work of Benny and Josh Safdie - in particular, It’s quite a performance, sure to exhilarate some and aggravate others, and it joins the dots of Aneil Karia’s stylish if somewhat overstimulated debut feature while adding several disconnected ones of its own. You wouldn’t expect stillness from a film called “ Surge,” and in that respect only does Whishaw zig where you expect him to zig - to say nothing of his character, a humdrum airport worker who one day snaps in spectacularly feral fashion, embarking on the unlikeliest of London crime sprees. There’s mannered, there’s manic, and then there’s the malfunctioning pinball-machine delirium that Ben Whishaw brings to “ Surge”: a blinking, buzzing, flashing clatter of hyper-accelerated impulses, chicken-fried synapses and staggered hypnic jerks that never culminate in sleep. Let’s celebrate him with his music! He would like that.” Mandel was considered one of the finest arrangers of the second half of the 20th century, providingĬannes Marché du Film announces plans for Cannes Xr Virtual He was truly beyond compare, and nobody could write or arrange the way he did. “The world will never be quite the same without his humor, wit and wry view of life and the human condition. He was a beast.” “A dear friend and extraordinary composer arranger and all-around brilliant talent, Johnny Mandel, just passed away,” wrote Michael Feinstein on Facebook. “He was a genius and one of my favorite writers, arrangers, and personalities. “I was so sad to learn that a hero of mine, Johnny Mandel, passed away,” wrote Michael Buble on Twitter. Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter of “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “Emily” and the theme from “ Mash,” has died. Johnny Mandel, Composer Who Wrote ‘Mash’ Theme Song, Dies at 94 Led by French music producer and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, this year’s jury – which also included directors Julie Bertuccelli, Jérémy Clapin and Alice Diop alongside actor Vimala Pons – honored two films with a second place tie, offering the special jury prize to both Ainslee Robson’s exploration of Ethiopian-American identity “Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in VR,” and Fabito Rychter and Amir Admoni’s wryly surrealist “Gravity VR.” Jarre’s jury also awarded Marie Blondiaux and Charles Ayats’ interactive project “Moa – My Own Assistant,” which was adapted from a novel by French writer Alain Damasio, and Along with its newly minted Masque d’Or for best VR work, the 25-minute piece walked away with €6,000 in prize money. The immersive VR piece “Bodyless,” director Hsin-Chien Huang’s dreamlike exploration of his own childhood growing up under Taiwanese martial law, took home top honors at Paris’ NewImages Festival on Friday evening.