JioCinema to launch digital film festival on September 29
Mumbai (PTI): With an aim to bring together art, artists and unique stories of India, streaming platform JioCinema is set to launch a digital film festival on September 29.
According to the organisers, the festival will showcase 20 remarkable films across 20 days.
A celebration of India's rich storytelling, the festival line-up features titles such as "The Comedian", which revolves around an aging comedy actor in the Indian film industry who has no laughter left in his life, and "Birha" (The Journey Back Home), a story of a family that tears apart due to the unjustified ambitions of a young child.
Other films in the line-up are "Ghuspaith: Between Borders", which is inspired by the life and tragic death of renowned Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui; "Rat in the Kitchen", a story of a man going through loneliness and having surreal experiences while being at home alone; "Bebaak" a gripping tale about a woman's identity crisis as a Muslim in India; and "The Daughter", a film about a young woman who sets out in search of a man who can help her carry out an act that will test her limits.
"Bebaak" producer Anurag Kashyap said he is thrilled to be part of the festival.
"India is like a never-ending library of stories, with storytellers waiting to be discovered. And the JioCinema Film Festival is a reflection of these amazing storytellers and stories. The wide array of films truly shows that the fest is for everyone who enjoys cinema in its true form. It's an amazing opportunity to celebrate the art of storytelling. I am really thrilled to be a part of this celebration through my film 'Bebaak'," the filmmaker said in a statement.
The film festival can be streamed exclusively on JioCinema Film Fest starting September 29.
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At least 11 killed, dozens injured in Israeli strikes in Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire
Beirut (Lebanon), Nov 23: Israeli airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said, as diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire.
Lebanon's Health Ministry said the death toll could rise as emergency responders dug through the rubble looking for survivors. DNA tests are being used to identify the victims, it said, adding that 63 people were wounded. The strikes were the fourth in the Lebanese capital in less than a week.
The escalation comes after US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to the region this week in an attempt to broker a cease-fire deal to end the more than 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which has erupted into full-on war in the past two months.
Israeli bombardment has killed more than 3,500 people in Lebanon and wounded more than 15,000, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The fighting has displaced about 1.2 million, or a quarter of Lebanon's population. On the Israeli side, about 90 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians have been killed by rockets, drones and missiles in northern Israel and in fighting in Lebanon.
Israel's war with Hamas also shows no signs of abating. Gaza's health ministry said at least 80 people were killed between Thursday and Friday in multiple strikes in the enclave's north, including the Kamal Adwan and Al-Ahli hospitals. Dozens of people are still trapped under the rubble, it said.
