TIFF 2024: Little Jaffna

Little Jaffna is Lawrence Valin’s debut film in Tamil and French. It is based on a short by Valin back in 2018. Valin not only directs, but also stars in the film as a lead character. Valin plays a police officer from a Tamil family in Paris, who has to infiltrate a local criminal group that is sending money to the Eelam liberation movement in Sri Lanka. The film stars Lawrence Valin, Puviraj Raveendran, Vela Ramamoorthy, and Kawsie Chandra. The film had its debut at the Venice Film Festival right before it came to TIFF 2024.  The movie is about identity, diaspora, family, community, and conflict.

TIFF 23: Dear Jassi

Dear Jassi is a story that Dhandwar has wanted to tell, and share with the world for a long time. He described the feeling as a monkey on his back, knowing he needed to tell this story, and thus returned to India to make the film.

TIFF 24: Superboys of
Malegaon- A love letter to Indian cinema

Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar seem to have an instinct for recognizing cinematic potential, and Superboys of Malegaon is no exception. The film is based on a 2008 documentary called Superman of Malegaon directed by Faiza Ahmad Khan. The documentary centres around Nasir Shaikh, who is frustrated by his family’s struggling video parlour, and decides to recreate Hindi movies featuring local talent from his own city. What starts as a parody of the iconic film Sholay, becomes a very powerful series of subsequent films over time.

Lost Ladies: Finding My TIFF 23 Winner

Director Kiran Rao is back after many years of Dhobi Ghat (TIFF ’10) with comedy Lost Ladies. The film is set in Madhya Pradesh (MP), a state which has a rich history of theatre acting.

TIFF 23 PROFILE: Guneet Monga, Producer Extraordinaire

Guneet Monga’ second film Yellow Bus premiered at TIFF. the premiere screening of her second film at TIFF. She has produced 30-35 feature films, including Monsoon Shootout, Masaan, and Gangs of Wassseypur. She is no stranger to film festivals, having had premieres at Cannes, Sundance, and TIFF.

TIFF 23: Kill

Guneet Monga and Karan Johar’s super thriller Kill recently hit the Midnight Madness TIFF Series. They have produced a film like no other. Kill is an action thriller film starring debutant Lakshya as the protagonist hero, Tanya Maniktala as Tulika, and Raghav Juyal as the antagonist.