CREATIVE TOURIST: Not Just Bollywood at HOME

  • Omar Ahmed

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Film fans can delve into a newly flourishing independent film scene at HOME this September as curator Omar Ahmed demonstrates that Indian cinema is about more than just Bollywood with a brand new film season. Charting territory that has so far been left unexplored by British film programmers, Ahmed, a UK-based film scholar and PhD researcher (Indian Cinema) at the University of Manchester – who will add context to the season with a One Hour Intro on Saturday 16th September – has selected a varied mix of films and events in order to showcase the new voices, talent and production companies that have helped to define the lively new ‘Hindie’ (Hindi + Indie) film scene over the past decade.

Period27 Aug 2017

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  • TitleNot Just Bollywood at HOME
    Media name/outletCreative Tourist
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date27/08/17
    DescriptionFilm fans can delve into a newly flourishing independent film scene at HOME this September as curator Omar Ahmed demonstrates that Indian cinema is about more than just Bollywood with a brand new film season. Charting territory that has so far been left unexplored by British film programmers, Ahmed, a UK-based film scholar and PhD researcher (Indian Cinema) at the University of Manchester – who will add context to the season with a One Hour Intro on Saturday 16th September – has selected a varied mix of films and events in order to showcase the new voices, talent and production companies that have helped to define the lively new ‘Hindie’ (Hindi + Indie) film scene over the past decade.
    URLhttps://www.creativetourist.com/event/not-just-bollywood/
    PersonsOmar Ahmed
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Keywords

  • India
  • cinema
  • Bollywood
  • film