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Hollywood International Cinefest announces its lineup for 2017; Assamese film Xhoihobote Dhemalite (Rainbow Fields) is part of the official selection

National Award Winner Bidyut Kotoky’s film in Assamese language, Xhoihobote Dhemalite.. (Rainbow Fields) is one of the five films competing for the best foreign-feature film award in Hollywood International Cinefest’s line up for its 2017 festival edition.Continue reading “Hollywood International Cinefest announces its lineup for 2017; Assamese film Xhoihobote Dhemalite (Rainbow Fields) is part of the official selection”

Lone brother of the seven sisters …

I still remember my first (aborted) attempt to visit Sikkim – also known as the lone bother of the northeastern states of seven sisters – way back in 1996. We, a bunch of friends from across India, boarded a train from Guwahati on a cold night in the end of December with a plan of spending the New Year in Sikkim. But, ironically we had to return halfway as the railway connectivity to the NJP station – in the foothill of Sikkim – was cut off due to a blast by the insurgent…Continue reading “Lone brother of the seven sisters …”

Guns and Guitars-A Musical Travelogue: First Look

Newark Film Festival 2016Bidyut Kotoky‘s Guns and Guitars-A Musical Travelogue,a documentary on the music scene (against the backdrop of violence) in North-East India is now finally ready and about to start it’s festival round. The film has just been officially selected as part of this year’s Newark International Film Festival (http://www.newarkiff.com/).

For more about the film, you can read Bidyut’s posts on MAM here.

Here’s the first look promo of the film-