Toronto International Film Festival 2020 announces its list of 50 selected feature films

Aug 04, 2020, at 06:03 am

Toronto/IBNS:  The 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)'s lineup of 50 diverse titles selection, announced July 30 by Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente, represent the highest-quality films from around the globe reflecting TIFF's commitment to gender parity and racial equality for future generations with strong representation of women, Black people, Indigenous people, and people of colour, TIFF reports said. 

Women and human rights: Front and centre at the Oscar ceremony this year

Feb 24, 2019, at 03:49 pm

New York, Feb 24 (IBNS): Gender equality, the marginalization of indigenous languages, migration, the refugee crisis, the lives of domestic workers, poverty… All these issues which are at the heart of the United Nations’ work, are also front and centre in some of the films celebrated this year at the Academy Awards.

Fagun Thakrar attends Women in Film Oscar event

Mar 03, 2017, at 02:00 am

Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS): During the Oscar in Los Angeles, Fagun Thakrar was part of the Women in Film Oscar Event hosted by last years Academy Award winner Brie Larsen with whom Fagun co-starred in a new film also attended were Academy Awards winner Meryl Streep and Emma Stone.

Women should respect other women: Anushka Sharma

Mar 07, 2016, at 09:24 pm

Mumbai, Mar 7 (IBNS) On the eve of International Women's Day on Mar 8, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma says everyone — man or woman or child — should aim to stay fit as she offers a lesson in gender equality while maintaining that for her a special day for women is not anything special.