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'''Bollywood & Beyond''' is an annual [[Cinema of India|Indian film festival]] based in [[Melbourne]], Australia. It travels to Sydney, Adelaide and Auckland showcasing new releases, classics and regional language films from across the sub-continent.
'''Bollywood & Beyond''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film festival]] based in [[Melbourne]], Australia. It travels to Sydney, Adelaide and Auckland showcasing releases, classics and regional language films from across the sub-continent.


The festival encourages emerging young film-makers from India, Australia and New Zealand through the Western Union Short Film Competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Union Short Film Competition Winners Announced!|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/filmbiz/notice/3662/|publisher=[[Filmink]]|accessdate=11 November 2011|date=4 March 2011}}</ref> The winning film-makers are invited to the festival's opening night gala in Melbourne to be awarded their prize and the winning films are screened in cinemas during the festival and broadcast on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] in Australia, [[Triangle TV]] in New Zealand and [[Bindass|UTV]] in India.<ref>[http://indianfilmfestival.com.au/wusfc.html Western Union Short Film Competition]</ref>
The festival encourages emerging young film-makers from India, Australia and New Zealand through the Western Union Short Film Competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Union Short Film Competition Winners Announced!|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/filmbiz/notice/3662/|publisher=[[Filmink]]|accessdate=11 November 2011|date=4 March 2011}}</ref> The winning film-makers are invited to the festival's opening night gala in Melbourne to be awarded their prize and the winning films are screened in cinemas during the festival and broadcast on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] in Australia, [[Triangle TV]] in New Zealand and [[Bindass|UTV]] in India.<ref>[http://indianfilmfestival.com.au/wusfc.html Western Union Short Film Competition]</ref>

Outside of cinemas, the festival also holds an annual Bollywood Dance Competition. In 2011 the competition was held during Melbourne's [[Moomba]] festival and was judged by item star Malaika Arora Khan and film director Kabir Khan.<ref>[http://indianfilmfestival.com.au/comp.html Bollywood Dance Competition]</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The festival was founded in 2010 by Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the director of Mind Blowing Films, a Melbourne-based distributor of Indian films throughout Australia and New Zealand. Her vision for the festival is to act as a "showcase of India".<ref>{{cite web|title=Preview: 2011 Indian Film Festival|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie-news/single/889442/Preview-2011-Indian-Film-Festival|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]|accessdate=11 November 2011|date=9 March 2011}}</ref>
The festival was founded in 2010 by Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the director of Mind Blowing Films, a Melbourne-based distributor of Indian films throughout Australia and New Zealand.

In March 2011, Bollywood & Beyond earned a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for the 'Largest Bollywood Dance Class', an event that was covered by Australian and Indian news channels celebrating the multiculturalism of Melbourne.<ref>[http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/festival-smashes-bollywood-dance-record/x03snjf "Festival smashes Bollywood dance record"], ''[[Nine Network]]'', 12 March 2011</ref> <ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/news-interviews/28694083_1_munni-badnaam-hui-guinness-book-malaika-arora-khan "Munni in Guinness Book of Records"], ''[[Times of India]]'', 16 March 2011</ref>


== Previous events ==
== Previous events ==
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[[Category:Film festivals in Australia]]
[[Category:Film festivals in Australia]]
[[Category:Cinema of India]]

Revision as of 09:28, 3 February 2012

The correct title of this article is Bollywood & Beyond. It appears incorrectly here due to technical restrictions.
This redirect is about the annual Indian film festival. For the radio station, see Bollywood & Beyond (radio).
Bollywood & Beyond
File:Bollywood and beyond film festival logo.jpg
LocationMelbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Auckland
Founded2010
Awards receivedGuinness World Record
ProducersMind Blowing Films
LanguageHindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, English
Websitehttp://indianfilmfestival.com.au

Bollywood & Beyond is an Indian film festival based in Melbourne, Australia. It travels to Sydney, Adelaide and Auckland showcasing releases, classics and regional language films from across the sub-continent.

The festival encourages emerging young film-makers from India, Australia and New Zealand through the Western Union Short Film Competition.[1] The winning film-makers are invited to the festival's opening night gala in Melbourne to be awarded their prize and the winning films are screened in cinemas during the festival and broadcast on SBS in Australia, Triangle TV in New Zealand and UTV in India.[2]

History

The festival was founded in 2010 by Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the director of Mind Blowing Films, a Melbourne-based distributor of Indian films throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Previous events

  • 2010

Special guests: Rani Mukerji[3], Imtiaz Ali, Rajkumar Hirani[4]

  • 2011

Special guests: Vidya Balan[5], Ali Zafar, Onir, Juhi Chawla[6], Kabir Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Raj Kumar Gupta

References

  1. ^ "Western Union Short Film Competition Winners Announced!". Filmink. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ Western Union Short Film Competition
  3. ^ "Rani Mukherjee in Australia to promote Indian cinema",The Hindu Times, 11 March 2010
  4. ^ "Bollywood Stars Promote Harmony",World News Australia, 10 March 2010
  5. ^ "Zaetta finds life is not always beautiful",The Hindu Times, 22 March 2011
  6. ^ "Juhi Chawla: The changing face of Bollywood",3 News, 24 March 2011
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