Chetan Morajkar – Photographer & Filmmaker.
In the quaint village of Pernem in Goa, visionary artist found his calling amid the lush landscapes and the vibrant tapestry of Goan culture. Chetan Morajkar, known in the realms of photography and filmmaking as Nishi – in honour of his grandfather Nishikant, is a storyteller at heart, whose journey from a captivated child listening […]
Akshay Parvatkar: From Karmali to Filmmaking Fame
Akshay Parvatkar is a talented filmmaker from Goa who has garnered acclaim for his work. Born in the village of Karmali, he spent his formative years in Porvorim. After completing his education in Electronics and Telecommunication at the Goa College of Engineering, Akshay worked at the Museum of Goa in Pilerne under the guidance of […]
Music is an agent which binds African Goans: Filmmaker
Panaji, August 2023: Over the years, migration has been a recurring theme in Goa’s socio-political scape right from colonial times.The 19th century saw waves of Goans migrating to East Africa in search of jobs in the ‘new world’, where Portuguese colonists also held sway, but according to filmmaker Nalini Elvino De Sousa, music was a […]
Cynthia – Goa’s first Konkani Horror film trailer launched
With its popularity across India, Goa is also a film-maker’s paradise. From North Goa to South Goa, the movie world has seen different places in Goa appear in movies from different genres. A few Hollywood movies have also been shot in Goa making it somewhat known in the Western world too. And now, parts of […]
Have a good laugh with Konkani comedy film ‘O La La’ this weekend
A big part of Goa’s charm and culture is its music and tiatrs. Almost everyone living in Goa has attended concerts that showcase the Konkani music talent in the state. Similarly, people have watched tiatrs, musical plays that have themes usually dedicated to some kind of social issue or goings on in the world. It […]
Goa State Film Festival on screen for the next 3 days in Panjim
The film industry is big in India. It earns crores and crores of rupees with multiple hit movies that are released every year. Hindi movies are also popular all over the world, especially in countries that have a large Indian population. Today, movies not only come from every genre but they are also dubbed into […]
Four Goan films will be shown at IFFI 2017 along with new activities
The IFFI 2017 is set to be a grand extravaganza this year with some different activities. From the 20th of November to the 28th there is going to be lots for delegates and non-delegates at the film festival which happens every year towards the end of November. This year, there are four Goan films scheduled […]
One of Asia’s oldest and biggest film festivals, IFFI 2017 is in Goa again this year
Said to be one of Asia’s biggest and oldest film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is set to happen in Goa once again from the 20th to the 28th of November this year. The first ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India in 1952 with the patronage of India’s […]
Russian Film Days at IFFI 2017 between 20th and 28th November in Goa
One of India’s most renowned film festivals, the International Film Festival of India is back in Goa this year. Started way back in 1952, the first-ever IFFI was organized by the Films Division, Government of India, with the patronage of the first Prime Minister of India – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. The International Film Festival of India […]
National award-winning Konkani films
You must be aware of National award-winning Bollywood movies but did you know that even our Konkani films have won so many awards for their strong script and great actors? Let’s have a look at National award-winning Konkani films that have raised the bar for Goan Cinema in the world of entertainment. K Sera Sera […]
