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Documentary Film Festival and New Projects
The 30th edition of Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has unveiled the projects selected for its New Visions Forum, featuring twenty-nine films from fifteen countries. Richie Mehta discusses his upcoming film on Phoolan Devi’s life, highlighting her journey to finding agency.
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Variety
Richie Mehta did not want to make this film. When producers at Namah Pictures – Shareen Mantri Kedia, Kishor Arora and Kanwal Kohli – approached him with the rights to Phoolan Devi’s dictated autobiography, his first instinct was to turn them down. He calls himself “a non-resident Indian
2026-09-14 12:22 UTC
Variety
The 30th edition of Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival, which draws around 1,200 industry professionals, has unveiled the projects selected for its New Visions Forum. Twenty-nine projects from 15 countries will be presented during the Forum, taking place Oct. 28–30, offering their teams the opportun
2026-09-14 12:24 UTC