KARNATAKA: 14th Bangalore International  Film Festival (BIFFes): Lens on cinema – March 23-30, 2023

In its 14th edition, the festival will be showcasing more than 250 films, which will be screened on 11 screens at Orion Mall in Rajajinagar, from March 23-30. 

Movie buffs can gear up as the city prepares for its annual film festival, the Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFes). In its 14th edition, the festival will be showcasing more than 250 films, which will be screened on 11 screens at Orion Mall in Rajajinagar, from March 23-30. 

One of the highlights of this edition is a masterclass by V Vijayendra, screenplay writer of Baahubali and Kantara fame. Movies from various countries like France, Senegal, Iran, South Korea and Russia will be screened. Oscar-winning movies like The Whale and Everything Everywhere All At Once are also going to screen. The festival will see various competitions being held in various categories like Cinema of the World, Asian Cinema, Indian Cinema and Kannada Cinema. 

This will be the first festival that Ashok Kashyap, who was recently appointed as the chairman of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, is managing. It will also see a centenary celebration of Dada Saheb Award-winning cinematographer V K Murthy, who has worked on classics like Pyaasa, Kaagez ke Phool, Chaudhubin ka Chand.

“We are celebrating 100 years of cinematographer VK Murthy. He was one of the few cinematographers who received the Dada Saheb Phalke award. So we have some of his classics lined up,” says Kashyap, who has been a cinematographer in the Kannada film industry for over two decades. 

According to Kashyap, this year they have tried to focus on throwing the spotlight on regional cinema, especially Kannada classics. “We are also showing some popular cinema of 2022 like Gaalipata 2,” says Kashyap.

To make things easily accessible, different passes are available digitally. “This year we have gone digital. Tickets can be booked on the phone,” says Kashyap, adding that the Chamber of Commerce, Suchitra Film Academy and Chalanchitra Academy have taken the charge of the distribution. 

Now showing 

The Whale: Darren  Aronofsky (English)

L’Immensita Dir- Emanuele Crialese  (Italian) 

Everything Everywhere  All at Once: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (English, Mandarin, Cantonese) 

Black Girl: Ousmane Sembene (French)

VK Murthy Movies 

1957 Pyaasa: Guru Dutt

1959 Kaagez ke Phool: Guru Dut

1960 Chaudhubin ka Chand: M Sadiq 

1962 Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam: Abrar Alvi

Kannada Classics

Kasturi Nivasa: Dorai-Bhagavan  

Sr Krishna-devaraya: B R Panthulu 

Janumada Jodi: T S Nagabharana 

America! America!!: Nagatihalli Chandra-shekar

source/content: newindianexpress.com (headline edited)

WORLD RECORD : SPORTS / TENNIS: Rohan Bopanna becomes Oldest ATP Masters 1000 Champion after claiming Indian Wells Doubles Title at 43

Bopanna thus surpassed Daniel Nestor of Canada, who had claimed the 2015 Cincinnati Masters to become the oldest champion at the age of 42.

Indian Wells :

India’s Rohan Bopanna became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and his Australian partner Matt Ebden claimed the men’s doubles crown at the BNP Paribas Open here.

The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden, 35, defeated top-seeded Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Neil Skupski of Britain 6-3, 2-6, 10-8 in the final on Saturday.

“Truly special. It’s called Tennis Paradise for a reason,” said Bopanna, who was playing in his 10th ATP Masters 1000 final.

“I’ve been, over the years, coming here and seeing all these guys win for so many years. I’m really happy that Matt and I were able to do this and get this title here.

“It’s been some tough matches, close matches. Today we played against one of the best teams out there. Really happy that we got the trophy.”

Bopanna thus surpassed Daniel Nestor of Canada, who had claimed the 2015 Cincinnati Masters to become the oldest champion at the age of 42.

“I spoke to Danny Nestor and I told him sorry I’m going to beat his record,” he joked.

“Winning the title, that stays with me, so really happy with that. ” It was the 43-year-old’s fifth Masters 1000 doubles title and first since he won in Monte Carlo in 2017.

This was the third final of the year for the Indo-Australian duo.

He now holds 24 tour-level trophies in his cabinet.

The Indo-Australian pair stunned defending and two-time desert titlists John Isner and Jack Sock in the semi-finals, while getting the better off Canadian singles stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov in the quarters.

Bopanna and Ebden had defeated Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez in their opening match.

A former World No.3, Bopanna jumped four places to No.11 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Doubles Rankings.

source/content: newindianexpress.com / PTI (headline edited)

KARNATAKA: BUSINESS & ECONOMY / SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY / HEALTH: Siemens Healthineers to Infuse a fresh Investment of ₹1,300 cr in Bengaluru

Siemens Healthineers, a medtech company that is into precision medicine, transforming care delivery, improving the patient experience and digitalising healthcare, on Tuesday said it would invest ₹1,300 crore at Bommasandra in Bengaluru to set up a full-fledged campus.

According to Elizabeth Staudinger, President Asia-Pacific, Siemens Healthineers, the company would invest ₹1,300 crore in the city by 2025. “This is furthering our existing commitment to India. We will also hire additional 1,800 skilled digital tech experts to expand our digital capabilities here,’‘ she added.

Driving digitalisation

The proposed Siemens Healthineers infrastructure will be a new campus that would house an innovation hub, R&D facility, a manufacturing centre, and also design and development units for entry-level products. The innovation hub will be housed in a new state-of-the-art campus that combines the existing R&D centre and an ultra-modern medical imaging factory.

“This investment is the largest we have ever made in India. It will play a key role in taking our business to the next level by driving digitalisation and expanding our portfolio for emerging markets,’‘ Staudinger said.

A global innovation hub

According to her, the Bengaluru campus will be one of Siemens Healthineers’ four innovation hubs globally with other hubs located in the United States, Germany, and China.

“The innovation hub at Bengaluru will include centers of competence in digital technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality, user experience, and cybersecurity,’‘ she added.

When completed in 2025, the first phase of the new campus would include 70,000 square meters of office space for the enlarged R&D centre and 5,000 square meters of factory space.

Siemens Healthineers has already invested ₹2,500 crore in R&D in India.

source/content: thehindu.com (headline edited)