Imtiaz Ali has been selected as the Russian Film Festival's ambassador to India

Imtiaz Ali has been selected as the Russian Film Festival's ambassador to India

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: October 18 2021

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  • Imtiaz Ali, a director and producer, has been appointed as the Russian Film Festival's Indian ambassador.
  • Through the BRICS, Russia and India are already working in the field of cinematography.
  • ROSKINO is organising India's first-ever online Russian Film Festival with the help of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Culture, the Cinema Fund, the Moscow City Tourism Committee, Discover Moscow, Rossotrudnichestvo, and Kartina Entertainment.

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