• Exploring Transcendence in Sinners

    Exploring Transcendence in Sinners

    Originally a European lore, myth and story, vampires have long held great fascination all around the world. While a huge number of literary and cinematic iterations vis-a-vis the blood sucking monster originating from Europe explored themes of love, obsession as well as the notions of East versus West, otherness...
  • Ananke LitFest Celebrates Cinema of Dissent, Power & Protest With All Female South Asian Filmmakers

    Ananke LitFest Celebrates Cinema of Dissent, Power & Protest With All Female South Asian Filmmakers

    Some films do more than entertain—they challenge set norms,  address injustice, and inspire change. Filmmakers and critics discuss the power of cinema as a voice of change. This year, Ananke’s Festival of Literature is organizing a first-of-its-kind series of sessions in collaboration with celebrated journalist, author and editor, Manju...
  • The Comeback: A Socio-cultural Commentary On Systemic Inequalities, Personal Betrayals And Commodification Of Art

    The Comeback is a restrained yet incisive exploration of friendship, betrayal, artistic integrity, and the elusive nature of success. Set against the backdrop of the entertainment industry and small-town theatre, the novel weaves a poignant tale of two men—John K., a once-rising film star grappling with his fading relevance,...
  • UAE Based Female Producers Awarded MBEs on New Year 2021 Honors List

    UAE Based Female Producers Awarded MBEs on New Year 2021 Honors List

    January 3rd, 2020, Dubai (UAE): – Sisters Grimm Co-founders Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira have been awarded MBEs for ‘Services to International Trade and to the Creative Industries’ in the New Year Honours list which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom....
  • Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You

    Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You

    What happens when a girl from the slums dares to dream? She bags an Engineering Degree, and Executive Education from Harvard Business School, becomes a Telecoms Head, and mentors others to do the same. In Be Fearless: Give Yourself Permission To Be You, Jane Egerton-Idehen draws from her over...
  • Dress You UP

    February 17th, 2019, Dubai (UAE):How does a modern women dress in order to convey authority and competence at work? You can spend a lot of time and money shopping and still not get it right, and who wants to do that? So how can you know what’s worth investing...
  • Sustainable fashion campaign launched in the UAE

    February 17th, 2019, Dubai (UAE):  Homegrown Dubai-based designer and fashion label ASMARAÏA launches her latest fashion campaign named Nocturnal Animal featuring her latest collection focusing on sustainable metropolis chic-style, feline-inspired 2019 collection shot at Dubai’s wellness center, vegan cafe, concept shop and garden oasis Life’n One. The fast rising...
  • Tales from the dark side

    Best-selling UAE author, Karen Osman, release second novel....
  • Pakistani Sirens And Cinema

    The era of Pakistani films highlighting raucously pumped up men with an over-bearing male chauvinistic attitude is finally over as the new age of cinema ushers a picturesque medley of big budget movies, artsy biopics, raunchy, boisterous comedy, and flashy coming-of-age numbers. It is certainly not untrue to claim...
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