IFFI 2025 – Global Cinema Expands with AI Innovation SICA President A.Karthikraaja was one among honorable juries for non feature section. The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2025) will be held from November 20–28, 2025 in Panaji, Goa. With more than 240 films from 81 countries, this edition […]
🎬 EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Celebrating the Art and Future of Cinematography The 33rd edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival—the world’s foremost celebration of the art of cinematography—concluded its run in Toruń, Poland, from November 15-22, 2025. From India only feature film nominated for Golden frog at camerimage was “My Name […]
Film Restoration in Digital Era! Film is not a pastime. It is a time capsule woven from imagination, memory, and human experience. Yet the medium that carries it is heartbreakingly mortal. Celluloid buckles under vinegar syndrome, colors drift like abandoned frescoes, and magnetic audio fades into ghostly whispers. Without intervention, […]
🎥 SICA Exclusive: Crafting the Mythic World of Kantara: Chapter 1 An Interview with Arvind S. Kashyap, ISC As part of SICA’s ongoing initiative to showcase outstanding visual storytellers shaping the future of Indian cinema, we present an exclusive conversation with Arvind S. Kashyap, ISC — a cinematographer whose work […]
Veteran Cinematographer Babu (88) Passes Away in Chennai Veteran cinematographer Babu, known for his mastery in in-camera effects and visual storytelling, passed away this morning in Chennai at the age of 88. A true craftsman behind the lens, Babu was a pillar of Tamil cinema during the late 1970s and […]
A Cinematographer’s Search for Light Through Darkness There was a time when cinematography was defined by the math of light — by foot-candles, motivated sources, and carefully plotted beams. We chased realism by showing the audience where every light came from. Masters like PC Sreeram paved new way of thinking, […]
