Webinar on the Great Master ‘Federico Fellini’ and his impact on Indian Cinema

One hundred years ago, on 20 January 1920, Federico Fellini was born in Rimini, and went on to become one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of world cinema. During a career that spanned forty years, he won four Oscars for the films La strada, The Nights of Cabiria, 8½ and Amarcord, and one for lifetime achievement. He also won a Palme d’Or for the film La Dolce Vita and a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. 

Numerous activities had been planned around the world to celebrate the centenary of this great director. Unfortunately, most of them had to be canceled because of the COVID epidemic.  

However, the Italian Cultural Institute would like to celebrate the great master with a conversation about him and his impact on Indian cinema between Nico Psaltidis and Murtaza Ali Khan.  

Nico Psaltidis is an Italian cinephile, filmmaker and media scholar based in India and Italy. His work revolves around art-house and independent cinema and subcultures and labour in creative industries. 

Murtaza Ali Khan is a film critic and journalist based out of Delhi. He is the Films Editor at Café Dissensus (New York) and regularly contributes to publications like The Daily Guardian, The Hindu, The Sunday Guardian among others. He has also contributed to Newslaundry, The Huffington Post, The Quint and DailyO. Murtaza regularly appears as a guest panelist on various television channels and is also associated with radio. He teaches digital filmmaking to media students and regularly conducts workshops and seminars on film appreciation and screenwriting.