Prathap Nair

The Goethe-Institut sent a journalist to Berlin to report on the films, trends and happenings at the Berlinale. Prathap Nair met actors, directors and other Berlinale bloggers from all over the world in Berlin and took us behind the scenes, bringing in live updates from the event. Here you will not miss a moment of the great German film festival.

Payal Kapadia’s film about love and protest on the campus has won best documentary at the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival.

India is no longer a country that criminalises homosexuality. But that said, there is an obvious question that needs our attention: Are our films and shows willing to honestly depict the reality of queer lives?

Grounded flights, shuttered restaurants, cancelled tours—the pandemic brings the hospitality industry to a halt.

The struggle for queer rights in Uganda.

The politics of nail polish on a straight man.

How music and art come together to ease the city’s tense religious divisions.

Journey to Jinja in southern Uganda, considered to be the place where the life-giving Nile river originated in Lake Victoria.

Katy Yocom on tiger conservation, environmental fiction and more.

While Bollywood walks on eggshells around the censorship board, India's streaming services take bolder steps with LGBTQ stories.

The fight for same-sex adoption rights in Germany.

The film-maker mentored 10 young and upcoming directors at the recently held Cannes film festival.

Dating back to the 14th century, the extravagant 72-hour carnival is a not-to-be-missed event in Switzerland.

Lorenza Böttner used her body to create art for normalization of non-conforming bodies and sexualities.

It must be two decades ago, but the moment that made me acutely aware of the classism that persists in Indian classrooms remains clear as daylight.