In The News

“The 3rd i Film Festival is really one of a kind, offering up the best of South Asian film, not as some paean to political correctness, but truly as a tribute to great cinema rooted in the subcontinent and its diaspora.”
– Sandip Roy, Editor/Radio Host, New American Media

“This autumn I feel more oppressed than usual by the relentless march of regional/generic film festivals… But one film fest that I greet each fall with satisfaction sans stress is the 3rd i Film Festival. Maybe because it’s just another great lineup I get to preview with confidence.”
– Frako Loden, The Evening Class

“3rd i has exposed the Indian American audience to a whole new funny, sexy, frightening and fantastic world of South Asian film. They are the only resource for the latest in cutting-edge and hard-to-find cinema and they are one of the Bay Area’s great artistic treasures!”
– Lisa Tsering/entertainment editor, India West

3rd i Films was the recipient of a “Local Heroes” award from KQED in May 2012, as part of its celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Read more on KQED’s website.

48 Hills
“Screen Grabs”
Dennis Harvey, November 11, 2021

indica news
“3rd i’s International South Asian Film Festival starts Nov. 12”
Ritu Jha / Staff, October 12, 2021

BeyondChron
“REVIEWS–’ASCENSION,’ 3RD I FILM FESTIVAL”
Peter Wong, November 9, 2021

AsAmNews
“South Asian Online Film Festival this Weekend”
Jana Monji, November 11, 2021

KPFA APEX Express
“South Asia Edition: 3rdi Film Festival Special”
November 11, 2021

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 18th Annual SFISAFF

India Currents
“Bollywood and Beyond is a 3rd i Tradition”
Mona Shah, October 18, 2020

India West
“3rd i Films Announces 18th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival, to Pay Homage to Irrfan Khan”
India-West Staff Reporter, October 16, 2020

Indica News
“3rd i’s 18th San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, begins Oct 23”
iNDICA News Bureau, October 14, 2020

KQED Arts
“Now Playing! Dance, South Asia and ‘Time’ on the Home Screen”
Michael Fox, October 21, 2020

San Francisco Chronicle
“San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond “
by G. Allen Johnson, November 20, 2020

48 Hills
“Screen Grabs”
by Dennis Harvey, October 22, 2020

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 17th Annual SFISAFF

San Francisco Chronicle
“SF film festival reveals being funny is a serious thing in South Asian cinema”
by Sandip Roy, November 5, 2019

India Currents
“Cinematic Gold from Bollywood and Beyond”
Mona Shah, October 18, 2019

“Bombay Rose and Kashmir Guns”
Geetika Pathania Jain, November 18, 2019

India West
“San Francisco’s 3rd i International South Asian Film Festival Returns Nov. 7”
India-West Staff Reporter, October 30, 2019

KQED Arts
“Now Playing! A Sri Lankan Director’s Latest Saga at SF South Asian Film Festival”
Michael Fox, November 4, 2019

KPFA
“APEX Express – October 31, 2019 – 3rdi South Asian Film Festival Spotlight!”
October 31, 2019

KALW
“Dispatch 310: Cat Sticks”
Sandip Roy, November 6, 2019
(Interview with filmmaker Ronny Sen)

Beyond Chron
“17th Third i Film Festival Reviews”
Peter Wong, November 6, 2019

Bay Area Reporter
“South Asian lives captured in cinema”
David Lamble, November 5, 2019

Bay Area Reporter Newsletter
“3rd i’s South Asian Film Festival: Bollywood and Beyond”

SF Arts Monthly
“3rd i SF Intl South Asian Film Festival”
Sura Wood

SF Weekly
“This Weekend’s SF Film Festivals Find Community amid a Changing City”
Grace Li, November 6, 2019

The New Fillmore
“3rd I Filmfest Returns to Japantown”
Andrea Chase, November 2019

Indica News
“3rd i’s 17th San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival starts Nov 7”
Ritu Jha, October 27, 2019

Broke-Ass Stuart
“a highly selective list of what’s coming up this November”
Peter Wong, October 31, 2019

48 Hills
“Screen Grabs: South Asian Cinema…”
Dennis Harvey, November 4, 2019

AsAm News
“17th international film festival promoting South Asian stories to open in San Francisco”
Jennifer Zhan, November 6, 2019

Agnimitra Khan | Deets and Geets
“Deet Brief November 2019”
Ishamel Agnimitra, November 8, 2019

SFSU State of Events
“3rd i’s SF International South Asian Film Festival”
Eddie Huijon, November 12, 2019

My Cultural Landscape
“The Foundling and the Found”
George Heymont, November 1, 2019
(review of Chippa)

ASIFA: The International Animation Association – Nov 2019 newsletter
Preview of Bombay Rose

Cinestaan
“Bulbul Can Sing, Bombay Rose…to be screened at 17th San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival”
October 31, 2019

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 16th Annual SFISAFF

PRINT DAILY

San Francisco Chronicle
“Doc Stories, 3rd i, Berlin and Beyond highlight November film festivals”
by G. Allen Johnson, November 1
(Festival overview)

PRINT WEEKLY

India West
“3rd i’s South Asian Film Fest to Screen India’s Entry to 2019 Oscars, ‘Village
Rockstars'”, November 6
(Festival Overview)

PRINT MONTHLY

SF Arts Monthly
“Noir, Docs and South Asian Film on Tap this Month”, November 1
(Festival overview by Sura Wood)

The New Fillmore
“This Month, 3 Film Festivals are Screening Locally”, November 1, p. 12
(Mention in the film column by Andrea Chase)

ONLINE

48 Hills
“South Asian film fest 3rd i looks anew at a changing region”, October 28
(Interviews with Ivan Jaigirdar and Indu Krishnan)

Beyond Chron
“Reviews From The 16th 3rd i Film Festival”, October 30
(Capsule reviews of “Azmaish: A Journey Through The Subcontinent.”, “Demons In Paradise,” “Tumbbad”)

Broke Ass Stuart
“CHECK OUT ALL THESE MINI FILM FESTS IN THE BAY AREA”, October 31
(Festival Overview)

The Kamla Show
“3rd i’s SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL SOUTH ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL”, November 1
(Festival Overview)

BayFlicks
“What’s Screening: November 2 – 8”
(Festival Overview)

India Currents
“A Sampling From The Silver Screen Smorgasbord”, November 16
(Festival Overview)

Berkeley Arts and Design
“3rd i’s 16th Annual SF Int’l South Asian Film Festival”
(Festival Overview)

San Francisco Travel
“A GUIDE TO FILM FESTIVALS IN SAN FRANCISCO MONTH BY MONTH”
(Event Listing)

Diya TV
“Third i South Asian Film Festival opens for the 16th year at the Castro theatre in San Francisco”, November 1
(Festival Overview)

RADIO

KPFA FM, “APEX Express”, October 18
Interview by Preeti Shekar with Harleen Singh aired at 7PM PST

KPFA FM “Women’s Magazine”, October 22
Interview with Indu Krishnan, Anuj Vaidya and Vaishali Sinha

KPFA FM, “APEX Express”, October 19
3rd i International South Asian Film Festival Spotlight

KPFA FM, “Bay Native Circle”, October 31
Interview with STORIES OF MY ANCESTORS director Rucha Chitnis

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 15th Annual SFISAFF

PRINT DAILY

San Francisco Chronicle
Overview feature
by Michael Ordona
November 2, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle
Event Listing
by Staff
November 2, 2017

PRINT WEEKLY

Bay Area Reporter
Overview
by David Lamble
November 9, 2017

India West
Overview feature
by Staff reporter
October 27, 2017

India West
Event Listing
by Staff
November 9th, 2017

SF Weekly
Preview in Fall Film Festival preview
by Sherilyn Connelly
August 31, 2017

PRINT MONTHLY

Marina Times
Preview in Calendar
by Staff

New Fillmore Journal
Preview in Film Festival preview
by Andrea Chase
November 2017

SF Arts Monthly
Preview
by Sura Wood

ONLINE

7×7
Mention in Fall Film Festival feature
by Jen Woo
October 3, 2017

48 Hills
Preview in Events Listing
by Marke B.
November 7, 2017

The Aerogram
Preview of Shorts Program
by Anjali Misra
November 9, 2017

Bay Flicks
Listing of Palo Alto Screenings and capsule review of THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS
by Lincoln Spector
November 17, 2017

Bay Flicks
Listing in Film Festival preview for November 10-16
by Lincoln Spector
November 10, 2017

Bay Flicks
Listing in Film Festival preview for November 3-9
by Lincoln Spector
November 3, 2017

Eat Drink Films
Preview of festival in Film Festival Feature
by Meredith Brody

Huffington Post
ABU preview
by George Heymont
November 1, 2017

KQED Arts
Overview preview
by Michael Fox
November 6, 2017

RADIO

KPFA FM Apex Express
Interview
by Preeti Shekar
November 2, 2017

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 14th Annual SFISAFF

SF Arts Monthly
Highlight with photo in November Issue
Sura Wood

India West
‘Masaan’ to Open 3rd i’s Annual South Asian Film Festival
Staff
November 3, 2016

Bay Flicks
Listing
Lincoln Spector
November 4, 2016

KPFA FM
Interview
Preeti Shekar
November 3, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle
Women a focus of 14th SF South Asian Film Festival
G. Allen Johnson
November 9, 2016

Bay Area Reporter
South Asian stories light up the Castro
David Lamble
November 10, 2016

48 Hills
3rd i opens up: 14th annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival brings a wealth of diversity to local screens
Dennis Harvey

Aerogram
In Its 14th Year, 3rd i Films Shines On With Stories of Pakistan, Diaspora, Indie Narratives
Pavani Yalamanchili
November 13, 2016

Berkeley Daily Planet
Movies in the Margin
Gar Smith

KQED Arts
Now Playing! South Asian Film Festival Destroys Stereotypes
Michael Fox
November 7, 2016

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 13th Annual SFISAFF

San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday Datebook
3rd i: ‘Like Sundance, but with a South Asian flavor’
by Sandip Roy
October 14, 2015 (online)
October 18, 2015 (Sunday Datebook)

KQED Arts
Five Reasons to See This Year’s South Asian Film Festival
by Lakshmi Sarah
October 23, 2015

SF Classical Voice
‘Mozart of Madras’ Featured at 3rd I Film Festival
by Janos Gereben
October 7, 2015

India Currents
Overview feature
by Mona Shah
September 15, 2015

India West
San Francisco’s 3rd i South Asian Film Festival Returns Oct. 22
by Sonia Waraich
October 16, 2015

Examiner.com
Overview
by Bonnie Steiger
October 20, 2015

SF Weekly
Overview
by Sherilyn Connelly
October 21, 2015

Bay Area Reporter
Cinema in South Asian places
by David Lamble
October 22, 2015

Aerogram
Get Your Culture On At 3rd i’s Film Festival In San Francisco & Palo Alto: 10/22-25 & 11/1
by Pavani Yalamanchili
October 22, 2015

Examiner.com
A.R. Rahman documentary, ‘PK,’ ‘Haider’ pace South Asian Film Festival
by Janos Gereben
October 20, 2015

New Indian Express
Overview
by Sonia Waraich
October 21, 2015

KPFA FM, Up Front
Interview with Anuj Vaidya
October 21, 2015/

The Kamla Show
Podcast Interview with Festival Co-Director Anuj Vaidya
October 21, 2015

KPFA FM, Apex Express
Interview with Fawzia Mirza and Nyna Caputi
October 22, 2015

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 12th Annual SFISAFF

KQED Arts Blog
Fall Film: A Bevy of Bay Area Festivals and Retrospectives
by Michael Fox
Sept 8, 2014

Huffington Post
UPAJ: IMPROVISE preview
by Caral Esconda
Nov 7, 2014

San Francisco Chronicle
3rd i S.F. International South Asian Film Festival: Women in focus
Feature by Sandip Roy
Nov 5, 2014

India West
Oscar Choices Feature
by Lisa Tsering
Oct 16, 2014

The Aerogram
MEET THE PATELS feature
by Nishat Kurwa
Nov 5, 2014

The Evening Class
Overview
by Frako Loden
Nov 4, 2014

Press coverage of 3rd i’s 11th Annual SFISAFF

Aerogram
Film Takes Flight in ‘These Birds Walk’
by Nishat Kurwa
November 6, 2013

SF Film Fest Ruffles Bollywood’s Feathers: Q&A With Executive Director Ivan Jaigirdar
by Nishat Kurwa
November 4, 2013

Alice Radio (KLLC)
Liz St John Interview with Festival Director Ivan Jaigirdar
November 3, 2013

Beyond Asiaphilia
What Goes On: Taiwan Film Days and Third I South Asian Film Festival
November 1, 2013

The Daily Californian
A film festival engendering female empowerment
By Kanwalroop Singh
November 3, 2013

India West
‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Kunal Nayyar Narrates Documentary on India’s Cricket Obsession
By Sunita Sohrabji
November 11, 2013

‘Khamosh Paani’ Director Back with ‘Good Morning Karachi’
By PTI
November 3, 2013

KPFA Radio
APEX Express for October 31, 2013 – 7:00pm
(Spotlights the annual Thirdi South Asian film festival. With Host Preeti Mangala Shekar.)

Up Front, for November 7, 2013 – 7:00am
(discussion of Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth about 45 minutes in)
Listen to the mp3 version here

San Francisco Chronicle
Overview of the festival
by Sandip Roy
November 7, 2013

SFWeekly

SFWeekly Blog:
100 Years of Indian Cinema: 3rd i’s 11th Annual South Asian Film Festival Celebrates Women
By Neha Talreja
November 5, 2013

SFWeekly Voice Places:
3rd i’s San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival

SFWeekly Movies:
South Asian Film Festival: Not Just Bollywood, But Certainly Some
By Sherilyn Connelly
November 6, 2013