Author Archives: Andrea Iannelli

Numbers – A brilliant short by Robert Hloz

Nick and Mia meets for the first time. They know nothing about each other and seem to know everything about everyone else. But sometimes the less you know, the better…

Nominated to the Czech Academy Award 2012 (Czech Lion)
Cannes Court Métrage
Visegrad Shorts On Tour – Best Picture
Les Enfants Terribles – Press Jury Prize
Show Me Shorts (Academy Awards accredited) – Best International Film Finalist
Dresden Film Fest – Jury Special mention
Gijon IFF (Academy Awards accredited) – Official selection
Klapka 2013 – Best Picture, Best Screenplay
Badalona IFF – Official Selection
Fresh Film Fest – Fresh Czech Official Selection
MFSF 2012 – Official Selection
AIFF 2012 – Official Selection
Golden Anteaters – Masters of Short Form – Official Selection

Should the next Google be based in Bangalore?

This week’s meeting between the Chinese premiere Xi Jinping and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi provides the perfect backdrop to kick off MacroCentral.com. We take a look at India in particular, with a brief analysis of the successes achieved to date on the economic front by the government and the RBI, as well as as the economic challenges that the country faces going forward.

The two heads of state, who represent a grand total of more than 2.5bio people, surely have had a lot to discuss, as they need to balance their diplomatic issues with their economic interests. India is seen by many as a China-in-the-making, with the former lagging the latter by about 10years. The WSJ ran a great comparison between the two economies recently, showing how the two countries look alike.

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