Mohit’s Movies · Film & television with Mohit Rajhans
The films worth watching. The people worth listening to. The changes worth understanding.
Join Mohit Rajhans for interviews, festival discoveries and a closer look at how technology is changing what gets made, whose stories get seen and what audiences believe.
Film coverage, cultural commentary and industry conversations since 1999. By Mohit Rajhans, founder of Think Start Inc.
In the conversation · Film & AI
Filmmakers are questioning AI while experimenting with its possibilities. What does that mean for creativity, performers and the next generation of storytellers?
Mohit Rajhans joins Shane Hewitt & The Nightshift to discuss AI in film, synthetic video, performers’ likeness protections and AI literacy.
Watch. Discover. Rethink.
The conversations
Actors, filmmakers and creative voices discussing the work, the choices and the industry around them. Revisit familiar faces—and discover who comes next.
Watch interviews on YouTube ↗The festival notebook
Discoveries, conversations and observations from TIFF and the festival circuit. A closer look at the films—and what the industry is revealing about itself.
Read the TIFF 2026 recap →The future of film
AI, synthetic performances, archives, ownership and changing production practices. Clear explanations of what these developments mean for people who make and love movies.
Explore film, TV & AI with ThinkStart ↗Culture & discovery
Bollywood North
South Asian cinema, Canadian creators and the cultural connections between them. Interviews, discoveries and conversations about identity, ambition and belonging on screen.
Explore Bollywood North on TikTok ↗Short Film Face Off
Discover emerging filmmakers through Mohit’s work on Short Film Face Off, with conversations about craft, creative choices and finding an audience.
Watch Short Film Face Off on CBC Gem ↗From the archive · Since 1999
Interviews, television moments and film commentary from across Mohit’s career. Explore the original coverage alongside today’s questions about creativity, audiences and the business of film.
Your Future in Film
Practical conversations, workshops and guidance for emerging filmmakers and creative teams. Understand the craft, the business and the technology shaping your next move.
Festival notebook · TIFF 2026 recap
Toronto International Film Festival · –
Films, filmmakers, access, industry shifts and the stories moving through Toronto before they hit everybody else’s feed.
The coverage brings together Canadian and global cinema, industry conversations and the business behind a premiere: who gets seen, who gets sold and what changes after the screening. The featured radio conversation above explores the tension between AI experimentation and creative protections.
TIFF 2026 is now an archive. The following lists preserve Mohit’s festival watchlist, inbox radar and calendar notes; they are not a list of completed interviews or reviews.
Work with Mohit Rajhans
For festivals, broadcasters, film schools and production teams.
Host & moderate
Interviews, panels and festival conversations informed by decades of film coverage and media experience.
Discuss hosting & moderation ↗Speak & brief
Film, media, AI and the future of storytelling—explained for the audience in the room.
Book a speaking conversation ↗Learn & apply
Workshops and advisory through ThinkStart: assess production workflows, build team capability and decide where AI can help.
View film & TV services ↗MohitsMovies • ThinkStart.ca • Film / TV / AI
The screen industry is being rewritten in real time. MohitsMovies brings 25 years of film coverage, media credibility, and AI strategy into one practical conversation for producers, creators, broadcasters, educators, festivals, and production teams.
AI Film Festival
From AI-generated shorts to synthetic production pipelines, the film world needs a sharper conversation about creativity, credit, consent, labour, IP, audience trust, and what actually deserves recognition.
Listen to the AI film festival segment →The screen-industry conversation
How AI is changing concepting, pitch materials, previs, editing, localization, marketing, and creative testing.
Watch the creative work short →Why regulation, streaming obligations, discoverability, and AI strategy now belong in the same producer conversation.
Listen to the CRTC segment →25 years of film coverage, cultural commentary, interviews, Short Film Face Off, TIFF history, and media fluency.
View Mohit’s Movies →Talk 01
A clear session for producers and production leaders who need to understand where AI can reduce friction, speed up work, protect rights, and create new creative risk.
Talk 02
A sharp briefing on AI, streaming, Canadian content, platform power, discoverability, and what regulation means when content can be generated, remixed, and distributed instantly.
Talk 03
A practical session for film schools, festivals, and emerging creators on the new skills needed for production, pitching, ethics, media literacy, and career resilience.
Policy meets production
AI tools, streaming rules, Canadian content, training, talent pipelines, and audience trust are now connected. MohitsMovies gives the screen sector a media-smart way to talk about what changes next.
See some of the highlights from covering, programming and interviews from the film and tv business.
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