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FTII student film Shadows of the Moonless Nights selected for La Cinef section of Cannes Film Festival 2026

FTII student film Shadows of the Moonless Nights selected for La Cinef section of Cannes Film Festival 2026

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Shadows of the Moonless Nights, a short film by a student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has been selected for La Cinef Competitive section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. A still from the Cannes-bound film, Shadows of the Moonless Nights. FTII student film goes to Cannes The 24-minute film, directed by Mehar Malhotra, is part of a lineup of 14 live-action and 5 animated shorts for the segment, which is dedicated to showcasing film school fiction and animated films. For this year’s edition, the organisers received 2,750 entries from film schools worldwide, the Cannes Film Festival said in a statement. The selected films are directed by 12 women and nine men and represent 15 countries and 4 continents, it added. Malhotra’s film will compete for three La Cinef prizes, which will be awarded by a jury during a ceremony on May 21 in the Bunuel Theatre. Malhotra is a student of direction and screenplay writing course at the prestigious Pune-based institute. About Shadows of the Moonless Nights Shadows of the …

India’s Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know wins Cannes’ La Cinef Award

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Indian short film Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know bagged a major win at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Helmed by FTII student Chidananda S Naik, the film won the La Cinef Award for Best Short. Based on a popular Kannada folklore, the short film tells the story of an elderly lady stealing a rooster after which the sun does not rise. The 16-minute short film chronicles the chaos that follows in the village. While the film won the first prize, another win in the Best Short category went to Bunnyhood, an Indian film directed by Mansi Maheshwari. The animated film revolves around an innocent boy’s last-minute trip to the hospital. Cannes’ La Cinef showcased 18 student films chosen from 2263 entries from all over the globe. Source link

India’s Chidananda S Naik wins Cannes La Cinef first prize for Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know

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At the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Chidananda S Naik’s Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know won the first prize of La Cinef for best short on Thursday, in a major triumph for India. The first prize for Chidananda is India’s second in five years. Ashmita Guha Neogi, also from FTII, won the award for her film CatDog in 2020. (Also Read | Naik on his film screening at Cannes: I don’t make films to achieve something) (L) A still from Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know; Chidananda S Naik poses for the camera. What Chidananda said about his film Speaking with Variety, Chidananda said, “We had only four days. I was basically told not to make this film. It’s based on folklore from Karnataka [in India]. These are the stories we grew up with, so I was carrying this idea since my childhood.” Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! About Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know The filmmaker …

Cannes Film Festival 2024: Pune FTII`s entry to compete in the La Cinef category

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India is making waves at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, with a short film titled “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know” created by a group of students from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.  The film has been selected to compete in the La Cinef category at the festival in France, and it`s gaining momentum. FTII hit up their social media to spill the beans, mentioning that the flick was part of their year-end TV-wing project. Here`s the scoop on `Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know` Mr. Chidanand Naik helmed the rural drama as director, with Suraj Thakur behind the camera, Manoj V on editing duty, Abhishek Kadam handling sound, and Pranav Khot taking care of production design. The film is going head-to-head with 17 other shorts for a shot at one of three La Cinef awards, set to be handed out at the Bunuel Theatre on May 23. Among the contenders are films from Lebanon, China, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Palestine, the Czech Republic, South Korea, Australia, Israel, the …