NEW DELHI: At a time when cinema houses are being forced to re-release old films following the multiplex-filmmakers imbroglio, NDTV Lumi?re is screening ‘Experience Cannes’, a seven-day cinematic treat of acclaimed and handpicked contemporary films from the Festival de Cannes, in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
Experience Cannes is presented by Himalayan – The natural mineral water in association with SG private banking. The ‘Experience Cannes‘ film festival will be held at PVR Cinemas in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore from 8-14 May with a different movie to be screened every day at 1 pm.
Some of the films to be showcased at the festival include, ‘The Class’ – winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Festival de Cannes, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘Three Monkeys’ which won him the Best Director Award at the 2008 Fesival de Cannes and ‘Persepolis’- winner of the Jury Prize at the 2007 edition. The other cinematic gems to be screened are Tulpan, Days of Glory, Silent Light, Mourning Forest and The Edge of Heaven.
These films will also be showcased on the NDTV Lumi?re TV channel from 13- 24 May.
Leave a Reply