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  • &pictures to premiere ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ on 2 December

    &pictures to premiere ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ on 2 December

    MUMBAI: Enviable structures, remarkable visual effects and electrifying action sequences- The iconic Transformers series has never failed to flabbergast the viewers. To flavor up your weekend, &pictures, Naye India Ka Blockbuster Movie Channel is all set to premiere the blockbuster film Transformers: Age of Extinction on Friday, 2 December at 8 pm. The film is the fourth installment and one of the highest grossing film of the popular live-action franchise.

    Directed by Michael Bay, the film is a sequel to the 2011 hit ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ and starts five years after the Battle of Chicago. Transformers, who apparently have been granted refuge, are hunted down by Harold Attinger (Kelsey Grammer), an undercover officer. He believes that the entire Transformers’ clan should be eliminated from Earth and is helped by Lockdown. In order to escape them, Optimus Prime (Autobots leader) and his gang turn to a mechanic (Mark Wahlberg), his daughter (Nicola Peltz), and her back street racing boyfriend (Jack Reynor) for help. What follows next is an exciting and breath-taking journey of the Autobots fighting the Decepticons to save the planet.

    Backed by ace graphics and swanky cars, ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ boasts of new characters and fascinating action sequences. A technical marvel, the film creates intrigue in the minds of viewers stating it to be the end for Autobots. Is it truly their final encounter? Catch the exciting battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons on Friday, 2 December at 8pm.

  • Star power fades away, collections crumble

    Star power fades away, collections crumble

    *Writer-director Gauri Shinde followed her success of English Vinglish with Dear Zindagi. To her advantage, she had the reigning star, Shah Rukh Khan, along with an emerging star, Alia Bhatt, to boast of in the cast.

    However, the theme she chose was not quite identifiable with the Indian audience, that of a young girl needing a psychiatrist for various not-so-convincing reasons. But, having a star on your roaster also has its demands. So, instead of a typical shrink, we had Khan playing himself on screen.

    An enjoyable film about three fiercely independent girls living life on their own terms through the length of the film, it turns to Khan analysing Alia which, carries on what feels like indefinitely!

    With a limited screen engagement (850 screens), the film found its initial audience to a limited extent over the weekend but the returning audience did not seem to have much good to say about the film. The film had an opening day of about Rs 8 crore which, considering the face value, showed a skeptical attitude from the moviegoer. The film showed some improvement over Saturday and Sunday to close its opening weekend with about Rs 30 crore.

    *Moh Maya Money got a poor response at the box office.

    * Force 2, a sequel to Force (2011), showed a sign of overconfidence from makers. To make a sequel to a film that did not work in the first place defies logic unless, of course, you think that the title and a muscle-flexing hero can carry the franchise through.

    The film’s performance followed its poor opening day response and collections. The film collected Rs 25.9 crore in its first week.

    *Tum Bin 2, a sequel to 2001 Tum Bin, met with a disastrous outcome with first week collection of Rs 3.15 crore.

    *Rock On 2 managed a bare Rs 40 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 8.95 crore.

    *Ae Dil Hai Mushkil collected Rs 1.75 crore in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 102.45 crore.

    *Shivaay collected Rs 1.6 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 85.7 crore.

  • Star power fades away, collections crumble

    Star power fades away, collections crumble

    *Writer-director Gauri Shinde followed her success of English Vinglish with Dear Zindagi. To her advantage, she had the reigning star, Shah Rukh Khan, along with an emerging star, Alia Bhatt, to boast of in the cast.

    However, the theme she chose was not quite identifiable with the Indian audience, that of a young girl needing a psychiatrist for various not-so-convincing reasons. But, having a star on your roaster also has its demands. So, instead of a typical shrink, we had Khan playing himself on screen.

    An enjoyable film about three fiercely independent girls living life on their own terms through the length of the film, it turns to Khan analysing Alia which, carries on what feels like indefinitely!

    With a limited screen engagement (850 screens), the film found its initial audience to a limited extent over the weekend but the returning audience did not seem to have much good to say about the film. The film had an opening day of about Rs 8 crore which, considering the face value, showed a skeptical attitude from the moviegoer. The film showed some improvement over Saturday and Sunday to close its opening weekend with about Rs 30 crore.

    *Moh Maya Money got a poor response at the box office.

    * Force 2, a sequel to Force (2011), showed a sign of overconfidence from makers. To make a sequel to a film that did not work in the first place defies logic unless, of course, you think that the title and a muscle-flexing hero can carry the franchise through.

    The film’s performance followed its poor opening day response and collections. The film collected Rs 25.9 crore in its first week.

    *Tum Bin 2, a sequel to 2001 Tum Bin, met with a disastrous outcome with first week collection of Rs 3.15 crore.

    *Rock On 2 managed a bare Rs 40 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 8.95 crore.

    *Ae Dil Hai Mushkil collected Rs 1.75 crore in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 102.45 crore.

    *Shivaay collected Rs 1.6 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 85.7 crore.

  • Sony Max brings ‘No Talkies Nautanki Returns’ for media agencies

    Sony Max brings ‘No Talkies Nautanki Returns’ for media agencies

    MUMBAI: Sony Max gave Bollywood enthusiasts a reason to rejoice as it kick-started the third season of its flagship event, No Talkies Nataunki Returns.

    Organised exclusively for media agencies, this property is an absolute treat for movie buffs as it provides them an opportunity to participate in a national level competition wherein registered teams play ‘Dumb Charades’ on Bollywood films using hand gestures to enact and communicate with each other.

    The first round of this three-city event started in Bengaluru on 22 Nov had 13 teams participating from advertising and media agencies. This will be followed by Mumbai and Delhi with an attempt to find the ‘Filmy Deewana’. The closing night of the event will take place in Mumbai.

    The pre-activation buzz for the event is currently being held across renowned media agencies including Group M, Madison, OMD, Lodestar, Lintas and MPG, etc.

    Bollywood-themed characters are engaging with the office audiences in these agencies to play interactive games and drive registration. The participants can visit the microsite of the event on http://notalkies.sonymax.tv/ to register themselves.

    The city rounds of the event commenced in Bengaluru and was followed by Mumbai on 25 November coming to a close with Delhi on 2 December. The finale of the event will be hosted by the RJ Malishka on 9 December in Mumbai wherein the shortlisted winner teams from the three cities will battle it out to win the grand prize worth Rs 25,000 each.

    Sony Max Hindi Movie Cluster market communication senior VP Vaishali Sharma said, “The undying passion for Hindi cinema is what Sony MAX is synonymous with, and our flagship property ‘No Talkies Nautanki Returns’ takes this passion a notch higher. This is the third season of our initiative and we are excited as we bring agencies together to feel the magic of movies as we do. With a whopping 150 teams already registering this year with more to come, we aim to build stronger association with the agencies through the success of this initiative. Also Dumb Charades is an all-time fun game and our intent is also to provide them with an enjoyable get-together.”

  • Sony Max brings ‘No Talkies Nautanki Returns’ for media agencies

    Sony Max brings ‘No Talkies Nautanki Returns’ for media agencies

    MUMBAI: Sony Max gave Bollywood enthusiasts a reason to rejoice as it kick-started the third season of its flagship event, No Talkies Nataunki Returns.

    Organised exclusively for media agencies, this property is an absolute treat for movie buffs as it provides them an opportunity to participate in a national level competition wherein registered teams play ‘Dumb Charades’ on Bollywood films using hand gestures to enact and communicate with each other.

    The first round of this three-city event started in Bengaluru on 22 Nov had 13 teams participating from advertising and media agencies. This will be followed by Mumbai and Delhi with an attempt to find the ‘Filmy Deewana’. The closing night of the event will take place in Mumbai.

    The pre-activation buzz for the event is currently being held across renowned media agencies including Group M, Madison, OMD, Lodestar, Lintas and MPG, etc.

    Bollywood-themed characters are engaging with the office audiences in these agencies to play interactive games and drive registration. The participants can visit the microsite of the event on http://notalkies.sonymax.tv/ to register themselves.

    The city rounds of the event commenced in Bengaluru and was followed by Mumbai on 25 November coming to a close with Delhi on 2 December. The finale of the event will be hosted by the RJ Malishka on 9 December in Mumbai wherein the shortlisted winner teams from the three cities will battle it out to win the grand prize worth Rs 25,000 each.

    Sony Max Hindi Movie Cluster market communication senior VP Vaishali Sharma said, “The undying passion for Hindi cinema is what Sony MAX is synonymous with, and our flagship property ‘No Talkies Nautanki Returns’ takes this passion a notch higher. This is the third season of our initiative and we are excited as we bring agencies together to feel the magic of movies as we do. With a whopping 150 teams already registering this year with more to come, we aim to build stronger association with the agencies through the success of this initiative. Also Dumb Charades is an all-time fun game and our intent is also to provide them with an enjoyable get-together.”

  • Academy wants to expand relationship with India film industry

    Academy wants to expand relationship with India film industry

    MUMBAI: Former president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and American Motion Picture executive and producer Sid Ganis has said that the Academy has been developing a close relationship with the Indian filmmakers.

    At the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) celebrated in Goa, he stated that the academy had been trying to know the Indian celebrities and filmmakers since the past few years. The academy wanted to enhance and expand its relationship with the Indian industry.

    AMPAS preservationist Tessa Idlewine opined that the preference was given to Oscar-nominated films. Apart from that, movies which were unique, important and decaying were also preserved. Of the 37 films under the project, she added, 21 had been restored successfully. Idlewine also held a workshop on ‘Restoration of Satyajit Ray Preservation Project’ and said that the AMPAS was working continuously to save the artwork of the maestro and has saved his trilogy Apu, where the negatives of the films were almost burnt.

    Film Festival director Senthil Rajan added that the National Film Achieves of India (NFAI) and AMPAS would have had more collaboration to preserve, conserve and restore more number of Indian films in future.

    Both, Ganis and Idlewine also discussed about the 25-year old Active Preservation Program that started in 1991 and has four full-time preservationists. They also talked about the Academy vaults and the 92,000 film titles stored in them.

  • Academy wants to expand relationship with India film industry

    Academy wants to expand relationship with India film industry

    MUMBAI: Former president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and American Motion Picture executive and producer Sid Ganis has said that the Academy has been developing a close relationship with the Indian filmmakers.

    At the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) celebrated in Goa, he stated that the academy had been trying to know the Indian celebrities and filmmakers since the past few years. The academy wanted to enhance and expand its relationship with the Indian industry.

    AMPAS preservationist Tessa Idlewine opined that the preference was given to Oscar-nominated films. Apart from that, movies which were unique, important and decaying were also preserved. Of the 37 films under the project, she added, 21 had been restored successfully. Idlewine also held a workshop on ‘Restoration of Satyajit Ray Preservation Project’ and said that the AMPAS was working continuously to save the artwork of the maestro and has saved his trilogy Apu, where the negatives of the films were almost burnt.

    Film Festival director Senthil Rajan added that the National Film Achieves of India (NFAI) and AMPAS would have had more collaboration to preserve, conserve and restore more number of Indian films in future.

    Both, Ganis and Idlewine also discussed about the 25-year old Active Preservation Program that started in 1991 and has four full-time preservationists. They also talked about the Academy vaults and the 92,000 film titles stored in them.

  • Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    NEW DELHI: Kanwal Sethi’s Once Again (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Kabir Mehta’s (Film Bazaar Recommends) won Facebook Credits (ad coupons) worth US$ 10,000 (Rs 6.85 lakh) at the Film Bazaar at the 47th International Film Festival of India in Panaji.

    This was FB’s first collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation for its Film Bazaar which concluded on 24 November, although the Festival will conclude on 27 November.

    The Prasad Digital Intermediate award by Prasad Labs went to Ridham Janve’s Pahadi language film The Gold-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s Malayalam film Sexy Durga (Film Bazaar Recommends).

    Facebook Head of Growth and Partnerships Kinshu Sinha said: “NFDC and Film Bazaar are emerging, both as a very powerful and strong forum for filmmakers and we are really proud to be associated with them. This is the first time we are sponsoring these awards but we would want to continue this and come again in a much bigger way the next year to support Film Bazaar and the filmmakers.”

    The winners were decided by the mentors of the Work In Progress Lab and the jury of Film Bazaar Recommends, which included Charles Tesson, Benjamin Illos, Paolo Bertolin, and Renata Santoro.

    WIP Lab Mentor Marco Muller who is Artistic Director of the International Film Festival and Awards, Macao said, “The first thing that I want to say on behalf of the jury is – Dear Nina Lath Gupta, please be well soon because your vision has been enhanced once again in this wonderful mission of Film Bazaar.”

    The Bazaar saw Sa Re Ga Ma announcing that it was planning to produce 100 films in the next five years, and Richie Mehta was planning to shoot two projects in Delhi (Film Office).

    Dina Dattani is to work on A Foolish Man (Co-Production Market) as executive producer

    Abhay Deol picked three Film Bazaar titles, Leeches, Labour of Love and Kaagaz Ki Kashti for digital release.

    Over 1300 delegates including 954 Indian delegates and 212 International delegates and press attended the four-day Film Bazaar which had 134 buyers present this year from over 34 countries. The Producers’ Lab saw over 50 entries and the Viewing Room had the maximum number of entries so far with 202 films, ‘Film Bazaar Recommends’ featured 32 films, Industry Screenings saw 40 films and Virtual Reality emerged as one of the major attractions at the Film Bazaar.

    Elated over the outcome of the Bazaar, NFDC MD Nina Lath Gupta said: “I would attribute the success of Film Bazaar to the fact that it does not simply present projects for investment and films for sale, but puts in a great deal of effort into the development of projects and training of filmmakers – developing scripts in labs, pitching and presentation training in the Co-Production Market, Work-in-Progress Labs that look at the first cut of a film and not only advise on its strengths and flaws but even assist in editing, advising on possible reshoots etc, and finally presenting them in the Viewing Room where every distributor, buyer and festival programmer can view these films, contact the filmmaker and make a deal. We believe it is this approach that has contributed to the success of the Film Bazaar. The event is not simply a market – it is a complex amalgamation of training, development, promotion and curating a selection of good films for the consideration of the domestic and international market.”

    The ‘Open Pitch’ in the Co-Production Market (which was introduced in 2015) upped the ante with the introduction of ‘Video Presentations’ while pitching the CPM projects, with NFDC Film Bazaar probably being the only platform for filmmakers to do this.

    “I don’t think I have ever seen a video pitch like this happening in any other film market in the world,” German Producer Michael Henrichs said.

    Venice International Film Festival programmer Paolo Bertolin said, “Open Pitch is an important addition to the structuring of Film Bazaar; in particular, a very good way of creating interest in the projects in the Co-Production Market. Especially because it highlights what really the projects are representing, and what the directors and producers are looking for. It is easier for the decision-makers who are attending the Co-Production Market to decide on which projects they really need to meet or they are really interested in. They can get an immediate feel or vibe of how the people are dealing with their subjects with their way of making the projects first and then hopefully turning into a film, it should definitely become a permanent feature in the future.”

    Actor Renuka Shahane, whose debut directorial venture Tribhanga (Three Curve Bent) participated in the Open Pitch, said, “The video pitch at the NFDC Co-Production Market was a very useful tool for writers/directors because it not only gave the participating producers an exact idea of the tone and type of script we were pitching. It also gave it in a succinct spanner. It saved us a lot of trouble in trying to explain our work.”

    The Knowledge Series sessions at NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 culminated with a Masterclass by Producer Philip Lee, who spoke on ‘Mounting and Positioning the Epic Across Cultures’ In a freewheeling discussion spanning his work on critically acclaimed and box office hit films such as The Dark Knight, The Revenant, Cloud Atlas, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and most recently for Assassin’s Creed as executive producer, to be released 2016.

    Michel Reilhac, former Head of Film Acquisitions at Arte France who curated the VR NEXT sidebar at Cannes and Venice International Film Festival 2016 and has also directed 6 VR shorts did an engaging presentation on ‘Busting Myths, Immersive Technology and its role in Future Cinema Narratives’.

    Facebook Head of Media partnerships Saurabh Doshi’s session on ‘The Facebook Workshop, Facebook’s Guide to Filmmaking’ was another enlightening session, especially with the boom in online content being generated, and then promoted on Facebook.

  • Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    NEW DELHI: Kanwal Sethi’s Once Again (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Kabir Mehta’s (Film Bazaar Recommends) won Facebook Credits (ad coupons) worth US$ 10,000 (Rs 6.85 lakh) at the Film Bazaar at the 47th International Film Festival of India in Panaji.

    This was FB’s first collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation for its Film Bazaar which concluded on 24 November, although the Festival will conclude on 27 November.

    The Prasad Digital Intermediate award by Prasad Labs went to Ridham Janve’s Pahadi language film The Gold-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s Malayalam film Sexy Durga (Film Bazaar Recommends).

    Facebook Head of Growth and Partnerships Kinshu Sinha said: “NFDC and Film Bazaar are emerging, both as a very powerful and strong forum for filmmakers and we are really proud to be associated with them. This is the first time we are sponsoring these awards but we would want to continue this and come again in a much bigger way the next year to support Film Bazaar and the filmmakers.”

    The winners were decided by the mentors of the Work In Progress Lab and the jury of Film Bazaar Recommends, which included Charles Tesson, Benjamin Illos, Paolo Bertolin, and Renata Santoro.

    WIP Lab Mentor Marco Muller who is Artistic Director of the International Film Festival and Awards, Macao said, “The first thing that I want to say on behalf of the jury is – Dear Nina Lath Gupta, please be well soon because your vision has been enhanced once again in this wonderful mission of Film Bazaar.”

    The Bazaar saw Sa Re Ga Ma announcing that it was planning to produce 100 films in the next five years, and Richie Mehta was planning to shoot two projects in Delhi (Film Office).

    Dina Dattani is to work on A Foolish Man (Co-Production Market) as executive producer

    Abhay Deol picked three Film Bazaar titles, Leeches, Labour of Love and Kaagaz Ki Kashti for digital release.

    Over 1300 delegates including 954 Indian delegates and 212 International delegates and press attended the four-day Film Bazaar which had 134 buyers present this year from over 34 countries. The Producers’ Lab saw over 50 entries and the Viewing Room had the maximum number of entries so far with 202 films, ‘Film Bazaar Recommends’ featured 32 films, Industry Screenings saw 40 films and Virtual Reality emerged as one of the major attractions at the Film Bazaar.

    Elated over the outcome of the Bazaar, NFDC MD Nina Lath Gupta said: “I would attribute the success of Film Bazaar to the fact that it does not simply present projects for investment and films for sale, but puts in a great deal of effort into the development of projects and training of filmmakers – developing scripts in labs, pitching and presentation training in the Co-Production Market, Work-in-Progress Labs that look at the first cut of a film and not only advise on its strengths and flaws but even assist in editing, advising on possible reshoots etc, and finally presenting them in the Viewing Room where every distributor, buyer and festival programmer can view these films, contact the filmmaker and make a deal. We believe it is this approach that has contributed to the success of the Film Bazaar. The event is not simply a market – it is a complex amalgamation of training, development, promotion and curating a selection of good films for the consideration of the domestic and international market.”

    The ‘Open Pitch’ in the Co-Production Market (which was introduced in 2015) upped the ante with the introduction of ‘Video Presentations’ while pitching the CPM projects, with NFDC Film Bazaar probably being the only platform for filmmakers to do this.

    “I don’t think I have ever seen a video pitch like this happening in any other film market in the world,” German Producer Michael Henrichs said.

    Venice International Film Festival programmer Paolo Bertolin said, “Open Pitch is an important addition to the structuring of Film Bazaar; in particular, a very good way of creating interest in the projects in the Co-Production Market. Especially because it highlights what really the projects are representing, and what the directors and producers are looking for. It is easier for the decision-makers who are attending the Co-Production Market to decide on which projects they really need to meet or they are really interested in. They can get an immediate feel or vibe of how the people are dealing with their subjects with their way of making the projects first and then hopefully turning into a film, it should definitely become a permanent feature in the future.”

    Actor Renuka Shahane, whose debut directorial venture Tribhanga (Three Curve Bent) participated in the Open Pitch, said, “The video pitch at the NFDC Co-Production Market was a very useful tool for writers/directors because it not only gave the participating producers an exact idea of the tone and type of script we were pitching. It also gave it in a succinct spanner. It saved us a lot of trouble in trying to explain our work.”

    The Knowledge Series sessions at NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 culminated with a Masterclass by Producer Philip Lee, who spoke on ‘Mounting and Positioning the Epic Across Cultures’ In a freewheeling discussion spanning his work on critically acclaimed and box office hit films such as The Dark Knight, The Revenant, Cloud Atlas, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and most recently for Assassin’s Creed as executive producer, to be released 2016.

    Michel Reilhac, former Head of Film Acquisitions at Arte France who curated the VR NEXT sidebar at Cannes and Venice International Film Festival 2016 and has also directed 6 VR shorts did an engaging presentation on ‘Busting Myths, Immersive Technology and its role in Future Cinema Narratives’.

    Facebook Head of Media partnerships Saurabh Doshi’s session on ‘The Facebook Workshop, Facebook’s Guide to Filmmaking’ was another enlightening session, especially with the boom in online content being generated, and then promoted on Facebook.

  • Indian films promotion: No claimant for up to Rs 1-crore aid

    Indian films promotion: No claimant for up to Rs 1-crore aid

    NEW DELHI: Minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore has said his ministry has introduced an additional activity under existing Plan Scheme for providing financial assistance to filmmakers whose films are selected in competition section of an international film festival of repute or India’s official nomination for Academy Awards under Foreign Film Category.

    Rethore told the Parliament that the Directorate of Film Festivals has been designated as the nodal agency for implementing this activity. The details of the scheme are available at http://mib.nic.in/WriteReadData/documents/Film_Promotion_Fund_-_procedure.pdf.

    The scheme was introduced with effect from 3 October 2016 and, so far, no eligible proposal for seeking assistance under the film promotion scheme has been received, and therefore no assistance has been provided, Rathore said.

    Early this month, union minister M Venkaiah Naidu had announced at a press meet here that the Fund was aimed at promoting Indian cinema at International Film Festivals. This initiative would help independent filmmakers to promote their work across the globe.

    Naidu claimed that the Government’s efforts to project India as a soft power and filming destination has been a win-win situation so far, in terms of attracting global stakeholders from various quarters of film industry to India as well as Indian films, expertise and talent being accepted globally at international festivals.

    According to details on the website, the Festivals to be covered are:

    Eligible Film Festival/Award & Corresponding Fund Value

    No. Feature Film Festival Key Sections Fund value (INR)
    1. Sundance Film Festival – January World Cinema Dramatic competition 15,00,000

    2. Sundance Film Festival – January Premieres 10,00,000

    3. Int. Film Festival of Rotterdam -January Hivos Tiger Awards Competition 10,00,000

    4. Int. Film Festival of Rotterdam -– January Bright Future 7,50,000

    5. Int. Film Festival of Rotterdam – January Spectrum 7,50,000

    6. Berlin International Film Festival – February Competition 15,00,000

    7. Berlin International Film Festival – February Panorama 10,00,000

    8. Berlin International Film Festival – February Forum 10,00,000

    9. Berlin International Film Festival – February Generation K-plus
    & Generation 14plus 10,00,000

    10. Festival de Cannes – May In Competition 20,00,000

    11. Festival de Cannes – May Un Certain Regard 15,00,000

    12. Directors’ Fortnight– May World Premiere 15,00,000

    13. International Critics’ Week – May World Premiere 10,00,000

    14. Venice International Film Festival – September In Competition 15,00,000

    15. Venice International Film Festival – September Orizzonti 10,00,000

    16. International Critics’ Week – September Official Selection 7,50,000

    17. Venice Days – September Official Selection 7,50,000

    18. Toronto Int. Film Festival – September Special Presentation 15,00,000

    19. Toronto Int. Film Festival – September Discovery 10,00,000

    20. Busan Int. Film Festival –October New Currents 10,00,000

    21. Busan Int. Film Festival – October Window on Asian Cinema 7,50,000

    22. Locarno Int. Film Festival Concorso Internazionale 7,50,000

    23. Oscars Foreign Language Film 50,00,000 to 1,00,00,000