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  • Three Indian films win top honours in the inaugural SAFF

    Three Indian films win top honours in the inaugural SAFF

    MUMBAI: Among several films from countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and India, three Indian films have won the top honours in their respective sections at the maiden South Asian Alternative Film Festival (SAFF) in France.

    To top it all, Ajay Bahl‘s B.A. Pass, which was named the Best Film in Indian Competition at the 12th Osian‘s Cinefan Film Festival in 2012, won the Audience Award. Balaji Shaktivel‘s Vazhakku Enn 18/9 won the Jury Award while the Student Jury Award went to Gurvinder Singh‘s Anhey Ghore da Daan.

    Another Indian film Subbaraj Karthik‘s Pizza was also in competition along with the Bangladeshi film Udhao by Amit Ashraf and a Nepali film Loot by Nischal Basnet.

    Onir‘s My Brother Nikhil, AR Murugadoss‘ 7am Arivu – The 7th Sense and Abhinay Deo‘s Delhi Belly were screened under the auspices of special sections at the festival that was held from 16 to 20 January.

  • Gurvinder Singh’s film wins Hong Kong Fest award

    Gurvinder Singh’s film wins Hong Kong Fest award

    MUMBAI: Gurvinder Singh’s The Fourth Direction has won the Paris Project award at the 10th Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum that concluded recently.


    Produced by Kartikeya Narayan Singh, the film combines two short stories by well-known Punjabi writer Waryam Singh Sandhu, in the backdrop of the movement for a Sikh separatist state in the ‘80s.


    The Fourth Direction is the second feature film project of Singh after Anhey Ghore Da Daan, that got him the National Award for best director.


    The Fourth Direction will share the prize with Flowing Stories directed by Tsang Tsui-shan. The award presented by the Paris Cinéma International Film Festival comprises 5,000 Euros.


    The 10th Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) was held from 19 to 21 March.


    The festival also happens to be Asia’s premier project market that connects Asian filmmakers with upcoming film projects with internationally prominent film financiers, producers, bankers, distributors, buyers and funders for co-production ventures.