MUMBAI: This October two prestigious international film festivals, one each in Asia and Europe respectively, namely the Pusan Film Festival (PIFF) and the London Film Festival will experience a varied taste of Indian cinema through a varied slate of films Big Pictures.
The 14th PIFF to be held from 8 to16 October in Korea will screen Malayalam film Kutty Srank (Sailor of Hearts) and Bengali film Abhomaan (The Eternal) in the ‘A Window on Asian Cinema‘ section on 9 October.
The 53rd London Film Festival to be held from 14 to 29 October will screen Hindi film Well Done Abba
on 18 October and Bengali film Janala (The Window) on 27 October in ‘World Cinema Category‘. Director Shyam Benegal is expected to attend the screening of Well Done Abba.
Says Big Pictures COO Mahesh Ramanathan, "These selections make the Reliance Big Pictures portfolio of best in class world cinema titles the most consistent performer in the festival circuit. Over 30 festival selections across our 12 films is a trendsetting and unprecedented success ratio, hitherto not experienced in the Indian film industry."
