Ritesh Batra’s Lunchbox and Pete Travis’ Dredd will screen at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to be held in Czech Republic from June 28-July 6, 2013. Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox), an India-France-Germany co-production will be screened in the “Horizons” section that presents recent productions from major festivals. Lunchbox screened at Cannes film festival in [...]
Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) will compete at the Odessa International Film Festival (OIFF) to be held from July 12-20, 2013 in Odessa, Ukraine. 11 film directors from USA, UK, Israel, Georgia, Italy, Poland, Germany, Romania, France, India, Russia and Ukraine will compete in International Program for the OIFF Grand Prix – ‘The Golden Duke’ to [...]
Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) is selling like hotcakes in the international market. According to a Screen international report, the film has already been sold in 20 territories across the globe. It was already pre-sold to five countries. Major international sales include Artificial Eye (UK) and Happiness (France). The film has been sold to North America, [...]
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the U.S. rights for Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) according to a Variety report. The film is represented by German sales agent Match Factory. Lunchbox was in competition at the International Critics’ Week . It won the Rail d’Or, an independent award at Critics Week given by railway worker film enthusiasts. [...]
Italian film Salvo directed by Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza won both the major awards at 52nd Cannes Critics’ Week: the Grand Jury prize as well as the France 4 Visionary award. The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement) by Sébastien Pilote (Canada) won the SACD award for Best Screenplay. German film Come and Play by Daria Belova [...]
Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) won the Grand Rail d’Or award at the International Critics’ Week, a sidebar of the Cannes film festival. Since 1995, a group of rail worker film enthusiasts presents the Golden Rail awards to two films in Cannes Critics’ Week: Petit Rail d’Or for best short film and Grand Rail d’Or for [...]
Ritesh Batra’s debut Dabba (Lunchbox) received unanimous praise from major trade publications Variety and Screen. Variety critic Jay Weissberg termed it “An indie Indian pic with the crossover appeal of Monsoon Wedding” while Screen Critic Fionnuala Halligan wrote: “this is certain to woo international arthouse crowds who have been waiting for an authentic crossover Indian [...]
Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly will have its world premiere today afternoon at Theatre Croisette JW Marriot in Cannes. The film is scheduled to have five screenings in Cannes. Ritesh Batra’s Dabba (Lunchbox) will have the maximum numbers of screenings. Between May 19-23, the film will have seven shows. Tomorrow will be a big day for India. [...]
When it comes to the coverage of the 66th Cannes Film Festival starting today, mainstream media outlets’ obsession with celebrities seems to be getting the better of them. Playboy Girl Sherlyn Chopra and Amisha Patel and the likes are being written about with equal enthusiasm (quite often even higher) than the films and people who will actually represent Indian at Cannes 2013.
The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) will host the opening party of Cannes Film Market (Marché du Film) on May 16th. 132 Indian film professionals are attending the market this year that includes mainstream players such as UTV, Viacom 18 as well as independent producers like AKFPL and Dar Motion Pictures. NFDC will also celebrate [...]
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