Chidanand Naik, a student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has achieved significant accolades with his film “SUNFLOWERS WERE FIRST ONES TO KNOW” being chosen for the ‘La Cinef’ competitive section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. This official section of the festival encourages new talents and recognizes films from film schools across the world. The film, portraying the narrative of an elderly woman’s act of stealing a village rooster, which leads to her family getting exiled, is the lone Indian representative among 18 selected shorts from a pool exceeding 2,000 submissions globally.
News On AIR | April 24, 2024 6:08 PM
Film by FTII student selected at 77th Cannes Film Festival
