New Delhi:
Filmmaker Rima Das’ Village Rockstars 2, a sequel to her 2017 movie, has gained the Kim Jiseok Award on the 2024 Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant. Village Rockstars 2 was the one Indian function amongst eight movies chosen within the Jiseok Competitors part on the twenty ninth version of the pageant. The movie is a follow-up to the internationally acclaimed, Nationwide Award-winning Village Rockstars, which premiered on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant in 2017 and was India’s official entry for the 2019 Academy Awards.
The Kim Jiseok Award, established in 2017, commemorates the late Kim Jiseok, who devoted his life to discovering and supporting the expansion of Asian cinema. It’s awarded to 2 movies that finest replicate the up to date state of Asian cinema.
The Jiseok jury, which included Christian Jeune, Prasanna Vithanage, and Shin Suwon, described Das’ movie as “an trustworthy poetic expression of on a regular basis life, displaying the concord between nature and humankind by means of the struggles and gaze of a younger lady.” “Receiving the Kim Jiseok Award, in honour of somebody who devoted his life to the expansion of Asian cinema, is really a privilege,” mentioned Das in an announcement. Earlier this yr, she was invited to affix the director’s department of the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences.
Village Rockstars 2 follows a teenage lady’s relentless pursuit of her musical dream.
“Nonetheless, life’s harsh realities problem her innocence. As she faces these trials, she embarks on a journey to rediscover the profound connection between music and life, searching for a brand new concord within the symphony of her desires,” reads the official synopsis.
The movie, produced by Flying River Movies and Akanga Movie Asia, stars Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Junumoni Boro, Boloram Das, and Manabendra Das.
Village Rockstars 2 may have its India premiere on the MAMI Mumbai Movie Pageant 2024 within the South Asia Competitors. The pageant will probably be held from 19 to 24 October.
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