September 16, 2024 6:42 PM

FTII student bags ‘La Cinef’ Award at 77th Cannes Film Festival

In a historic moment for Indian cinema, "SUNFLOWERS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW," a short film directed by Chidanand Naik, a student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has won the prestigious Cannes' La Cinef Award for Best Short at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France. The winner was officially announced on May 23, 2024, at the festival, where Naik received the award. The film, a production of FTII's one-year Television program, is a collaborative effort by Naik (Directio...