Pune: The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is celebrating a major achievement as its student film, Sunflowers Were First Ones to Know, directed by Chidananda S. Naik, has qualified for the 2025 Oscars in the Live Action Short Film category. This Kannada-language short, inspired by Indian folk stories, first gained international acclaim after…
Cannes, France: “Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know,” a course-end film by Chidanand Naik, a student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has won the La Cinef Award for Best Short at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The announcement was made on May 23, 2024, with student director Chidanand Naik receiving…
France: “Sunflowers Were First Ones to Know” a film directed by Chidanand Naik, a student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has been chosen for the ‘La Cinef’ Competitive section of the prestigious 77th Cannes Film Festival. The festival is scheduled to take place from May 15th to 24th, 2024, in Cannes,…
