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FTII Student Film ‘Sunflowers Were First Ones to Know’ Heads to the 2025 Oscars

Bureau The News HashtagNovember 4, 2024November 4, 202403 mins

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…

Indian Student Film Selected for Competitive Section at Cannes Film Festival

Bureau The News HashtagApril 24, 2024April 24, 202403 mins

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,…