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Winning accolades world over

Last Updated 28 June 2010, 12:06 IST
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Saluun won the Silver REMI award and Ek Tho Chance won the Special Jury Award in the Foreign Features category.

“We were overwhelmed to see the response to both films at the festival more so since these two films were selected to represent India out of a total of three this year,” says Kathleen Haney, Program Director, WorldFest Houston.

“The distinguished jury members decided that Saluun should be awarded the Silver REMI award for its honest effort at showing the spirit of rural India and its intelligent humour and Ek Tho Chance, the Special Jury Award for its high-value content and cinematic excellence,” says Kathleen.
 
“PNC’s last two films, Jhankaar Beats and Pyaar Ke Side Effects won the Silver REMI Awards here. This year, both movies were screened to packed houses of not just the Indian diaspora but a large international audience as well as reputed industry professionals. This is a definite indication of how non-traditional and cutting-edge Indian cinema is being taken seriously world over,” says J Hunter Todd, Chairman and Founding Director, WorldFest Houston.

Pritish Nandy, Chairman PNC, says, “Such international recognition is important because Indian cinema must be taken seriously internationally, not just by the diaspora but by mainstream international audiences and winning awards at top international festivals like Worldfest Houston is a step in that direction.”

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(Published 28 June 2010, 12:06 IST)

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