Lal Juto (red shoes) won the honour of bagging the award for the best creative idea at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film by the students of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) has won one of the top five prizes in the festival and carried prize money of $1,500.
The international jury honoured the director of the film, Shweta Merchant, with the award for best creative idea. In fact, it is for the first time that a movie made by an SRFTI student has gained international recognition.
Laal Juto competed against 400 entries received from 20 countries in this 11th Shanghai International Film Festival out of which 24 were short-listed for final consideration.
The story of “Lal Juto” is based on a short story penned by the Bengali writer Kamal Kumar Mazumdar. When Shweta was asked why she chose this book only for the story of her film, she explained “The simplicity and innocence of the story attracted me to make a film on it.”
The Russian film “Mukha” directed by Vladimir Kott has won the top prize at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival. It is chosen as the best feature film in the Jin Jue Awards.
The Chinese movie “Old Fish” bagged two awards in its credit: the Jury Grand Prix prize and the Best Actor trophy in the name of Ma Guowei.
Emilia Vasaryova (Czech Republic) was named Best Actress for her role in the movie “Vaclav”. Marek Epstein awarded for Best Screenplay for the same movie while Best Cinematography went to Florian Schilling for “My Mother's Tears” and the Best Music went to Andrius Mamontovas for “Loss”.
For more details visit the official website of Shanghai International Film Festival: http://www.siff.com
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