Aditya Vikram Sengupta won the Best Director award for his debut feature Labour of Love at the recently concluded Marrakech International Film Festival.
The Jury, headed by French actress Isabelle Huppert, comprised of Indian director Ritesh Batra, Danish director Susanne Bier, French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, English actor Alan Rickman, Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, French actress Melanie Laurent and Italian filmmaker Mario Martone.
The film was also awarded the Netpac Award for Best Asian Film at the Bengaluru International Film Festival recently.
Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, Labour Of Love is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession.
The Jury, headed by French actress Isabelle Huppert, comprised of Indian director Ritesh Batra, Danish director Susanne Bier, French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, English actor Alan Rickman, Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, French actress Melanie Laurent and Italian filmmaker Mario Martone.
The film was also awarded the Netpac Award for Best Asian Film at the Bengaluru International Film Festival recently.
Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, Labour Of Love is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession.
- 12/15/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
“A film is the reflection of the soul of its creator,” said jury President and actress Isabelle Huppert at the opening press conference for the Marrakech International Film Festival, setting an insightful, philosophical tone for the proceedings. That’s just the style of the legendary Huppert, deeply knowledgeable and reverent for the craft and spectatorship of cinema, and introspective about her her role in the process. The jury she heads up this week is made up of international cinema luminaries including Alan Rickman, Melanie Laurent, Christian Mungiu, Ritesh Batra, Betrand Bonello, Moumen Smihi, and Mario Martone. We had a chance to sit down with Mme. Huppert at the spectacular La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech to talk about her favorite directors, her approach to characters, and some of her favorite movies of the year. Huppert has said in the past that the director is the first priority for her in choosing her projects,...
- 12/9/2014
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
Ritesh Batra
The Lunchbox writer-director Ritesh Batra is part of the International Jury at Marrakech International Film Festival. The 14th edition of the festival will be held from December 5-13 in Morocco.
Batra, who recently served on the International Jury of Mumbai Film Festival, will be accompanied by Danish director Susanne Bier, French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, English actor Alan Rickman, Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, French actress Melanie Laurent and Italian filmmaker Mario Martone .on the Jury. The Jury will be headed by French actress Isabelle Huppert.
Bengali-language film Labour of Love (Asha Jaor Majhe) directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta is part of the International Competition. Having premiered at Venice Days where it won Sengupta the award for Best Director of a Debut Film, Labour of Love also recently won a Jury Special Mention at Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, the...
The Lunchbox writer-director Ritesh Batra is part of the International Jury at Marrakech International Film Festival. The 14th edition of the festival will be held from December 5-13 in Morocco.
Batra, who recently served on the International Jury of Mumbai Film Festival, will be accompanied by Danish director Susanne Bier, French filmmaker Bertrand Bonello, Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, English actor Alan Rickman, Moroccan filmmaker Moumen Smihi, French actress Melanie Laurent and Italian filmmaker Mario Martone .on the Jury. The Jury will be headed by French actress Isabelle Huppert.
Bengali-language film Labour of Love (Asha Jaor Majhe) directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta is part of the International Competition. Having premiered at Venice Days where it won Sengupta the award for Best Director of a Debut Film, Labour of Love also recently won a Jury Special Mention at Abu Dhabi Film Festival. Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, the...
- 12/2/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Alan Rickman and directors Bertrand Bonello and Cristian Mungiu, who won the Palme d’Or in 2012, are set to join jury president Isabelle Huppert at the Marrakech International Film Festival in December. Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier (Serena), French actress Melanie Laurent (Inglorlious Basterds), Indian director Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox), Italian director Mario Martone (We Believed) and Moroccan director Moumen Smihi (44 Bedtime Stories) will round out the panel. Daniel Barber’s Civil War drama The Keeping Room, starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington, and Oscar-nominated editor Saar Klein’s directorial debut Things People Do will be among
read more...
read more...
- 11/17/2014
- by Rhonda Richford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.