Q’s ‘Tasher Desh to be Premiered at Rome Film Festival 2012
Q’s ‘Tasher Desh to be Premiered at Rome Film
Festival 2012
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Tasher Desh, a "trippy
adaptation" of Rabindranath Tagore's classic play by the same name, is the
only Indian film selected for RIFF this year and will be competing in the
festivals Cinema XXI section
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The latest film by Gandu fame
Kaushik Mukherjee (Q) and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, Tasher Desh will
compete in the Cinema XXI section of RIFF
05
November 2012, Mumbai: Overdose Films today announced that its
next film project ‘Tasher Desh’ (House of Cards) would have
its World Premier at the 7th Rome International Film Festival
(RIFF) being held from 9 November 2012 – 17 November
2012. Tasher Desh is also be competing in the Cinema XXI section of the
Festival this year. The film has been directed by Q (Kaushik Mukherjee) who
came into international prominence with ‘Gandu’, a film that
was premiered at Berlin and won Best New Director award at the Seattle
International Film Festival, apart from being presented at various other film
festivals.
The
Rome Film Festival has four sections, Competition, Out of Competition,
CinemaXXI and Prospettive Italia. The jury of the CinemaXXI section is led by
Douglas Gordon with Hans Hurch, Ed Lachman, Andrea Lissoni and Emily Jacir. The
film in the section will compete for the CinemaXXI Award.
Commenting
on the film and selection Q, said: "The most important thing about such an
international film festival is the line-up of films against which mine will
compete. 30 films from across the world have been chosen and it is an honour to
compete against directors like Elisabetta Sgarbi and Thomas Heise.
“Furthermore,
Tagore undoubtedly is one of the most talented literary geniuses of all time
and adapting one of his works to suit the present day scenario was always going
to be a challenge. While making Tasher Desh my attempt has been to stay as true
to Tagore’s original work while presenting it in a modern day format that
has become synonymous with my school of cinema,” added Q.
The
only Indian film to be selected to RIFF, Tasher Desh is a "trippy adaptation"
of Rabindranath Tagore’s dance drama with the same name. The film which
is co-produced by Anurag Kashyap stars Anubrata Basu, Rituparna Sen and Soumyak
Kanti De Biswas. The film also features 10 of the most popular Rabindra Sangeet
pieces, albeit rendered by popular international acts such as Asia Dub
Foundation (ADF), Sushella Raman, etc.
While
the festival would mark the first public screening of Tasher Desh, the movie is
slated for a 2013 first quarter release in India.
Official
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
About
Overdose
Overdose is a fiercely
independent film production house based in Kolkata. They create locally rooted
but globally relevant feature films, documentaries, music videos and potent
virals, and are committed to producing original content that pushes boundaries.
Overdose is a young
company, but has already established a unique brand profile by working at the
highest international quality standards with limited financial resources. They
have an eclectic network of artists, technicians, distributors, commissions,
broadcasters, and a loyal fan base across the globe.
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