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“Sunflowers were the first ones to know” – film by FTII student selected at 77th Cannes Film Festival

Chidanand Naik’s film from FTII, “SUNFLOWERS WERE FIRST ONES TO KNOW”, has been selected for the ‘La Cinef’ section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. This only Indian film among 18 shorts worldwide will compete for La Cinef prizes. The film depicts an elderly woman causing chaos by stealing a village rooster, reflecting FTII’s emphasis on collaboration and practical education in cinema.

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FTII’s year end coordinated exercise film by Chidanand Naik (Director) and his team to shine at La Cinef

“SUNFLOWERS WERE FIRST ONES TO KNOW”, a film by Chidanand Naik, a student of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has been selected in the ‘La Cinef” Competitive section of 77th Cannes Film Festival, France. The festival is to be held from 15th to 24th May 2024. The section is an official section of the festival aimed at encouraging new talents and recognises films from film schools across the world

The film is among 18 shorts (14 live-action and 4 animated films) selected from a total of 2,263 films submitted by film schools all over the world. This is the only Indian film selected in ‘La Cinef’ section of Cannes. The Jury will hand over La Cinef prizes at a ceremony preceding the screening of the awarded films on 23rd May in the Buñuel Theatre.

“SUNFLOWERS WERE FIRST ONES TO KNOW” is a story of an elderly woman who steals the village’s rooster, which throws the community into disarray. To bring the rooster back, a prophecy is invoked, sending the old lady’s family into exile.

This is the first time a film by a student from 1-year Television course has been selected at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. 

FTII’s unique pedagogy and focus on practice based co-learning approach to education in the field of Cinema and Television have resulted in the Institute’s students and its alumni winning accolades in various National and International Film festivals over the years.

This FTII film is a production of the TV Wing One-year program where four students from different disciplines i.e. Direction, Electronic Cinematography, Editing, Sound worked together for one project as a year-end coordinated exercise. The film is directed by Chidananda S Naik, shot by Suraj Thakur, edited by Manoj V and sound by Abhishek Kadam.

“Sunflowers were the first ones to know” - film by FTII student selected at 77th Cannes Film Festival
“Sunflowers were the first ones to know” – film by FTII student selected at 77th Cannes Film Festival
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