Marathi film Katyar Kaljat
Ghusali and Bengali film Cinemawala are among the twelve films shortlisted for
prestigious 2015 UNESCO Fellini Medal. Katyar Kaljat Ghusali has been directed
by actor-turn director Subodh Bhave, while Kaushik Gangualy has directed
Cinemawala. International Film Festival India (IFFI) 2015 in collaboration with
the Paris based International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual
Communication (ICFT) will present a Fellini Medal for first time in India. The
award will be bestowed upon film, which reflects the ideals promoted by United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Other films
competing for 2015 edition of Fellinin Medal are: Mina Walking, Among the Believers,
The Last Reel, Embrace of the Serpent, Land and Shade, The Pearl Button,
Enclave, Wawa no Cidal, Ain and Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal. About UNESCO
Fellini Medal UNESCO’s Member States had instituted this prize in 1995 after
passing resolution on General Conference for the safeguarding of the
cinematographic heritage. The first Fellini medal was unveiled at the Cannes
Film Festival in May 1995. It was instituted after death of Italian film
director Federico Fellini in 1993 as an appeal to the international community
to participate in a campaign to keep the seventh art alive.
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