Showing posts with label Wong Kar Wai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wong Kar Wai. Show all posts
IFFI: Russian film Leviathan wins top honour; Ek Hazarachi Note bags centenary trophy
6:58 AM
MUMBAI MIRROR (December 1, 2014)
Russian director Andrey
Zvyaginstev's survival drama Leviathan won the coveted Golden Peacock
while Marathi movie Ek Hazarachi Note bagged the centenary trophy for
best film at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which
concluded in Goa on Sunday.
Leviathan star Alexel Serebriakov shared the best actor award with Dulal
Sarkar for his double role in the Bengali film Chotoder Chobi. The
Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore, and actor Jackie Shroff presented the honour.
The best actress award was shared by two international stars, both played teachers in their respective films. Cuban actress Arina Rodriguez bagged the award for her performance in the Cuban-Spanish movie Behaviour while Israeli actress Sarit Larry won the trophy for The Kindergarten Teacher. The award was presented by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and veteran actor Nana Patekar. Nadaf Lapid was adjudged best director for The Kindgarten Teacher.
Ek Hazarachi Note, set
against the backdrop of farmers' suicide in the Vidharba region of
Maharashtra, created history at IFFI by winning the centenary and
special jury award for debutant director Shrihari Sathe.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, known for his films like In the Mood for Love, Ashes of Time and Chungking Express. The internationally renowned auteur dedicated the recognition to his wife Chan Ye-cheng. “I am humbled and honoured that my movie The Grandmaster is the closing film at the festival. It's a great honour and a surprise. I hope it is not a sign for me to retire,“ he joked.
The best actress award was shared by two international stars, both played teachers in their respective films. Cuban actress Arina Rodriguez bagged the award for her performance in the Cuban-Spanish movie Behaviour while Israeli actress Sarit Larry won the trophy for The Kindergarten Teacher. The award was presented by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and veteran actor Nana Patekar. Nadaf Lapid was adjudged best director for The Kindgarten Teacher.
Ek Hazarachi Note, set
against the backdrop of farmers' suicide in the Vidharba region of
Maharashtra, created history at IFFI by winning the centenary and
special jury award for debutant director Shrihari Sathe.The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, known for his films like In the Mood for Love, Ashes of Time and Chungking Express. The internationally renowned auteur dedicated the recognition to his wife Chan Ye-cheng. “I am humbled and honoured that my movie The Grandmaster is the closing film at the festival. It's a great honour and a surprise. I hope it is not a sign for me to retire,“ he joked.
Irrfan beats Toni Chiu Wai Leung; wins Best Actor award at Macau
8:14 AM
Roshmila Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 29, 2014)
Irrfan Khan has just returned from Macau with the best actor and best screenplay trophies for The Lunchbox at the Asian Film Awards. What makes this award precious is that he beat Toni Chiu Wai Leung who was nominated in the best actor category for the Wong Kar Wai film, The Grandmaster. "I've loved Toni's work—Hero, In the Mood for Love, Chunking Express, Infernal Affairs and The Grandmaster. Even Ang Lee was impressed with The Grandmaster, which picked up the best film and best costume awards. Just being nominated with Toni was an honour," he exults.
"What's more encouraging is that The Lunchbox is growing everyday. It has released in around six countries, will open in 63 more. It's just released in the UK, is growing bigger in the US, and has made a million in Hong Kong. This has never happened for an Indian film. It's not patronised by only NRIs but the foreign market too."
Still disappointed about missing out on the Oscar glory? "I was, for a day or two. Now, I'm happy the film is getting its due all over the world," he asserts.
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