'Masaan' wins FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes/Neeraj Ghaywan-Promising Debut

Neeraj Ghaywan's Masaan has won the FIPRESCI, The International Critics Prize, in Un Certain Regar section at the Cannes Film Festival.

Masaan (Fly Away Solo) stars Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal among others. The film was treated to a five-minute long standing ovation at the Cannes International Festival when it premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the prestigious annual movie gala.

The film is an Indo-French co-production produced by Manish Mundra, Macassar Productions, Phantom Films, Sikhya Entertainment, Arte France Cinema and Pathe productions.

"I was always curious about what a man, who encounters death in his day-to-day life, thinks about mortality. That's where the idea for 'Masaan' came," Ghaywan had told PTI before his trip to Cannes.

Shiladitya Bora @ShiladityaBora

Another award to #Masaan at @Festival_Cannes - Most promising debut at UnCertainRegard @ghaywan you made India proud

Congrats to the whole team. I hope it finds a mainstream release in India.

And before I forget.

Masaan Slayed!

Proud Moment!

Congrats to the team of Masaan. They did us proud!

What does that mean? First prize????

What does this award mean?

From Wikipedia

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fdration Internationale de la Presse Cinmatographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium.^[1] At present it has members in more than 50 countries worldwide.

The FIPRESCI often gives out awards during film festivals (such as the Vienna International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival) to reward what they see as enterprising film making. Winners of the award include Theodoros Angelopoulos, Djibril Diop Mambety, Pedro Almodvar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Jean-Luc Godard, Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Haneke,^[2] Kim Ki-duk, Aki Kaurismki, Terrence Malick, Michael Moore, Cristian Mungiu, Jafar Panahi, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen and Wong Kar-wai.

Masaan is Phantom's next release in India.

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congrats to the Masaan team...Richa Chadda is such an underrated actress...