Extravagant India - International Indian Film Festival (Paris)
| Location | Paris, France |
|---|---|
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
Extravagant India is an annual film festival held in Paris, France.[1][2] The festival began in 2013 in order to promote Indian films in France. Founding members include Gabriele Brennan, Manoj Srivastava, Ramesh Tekwani, Pierre Assouline, Ranvir Nayar, Patricia Soreau, Francois Vila, and Benoit Delpace.[3]
"Extravagant India !" features films from multiple regions of India, with a focus on original content.[4][5]
The festival emphasizes featuring new talent and highlights India's diversity. In 2014, five of the nine films in competition were the directors' first films. In 2015, the festival featured films from more than eight different regions and filmed in eight original languages (Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Himachali, Tamil, Malayalam and Kashmiri).[1]
In the first year of the festival, 2013, the Best Film Award was given to the film "The Lunchbox" by the Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "5 films that made Bengal proud at International film festivals". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Extravagant India, another Indian Film Festival in Paris!". Asia.tv5monde.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Founding Members | Extravagant India !". www.extravagantindia.fr. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Vinay Pathak bags best actor award for Gour Hari Dastaan". India.com. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Voila, Extravagant India! - International Film Festival Of India – Goa". Iffigoa.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "The Lunchbox's winning streak continues!". Bollyspice.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Extravagant India awards in Paris was nothing short of extravagant". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "The Lunchbox wins Best Film at Extravagant India! in Paris". IMDb.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- "EXTRAVAGANT INDIA !, THE FESTIVAL". Extravagant India. Retrieved 26 October 2016.