Ka “SUNFLOWERS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW”, ka phlim ban pyndep ia ka jingpule da u Chidanand Naik, u samla ba pule ha ka Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), ka la jop ia ka khusnam Cannes’ La Cinef na ka bynta ka thup Best Short ha ka 77th Cannes Film Festival ha France. La pynbna ia ki nongjop ha ka 23 tarik u Jymmang 2024 ha kane ka lympung ha kaba u samla pule ba long ruh u director, u Chidanand Naik u la jop ia kane ka khusnam.

Ka phlim ka dei kaba direct da u Chidananda S Naik, ba la ring da u Suraj Thakur, edit da u Manoj V bad ia ki jingpynsawa la pynbiang da u Abhishek Kadam.

Kane ka dei ka jingjia kaba kyrpang ia ki kam shna phlim jong ka India, ha kaba ki phlim na India ki la ioh jingiaroh bha shabar ri, bad khamtam ka FTTI ka la paw bha ha ka Cannes ha kaba la pyni ia ki phlim jong ki samla pule jong ka ha kane ka lympung ha kine ki sngi ba la dep. Kane ka burom ka wan biang hadien saw snem haba kawei pat ka phlim u samla pule ka FTII kaba tip kum ka ‘CATDOG’ ka la jop khusnam ha ka 73^rd Cannes. Ki la don shibun ki phlim na India ha ka 77^th Cannes Film Festival ha ki thup bapher bapher. Bun ki briew kiba la ioh jinghikai na ka FTTI kum ka Payal Kapadia, Maisam Ali, Santosh Sivan, Chidanand S Naik bad ka kynhun jong u ka la ioh jingiaroh bha ha ka Cannes mynta u snem.

“SUNFLOWERS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW” ka dei shaphang iwei i meirad iba tuh ia u syiar ryngkuh jong ka shnong kaba la pynkulmar ia ka shnong ka thaw. Ban ioh biang ia une u syiar, ki la don ki jingleh niam bad hadien kane ka longiing jong ine i meirad ka la shah beh shnong.

Kane ka phlim ka dei ka jingpynmih na ka prokram ai jinghikai jong ka tnat TV jong ka FTTI ha kaba saw ngut ki shah hikai na saw tylli ki tnat kum ka Direction, Electronic Cinematography, Editing, Sound ki la iatrei lang ha kawei ka projek kaba shi snem. Ia kane ka phlim la direct da u Chidananda S Naik, ring da u Suraj Thakur, edit da u Manoj V bad la pynbiang ia ki jingpynsawa da u Abhishek Kadam. Kine ki samla pule ki la shna ia kane ka phlim kum shi bynta jong ka jingiatreilang kaba shi snem bad ki la pyndep ia ka jingpule jong ki ha FTII ha u snem 2023.

Kane ka dei ka sien kaba nyngkong ba ka phlim jong ki shah hikai jong kane ka prokram kaba 1 snem jong ka FTII ka la shah jied bad jop khusnam ha ka Cannes Film Festival. Hashuwa ban leit pule ha FTII ha u snem 2022, u Chidanand S Naik u la shah jied kum uwei na ki 75 Creative Minds ha ka 53^rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), ka sienjam jong ka tnat I&B ban wad bad ai jingkyrshan ia ki samla ba don sap ha ka kam shna phlim.

U R. Madhavan, President ka FTII u la kitbok kitrwiang ia ki samla pule ba iadon bynta ha kane ka phlim. “Nga kitbok kitrwiang ia u Chidananda Naik bad ka kynhun kaba la shna ia ka ‘Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know’ kaba la shah pynkup burum. Kane ka lah ban long tang ka jingsdang jong ka jingtreikam kaba khraw ha kaba yn dang bun ki jingioh jingithuh kumne. Nga ai jingiaroh ruh ia ki nonghikai bad ki nongpyniaid kam jong ka FTII kaba la pynmih ia kine ki samla ba don sap.”

‘La Cinef’ ka dei ka bynta jong kane ka lympung kaba thmu ban ai mynsiem ia ki samla ba don sap bad ka ai jingithuh ia ki phlim kiba mih na ki skul ai jinghikai shna phlim na kylleng ka pyrthei. Kane ka phlim ka dei kawei na ki 18 tylli ki short (14 live-action bad 4 animated film) kiba la shah jied na ki 2,263 tylli ki phlim ba la phah na ki 555 tylli ki skul shna phlim na kylleng ka pyrthei.

Ka rukom ai jinghikai ba kyrpang jong ka FTII bad ka jingpeit bniah ban ioh jinghikai na ki jingpyrshang dalade ha ki kam shna phlim bad ka TV ka la plie lad ia ki shah hikai jong kane ka Institute ba kin jop khusnam bapher bapher hapoh bad shabar ri. Kane ka jingioh ia kane ka khusnam ka dei kaba wanrah burom bha ia ka India. Ka Film and television Institute of India ka long kawei na ki jaka ai jinghikai shna phlim ba biang tam bad ka la wanrah burom ia ka ri mynta ka sngi.

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