Indian Student Wins Top Prize At Cannes For 16-Minute Short Film: Storyline, Director's Prize Money And More

Chidananda S Naik, a student from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), has won the prestigious La Cinef first prize at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. His short film, 'Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know', earned this top honour on Thursday. This award highlights the exceptional talent emerging from India's film schools and marks a significant achievement for Naik on the international stage.

Indian Student Wins Top Prize At Cannes For Short Film

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But What Is The Story Of The Short Film 'Sunflowers Were The First Ones To Know'?

The film is based on a Kannada folk tale about an old woman who steals a rooster, making her village stay dark forever.

What Is The Cannes Award For The First Prize Winner?

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The first prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival receives a 15,000 euro (13,50,044 Indian rupees) grant.

Who Won The Second And Third Prizes?

Third prize: Bunnyhood, directed by Mansi Maheshwari from Meerut, India, and a former student of NIFT Delhi.

• She made the film while studying at the National Film and Television School in the UK. 
• Prize: a grant of 7,500 euros (6,74,978 Indian rupees) from the film festival.

Second prize: Out of the Widow Through the Wall, directed by Asya Segalovich from Columbia University.

• The Chaos She Left Behind, made by Nikos Kolioukos from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. 
• Prize: 11,250 euros (10,12,467 Indian rupees) each from the Cannes Film Festival.

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