PABLO TRAPERO and VIKAS SWARUP: An Indian Mystery

Anyone tuned into the world cinema scene and particularly Latin American cinema is surely familiar with Pablo Trapero's socially relevant films. Almost twenty years of his work have been applauded throughout the world, with films such as Rolling Family, Lion's Den, and White Elephant (featuring superstar Ricardo Darín). He was named President of the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival 2014. His newest project has taken him to Delhi and Mumbai to film the adaptation of Vikas Swarup's novel Six Suspects. Vikas Swarup is better known to literature lovers as the author of the book having inspired Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle. The author read the script and expressed satisfaction with how the adaptation of his book was carried out.

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VENICE FILM FESTIVAL honours Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur will be presiding over the 2012 Venice Film Festival's Lion of the Future "Luigi di Laurentiis" award, which will be granted to a debut film. He will be selecting the awarded film alongside Isabella Ferrari, Matt Reeves and Michel Demopoulos from the film fraternity and Bob Sinclar from the music world. Other personalities participating in the Biennale's jury for other sections include Laetitia Casta, Pablo Trapero (The Secret in their Eyes), Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir), and Michael Mann, among others.

The jury shall select only one among all the debut feature-length films competing throughout the various sections of the Venice Film Festival (Official Selection and Independent Parallel Sections) to be awarded. The winner will be announced once the festival starts on August 29th.