Cannes 2022: India to be 'Country of Honour' at Cannes Marche' Du Film
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The opening night of Marche Du Films, being organised at the Majestic Beach will focus on India, its cinema, its culture and heritage.
New Delhi: At a time when India is commemorating its 75th year of Independence by launching the `Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav`, India and France are also celebrating 75 years of their association. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur has announced that India will be the official `Country of Honour` at the upcoming Marche` Du Film, which is organized alongside the Cannes Film Festival, in France.
This is the first year that the festival has done so and this special focus will continue annually with different nations in the spotlight at future editions.
Among the highlights of this year`s festival will be the world premiere of R Madhavan`s film `Rocketry: The Nambi Effect`, a biographical drama film based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation who was falsely accused of espionage. Produced by Madhavan, the movie will be showcased on May 19.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s recent visit to Paris and meeting with President Macron takes even more significance in this context. It is in this significant diplomatic backdrop that India has been chosen as the `Country of Honour," said Thakur.
At the festival, India will be establishing an Indian pavilion that will provide a platform and a forum for the world to connect with India through its films, culture and heritage. This year the pavilion`s theme will be `India- The content hub of the World`.
