Vinta Nanda's WHITE NOISE is heading for big time with the film becoming a hot bet in the festival circuit. After the applause it got at the Kara festival and the Florence festival, the film has now been invited for the Pune film festival where it will be screened on January 14, after which it is likely to be screened at the Berlin festival.

"The tremendous appreciation that the film has been getting in the festival circuit is a big advantage for the build-up to its box-office release in February. We don't have an SRK starrer on our hands but people do look forward to a Rahul Bose film," says Vinta, who is overwhelmed by the response to the film at the Kara festival. In fact the Kara festival has doubly boosted her confidence about the film's prospects. "It showed that the film was riveting enough to keep the audience glued to the seats for two hours," she says, recalling the experience when the projector broke down and she was virtually in tears.

"It was in the middle of the screening when the projector burnt down and we were told that it would take 45 minutes to restore it. I almost died during those 45 minutes. Knowing that the audience has little patience these days, I expected the auditorium to be empty by the time the film started playing again but I couldn't believe in eyes when I saw everyone sitting there patiently waiting to see the remainder of the film. It was a big achievement for the film, considering that it was among the 450 films screened at the festival," Vinta smiles.

The bigger achievement for Vinta however is the fact that a leading Mumbai distribution house has expressed a keen desire to acquire the rights of the film. "For someone who's a first-time director it is definitely encouraging," Vinta says, adding that she is also working on a simultaneous international release for the film.

"With the way things are happening, WHITE NOISE definitely seems destined to make a noise at the box-office," she says.