'The Lunchbox' continues to garner accolades

'The Lunchbox' continues to garner accolades
Friday, October 18, 2013 13:38 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
After wowing festivals worldwide and winning hearts back home in India, The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra's charming debut film, continues its winning trail. It has won the Church of Iceland award at the Reykjavik International film festival, and the Best Director and Best Actor awards at saint jean de luz Film Festival (a French Festival).

The Lunchbox has now been selected in the official competition section of the prestigious BFI London Film Festival.In the 56th year of this festival, The Lunchbox, starring Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur as two people who exchange handwritten letters, will compete with some of the best films in the world including the Jesse Eisenberg-starrer The Double and the Scarlett Johansson-starrer Under the Skin. The festival will also screen Steven McQueen's 12 Years A Slave and Alfonso Cuaron'sGravity in the Gala section.


In another key development, Artifical Eye has bought the UK distribution rights of The Lunchbox. "We acquired the film both because we love it and because we feel it will be loved by UK audiences," says Artificial Eye Managing Director, Louisa Dent.
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