Two Indian films to vie for Tiger awards at Rotterdam Film Fest

MUMBAI: The Image Threads by Vipin Vijay has made it to the Tiger Awards Competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2011.

Other films in the Tiger Awards Competition are: The Journals of Musan by Park Jungbum (South Korea), Bleak Night by Yoon Sung-hyun (South Korea), Flying Fish by Sanjeewa Pushpakamara (Sri Lanka), Eternity by Sivaroj Kongsakul (Thailand), Rainy Seasons by Majid Berzagar (Iran) and Headshots by Lawrence
Tooley Germany/Austria).

Three equal Tiger Awards (15,000 Euros) will be awarded to the winning filmmakers in this category.

Mumbai-born Natasha Mendonca’s Jan Villa has found a place in Tiger Awards competition for short films. In the short film category, the jury will hand out the three equal Tiger Awards for short films (3,000 Euros) to the winning filmmakers.

More titles would be anounced later in January. The 40th edition of the festival will be held from 26 January to 6 February.