At the Final competition of CinemadaMare, Italy.
End of the 3 months of touring in 12 Italian cities, they had the main competition of CinemadaMare film festival, and it was such a joy to see Sagar Saha, for Dhruva's film, The End, get 'Best Original Soundtrack'.
Dhruva shot a short clip of the film screening at Venice
Why it's especially exciting is because I remember those days when Dhruva was making the film, so engrossed that we hardly got to see much of him..... we had no idea when he was sleeping, when he was eating...nothing, he was in another zone.
It was taking longer than he had planned, and the final jury (final exams) was fast approaching, and the music score was yet pending as he had to go back to Pune to get it going.
I could sense his stress levels going up as time went by. So many movies I've watched with him he'll draw my attention to how it was the music that was determining the emotion felt... a lot of his listening would be movie sound tracks, so I knew just how much the music component meant to him.
He said he knew what he wanted, and he believed that his friend Sagar, who is good at the key board, could compose it. In fact there was so little time towards the end that I asked if we could get anybody else in Hyderabad to help with music composition, and he was like "no amma, I know exactly what I want it to convey, and I know Sagar will get it when I tell him, only he can do it".
And he did, and how !
From the CinemadaMare site:
At the end of 3 months of touring ... and of competition, in 12 Italian cities, here is the result of the #MainCompetition of CinemadaMare 2018: - Best screenplay by Monika Maslowka and ArenManoukian, for the drama "The Maltese fighter", by Maltese director ArevManoukian; - best Editing to Fabrizio Franzini, for the film "Piccole italiane", by Letizia Lamartire; - Best photography to Giorgio Giannoccaro, for the drama "Il tract"; - best Original soundtrack to Sagar Saha, for the film "The end", by the Indian Dhruva Prasad Devara; - Best Actor Malcom Ellul, for the film "The Maltese fighter". In the photo, the jury presided over by Salvatore Verde
Congratulations Sagar and Dhruva. It's a wonderful achievement !!
In addition, the film got selected among other film festivals, at Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Pune, and at a 'Film Festival for War Veterans' in the US, and also won "Best Short Animated Film' in Jaipur and Pune.
Dhruva, what I'm most proud of, even beyond your effort, commitment, and focus, is your belief in yourself, and in your film.......the belief and faith that enabled you to send it out to so many film festivals across the world.
And this is not just a proud mother speaking, it's what I'd say to anyone who believed in themselves as you have. There's nothing more powerful.
Congratulations Again !!
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