GDN Studios, part of The Guardian Group, recently announced the premiere and cinema release of its debut film following an extensive tour of the global film festival circuit. These include, the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival 2020, where it had its world premiere; the British Film Institute’s London Film Festival and the American Film Institute (AFI) Film Festival. It has garnered several festival awards including ‘Winner, Best Fiction, New Filmmakers’ at the São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil), and ‘Winner, Achille Valdata Award’ at the Torino Film Festival (Italy). xIn the last one year, it has received rave reviews from international audiences, festival directors and critics for its outstanding effort at interrogating ‘illegal’ migration in the continent. “We’ve been encouraged by the tremendous reception the film has received in London, Berlin, São Paolo (Brazil), Los Angeles and other cities.

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2021 03:33 UTC