Marrakech, Dec. 3 -- Gitanjali Rao's animation film, 'Bombay Rose', is on a dream run only two months after becoming the first Indian animated film ever to open the Critics' Week parallel section of the Venice film festival.
The film's spectacular showing on the international festival circuit is raising hopes of a new bright future for Indian animation.
At the ongoing 18th Marrakech International Film Festival, 'Bombay Rose' is part of the festival's prestigious competition section. The film, the only animated film in competition here, is in contention for the Golden Star, the top prize of the Marrakech festival, a major film festival in Africa and the Middle East. "We are on the cusp of a big change for Indian animation," says Soumitra ...