Picnic nominated at Madrid International Film Festival in July 2014

June 24, 2014 - PRLog -- Picnic has been nominated for Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography & Best Directing of A Foreign Language Film categories at the 2014 Madrid International Film Festival to be held in Spain in July.

Adapted from Rabindranath Tagore’s famous romantic novella, Shesher Kobita, "Picnic" tells the timeless story of three people from different worlds who meet at a resort. It is the journey of two of these people who find each other, discover romance and come together to experience love beyond love.

Picnic is Shomshukla's first feature following the award winning "Sandcastle." Experienced in theatre, music and poetry, she also directs her own theatre company, Kali Theatre, and has produced six books of poetry and nine music albums. She made her debut in cinema in 2013 as one of India's few women feature film directors.

Cut To Cut is an independent film production company creating literary, creative and meaningful aesthetic cinema with universal appeal; drawing from theatre, novels, art and poetry to fuse a unique story-telling in moving image. Shomshukla and the cast are available for interview through email, telephone or in person at the festival.

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