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Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’ to launch trailer, NFTs at Cannes 2022

Festival de Cannes [France]: VistaVerse is set to launch the first metaverse experience with Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’ movie NFTs and theatrical trailer at the Cannes Film Festival 2022


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Pic Courtesy: Kamal Haasan and Lokesh Kanagaraj on the sets of ‘Vikram’


Fantico, a Vistas Media Capital company, will launch its first metaverse experience in VistaVerse in partnership with Raaj Kamal Films International’s upcoming film Vikram starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The project will also offer Vikram NFTs, which will be a ticket to the experience, and many more utilities like unique artwork of characters, digital avatars, props, posters, film memorabilia, fan interaction moments, private screenings, and access to invite-only VistaDome parties.

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The limited-edition Vikram NFTs will be launched on the 18th of May, 2022 at Cannes Film Festival amongst the global film fraternity.

Commenting on the launch of Vistaverse, Kamal Haasan said, “It has been a pleasure to be a part of Fantico, and I look forward to Vistaverse which is uniquely placed to create a bridge between fans, fandom and talent in a language and platform that the youth today relates to. I am sure this will set a benchmark for more creators to use this disruption of content by blockchain for their future endeavours.”


Asian Films And Filmmakers At Cannes 2022

Updated: May 5, 2022

Festival de Cannes [France]: The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will see two Asian films in the official In-Competition section. The highly-anticipated Broker by Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu and Decision to Leave by the prolific Park Chan-Wook will be part of the 21-film competitive category. Hunt, the directorial debut of Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae, will premiere in the midnight screening section.


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Pic Courtesy: Festival de Cannes 2022 © 2022 Getty Images


A familiar face at Cannes, Park’s last film was The Handmaiden (2016), which also competed at the festival and later went on to gross nearly US$38 million worldwide. In 2003, he burst onto the scene with Cannes Grand Prix winner Oldboy.

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Led by French actor Vincent Lindon, the Competition jury includes Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi. In 2021, Farhadi received the Grand Prix prize at Cannes for his film A Hero. Previously, he received two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016).



Shyam Benegal inaugurates Satyajit Ray’s Gallery at National Museum of Indian Cinema

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 02: Gallery exhibits Ray’s Films, his Books and his Posters- Satyajit Ray Film Festival organized across the country to mark his 101st birth anniversary


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Pic Courtesy: Press Information Bureau, Mumbai


Veteran Film Maker Shyam Benegal today inaugurated the Satyajit Ray’s semi-permanent Gallery at the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai and marked the beginning of the three-day Satyajit Ray Film Festival across the country.

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Speaking about Ray, who Shyam Benegal himself admires and claims as his inspiration to the film world, the master director said that, “Everybody recognized Indian Cinema because of Ray. There is no one in the world who doesn’t know who Ray was. You utter his name even in any West African country – they will know him well.”


Pic Courtesy: Press Information Bureau, Mumbai


Appreciating the portrayal of the many talents of the legend through the exhibition, Shyam Benegal said, “Satyajit Ray was not just a film maker, but a multifaceted genius who made his own posters, story-boards, even the titles of his films.” He further remarked that “the exhibition is very well curated and I find the design wonderful. One who visits the exhibition will get an idea of what kind of filmmaker Ray was.”

As one enters the exhibition, a lifelike hyper-realistic statue of Ray in characteristic posture of piercingly looking at the world over the camera welcomes the visitors.

One can interactively explore Ray’s filmography and get an actual glimpse of many of his scenes that have gone into the tomes of filmmaking. Besides getting an overview of the world of the filmmaker one can also appreciate how, by adopting classic literature in films, he himself transformed in to an auteur. The exhibition beautifully exhibits his films, books and his illustrious career as an illustrator as well.

Ray created a psychedelic Ghost - dance in his film Goopy Gayn Bagha Bayn and you see these ghosts floating in air here atop the World of Goopy Bagha which is a technical and artistic marvel as well as political satire. The exhibition helps the visitors to discover the legend who was lovingly called as ‘Manik Da’ and the jewels from his world, he left for us 30 years ago.


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