Prabhu Dheva’s ‘Mercury’ To Have Its World Premiere In The 16th Annual Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has recently announced 2 exciting additional programs and has revealed the distinguished members of its features & shorts juries for the 16thannual festival, which takes place from 11th Apr, 2018 to 15th Apr, 2018 at the Regal L.A. Live: A Barco Innovation Center cinemas in downtown Los Angeles.
IFFLA will also host a Master Class with The Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar to discuss his career beginnings, his path to stardom on US television’s highest rated comedy, and to advise the next generation of artists on how to gain a foothold in a competitive cinema industry.
The master class is presented with support from India Center Foundation and will take place on Thurs 12th Apr, 2018 @ 9:00 pm.
Best known for his role as Rajesh Koothrappali in The Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar’s career has spanned television, features & stage. He’s performed voice work in the DreamWorks animated feature Trolls & Fox’s Ice Age: Continental Drift, as well as Nickelodeon series Sanjay And Craig. His television credits also include a recurring role on TBS’ Sullivan & Sons, and a 2015 stint as guest host on CBS’ “The Late Late Show”. In 2015, he made his off – Broadway & London West End debut starring alongside Jesse Eisenberg in The Spoils, and he also produced docu feature Beyond All Boundaries, which won an IFFLA Grand Jury Prize in 2013.
IFFLA has also added to its 2018 line – up the world premiere of rising star director Karthik Subbaraj’s new feature Mercury. The film features South Indian superstar Prabhu Deva, and focuses on 5 long – time friends, all of whom are maimed as a result of their town’s mercury poisoning, who come together for their high school reunion. But a moment of mischief & misfortune during the after – party puts them on a one – way road to hell. Mercury will screen on Thurs 12th Apr, 2018 @ 9:15 pm with director Karthik Subbaraj in attendance.
An impressive panel of jurors will preside over IFFLA’s features & shorts competitions.
The features jury includes: director Haifaa Al -Mansour, whose multiple award winning debut feature Wadjda was the 1st ever film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia; film critic Carlos Aguilar, whose work appears in Indiewire, MovieMaker Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, Variety Latino & Remezcla; and actress Sujata Day, known for her starring role on Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, and her recurring role as Sarah on HBO’s Insecure.
The shorts jury will include: Internationally renowned religious scholar & writer Reza Aslan, whose books include the #1 New York Times best – seller Zealot: The Life And Times of Jesus of Nazareth, and who has served as producer on HBO’s The Leftovers, ABC’s Of Kings and Prophets, and hosted CNN’s original series Believer; director Aneesh Chaganty, whose debut feature Searching was acquired by Sony Pictures for worldwide release in 2018 after its world premiere in Sundance, where it was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film prize & Next Audience Award & Guinevere Turner, screenwriter of American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page & Mary Harron’s forthcoming Charlie Says. Turner also wrote, produced & starred in 1994’s landmark queer film Go Fish.
IFFLA previously announced its full line – up which includes opening night gala film In The Shadows, with Bollywood star Manoj Bajpayee in attendance, closing night gala & international festival favorite Village Rockstars, directed by Rima Das, Hansal Mehta’s Omerta with Hansal Mehta in person, Naseeruddin Shah starrer The Hungry, and a memorial tribute screening of the late icon Sridevi’s 1989 hit movie Chandni.
Tickets & Passes are now on sale. Tickets to regular screenings, Master Class, Sridevi Tribute: $15
Gala screenings only: $25. Gala screenings & receptions: $75. Fest Pass: $100. All – Access Pass: $225.
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Now in its 16th year, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is a non – profit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Indian cinema & culture by showcasing films & promoting the diverse perspectives of Indian diaspora.
The 5 day festival is premier platform for the latest in cutting – edge global Indian cinema & bridges the gap between 2 largest entertainment industries in the world namely Hollywood & India. The festival will showcase more than 25 films from Indian filmmaking community across the globe, host the highly anticipated Opening & Closing red carpet Galas, and the Closing Awards ceremony
