Marathi film Court selected as India’s official entry to Oscars

In Awards and Honours
September 24, 2015

Marathi Movie “Court” will be India’s official entry to Oscar. The film will compete in the Best Foreign Film category at the Academy awards to be held in the year 2016. ‘Court’ presented a real and critical analysis of Indian legal system and judiciary through the eyes of a folk singer who stood trial after being charged of sedition. ‘Court’ won the coveted status following a marathon screening of over 40 films, spanning a week, in Hyderabad.

“‘Court’ has been selected by a 15-member committee constituted for the purpose of choosing India’s entry for the Oscars in the best foreign film category .The jury was headed by noted actor Amol Palekar as chairman. ‘Court’ was adjudged the best feature film at the 62nd national awards announced in March. It subsequently went on to win as many as 17 international awards. At the Mosiac International South Asian Film Festival, it was declared the winner for best fiction feature film and best cinematography. In July, ‘Court’ was released in Chicago.

About Court:

written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane.
Produced by: Vivek Gomber
Cast:
- Vira Sathidar as Narayan Kamble
- Vivek Gomber as Vinay Vora
- Geetanjali Kulkarni as public prosecutor Nutan
- Pradeep Joshi as Judge Sadavarte
- Usha Bane as Sharmila Pawar
- Shirish Pawar as Subodh
Court theatrically released in India on 17 April 2015.
Awards:
- September 4, 2014- it won the Best Film in the Horizons category .
- the Luigi De Laurentiis (Lion Of The Future) award for Tamhane.
- ‘Court’ was adjudged the best feature film at the 62nd national awards announced in March.
- It subsequently went on to win as many as 17 international awards.
- At the Mosiac International South Asian Film Festival, it was declared the winner for best fiction feature film and best cinematography.
- In July, ‘Court’ was released in Chicago where it won he best film award at the Indian film festival, Stuttgart.