A Gun & A Ring, has been nominated for the prestigious Golden Goblet Award at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). It will premiere this June in Shanghai, China. Lenin Sivam, Director and Vishnu Muralee of Eyecatch Multimedia Inc. (the producer) will be travelling to Shanghai for the world premiere. SIFF is considered to be one of the top 10 film festivals in the world and it is recognized by International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). A Gun & A Ring film is one of 12 films selected out of more than 2000 films to compete for Golden Goblet award. Oscar award winner Tom Hooper will lead the jury of 6 others to choose the winner. You can see all 12 nominations here:
Lenin M. Sivam is highly a talented filmmaker, director, and storywriter. He is a self-taught storyteller who writes, produces and directs most of his movies by drawing on the skills and knowledge he gained from taking part-time filmmaking courses at Ryerson University. Sivam has a number of short films to his credit, including the award-winning A Few Good People (2006), the critically acclaimed Strength (2007), and the thriller Next Door (2008). His diverse and controversial body of work is well respected in the independent film community. His work has been recognized and has won many awards. Sivam’s movie 1999 marks his full feature directorial debut, and was recently screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Lenin Sivam also joined us at the Canadian Tamil Film Festival organized by CTYA’s Art and Culture Council where he awarded the “Best Short Film Award” and also served as a judge of Thaalam 20122011 Dance Competition
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