Bhubaneswar: Award-winning filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda’s Odia film ‘Kalira Atita’ (Yesterday’s Past) will be screened at the Australian Premiere as part of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
The filmmaker took to Twitter to inform this.
“Happy to announce that my first Odia film Kalira Atita , is set for its Australian Premiere as part of the @IFFMelb, when I made the film, my wish was always to take the message of the film around the world. A Climate Crisis is upon us now and Climate Action is the need”, Panda tweeted.
Happy to announce that my first Odia film #KaliraAtita , is set for its Australian Premiere as part of the @IFFMelb, when I made the film, my wish was always to take the message of the film around the world. A #ClimateCrisis is upon us now and #ClimateAction is the need pic.twitter.com/YzMDAsD0kv
— Nila Madhab PANDA ନୀଳମାଧବ ପଣ୍ଡା (@nilamadhabpanda) August 11, 2021
The movie is based on climate change and its repercussions.
It was screened at the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in January this year.
Earlier, the movie had made its entry into the Oscar race in general entry category for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director, among others.