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Manick
Sorcar's "Ekushe-Aine" (Rule of Twenty-One)
Honored at Columbus International Film Festival
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Manick
Sorcar receives The Bronze Plaque for
his animation "Rule of Twenty-One" from Lance
Carwile, Chair of Entertainment Division, 51st Columbus International
Film Festival. |
November 8, 2003: The Film
Council of Greater Columbus formally awarded The Bronze Plaque
to Manick Sorcar for his latest animation " Rule
of Twenty-One", at the 51st Annual Columbus International
Film Festival. The animation was produced, directed, animated,
and musically scored by Manick. The festival attracted over 600
entries from throughout the world. It was held at the Columbus
College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, USA. "Rule
of twenty-One" was premiered a year earlier at Uttam Mancha
theater, Kolkata, India, on December 21, 2002.
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| Scenes from the award-winning "Rule
of Twenty-One" (Ekushe-Aine) |
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Manick Sorcar with Richard
B. long, President Emeritus,
and Susan Halpern, Executive Director of the Festival |
Live interview by NTD-TV,
based in Taipei, Taiwan,
and New York, USA |
| In his award-acceptance speech, Manick thanked the jurors for
the prestigious award. He said he grew up in Kolkata, India, reading
nonsense poems of Sukumar Ray and fell in love with them. "I'm
happy that my animation has contributed to bring this priceless
treasure of Bengal to an international attention and appreciation".
The festival was attended by movie buffs from many countries including
NTDTV of Taiwan who interviewed Manick for his award-winning animation.
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