'IFFI'S RAY HONOUR TO SZABO & SCORSESE! 

Great Filmmakers..Istvan Szabo (Hungarian) & Martin Scorsese (American).

Glad to know that our '52nd IFFI' (International Film Festival of India) is going to honour veteran filmmakers of world cinema..Istvan Szabo and Martin Scorsese with..'Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award'!

 

Hungarian great screenwriter and film & opera director Istvan Szabo got international fame with his 'Mephisto' (1981) which won 'Oscar's 'Best Foreign Language Film award'!

 

A prominent producer-director-actor of New Hollywood era..Martin Scorsese became world famous with De Niro starrer thriller 'Taxi Driver' (1976) which won 'Palme d'Or' at Cannes Film Festival.

It's not that surprising because Ray admired both genres..European Art and Hollywood too!

 

Congratulations to them!!

- Manoj Kulkarni