Premier of 'The Class' at PVR Phoenix

The premiere was the curtain raiser for the NDTV Lumiere hosted 'Experience Cannes' Film Festival.

The premiere was the curtain raiser for the NDTV Lumiere hosted 'Experience Cannes' Film Festival.

NDTV Lumiere brings to you 'Experience Cannes'
Seven Days. Seven Award Winning Movies
8-14th May in Mumbai, Delhi & Bangalore at PVR Cinemas

May 5th, 2009: NDTV Lumiere brings to you, 'Experience Cannes', a seven day cinematic treat of highly acclaimed and handpicked contemporary films from Festival de Cannes.u00a0 'Experience Cannes' is presented by Himalayan The natural mineral water in association with SG private banking. The 'Experience Cannes' film festival will be held at PVR Cinemas in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore from 8-14th May with a different movie to be screened every day at 1 pm.

Manjari Phadnis

Some of theu00a0 films to be showcased at the festival include, 'The Class' winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Festival de Cannes,u00a0 Nuri Bilge Ceylan's 'Three Monkeys' which won him the Best Director Award at the 2008 Fesival de Cannes and 'Persepolis'- winneru00a0 of the Jury Prize in the year 2007. The other gems to be screened are 'Tulpan', 'Days of Glory,' 'Silent Light', 'Mourning Forest' and' The Edge of Heaven'.

Sudhir Mishra

On this very celebrated occasion Sunil Doshi, Director NDTV Lumiere says "We at NDTV Lumiere wish to bring a near simultaneous experience of being in Cannes and expose cinema lovers in India to films from the masters of contemporary and emerging cinema from Europe".

Shoba De at the Premier of 'The Class'

Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Executive Director, Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd stated "Himalayan, the natural mineral water is excited to be associated with NDTV Lumiere Cannes Film festival. The Cannes film festival has long stood as the most coveted platform for outstanding creative brilliance. Similarly, in Himalayan the natural mineral water, we see a flawless expression of the creativity and goodness of Mother Nature itself. As creative thoughts make their way from deepest recesses of the human mind onto your screens, we hope you enjoy water brought to you through the inner depth of the mystic Himalayas!"

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Nipun Mehta, Executive Director & Head, SG Private Banking India says, "For several years now, SG Private Banking has been an advocate of contemporary creation in the field of art as well as cinema.u00a0 Our ongoing partnership with cinema reflects its dedication to the shared values of innovation and professionalism between the fields of art and finance."

Luke Kenny

These handpicked films will also be showcased on the NDTV Lumiere television channel from 13th to 24th May. The Festival de Cannes has celebrated great cinema for more than 60 years. It is the reflection of its era: a centre for all countries, a spring of effervescence and, above all, transmission.

Manjari Phadnis with Shweta Pandit

Below is the schedule for 'Experience Cannes 'at Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore:

Date	Mumbai PVR Phoenix	Bangalore PVR Forum	Delhi PVR Select City Walk
u00a0	1pm daily	1.15pm and 10pm daily	1pm daily
8th May	The Class	Tulpan	Days of Glory
9th May	Three Monkeys	Three Monkeys	Three Monkeys
10th May	The Edge Of Heaven	The Edge Of Heaven	The Edge of Heaven
11th May	Tulpan	The Mourning Forest	The Mourning Fores
12th May	Persepolis	Persepolis	Persepolis
13th May	Silent Light	Days Of Glory	Silent Light
14th May	Days Of Glory	The Class	Tulpan

'Experience Cannes'u00a0- An NDTV Lumiere Experience

To book tickets, please visit: https://www.pvrcinemas.com/
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About NDTV Lumiere: NDTV Imagine is the new entertainment initiative from NDTV Ltd.u00a0 Spearheaded by Sameer Nair, the company has planned strategic forays into key businesses in the media and entertainment space. Following the launch of NDTV Imagine, its Hindi general entertainment channel, the company has joined hands with Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs, and Sunil Doshi, film activist, festival jurist and film producer, to launch NDTV Lumiere an initiative to bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to India. NDTV Lumiere provides access to top quality cinema from across the world through multiple platforms such as theatrical release, home video, a 24 hours TV Channel and internet.
For further information, please visit: https://www.ndtvlumiere.com/

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