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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the film for which, Indian filmmaker, Achyutanand Dwivedi won third prize in the international section of Nespresso Talents in 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival.
A
Anukul
B
Seed Mother
C
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D
Manto
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Seed Mother’ won the third prize in the international section at Cannes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2022 Cannes Film Festival concluded on a high note for India. Film-maker Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ won the prestigious - 2022 L’Oeil d’Or (Golden Eye) for the best documentary at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, India’s only entry at Cannes Film Festival, has won the L’Oeil d’Or, the festival’s top prize for documentary films.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first of its kind event featured special beach screenings of Six Indian feature films; Pratidwandi (1970), Godavari (2021), Alpha Beta Gamma (2021), Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022), Dhuin (2022), Boomba Ride (2022), and Nirae Thathakalulla Maramy (2022).

Detailed explanation-5: -Only 10 Indian films have won awards at the Cannes Film Festival since it began in September 1946.

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