CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Puglya, a Marathi film, has won the ‘Best Foreign Language Feature’ at the Moscow International Film Festival 2021. The achievement continues Puglya’s immensely successful international stint as the movie has been winning accolades at foreign festivals. Director Vinod Sam Peter’s movie is about a pug and two boys.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marathi film ‘Puglya’ has bagged the Best Foreign Language Feature award at Moscow International Film Festival 2021. The film revolves around a pug and two boys, who are around 10 years old.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 14th International Children’s Film Festival of Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end on 5 February 2021. Dutch film ‘Jackie and Oopjen’ was awarded the Best International Feature Film Award.

Detailed explanation-4: -DEFINITION. An international film is defined as a feature-length motion picture (over 40 minutes) produced outside the United States of America and its territories with a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track. Animated and documentary feature films are permitted.

Detailed explanation-5: -Moskóvskiy myezhdunaródniy kinofyestivál; abbreviated as MIFF) is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1935 and became regular since 1959. From its inception to 1959, it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1999.