2011 MA Filmmaking graduate Aygul Bakanova has been selected for the prestigious Cannes Residence scheme.
The Résidence du Festival welcomes every year a dozen young directors who work there on their first or second fictional feature film project, in two sessions lasting four and a half months It makes available to them a place of residence in the heart of Paris, a personalised development programme, and a collective programme of forums with film industry professionals.
Previous LFS participants in the Residence include Oliver Hermanus (Shirley Adams, Skoonheid), Paz Fabrega (Cold Water of the Sea), Babak Jalali (Frontier Blues).
Aygul's graduation film THE SONG OF THE RAIN, has been selected for numerous festivals including Locarno and Clermont-Ferrand.
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The Song of The Rain
