Congratulations of Divij Roopchand and his team, whose LFS graduation film Mast Qalandar has been named Best Student Film at the Manchester International Film Festival 2016.
The announcement co-incided with the screening of the seven student films at the competition, which also included another LFS graduation film "Box" from Mathias Askeland.
Divij Roopchand's MAST QALANDAR, tells the story of Montek, a Sikh Boy, who is about to turn thirteen. Whist tying his turban in the morning his mother asks him what he wants for his birthday. He doesn’t respond. If he tells her what he wants, she won’t let him have it.
In addititon to Divij's Writer-Director role, a number of other LFS students worked on the film, including Nikolai James Hamel (Producer), Joao Paulo Garcia Silva (Cinematographer), and Fevronia Tsolina (Assistant Director).