Rima Das’ Tora’s Husband travels to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards

National Award-winning filmmaker Rima Das has been nominated as the Best Director for Tora’s Husband in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2023. The director is nominated alongside Celine Song for Past Lives (USA), Darkhan Tulegenov for Brothers (Bratya, Kazakhstan), and Liang Ming for Carefree Days (People’s Republic of China. Rima is also part of the 2023 APSA Youth, Animation, Documentary International jury along with Hikaru Toda (Japan), chaired by Midi Z (Taiwan).

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Tora’s Husband which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival is a reflection of relationships, friendships, humanity, love, understanding, and responsibilities that are personal to the characters. Tora’s Husband, which was released in India on September 22 in Assam and the metro cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad is running on its third week.

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Rima is known for internationally acclaimed films, Village Rockstars and Bulbul Can Sing, which also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. “I am honoured to be part of the esteemed APSA Youth, Animation, Documentary International jury and look forward to watching the best of Asian films. My earlier film Village Rockstars was nominated for Best Youth Film. I am very glad to be nominated yet again, this time as a best director for Tora’s Husband,” said the director. 

APSA is endorsed by foundation partners Paris-based UNESCO and FIAPF-International Federation of Film Producers Associations.