West Bengal Governor and Chief Minister Shower Bengali Filmmaker Anuparna Roy with Appreciation for Venice Win

Anuparna Roy Wins Best Director Award at Venice Film Festival, Highlights Plight of Palestinian Children

Roy, who is from Purulia in West Bengal, said that she felt as a global citizen she must speak for the problems and sufferings of people.

‘Stand beside Palestine’: Filmmaker Anuparna Roy uses Venice win to call for solidarity with Gaza

At the 82nd Venice Film Festival, debutante filmmaker Anuparna Roy uses the platform to voice her support for Palestine.

Who is Anuparna Roy, the filmmaker who made history by winning Orizzonti Award at the Venice Film Festival?

The filmmaker who has made history was raised in Narayanpur, a village in the Purulia district of West Bengal. She earned an undergraduate degree in English literature from Burdwan University

West Bengal Governor and Chief Minister shower Bengali filmmaker Anuparna Roy with appreciation for Venice win

West Bengal Governor and Chief Minister congratulate Anuparna Roy for historic win at Venice Film Festival.

How director Anuparna Roy fashioned a rare India moment at Venice film fest

Anuparna Roy, a debutant director from Purulia in West Bengal, created history by winning the Best Director award in the Orizzonti section for her feature ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’

Deeply disturbed and worried, she did not say anything wrong’— parents defend Venice winner Anuparna Roy, say she’s being ‘unfairly targeted’ over Palestine remarks

The international praise that followed the historic victory of Anuparna Roy in the 82nd Venice Film Festival has been followed by a wave of criticism on social networks after the filmmaker expressed his support for children in Palestine during his acceptance speech. According to their parents, they are deeply disturbed by the way Roy is being attacked in social networks for commenting on children in Palestine. Roy made history as the first India…