Nachom-ia-Kumpasar to be screened at Vienna film fest

Panaji

: National award-winning

Konkani

film Nachom--ia-Kumpasar (Let's dance to the rhythm) produced by

Angelo Braganza

and directed by Bardroy Barretto, is the only film from India to be invited to be screened at the four-day

Vienna

Independent Film Festival that began on Monday.

Braganza

will be present for the screening at

UCI

Kinowelt

Millennium City

on Tuesday. In September the film will then travel to the Indian Summer of Ragas, Reel & Raconteurs in

Scotland

's capital city of

Edinburgh

which will be held in association with the

Indian Consulate

in Edinburgh.

Nacho-m-ia-Kumpasar has also been invited to the

Washington

DC South Asian Film Festival.

The film starring Vijay Maurya, Palomi Ghosh and Prince

Jacob

with

Ronnie Monserrate

as its music director, pays tribute to the unsung Goan musicians of the 1960s and '70s. It won awards for the best Konkani film, best production design and special jury award for female actor at the 62nd National Film Awards and the Dada

Saheb Phalke

award for best original background score, earlier this year, at the sixth Dada Saheb Phalke film festival in 2016.

The film was recently invited to participate in the 16th Annual New York Indian Film Festival where it was screened as the opening night gala film. It was also nominated in the Best Film Category and its actress Palomi Ghosh in the Best Actress category at the festival but didn't bag any of awards.

It bagged the Lebara Audience Choice Award at the London Indian Film Festival, best film (out of competition category) at the Brasov International Film Festival, best music award at the Global Music Award, US and the best director, best background score and best sound design at the Filmmakers Film Festival Milan among other awards.

Braganza says he is proud that the film continues to astonish global audiences one-and-a-half-year after its release.