Indian film wins award at Hamburg

At an award ceremony in Hamburg, Germany this weekend, Indian film ‘Fire in the Blood’, directed by Dylan Mohan Gray won the first-ever Prize for Political Film at the Filmfest Hamburg. Twelve films from around the world were in the running for the award.
Internationally-acclaimed Turkish-German director Fatih Akin accepted the award on behalf of his Gray (his friend). The jury’s citation called the film, which details how Western pharmaceutical companies condemned millions to death by blocking access to lower-cost medicine, “superbly researched, making enragingly clear the omnipotence of big business interests...A film that challenges us to fight back. "
In his remarks read by Akin, Gray said, “I hope that everyone in the audience this evening who has not yet had the chance to see ‘Fire in the Blood’ will have the opportunity to do so, because I strongly believe it is one of the very most important stories of our time, even though it is one which unfortunately still far too few people know about.”
Said the director, “It’s a huge honour to win this award, especially given the exceptionally high quality of the twelve films from all over the world which were nominated. We are all extremely proud, and obviously it’s a great feather in the cap for Indian independent cinema as well.”