French like to savour original sound of Indian films

Panaji, Nov 24 (UNI) Watching Indian films is not at all a problem for the French as they do not want these films to be dubbed in their own language, according Serge Sobczynski, in charge of the'Cinema du Monde'(Cinema of the World) section of the Cannes Film Festival.

''The French want to enjoy the original sound of Indian languages, so as to get a real feel of the work,'' he said.

Mr Sobczynski is here at the of India International Film Festival to select Indian films for Cannes 2007 which would celebrate India's 60th independence day during its own 60th anniversary next year.

He told UNI that in France, films are screened with only French subtitles as people feel that watching a dubed film destroys the original effect.

''Can you get a real Ingmar Bergman except in the Swedish language?'' said Mr Sobczynski.

He said during the Cannes 2007 there will be two days entirely devoted to Indian cinema-- one day for art films and the second day for the mainstream cinema.

There will also be a sesion of short films, he said, adding that overall a total of about eight films will be selected.

''I will try to see as many films as possible in the India Panorama section of the Goa film festival to make selections for the Cannes,'' he said.

In selecting the films, his emphasis would be on young film makers.

Replying to a querry, Mr Sobczynski said Indian films were beginninmg to be appreciated in France and of late the market was also opening up for them.

France has the largest movie producing industry in Europe and they were open to cinemas across the world, he said, adding ''out of the 240 movies certified by the Centre National De La Cinematographie (CNC) last year in France, one out of two were co-productions.'' The French delegation to the IFFI includes internationally renowned directors like Olivier Assayas(Jury Member) and Benoit Jacquo besides high ranking decision makers like Xavier Merlin, Director International Relations of CNC.

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