The aim of River to River is to promote only films from and about India and it is the first Festival of this kind in the world. Under the patronage of both the Indian and Italian high Commission, the festival aims to showcase the culture and traditions of India through its movies to the international audience .Held annually in Italy, this festival enables budding movie makers from India to showcase their talent in the global platform.
Piaggio foundation has been closely connected with the ideology of River to River Indian Film Festival. Piaggio believes in encouraging art from India, every year it applauds the best director through its Piaggio foundation award. Applauding his win at the festival, Piaggio presented director Unni Vijayan with the sporty new Vespa S for his winning film, ‘Lessons in Forgetting’ at Bangalore , the very home town of Unni Vijayan
Speaking about their association with the Film Festival, Ravi Chopra, Chairman and Managing Director, PVPL said, “We are extremely proud to felicitate Unni Vijayan for his great win at the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival. Vespa has a long standing association with film and cinema, and we are delighted to reinstate our association with the prestigious River to River festival for the third consecutive year. Unni Vijayan has done us proud and we are looking forward to a continued collaboration with this platform that showcases the best Indian talent in film abroad.”
Commenting on this commemoration, Selvaggia Velo, River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, said, “I am delighted that Piaggio has collaborated with the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival for yet another year. This year ‘Lessons in Forgetting’ has been awarded as the winning entry and we couldn’t be more happy to present Mr. Unni Vijayan with the enviable Vespa S.”
‘Lessons in Forgetting’ was Unni Vijayan’s directorial debut. Prior to directing this film, he has been the editor of films such as The Blueberry Hunt and Mansarovar.
