Visionär Films boards Madhusree Dutta’s Berlinale Forum title ‘Flying Tigers’ for sales ahead of premiere

EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based Visionär Films has acquired world sales rights to Madhusree Dutta’s documentary Flying Tigers.

The film will have its world premiere in the Berlinale’s Forum strand this afternoon (Monday, February 16).

Flying Tigers is Dutta’s first feature in two decades, since 2006’s 7 Islands and a Metro. The new title sees Alzheimer’s disease trigger a memory in the mind of Dutta’s mother; sending Dutta down a trail of 20^th century history.

The film is produced by Alexandra Gerbaulet and Merle Kroger for Germany’s pong film, in co-production with India’s TCG Studios and ZDF/Arte.

Backers include the Goethe Institute, Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg and German Films.

This unique documentary beautifully blends personal stories with impactful history,” said Francesca Vantaggiato, sales, festivals and acquisitions at Visionär Films.

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