Girls
Will
Be
Girls,
the
maiden
production
to
emerge
from
the
newly
minted
Pushing
Buttons
Studios,
a
unit
jointly
founded
by
actors
Ali
Fazal
and
Richa
Chadha
has
won
the
distinguished
'Aide
aux
cinemas
du
monde'
grant.
Girls
Will
Be
Girls
is
a
female-led
drama
written
and
to
be
directed
by
debutant
Shuchi
Talati.
The
film
explores
a
complicated
mother
daughter
relationship,
and
deals
with
their
dual
coming
of
age.
The
'aide
aux
cinemas
du
monde
grant'
is
aimed
at
supporting
foreign
filmmakers,
who
wish
to
tell
unique
stories
and
is
managed
by
CNC
and
Institut
Francais.
Apart
from
Pushing
Buttons
Studios,
'Girls
Will
Be
Girls'
will
be
co-produced
by
Sanjay
Gulati
and
Pooja
Chauhan
of
'Crawling
Angel
Films'
and
Claire
Chassagne
of
'Dolce
Vita
Films'.
Speaking
of
the
honor,
the
director,
Shuchi
Talati,
said,
"When
I
got
the
news
from
our
French
producer
Claire
Chassagne,
I
just
stared
at
my
phone
screen.
Getting
Aide
six
Cinémas
du
Monde
for
GIRLS
WILL
BE
GIRLS
had
been
one
of
my
goals
for
years
while
I
was
writing
the
script.
But
I
always
told
myself-it's
very
competitive
and
we
probably
won't
get
it
and
that's
alright.
So
it
was
a
bit
crazy
to
actually
receive
it!
I
teared
up
and
called
our
team
to
celebrate.
So
many
incredible
films
have
won
it
in
the
past
so
this
is
a
huge
validation.
And
of
course
the
grant
money
is
huge
boost
for
us
to
be
able
to
make
the
film
the
way
we
want
to,
without
any
creative
compromises!"
Adding
to
her
thoughts,
Co-producer
and
Co-founder
of
Pushing
Buttons
Studios,
Ali
Fazal
said,
"" Richa
and
I
are
thrilled
that
being
new
producers,
we're
making
the
correct
choices
for
our
first
production.
We're
grateful
to
our
French
co-producers
,
Claire
from
Dolce
Vita
Films
and
Shuchi
for
their
efforts
in
securing
us
this
prestigious
grant.
It
makes
our
maiden
production
an
Indo-French
one."
Claire
Chassagne,
owner
of
Dolce
Vita
films
in
France,
said,
"I
am
overjoyed
that
the
film
is
granted
Aide
aux
Cinémas
du
monde,
which
is
a
very
competitive
fund.
For
me
it
is
also
a
reward
for
my
involvement
in
the
development
of
the
film
for
more
than
3
years.
On
an
economic
level,
this
grant
will
allow
the
film
to
have
more
access
in
the
international
market
especially
in
France
and
Europe".
Producers
Pooja
Chauhan
and
Sanjay
Gulati
of
Crawling
Angel
Films,
said,
"Selection
for
the
prestigious
grant
of
Aide
Aux
Cinémas
du
monde,
it
not
only
gives
us
happiness
but
it
is
also
a
validation
of
the
path
that
Crawling
Angel
Films
have
chosen
to
tell
strong
local
stories
that
connect
globally"
The
script
was
also
selected
at
this
year's
Jerusalem
Script
Lab
and
Berlinale
Script
Station.
It
was
also
presented
at
the
recently
concluded
market,
Gotham
Week
which
happened
in
New
York
this
September.