Today
is
a
proud
moment
for
the
entire
Tamil
film
industry!
Director
Vinothraj
PS'
film
Pebbles
aka
Koozhangal
in
Tamil,
recently
won
the
top
prize
at
the
50th
International
Film
Festival
Rotterdam
(IFFR),
the
Tiger
Award
for
best
film.
For
the
unversed,
the
film
is
the
story
of
an
alcoholic
abusive
husband,
who
is
in
search
of
his
wife
and
son,
who
ran
away
from
him
due
to
his
behaviour.
Well,
the
news
has
indeed
made
Tamil
Nadu
audience
proud.
IFFR
shared
this
delightful
news
on
its
official
Twitter
handle.
They
tweeted,
"IFFR
2021:
Tiger
Award
This
edition's
Tiger
Award,
IFFR's
most
prestigious
prize,
goes
to
Pebbles
by
#VinothrajPS.
#IFFR2021
#TigerAward."
After
the
iconic
victory,
director
Vinothraj
PS
shared
an
emotional
message
on
Twitter.
He
wrote,
"Feeling
emotional!!!Pebbles
won
the
Tiger
Award
2021.
Our
Hardwork,
patience
&
Dream
finally
came
true.Thank
you
all
for
your
love
and
support."
Director
Karthik
Subbaraj
congratulated
the
entire
team
by
sharing
a
sweet
note
on
Twitter.
His
tweet
read,
"#Pebbles
wins
the
prestigious
Tiger
award
?゚ムマ
This
film
will
bring
more
laurels
and
awards
for
sure...
Awesome
start
for
an
awesome
filmmaker
@PsVinothraj
?
Congrats
@thisisysr
sir
@ParthiBDOP
@thecutsmaker
@VigneshShivN
#Nayanthara
@Rowdypictures."
For
the
unversed,
Koozhangal
aka
Pebbles
is
jointly
produced
by
Vignesh
Shivan
and
Nayanthara.
The
jury
of
the
IFFR
screenwriter
Lemohang
Jeremiah
Mosese,
filmmaker
Orwa
Nyrabia,
visual
artist
Hala
Elkoussy,
screenwriter
Helena
van
der
Meulen
and
producer
Ilse
Hughan
described
Pebbles
as
'a
lesson
in
pure
cinema.'
Along
with
the
Tiger
Award,
the
makers
also
won
a
cash
prize
of
40000
Euros
for
the
same.
Filmibeat
congratulates
Pebbles/Koozhangal
team
for
the
victory!