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{{Infobox film
| name = Village Rockstars
| image = Poster of Village Rockstars.jpg
| caption = Official poster
| director = [[Rima Das]]
| producer = Rima Das<br />Jaya Das
| writer = Rima Das
| starring = Bhanita Das<br />Manabendra Das
| cinematography = Rima Das
| editing = Rima Das
| distributor = Flying River Films
| released = {{Film date|2017|9|9|[[2017 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2018|9|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = India
| language = Assamese
| gross =
}}
'''''Village Rockstars''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Assamese language]] [[coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[drama film]] written, edited, co-produced and directed by [[Rima Das]], who is a self-taught filmmaker.<ref>
* {{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/india-picks-national-award-winning-village-rockstars-as-oscar-entry-1920419|title='Village Rockstars, Film On Guitar-Playing Girl, Is India's Oscar Entry'|publisher=|access-date=11 October 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/village-rockstars-1058170|title='Village Rockstars': Film Review - Mumbai 2017|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}
* {{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rockstar-from-the-village/article19751871.ece | title=Rockstar from the village | first=Debasree | last=Purkayastha | date=25 September 2017 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=24 July 2018 }}
* {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/village-rockstars-review-1202556321/|title=Toronto Film Review: ‘Village Rockstars’|first=Maggie|last=Lee|date=14 September 2017|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=https://themoviean.com/rima-das-interview/|title=Rima Das: Director of 'Village Rockstars'- A one crew army|website=themoviean.com|access-date=22 September 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/IA1CeUUZaGW3jlGejVDyNK/Meet-the-onewoman-army-behind-Village-Rockstars.html|title=Meet the one-woman army behind ‘Village Rockstars’|first=Pahull|last=Bains|date=9 October 2017|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/assamese-filmmakers-village-rockstars-steals-the-show-at-mami-2017/|title=Assamese Filmmaker's 'Village Rockstars' Steals the Show at MAMI 2017 » Northeast Today|date=19 October 2017|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref> The story follows a 10-year-old girl who befriends a group of boys and dreams of becoming a rock star.

The film premiered at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]] (TIFF). More significantly, it received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] ‘Swarna Kamal’ award at the [[65th National Film Awards]], which were declared in New Delhi on 13 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/65th-national-film-awards-sridevi-best-actress-award-assamese-film-village-rockstars-best-film-5136017/|title=65th National Film Awards: Sridevi wins Best Actress award, Assamese film Village Rockstars is Best Film|date=2018-04-13|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Village Rockstars'' also won awards in three other categories: [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]], [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Location Sound Recordist]] and [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/assamese-film-village-rockstars-wins-best-film-at-national-film-awards/|title=Assamese film Village Rockstars wins Best Film at national film awards|publisher=The News Mill|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> It was selected as India's official entry to the [[91st Academy Awards]], but it was not nominated for top nine films from a total of 87.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assamese Movie ‘Village Rockstars’ Is India’s Official Entry For The Oscars |url=https://headlinestoday.org/entertainment/3073/assamese-movie-village-rockstars-is-indias-official-entry-for-the-oscars/ |access-date=22 September 2018 |agency=Headlines Today}}</ref>

==Plot summary==
Dhunu is the protagonist amidst a group of real village rock stars. Growing up in hardship, she cherished aspiration of having her own rock band. Her life although engulfed by hostile natural calamities doesn't bar her from dreaming of owning a real guitar!

Ten-year-old Dhunu (Bhanita Das) lives in [[Kalardiya]] village near [[Chaygaon]] in Assam, India with her widowed mother (Basanti Das) and elder brother Manabendra (Manabendra Das). While helping her mother sell snacks at a local event, she becomes mesmerized by a band that's performing there. The part that's so delightfully hokey: the boys belt out their hits with musical instruments made of Styrofoam. She proceeds to copy them, carving a guitar.

Impressionable and tenacious at the same time, Dhunu reads a comic book and decides she wants to form a band playing real instruments. Rupee by rupee, she begins to save for the guitar. She reads an article in a scrap newspaper and decides that positive thinking can make the possession of the guitar materialize. But as floods destroy the family's crops, Dhunu must choose her priorities.

== Cast ==
* Bhanita Das as Dhunu
* Basanti Das as Dhunu's mother
* Manabendra Das as Dhunu's elder brother
* [[Boloram Das]]
* Rinku Dast
* Bishnu Kalita

==Production==
The film was entirely shot in Das's home village of [[Kalardiya]] in [[Lower Assam]], where her family played much of the cast, including her cousin Bhanita Das as the lead role of Dhunu. The film took nearly four years to make. The initial idea for the film was inspired by an event during the post-production of Rima Das's first film, ''Antardrishti (Man with the Binoculars)'', when she came across a group of village children playing imaginary instruments to a song on the radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/did-you-know/the-incident-that-triggered-the-idea-of-making-village-rockstars/articleshow/65962321.cms|title=The incident that triggered the idea of making ‘Village Rockstars’|publisher=Times of India|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> Rima Das served as the director, producer, writer, editor and cinematographer for Village Rockstars (with assistance from her cousin, Mallika Das), making the film using a [[Canon 5D]] camera and one lens. She bought this camera by selling gold jewelry and raising a loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2018/09/28/solo-celluloid.html#:~:text=The%20director%2C%20producer%2C%20writer%2C,camera%20with%20only%20one%20lens.|title=Solo Celluloid|publisher=theweek.in|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> Speaking on the [[No-budget film|no-budget]] nature of the production of the film, Rima Das said, "I shot this film without any crew and cast of the film wasn't trained in acting, so the process to make this film was hard and challenging, but I think it is possible if you have belief in yourself."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/village-rockstars-based-on-true-story-reveals-director-my name is aryya-das-1923331|title=Village Rockstars Based On True Story, Reveals Director Rima Das|publisher=ndtv|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
[[File:The Director & Producer, Ms. Rima Das and the Cast & Crew of the film ‘Village Rockstars’ felicitated, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2017.jpg|thumb|Director Rima Das (''third from right'') with cast and crew of the film at [[48th International Film Festival of India]], in [[Panaji]], [[Goa]] on 21 November 2017]]
Village Rockstars won the [[Film Critics Circle of India]] Award for the Best Indian Film of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmcriticscircle.com/fcci-awards/|title=3rd annual Film Critics Circle of India Award|website=filmcriticscircle.com|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref> Jury member Dalton L declared it "a milestone film of sorts", adding, "Village Rockstars epitomises the trials and tribulations, and heralds the coming of age, of a filmmaker, of her protagonist, and of the indie film movement in India". Jury member Priyanka Dasgupta said, "Rima Das’ film is a lyrical montage of life and times in contemporary rural India. It subtly draws attention to complex gender issues – sometimes even subverting the conventional gender norms – without ever getting preachy. Bhanita Das – the pint-sized fiery ball of lovable energy – is endearingly natural. But just when one fears that the film might become schmaltzy, the film-maker takes control. The lens speaks volumes, sometimes conveying more than the dialogues. Such a work by a first-time director holds a lot of promise for Indian cinema". Jury member Premchand called it "a women’s journey into the heart of the matter." [[Saibal Chatterjee]], a founder member of the Society, gave the film a five-star rating, and says in his review, "A masterwork is usually the result of strict adherence to artistic and functional rules. Village Rockstars respects none: it dons a raw, innocent cloak and exudes a degree of purity that deliberate craft can never bestow on a film... The film stands for something that is always under threat: the courage to ignore the reality that life is exceedingly difficult for cinema that is made on the margins of a giant production machinery and recognize that there always are ways out for those who revel in battling the odds, no matter how daunting, and overcoming them."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/village-rockstars-movie-review-when-great-cinema-is-propelled-by-passion-not-money-5-stars-1923015|title=Village Rockstars Movie Review: Rim Das' Film Is Not A Masterpiece, It's A Miracle|first=Saibal|last=Chatterjee|date=6 February 2019|website=NDTV.com|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>

Maggie Lee says in her review for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', "By focusing on tween characters, the picture evokes that freewheeling stage when gender roles are still blurry in the friendships between boys and girls. Then as suddenly as a monsoon, Dhunu’s first period arrives. The rituals held to initiate her into womanhood — making her wear a sari, segregating her from the boys — are seen as attempts to enforce her otherness."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/village-rockstars-review-1202556321/|title=Toronto Film Review: ‘Village Rockstars’|website=variety.com|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> Deborah Young in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' says, "Village Rockstars’ storytelling is so offhand it borders on documentary. The action follows natural rhythms, the seasons, biology."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/village-rockstars-1058170|title='Village Rockstars': Film Review - Mumbai 2017|website=hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> Hannah Lynn of ''[[Pittsburgh City Paper]]'' compared the film to ''[[The Florida Project]]'' in that it is "aimless without being pointless"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/whats-coming-to-the-silk-screen/Content?oid=10759401|title=What’s coming to the Silk Screen?|first=Hannah|last=Lynn|website=Pittsburgh City Paper}}</ref> while Barry Hertz of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' called it "confident and sincere", giving it 3.5 out of 4 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-review-rima-dass-village-rockstars-brings-down-the-house-and-proves/|title=Review: Rima Das’s Village Rockstars brings down the house, and proves the 2019 Oscars are singing the wrong tune|publisher=|via=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Radheyan Simonpillai of ''[[Now (newspaper)|NOW]]'' gave the film 4 stars and lamented the fact that the film wasn't nominated at the Academy awards, writing that he'd take the "stunning, poetic film [...] over ''[[Roma (2018 film)|Roma]]'' (or ''[[Cold War (2018 film)|Cold War]]'', or ''[[Capernaum (film)|Capernaum]]'' or ''[[Never Look Away]]'') any day."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/dd641d44-233f-11e9-a5d2-120e7ad5cf50/|title=Review: Village Rockstars should have got a foreign-language Oscar nomination|first=Radheyan|last=Simonpillai|date=28 January 2019|website=NOW Magazine}}</ref>

On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.97/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/village_rockstars|title=Village Rockstars (2017)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref>

==Home Media==
It is also available on Netflix (starting 20 January 2020)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/village-rockstars-bulbul-can-sing-to-stream-on-netflix.html|title=Village Rockstars, Bulbul Can Sing to stream on Netflix |access-date=13 March 2020 |publisher=[[North East Now]] |url-status=live}}</ref> and Amazon Prime.

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony{{efn|Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipients
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]]
| [[91st Academy Awards|{{dts|2019-02-24}}]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ''India's official entry''
|{{nom|Not nominated}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-india-selects-village-rockstars-foreign-language-category-1145297|title=Oscars: India Selects 'Village Rockstars' for Foreign-Language Category |access-date=21 November 2018 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/village-rockstars-out-of-oscars-2019-race-5498454/ |title=Village Rockstars out of Oscars 2019 race |date=2018-12-18 |access-date=2018-12-18 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | [[National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="4"|[[65th National Film Awards|{{dts|2018-04-13}}]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
| [[Rima Das]]
|{{won}}
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/65th-national-film-awards-1225873-2018-05-03|title=65th National Film Awards: A look at the complete list of winners and more |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=[[India Today]] |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| Bhanita Das
|{{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Location Sound Recordist]]
| Mallika Das
|{{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| ''Rima Das''
|{{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Mumbai Film Festival|Jio MAMI Film Festival 2017]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Mumbai Film Festival|{{dts|2018-10-18}}]]
| Golden Gateway award for best film in India Gold category
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/village-rockstar-steals-the-show-at-mami-2017-bags-3-awards/1/1071351.html|title=Village Rockstar steals the show at MAMI 2017, bags 3 awards |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=[[India Today]]|url-status=live}}
</ref>
|-
| Oxfam Best Film for Gender Equality award
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|-
| Young Critics Choice award
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Cork Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Cork Film Festival|{{dts|2017-11-11}}]]
| Gradam Spiorad Na Féile / Spirit of the Festival Award
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://corkfilmfest.org/festival-2017/awards/|title=Awards|publisher=Cork Film Festival|website=corkfilmfest.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Cairo International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Cairo International Film Festival|{{dts|2017-11-21}}]]
| Best Artistic Contribution from the International Critic's Week competition
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciff.org.eg/static/en/article.html?id=2057|title=Cairo International Film Festival|website=www.ciff.org.eg|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young people
| rowspan="3"| {{dts|format=dmy|2017-11-26}}
| Best Actress
| Bhanita Das
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://olympiafestival.gr/2017/12/10/%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-20%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%86%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB-%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82/|title=Τα Βραβεία του 20ου Φεστιβάλ Ολυμπίας|date=2017-12-10|work=Olympia Festival|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director
| Rima Das
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":2" />
|-
| Special Jury prize
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":2" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Siffcy|Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth]]
| rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|2017-12-17}}
| Best Children's Film
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://siffcy.org/siffcy-winner20162017.php|title=Siffcy Winner|website=siffcy.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
|-
|Best Actor
|Bhanita Das
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":3"/>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| Cine Junior Film Festival, France 2018
| rowspan="1"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018-01-01}}
| Grand Prix (Best Film)
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://cinemapublic.org/IMG/pdf/palmarescinejunior2018.pdf|title=Palmarès du Festival Ciné Junior 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| Muestra de Cine Lanzarote 2017, Spain
| rowspan="1"|{{dts|format=dmy|2017-05-18}}
| Best Young Film
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://muestradecinedelanzarote.com/milla-valerie-massadian-se-alza-premio-la-mejor-pelicula-la-7a-muestra-cine-lanzarote/|title="Milla", de Valerie Massadian, se alza con el Premio a la Mejor película de la 7ª Muestra de cine de Lanzarote|date=2017-12-04|work=Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote|access-date=2018-03-17|language=es-ES}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]]
| rowspan="1"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018-04-15}}
| Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northeastlivetv.org/2018/04/18/village-rockstars-awarded-grand-jury-best-feature-film-at-indian-film-festival-of-los-angeles/|title=Village Rockstars awarded Grand Jury Best Feature Film at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles - North East Live|first=Northeast Live web|last=desk|date=18 April 2018|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="1"| Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Argentina 2018
| rowspan="1"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018-04-22}}
| [[SIGNIS]] Prize
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.signis.net/noticias/cultura/23-04-2018/pelculas-de-india-y-colombia-premiadas-por-signis-en-el-20-bafici|title=Películas de India y Colombia, premiadas por SIGNIS en el 20 BAFICI|date=23 April 2018|website=SIGNIS}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| Prag Cine Awards 2018
| rowspan="5"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018-05-27}}
| Best Film
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/govinda-at-prag-cine-awards-2018/|title=Govinda at Prag Cine Awards 2018 » Northeast Today|date=29 May 2018|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Best Actor (Female)
| Bhanita Das
|{{won}}
|-
| Best Editing
| Rima Das
|{{won}}
|-
| Best Sound Designer
| [[Amrit Pritam]]
|{{won}}
|-
| Jury's Special Mention
| Basanti Das
|{{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| 7th Assam state Film Award and Festival
| rowspan="4"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018-07-29}}
| Kamal Narayan Choudhry Award for Best Director
| Rima Das
|{{won}}
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| Best Sound Design
| Amrit Pritam
|{{won}}
|-
| Best Debut Actress
| Bhanita Das
|{{won}}
|-
| Nalin Dowerah Award for Best Cinematography
| Rima Das
|{{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 3rd [[BRICS]] film festival
| rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|2018-07-27}}
| Best Actress
| Bhanita Das
|{{won}}
|rowspan="2"|
|-
| Special Jury Award
| ''Village Rockstars''
|{{won}}
|}

==Official selection at festivals==
* [[Toronto International Film Festival]] (Discovery Section) 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiff.net/tiff/village-rockstars/|title=Village Rockstars|website=www.tiff.net|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]] (New Directors Competition) 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2017/sections_and_films/new_directors/7/655594/in|title=San Sebastian Film Festival|website=sansebastianfestival|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* [[Guwahati International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/village-rockstars-to-be-screened-at-guwahati-international-film-fest/articleshow/61330807.cms|title='Village Rockstars' to be screened at Guwahati international film fest|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* [[Dharamshala International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/village-rockstars-rima-das-4890447/|title=Rising Star: Village Rockstars director Rima Das|date=15 October 2017|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref> (closing film)
* [[Cannes Film Festival]] 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewsmill.com/rima-dass-village-rockstars-showcased-cannes-film-festival/amp/|title=Rima Das’s Village Rockstars to be showcased at Cannes film festival - The News Mill|date=21 March 2017|publisher=|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[Kerala International Film Festival]] (International Competition) 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://iffk.in/village-rockstars/|title=Village Rockstars|last=girish|first=girish|work=22nd International Film Festival of Kerala|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
* SIFFCY<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siffcy.org/|title=Siffcy|website=siffcy.org|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref> 2017 (Opening film)
* Tallinn Black Nights 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/nov/16/9322/ajji-mukkabaaz-village-rockstars-among-5-indian-films-chosen-for-black-nights-film-festival-in-estonia|title=Ajji, Mukkabaaz, Village Rockstars among 5 Indian films chosen for Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia|last=Pandya|first=Sonal|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* HKIFF, Hong Kong International Film Festival 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/hkiff-hong-kong-film-festival-debut-features-1202712886/|title=Hong Kong Festival Sets Debut Features as Opening Film Pair|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=2018-02-28|work=Variety|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
* International Film Festival of India, Goa 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://iffigoa.org/2017-indian-panorama/|title=Indian Panorama 2017|date=2017-11-10|work=IFFI Goa|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Glasgow Film Festival, UK 2018 (UK premiere)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glasgowfilm.org/shows/village-rockstars-nc-12|title=Scotland’s original independent cinema is the|date=2018-03-17|website=glasgowfilm.org|language=en|others=Glasgow Film Theatre|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* Cairo International Film Festival 2017, Egypt<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2017/dec/01/village-rockstars-wins-cairo-film-festival-award-1715634.html|title='Village Rockstars’ wins Cairo film festival award|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2017, India<ref name=":0" />
* Medellín International Film Festival 2017, Colombia
* International Children's Film Festival India 2017, India (Competition Section)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cfsindia.org/20icffi/awards.php|title=20th International Children's Film Festival India|website=cfsindia.org|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* Leiden International Film Festival, Netherlands 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liff.nl/en/Program/Movie/village-rockstars/3274|title=Village Rockstars|publisher=Leiden International Film Festival|website=liff.nl|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* Cork Film Festival 2017, Ireland<ref name=":4" />
* Olympia International Film Festival 2017, Greece (Competition Section)<ref name=":2" />
* Cine Junior Film Festival, France, 2018 (French premiere)<ref name=":5" />
* Les Toiles Filantes, France, 2018
* Cairo International Women's Film Festival, Egypt, 2018
* Aga Khan Museum, Canada, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/village-rockstars|title=Aga Khan Museum|website=Aga Khan Museum|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, Canada, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.2018.r2rfestival.org/content/village-rockstars|title=Village Rockstars {{!}} R2R Festival|website=www.2018.r2rfestival.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
* Tromso International Film Festival, Norway, 2018 (Norwegian premiere)
* Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden, 2018 (Swedish Premiere)
* MOOOV Film Festival, Belgium, 2018 (Belgium premiere)
* Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote, Spain, 2017<ref name=":6" />
* Jogjakarta Film Festival, Indonesia 2017 (South East Asian Premiere)
* Bangalore Film Festival, India
* Chennai International Film Festival, India<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chennaifilmfest.com/films/|title=Films|date=2016-11-28|work=Chennai International Film Festival|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018

==See also==
* [[List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]

==Footnotes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official Website|rimadas.com/village-rockstars}}
* {{IMDb title|id=tt7297966}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film}}
{{Indian submission for Academy Awards}}

[[Category:Best Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films whose editor won the Best Film Editing National Award]]
[[Category:Films that won the Best Audiography National Film Award]]
[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Assamese-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Assamese-language films]]

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