- Achyutanand Dwivedi’s film, “Seed Mother”, has won the third prize in the international section of Nespresso Talents 2019 in Cannes on May 17, 2019.
- The three-minute film by Indian filmmaker, celebrates the exceptional spirit of Rahibai Soma Popere, a woman who champions the use of local seeds and traditional methods of farming in villages of Maharashtra.
- According to the Dwivedi, he discovered the work of Rahibai Soma Popere when he went looking for good seeds for his kitchen garden, a central part of a sustainable model of living that he is developing for himself and his friends.
- Nespresso Talents is held annually as part of the Cannes Critics’ Week to encourage new perspectives in filmmaking.
- The Nespresso Talents 2019 was held with theme ‘We Are What We Eat’, aimed at exploring the world, experiencing diversity, and sharing experiences and knowledge through food.
- The Nespresso 2019 first prize in the international section was won by New Zealand’s Josh Morrice for ‘Subak, about rice cultivation in Bali, while the second prize went to Mexican filmmaker Marco Aurelio Celis’ ‘Ruffo’.
