Mumbai, Oct 28 (IBNS) Actor-producer Vinay Pathak’s film 'Dasvidaniya' has recently been selected to be screened at The Film Festival Cottbus, a fest of East European cinema, to be held from November 2-7 in Germany.

Being scheduled within this year's focus entitled global East, dedicated to the influence of Eastern Europe on contemporary international cinema, 'Dasvidaniya’ has received the  opportunity to be screened as an Indian film production - for the very first time in the now 20 years history of the Cottbus film festival - otherwise entirely devoted to Eastern European cinema, claimed an official spokesperson.

Cottbus was ranked by Variety magazine among the top 50 must attend festivals worldwide. 

With the film 'Dasvidaniya' generating enthusiasm among the festival organizers, director of the film Shashant Shah has been invited as a member of the International Festival Jury 2010-and as such to present his work in person to the festival audience as well as the well represented media.

The festival has also extended the invitation to Vinay Pathak, lead actor and co-producer of the film, to visit the festival as a guest as well as represent the film along with Shah. Both Shah and Pathak wiall be leaving for Cottbus on November 3.

Shah's second film 'Chalo DIlli' is in production presently and has Pathak as the lead.

The five members of this jury, all of them prominent film professionals from various countries and backgrounds, will have to evaluate 10 films to be expected in the competition feature film, representing the cream of East European talent today.

All films will be shown in their original language (with English subtitles, or in exceptional cases simultaneously translated into English).

The festival will be opened by a gala in the Cottbus state theater (on Nov. 2) by Germany's minister for culture, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the State of Brandenburg as well as many prominent guest, a.o. The Honorary President of Cottbus film festival, Oscar-winner István Szabó (Hungary). 

The closing and award giving ceremony will take place in the festival center Stadthalle Cottbus (on Nov 6).