May, in Guneet Monga Kapoor’s date diary, is always blocked for the Cannes Film Festival. This year too, the producer is French Riviera-bound, where she has been chosen as a guest speaker at the panel discussion, titled Reimagining Global Pathways and Financing for Stories That Travel. 

Aditi Rao Hydari and Tara Sutaria are also headed to Cannes. Pics/Instagram

Given her rich experience in international co-productions, courtesy The Lunchbox (2013) and Masaan (2015), Monga is the perfect participant for the panel that will discuss creating distribution networks for films and forging international co-productions. Monga said, “Platforms like this are critical in connecting creators with the right partners, capital, and markets, ensuring that powerful stories are not limited by geography.”

Non-profit platform Tasveer has organised the session, with co-founder Rita Meher moderating it. Meher added, “It’s imperative that South Asian voices are not only represented, but are shaping the discourse.”