NEW YORK: Papilio Buddha, a film written and directed by the New York-based Jayan K. Cherian, has been officially selected for the 37th Montreal World Film Festival.

The festival, which runs from August 22 to September 2, has a total selection of 432 films from around 80 countries.

Papilio Buddha will be screened in the ‘Focus on World Cinema,’ a section which showcases more than 200 films. It’s one of the four feature films and two shorts from India to have been selected for the festival.

In addition to the Montreal World Film Festival, Papilio Buddha has been an official selection at a few other acclaimed international film festivals, which include the British Film Institute (BFI) LGFF, the Athens International Film Video Festival, Oaxaca Film Fest, and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival.