Premiere
Red Carpet World Premiere
Cast and crew step onto the red carpet at IFFI Goa, moments before the world premiere.
Press Room
Field notes from Goa.
The world premiere of Axis of Life at the 56th International Film Festival of India, November 2025 — captured in red-carpet glances, river-boat reflections, and the unhurried way each member of the cast and crew chose to speak about the work.
I · The Premiere
On the carpet. On the water.
Premiere
On the Mandovi River
Filmmakers and guests reflect on the film, where the Mandovi meets the sea.
II · The Filmmakers
The hands behind the frame.
Director & DOP
Atanas Hristoskov & Martin Balkansky
On the strange pull of India, scouting on foot, and a film that decided its own time and place.
Producers
Victor Francess & Kalin Kalinov
Fifteen years from idea to premiere — magical memories from the shoot.
III · The Cast
Six conversations.
Cast — Vid
Lars Simonsen
Forty years of craft, simplified — a quiet lesson in letting go.
Cast — Yaso
Aleksandar Aleksiev
A meditation on a Bulgarian beach was where it began.
Cast — Palaka
Vladimir Mihaylov
A role that arrived at the exact moment he needed its lessons.
Cast — Tomar
Strezo Stamatovski
Earthy soul, old pain, and the joy adults forget to notice.
Cast — Master of Masters
Clive Russell
On playing the wisest of the wise as an ordinary, deeply humble man.
Cast — Anga
Marina Suma
The oracle whose presence guides the disciples toward the master's light.
IV · Press Coverage
In their pages.
- The Peacock · IFFI Daily · 27 November 2025
“Grace flows in the direction of the orphaned soul”
By Chandrahas Choudhury
“There are at least two stories in every film: the story that it tells, and the story of how it got made. The 15-year-long back-story of Axis of Life really compels attention.”
- ANI News · Entertainment / Bollywood · 19 January 2026
“We think Mother India is the right place for this spiritual movie”: Producer Victor Francess on world premiere of ‘Axis of Life’
“Producer Victor Francess opened up about the world premiere of the movie ‘Axis of Life’ in India, calling Mother India the right place for this spiritual movie to start its public life.”
V · Audience Report
Sixty‑nine viewers, three languages.
4.77/5
Average enjoyment
99%
Would recommend
82%
Core‑audience signal
79
Verified viewers
“A jewelry box packed with wisdom and love — a rare piece you will want to share with everybody.”
Stills & Press Kit
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