The Sooni Taraporevala-directed Little Zizou, selected as the closing film on 9^th November, 2008 at the 8^th Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival (MIAAC), came trumps when it received the Best Director and Time Warner Best Screenplay awards.

Said Taraporevala, "I was overwhelmed by the warmth with whichLittle Zizou was received by the audience. I couldn't have asked for a better world premiere - for the film to be introduced and championed by my guru/big sister/partner in crime/oldest friend, Mira Nair, in the city that I love so much - New York, New York! The awards were the cherries on a very sweet and wonderful cake."

Remarked Mira Nair of the victories, "Sooni has always been a visualist and we all know her great narrative-writing ability. She brings all her talents together to make the enchanting Little Zizou - a love song to her Parsi community made with such originality and humour. In its freewheeling fellinesque style, it is a beacon in Indian independent cinema. It was such a triumph in New York - my jigri dost has done it again!"

Sandeep Bhargava, CEO of the advisory to The Indian Film Company (IFC), stated, "We are proud at the honours conferred uponLittle Zizou, our maiden international feature presentation. These honours are indicative of our capability to move beyond our dominant position in the Hindi movie arena and back quality English-language content aimed at a global audience."

An acclaimed screenwriter and still photographer, Taraporevala shot to fame with her first screenplay,Salaam Bombay, in 1988. She has, since, written the screenplays of landmark works asSuch A Long Journey, Mississippi Masala and The Namesake, to name a few.