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  • Govt. creates a conducive environment to attract foreign investments in M&E sector including visual effects & animation

    Govt. creates a conducive environment to attract foreign investments in M&E sector including visual effects & animation

    Mumbai: The government is continuously making efforts to portray India as an ‘incredible destination’ globally for filming. To make it a reality, the centre is focusing on various ways to ease out doing business in India, especially in the film and visual effects & animation sector. The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has offered foreign filmmakers incentives, which will provide an impetus to the Indian media & entertainment sector in future. “Media & entertainment, including visual effects and animation, is one of the fastest growing industries in the country,” the I&B minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha recently.

    To boost the growth of the sector, Thakur further added that the government has set up the Film Facilitation Office (FFO) under the aegis of the National Film Development Corp.(NFDC), for providing a single window facilitation & clearance mechanism to accord online permissions for film shooting in India for both international & domestic filmmakers. In addition to this, NFDC organises “Film Bazaar” at the International Film Festival of India in Goa every year, which is the largest South Asian film market and attracts investors from around the world. The event encourages creative minds to come under one platform and collaborate with South Asian & international film communities.

    The minister also emphasized attracting investment from foreign filmmakers and promoting India as a preferred filming destination. The government announced in May two schemes i.e., an incentive scheme for audio-visual co-production and an incentive scheme for the shooting of foreign films in India to increase investment and boost the growth of the M&E industry.

    Currently, India has audio-visual co-production treaties with 15 countries, he mentioned and added, “This further enables international producers to invest in Indian projects.” Such collaboration helps in the effective contribution of technical, creative, and artistic personnel of the participant countries. Thakur mentioned that local IP creation and outsourcing work for foreign studios are key drivers of growth in the animation and visual effects industry.

    “The contribution of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute and the Film & Television Institute of India via courses on animation and visual effects is providing skilled manpower in the industry,” he told Lok Sabha while answering a query.

    He mentioned that the government has also set up a task force earlier to unleash the potential scope of the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics (AVGC) industry. The task force will monitor the development of progressive policies, promote growth and recommend incentives for increasing foreign direct investment in the AVGC sector. It will also help in developing world-class creative talent to meet domestic and global demand.

    The M&E ecosystem is a sunrise sector and is expected to generate revenue of Rs 4 lakh crore annually by 2025 and reach Rs 7.5 lakh crore (100 billion dollars) by 2030.

  • NFDC’s Raja Chhinal passes on

    NFDC’s Raja Chhinal passes on

    MUMBAI: The National Film Development Corp of India lost one of its flag bearers on 17 May. Deputy general manager Raja Chhinal died in BLK Hospital in New Delhi where he was undergoing treatment after suffering from a brain abscess and undergoing surgery for the infection. He had been ailing for a while. He was only 47 and leaves behind his wife and twin daughters.

    The reason why indiantelevision.com is writing about his is because he was the man who worked on a lot of the Indian independent film maker delegations that made their way to the Cannes Film Festival, Berlinale and MIPCOM and MIPTV, Hongkong Filmart and many other markets. And he was key to the pavilions that were set up there.

    A mild and unassuming professional he was a hardcore long-term NFDC executive and played an important role – along with the then managing director Nina Lath Gupta – in transforming the film funding corporation into the outfit that it is today.  For her, he was the go-to man for international markets. And for Film Bazaar, held in Goa, which has become the annual event for the independent film making community the world over.

    Social media was full of expressions of shock and condolences to Raja.

    “So sad to hear.  A good soul,” wrote Lunchbox  director Ritesh Batra.

    “Very, Very Tragic,” expressed film maker Onir.

    Said Indo German Films founder Stephen Ottenbruch: “ “We will miss you Raja. Rest in peace.”

    “God bless his soul with eternal peace.  A luvly human being…gone too soon.
    Heartfelt condolences to his family. Sad,” opined VR Films joint managing director Krishi Dutt.

    “Dear Raja, There's so much to write and say on the little ways in which you made a difference to the Indian indie scene and to NFDC! All I can say here is thank you, god bless & you will be missed. Rest in Power! And in Peace,” penned MovieSaints India head Anupama Bose, who worked with him closely at NFDC some time back.

    We at indiantelevision.com also offer our condolences to his family and to his colleagues – former and current – at NFDC.

    Picture courtesy: Svetlana on twitter

  • Entries open for NFDC Film Bazaar at IFFI 2017

    NEW DELHI: The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), which hosts the Film Bazaar during the International Film Festival of India in November in Panaji, has invited entries for the 11th edition of NFDC Film Bazaar Co-Production Market

    The co-production market is for feature film projects with South Asian themes. The regular deadline for the entries is 7 August 2017 but it has been extended to 21 August 2017. The Bazaar will be held from 20 November 2017, the day the festival opens, and close on 24 November 2017.  

    Projects selected for the market will have the opportunity to forge international co-productions, find financial and artistic support, and network with Indian and international film professionals.

    Apart from the co-production market, the Bazaar also has regular market screenings, pitching meets and workshops on different aspects of film trade and film-making.

    Also Read: Monsoon Filmfest: NFDC launches weekly radio programme

    Cannes delegates apprised of opportunities in Indian film industry

  • Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    NEW DELHI: Kanwal Sethi’s Once Again (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Kabir Mehta’s (Film Bazaar Recommends) won Facebook Credits (ad coupons) worth US$ 10,000 (Rs 6.85 lakh) at the Film Bazaar at the 47th International Film Festival of India in Panaji.

    This was FB’s first collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation for its Film Bazaar which concluded on 24 November, although the Festival will conclude on 27 November.

    The Prasad Digital Intermediate award by Prasad Labs went to Ridham Janve’s Pahadi language film The Gold-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s Malayalam film Sexy Durga (Film Bazaar Recommends).

    Facebook Head of Growth and Partnerships Kinshu Sinha said: “NFDC and Film Bazaar are emerging, both as a very powerful and strong forum for filmmakers and we are really proud to be associated with them. This is the first time we are sponsoring these awards but we would want to continue this and come again in a much bigger way the next year to support Film Bazaar and the filmmakers.”

    The winners were decided by the mentors of the Work In Progress Lab and the jury of Film Bazaar Recommends, which included Charles Tesson, Benjamin Illos, Paolo Bertolin, and Renata Santoro.

    WIP Lab Mentor Marco Muller who is Artistic Director of the International Film Festival and Awards, Macao said, “The first thing that I want to say on behalf of the jury is – Dear Nina Lath Gupta, please be well soon because your vision has been enhanced once again in this wonderful mission of Film Bazaar.”

    The Bazaar saw Sa Re Ga Ma announcing that it was planning to produce 100 films in the next five years, and Richie Mehta was planning to shoot two projects in Delhi (Film Office).

    Dina Dattani is to work on A Foolish Man (Co-Production Market) as executive producer

    Abhay Deol picked three Film Bazaar titles, Leeches, Labour of Love and Kaagaz Ki Kashti for digital release.

    Over 1300 delegates including 954 Indian delegates and 212 International delegates and press attended the four-day Film Bazaar which had 134 buyers present this year from over 34 countries. The Producers’ Lab saw over 50 entries and the Viewing Room had the maximum number of entries so far with 202 films, ‘Film Bazaar Recommends’ featured 32 films, Industry Screenings saw 40 films and Virtual Reality emerged as one of the major attractions at the Film Bazaar.

    Elated over the outcome of the Bazaar, NFDC MD Nina Lath Gupta said: “I would attribute the success of Film Bazaar to the fact that it does not simply present projects for investment and films for sale, but puts in a great deal of effort into the development of projects and training of filmmakers – developing scripts in labs, pitching and presentation training in the Co-Production Market, Work-in-Progress Labs that look at the first cut of a film and not only advise on its strengths and flaws but even assist in editing, advising on possible reshoots etc, and finally presenting them in the Viewing Room where every distributor, buyer and festival programmer can view these films, contact the filmmaker and make a deal. We believe it is this approach that has contributed to the success of the Film Bazaar. The event is not simply a market – it is a complex amalgamation of training, development, promotion and curating a selection of good films for the consideration of the domestic and international market.”

    The ‘Open Pitch’ in the Co-Production Market (which was introduced in 2015) upped the ante with the introduction of ‘Video Presentations’ while pitching the CPM projects, with NFDC Film Bazaar probably being the only platform for filmmakers to do this.

    “I don’t think I have ever seen a video pitch like this happening in any other film market in the world,” German Producer Michael Henrichs said.

    Venice International Film Festival programmer Paolo Bertolin said, “Open Pitch is an important addition to the structuring of Film Bazaar; in particular, a very good way of creating interest in the projects in the Co-Production Market. Especially because it highlights what really the projects are representing, and what the directors and producers are looking for. It is easier for the decision-makers who are attending the Co-Production Market to decide on which projects they really need to meet or they are really interested in. They can get an immediate feel or vibe of how the people are dealing with their subjects with their way of making the projects first and then hopefully turning into a film, it should definitely become a permanent feature in the future.”

    Actor Renuka Shahane, whose debut directorial venture Tribhanga (Three Curve Bent) participated in the Open Pitch, said, “The video pitch at the NFDC Co-Production Market was a very useful tool for writers/directors because it not only gave the participating producers an exact idea of the tone and type of script we were pitching. It also gave it in a succinct spanner. It saved us a lot of trouble in trying to explain our work.”

    The Knowledge Series sessions at NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 culminated with a Masterclass by Producer Philip Lee, who spoke on ‘Mounting and Positioning the Epic Across Cultures’ In a freewheeling discussion spanning his work on critically acclaimed and box office hit films such as The Dark Knight, The Revenant, Cloud Atlas, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and most recently for Assassin’s Creed as executive producer, to be released 2016.

    Michel Reilhac, former Head of Film Acquisitions at Arte France who curated the VR NEXT sidebar at Cannes and Venice International Film Festival 2016 and has also directed 6 VR shorts did an engaging presentation on ‘Busting Myths, Immersive Technology and its role in Future Cinema Narratives’.

    Facebook Head of Media partnerships Saurabh Doshi’s session on ‘The Facebook Workshop, Facebook’s Guide to Filmmaking’ was another enlightening session, especially with the boom in online content being generated, and then promoted on Facebook.

  • Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    Film Bazaar: Saregama plans 100 films in five yrs; FB assures bigger role

    NEW DELHI: Kanwal Sethi’s Once Again (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Kabir Mehta’s (Film Bazaar Recommends) won Facebook Credits (ad coupons) worth US$ 10,000 (Rs 6.85 lakh) at the Film Bazaar at the 47th International Film Festival of India in Panaji.

    This was FB’s first collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation for its Film Bazaar which concluded on 24 November, although the Festival will conclude on 27 November.

    The Prasad Digital Intermediate award by Prasad Labs went to Ridham Janve’s Pahadi language film The Gold-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain (Work-In-Progress Lab) and Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s Malayalam film Sexy Durga (Film Bazaar Recommends).

    Facebook Head of Growth and Partnerships Kinshu Sinha said: “NFDC and Film Bazaar are emerging, both as a very powerful and strong forum for filmmakers and we are really proud to be associated with them. This is the first time we are sponsoring these awards but we would want to continue this and come again in a much bigger way the next year to support Film Bazaar and the filmmakers.”

    The winners were decided by the mentors of the Work In Progress Lab and the jury of Film Bazaar Recommends, which included Charles Tesson, Benjamin Illos, Paolo Bertolin, and Renata Santoro.

    WIP Lab Mentor Marco Muller who is Artistic Director of the International Film Festival and Awards, Macao said, “The first thing that I want to say on behalf of the jury is – Dear Nina Lath Gupta, please be well soon because your vision has been enhanced once again in this wonderful mission of Film Bazaar.”

    The Bazaar saw Sa Re Ga Ma announcing that it was planning to produce 100 films in the next five years, and Richie Mehta was planning to shoot two projects in Delhi (Film Office).

    Dina Dattani is to work on A Foolish Man (Co-Production Market) as executive producer

    Abhay Deol picked three Film Bazaar titles, Leeches, Labour of Love and Kaagaz Ki Kashti for digital release.

    Over 1300 delegates including 954 Indian delegates and 212 International delegates and press attended the four-day Film Bazaar which had 134 buyers present this year from over 34 countries. The Producers’ Lab saw over 50 entries and the Viewing Room had the maximum number of entries so far with 202 films, ‘Film Bazaar Recommends’ featured 32 films, Industry Screenings saw 40 films and Virtual Reality emerged as one of the major attractions at the Film Bazaar.

    Elated over the outcome of the Bazaar, NFDC MD Nina Lath Gupta said: “I would attribute the success of Film Bazaar to the fact that it does not simply present projects for investment and films for sale, but puts in a great deal of effort into the development of projects and training of filmmakers – developing scripts in labs, pitching and presentation training in the Co-Production Market, Work-in-Progress Labs that look at the first cut of a film and not only advise on its strengths and flaws but even assist in editing, advising on possible reshoots etc, and finally presenting them in the Viewing Room where every distributor, buyer and festival programmer can view these films, contact the filmmaker and make a deal. We believe it is this approach that has contributed to the success of the Film Bazaar. The event is not simply a market – it is a complex amalgamation of training, development, promotion and curating a selection of good films for the consideration of the domestic and international market.”

    The ‘Open Pitch’ in the Co-Production Market (which was introduced in 2015) upped the ante with the introduction of ‘Video Presentations’ while pitching the CPM projects, with NFDC Film Bazaar probably being the only platform for filmmakers to do this.

    “I don’t think I have ever seen a video pitch like this happening in any other film market in the world,” German Producer Michael Henrichs said.

    Venice International Film Festival programmer Paolo Bertolin said, “Open Pitch is an important addition to the structuring of Film Bazaar; in particular, a very good way of creating interest in the projects in the Co-Production Market. Especially because it highlights what really the projects are representing, and what the directors and producers are looking for. It is easier for the decision-makers who are attending the Co-Production Market to decide on which projects they really need to meet or they are really interested in. They can get an immediate feel or vibe of how the people are dealing with their subjects with their way of making the projects first and then hopefully turning into a film, it should definitely become a permanent feature in the future.”

    Actor Renuka Shahane, whose debut directorial venture Tribhanga (Three Curve Bent) participated in the Open Pitch, said, “The video pitch at the NFDC Co-Production Market was a very useful tool for writers/directors because it not only gave the participating producers an exact idea of the tone and type of script we were pitching. It also gave it in a succinct spanner. It saved us a lot of trouble in trying to explain our work.”

    The Knowledge Series sessions at NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 culminated with a Masterclass by Producer Philip Lee, who spoke on ‘Mounting and Positioning the Epic Across Cultures’ In a freewheeling discussion spanning his work on critically acclaimed and box office hit films such as The Dark Knight, The Revenant, Cloud Atlas, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and most recently for Assassin’s Creed as executive producer, to be released 2016.

    Michel Reilhac, former Head of Film Acquisitions at Arte France who curated the VR NEXT sidebar at Cannes and Venice International Film Festival 2016 and has also directed 6 VR shorts did an engaging presentation on ‘Busting Myths, Immersive Technology and its role in Future Cinema Narratives’.

    Facebook Head of Media partnerships Saurabh Doshi’s session on ‘The Facebook Workshop, Facebook’s Guide to Filmmaking’ was another enlightening session, especially with the boom in online content being generated, and then promoted on Facebook.

  • IFFI 2016: 32 films for pitching in Film Bazaar

    IFFI 2016: 32 films for pitching in Film Bazaar

    NEW DELHI: A total of 32 films are being screened in the Film Bazaar Recommends section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji, which are all aimed at pitching for distribution or selection for international film festivals.

    The films including five feature documentaries and 27 fiction features in 14 languages will pitch their trailers in the ‘Investor’s Pitch’ at 10th NFDC Film Bazaar 2016. Film Bazaar Recommends are feature length films recommended specially by the Film Bazaar team from among the film submissions to the Viewing Room.

    Other sections in the market include Open Pitch, which is in its second edition, and where filmmakers present their ideas and requirements to an audience of film industry members.

    Producer Miriam Joseph, OLFFI Managing Director Ilann Girard and Pallas Films producer Thanassis Karathanos discussed the importance and challenges of public funding and a clear emphasis emerged on developing the project thoroughly before looking for funding. “For independent films, it is always challenging to find funding,” Ilann Girard said, adding, “It is a multi-path relationship, and you have to look at the whole picture and understand the organic needs of your project, so there is a balance creatively and financially. It is very important to remain true to yourself.”

    The section on Film Festivals And Markets – Building Audiences And Business Opportunities was moderated by Deepti D’Cunha and the panelists at this session included Festival Programmers Paolo Bertolin and Uma D’Cunha, Sales Agent Chris Paton, and filmmakers Raam Reddy (Thithi) and Kanu Behl (Titli), whose debuts have received much critical acclaim. There was an engrossing and riveting conversation on the intricacies of the business side of the film industry. The importance of promoting films was emphasised.

    “It is difficult for independent films in India to get selected at a festival like Venice Film Festival, and whenever a filmmaker does get the rare opportunity to promote their film, they should grab it. After years, there were two Indian films, `Court’ and `Visaranai’, that were screened there,” Paolo Bertolinsaid. “Although this piece of advice is getting more and more controversial, you should get a sales agent, because they are the ones who know how to maximise your positioning within the festival and who already know how to work with and within the festival. You are faced with many challenges, and you don’t need to do this alone. If you don’t manage to get a sales agent, you should at least get a press agent, so that the film gets the widest exposure and reaches your target audience.”

    “NFDC Film Bazaar really changed my life, and it gave me a wealth of knowledge. I was completely clueless when I came here,” Raam Reddy said candidly, highlighting, “I owe my entire career to NFDC Film Bazaar because I received so much constructive criticism and feedback from the Work-In-Progress Lab. Dreams can be built here.”

    The Virtual Reality Lounge, powered by Samsung Gear VR Premiere and introduced for the first time, had A R Rahman’s ‘Live-In-VR Experience’ Vande Mataram as the premiere, which also allowed participants to curate their viewing experience uniquely with a range of Virtual Reality (VR) film experiences to choose from.

    The Industry Screenings segment opened with Suhas Bhosale’s ‘Koti’, an acclaimed Marathi film about a young transgender in a rural village and went on to screen titles like ‘Trap’ by B Madhusudhan Reddy and `Aloko Udapadi’ (Sinhala) by Chathra Weeraman amongst others.

    The Bazaar will conclude on 24 November 2016.

  • IFFI 2016: 32 films for pitching in Film Bazaar

    IFFI 2016: 32 films for pitching in Film Bazaar

    NEW DELHI: A total of 32 films are being screened in the Film Bazaar Recommends section of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Panaji, which are all aimed at pitching for distribution or selection for international film festivals.

    The films including five feature documentaries and 27 fiction features in 14 languages will pitch their trailers in the ‘Investor’s Pitch’ at 10th NFDC Film Bazaar 2016. Film Bazaar Recommends are feature length films recommended specially by the Film Bazaar team from among the film submissions to the Viewing Room.

    Other sections in the market include Open Pitch, which is in its second edition, and where filmmakers present their ideas and requirements to an audience of film industry members.

    Producer Miriam Joseph, OLFFI Managing Director Ilann Girard and Pallas Films producer Thanassis Karathanos discussed the importance and challenges of public funding and a clear emphasis emerged on developing the project thoroughly before looking for funding. “For independent films, it is always challenging to find funding,” Ilann Girard said, adding, “It is a multi-path relationship, and you have to look at the whole picture and understand the organic needs of your project, so there is a balance creatively and financially. It is very important to remain true to yourself.”

    The section on Film Festivals And Markets – Building Audiences And Business Opportunities was moderated by Deepti D’Cunha and the panelists at this session included Festival Programmers Paolo Bertolin and Uma D’Cunha, Sales Agent Chris Paton, and filmmakers Raam Reddy (Thithi) and Kanu Behl (Titli), whose debuts have received much critical acclaim. There was an engrossing and riveting conversation on the intricacies of the business side of the film industry. The importance of promoting films was emphasised.

    “It is difficult for independent films in India to get selected at a festival like Venice Film Festival, and whenever a filmmaker does get the rare opportunity to promote their film, they should grab it. After years, there were two Indian films, `Court’ and `Visaranai’, that were screened there,” Paolo Bertolinsaid. “Although this piece of advice is getting more and more controversial, you should get a sales agent, because they are the ones who know how to maximise your positioning within the festival and who already know how to work with and within the festival. You are faced with many challenges, and you don’t need to do this alone. If you don’t manage to get a sales agent, you should at least get a press agent, so that the film gets the widest exposure and reaches your target audience.”

    “NFDC Film Bazaar really changed my life, and it gave me a wealth of knowledge. I was completely clueless when I came here,” Raam Reddy said candidly, highlighting, “I owe my entire career to NFDC Film Bazaar because I received so much constructive criticism and feedback from the Work-In-Progress Lab. Dreams can be built here.”

    The Virtual Reality Lounge, powered by Samsung Gear VR Premiere and introduced for the first time, had A R Rahman’s ‘Live-In-VR Experience’ Vande Mataram as the premiere, which also allowed participants to curate their viewing experience uniquely with a range of Virtual Reality (VR) film experiences to choose from.

    The Industry Screenings segment opened with Suhas Bhosale’s ‘Koti’, an acclaimed Marathi film about a young transgender in a rural village and went on to screen titles like ‘Trap’ by B Madhusudhan Reddy and `Aloko Udapadi’ (Sinhala) by Chathra Weeraman amongst others.

    The Bazaar will conclude on 24 November 2016.

  • Directorate of Film Festivals ropes in Sabu Cyril as art director for IFFI 2015

    Directorate of Film Festivals ropes in Sabu Cyril as art director for IFFI 2015

    NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Film Festivals of the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, which organises the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has roped in four-time National Award winner production designer Sabu Cyril to design all the sets for different components of this year’s festival. 

     

    The 46th International Film Festival of India will be held from 20 – 30 November, 2015.

     

    Right from the motif of the peacock as the logo for the festival to creating an appealing ambience at different event venues for delegates at Panaji in Goa, he will be bringing alive cinema in different shades at the IFFI.

     

    With a career spanning over two decades, Cyril has been associated with some of the landmark films in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil cinema.

     

    Speaking about his association with IFFI 2015, Cyril said, “I am very pleased to be a part of one of the biggest film festivals of Asia. In a commercially competitive world of filmmaking, the International Film Festival of India is doing a great job of promoting aesthetically rich Indian films, which are no less than a masterpiece in the context of cinematography and art direction. It feels good to handle the creative responsibilities of one of the prestigious film festivals in the world. IFFI is a great platform for aspiring as well as established filmmakers to showcase their talent to global audience and let them experience the creativity of Indian cinema.”

     

    Directorate of Film Festivals director C. Senthil Rajan added, “Saby Cyril is a perfect combination of great credentials and imaginative skills and has been a part of some of the best and globally renowned Indian films. Under his creative guidance, I am sure the 46th IFFI would be a wonderful journey of visual opulence that will impress the film lovers across the globe.”

     

    Cyril began his production designing career in 1988 and till date has directed more than 2500 advertisements, three tele-serials and 115 feature films in various languages. In 1996, he directed the stage design for the Miss World beauty pageant.

     

    IFFI will showcase movies across sections including Indian and International Panorama, Indian and Foreign Retrospectives, tributes, special focus, workshops, short films, Master Classes and the Film Bazaar.

  • Filmmaker from Bangladesh wins top award at Film Bazaar in Goa

    Filmmaker from Bangladesh wins top award at Film Bazaar in Goa

    NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki of Bangladesh won the National Film Development Corporation’s Development Award for his project No Land’s Man on the concluding day of the NFDC Film Bazaar coinciding with the ongoing International Film Festival of India. 

     

    The cash award of Rs 10 Lakh ($6,000) was presented to him on the closing day of Film Bazaar in Panaji, Goa.

     

    The NFDC Development award, earlier known as the Incredible India award, is given to the best project of co-production market.

     

    Farooki, known for films like Television and Ant Story, was earlier selected for the Asian Project Market of Busan International Film Festival for his project No Land’s Man.

     

    Raam Reddy’s Thithi won the award in fiction category of Work-in-Progress lab. Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla’s Proposition for a Revolution won the award in non-fiction category.

    Projects at rough cut stage are presented in the Work-in-Progress lab. The winners of this section are offered free Digital Intermediate service at Prasad Labs.

     

    Documentary films were introduced in the Work-in-Progress lab for the first time this year.

     

    Another addition to the Film Bazaar this year was Investor Pitch, an open pitching platform for films seeking gap financing. Shlok Sharma’s Haraamkhor was offered an interest free repayable loan of Rs 10 Lakh towards completion of the film by Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani. The project was pitched in the forum by producer Guneet Monga.

     

    Independent producer Manish Mundra also extended interest free repayable loans of Rs. 10 Lakh each to Rinku Kalsy’s For the Love of a Man and Arun Karthick’s ‘The Strange Case of Shiva (Sivapuranam)’.

  • NFDC extends deadlines for Producers’ Lab at Film Bazaar

    NFDC extends deadlines for Producers’ Lab at Film Bazaar

    NEW DELHI: The deadline for entries to the Producers’ Lab for producers to learn the facets of production from leading Indian and international producers at the Film Bazaar has been extended to 20 October.

     

    At the same time, the deadline for the Work-in-Progress lab has also been extended to 10 October.

     

    The Bazaar, organised every year by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) will as usual be held from 20 to 24 November. The festival itself is being held from 20 to 30 November.

     

    A new feature to be included this year is a Romance Screenwriters’ Lab with six scripts in the romance genre mentored by leading Indian filmmakers and writers.

     

    “Another new feature at the Bazaar this year is Film Offices for various states of the country for their film promotion and tourism boards, and film commissions for them to introduce their delegates to the visiting delegates,” National Film Development Corporation managing director Neena Lath Gupta told indiantelevision.com.

     

    There will also be a co-production market for South Asian stories with international appeal that can go for pitching to international market delegates, and Industry Screenings which are aimed at exclusive film screenings at digital theatres for investors, buyers and festival programmes from other Festivals in India and overseas.  

     

    Other sections include exhibition stalls for showcasing products and meetings with other delegates, and a Screenwriters’ Lab which will also have six scripts.