F inally, rounding up the year that has gone by, here goes our list of Top 10 Short Films of 2013 based on festival selections and popularity:
A still from Kush
Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani
One of the long-listed live action shorts at the 86th Academy Awards, Shubhashish Bhutiani’s Kush, set during the 1984 riots post the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is a tale of a class of ten year olds and a teacher who takes up the task of protecting the only Sikh boy on the school bus. Bhutiani’s diploma film at the School of Visual Arts, New York, won the Orizzonti award for Best Short Film at the prestigious Venice Film Festival as well as the Grand Jury prize at the South Asian International Film Festival (Saiff).
Read Shubhashish Bhutiani’s interview
Love.Love.Love by Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Ftii student Sandhya Daisy Sundaram, under the Cinetrain project,...
A still from Kush
Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani
One of the long-listed live action shorts at the 86th Academy Awards, Shubhashish Bhutiani’s Kush, set during the 1984 riots post the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is a tale of a class of ten year olds and a teacher who takes up the task of protecting the only Sikh boy on the school bus. Bhutiani’s diploma film at the School of Visual Arts, New York, won the Orizzonti award for Best Short Film at the prestigious Venice Film Festival as well as the Grand Jury prize at the South Asian International Film Festival (Saiff).
Read Shubhashish Bhutiani’s interview
Love.Love.Love by Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
Ftii student Sandhya Daisy Sundaram, under the Cinetrain project,...
- 1/6/2014
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Anand Gandhi and Sohum Shah’s Recyclewala Films is branching out with a slate of new projects and the launch of several tech-oriented initiatives, including a transmedia arm.
The Mumbai-based company has also announced that it will upload its debut film, award-wining drama Ship Of Theseus, along with more than six hours raw footage – inviting filmmakers to create their own interpretation. The winning versions will be showcased at a film festival in Mumbai.
The Recyclewala Transmedia Lab will create stories across multiple platforms including web portals, books and games. Mentored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Recyclewala Tech Labs will provide technology support for projects created by the transmedia arm.
“Most people are now consuming content online, so we need to experiment with narrative forms that are appropriate for this new medium,” Gandhi told Screen.
The company’s new slate includes documentaries Election Day, directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukl, and [link=nm...
The Mumbai-based company has also announced that it will upload its debut film, award-wining drama Ship Of Theseus, along with more than six hours raw footage – inviting filmmakers to create their own interpretation. The winning versions will be showcased at a film festival in Mumbai.
The Recyclewala Transmedia Lab will create stories across multiple platforms including web portals, books and games. Mentored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Recyclewala Tech Labs will provide technology support for projects created by the transmedia arm.
“Most people are now consuming content online, so we need to experiment with narrative forms that are appropriate for this new medium,” Gandhi told Screen.
The company’s new slate includes documentaries Election Day, directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukl, and [link=nm...
- 11/21/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
T aramandal is one of the twenty-three films selected for the co- production market of Film Bazaar 2013. We spoke to the director Rohit Pandey:
Rohit Pandey
Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?
The film is about 5 different characters from a fragmented family who live inside an aloof planetarium on the exterior of a developing town in Central India. It is set in a world where time periods and spaces have coalesced. The family engages in a quest for new meanings through their individual absurdities while trying to acknowledge each other’s presence. The film will be primarily in Hindi, however there might be some other languages too.
Which stage of development is it in currently?
The project is in the screenplay development stage, and the casting is still in process.
Tell us a little about yourself and your work.
After working on various freelance writing assignments,...
Rohit Pandey
Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?
The film is about 5 different characters from a fragmented family who live inside an aloof planetarium on the exterior of a developing town in Central India. It is set in a world where time periods and spaces have coalesced. The family engages in a quest for new meanings through their individual absurdities while trying to acknowledge each other’s presence. The film will be primarily in Hindi, however there might be some other languages too.
Which stage of development is it in currently?
The project is in the screenplay development stage, and the casting is still in process.
Tell us a little about yourself and your work.
After working on various freelance writing assignments,...
- 11/17/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Veteran Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal and Qissa director Anup Singh are among the filmmakers who have had projects selected for the Co-production Market at this year’s Film Bazaar in Goa, India.Scroll down for full list of projects
Benegal has been making award-winning films since the 1970s – most recently satires Welcome To Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba. Singh’s Qissa: The Tale Of A Lonely Ghost is currently having a successful run on the festival circuit.
International projects at Film Bazaar include Amok, from Chilean director Valeria Sarmiento and produced by the UK’s Anna Holburn; UK filmmaker Robert Mullan’s Son Of India; Malabar Court, directed by Niara Modi and produced by Canada’s Paul Scherzer; and Polish director Piotr Trzaskalski’s Incredible.
The line-up also include one project in partnership with the Netherlands’ Boost programme, Bikas Mishra’s Wild Fire, and one project with Ifp, Varenya directed by Shripriya Mahesh.
Organised by the...
Benegal has been making award-winning films since the 1970s – most recently satires Welcome To Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba. Singh’s Qissa: The Tale Of A Lonely Ghost is currently having a successful run on the festival circuit.
International projects at Film Bazaar include Amok, from Chilean director Valeria Sarmiento and produced by the UK’s Anna Holburn; UK filmmaker Robert Mullan’s Son Of India; Malabar Court, directed by Niara Modi and produced by Canada’s Paul Scherzer; and Polish director Piotr Trzaskalski’s Incredible.
The line-up also include one project in partnership with the Netherlands’ Boost programme, Bikas Mishra’s Wild Fire, and one project with Ifp, Varenya directed by Shripriya Mahesh.
Organised by the...
- 10/22/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Nfdc Film Bazaar has announced 28 selected projects for co-production market 2013. The seventh edition of Film Bazaar will take place from 21 – 24 November, 2013 in Goa.
Every year, the Co-Production Market invites a select number of directors and producers to present their projects to international producers, distributors, sales agents, funding representatives and other financial partners from across the world.
Sr. no. Project Name Applicant Name 1 28-Sri Prasanna Jayakody 2 Dawaat Nama Sabiha Sumar 3 Homestay Blues Miriam Chandy Menacherry 4 Pac-Man Anirban Datta 5 Incredible Piotr Trzaskalski 6 Scorpion’s Song Anup Singh 7 When Mirza Comes Back Kamal K.M. Karamattathil 8 Warm Bread & the Nipple’s Circle Roya Sadat 9 Son of India Robert Mullan 10 Circle of Fire Arnab Chaudhuri 11 Amok Valeria Sarmiento 12 Malabar Court Niara Modi 13 Oont
(The Camel Ride) Gaganvihari Borate 14 Taramandal
(Constellation) Rohit Pandey 15 Roads to Freedom Shyam Benegal 16 Lipstick Under My Burkha Alankrita Shrivastava 17 Bhiwani Mahendra Jakhar 18 The Watchmaker Must Die Again Jogavindra S. Khera...
Every year, the Co-Production Market invites a select number of directors and producers to present their projects to international producers, distributors, sales agents, funding representatives and other financial partners from across the world.
Sr. no. Project Name Applicant Name 1 28-Sri Prasanna Jayakody 2 Dawaat Nama Sabiha Sumar 3 Homestay Blues Miriam Chandy Menacherry 4 Pac-Man Anirban Datta 5 Incredible Piotr Trzaskalski 6 Scorpion’s Song Anup Singh 7 When Mirza Comes Back Kamal K.M. Karamattathil 8 Warm Bread & the Nipple’s Circle Roya Sadat 9 Son of India Robert Mullan 10 Circle of Fire Arnab Chaudhuri 11 Amok Valeria Sarmiento 12 Malabar Court Niara Modi 13 Oont
(The Camel Ride) Gaganvihari Borate 14 Taramandal
(Constellation) Rohit Pandey 15 Roads to Freedom Shyam Benegal 16 Lipstick Under My Burkha Alankrita Shrivastava 17 Bhiwani Mahendra Jakhar 18 The Watchmaker Must Die Again Jogavindra S. Khera...
- 10/22/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Huma Qureshi in “Sujata”
It doesn’t happen too often that you can walk up to a theatre, buy a ticket and watch short films. “Shorts” presents one of such rare opportunities to watch short films the way films should be watched!
The films which make “Shorts” were meant to be short films and just that. And that’s why each of these films have a distinct voice of their own. Don’t look for thematic continuity or similarity in style. The five films are highly individualistic, divergent and that’s what makes for an engaging viewing. The curator of the package should also be congratulated for presenting such an eclectic mix of some of the recent short films from India.
Sujata by Shlok Sharma
Shlok truly dazzles with his command over the medium. He plays around with time like a master and his camera reveals only as much as...
It doesn’t happen too often that you can walk up to a theatre, buy a ticket and watch short films. “Shorts” presents one of such rare opportunities to watch short films the way films should be watched!
The films which make “Shorts” were meant to be short films and just that. And that’s why each of these films have a distinct voice of their own. Don’t look for thematic continuity or similarity in style. The five films are highly individualistic, divergent and that’s what makes for an engaging viewing. The curator of the package should also be congratulated for presenting such an eclectic mix of some of the recent short films from India.
Sujata by Shlok Sharma
Shlok truly dazzles with his command over the medium. He plays around with time like a master and his camera reveals only as much as...
- 7/12/2013
- by Bikas Mishra
- DearCinema.com
In a rare initiative, PVR Director’s Rare is releasing an anthology of five short films produced by Anurag Kashyap and Guneet Monga in 13 cities across India today. The anthology will have 31 shows daily on 29 screens pan-India.
Shorts will release in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Indore and Cochin.
“Shorts in spite of being a collection of 5 shorts films packaged in a feature film format has been able to generate good interest amongst the movie going audience especially short filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers. Add to it the fan following of Anurag Kashyap and the star cast, we decided to open the film in relatively more screens. We are enthusiastic about the release and with this, PVR Director’s Rare becomes the first and only theatrical distributor of Short Films in the country. We are working to make it a regular feature of our programming,...
Shorts will release in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Indore and Cochin.
“Shorts in spite of being a collection of 5 shorts films packaged in a feature film format has been able to generate good interest amongst the movie going audience especially short filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers. Add to it the fan following of Anurag Kashyap and the star cast, we decided to open the film in relatively more screens. We are enthusiastic about the release and with this, PVR Director’s Rare becomes the first and only theatrical distributor of Short Films in the country. We are working to make it a regular feature of our programming,...
- 7/12/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, July 11: Actress Huma Qureshi says she it makes her glad to watch the "little" effort of the team of "Shorts" make it to the big screen.
"Shorts", which has five short stories by five directors - Neeraj Ghaywan, Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupta, Anirban Roy and Rohit Pandey - is co-produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap. It releases Friday.
"I feel so happy and proud that finally you (can) see that little effort, those baby steps we took, where we made a film with so much passion and love and very little money. To see them on the big screen and hear all the applause, it feels great," the 26-year-old said here Wednesday.
"Shorts", which has five short stories by five directors - Neeraj Ghaywan, Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupta, Anirban Roy and Rohit Pandey - is co-produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap. It releases Friday.
"I feel so happy and proud that finally you (can) see that little effort, those baby steps we took, where we made a film with so much passion and love and very little money. To see them on the big screen and hear all the applause, it feels great," the 26-year-old said here Wednesday.
- 7/11/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Nawazuddin Siddiqui teamed up with Rohit Pandey for the five film ensemble Shorts with directors Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupta, Anirban Roy and Neeraj Ghaywan along with Rohit Pandey. He said he is glad to be a part of this venture as working with young directors includes inputs from both ends.
“When you are working with a young and fresh director, you can give in your inputs and combine them with his ideas. So I can tell him what I think I need to add, and then have a totally different character as the final product,” he added.
Nawazuddin is known to completely delve into his character in a way that it sometimes becomes difficult to recognize him in his different roles. His latest performance in Dibakar Banerjee’s short film in Bombay Talkies received a lot of praise. He says he feels good that he is a part of that...
“When you are working with a young and fresh director, you can give in your inputs and combine them with his ideas. So I can tell him what I think I need to add, and then have a totally different character as the final product,” he added.
Nawazuddin is known to completely delve into his character in a way that it sometimes becomes difficult to recognize him in his different roles. His latest performance in Dibakar Banerjee’s short film in Bombay Talkies received a lot of praise. He says he feels good that he is a part of that...
- 7/2/2013
- by Samreen Tungekar
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, June 25: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who teamed up with new director Rohit Pandey for "Shorts", says working with fresh talent benefits the whole film as there is scope for inputs from both sides.
"When you are working with a young director, you can share your thoughts with him - like, 'I want to do this part this way'. There are no cliched parts," Nawazuddin said here Monday at the first look launch of "Shorts".
"Both of us are on the same level that's why we could discuss and share, like the expressions he wanted and if I wanted to change something... Then, when you look at that final character, it looks very different.
"When you are working with a young director, you can share your thoughts with him - like, 'I want to do this part this way'. There are no cliched parts," Nawazuddin said here Monday at the first look launch of "Shorts".
"Both of us are on the same level that's why we could discuss and share, like the expressions he wanted and if I wanted to change something... Then, when you look at that final character, it looks very different.
- 6/25/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, June 25: Huma Qureshi, who features in one of the stories in "Shorts", says the film has already received so much acclaim that its box office performance is not being thought about.
"Shorts" is a compilation of five short films helmed by five directors - Neeraj Ghaywan, Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupta, Anirban Roy and Rohit Pandey.
Co-produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap, the film will see the "Gangs of Wasseypur" trio - Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and Richa Chadda - teaming up again. The film's cast also features Satya Anand, Preeti Singh and Ratnabali Bhattacharjee.
"We haven't made this film for.
"Shorts" is a compilation of five short films helmed by five directors - Neeraj Ghaywan, Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupta, Anirban Roy and Rohit Pandey.
Co-produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap, the film will see the "Gangs of Wasseypur" trio - Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi and Richa Chadda - teaming up again. The film's cast also features Satya Anand, Preeti Singh and Ratnabali Bhattacharjee.
"We haven't made this film for.
- 6/25/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
PVR Director’s Rare will release a pack of five award winning short films produced by Anurag Kashyap and Guneet Monga on July 12, 2013.
Sujata by Shlok Sharma, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Audacity by Anirban Roy and The Epilogue by Siddharth Gupt are the films to release under this initiative.
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Shor featuring Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Amardeep Jha won the Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Award 2012 at the London Indian Film Festival. Chronicling the struggle of a migrant couple from Benaras in the ghettos of Mumbai, the film was named the Best Short Film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) 2012 and South Asian International Film Festival in 2011.
Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the second prize in Muhr AsiaAfrica Shorts section at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2011. It went on to screen at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles...
Sujata by Shlok Sharma, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Audacity by Anirban Roy and The Epilogue by Siddharth Gupt are the films to release under this initiative.
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Shor featuring Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Amardeep Jha won the Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Award 2012 at the London Indian Film Festival. Chronicling the struggle of a migrant couple from Benaras in the ghettos of Mumbai, the film was named the Best Short Film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Iffla) 2012 and South Asian International Film Festival in 2011.
Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the second prize in Muhr AsiaAfrica Shorts section at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2011. It went on to screen at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles...
- 6/21/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Dekh Indian Circus
Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala, Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.
The complete lineup of the festival is available here.
Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala, Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.
The complete lineup of the festival is available here.
- 6/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The world premiere of Bedabrata Pain’s drama Chittagong featuring Manoj Bajpayee will open the 10th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. The film is set against the backdrop of 1930’s British-occupied Chittagong on the brink of a youth led revolution, and tells the story of 14-year-old Jhunka who comes of age as he is faced with the ultimate questions of sacrifice, love, and the quest for true freedom.
The award-winning film Patang by Prashant Bhargava will be the closing film of the festival. The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles announced its 2012 lineup comprising 33 features, documentaries, and short films.
The eight feature films to be screened at the festival include Salim Ahmed’s Abu, Son of Adam, Rajan Khosa’s Gattu, Karan Gour’s Kshay and Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni’s Deool.
Documentaries include the world premiere of Ruchika Muchhala and Faiza Khan’s look into Indian society with The Great Indian Marriage Bazaar...
The award-winning film Patang by Prashant Bhargava will be the closing film of the festival. The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles announced its 2012 lineup comprising 33 features, documentaries, and short films.
The eight feature films to be screened at the festival include Salim Ahmed’s Abu, Son of Adam, Rajan Khosa’s Gattu, Karan Gour’s Kshay and Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni’s Deool.
Documentaries include the world premiere of Ruchika Muchhala and Faiza Khan’s look into Indian society with The Great Indian Marriage Bazaar...
- 3/16/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Indian short film Mehfuz directed by Rohit Pandey and produced by Anurag Kashyap won the second prize in Muhr AsiaAfrica Shorts section at the 8th Dubai International Film Festival.
“Violence in the city has changed its soul. At the border of the town, a man takes care of all the death around. One night, he notices a strange woman wandering through the empty streets. As her behaviour changes, so does his own journey,” reads the synopsis of the film on the festival website.
In the Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentary section, Anand Patwardhan’s documentary Jai Bhim Comrade won a Special Mention. “Dalits have faced caste oppression in India for more than 2,000 years. In 1997 police opened fire on unarmed Dalits killing 10. Vilas Ghogre, a leftist poet and singer, hanged himself in protest. Shot over 14 years, the meticulous “Jai Bhim Comrade” follows the music and the tradition of reason that Vilas had been a part of,...
“Violence in the city has changed its soul. At the border of the town, a man takes care of all the death around. One night, he notices a strange woman wandering through the empty streets. As her behaviour changes, so does his own journey,” reads the synopsis of the film on the festival website.
In the Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentary section, Anand Patwardhan’s documentary Jai Bhim Comrade won a Special Mention. “Dalits have faced caste oppression in India for more than 2,000 years. In 1997 police opened fire on unarmed Dalits killing 10. Vilas Ghogre, a leftist poet and singer, hanged himself in protest. Shot over 14 years, the meticulous “Jai Bhim Comrade” follows the music and the tradition of reason that Vilas had been a part of,...
- 12/14/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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