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Announced - The 10 Finalists for Viacom's Cineshorts Short Film Contest!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Viacom has announced the 10 finalists of their Cineshorts short film contest. The contest, which was open to films of all kinds and filmmakers across the country, received over 700 films from which the final 10 have been shortlisted to be screened for the jury. The screening of the selected 10 films will take…

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Darren Aronofsky's Pathetic Student Film Is All The Motivation You Need To Make Your Short Film!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter One of the greatest directors working in Hollywood today, Darren Aronofsky has a passionate fan following that swears by his films. Since breaking out with his debut film Pi, he’s directed gems like Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler and Black Swan. His latest film Mother! has opened to extreme reactions with some hailing it as a masterpiece…

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Machines - A Beautiful Documentary On The Ugly Reality We Choose To Ignore!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter I met Rahul Jain, couple of years back at the NFDC Film Bazaar, where he was looking for post-production funding for his yet-to-completed documentary, Machines. The trailer that he’d cut for the Bazaar gripped my imagination and I immediately sensed the power of the images he’d captured. I’ve been following the film’s journey ever…

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Garm Hava – Still Powerful, Still Relevant

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter As seminal a moment as the Partition is in our history and as important and relevant its impact on our collective psyche, the event has barely been commemorated in our cinema. As if an unspoken understanding existed amongst filmmakers in our post-partition history to not depict the horrendous events that followed in its aftermath.…

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The One Surefire Way To Kickstart Your Filmmaking Career!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter There’s a buzz in the air. Filmmakers everywhere are breaking boundaries, creating new narratives and making films in ways previously thought impossible. One of the biggest reasons for this is the advent of technology that aids and abets filmmakers who lack resources. The smartphone in your hand is good enough to shoot a feature.…

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The Indian Films In Competition At MAMI Show How Filmmakers Are Taking Things Into Their Own Hands!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is around the corner and released its line-up last week. I’ve always been more interested in the Indian films screening in the festival since that’s where some of the most interesting cinema coming out of our country plays. The last few years that I’ve been watching films at MAMI, I’ve loved…

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India’s Biggest Studio Is Looking For The Next Big Filmmaker! Submit Your Film & Make Your Mark.

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Viacom, one of the biggest film studios in India, is back with the 3rd edition of its short film contest, Cineshorts. The contest is now open for submissions and is accepting films across all genres and categories. There are no thematic restrictions and as long as you are above 18 years of age and…

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"As A Filmmaker, One Needs To Plan, But Also Be Willing To Adapt" - Neha Thakker, Winner - Yes Foundation Social Film Grant

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Last year Yes Foundation launched the Social Film Grant in association with UNDP India with the stated aim to entertain, educate and engage people with the Sustainable Development Goals through 1-minute Public Service Films. 11 filmmakers chosen from amongst a whopping 2,000 entries who then underwent a two day mentoring session under well-known ad-film makers. 4…

“As A Filmmaker, One Needs To Plan, But Also Be Willing To Adapt” – Neha Thakker, Winner – Yes Foundation Social Film Grant was originally published on Jamuura Blog

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NFDC Announces 18 Films Selected For The 10th Film Bazaar Co-Production Market!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 announced its official selection of projects for its main segment, the Co-Production Market, held between 20 – 24 November in Goa. This year, 18 projects have been selected to participate in the Market. Renuka Shahane’s Tribhanga, Geetu Mohandas’ Insha’allah, Devashish Makhija’s Bhosle, Mostafa Sarwar Farooki’s A Foolish Man, Pratim D Gupta’s Ink, Haobam Paban Kumar’s Manipuri film, Joseph’s Son, Abinash Bikram Shah’s Nepali film, Season…

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Yes! I Am The Change - An Opportunity To Make A Difference, Not Just A Film!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Making a film in 101 hours, even if it’s only 3 mins long, is not an easy task. But when you have a cause & people to inspire you, your challenges pale in comparison to what stands in front of you. A social filmmaking challenge like the Yes, I Am The Change gives you that opportunity…

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Celebrating 30 Years Of Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam - In Tête-à-tête with Revathi!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Mani Ratnam‘s cult classic recently completed 30 years. I watched the film pretty late in life unlike many who watched it growing up. The relationship one has with a film varies with who & where you were in your life when you watched it. That different individuals separated by time & geography can still love &…

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Call For Entry: YES! I Am The CHANGE 101-Hour Social Filmmaking Challenge

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Yes Foundation‘s annual social filmmaking challenge is back & now open for registrations. The 101 hour social filmmaking contest, YES! i am the CHANGE (YIAC), which started in 2013 & was usually held around the Independence day, is slated for Oct 1st to 5th this year. Time-bound filmmaking contests have become a regular fixture & alongside the 48-hour Film…

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'The Violin Player' Makes It To The Special Screenings Section At Zurich Film Festival!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Bauddhayan Mukherji’s second film, The Violin Player, that has been doing the rounds of the festival circuit, has earned another badge of honour. It is all set to screen in the Special Screenings section at the prestigious Zurich Film Festival later this month. The section ‘screens a selection of unique and brand new feature and documentary…

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Award Winning Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin Explains How He Creates Characters!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The Social Network, Steve Jobs) shares his process of creating characters. A must watch for all aspiring screenwriters.   0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter

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Must Read: P C Sreeram On Lighting Films Like Nayakan, Agni Natchatiram & Thevar Magan!

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Excerpts from an old (2001) but brilliant interview with P. C. Sreeram, the man who’s shot many Tamil classics like Agni Natchatiram, Nayakan, Thevar Magan, Thiruda Thiruda & has over the last 35 years, formed one of the most powerful creative collaborations in Indian cinema with Mani Ratnam. You can read the full interview here. RAQs Media…

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Art Is Supposed To Transcend The Mundane, The Accepted, Not Condescend To It - Christopher Doyle

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Christopher Doyle on his craft – an excerpt from an excerpt from FilmCraft: Cinematography by Tim Grierson and Mike Goodridge. “My job is also to inform myself and the audience through visual experience and enhance it or suggest another visual experience. I have used green moonlight in many of my films, not blue moonlight which…

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NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 Opens Registrations For Its' 10th Edition

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) opens registration for its 10th edition of Film Bazaar, which is scheduled from November 20th to November 24th, 2016, at Goa Marriott Resort, Goa. Film Bazaar is South Asia’s largest film market organized by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). With regular segments like Co-Production Market, Viewing Room, Work-in-Progress Lab,…

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