Indie films win big at Film Bazaar

Panaji: The 13th edition of Film Bazaar ended on a high note as the festival came to a close with an award ceremony which not only recognised cinematic excellence, but also promoted talent in an equal measure.
‘Pedro’ by Natesh Hegde and ‘Swizerland’ by Ajitpal Singh, won the Prasad Lab DI Award and Moviebuff Appreciation Award from amongst the Work-In-Progress (WIP) Lab films.
The jury comprised internationally acclaimed festival programmers, directors, producers and industry executives.
One of the incomplete films ‘Pinki Elli?’ (Where Is Pinki?) by Prithvi Konanur also won an award, from the ‘Film Bazaar Recommends’ section.The awards entail Rs 2 lakh worth of trailer promotion at the QUBE cinema theatres, which include about 300 theatres, and a Qube Wire account with a USD 500 wallet, which can be redeemed during Qube Wire deliveries.
‘Laila Aur Satt Geet’ (The Shepherdess and The Seven Songs) by Pushpendra Singh won the VKAAO WIP Lab award, which includes a certificate from VKAAO and a free theatrical distribution dealwith PVR Cinemas.
The VKAAO FBR Awards, chosen by an audience vote, , went to two films – ‘Gamak Ghar’ by Achal Mishra from amongst the completed films by a debut director and ‘rk/rkay’ by Rajat Kapoor from amongst the completed films by a non-debut director.
Each of these films won a certificate from VKAAO and will get a 75% discount on Theatrical Distribution.