Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) is set to produce four films this financial year –– two under the pioneering ‘Films Directed by Women’ project and two others under a path-breaking initiative to support aspiring filmmakers from the SC/ST (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) communities.
In the first category are ‘Victoria’ helmed by Sivaranjini J and ‘Mumtha’ by Farzana P. ‘Pralayasesham Oru Jalakanyaka’, to be directed by Manoj Kumar C S and ‘Kaadu’ by Suneesh Vadakkumpadan have been selected under the second category.
KSFDC got entries from 41 women directors in the first category, while 62 applied from SC/ST category. A jury with filmmaker Rajiv Nath as chairman, writer V J James and danseuse-writer Rajashree Warrier as members selected 15 applications from two categories, an official statement said. In the second phase, the number was whittled down to five each.
After evaluating the submission and presentation of screenplays by the makers of these films through online and offline workshops, led by film directors Amit Tyagi, Priya Krishnaswamy and Atul Taishete, four films were selected for production, it said.
The directors from both categories were selected by a jury comprising directors Priyanandanan as chairman and Salim Ahamed and Dr Rajashree Warrier as members.
In 2019-20, KSFDC had produced Tara Ramanujan-directed ‘Nishiddho’ (Forbidden) and Mini I G’s ‘Divorce’ under the women directors’ project, in a bid to support aspiring women directors. Both the films are now gearing up for theatre release. The post-production works of Sruthi Namboodiri’s ‘B 32-44’ and Indu V R’s ‘Nila’ (both selected in 2020-21) are in full swing.
Films by directors from SC/ST project were launched in 2020-21. The shooting for two films under this category — V S Sanoj’s ‘Ariku’ and Arun J Mohan’s ‘Pirathi’ — is currently going on. agencies
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