On Wednesday, the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) announced that 20 films from 11 countries have been selected for the 17th edition of the Film Bazaar. NFDC's Film Bazaar is the co-production market that is organised on the sidelines of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Officials say that the selected filmmakers will get an opportunity to pitch their projects to producers, buyers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents at the open pitch, it added.
Prithul Kumar, the Festival Director, IFFI & Film Bazaar and Joint Secretary (Films) and MD, NFDC, said that “Co-Production Market has been one of the most important segments of the Film Bazaar helping curated projects and financial support. It has consistently brought out notable projects. This year, we received a record number of applications 142 projects from 19 countries in 27 languages. We wish the selected filmmakers all the best and hope that their projects will find a fitting co-production match for their forthcoming journey towards a successful completion of their project”.
Film Bazaar will be organised in Goa from November 20 to 24.
The selected projects for 2023 are –
AATH (The Eight) | Marathi | India
Director - Nachiket Waikar
A Love Supreme | Hindi | India
Director - Dev Benegal
Baghuni (Dance like a Tiger) | Odia | India, United Kingdom
Director - Jitendra Mishra
Bhai Band (One two three Mic check) | Gujarati | India
Director & Producer - Manish Saini | Amdavad Films Pvt. Ltd.
Bhopal Boys | Hindi | India
Director - Ajitesh Sharma
Fashigate | Marathi | India
Director - Phulawa Khamkar
Heirloom | Gujarati, Hindi | India
Director - Upamanyu Bhattacharyya
I'll Smile in September | Hindi | India,Singapore
Director - Aakash Chhabra
In Law | Hindi | India
Director - Dar Gai
Kaalakoota (Toxic Nector) | Kannada | India
Director - Abhaya Simha
Khekshiyal (The Jackal) | Bengali | Bangladesh
Director - Golam Muntakim Fahim
Kohinoor | Hindi | Germany, Luxembourg, France
Director - Udita Bhargava
Lost and Found | Hindi | India
Director - Gitanjali Rao
Mog Asundi (Let there be love) | Hindi | India
Bhaskar Hazarika
Mouna Tharangam (A Silent Wave) | Telugu, English | USA, India
Director - Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda
Rabbit Hole | Sinhala, Tamil | Sri Lanka
Director - Ilango Ramanathan
Raju |Hebrew | Israel
Director - Dror Sabo
Raya’s Wedding | Bengali | Bangladesh
Director & Producer - Maksud Hossain | Fusion Pictures
The Distant Near | English, German, Hindi | Germany, India, France, Poland & United Kingdom
Director - Rafael Kapelinski
The Priest and the Prostitute | English, Malayalam, Hindi | India
Director & Producer - Arunaraje Patil | Gaahimedia
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