India’s Film Bazaar to Showcase Nepali Film Projects

India’s National Film Development Corporation (NDFC) has announced the Film Bazaar Co-Production Market 2019 to be held in Goa between November 20-24, 2019.

Film Bazaar’s Co-Production Market is a financing and co-production event for South Asian countries’ short films and documentaries.

The Film Bazaar has received 14 film entries this year from Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Singapore and the US, besides India. The films have been made in Assamese, Bengali, Dzonghka or Bhutanese, English, Gujarati, Hindi and Malayali among others.

The list of films also includes projects from newcomers and seasoned filmmakers such as Indian Director Alka Raghuram and Bangladeshi filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain and France’s Les Films.

The Film Bazar unit also runs a Work-In-Progress Lab, Producers Lab, Viewing Room, Industry Screenings, Knowledge Series seminar program.

The following are the entries for the Film Bazaar Co-Production Market 2019:

• India – Anantah – Nepali Language

Director: Saurav Rai

Producer: Sanjay Gulati, Crawling Angel Films

• Nepal – Indreni Pari – Nepali

Director: Niranjan Raj Bhetwal, Icefall Productions

Producer: Ram Krishna Pokharel, Icefall Productions

• India  – Ayna – Hindi

Director: Alka Raghuram, Junoon Pictures

Producer: Celine Loop, Travelling Light Productions

• India, Bangladesh, France – Eka – Bengali

Director: Suman Sen

Producer: Bijon Imtiaz & Arifur Rahman, Goopy Bagha Production

• India – Ettermedam – Malayalam

Director: Jiju Antony

Producer: Shaji Mathew, Niv Art Movies

• Singapore, India – Feast – English, Hindi

Director: Leon Cheo

Producer: Jen Nee Lim, Pilgrim Pictures

• India, US – Home of the Rain Catcher – Hindi

Director: Vikas Khanna

Producer: Jitendra Mishra, Bindu Khanna and P Kaul, House of Omkar

• Bhutan, France – The Song – Tibetan

Director: Dechen Roder, Dakinny Productions

Producer: Thinley Choden, Dakinny Productions

• US, India – Sabras ­– Gujarati

Director: Sushma Khadepaun

Producer: Andrea Kuehel, Leitwolf Film Production

• Bangladesh – Sand City – Bengali

Director: Mahde Hasan

Producers: Rubaiyat Hossain, Adnan Imtiaz Ahmed (Cinema Cocoon), Francois D’artremare, Les Films de l’Apres Midi

• India, Canada – The Displaced – Hindi

Director: Vijay Jayapal

Producer: Mathivanam Rajendran, Stray Factory

• India – Schirkoa – English

Director/Producer: Ishan Shukla, Ishan Animation

• India, US – Varna Heights – Hindi

Director: Rajan Khosa, Elephant Eye Productions

Producer: Meraj Shaikh, Wingman Pictures