Swati Bhat
BCR NEWS, Bureau Chief, Mumbai
Mumbai: Film Bazaar is pleased to announce the official selection of projects for Co-Production Market 2020 at Film Bazaar Online. This year’s selection presents 21 projects from India, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Nepal, Netherlands and Sri Lanka. The line-up is an eclectic mix of stories in Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Khasi, Kumaoni, Kashmiri, Gujarati, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nagamese, Pahadi, Sinhala, Urdu and Nepali. The selected filmmakers will be pitching their projects virtually to a curated audience of Indian and international producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents at the Open Pitch Online. The pitches will be played out virtually on the first day of Film Bazaar Online and will be available for delegates to watch in different time zones. This year, Film Bazaar has also collaborated with the French Embassy in India who will be sponsoring the French Institute Award for Co-Production Market at the Bazaar. This will be awarded to one selected CPM project. Co-Production Market at Film Bazaar is a program developed for original projects from South Asian countries that are looking for co-production partners and financial collaborations. The market is also a focal point for festival directors, programmers, sales agents, producers, and financiers to find fresh voices from South Asia. Films presented at previous editions of the Co-Production Market have gone on to receive national and international acclaim.
Following are the details of the selected projects for Film Bazaar 2020
1. Baksho Bondi (How Long Is Tomorrow?) | Bengali | India
2. Bommainayagi (Queen Doll) | Tamil | India
3. Dengue | Bengali, English, Hindi | India, Netherlands
4. Eshing (Water) | Manipuri | India
5. Ghol (The Catch ) | English, Gujarati, Hindi | India
6. Ha Lyngkha Bneng (The Elysian Field) | Khasi | India, China
7. Kuhiro Pariko Sahar (A Hidden Tale Behind The Mist) | Nepali | Nepal
8. Last Time On Earth | Hindi | India, France
9. Mokada Methana Thaniyama? (What Are You Doing Here, Alone?) | Sinhala | Sri Lanka
10.Moving Bangladesh | Bengali | Bangladesh
11.My Home Is In The Hills | Kumaoni | India
12.Notun Gur (A New Sweetness) | Bengali | India
13.Rasa | English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil | India
14.Second Chance | English, Hindi, Pahadi | India
15.Starfruits | Hindi | India
16.The Bookkeeper’s Wife | Marathi | India
17.The Shape Of Tiger | Nagamese | India
18.The Storyteller | Hindi | India
19.We Are | Hindi, Urdu, English, Kashmiri, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali | India, Canada
20. What We Lost In The Fire | Bengali, Khasi, Nepali | India
21. Writer | Tamil | India
ABOUT FILM BAZAAR – Since its inception in 2007, Film Bazaar has been focusing on discovering, supporting, and showcasing South Asian films and talent in filmmaking, production, and distribution; the Bazaar also facilitates the sales of world cinema in the South Asian region. The market aims at facilitating the sales of world cinema in the region. The 2019 market saw an attendance of over 1000 delegates from 36 countries. Due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic the 14th edition of Film Bazaar will be held online from January 16-21, 2021.
ABOUT NFDC – Incorporated in the year 1975 National Film Development Corporation Ltd was formed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (GoI) with the primary objective of promoting the good cinema movement. NFDC is instrumental for creating an ecosystem.
