Filmmakers can pitch projects to foreign, Indian producers
PANAJI
The 19th edition of India’s flagship film market—formerly known as Film Bazaar and now reimagined as WAVES Film Bazaar, is returning with a co-production market for features and documentaries, including curated projects shortlisted for international financing and festival circulation.
On the sidelines of the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), WAVES Film Bazaar will be held at the Marriott Resort in Goa, from November 20 to 24.
This year there are 22 feature projects that embody a pan-global narrative. The co-production market features a compelling selection of projects from India, France, UK, Canada, USA, Russia, Philippines and Singapore. This diverse lineup includes stories in languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Manipuri, Tangkhul, Nepali, Malayalam, Haryanvi, English, Gujarati, Ladakhi, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Russian, Sanskrit and Odia.
Open pitch
session
Selected filmmakers will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to international and Indian producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents during the Open Pitch session. The pitch lays the groundwork for further one-to-one meetings and explores potential future collaborations.
In addition, the co-production market lineup in this edition will also have five documentary films, spanning across different genres including but not limited to arts, music, culture, environment, sustainability, education, women’s movement, gender and sexuality, anthropology and others.
This year’s co-production market lineup presents a balance between emerging voices and seasoned industry veterans, featuring acclaimed filmmakers and creators such as Kiran Rao, Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Devashish Makhija, Ira Dubey, Sarita Patil, Shaunak Sen and BAFTA award-winning Director Ben Crichton among others.
‘Gloria’: Cross
exchange initiative
Waves Film Bazaar also announced its partnership with the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). The co-production market feature will include a project titled ‘Gloria’ as part of the project cross-exchange initiative.
Three projects will be included as part of the co-production market feature under NFDC’s Handpicked Focused Projects. The projects featured in this section are ‘Shamed’, ‘Smash’ and ‘Tiger in the Lion Den’.
