Mumbai: Pocket Films has organized a
short film contest, 7th Advantage India in association with River to River
Florence Indian Film Festival, Italy. With a promise to be bigger and better
like every year, 7th Advantage India Short Film contest is calling
for entries from young budding film makers as well as professional filmmakers.
Organized with an
aim to uplift the filmmakers and give them the ‘center stage’ in the film
industry by recognizing their talent internationally, the contest has carved
its name in the industry through its initiative taken for short filmmakers.
7th Advantage
India organized by Pocket Films will render a lot of opportunities to
filmmakers to show up their talent in filmmaking. It opens the doors for the 3
winning films to reach out to audiences and other festivals in Europe through
screening at River to River and as promised 7th Advantage India is
back this time to take the film makers a step closer to their dreams.
The 3 winning
films will be broadcast on the show 'Prime Talkies with Pocket Films' on NDTV
Prime, getting a national audience.
Further, Pocket
Films is proud to present the first ever ‘India Chapter of the River To River,
Florence Indian Film Festival’ in Mumbai in March 2015. All the winning films
of the festival (not just Advantage India) will be screened at this event to be
held at Blue Frog.
The film entries
will be judged by esteemed jury members like Film maker, Nagesh Kukunoor,
Director of River to River, Florence Indian Film Festival, Selvaggia Velo and
Specializer in casting, film programming and Academic research, and Editor of
Film India Worldwide 'Uma Da Cunha.
According to
Saameer Mody, Managing Director, Pocket films, “7th Advantage India
is an initiative by Pocket films which is aimed to showcase the talent to
respected professionals and veteran film directors from the industry. We aim to
be at the forefront of these exciting, challenging and transformative times by
giving alternate content and its creators the exposure and acclaim they
deserve.”
By organizing
such contests, especially in association with respected International Film
Festivals, Pocket Films provides a fantastic platform for filmmakers to show
case their talent not only domestically but worldwide.
River to River is
the only festival in Italy that is totally devoted to films from and about
India. This year will be its 14th edition, starting from 6 to 12 December in
Florence and 13-14 December in Rome, under the direction of Selvaggia Velo and
the Patronage of the Embassy of India.
Duration:
15 minutes
Deadline:
15th September, 2014
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