Payal Sethi’s “Kurinji” (aka “The Disappearing Flower”) was Sunday named as the primary prize winner of the initiatives on the Film Bazaar in Goa, India. It earned a $10,000 money prize.
The undertaking explores the theme of “Gulf Spouse” syndrome and follows a Kerala housewife whose migrant employee husband within the Gulf area all of the sudden stops calling residence after years of separation. When a money-lender seems demanding reimbursement of an unknown debt, she embarks on a seek for solutions with assist from an surprising quarter.
The Work-in-Progress part topped Ridham Janve’s “Hunter’s Moon” (aka “Kaatti Ri Raatti”) and “The Shape of Momo” as joint winners. The movies win varied in-kind help from Prasad Labs.
Set excessive within the mountains, the ambitiously inventive “Hunter’s Moon” depicts man at his crudest state in nature. Directed by Tribeny Rai, “Momo” describes the journey of a girl who is set to not let patriarchy and its affect push her down.
Moreover, all of the individuals of the Movie Bazaar’s inaugural Episodic Storytelling Lab individuals have been invited to a six-week workshop in Los Angeles.
The prizes have been offered on the closing occasion of Movie Bazaar on the Marriott Resort resort in Panjim with Prithul Kumar, Joint Secretary, Broadcasting, Ministry of Data and Broadcasting and Managing Director, NFDC and Vrunda Manohar Desai, Joint Secretary Movies, Ministry of Data and Broadcasting and Managing Director, NFDC, current.
They have been joined on stage by Jerome Paillard, former head of the Cannes Market and now an advisor to Movie Bazaar, and famous casting director Mukesh Chhabra.
Kumar known as the 2024 version, “the best ever Movie Bazaar by way of delegates and pavilions.” The occasion loved a greater than 20% improve in delegate numbers to some 1,500, hailing from 31 nations and territories (up from 20 final 12 months.) Equally, the market hosted ten new nationwide pavilions and 14 pavilions representing India’s state movie promotion organizations.
2024 Movie Bazaar Winners
Co-production Market
First Prize (money grant value $10,000)
“Kurinji” (aka “The Disappearing Flower”), dir. Payal Sethi, Prod. Thanikachalam SA
Second Prize (money grant value $5,000)
“Kothiyan” (aka “Fishers of Males”), dir. Sanju Surendran, prod. Pramod Sankar
Third Prize (money grant value $5,000)
“All Ten Heads of Ravana,” dir. Pranjal Dua, prod. Bich-Quan Tran
The Particular Point out for Finest Pitch
“Baaghi Bechare” (aka “Reluctant Rebels”), dir. Sumit Purohit, producer – Chippy Babu & Abhishek Sharma.
Movie Bazaar – ATF Partnership award
“Kothiyan” (aka “Fishers of Males”).
Works in Progress
Prasad Labs Award (Free 4K digital intermediate, 50 hours of providers)
“Kaatti Ri Raatti,” (“Hunter’s Moon”) by Ridham Janve
Nube Studio Award (6 Lakh / $77,000 value of digital intermediate on 1 undertaking)
“Form of Momo,” by Tribeni Rai
Particular Mentions (joint winners)
“The Good, The Dangerous and The Hungry”
The Crimson Hibiscus”
Viewing Room Movie Bazaar Recommends (FBR) – Film Buff Awards
“Angammal,” by Vipin Radhakrishnan (director), Anjoy Samuel (producer); written by Vipin Radhakrishnan and Perumal Murugan
“Home of Manikanta,” by Pinaki Janardhan (author & director), Mrityunjay Shukla (producer)
“Laptein” (aka (“Flames”) by Ravi Shankar Kaushik (author & director), Rashi Aggarwal, Jasdev Singh, Arpita Raghuwanshi (producers).
Kurinji idea artwork
Barycenter Movies/Payal Sethi