D earCinema profiles the six screenwriters who are participating in Nfdc Screenwriters’ Lab at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival.
Screenwriters’ Lab, a 2-part workshop conducted by the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) is designed to prepare screenwriters with original Indian stories for working with the international filmmaking community.
Bela Negi answers five questions about her project “Kaalapani” (Dark Waters):
Tell us about your project:
It is a story set in my hometown Nainital, a small hill station in the Himalayas. A dark comic mystery; it talks about a priest who preys on the basic insecurities of the people around him to survive but is not in consonance with the world, a character who is démodé as it were. But he manages to make himself necessary again and finds a relevant place for himself in the world he inhabits.
At what stage of development is it?
The script is...
Screenwriters’ Lab, a 2-part workshop conducted by the National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) is designed to prepare screenwriters with original Indian stories for working with the international filmmaking community.
Bela Negi answers five questions about her project “Kaalapani” (Dark Waters):
Tell us about your project:
It is a story set in my hometown Nainital, a small hill station in the Himalayas. A dark comic mystery; it talks about a priest who preys on the basic insecurities of the people around him to survive but is not in consonance with the world, a character who is démodé as it were. But he manages to make himself necessary again and finds a relevant place for himself in the world he inhabits.
At what stage of development is it?
The script is...
- 9/9/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
Six projects have been selected by the Nfdc (National Film Development Corporation, India) for the 2013 Screenwriters Lab, which is relocating to Toronto.
The Lab has previously been hosted by Locarno and Venice festivals, each having hosted two editions of the Screenwriters workshop.
The six projects, selected from more than 350 applications, will first be work-shopped in Toronto and further in Goa this November before being presented in the annual Film Bazaar Co-Pro Market.
The projects include:
Daily Nikhil MahajanDark Waters Bela NegiMother Goddess Coaching Classes Varun GroverMy Brother the Salesman and I Shanker RamanT for Taj Mahal Ashish Aryan, Sachin LadiaThe Spark Rajesh Jala
Cameron Bailey, artistic director of Tiff, said: “Indian independent cinema is taking the world by storm and it all begins with its screenwriters. We’re proud to welcome this workshop to the Toronto International Film Festival, and support the Nfdc’s important work.”
Nina Lath Gupta, MD of Nfdc , said: “Nfdc is delighted to be expanding...
The Lab has previously been hosted by Locarno and Venice festivals, each having hosted two editions of the Screenwriters workshop.
The six projects, selected from more than 350 applications, will first be work-shopped in Toronto and further in Goa this November before being presented in the annual Film Bazaar Co-Pro Market.
The projects include:
Daily Nikhil MahajanDark Waters Bela NegiMother Goddess Coaching Classes Varun GroverMy Brother the Salesman and I Shanker RamanT for Taj Mahal Ashish Aryan, Sachin LadiaThe Spark Rajesh Jala
Cameron Bailey, artistic director of Tiff, said: “Indian independent cinema is taking the world by storm and it all begins with its screenwriters. We’re proud to welcome this workshop to the Toronto International Film Festival, and support the Nfdc’s important work.”
Nina Lath Gupta, MD of Nfdc , said: “Nfdc is delighted to be expanding...
- 8/14/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc) announced the six scripts selected for the Screenwriters’ Lab 2013:
Chingari (The Spark) by Rajesh Jala Dainik (Daily) by Nikhil Mahajan Kaalapani (Dark Waters) by Bela Negi Maa Bhagwatiya Iit Coaching ( Mother Goddess Iit Coaching) by Varun Grover My Brother the Salesman and I by Shanker Raman T se Taj Mahal ((T for Taj Mahal) by Ashish Srivastav
Rajesh Jala has directed award-winning documentaries Children of the Pyre, Floating Lamp of the Shadow Valley and At the Stairs. Nikhil Mahajan has directed documentary Half a Billion Dreams and feature film Pune-52 that premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival last year. Bela Negi directed feature film Daayen Ya Baayen which released in 2010. Varun Grover has penned lyrics for That Girl in Yellow Boots, Gangs of Wasseypur and Prague. Shanker Raman is a National award winning cinematographer who has worked on films like Patang, Harud, Peepli Live and Frozen.
Chingari (The Spark) by Rajesh Jala Dainik (Daily) by Nikhil Mahajan Kaalapani (Dark Waters) by Bela Negi Maa Bhagwatiya Iit Coaching ( Mother Goddess Iit Coaching) by Varun Grover My Brother the Salesman and I by Shanker Raman T se Taj Mahal ((T for Taj Mahal) by Ashish Srivastav
Rajesh Jala has directed award-winning documentaries Children of the Pyre, Floating Lamp of the Shadow Valley and At the Stairs. Nikhil Mahajan has directed documentary Half a Billion Dreams and feature film Pune-52 that premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival last year. Bela Negi directed feature film Daayen Ya Baayen which released in 2010. Varun Grover has penned lyrics for That Girl in Yellow Boots, Gangs of Wasseypur and Prague. Shanker Raman is a National award winning cinematographer who has worked on films like Patang, Harud, Peepli Live and Frozen.
- 8/6/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Manav Kaul’s Hansa will release in theaters on December 28 under PVR Director’s Rare label. The film won the Audience Choice Award and Fipresci International Critics’ Prize at Osian’s Cinefan film festival 2012.
Hansa revolves around two siblings, Hansa and Cheeku, hailing from the central Himalayas. Both are daunted by fears of their own: Hansa by the local bully and Cheeku by the lecherous landlord. In his directorial debut, Kaul focuses on land use, urban migration, resilience and the magic of childhood.
A noted theatre person, Kaul has also acted in films like Daayen Ya Baayen, I Am, 1971 and Jajantaram Mamantaram.
Hansa revolves around two siblings, Hansa and Cheeku, hailing from the central Himalayas. Both are daunted by fears of their own: Hansa by the local bully and Cheeku by the lecherous landlord. In his directorial debut, Kaul focuses on land use, urban migration, resilience and the magic of childhood.
A noted theatre person, Kaul has also acted in films like Daayen Ya Baayen, I Am, 1971 and Jajantaram Mamantaram.
- 12/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Do Dooni Chaar directed by Habib Faisal, starring Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh will open the 11th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff). The festival will take place from May 4-8, 2011 in Manhattan. A total of 25 feature films will be screened in the festival which is presented by The Indo-American Arts Council (Iaac).
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi will be presented as the Closing Night selection, while Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini (An Unfinished Letter) will screen as the Centerpiece selection.
Film personalities like Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Habib Faisal, Rituparno Ghosh, and Aparna Sen will be present at the festival.
The complete lineup:
The Bengali Detective (Documentary), directed by Phil Cox
Bhopali (Documentary), directed by Max Carlson
Daayen Ya Baayen, directed by Bela Negi
A Decent Arrangement, directed by Sarovar Banka
Do Dooni Chaar, directed by Habib Faisal
Geeta in Paradise, directed by Benny Mathews
Geeta in Paradise, directed...
- 4/17/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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