‘Film Bazaar India - 10’ the annual film market hosted
by NFDC to be held from 23rd - 26th Nov at Marriott
Resort, Goa
Mumbai, November 2010: National
Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC)
gears-up for its annual film networking event ‘Film
Bazaar India
- 10.’ The film market is designed to address the current
needs of filmmakers. The idea behind Film Bazaar is to provide a proficient
stage for prospective buyers & sellers of film rights from India
& abroad. The Film Bazaar will be conducted from 23rd to 26th November at Marriott Resort, Goa alongside the International Film Festival of India. The 4th edition
of Film Bazaar will be bigger and better with some more offerings than the
previous years.
Film Bazaar has grown and gained wide popularity since its
inception in 2007. Last year, over 350 delegates from 22 countries had attended
Film Bazaar. The bazaar aims at creating opportunities for networking and
business for producers, filmmakers and distributors from across the world. Film
Bazaar witnesses multi-cultural diversity of delegates who come to find people
with the same business interests.
With an aim to continue the age old tradition of improving
trade relations between the SAARC nations, NFDC has invited projects from these
countries this year. The objective behind this is to present a window for film
makers from these countries to various buyers and sellers from all around the
world. For the very first time film projects from Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka will be part of Film Bazaar 2010.
This year for the 1st time Film Bazaar will organize
industry screenings for film makers to show case their films to potential
producers, distributors, agents, buyers and representatives of international
film festivals. The state-of-the-art screening facility will have multiple
screens of 12-seater theatres and will be have Digital and 3D compatible
projection to portray their work in its complete essence. This will also help
the international buyers to make informed & quick decisions on the various
projects they are interested in. These theatres have been set-up in
collaboration with UFO Moviez.
Apart from these the bazaar will also host (1) Screenwriters Lab: A 2 part
screenwriters’ workshop for writing and selling original Indian
screenplays., (2) Co-production Market: It
aims to offer selected filmmakers the opportunity to present their feature film
projects to co-producers, bankers, sales agents, and other potential financiers
from India and abroad, (3) PrimeExchange:
The main aim of PRIMEXCHANGE is to initiate market exchange between India and
Europe in the field of Film and TV Production, (4) Work in Progress Lab: It is held
for feature films at a rough cut stage, whose makers are seeking feedback from
experienced film professionals to better understand how their work will be
received by the international market and maximise the potential of these in
film festivals and international markets and (5) Knowledge Series: NFDC Knowledge Series presents case studies
and presentations by industry experts. They impart their learning and
understanding about a particular topic or sector concerning various aspects of
film making. This year Turkish-German Film
maker, Fatih Akin will conduct a Masterclass with an introduction by Anurag
Kashyap.
Leading Indian & international producers, distributors,
buyers have been attending Film Bazaar. This year prominent international
buyers and sales agents like Farabi Foundation (Iran), Cinetic Rights Management
(USA), Fortissimo Films (UK), The Yellow Affair (Finland), Rapid Eye Movies
(Germany), Wide Management (France), Railto, (Netherland), Hanway Films (UK)
and Wild Bunch (France) will be attending the market with sales and production
interest.
Festival Directors & representatives from the leading
international film festivals like Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival,
Sundance Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Durban International Film
Festival, Chicago International Film Festival & Indian Film Festival of Los
Angeles will interact with the attendees of Film Bazaar.
