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0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Viacom has announced the 10 finalists of their Cineshorts short film contest. The contest, which was open to films of all kinds and filmmakers across the country, received over 700 films from which the final 10 have been shortlisted to be screened for the jury. The screening of the selected 10 films will take…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter There’s a buzz in the air. Filmmakers everywhere are breaking boundaries, creating new narratives and making films in ways previously thought impossible. One of the biggest reasons for this is the advent of technology that aids and abets filmmakers who lack resources. The smartphone in your hand is good enough to shoot a feature.…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Viacom, one of the biggest film studios in India, is back with the 3rd edition of its short film contest, Cineshorts. The contest is now open for submissions and is accepting films across all genres and categories. There are no thematic restrictions and as long as you are above 18 years of age and…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Making a film in 101 hours, even if it’s only 3 mins long, is not an easy task. But when you have a cause & people to inspire you, your challenges pale in comparison to what stands in front of you. A social filmmaking challenge like the Yes, I Am The Change gives you that opportunity…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Mani Ratnam‘s cult classic recently completed 30 years. I watched the film pretty late in life unlike many who watched it growing up. The relationship one has with a film varies with who & where you were in your life when you watched it. That different individuals separated by time & geography can still love &…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Yes Foundation‘s annual social filmmaking challenge is back & now open for registrations. The 101 hour social filmmaking contest, YES! i am the CHANGE (YIAC), which started in 2013 & was usually held around the Independence day, is slated for Oct 1st to 5th this year. Time-bound filmmaking contests have become a regular fixture & alongside the 48-hour Film…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter Christopher Doyle on his craft – an excerpt from an excerpt from FilmCraft: Cinematography by Tim Grierson and Mike Goodridge. “My job is also to inform myself and the audience through visual experience and enhance it or suggest another visual experience. I have used green moonlight in many of my films, not blue moonlight which…

0SHARESshare on facebookshare on twitter National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) opens registration for its 10th edition of Film Bazaar, which is scheduled from November 20th to November 24th, 2016, at Goa Marriott Resort, Goa. Film Bazaar is South Asia’s largest film market organized by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC). With regular segments like Co-Production Market, Viewing Room, Work-in-Progress Lab,…