Thu, 17 May 2012 16:04 PM (HKT)
Locarno unveils Indian projects
By Patrick Frater
Tue, 03 May 2011, 18:54 PM (HKT)
New film projects by Partho Sen Gupta (pictured, who previously directed Let The Wind Blow) and Satish Manwar (The Damned Rain) are among the dozen projects to be supported at the Locarno festival (3-13 Aug 2011) this year.
The festival's Open Doors workshop section (69 Aug 2011) received over 200 submissions for the 12 available places. It will present the projects, provide them mentoring and introduce them to potential financiers and distributors.
First prize from the Open Doors section is worth CHF50,000 ($57,700) with two additional prizes of Euros7,000 ($10,400) and Euros6,000 ($8,900).
Locarno Open Doors projects 2011
- Aharbal Falls by Ajay Raina
- Strange Love (Ajeeb Aashiq) by Natasha Mendonca
- Sunrise (Arunoday) by Partho Sen Gupta
- Burqa Boxers by Alka Raghuram
- The Island Within (Char) by Sourav Sarangi
- The Judgement (Jat Panchayat) by Satish Manwar
- The Gentle Dance (Lasya) by Anup Singh
- The Profane त्रास by Sidharth SRINIVASAN
- Sebastian Wants to Remember by Vasant Nath
- The Trapper's Snare by Shanker Raman
- Thread (Le Fil) by Lilium Leonard
- Devastated (Vidhvastha) by Ashish Avikunthak