New Delhi: The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) has picked 20 films from 11 countries for the 17th edition of the Film Bazaar, the co-production market event held on the sidelines of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
The line-up includes movies from India, including Odia film ‘Baghuni’ by Jitendra Mishra, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the US, the UK, Singapore, Germany, France, Poland, Luxembourg and Israel.
The selected filmmakers will pitch their projects to international and Indian producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents at the conclave, which will take place at Marriott Resort in Goa from November 20 to 24, a press release said on Wednesday.
Jitendra Mishra has already been associated with production, distribution and promotion of more than 50 films in different categories and various capacities. His recent production ‘The Last Color’ was selected in more than 50 international film festivals and won over 20 different awards.
Gitanjali Rao’s ‘Lost and Found’, Marathi feature ‘Aath’ by Nachiket Waikar, Dev Benegal’s Hindi movie ‘A Love Supreme’, Gujarati film ‘Bhai Band’ by Manish Saini, ‘Bhopal Boys’ (Hindi) by Ajitesh Sharma, ‘Fashigate’ (Marathi) by Phulawa Khamkar, ‘Heirloom’ (Gujarat and Hindi) by Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, and ‘I’ll Smile in September’ (Hindi) by Aakash Chhabra, are also part of the Film Bazaar slate.
The 54th edition of IFFI will run through November 20-28 in Panaji, Goa.
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