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Batul Mukhtiar won the Golden Elephant trophy for Best Live Action Director for Kaphal in the Competition International Live Action section at the International Children’s Film Festival of India.

Tamaash or The Puppet by Satyanshu Singh and Devanshu Singh won the Golden Elephant trophy for Best Short, Children’s Jury. The film was competing in the International Shorts section.

Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Artwork and Arnab Chaudhuri’s Arjun won a Golden Elephant trophy for Best Animation Feature, Children’s Jury. Both films were competing in the International Animation competition section.

The 18th edition of the festival was held in Hyderabad from November 14 – 20, 2013.

Complete list of winners:

Competition Little Directors

Golden Elephant trophy for Best Little Director – Breaking The Silence by Siddhanth Joshi and Tamatar Chor by Pawanjot Singh.

Golden Plaque for Second Best Little Director – Ecole Mondiale World...

C ircle of Fire is one of the twenty-three films to be selected for the co- production market of Film Bazaar 2013. We spoke to the director Arnab Chaudhuri:

Arnab Chaudhuri

Tell us about your project. What language will it be in?

Circle of Fire is the follow up to Arjun the Warrior Prince, an animated adventure based on The Mahabharata. It revolves the great tragic hero Abhimanyu, a son trying to live up to the image of his father, Arjun, who tries to protect his son from the horrors of war.

Abhimanyu lived most of his childhood away from his father, who was in exile after his family lost everything to the Kauravas. Their reunion takes place after the 13 years, when the Pandavas return and prepare for war. Arjun is in wonder of the boy- a young and brash image of himself. The two grow close in the days...

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We have tied up with the Nfdc Film Bazaar as their online partner and will bring you all the news, information and live updates from Film Bazaar 2013. We are also profiling all the projects selected for co-production market and Work-in-Progress Lab, besides Screenwriters’ Lab.

Film Bazaar aims to discover and support significant talent from South Asia and address key concerns of the world film community in the domains of film development, production, and distribution. From 2007 onward, Film Bazaar is a converging point for buyers and sellers and promotes Indian Cinema in the international domain.

Organised alongside the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) at the Goa Marriott Resort, the seventh Film Bazaar will be held from November 20 – 24, 2013.

Nfdc Screenwriters’ Lab 2013: Ashish Aryan’s T se Taj...

The 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India has announced the competition lineup for 2013. Some of the well-known Indian films in competition are Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry [Read interview], Shilpa Ranade’s Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya [Read interview] and Batul Mukhtiar’s Kaphal.

Organized by the Children’s Film Society of India, the biennial festival also known as The Golden Elephant will be held from November 14-20, 2013 in Hyderabad.

Competition Live Action

A Horse on the Balcony

Dir.: Hüseyin Tabak (Austria)

Tainá – an Amazon Legend

Dir.: Rosanne Svartman (Brazil)

Havanastation

Dir.: Ian Padrón (Cuba)

The Great Bird Chase

Dir.: Christian Dyekjær (Denmark)

Horizon Beautiful

Dir.: Stefan Jäger (Ethiopia, Switzerland)

Windstrom

Germany

Igor and the Cranes’ Journey

Dir.: Evgeny Ruman (Germany, Israel, Poland)

Fandry

Dir.: Nagraj Manjule (India)

Kaphal

Dir.: Batul Mukhtiar (India)

Good Fellows

Iran

7 Days of Himmawari and her Puppies

Dir.: Emiko Hiramatsu (Japan)

Mother,...

Veteran Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal and Qissa director Anup Singh are among the filmmakers who have had projects selected for the Co-production Market at this year’s Film Bazaar in Goa, India.Scroll down for full list of projects

Benegal has been making award-winning films since the 1970s – most recently satires Welcome To Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba. Singh’s Qissa: The Tale Of A Lonely Ghost is currently having a successful run on the festival circuit.

International projects at Film Bazaar include Amok, from Chilean director Valeria Sarmiento and produced by the UK’s Anna Holburn; UK filmmaker Robert Mullan’s Son Of India; Malabar Court, directed by Niara Modi and produced by Canada’s Paul Scherzer; and Polish director Piotr Trzaskalski’s Incredible.

The line-up also include one project in partnership with the Netherlands’ Boost programme, Bikas Mishra’s Wild Fire, and one project with Ifp, Varenya directed by Shripriya Mahesh.

Organised by the...

Nfdc Film Bazaar has announced 28 selected projects for co-production market 2013. The seventh edition of Film Bazaar will take place from 21 – 24 November, 2013 in Goa.

Every year, the Co-Production Market invites a select number of directors and producers to present their projects to international producers, distributors, sales agents, funding representatives and other financial partners from across the world.

Sr. no. Project Name Applicant Name 1 28-Sri Prasanna Jayakody 2 Dawaat Nama Sabiha Sumar 3 Homestay Blues Miriam Chandy Menacherry 4 Pac-Man Anirban Datta 5 Incredible Piotr Trzaskalski 6 Scorpion’s Song Anup Singh 7 When Mirza Comes Back Kamal K.M. Karamattathil 8 Warm Bread & the Nipple’s Circle Roya Sadat 9 Son of India Robert Mullan 10 Circle of Fire Arnab Chaudhuri 11 Amok Valeria Sarmiento 12 Malabar Court Niara Modi 13 Oont

(The Camel Ride) Gaganvihari Borate 14 Taramandal

(Constellation) Rohit Pandey 15 Roads to Freedom Shyam Benegal 16 Lipstick Under My Burkha Alankrita Shrivastava 17 Bhiwani Mahendra Jakhar 18 The Watchmaker Must Die Again Jogavindra S. Khera...

Still from Kalpana

Stanley Ka Dabba, Arjun, Mumbai Cha Raja, One More and Kalpana will be screened at the 27th edition of Fribourg International Film Festival (Fiff), to be held from March 16-23, 2013 in Fribourg, Switzerland.

Stanley Ka Dabba, Arjun and Mumbai Cha Raja will screen under the FIFFamily In India section. The newly-introduced FIFFamily is a mini festival under Fiff for the attending parents and children. The section will screen three selected films from the same country.

One More will screen under the Genre Cinema: Escape to Victory! section and Kalpana will screen in the Hommage à World Cinema Foundation section.

The festival that will play host to 90 feature and 20 short films from 45 countries, will open with Karzan Kader’s Bekas and close with Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster.

Amole Gupte’s Stanley Ka Dabba will make its Swiss premiere at the festival. Young Stanley, unlike his classmates, is...

Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies and Disney Channel will premiere the season 2 of its tween musical drama Ishaan on 12 December, 2010 at 10.00 am.Walt Disney Television International India director, Content and Creative Arnab Chaudhuri said, “We are very happy to bring Ishaan 2 on Disney Channel. The tremendous response to the first season was heartening and strengthened our resolution to deliver relatable characters and enjoyable stories that appeal to kids and families alike. While Ishaan 2 retains its original charm, the fresh and ...

Mumbai: Put together a little magic, an eye for colour, some imagination with lots of fun and everyone can be an artist with the all new "Art Attack" premiering September 19, 2010 at 10:30 am on Disney Channel! Pottery, painting, sculpting and more - there is something for everyone on Art Attack - kids' favourite, on-air arts and crafts workshop on Disney Channel. Disney Channel aims to encourage kids to believe in themselves, follow their dreams and express themselves through as many creative forms as they can imagine! Kids will get to explore the world of art and crafts in a fun-filled, entertaining and humorous ride every Sunday at 10:30am. "Art is fun! It is a great way for kids to express themselves and Art Attack will encourage kids to approach art and craft through entertainment. With Gaurav hosting the show, Art Attack will make art accessible and fun to all kids irrespective of skill levels.

India's largest Animation festival Anifest India came to a fitting conclusion on 21st August and saw some of the best speaker's lineup, a boasting crowd of close to 1500 on all the three days and many exciting sessions on animation, gaming and vfx. Here is the coverage in a nutshell: Day 1 The first session of the event 'Comics ke Baap Dada' was taken by Aabid Surti, the legendary author and the pioneer of Indian comics, Manish Gupta and Sanjay Gupta, the founders of Raj comics. Surti shared how he started his first comic strip and comics 'Bahadur' which was a cult in late 70's. He also shared his journey with film stars like Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Spiritual Gurus like Osho and remarked how they were a fan of his comics and were influenced by it. Manish and Sanjay Gupta were throwing the light on how Raj comics started and the characters like Doga,...

India's largest Animation festival Anifest India came to a fitting conclusion on 21st August and saw some of the best speaker's lineup, a boasting crowd of close to 1500 on all the three days and many exciting sessions on animation, gaming and vfx. Here is the coverage in a nutshell: Day 1 The first session of the event 'Comics ke Baap Dada' was taken by Aabid Surti, the legendary author and the pioneer of Indian comics, Manish Gupta and Sanjay Gupta, the founders of Raj comics. Surti shared how he started his first comic strip and comics 'Bahadur' which was a cult in late 70's. He also shared his journey with film stars like Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Spiritual Gurus like Osho and remarked how they were a fan of his comics and were influenced by it. Manish and Sanjay Gupta were throwing the light on how Raj comics started and the characters like Doga,...

Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi is set to make a cameo appearance in Disney’s musical show ‘Ishaan’.

‘Arshad is extremely popular with kids and adults alike. We are very happy to have him on Ishaan. His comic timing along with all the excitement of this particular episode will be a treat this weekend for kids and their families,’ Arnab Chaudhuri, director Content and Creative at Walt Disney Television International India, said in a statement.

‘Ishaan’ is a musical journey of a boy who finds friends and a sense of belonging through music. Extremely intelligent and talented, Ishaan finds his true.