NFDC India announces its selection for the Feature – Co-Production Market
The 17th edition of the NFDC Film Bazaar unveiled the official selection of the feature length projects of the Co-Production Market, to be held between November 20 – 24, 2023 in Marriott Resort, Goa.
For its 17th Edition, Film Bazaar is bringing forth 20 projects with a pan-global narrative. The Co- Production Market Feature length projects are a bunch of powerful projects from 11 countries that have been selected to participate in the Market. The line-up is an eclectic mix of stories from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, USA, UK, Singapore, Germany, France, Poland, Luxembourg, and Israel. The selected filmmakers will be pitching their projects to International and Indian producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents at the Open Pitch.
The Festival Director, IFFI & Film Bazaar and Joint Secretary (Films) and MD, NFDC, Shri Prithul Kumar said that “Co-Production Market has been one of the most important segments of the Film Bazaar helping curated projects and financial support. It has consistently brought out notable projects. This year, we received a record number of applications 142 projects from 19 countries in 27 languages. We wish the selected filmmakers all the best and hope that their projects will find a fitting co-production match for their forthcoming journey towards a successful completion of their project”.
The selected projects for 2023 are –
AATH (The Eight) | Marathi | India
Director – Nachiket Waikar
A Love Supreme | Hindi | India
Director – Dev Benegal
Baghuni (Dance like a Tiger) | Odia | India, United Kingdom
Director – Jitendra Mishra
Bhai Band (One two three Mic check) | Gujarati | India
Director & Producer – Manish Saini | Amdavad Films Pvt. Ltd.
Bhopal Boys | Hindi | India Director – Ajitesh Sharma
Fashigate | Marathi | India
Director – Phulawa Khamkar
Heirloom | Gujarati, Hindi | India
Director – Upamanyu Bhattacharyya
I’ll Smile in September | Hindi | India,Singapore
Director – Aakash Chhabra
In Law | Hindi | India
Director – Dar Gai
Kaalakoota (Toxic Nector) | Kannada | India
Director – Abhaya Simha
Khekshiyal (The Jackal) | Bengali | Bangladesh
Director – Golam Muntakim Fahim
Kohinoor | Hindi | Germany, Luxembourg, France
Director – Udita Bhargava
Lost and Found | Hindi | India
Director – Gitanjali Rao
Mog Asundi (Let there be love) | Hindi | India
Director – Bhaskar Hazarika
Mouna Tharangam (A Silent Wave) | Telugu, English | USA, India
Director – Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda
Rabbit Hole | Sinhala, Tamil | Sri Lanka
Director – Ilango Ramanathan
Raju |Hebrew | Israel
Director – Dror Sabo
Raya’s Wedding | Bengali | Bangladesh
Director & Producer – Maksud Hossain | Fusion Pictures
The Distant Near | English, German, Hindi | Germany, India, France, Poland & United Kingdom
Director – Rafael Kapelinski
