Short films these days have been very much in
the media with the release of Bombay Talkies that clubbed 4 short films
together and released it as a feature film. This initiative got a good thumb up
from the audiences and the critics alike. Close on the heels comes another news
that Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor will soon be seen in a Konkani-English
short film, directed by Homi Adajania and produced by Saif Ali Khan’s
Illuminati Films. With main stream Bollywood actors showing a keenness to do
short films, it’s a clear indication that short films are soon going to be the
next big thing in recent times.
With a theme line Lets go BIG with shorts,
LISFF is also ‘going and growing’ a bit big with short films from around the
globe. It has not only received globally awarded films, but also has received a
prestigious entry of the Oscar award winning film ‘Curfew’ by Shawn
Christensen. To add to its status, LISFF has also received Cannes entry films
including ‘The Plan’ by Vivek Sharma, ‘Ria’ by Abhishek Talukdar and ‘Mombatti’
by Puneet Prakash and National Award winner “Timbaktu” that tops the list.
However, the icing on the cake are short
films from India that have popular Bollywood actors including Naseeruddin Shah,
Nawazuddin Siddique, Zeenat Aman, Manjot Singh and the like in short films.
While versatile actor Naseeruddin Shah will be seen in “Goonj - the empty call”
a documentary by Adhiraj Bose on Charas cultivation in Himachal Pradesh,
Nawazuddin Siddique will be seen in Sriram Dalton’s short fiction “OP stop
smelling your socks.” While Bollywood’s diva Zeenat Aman will be seen in a Male
Rape drama “Breaking the Silence” by Sanghamitra Chaudhuri, Manjot Singh who is
coming the soon to be released ‘Fukrey’ will be seen in Gagan Puri’s “The
Dream”. A few of the telly stars are also to be seen in some thought provoking
films. While Vibha who has acted in popular serials including 'Balika Vadhu'
will be seen in Sanjeev Nanda’s “Shyamli - Ek Pratha”, Anubhav Krishna
Srivastava who’s playing Sachin in Balaji Telefilms ‘Pavitra Rishta’ will be
seen in Souvik Gupta’s “Stranger”, mentioned Mahua Mazumdar, Festival
Coordinator.
“We are also going to initiate talks with
Sudhir Mishraji if we can get his acclaimed ‘Kirchiyaan’ to be screened at our
festival. Kirchiyaan that stars Chitrangada Singh, Sushant Singh, Vipin Sharma,
Manu Rishi and others is a real time story about how a bizarre incident in a
Chhattarpur farm changes the lives of many people. How the past comes back to
redeem itself, how lives get shattered and cleaned up in just 15 minutes and
how life offers a sudden opportunity to make it large… in just one moment,”
added Mahua.
Serving as Madhya Pradesh’s only short film
festival, the Lakecity International Short Film Festival (LISFF) 2013 is
founded to showcase MP as a leader in contemporary filmmaking, and aims to
exhibit the most captivating and innovative short content. Slated to be the
biggest event in the Heart of Incredible India in Bhopal - LISFF 2013 is a four
day festival from August 29th to September 1st, 2013.
Breaking all stereotypes, LISFF’s mission is
to present quality films from around the world as well as support, recognize
and honor indie film makers. These films will be organized thematically, in
hopes of representing the full range of the human experience as reflected by
our chosen filmmakers. LISFF will also be a vital showcase for indie film
makers as the festival is also introducing the PSA Films Category in addition
to its competitive sections.
In the centenary year of Indian cinema, the
four day festival will see people of various communities thronging the venue to
enjoy the short films from countries like Spain, Italy, UK, USA, Russia,
Bangladesh, Iran, Poland in English and the country’s own languages. Indian
regional language films like Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, and in all South
Indian languages will be
showcased.
The festival, which is open to filmmakers of
all ages, showcases both amateur and professional small movies on any subject
and in any style. Films of all different genres under 30 minutes in length and
family friendly are accepted as submissions for the festival. They include
action movies, animations, fantasy, drama, science fiction, comedy, cartoons,
documentaries and experimental movies.
Organized by Eon Films in conjunction with
O.M. Filmz and coordinated by Aura Events, Codes & Pixels as well as
Olivine Ventures, the festival has awards in more than 19 categories. LISFF is
also introducing Audience Polls for the People’s Choice Awards as well as
Critics Award that will be decided by the critics. In both cases, the winners
will take home a statuette of the festival’s mascot.
Interested filmmakers may have their
questions asked by contacting organizers at info@lisff.com or log on to
www.lisff.com for more details.
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