Eight projects of multiple genres, including magic realism, fantasy, horror/thriller, women’s empowerment, cross-border politics, Lgtbq+ issues, and mental illness, have been selected for the 16th edition of Nfdc Screenwriters’ Lab, an ongoing initiative to develop, nurture, and promote original voices from all over India. The eight screen writers, who also happen to be filmmakers of ad films, short films, documentaries, and feature films, have written the selected scripts in multiple languages, including Hindi, Marathi, English, Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Odia, and Tibetan.
Two of the writers are National Award Winners for “Best Marathi Film” and “Best Cinematography.”
“We, at Nfdc, strongly feel that a well-written script forms the foundation of a compelling story, engaging characters, and meaningful dialogue, all of which are essential elements of a successful film.” said Mr. Prithul Kumar, Managing Director of Nfdc.
“We are at the forefront of not only training our writers to better develop their unique stories,...
Two of the writers are National Award Winners for “Best Marathi Film” and “Best Cinematography.”
“We, at Nfdc, strongly feel that a well-written script forms the foundation of a compelling story, engaging characters, and meaningful dialogue, all of which are essential elements of a successful film.” said Mr. Prithul Kumar, Managing Director of Nfdc.
“We are at the forefront of not only training our writers to better develop their unique stories,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
Eight projects of multiple genres, including magic realism, fantasy, horror/thriller, women’s empowerment, cross-border politics, Lgtbq+ issues, and mental illness, have been selected for the 16th edition of Nfdc Screenwriters’ Lab, an ongoing initiative to develop, nurture, and promote original voices from all over India. The eight screen writers, who also happen to be filmmakers of ad films, short films, documentaries, and feature films, have written the selected scripts in multiple languages, including Hindi, Marathi, English, Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Odia, and Tibetan.
Two of the writers are National Award Winners for “Best Marathi Film” and “Best Cinematography.”
“We, at Nfdc, strongly feel that a well-written script forms the foundation of a compelling story, engaging characters, and meaningful dialogue, all of which are essential elements of a successful film.” said Mr. Prithul Kumar, Managing Director of Nfdc.
“We are at the forefront of not only training our writers to better develop their unique stories,...
Two of the writers are National Award Winners for “Best Marathi Film” and “Best Cinematography.”
“We, at Nfdc, strongly feel that a well-written script forms the foundation of a compelling story, engaging characters, and meaningful dialogue, all of which are essential elements of a successful film.” said Mr. Prithul Kumar, Managing Director of Nfdc.
“We are at the forefront of not only training our writers to better develop their unique stories,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Editorial Desk
Revised BFI Filmmaking Fund and UK tax credits system up for discussion in UK Pavilion events programme.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named its roster of speakers taking part in this year’s series of events hosted at the UK Pavilion in Cannes, including talent talks from official selection filmmakers such as How To Have Sex director Molly Manning Walker, The Old Oak producer Rebecca O’Brien and The Settlers producer Emily Morgan, plus industry figures such as the BFI’s Mia Bays and We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews.
Conversations will explore developing talent, co-production, film financing, the UK...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named its roster of speakers taking part in this year’s series of events hosted at the UK Pavilion in Cannes, including talent talks from official selection filmmakers such as How To Have Sex director Molly Manning Walker, The Old Oak producer Rebecca O’Brien and The Settlers producer Emily Morgan, plus industry figures such as the BFI’s Mia Bays and We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews.
Conversations will explore developing talent, co-production, film financing, the UK...
- 5/12/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Revised BFI Filmmaking Fund and UK tax credits system up for discussion in UK Pavilion events programme.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named its roster of speakers taking part in this year’s series of events hosted at the UK Pavilion in Cannes, including talent talks from official selection filmmakers such as How To Have Sex director Molly Manning Walker, The Old Oak producer Rebecca O’Brien and The Settlers producer Emily Morgan, plus industry figures such as the BFI’s Mia Bays and We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews.
Conversations will explore developing talent, co-production, film financing, the UK...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has named its roster of speakers taking part in this year’s series of events hosted at the UK Pavilion in Cannes, including talent talks from official selection filmmakers such as How To Have Sex director Molly Manning Walker, The Old Oak producer Rebecca O’Brien and The Settlers producer Emily Morgan, plus industry figures such as the BFI’s Mia Bays and We Are Parable’s Anthony Andrews.
Conversations will explore developing talent, co-production, film financing, the UK...
- 5/12/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Actress Shruti Haasan has already begun shooting for her international project, ‘The Eye’, directed by Daphne Schmon and written by Emily Carlton.
The film, backed by Fingerprint Content, is being co-produced by Agronauts productions, Greece’s biggest and most established production house.
Shruti has already begun shooting for the film in Athens and Corfu.
After proving her mettle in industries across India, the actress has been making waves internationally with her debut in ‘Treadstone’, her independent music, and is meticulously choosing subjects close to her heart – those which can create an impact across the globe.
Sources said that ‘The Eye’ is a psychological thriller that follows the story of a widow who returns to a greek island to spread her deceased husband’s ashes.
Apart from Shruti, the film boasts of a stellar starcast with names like Mark Rowley(‘The Last Kingdom’, ‘One Day’), Anna Savva (‘True Horror’) and Linda Marlowe (‘The Duchess’) among others.
The film, backed by Fingerprint Content, is being co-produced by Agronauts productions, Greece’s biggest and most established production house.
Shruti has already begun shooting for the film in Athens and Corfu.
After proving her mettle in industries across India, the actress has been making waves internationally with her debut in ‘Treadstone’, her independent music, and is meticulously choosing subjects close to her heart – those which can create an impact across the globe.
Sources said that ‘The Eye’ is a psychological thriller that follows the story of a widow who returns to a greek island to spread her deceased husband’s ashes.
Apart from Shruti, the film boasts of a stellar starcast with names like Mark Rowley(‘The Last Kingdom’, ‘One Day’), Anna Savva (‘True Horror’) and Linda Marlowe (‘The Duchess’) among others.
- 10/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Production has begun on the psychological thriller The Eye, starring Shruti Haasan (Salaar) and Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom) from Fingerprint Content.
Daphne Schmon directs the flick from a screenplay by Emily Carlton. Set in 1980, the pic is billed as a dark psychological thriller. The story centers on a young widow who travels back to the island where her husband died, to spread his ashes. Upon learning the true nature of what may have claimed his life, she is tempted by a dark choice that could bring him back.
The cast is rounded out by Sarika Thakur (Baar Baar Dekho), Anna Savva (The Durrells), Linda Marlowe (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Christos Stergioglou (Dogtooth).
Greek production company Argonauts Productions is a co-producer on the project alongside Fingerprint. Shooting stars in Athens and Corfu later this month.
Fingerprint also announced that it is partnering with sustainability consultancy Greenshoot to deliver a...
Daphne Schmon directs the flick from a screenplay by Emily Carlton. Set in 1980, the pic is billed as a dark psychological thriller. The story centers on a young widow who travels back to the island where her husband died, to spread his ashes. Upon learning the true nature of what may have claimed his life, she is tempted by a dark choice that could bring him back.
The cast is rounded out by Sarika Thakur (Baar Baar Dekho), Anna Savva (The Durrells), Linda Marlowe (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Christos Stergioglou (Dogtooth).
Greek production company Argonauts Productions is a co-producer on the project alongside Fingerprint. Shooting stars in Athens and Corfu later this month.
Fingerprint also announced that it is partnering with sustainability consultancy Greenshoot to deliver a...
- 10/20/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
A panel of industry experts discussed how future productions can become sustainable during a webinar hosted by Screen International’s sister site Kftv.
Planning sustainability early in a project’s life, developing a healthy green tech habit and managing waste on set were among the must dos for future productions seeking sustainability according to a panel of industry experts during a webinar hosted by Screen International’s sister site Kftv this week.
Film producer Melanie Dicks, founder of Greenshoot and the Green Screen programme, said early planning is key towards any drive towards a carbon neutral filming industry. “If you...
Planning sustainability early in a project’s life, developing a healthy green tech habit and managing waste on set were among the must dos for future productions seeking sustainability according to a panel of industry experts during a webinar hosted by Screen International’s sister site Kftv this week.
Film producer Melanie Dicks, founder of Greenshoot and the Green Screen programme, said early planning is key towards any drive towards a carbon neutral filming industry. “If you...
- 12/3/2021
- by Stuart Kemp
- ScreenDaily
The webinar will take place on Wednesday December 1 at 16:00 BST.
Screen International’s sister site Kftv is hosting a webinar on Wednesday December 1 at 16:00 BST with some of the biggest industry names in sustainability and production set to discuss all the key issues affecting the industry.
Register here
The speakers are:
Hemini Mehta, Sustainability Lead at the European Broadcasting Union
Hemini is an experienced technical professional in all things digital with an angle on Sustainability. She has been with the Ebu for five years overseeing the overall sustainable strategy and managing two groups – Sustainability for Public Service Media and Green Production.
Screen International’s sister site Kftv is hosting a webinar on Wednesday December 1 at 16:00 BST with some of the biggest industry names in sustainability and production set to discuss all the key issues affecting the industry.
Register here
The speakers are:
Hemini Mehta, Sustainability Lead at the European Broadcasting Union
Hemini is an experienced technical professional in all things digital with an angle on Sustainability. She has been with the Ebu for five years overseeing the overall sustainable strategy and managing two groups – Sustainability for Public Service Media and Green Production.
- 11/29/2021
- by Chris Evans
- ScreenDaily
Virtual sessions include talent talks with Mark Cousins and Eva Husson.
Talent talks featuring directors Mark Cousins and Eva Husson, and producers Kat Mansoor, Elizabeth Karlsen and Tracy O’Riordan all feature in We Are UK Film’s online programme of industry sessions running during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).
We Are UK Film will be a virtual UK pavilion presence in Cannes this year owing to challenges around travel during the pandemic. Set up and funded by the BFI with partners including British Council, the national and regional screen agencies and the British Film Commision (Bfc), the...
Talent talks featuring directors Mark Cousins and Eva Husson, and producers Kat Mansoor, Elizabeth Karlsen and Tracy O’Riordan all feature in We Are UK Film’s online programme of industry sessions running during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).
We Are UK Film will be a virtual UK pavilion presence in Cannes this year owing to challenges around travel during the pandemic. Set up and funded by the BFI with partners including British Council, the national and regional screen agencies and the British Film Commision (Bfc), the...
- 7/5/2021
- by British Film InstituteSponsored by
- ScreenDaily
Virtual sessions include talent talks with Mark Cousins and Eva Husson.
Talent talks featuring directors Mark Cousins and Eva Husson, and producers Kat Mansoor, Elizabeth Karlsen and Tracy O’Riordan all feature in We Are UK Film’s online programme of industry sessions running during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).
We Are UK Film will be a virtual UK pavilion presence in Cannes this year owing to challenges around travel during the pandemic. Set up and funded by the BFI with partners including British Council, the national and regional screen agencies and the British Film Commision (Bfc), the...
Talent talks featuring directors Mark Cousins and Eva Husson, and producers Kat Mansoor, Elizabeth Karlsen and Tracy O’Riordan all feature in We Are UK Film’s online programme of industry sessions running during this year’s Cannes Film Festival (July 6-17).
We Are UK Film will be a virtual UK pavilion presence in Cannes this year owing to challenges around travel during the pandemic. Set up and funded by the BFI with partners including British Council, the national and regional screen agencies and the British Film Commision (Bfc), the...
- 6/30/2021
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Former US Secretary of State to help create content with social impact.
US politician and diplomat John Kerry is moving into the film world, joining forces with newly launched, UK-based production company Fingerprint Content as senior advisor and executive producer.
“I’ve been in the business of communicating my whole life,” said the former US Secretary of State on moving from politics and activism to entertainment.
“There has always been a real synergy there been between politics and filmmaking. You’re trying to persuade people that something or have an impact and move people and get them to act and respond.
US politician and diplomat John Kerry is moving into the film world, joining forces with newly launched, UK-based production company Fingerprint Content as senior advisor and executive producer.
“I’ve been in the business of communicating my whole life,” said the former US Secretary of State on moving from politics and activism to entertainment.
“There has always been a real synergy there been between politics and filmmaking. You’re trying to persuade people that something or have an impact and move people and get them to act and respond.
- 10/30/2020
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Alison Owen to give festival keynote address, returning initiatives include Pfm, Think-Shoot-Distribute.
This year’s BFI London Film Festival’s ( Oct 9 -20) returns with flagship industry events Cross-Media Forum, run in partnership with Power to the Pixel, the Film London Production Finance Market (Pfm), and project development scheme Think-Shoot-Distribute.
Saving Mr Banks and Jane Eyre producer Alison Owen will give a keynote in which she will explore the extent to which cinema is under threat from games and online.
Industry panels will include ‘The Wide Angle: Launching the BFI’s International Strategy for UK Film’ with the BFI head of international Isabel Davis and ‘Remodelling the Release: Insights from the BFI New Models scheme’, which will explore the results of non-traditional release models including Spirit of ’45, A Late Quartet, A Field in England, What Maisie Knew and A Pervert’s Guide To Ideology.
Panelists on the latter will include Ben Luxford (Curzon Film World), Gabriel Swartland (Picturehouse...
This year’s BFI London Film Festival’s ( Oct 9 -20) returns with flagship industry events Cross-Media Forum, run in partnership with Power to the Pixel, the Film London Production Finance Market (Pfm), and project development scheme Think-Shoot-Distribute.
Saving Mr Banks and Jane Eyre producer Alison Owen will give a keynote in which she will explore the extent to which cinema is under threat from games and online.
Industry panels will include ‘The Wide Angle: Launching the BFI’s International Strategy for UK Film’ with the BFI head of international Isabel Davis and ‘Remodelling the Release: Insights from the BFI New Models scheme’, which will explore the results of non-traditional release models including Spirit of ’45, A Late Quartet, A Field in England, What Maisie Knew and A Pervert’s Guide To Ideology.
Panelists on the latter will include Ben Luxford (Curzon Film World), Gabriel Swartland (Picturehouse...
- 10/4/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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