This
film movement began in 1998 and has today become the most sought after platform
of its kind. The festival has long established its global exposure by
dedicating itself to the short film genre and witnessing hundreds of entries
from across the world every year.
This
year Manhattan Short 2014 in India and its chief patron Vivanta by Taj
conducted an exciting competition named, ‘Vote for India’. This initiative saw
filmmakers from across India send in their short film entries to vie for a spot
in the global finalist list. The films were hosted on the India chapter’s
website – www.manhattanshortindia.com where Indian audiences voted for the
films they believed deserved to be in the global finalist list and winners of
the India chapter of the festival. Three
India winners have been decided post the voting conducted. These three winners
each have won a chance to create a short film for Vivanta by Taj.
In
the global finalist list, this year’s top ten films have been selected from
USA, UK, Germany, France, Mexico, Australia, Netherlands, Norway, and England.
The films deal with a range of subjects which includes romance to sci-fi,
animation and a docu-short. These films have won multiple accolades at various
festivals around the world and will be screened at Manhattan Short 2014.
Manhattan
Short 2014 in India will also present a few workshops for the youth and
upcoming film makers by renowned artistes who will share their thoughtful
insights with the audience.
Manhattan
Short 2014 in India will kick start the event with an interesting workshop on
“The SHORT Film Industry: Boom!” This session will have panelists like Cyrus
Dastur, Founder, Shamiana Shorts, Saameer Mody, Managing Director, Pocket
Films, renowned film maker Paromita Vohra and Avijit Mukul Kishore, film-maker
and Co-Curator of The FD Zone who will share their insights on the growth of
the short film industry in India.
Manhattan
Short 2014 will present an interesting workshop on ‘Rainbow Stories - Queering
Indian Shorts’ with Sridhar Rangayan from Kashish Mumbai International Queer
Film Festival.
“Joys
of Film Editing” workshop with Film Editors Dipika Kalra and Antara Lahiri aims
to be a resource to help upcoming film makers with various thoughtful insights
from the experts. Renowned Film Critic Bhawna Somaaya will conduct a workshop
sharing her experiences of film making, and presenting her debut short film
that she has made with winner of “Vote for India initiative” Stalin Massey.
Ashvin
Kumar, Oscar-nominated filmmaker for his film ‘Little Terrorist’, will conduct
a workshop on making an Oscar-worthy short film at Manhattan Short 2014.
According
to Anil Sadarangani, Festival Director, India, “With Manhattan Short’s global
reach, this is a dream come true for any filmmaker to be a part of. We hope to
receive a great response from the city with the grand repertoires of short
films presented at the festival.”
Manhattan
Short Film Festival is a unique festival wherein the audience will not only be
watching and enjoying the films, but judging them as well giving filmmakers the
ultimate award they could hope for – the audience award. Each audience member
will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one film they
feel should win. Votes will be tallied at each participating cinema around the
world and submitted to festival headquarters in New York City where the winner
will be announced. Audiences can also catch the webcast live on
www.vivantabytaj.com. This is a filmmaker’s chance to be a part of something
extraordinary, one of the largest and most exciting cinematic events of the
year. Entry Free on First Come First Served basis.
Date:
3rd October to 5th October, 2014
Time:
2.00 pm onwards
Venue:
Sitara Studio, Tilak Bhavan, Kakasaheb Gadgil Marg, Dadar West, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400012
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