Documentary on Habaspuri Weaving Selected For NFDC Film Bazaar

Habaspuri Weaving (The Second And Last Death) has been selected for NFDC Film Bazaar 2023. Produced by Biswanath Rath, the movie is directed by Mayur Mahapatra.

The selection includes a diverse range of 12 projects in 17 languages (Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi, Korean, Ladakhi, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sinhala, Sindhi, Tamil and Urdu) from 7 countries (India, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Sri Lanka and South Korea).

These projects are of mid-length and feature length and are at different stages of development dealing with themes that are fresh, thought-provoking and new in the treatment.

The Documentary Co-Production Market is a platform that serves as a crucial nexus for filmmakers seeking commissioning, financing, and co-producing partners. The primary objective is to facilitate, encourage, and provide access to opportunities that bring genuine and compelling stories to a global audience. These selected projects will get the opportunity to pitch, connect and collaborate with industry professionals at the Bazaar, where their dream projects can become a reality.

The Film Festival Director, IFFI & Film Bazaar, Joint Secretary (Films) & MD, NFDC Prithul Kumar said, “Owing to the growing interest in the Documentary Films worldwide, a non-feature section alongside its existing feature section, has been introduced this year in the notable Co-Production Market of Film Bazaar. The aim is to foster connections between South Asian documentary projects with international producers, distributors, sales agents, and financiers.” “We encouraged application from projects that celebrate human stories from the field of (but not limited to) environment and sustainability, science and technology, urbanization, love and borders, important cultural figures, education, anthropology, women’s movement, gender and sexuality, children, music, arts and culture, health, mental health and wildlife. We received an overwhelming number of 98 applications from 15 countries and in 32 languages,” Kumar said.

“This new curated inclusion will enhance the value of Film Bazaar and nudge fruitful collaborations that translate and transcend the boundaries in terms of genre, geography, language, voice and identity. We therefore look forward to seeing successful outcomes of these projects through the Bazaar,” he added.