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Goa: On November 21, the LA India Film Council announced the winners of the ?LA- India Connect? online short film competition at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa. The competition aimed to encourage emerging filmmakers in India and Los Angeles and was judged by a jury of high - profile film industry representatives from Los Angeles and India. The winners of the competition, Piyush Shah from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and Manish Sharma from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) won USD 1,000 each for their films ? Loops? and ?Kharratey?. Chirag Mehra from the Asian School of Media Studies (ASMS) won the ?Most Popular Film Award? for his film ? The Blind Date?.
Announcing the winners, Uday Singh, Managing Director, MPDA (India) and Chairman of the LA India Film Council said, ?I would like to congratulate the winners and all the participants of the LA-India Connect competition. Young talent need a global platform to showcase their creativity and this competition was the right step in that direction.?
The films were based on the theme ?Hollywood - Bollywood?. Each entry of no more than ten minutes in duration was judged on the participant?s ability to create a film that bypasses geographical boundaries and appeals to a global audience.
Piyush Shah?s film ?Loops? revolves around a man who is trying to break free from the monotonous cycle of life. ?Kharratey? by Manish Sharma is based on a director?s attempt to capture the perfect shot. ?The Blind Date? with maximum votes on YouTube is based on a young visually challenged protagonist who feels attracted to a young girl sitting at the next table in a restaurant.
Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios said, ?The LA-India Connect short-film competition is a great opportunity for students to showcase their skills and push the boundaries of their creativity. We need more such platforms to help build future talent. ?
"Such a competition is a great initiative and an excellent opportunity to empower the younger generation to meet their creative ambitions.?,said Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director - Studios, DisneyUTV.
The competition was supported by Pocket Films, the short film division of 1takemedia.com, India?s leading aggregator and distributor of alternative content and the Ramanaidu Film School, Hyderabad.
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