SUJOY JOINS INITIATIVE FOR SHORT FILMS

The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards is one of its kind initiative that identifies and rewards the short film industry in an unbiased manner and is gaining momentum. Joining the panel are critically acclaimed and successful directors Sriram Raghavan and Sujoy Ghosh.

The initiative is in support and appreciation for the Indian short filmmakers. Talking about short films director Sujoy Ghosh shares, “It’s a great challenge to be able to do story telling in short films format but they are also a great learning platforms for people who want to get into filmmaking, especially when you have to learn about everything from scratch like scripting, editing, cinematog raphy etc. All faculties are same as a feature film the only thing different is the medium of presentation. I believe a short film has to be a very clever project and high on content as well.”

The Kahaani director further adds that the publicity of the film depends on word of mouth. “For that it has to leave that impact on the viewer so he/ she is able to talk further about it. To make your short film as a commercial product is a challenge. It’s a great learning experience at the same time,” he says.

The director personally finds this a great initiative, as it will give some legitimacy to short filmmakers. “Hopefully this will encourage more and more creative minds,” he adds.

The Film Critics Guild in partnership with Motion Content Group is all set to present the first- ever short film awards ‘ Critics’ Choice Short Film Awards’ to be held in December.