The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

We are chatting with Dr. Biju Kumar Damodaran- three times national award winner. His recent film- TREES UNDER THE SUN- got a limited release via PLATOON ONE FILMS.

The most important points are:

1) No Spaces for art-house and indie movies.

2) Where can people watch award-winning films from festivals?

3) Every village in Kerela has its own film festival

4) Reaching to the audience in India outside festivals. 

5) How to create spaces 2 show theses films-

6) Malayalam film industry- 200 films per year.

7) Selling the films to local channels- award winners are not considered as mainstream. 

8) Why do you want to make films is the most important question a filmmaker should ask himself/ herself before starting out.

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Maja Korbecka- a writer, researcher and part of Berlinale Press talent 2020 shares with us:

1) Berlinale temperature, arc, film language, and more

2) More grounded films, fewer stars 

3) Embracing the mainstream cinema- making it diverse

4) Buzz of Indian Cinema

5) Films standing out- First Cow, Mogul Mowgli, The woman who ran

6) film form vs content

7) Manifesto for the new cinephilia

8) Collective vs individual

9) Themes standing out...

10) VOD platforms for festival films vs Netflix...

also chk out the two videos from THE FILM STAGE AND FILM COMPANION: 

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In conversation with the producer of Andhadhun (the blind melody) Sanjay Routray of Matchbox pictures:

Some of the pivotal points of the conversation:

1) Figures of Andhadhun :)

2)Actors being apprehensive to play a blind protagonist until #Ayushman Khurana 

3) What made Andhadhun work- the universal narrative

4)Focus group and their relevance

5) Working with first time directors- Khosla ka Ghosla, Paanch, Makdee, Matrubhoomi

6) Who is watching so much content on OTT

7) The vision of an indie producer/production company

8) Don't underestimate the intelligence of the audience

9) Release strategy of Andhadhun

10) Biggest Vaccum in the industry right now,

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Barnabas Toth has twice been shortlisted in the Oscars: Last year for his short film Chuchotage and this year for his feature film THOSE WHO REMAINED.  He joins us from the land of Bela Tarr. 

Some of the pointers of the conversation:

1) being selected in the top 10 out of 93 entries.

2) campaigning for Oscars

3) The elements of drama in the writing and the execution

4) selecting a story for its emotional quotient.

5) funding in the Hungarian industry

6) How does a city influence an artist? 

7) Who is going to win on Feb 9th oscar 2020?

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EEB AALAY OOO & AISE HEE BOTH IN THE BIG FESTIVALS (BERLIN & BUSAN), BOTH PRODUCED BY THE FIRST TIME PRODUCER SHWETAABH SINGH
WE QUESTION:
1) Selecting the scripts ( without stars, without ROI, without focus group)
2) Getting the monies 
3) Budgeting the films
4) Getting the directors involved in the budget
5) crew, equipments, number of days of shooting
6)  Sending the first cut to the festivals
7) Thinking about the film more than yourself.

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Bhawana Somaaya is a renowned film critic, journalist, and film historian. She was honored with the Padma Shree in the year 2017... Chk her at www.bhawanasomaaya.com

We question:

1) The changing role of a film critic

2) Picking up content from a heap of content

3) The value of stars given for a film

4) Is a popular content a good content?

5) Who is watching all this content?

6) Cinema is dead?

7) There is no other Bachchan!

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Due to the unrest in our country - we are taking a pause from publishing the podcast for this time- we are going to be back soon but we would like to thank people from everywhere who are connecting n writing to us from other cities n countries- your inputs- and connecting with us encourages us to keep moving forward and get more on the table which will benefit all the makers out there - do keep your questions coming -add us on ur what's app number given in the description- come say hello - dm us on twitter ID- metaphysicallab.

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An inspiring chat with Ravneet S Chaddha, whose film Subira, is an official entry from Kenya to the Academy 2020.

We wish her good luck on this journey!

1) Finding your calling after being married with kids

2) Fighting for your calling

3) Trying to learn to make films

4) Learning how to write films - via Syd field:)

5)  Dropping the kids to her parents and becoming an assistant director

6) Making her short film Subira

7) Shooting videos of her family and friends and editing it. 

8) finding a producer for Subira the film

9) Getting an experienced team on board.

10) An official entry of the film from Kenya.

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Sid Anand Kumar is a Producer with SAREGAMA Yoodlee films. 

Some of the pointers of the conversation

1) Creating content/ films in the era of content proliferation

2) Who is the audience?

3) Parameters of structuring your content

4) A filmmaker should have an inherent need to reach a wide audience

5) Parameters of studios like Yoodlee.

6) Where are the films that once were in Cannes etc- could they be monetized?

7) Don't emulate the masters- like Ray... it's a different era.

8) Yoodlee 1.0 to 3.0

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How does it feel to get your film 'bid' for in Sundance? 

This and more from the most self-aware filmmaker Q- who clearly defines the Y of making a film.

Some great takeaways from this conversation:

1) Being your own indie producer

2) First few things that you need to do when you decide to be an indie filmmaker

3) How to insulate yourself from losses and defeats

4) Designing your film for the festival- yes you have to do!

5) Funding ur films

6) indie vs ott

7) Make films with profit motivation- the essence of a company.

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