The season for creators is back again, and this time is even more exciting! IFP (earlier India Film Project) has been your go to place for over a decade. Being the premier cultural and creative festival in the world, IFP has been able to grow and motivate talents in various fields like Films & OTT, Music, Literature & Writing, Storytelling, Photography, Design & Art, Comedy, etc.
Running with the proud of having thirteen successful seasons, the 14th chapter of this festival is due on the 12th and 13th of October this year in Mumbai. The purpose of the festival is to create a platform for the artists to the public and for the industry the artists. With an energetic mix of sessions, workshops, master classes, live performances, and challenges, IFP Season 14 will not only shoot for the stars but take the audience and participants along on a journey and perhaps push some boundaries of creativity.
The coming stage of the IFP Season 14 is set to be graced by an all-star cast of speakers which includes the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kabir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Shoojit Sircar, Guneet Monga, Saurabh Shukla, Sonam Wangchuk, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Vivek Gomber, Rajesh Krishna, Kunal Kemmu, Ram Madhvani, Chhaya Kadam, Kavita Seth Geetanjali Shree (International Booker Prize Winner, Author of Tomb of Sand), Vikas Swarup, William Dalrymple, Trinetra Avanti Nagral and Rest. Creators can look forward to collecting invaluable industry knowledge with these cultural icons. Focused on sharing skills, viewpoints and collaborations, this edition aims to elevate the participants’ creative exploration to more advanced levels.
In the seasonal spirit of festival and innovation which characterizes IFP, the organization launches for the second time its very special 50-hour series of challenges on filmmaking, music, design, performing arts, writing and photography as this season saw around 54000 creative individuals from different parts of the world. These creators’ concerns will be judged by a very strong jury comprising experts from the film and television industry such as Kabir Khan, Rob, Amit Sharma, Lilette Dubey, Lijo Jose Pellissery, Sandeep Modi, Sooni Taraporewala, Sushin Shyam, Chaaya Prabhat, Sabari Venu, Manoj Shah and Sasha Jairam.
In the light of IFP Season 14’s significance, Ritam Bhatnagar, founder IFP said, “We are thrilled to introduce yet another interesting season of the IFP, a center for creativity and culture. IFP has this year received participation from 44 countries and we are very pleased. Our aim is to put up a festival where people from different countries come together and share ideas fostering a community of creatives. With plenty of appropriate mixture of challenges and speakers, we hope to inspire and uplift artists of all ages and backgrounds during this festival in the future”
Quoting Kabir Khan, “Every shot, every sequence in film is about a relationship. Every filmmaking is an act of communication. Every film is about telling people things that matter, that touch or motivate them. The IFP has always led the way offering emerging filmmakers remarkable opportunities to present their work. Being on the jury of the festival, I had the satisfaction of endorsing the work and dedication of these talented youngsters. Such pieces are far from dull and let’s say vacuous verbalization even surpass dramatic literature’s common paths. It’s always tough to pick the winners because it’s so easy to find out that it’s sad that some potential has to be put on hol hoặc kế hoạch khiến cái nay phải審選者.”
Much to that achievement, Lijo Jose Pellissery added, “It is really a great pleasure to participate in the IFP this year.”
In the last couple of years, IFP has served as an important source of exposure to many aspiring filmmakers. The excitement and the emotions at the festival are such that it inspires creators to go beyond the self-imposed limits they never believed possible. It’s an atmosphere that encourages everyone including myself, and I can’t wait to see the potential that unfolds this season.”
IFP Season 14 speaks to everyone, and does so in a rather special way – there would be and here are, intriguing debates and captivating activities. Therefore, do not forget to reserve October 12th and 13th and come and be amazed by the talent of the next generation of artists.
