Take Ten, a short film workshop and competition to find and assist up-and-coming Indian filmmakers, was launched by the OTT Giant Netflix. Ten emerging filmmakers were chosen, and they completed a rigorous week-long workshop and received a $10,000 grant to support their short films, which were all focused on the theme of "Home."
The program includes opportunities to interact with and learn from a wide range of industry professionals and covered a broad training curriculum that included all facets of filmmaking from pre-production to post-production. The finalists were coached by twenty of the best brains in India's entertainment industry through seminars on subjects including working with actors, honing their skills, selling their work, and more.
As reported by Netflix, Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Head of External Affairs, APAC, Netflix said, "Take Ten has played a transformative role in empowering aspiring filmmakers from all across India. Their varied backgrounds have helped to shape stories across different languages and introduce characters from a variety of socio-cultural environments.¡±
?She further stated, ¡°While we are still in the early stages of this work globally, we are committed to building a legacy of inclusion through our Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, and we look forward to continuing to support India¡¯s incredibly talented creative community.¡±
The short films premiered in front of the finalists, mentors, and executives from the streamer at a gathering in Mumbai.
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Home by Aditi Sharma is a social drama that delves into the subjects of inheritance and exploitation while telling the moving story of a tea plantation worker. The father-son drama "Salt" by Barkha Naik explores the redefinition of a relationship that has been characterised by deafening silence for years. In "Chhoti Si Baat" by Hitarth Rakesh Desai, a 12-year-old boy's fantasy world is revealed and threatens to burst as a result.
Stockholm by Murali Krishnan is a comedy-thriller that focuses on the amusing interactions between an abducted senior and his hostages. "Bijli" by Manasvini Boovarahan is a touching tale of parenthood presented from the viewpoint of a mother's tenacious hunt for her missing daughter. In "Home 2," a sci-fi drama by Ria Nalavade, the dangers of indiscriminately employing technology are highlighted.In Rohan Shyam Chowdhury's "Lokkhon Rekha," a dysfunctional family's lunchtime talk turns into a conflict when generational trauma and resentments come to the surface.
The unorthodox movie "Screen" by Sandip Krishnan asks, "What is home? Is it the people, the place, or just some visuals and sounds that weave together a little piece of life?" The fantasy and drama film "Soul-Kadhi" by Sameeha Sabnis explores the actual meaning of freedom via an eerie relationship between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law. Sadabahar, a tragicomedy by Suyash Kamath, is based on the members of a wedding brass quartet's sense of home and belonging.
?All movies are available to watch on the Netflix India YouTube channel.
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