Submit Your Feature Films And Web Series To NFDC Film Bazaar India 2024

The 18th edition of the NFDC Film Bazaar is set to introduce Web-Series in its Co-Production Market and Screenwriters' Lab. This year, both Feature Films and Web-Series will have a platform to showcase their potential.

NFDC Film Bazaar serves as a premier networking hub for South Asian and international filmmakers, producers, sales agents, and festival programmers. It fosters creative and financial collaborations over five days, focusing on discovering and promoting South Asian talent across filmmaking, production, and distribution. Various channels include the Co-Production Market (CPM), Screenwriters' Lab, Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab, Viewing Room (VR), Market Screening, Producer's Workshop, and Knowledge Series sessions.

The Co-Production Market provides a unique platform for filmmakers to connect with potential co-producers who can offer financial support or resources. Submissions for Feature Films are currently open. Recognising the popularity of web-series, the market now invites filmmakers with early-stage fiction web-series ideas to apply.

The Screenwriters' Lab has also expanded to include Web-Series. While projects for Feature Films have been selected for this year, submissions for Web-Series are open until September 10, 2024. Writers must submit either a registered Pilot Episode Screenplay/Script or a detailed Pilot Episode Synopsis.

Film Bazaar attracts numerous submissions from various countries in multiple languages each year. The Co-Production Market model aims to bring together film professionals globally to enhance international co-productions and contribute to the dynamism of the South Asian film industry. Shortlisted projects in the Screenwriters' Lab allow writers to experiment with their screenplays under the guidance of acclaimed international experts.

Curated projects in the Co-Production Market, Screenwriters' Lab, and Film Bazaar Recommends get opportunities to pitch their ideas to national and international producers, financiers, festival programmers, distributors, and sales agents. These pitches are followed by Q&A sessions that lay the groundwork for future one-on-one meetings and potential collaborations.

A Legacy of Notable Projects

Film Bazaar has birthed several notable projects over the years through its various verticals. Successful past projects include The Lunchbox, Titli, Dum Lagake Haisha, Thithi, Newton, Bombay Rose, The Storyteller, Bahadur, Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust, Sultana's Dream, In The Belly of a Tiger, Girls Will Be Girls.

With less than three months remaining until November 20-24, 2024, Film Bazaar is gearing up to present another array of captivating stories in Goa. This edition promises fresh films and web-series that could make a global impact.

Projects selected in previous editions have excelled globally. Participation in Film Bazaar has facilitated funding opportunities and co-production deals while providing sales and marketing support.