Good Pitch India 2018 Catalogue
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1 Goals of Good Pitch Good Pitch 3 Good Pitch India India GOALS OF GOOD PITCH ROCKET FUELS Magic CONNECTS Fuels the very best independent Connects changemakers with powerful films documentary filmmaking in the world. they can deploy in their work. puzzle-piece FORGES Cogs BUILDS Forges new partnerships between filmmakers Builds a global ‘good’ network of filmmakers and changemakers from across civil society. and changemakers. power-off UNLOCKS CHILD ENRICHES Unlocks new investment and new audiences Enriches the lives of individuals, transforms for documentary films. communities and improves societies. 4 Hello & Good Pitch Good Pitch 5 Welcome India India WELCOME TO GOOD PITCH, HELLO & A.K.A. THE RADICAL COLLABORATION CLUB! Welcome to Good Pitch India, a forum We couldn’t have put together an We would also like to thank our friends that uses powerful documentaries to event of this global standard without and allies - Samhita, Pocket Films, create meaningful social change. In its the generosity and shared passion of Whistling Woods and Luminosity who second edition, it features four remark- our supporter, Tata Trusts. The support whole heartedly supported our able stories from the states of Madhya received from Tata Trusts for this outreach efforts. We wish we could WELCOME Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra one year program has motivated us invite everyone who expressed and West Bengal. For the uninitiated, to deliver to the highest standards interest in Good Pitch India. we promise this is going to be a bit of of commitment and excellence. a ride! Good Pitch is a radical collab- Our gratitude to our well-wishers, who oration club. It is an invitation to roll To our global partners, Doc Society have extended themselves in terms of up your sleeves and join a room of and Sundance Institute - their gener- connections, being our ambassadors, issue experts, of inspiring community osity, mentorship, time, and guidance advice, and helping in all sorts of ways. Good Pitch brings together documentary filmmakers and business leaders, of organisers, has been an invaluable teaching to us media and technology networks, and in the past 5 years. We could not have We are proud to serve you and with foundations, NGOs, campaigners, philanthropists, everyone who wants to know how they been more blessed with our gurus. the documentary community and to could work with documentary film. work together to create a more policy makers, brands and media around leading We warmly acknowledge the time sustainable and ambitious future for This forum aims to offer their best ideas and commitment Kiran Rao brings as documentary film. social and environmental issues - to forge coalitions for partnership with the film teams, to a moderator to Good Pitch India – her help make strategic connections, to energy and focus is a source of Finally, our sincere thanks to everyone and campaigns that are good for all these partners, propose funding, and to offer pro bono constant amazement to us. who travelled distances and took the services. Together, working with and time to share in the Good Pitch India good for the films and good for society. lifting up these exceptional stories, Our collaborators, Akshara Foundation journey. May it be the first among many! we can connect to the audiences who of Art and Learning (AFAL), Vivanta by matter and change hearts and minds. Taj President, Grey Group, Consulate We wish you safe travels and see General of Canada in Mumbai, Accord you again at Good Pitch India. Good Pitch India also features two Equips, Desmondji, Great Ale Works, filmmakers who will present their Ignite Mudra, MIT Media Cloud, Radio inspiring stories of creating change One, Light Craft, Camera Corp, With love from the as case studies. The intention is to CoolLab, Bright Outdoor Media Pvt communicate to all present here the Ltd, Face Entertainment and the Good Pitch team. idea that change is possible with a Arambhan Group – your support has creatively told film. been the wind beneath our wings. 6 Partners, Hosts, Good Pitch Good Pitch 7 Collaborators & India India Friends SUPPORTED BY HOSTED BY THANK WITH THE COLLABORATION OF YOU FRIENDS & ALLIES GLOBAL IN PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME BY WITH EVERYONE 8 Tata Trusts Good Pitch 9 India THE IDEA OF FILMS AS DRIVERS OF SOCIAL CHANGE TATA TRUSTS RESONATES WITH THE TRUSTS’ BELIEF THAT A CURATED ART FORM CAN NOT ONLY RENDER A LASTING INFLUENCE BUT ALSO INSTIGATE CHANGE. From fuelling aspirations to enabling healthcare and nutrition, water, energy, not only render a lasting influence initiatives, Tata Trusts has come a data driven governance, sports, but also instigate change. long way since its inception by the enhancing civil society and governance, venerable industrialist, Jamsetji Tata, media, arts, crafts and culture. From setting up institutions to in 1892. Cultivating the vision of facilitating elementary healthcare, their founder, the Trusts were built The Trusts’ large impact created a the Trusts have always graciously as an accretion of proactive societal pool of partnerships with like-minded delivered on their responsibility of initiatives across sectors. With a people extending from government public welfare and growth. strong underlying desire to contribute bodies to international agencies. Grassroots-level initiatives have to the communities, Tata Trusts has Encouraging the coalition of several always taken the top shelf amongst deployed a range of programmes and alliances between organisations, the Trusts’ primary concerns and endowments throughout the country. the Trusts aim to improve the quality have instilled a definitive difference of life is not limited to a particular in the life of its beneficiaries. While Laying the foundation of many section of society or group. The Jamsetji Tata’s vision remains integral, philanthropic ventures, the Trusts have support is interlinked as well as direct. a gradual metamorphosis has always played a significant role in not only For the charitable organisation’s way been underway to ensure relevance challenging but also transforming the of life relies extensively on uplifting the with the evolving needs of the people. traditional ways of beneficence. growth-drivers and enablers, thus From leveraging financial support to nurturing a self-sustaining ecosystem Tata Trusts executing direct implementation of for all. tatatrusts.org societal strategies, the Trusts embody the guiding principles of their founder Over the years, Tata Trusts has in every venture. Touching the lives entered into several new partnerships of millions of people, Tata Trusts’ to make a real difference to commu- assortment of programmes is delivered nities. The association with global in more than 17 states in India through documentary pitching forum Good an efficient network of 450 plus partner Pitch India and Indian Documentary organisations apart from their own Foundation (IDF) is one such new network of direct implementation approach to philanthropy. organisations. Spread across various sectors, the Trusts support and The idea of films as drivers of social foster innovation in areas of natural change resonates with the Trusts’ resources management, education, belief that a curated art form can 10 Good Pitch 11 India CONTENTS Welcome to Good Pitch 05 Writing with Fire 32 Participating Sushmit Ghosh Organisations 50 Tata Trusts 08 Rintu Thomas Case Study: Timetable 12 Her Song 36 Driving with Selvi 140 Atin Mehra Elisa Paloschi Forum Rules & Mae Thornton Mehra Forum Decorum 14 Case Study: Climbing Uphill 40 Thank you for the Rain 148 Doc Society Team 16 Vaibhav Ingole Julia Dahr Bhushan Ingole Kisilu Musya Doc Society 18 #MissingGirls 44 Sundance 20 Miriam Chandy Menacherry Aliya Furniturewala Good Pitch Team India 22 Indian Documentary Foundation 28 12 Time Table Good Pitch Good Pitch 13 India India 09.00 – REGISTRATION 10.30 – WELCOME & INTRODUCTION TIME- 11.15 – IMPACT CASE STUDY - DRIVING WITH SELVI 11.30 – WRITING WITH FIRE TABLE 12.15 – HER SONG 13.00 – LUNCH 14.30 – IMPACT CASE STUDY - THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN 14.45 – CLIMBING UPHILL Twitter 15.30 – #MISSINGGIRLS Follow Good Pitch India @GoodPitchIndia Tweet about the event with #filmsforchange – Facebook 16.15 CLOSING REMARKS Find IDF on Facebook facebook.com/IndianDocumentaryFoundation – Find Good Pitch India on Facebook 16.30 POST-PITCH TEA facebook.com/goodpitchindia See the Projects goodpitch.org 14 Rules & Good Pitch 15 Decorum India RULES & DECORUM • Each filmmaking eamt has seven • Good Pitch is about making minutes to pitch their project including connections - please do follow any time they wish to use showing a up directly on the day with the trailer, clips or photographs. filmmakers taking part, or enlist help from the Good Pitch team • After each pitch, there will be a feedback to get connected. session of up to 30 minutes, led by the moderator. Feedback is welcome from • There are microphones at the front participants around the roundtable and of the auditorium. If you’d like to offer from the floor. support during one of the feedback sessions, come stand next to a mic so • We are looking for positive feedback the moderator can bring you into the about the impact potential and conversation. engagement opportunities around the film and how it intersects with the work • For those of a shyer persuasion, of the participants. you should have received a postcard (I’m A Big Fan Of Your Work), which • Brief questions, advice, expertise and also lets you share your ideas with especially offers of partnership to amplify the filmmakers. Please hand over the film and outreach campaign are all completed cards to any member of warmly welcomed. the Good Pitch team. 16 Doc Good Pitch Good Pitch 17 Society India India Team DOC SOCIETY TEAM BEADIE FINZI JESS SEARCH NICOLE VAN SCHAIK JAMES FRANKLIN Foundation Director Chief Executive Deputy Director Creative Director Having worked in documentary for Jess is the Chief Executive of Doc Nicole strategises with filmmakers James looks after design at Doc the past 20 years, Beadie is in heaven Society.