O F F I C I A L CATALOGUE 2016 September 23 to 27 HYDERABAD INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The World's Biggest Film Carnival at the World's Biggest Film Studio l 2ND EDITION l HYDERABAD NDYWOODl INDIA F LM CARN VAL SEP 24-27, 2016 CREDITS Managing Editor Sohan Roy S.K Chief Editor Nisha Joseph Associate Editor Sumy Mary Kuriakose Contributing Editors Neha Nair Vyshak Prasannakumar Laisy Lal Chief Layout Designer Antony George Associate Designer Abhilash T.S Design Coordinator Shini Rajan ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 CREDITS Managing Editor Sohan Roy S.K Chief Editor Nisha Joseph Associate Editor Sumy Mary Kuriakose Contributing Editors Neha Nair Vyshak Prasannakumar Laisy Lal Chief Layout Designer Antony George Associate Designer Abhilash T.S Design Coordinator Shini Rajan ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 MESSAGE MESSAGE M Venkaiah Naidu The Prime Minister is happy to learn that All Lights Film Society is I am delighted to know that All Lights Film Society (ALFS) is organizing organising second edition Indywood Film Carnival from 24th -27th the 2nd Indywood Film Carnival from September 24 to 27, 2016 at September, 2016 in Hyderabad. Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. It is seemingly planned as an elaborate affair with films ranging across several categories from India and abroad On this occasion, best wishes to the organisers and participants. participating in competitive and non-competitive sections. Items like film appreciation, film bazaar and film tourism have also been included. It is said that there is no business like show business. It is important that content quality and commercial interests of films should be in balance. A good film festival advances cinematic consciousness amongst the viewers. I am glad to see that private film societies are coming forward to organize film festivals of this magnitude. I wish the film carnival all (Chandresh Sona) success. Deputy Secretary 17 August, 2016 New Delhi (M. Venkaiah Naidu) ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 5 MESSAGE MESSAGE M Venkaiah Naidu The Prime Minister is happy to learn that All Lights Film Society is I am delighted to know that All Lights Film Society (ALFS) is organizing organising second edition Indywood Film Carnival from 24th -27th the 2nd Indywood Film Carnival from September 24 to 27, 2016 at September, 2016 in Hyderabad. Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. It is seemingly planned as an elaborate affair with films ranging across several categories from India and abroad On this occasion, best wishes to the organisers and participants. participating in competitive and non-competitive sections. Items like film appreciation, film bazaar and film tourism have also been included. It is said that there is no business like show business. It is important that content quality and commercial interests of films should be in balance. A good film festival advances cinematic consciousness amongst the viewers. I am glad to see that private film societies are coming forward to organize film festivals of this magnitude. I wish the film carnival all (Chandresh Sona) success. Deputy Secretary 17 August, 2016 New Delhi (M. Venkaiah Naidu) ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 5 MESSAGE MESSAGE It is a great pleasure to see that Hyderabad has become the stage for the World’s biggest film carnival and it would immensely help Telangana and other states of the country to acquire new technology and funds for the development of I am very happy to be the chief patron of Indywood Film Carnival cinematography. organized in Hyderabad from September 24th to 27 ,2016. Objective of this event is to see that all the forms of arts of film industry came under one umbrella, they adopt new trend and technology to produce films with I assure Telangana Government’s wholehearted support to the event. great technical values. The programme will be jointly conducted by Telangana Government and Ramoji Film city. Chief minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao has taken special interest in organising the event and the stake holders of the Telungu film industry would take part in it. Hon. Chief Minister Telangana It is a great pleasure to see that Hyderabad has become a stage for World’s’s biggest film carnival and it would immensely help Telangana and other states of Shri. K Chandrasekhar Rao the country to acquire new technology and funds for the development of Chief Patron cinematography. Objective of this event is to see that all forms of arts relating to film industry come under one umbrella and adopt new trends and technology to produce films of great technical values. The programme will be jointly conducted by Telangana Government and Ramoji Film city. Chief minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao has taken special interest in organising the event and the stake holders of the Telugu film industry would take part in it. Talasani Srinivas Yadav Cinematography Minister Telangana ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 6 7 MESSAGE MESSAGE It is a great pleasure to see that Hyderabad has become the stage for the World’s biggest film carnival and it would immensely help Telangana and other states of the country to acquire new technology and funds for the development of I am very happy to be the chief patron of Indywood Film Carnival cinematography. organized in Hyderabad from September 24th to 27 ,2016. Objective of this event is to see that all the forms of arts of film industry came under one umbrella, they adopt new trend and technology to produce films with I assure Telangana Government’s wholehearted support to the event. great technical values. The programme will be jointly conducted by Telangana Government and Ramoji Film city. Chief minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao has taken special interest in organising the event and the stake holders of the Telungu film industry would take part in it. Hon. Chief Minister Telangana It is a great pleasure to see that Hyderabad has become a stage for World’s’s biggest film carnival and it would immensely help Telangana and other states of Shri. K Chandrasekhar Rao the country to acquire new technology and funds for the development of Chief Patron cinematography. Objective of this event is to see that all forms of arts relating to film industry come under one umbrella and adopt new trends and technology to produce films of great technical values. The programme will be jointly conducted by Telangana Government and Ramoji Film city. Chief minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao has taken special interest in organising the event and the stake holders of the Telugu film industry would take part in it. Talasani Srinivas Yadav Cinematography Minister Telangana ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 ALL LIGHTS INDIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 6 7 MESSAGE MESSAGE SOHAN ROY S.K Founder Director Indywood Film Carnival No revolution ever succeeds as a factor of liberation unless it identifies in spirit and tendency with a purpose. India is home to one of the largest film industries in the world, and I feel very proud and honored to be a part of it. For more than 100 years, Indian Cinema has been a source of ultimate I V Sasi entertainment for audiences not only in India but also across the world. But Alas, large is not always the great! Festival Director With a population of over 1.2 billion and with over 1500 movies produced each year, it is regarded as the largest producer of films in the world in terms of theatre revenues, but due to its highly disintegrated state.Indian film industry has not yet been able to become No:1 in the global film market. According to FICCI – KPMG report, Indian film industry is set to grow by around 11.5% over a five-year period, hitting $3 billion by 2017. In terms of theatre revenue, Indian cinemas sell nearly 2.7 billion tickets (2013), a figure which apparently North America, China, Mexico and South Korea could not reach collectively. However, despite heavy theatre revenues, innovative and creative ideas, latest technology in India still stands behind Hollywood. Movies originally shot in 4K are exhibited in 1K format leading to massive reduction in their quality. Thus to revive and bring together Indian film community under one single arena, we India is a land of storytellers, a land of mystery and diversity. Known around the world envisaged Project Indywood, a 10 billion US dollar project designed in line with our honorable Prime Ministers for a rich cultural heritage and aesthetic values, our enticing art forms, music and ‘Make in India’ Policy, to become a global venue for integrating our fragmented industry and to elevate it above performance style is what makes us unique from all others. From Mahabharata to its peers in the world. Ramayana, even our legends and folklores tell interesting stories, which have inspired millions across the globe. Incorporating social, political and vivid stylistic After the grand first edition that received overwhelming response from the industry at Kochi, this year we are moving to the city of dreams, Hyderabad. Under the aegis of Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrasekhar Rao experimentation, Indian Cinema is a complete Entertainer, which connects with at the world’s largest film studio, Ramoji Film City, our co-host, Indywood Film Carnival will encompass 15 major people without the barrier of any language, cast, creed or religion. segments. This year’s event promises to ensemble a banquet of cinematic finesse, accomplishments, trade, India is world's biggest film producing nation, mostly known for its 'Bollywood' diversity for discerning cineastes, making it the world’s ultimate film carnival with 10 folds the grandeur and movies (a term given to Hindi movies) but little do people know that we have an excitement.