India Film Project – Season 7

  • 30 Sep 2017 - 01 Oct 2017
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The 2017 festival was held at Nehru Center in Mumbai on September 30 and October 1. More than 29,000 filmmakers from 18 countries participated in the 50-hour challenge, creating over 1,503 films, each of them 4 to 6 minutes, on the theme ‘Everything is connected’ over a weekend. The jury for the seventh edition of the festival was Ram Madhvani, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and Vipul Amrutlal Shah.

 

The ‘Best of Digital’ awards for YouTube videos were introduced with 5,512 nominations in 7 categories. Two other challenges added to festival were a Short scriptwriting challenge that was executed in association with Terribly Tiny Tales and a Poster Design challenge in association with The Souled Store.

 

 

 

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Schedule:

10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 1

How To Pitch Your Film

Kunal Kapoor, Sagar Ballary in conversation with Chhitra Subramaniam
Previous Winners Performing Arts new Previous Winners Performing Arts new
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 2

Taking my Kitchen to Web

Pankaj Bhadouria, Pooja Dhingra, Saransh Goila and Kelvin Cheung in conversation with Rakhee Vaswani
Previous Winners Film Previous Winners Film
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 3

Masterclass on Acting

Actors Prepare
11:00 am - 12:00 am Stage 1

Changing Dynamics of Bollywood

Neha Dhupia, Shashank Khaitan, Dia Mirza in conversation with Ankur Pathak
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
Previous Winners Performing Arts new Previous Winners Performing Arts new
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 2

Everyone Struggles: A Conversation on Creative Block

Devdutt Patnail in conversation with Mayur Puri
Mayur Puri Mayur Puri
Previous Winners Film Previous Winners Film
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 3

Masterclass on Acting

Actors Prepare
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 1

Going Mono

Harsh Beniwal, Karan Talwar in conversation with Sucharita Tyagi
Sucharita Tyagi Sucharita Tyagi
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 2

The New Indian Audience

Karan Singh (CEO, Sunburn), Tarsame Mittal (TM Talent Management), Sattvik Mishra (CEO, Scoopwhoop) in conversation with Vineet Kanabar (TVF)
Sattvik Mishra Sattvik Mishra
Vineet Kanabar Vineet Kanabar
Tarsame Mittal Tarsame Mittal
Karan Singh Karan Singh
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 3

Crowdfunding for Digital Content - Workshop

Kunal Kapoor
Previous Winners Performing Arts new Previous Winners Performing Arts new
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 1

No One is Writing

Irshad Kamil, Apurva Asrani, Hardik Mehta in conversation with Anjum Rajabali
Anjum Rajabali Anjum Rajabali
Hardik Mehta Hardik Mehta
Apurva Asrani Apurva Asrani
Irshad Kamil Irshad Kamil
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 2

Filtercopy and Dice Media: Creating Digital Entertainment Brands

Anirudh Pandita, Dhruv Sehgal, Kartik Krishnan in conversation with Nikhil Taneja
Kartik Krishnan Kartik Krishnan
Anirudh Pandita Anirudh Pandita
Dhruv Sehgal Dhruv Sehgal
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 3

1 Like = 1 Salute, 1 Share = 10 Prayers - Workshop

Devaiah Bopanna (All India Bakchod)
Devaiah Bopanna Devaiah Bopanna
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 1

Journey of an Insignificant Man

Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla in conversation with Parvin Dabas
Vinay Shukla Vinay Shukla
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 2

The Modern Day Storytelling

Nikhil Taneja
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 3

Best of Hotstar Original - Screening

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 1

Television 3.0

Sidharth Jain, JD Majethia, Spandan Mishra in conversation with Ankur Pathak
Sidharth Jain Sidharth Jain
JD Majethia JD Majethia
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 2

Brands Infatuated to Web

Tarun Tripathi (OML), Ambi Parmeswaran in conversation with Karthik Nagarajan (GroupM)
Ambi Parameswaran Ambi Parameswaran
Karthik Nagarajan Karthik Nagarajan
Tarun Tripathi Tarun Tripathi
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 3

Casting for Web - Workshops

Mukesh Chhabra
Mukesh Chhabra Mukesh Chhabra
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 1

Premiere of TVF Inmates

with TVF team
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 3

When Brands Tell The Story - Screening

Nikhil Taneja
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 1

Storytelling in Virtual Reality

Zain Memon in conversation with Ishita Gandhi
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 2

Driving the Cash - Wedding Videos

Anand Rathi, Harpreet Bachher
Harpreet Baccher Harpreet Baccher
Anand Rathi Anand Rathi
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 3

Short Scriptwriting Compete Narrations

Terribly Tiny Tales
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 1

The Power Of Flash Fame

CarryMinati, Prajakta Koli
Prajakta Koli Prajakta Koli
CarryMinati CarryMinati
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 2

Juggling Hats - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Kunal Kohli, Makarand Deshpande and Sameer Saxena in conversation with Abhilash Thapiyal
Abhilash Thapliyal Abhilash Thapliyal
Sameer Saxena Sameer Saxena
Makarand Deshpande Makarand Deshpande
Kunal Kohli Kunal Kohli
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 3

Murphy Rocks - Workshop

Pratish Nair (Founder - Prahlad Kakkar School of Branding and Entrepreneurship)
Pratish Nair Pratish Nair
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 1

Humor: Have we Taken It Too Far?

Anand Tiwari and Amol Parashar in conversation with Raja Sen
Amol Parashar Amol Parashar
Raja Sen Raja Sen
Anand Tiwari Anand Tiwari
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 2

Content Starvation

Sameer Pitawalla (CEO, Culture Machine), Saameer Mody (Pocket Films) in conversation with Chaitanya Chinchilikar
Sameer Pitalwalla Sameer Pitalwalla
Saameer Mody Saameer Mody
Chaitanya Chinchilikar Chaitanya Chinchilikar
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 3

Branding & Grammar of AD Film Making! - Workshop

Prahlad Kakkar
Prahlad Kakkar Prahlad Kakkar
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 1

Blurring Lines between Commercial and Parallel Cinema

Nikkhil Advani, Somnath Sen in conversation with Raja Sen
Raja Sen Raja Sen
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 2

Building a digital Community - Journey of Film Companion

Anupama Chopra in conversation with Bikas Mishra
Anupama Chopra Anupama Chopra
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 3

Masterclass - Post Production

Neil Sadwelkar
Neil Sadwelkar Neil Sadwelkar
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 1

Only Much Lovable - The OML Story

Vijay Nair in conversation with Tanmay Bhat
Tanmay Bhat Tanmay Bhat
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 2

Millenials on Driver's Sear

Baradwaj Rangan, Nidhi Bisht in conversation with Sandeep Modi
Sandeep Modi Sandeep Modi
Nidhi Bisht Nidhi Bisht
Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 3

Materclass - Post Production

Neil Sadwelkar
Neil Sadwelkar Neil Sadwelkar
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 1

The Long and Short of Making a Talkie

Vasan Bala, Kanu Behl, Navjot Gulati and Sanam Nair powered by Terribly Tiny Tales
Navjot Gulati Navjot Gulati
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 2

Writing for Web

Shruti Madan (Girlyapa), Anand Tiwari, Amritpal Singh Bindra
Shruti Madan Shruti Madan
Amritpal Singh Bindra Amritpal Singh Bindra
Anand Tiwari Anand Tiwari
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 3

Best of Pocket Films - Screening

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 1

Talk Shop

Ashutosh Gowariker in conversation with RJ Megha
Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 2

Music Takes the Traffic

Siddharth Mahadevan, Shalmali kholgade and Sachin-Jigar in conversation with Nirali Kartik (Maati Baani)
Nirali Kartik Nirali Kartik
Sachin Jigar Sachin Jigar
Shalmali Kholgade Shalmali Kholgade
Siddharth Mahadevan Siddharth Mahadevan
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 3

Long Story Short - Screening

Rahul Desai
Rahul Desai Rahul Desai

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IFP is a multi-staged creativity & culture festival that happens across two days with more than 180+ prominent creators from Films & OTT, Digital, Literature & Writing, Music, Design & Art, Storytelling, Audio & Podcasting, Photography, Tech & Gaming, Comedy, Culture, Advertising and Performing arts who will participate in various Conversations, Panels, Workshops, Masterclasses, Live Performances, and AMAs.

 

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When and where is the festival happening?
The festival is scheduled to take place on-ground in  Mumbai on December 6th & 7th, 2025.

 

Is the festival accessible for People of Determination?
Yes, IFP is an all-inclusive and accessible festival. We will be tying up with an accessibility management agency to ensure the same.

 

Can I attend all the sessions?
Yes, you will have access to all the sessions taking place across all 2 days. However Stage entry and seating will be on a first come first serve basis.

 

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Will there be an award ceremony for the challenges?
Yes, the winners of all the challenges of IFP will be awarded during the festival. Kindly check the schedule regarding the same.

 

What will be the timings of the festival?
The first session on October 12 & 13, 2024 (i.e. Saturday and Sunday) will start at 10am and the last session will end at 9pm.

 

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Wow, there are lots of artists taking sessions! Will I get to personally interact with them?
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Harassment, abuse , stalking, threatening or defaming/ violating any rights (right to privacy and publicity) is not allowed and will be taken seriously. Attendees are not allowed to carry any harmful substances, weapons or arms of any kind.