Laughter & Terror – the theme

Laughter & Terror is the theme of our program this years.
It can be a story based on . . .

Laughter & Terror is the theme of our program this years.

You are free to interpret it in the way you like.
Your story can be based on either or both these emotions.

It can be a story based on ‘laughter’ or ‘terror’ or a combination of both.
Remember, ‘Terror’ is not associated with terrorism alone.

Develop your Concept!! Make sure that your concept is original, unique and world class.

Make us all look at this theme in a way we never have.

Note: Send us the complete story in not more than one page – with a beginning, middle and end.
Don’t send us just a treatment or simply a sketchy interpretation of the concept.

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The duration of the film can be anywhere between 24 sec to 24 mins. But do bear in mind that the film has to be made in 24 hours flat.

A neat, crisp film would be more effective than a rambling story which you may not be able to shoot within the given time.

Think BIG but don’t be over-ambitious.

Participants please read the Frequently Asked Questions of FAQ’s

Submission Form

1. Please send us a Form with your data (details required mentioned below)

2. Please send in the story you want to tell, based on our theme, in not more than a page.

3. Send us a sample of any creative work you have done. It could be a writing sample, photographs, a video, a drawing.

4. Please mention clearly in the subject column whether you are applying for 24×7 Making Movies or 24×7 Free

5. Please note: 24×7 Making Movies is for participants under 24 years. 24×7 Free is for participants above 24 years.

6. Read the RULES carefully

7. Cut & paste the information below into the body of your email and send it to us. Or just type it, even handwrite it and send it by post.

8. Last Date for Submission of Entry: 31 July 2006

Here’s what we’d like in the form:

THE FORM:

SubjectEntry – 24×7 Making Movies / 24×7 Free

1. Last Name:

2. First Name:

3. Date of Birth:

4. Place of Birth:

5. Permanent Address:

6. Current Address:

7. Telephone Number:

8. email id:

9. Language spoken:

10. Education Qualifications:

11. Name of Educational institute (school / college etc):

12. Are you currently studying or working?

13. Course or Job description

14. Proof of age (please send a photocopy) (if emailing scan and send a color jpeg not larger than 700k)

15. Do you have access to a MiniDV Camera? (if yes please specify manufacturer and model)

16. Do you have any filmmaking experience?

17. Will you bring your own camera?

18. Have you used a Video camera before? MiniDV/VHS/Hi8/Digital8 etc

19. Have you used any computer based editing systems before? If so please tell us about this.

20. Choose your team well. (The age restriction does not apply to your team members, i.e Actors, Camerperson, Editor etc You may give us these names after you have been selected to participate.)

21. Anything else you’d like us to know

22. How did you get to know this Program?
through – Newpapers/TV/Radio/Internet/Word-of-Mouth/Email Flyer/Posters

Please send in the following with this form –

a, A page about the story you want to tell based on our theme – Laughter & Terror

b. A sample of any creative work you have done. It could be a writing sample, photographs, a video, a drawing

c. Proof of Age. (a photocopy or scanned image of one of the following documents – your Passport, Voter ID card, Driving License, Student ID, School/College Certificates, Birth Certificate)

Send in your entries to:

24×7 Making Movies
attn: Sopan Muller
Program Coordinator

Either by post or courier or email

email address:
entries@24x7makingmovies.com

postal address:
G/5A Laxmi Mills Estate
Off. Dr E. Moses Road. Mahalaxmi
Bombay 400 011
phone: +91-93-222-74092 / +91-98701-15119
fax: +9122-6666-9160

Rules & Regulations

Rules?
There are no rules!
Just make a film!

Proof of age is required. (Passport, Voter ID card, Driving License, Student ID)

You can bring your own MiniDV camera

You will edit on Apple Final Cut Pro editing systems provided by us

Your film must be shot entirely in the city where the event takes place in the 24hrs given to you

The theme changes for each program. For 2006 the theme is Laughter and Terror

You are free to interpret it in the way you like

Remember the world is watching

Fill in the form

Send us a sample of any creative work you have done

It could be a writing sample, photographs, a video, a drawing

Write a page about the story you want to tell based on our theme.

Send that to us before the last date which will be announced shortly. Watch this space for the fresh dates.

You do not have to have prior film experience.

Choose your team well.

You will need actors, and friends to help you out. There is no age restrictions for your team-members.

A volunteer will accompany you while you are filming.

All costs of coming to the venue, staying, eating and traveling in the venue will be borne by you.

All costs of actors and anyone else who works with you and your team will be borne by you.

Insurance cover for all participants is highly recommended. The organizers are not responsible for any accidents, damages, ill health or any other mishaps of the particpants during this event.

Please also read the Frequently Asked Questions or (FAQ’s) about copyright and ownership of the films.

Certificates of Participation

Certificates of participation will be mailed to all participants in the 2nd week of January.
Please send the following information…

The Certificate will be in the name of the applicant and not in the names of the team members.
Please send us the following details either by email or post to the address below
Name of participant/applicant:

  1. Mobile:
  2. Email id:

And for our files we would also like the following info:

  1. Director of the film
  2. Camera person
  3. Editor

24×7 making movies
Attn: Sopan Muller
Tropicfilm Private Limited
G5/A Laxmi Mills Estate,
off Dr. E. Moses Road. Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai 400011.

email: mail@24x7makingmovies.com

And the winners are…

CONGRATULATIONS
The Winners of the ’24×7 making movies’ program were announced at the Closing Ceremony of the 35th Indian International Film Festival on December 9, 2004.
The Prizes were handed over by Bollywood star Ms. Preity Zinta.

The Panasonic Digital Camera was won by
Mohammed Ali Rukadikar
for his film ‘The Delivery Boy’.
This Prize was sponsored by Fun Republic.

The Editing Software: Final Cut Pro from Apple was awarded to
Avinash Patil
for his film ‘Pen v/s Pen’

And the offer from Zee Television to Make A Film went to
Vijay Kalamkar for his film
‘Rang’.

(The film will have a budget of around thirty lakh rupees – and like Dev puts it, it’s a straight jump from Zero to 3 million in 24 hours!!)

Special Jury Recommendations to

Mahasweta Burma for her film ‘I Feel’
Sakshi Gulati for her film ‘Charu’
Rishad D’Cruz for his film ‘The Filmmaker’

The Jury also felt that the two animation films deserved a special mention for the creative thought and execution.

‘The Mud Island’ by Aneesh Soman
‘The Day After What If?’ by Nitesh Jain.

The Jury had a difficult task of selecting the award winners from the 14 films they first shortlisted – from a total of 39 films.

  1. THE SEASIDE STORY by Abhaya Simha
  2. PEN v/s PEN by Avinash Patil
  3. THE MUD ISLAND by Aneesh P. Soman
  4. MY QUEST by Janaki Shinkre
  5. I FEEL by Mahasweta Burma
  6. THE DELIVERY BOY by Mohammed Ali Rudalikar
  7. DAY AFTER WHAT IF? by Nitesh Jain
  8. SAMAJH – SPARE A THOUGHT by Pradeep Nair
  9. THE FILMMAKER by Rishad D’Cruz
  10. BALI – THE SACRIFICE by Robin D’Cruz
  11. CHARU by Shakshi Gulati
  12. SOME LIKE TO DANCE by Sukanya Ghosh
  13. FOOD-CHAIN POKER by Trinankur Banerjee
  14. RANG by Vijay Kalamkar

JURY:
Mr. Mike Pandey
Mr. Sudhir Mishra.

Chaired by
Mr. Dev Benegal & Ms. Anuradha Parikh

In The Press

As one of the most popular features of the 35th International Film Festival of India, the ’24×7 making
movies’ program was widely covered in the press.

Links to articles on the web covering 24×7 Making Movies

Make a film in a day: Dev Benegal
http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/04/dec/06bengal.asp

Lights, camera, action: FTII students learn the hard way in 24hrs
http://goenkar.com/node/233

Iranian film-maker wins Golden Peacock at IFFI
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/955610.cms

Cannes in a day
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=109654

Unique forum for amateur filmmakers
http://www.hindustantimes.com/2004/Dec/06/181_1136908,001301430000.html

Screening Schedule of the 24×7 films

From 3rd DECEMBER onwards the 24×7 film screenings will be held at 11:45 at Inox Screen 4
Here’s the SCREENING SCHEDULE & the LIST of all FILMS made to date.

VENUE: INOX- Screen # 4
TIME SLOT:
from 3rd December to 8th December between 11:45 am to 12:15pm.

from 9th December 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

SCREENING SCHEDULE (updated daily)

9th DECEMBER
All the remaining films not mentioned in the 3rd to 8th list will be screened from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.

8th DECEMBER

  1. COUNTDOWN by Rakesh Thawani
  2. CHARU by Shakshi Gulati
  3. PEN v/s PEN by Avinash Patil
  4. ARC- THE INCOMPLETE CIRCLE by Sweta Narwekar
  5. DARA by Imran Haider

7th DECEMBER

  1. FILMMAKER by Rishad D’Cruz
  2. VENGEANCE by Kartik Nagarajan
  3. FOOD-CHAIN POKER by Trinankur Banerjee

6th DECEMBER

  1. I FEEL by Mahasweta Burma
  2. MY QUEST by Janaki Shinkre
  3. SOME LIKE TO DANCE by Sukanya Ghosh

5th DECEMBER

  1. CHIC FLICK by Karthik Nagarajan
  2. SAMAJH – SPARE A THOUGHT by Pradeep Nair
  3. IT’S NOW OR NEVER by Sandeep Waigankar
  4. NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM DOING by Suyash Vadhavkar

4th DECEMBER

  1. GO OUT by Sajin Paul
  2. DAY AFTER WHAT IF? by Nitesh Jain
  3. BALI – THE SACRIFICE by Robin D’Cruz

3rd DECEMBER

  1. THE DELIVERY BOY by Mohammed Ali R.
  2. THE MUD ISLAND by Aneesh P. Soman
  3. SEASIDE STORY by Abhaya Simha

List of all films made at the ’24×7 making movies’ Program

  1. SEASIDE STORY Abhaya Simha
  2. THE ELEMENTS & ME Aju Chris
  3. TEN DAYS Anand Tomar
  4. THE MUD ISLAND Anees P Soman
  5. WHITE Arun R.
  6. PEN v/s PEN Avinash Patil
  7. GREEN Divya Rao & Swati Ali
  8. MUDRA Ekant Babani
  9. CHANDRU – THE VISION OF A BOY Gitesh Kohli
  10. DARA Imran Haider
  11. MY QUEST Janaki Shinkre
  12. MR. MATHEW’S PLACE Jigar Kapdi
  13. CHICK FLICK Karthik Nagarajan
  14. VENGENCE Kartik Nagarajan
  15. SILENT DREAMS Krishna Chandran
  16. I FEEL Mahasweta Burma
  17. THE DELIVERY BOY Mohammed Ali R.
  18. RAVISHING (of) RIVONA Mrinalika Joseph
  19. DAY AFTER WHAT IF? Nitesh Jain
  20. BOX OF PELLETS Norman Tagore Fernandes
  21. SAMAJ -SPARE A THOUGHT Pradeep Nair
  22. WHERE DREAMS MAY GO Praful Baweja
  23. SWABHAV Prashant Oberoi
  24. SANDOOK – THE BOX Rajesh Rane
  25. COUNTDOWN Rakesh Thawani
  26. ARJ, A NEW DISCOVERY Raviraj Naik
  27. THE FILMMAKER Rishad D’Cruz
  28. BALI – THE SACRIFICE Robin D’Cruz
  29. NADEEN Rohan Ghate
  30. THINGS THAT NEVER CHANGE Sachin Bangera
  31. GO OUT Sajin Paul
  32. IT’S NOW OR NEVER Sandeep Waingankar
  33. CHARU Shakshi Gulati
  34. BAAP KAUN THA, MALUM HAI KYA Stanley Rego
  35. CASTLING Sudhanshu Verma
  36. SOME LIKE TO DANCE Sukanya Ghosh
  37. NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM DOING Suyash Vadhavkar
  38. ARC – THE INCOMPLETE CIRCLE Sweta Narwekar
  39. FOOD-CHAIN POKER Trinankur Banerjee
  40. RANG Vijay Kalamkar

PRESS RELEASE

24×7 Making Movies hottest event at 35th Indian International Film Festival, 2004 Goa

24×7 Making Movies a smash hit at the 25th Indian International Film Festival.

24×7 Making Movies is a program curated by leading Indian filmmakers Anuradha Parikh & Dev Benegal that invites anyone to make a film for free.

“It started of as a crazy idea,” say the curators, “what if for a week one could forget red tape, bureaucracy, development execs, financiers, film commissions and people who stifle creativity and make films for free.”

“What if we gave anyone a state of the art camera, an Apple Final Cut Pro editing system and the opportunity to have a world premiere of their film in a cinema immediately?”

The challenge invites anyone below 24 years to make fiction films from 24 seconds to 24 minutes within 24 hours.

“I picked up the phone and spoke to Apple about this idea, says Dev Benegal. “G5 and G4 systems each with Final Cut Pro were flown into the sunny beaches of Goa.” Most participants had never used these systems and some had never held a camera before. But the results have been amazing. We are seeing stories and images which we haven’t seen before.

Currently over 200 people are part of this challenge and 40 films will be screened at the new venue in Goa.

The films are running to a packed house at Goa’s latest multiplex screen and one of them has been shortlisted for Cannes. “Nothing could be better,” gush the curators thrilled that this crazy idea has suddenly changed the way films are made.

Selected Entries updated December 01, 2004

Congratulations! Here is the list of entries selected!!

PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THIS LOG FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATES!!

SELECTED PARTICIPANTS
Updated Wednesday, December 1, 2004

29-Nov-04

  1. Divya Rao & Swati Ali
  2. Imran Haider

30-Nov-04

  1. Simha G.A.
  2. Ekant Babani
  3. Mohammed Ali Rukadikar
  4. Nitesh Jain
  5. Norman Tagore Fernandes
  6. Vijay Kalamkar

1-Dec-04

  1. Arun Ramu
  2. Rishad DCruz
  3. Mrinalika Joseph
  4. Puuparampil Soman
  5. Janaki Shinkre

2-Dec-04

  1. Robin DCruz
  2. Anand VRS Tomar
  3. Gitesh Kohli
  4. Sajin Paul
  5. Sandeep Vaiganker

3-Dec-04

  1. Praful Bawecha
  2. Stanley Rego
  3. Sukanya Ghosh
  4. Suyash Vikas Vadhavkar
  5. Pradeep Nair

4-Dec-04

  1. Kartik Nagarajan
  2. Krishna C. Krishnakutty
  3. Mahashweta Burma
  4. Trinankur Bannerjee

5-Dec-04

  1. Jayant Rohatgi
  2. Sakshi Gulati
  3. Shweta Narvekar
  4. Vikrant Tari

6-Dec-04

  1. Avinash Patil
  2. Rakesh Thawani
  3. Sudhanshu Verma
  4. Aju Chris
  5. Raviraj Naik

7-Dec-04

  1. Sachin Bangera
  2. Prashant Oberoi
  3. Jigar Kapdi
  4. Rajesh Rane/Sid Mooj

Main Venue Security Notice

Urgent attention:
Kala Academy closed to all Nov 29th 2004 for security check because of inauguration function

The Kala Academy where the offices and Edit Suites of 24×7 Making Movies are housed will be CLOSED TO ALL on November 29, 2004. This is for a high level security check for the opening function of the Film Festival later in the evening.

With this in view we may need to reschedule the timings of some of the shoots.

Please phone Sopan Muller on his cell to get the latest update: 098229-03049

Please check this web log for updates as well.