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Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur’s films in top 11 at South Asian Film Market

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Abhay Deol, Pankaj Kapur’s films in top 11 at South Asian Film Market
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Actors Abhay Deol and Pankaj Kapur’s films are among the 11 projects chosen for the first edition of the South Asian Film Market (SAFM) which was launched at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival on Saturday, October 13.

SAFM includes a selection of 11 filmmakers and their projects and gives them an opportunity to showcase them for a jury. Through this initiative, SAFM intends to introduce promising new filmmakers to the world of independent cinema.

The 11 projects chosen for the first edition of SAFM are Pankaj’s “Aadi” (The Beginning), Kartik Aryan and Adil Hussain’s “Barasinghey”, Abhay’s “JL50”, Sanjay Mishra and Pankaj Tripathi’s “18 Not Out”, Chandan Roy Sanyal’s “So Sicily”, Shreyas Talpade’s “Khwaish”, Prabhjit Dhamija’s “Samir”, Leena Manimekalai’s “Maadathy”, Rahat Kazmi’s “Country Of Blind”, Somnath Sen’s “Charulata” and Harish Vyas’ “Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele”.

“We have selected 11 exciting projects which have some really interesting stories to offer. We also believe that the filmmakers who would be showcasing these projects have immense potential and would be a welcome addition to the world of Independent cinema,” Piiyush Singh, co-founder of Singapore South Asian International Film Festival, said in a statement.

“We intend to create the South Asian Film Market as a viable platform that can help promising independent filmmakers and their projects from the South Asian diaspora through financing, production, distribution and other allied activities. And the journey has just begun.”

Elaborating about the inaugural edition of SAFM, Abhayanand Singh, Chairperson, Singapore South Asian International Film Festival, said: “SAFM aims to bridge the gap between creativity and finance. The film industry globally is a very closed industry and SAFM intends to disrupt that by introducing fresh money into feasible projects. We hope that this helps a lot of filmmakers to realise their dreams of telling their stories to the world.”

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