"There is a lack of exposure in terms of bringing the films in front of an audience. This is the main problem we face while making short films," says Vikrant Pawar, who has also assisted acclaimed filmmaker Girish Kulkarni on films like Deool and Vihir. Pawar along with Kulkarni, recently launched a short film club where these award winning films will be screened. Short films, for Pawar, are a different form of cinema, which "still needs to be accepted by audiences at large."
However, reaching out to a wider audience, still seems to be a "challenge" for them.
"FTII, being a government institute, also needs to initiate certain channels for us to take our films to more viewers. These films, which are a part of our academic programme, are an FTII production and they need to distribute its rights in a way so that a market for short films is created," feels Kaushal, who had earlier bagged the best debut director award, for Vaishnav Jan Toh, at the National Film Awards in 2010. Despite the prestigious award, Oza still has to give references about his work when he approaches filmmakers.
The debate is still on whether the films these students direct should be or should not be screened at theatres. "It could be good if we get to screen our films in theatres, just before a feature film is screened. This could at least give us a wider platform and cater to viewers who would be willing to see these films," Oza adds. However, not all from FTII consider this ideal.
"We cannot impose our films on the audience as they are completely different from mainstream Bollywood films. People go to theatres to watch a different kind of cinema. And it would not be fair to screen films which might not even interest them," says Abhimanyu Dange, who won the best cinematography award for Kaatal. Avinash Arun, (assistant cinematographer of Allah is...), feels that an initiative of reaching out to more viewers, can be "a good push for the students as well." "As a part of the graduation project, we make films which are very good. But not all films win National Awards. Screening of such films can encourage us to work better," says Arun who has earlier worked on the film Kai Po Che, as an assistant cinematographer.
After Glow, Kaushal Oza: The film is about a Parsi widow and her memories of her husband
Kaatal, Vikrant Pawar: The film is based on relationships and has a fragile and daring cinematography
Allah is Great, Avinash Arun: This film is about a foreigner who comes to India and misses his flight
Director Speak:
"It is a great stepping stone for our students. A lot of festivals are increasingly screening the films. Yes, quality short films made by students face problems but there is a market that is evolving."
— DJ Narain, director, FTII
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