Payal Sethi’s “Kurinji” (aka “The Disappearing Flower”) was Sunday named as the primary prize winner of the tasks on the Movie Bazaar in Goa, India. It earned a $10,000 money prize.

The challenge explores the theme of “Gulf Spouse” syndrome and follows a Kerala housewife whose migrant employee husband within the Gulf area all of the sudden stops calling residence after years of separation. When a money-lender seems demanding reimbursement of an unknown debt, she embarks on a seek for solutions with assist from an surprising quarter.

The Work-in-Progress part topped Ridham Janve’s “Hunter’s Moon” (aka “Kaatti Ri Raatti”) and “The Form of Momo” as joint winners. The movies win varied in-kind help from Prasad Labs.

Set excessive within the mountains, the ambitiously inventive “Hunter’s Moon” depicts man at his crudest state in nature. Directed by Tribeny Rai, “Momo” describes the journey of a lady who is set to not let patriarchy and its affect push her down.

Moreover, all of the contributors of the Movie Bazaar’s inaugural Episodic Storytelling Lab contributors have been invited to a six-week workshop in Los Angeles.

The prizes have been offered on the closing occasion of Movie Bazaar on the Marriott Resort lodge in Panjim with Prithul Kumar, Joint Secretary, Broadcasting, Ministry of Data and Broadcasting and Managing Director, NFDC and Vrunda Manohar Desai, Joint Secretary Movies, Ministry of Data and Broadcasting and Managing Director, NFDC, current.

They have been joined on stage by Jerome Paillard, former head of the Cannes Market and now an advisor to Movie Bazaar, and famous casting director Mukesh Chhabra.

Kumar known as the 2024 version, “the best ever Movie Bazaar by way of delegates and pavilions.” The occasion loved a greater than 20% improve in delegate numbers to some 1,500, hailing from 31 international locations and territories (up from 20 final 12 months.) Equally, the market hosted ten new nationwide pavilions and 14 pavilions representing India’s state movie promotion organizations.

2024 Movie Bazaar Winners

Co-production Market

First Prize (money grant price $10,000)
“Kurinji” (aka “The Disappearing Flower”), dir. Payal Sethi, Prod. Thanikachalam SA

Second Prize (money grant price $5,000)
“Kothiyan” (aka “Fishers of Males”), dir. Sanju Surendran, prod. Pramod Sankar

Third Prize (money grant price $5,000)
“All Ten Heads of Ravana,” dir. Pranjal Dua, prod. Bich-Quan Tran

The Particular Point out for Finest Pitch
“Baaghi Bechare” (aka “Reluctant Rebels”), dir. Sumit Purohit, producer – Chippy Babu & Abhishek Sharma.

Movie Bazaar – ATF Partnership award
“Kothiyan” (aka “Fishers of Males”).

Works in Progress

Prasad Labs Award (Free 4K digital intermediate, 50 hours of companies)
“Kaatti Ri Raatti,” (“Hunter’s Moon”) by Ridham Janve

Nube Studio Award (6 Lakh / $77,000 price of digital intermediate on 1 challenge)

“Form of Momo,” by Tribeni Rai

Particular Mentions (joint winners)
“The Good, The Dangerous and The Hungry”

The Pink Hibiscus”

Viewing Room Movie Bazaar Recommends (FBR) – Film Buff Awards

“Angammal,” by Vipin Radhakrishnan (director), Anjoy Samuel (producer); written by Vipin Radhakrishnan and Perumal Murugan

“Home of Manikanta,” by Pinaki Janardhan (author & director), Mrityunjay Shukla (producer)

“Laptein” (aka (“Flames”) by Ravi Shankar Kaushik (author & director), Rashi Aggarwal, Jasdev Singh, Arpita Raghuwanshi (producers).