A Rs. 180 Film & A Film Based on Life’s Contradictions Win Media Konnect’s Short Film Competition

Media Konnect, a global media and entertainment platform, successfully wrapped up its maiden short film competition with more than 450 entries received from across the country. The competition short-listed 6 entries to be exclusively screened by an eminent jury panel of prominent industry names such as Viveck Vaswani, Ananth Mahadevan, and Milap Zaveri. Being judged on original content, creativity and technique, ‘Time in a Box’ and ‘Inertia’ were adjudged the winners of the competition; ‘Time In A Box’ was, surprisingly, made on a meager budget of less than Rs. 200.

‘Time in a Box’ was made by Christine Jose Sales, a first year communications student from the Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communications (SIMC), Pune, while the other winning film, ‘Inertia’ was directed by Nikhil Sudersanan and produced by Meena Sudersanan. ‘Time in a Box’, inspired by the works of Christopher Nolan, was an instant hit with the jury, who took a keen note of its small production budget. ‘Inertia’ was a film based on a portrayal of self-contradictions in a person’s decision-making process. The winning filmmakers will get a chance to shoot their next film at the Ramoji Krian Virtual Reality Floor in Hyderabad as well as a mentorship from industry experts.

Ranjit Thakur, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Media Konnect, praised the superior content on display during the short film competition, and further added that the entire intention of this endeavor is to provide a platform for young filmmakers to showcase their talent and open up opportunities to collaborate with industry experts.

National Award Winning screenwriter and jury at the Media Konnect short film competition, Ananth Mahadevan, said, “ To see content these young filmmakers have created is truly inspirational, and it was great to see the variety of technique, creativity and content on display. To think that a film could be made in Rs. 180 and win a competition, it is definitely something our entire industry can learn from. It’s the collaboration, content and technique that makes great cinema, not just heavy budgets, and this competition provided further evidence to this. It was a great experience for me to part of the jury for this competition, and I wish all the participants all the best. We, surely, have a great future of filmmakers to come.”

Post the success of the short film competition; Media Konnect looks to launch a Film Club, which will also allow budding filmmakers to screen their creations at their proprietary set up. Media Konnect invites professionals to connect, collaborate and create from across the world on their digital global exchange platform. The brand looks to create more such opportunities for young filmmakers to showcase their talent, receive feedback, and open up opportunities of success.