Netflix India unveils Take Ten competition to scout for next-gen storytellers

Netflix India on Monday declared the start of ‘Take Ten’, a shorter film workshop and competition, that aims to explore and assist rising filmmakers from numerous backgrounds in India.

As a part of this, 10 filmmakers will be specified an interesting option to show up at workshops by the very best in the innovative industry and then to make a thoroughly-funded small movie with a USD 10,000 grant, a statement reported.

The films will be showcased on Netflix’s India YouTube channel.

Choose 10 is sponsored by the Netflix Fund for Inventive Fairness, which has dedicated USD 100 million a year around 5 years to aid the next era of storytellers from underrepresented communities.

“We’re psyched to start ‘Take Ten’ in India – a quick film workshop and levels of competition that will open up the prospect for aspiring filmmakers from everywhere in India to explain to their tales.

“Supported by Netflix’s Fund for Innovative Equity, ‘Take Ten’ reveals that wonderful tales can come from any place and it creates new alternatives for filmmakers to receive instruction from some of the most effective in the market,” Netflix Head of External Affairs Asia Pacific Amy Sawitta Lefevre stated.

For making use of to Just take 10, applicants have to be a citizen or resident of India and over the age of 18 a long time. Registrations will open on February 7, 2022.

To enter, candidates will have to submit a film of up to two minutes based mostly on the subject — My India, which really should be shot with their mobile phone and represent who they are as a filmmaker.

The shortlisted members will get a opportunity to understand about composing, direction, production and extra from award-winning talent, together with Abhishek Chaubey, Hansal Mehta, Juhi Chaturvedi, Neeraj Ghaywan and Guneet Monga, the assertion reported. PTI