India’s Doc Film Bazaar Co-Production Market Lab Projects Unveiled

Revered Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova and ace Indian soccer player Bhaichung Bhutia are among the subjects of projects selected at the inaugural edition of India’s Doc Film Bazaar.

The Bazaar has unveiled 15 projects that will participate in its Co-Production Market and the five films selected for its Work-in-Progress Lab.

As revealed by Variety, the market is a documentary-focused sister edition of the Film Bazaar that takes place in Goa annually in November. It will take place within the Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short fiction and animation (MIFF). The Indian government-run MIFF, which began in 1990, is separate from the privately managed MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

The 15 projects that are part of the Doc Bazaar all have a South Asian focus, but originate from various countries, including India, U.K., U.S., Russia, Switzerland and Nepal. The selected filmmakers will pitch their projects to international and Indian producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers and sales agents at the event’s open pitch sessions. The producers and filmmakers behind the projects will also get an opportunity to have one-to-one meetings with guests and delegates.

Prithul Kumar, festival director, MIFF and Doc Film Bazaar and joint secretary and MD, National Film Development Corporation, said: “One of the Doc Film Bazaar’s most significant sections, the Doc Co-Production Market, provides funding and support for…