Last year, DIFF launched Filmlab South Asia – a workshop for emerging producer- director teams – in partnership with Festival 3 Continents’ Produire au Sud (PAS). DIFF is excited to host the workshop again from 31 October to 4 November 2023. With this new undertaking, DIFF hopes to take its support of regional independent filmmaking to the next level. Not only does DIFF share with PAS the same goals of supporting and promoting independent cinema, PAS’ long experience in running training workshops around the world is exactly the kind of professional support, resource and network that filmmakers in South Asia can take advantage of and benefit from.
The selected projects this year are:
Suraiya | Bangladesh
Directed by Robiul Alam Robi, Produced By Fazle Hasan Shishir & Shibabrata Barman
Last Time On Earth | India
Directed by Paromita Dhar, Produced By Anjali Panjabi
Storm Bird | India
Directed by Jenifer Areng Datta, Produced By Vinay Mishra
Terminal 3 | India
Directed by Anshul Tiwari & Debasmita Dasgupta, Produced By Debasmita Dasgupta
Son Of A Honey Hunter | Nepal
Directed by Prabhat Gurung, Produced By Hit Kumari Gurung
Mentors:
Vincent Wang (Producer)
Marianne Dumoulin (Producer)
Stefano Tealdi (Pitch Expert)
Laure Desmazières (Scriptwriter & Director) Naël Marandin (Scriptwriter & Director)
Coordinator:
Lucas Taillefer
