Rajesh Jala’s Chingari (The Spark) is the only Indian project selected for Cinemart, the co-production market of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
French producer Cedomir Kolar of ASAP Films had boarded the project as co-producer at NFDC Film Bazaar in Goa where the project participated in co-production market and won the Incredible India Award worth Rs. 10 lakhs.
Chingari revolves around Kabir, a young photographer, who enters the city of Banaras with a camera and a troubled past. He encounters two individuals Gagan, a young cremator and Amma an old widow. The project was also selected for NFDC Screenwriters’ Lab 2013.
25 film projects will be presented at the 31st edition of Cinemart from 26 to 29 January 2014. The projects will be eligible for two prizes: the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award (€30,000 for a European co-production) and the the ARTE France Cinéma Award (€5,000).).The winners will be announced during the co-production market’s Award Ceremony on Wednesday 29 January.
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