Writer and director Tahira Kashyap calls herself a "festival kid", saying she gets acknowledged for her work only at film festivals.
Writer and director Tahira Kashyap calls herself a "festival kid", saying she gets acknowledged for her work only at film festivals.
Talking to IANS at the Cinevesture International Film Festival 2024 (CIFF), Kashyap elaborated on the importance that film festivals hold in her life.
Kashyap, who made her directorial debut in 2017 with the short film 바카라Toffee바카라, said: 바카라I am a festival kid only. I got my acknowledgement through film festivals only. When I made my first short film 바카라Toffee바카라 it was selected at many film festivals, and that was a very gratifying experience for a first-time director. I love short films and film festivals.바카라
Continuing on the subject, Kashyap said: 바카라I also love feature films being showcased at the festivals. Recently my feature film 바카라Sharmajee Ki Beti바카라 was featured at the prestigious MAMI Film Festival. And once you are a part of such festivals, you are also exposed to other filmmakers and other sessions. I got to see some really world-class cinema,바카라 said Tahira, who is known for her books 바카라I Promise바카라, 바카라Souled Out바카라 and 바카라The 12 Commandments of Being a Woman바카라.
바카라I went to the Taiwan International Film Festival and I was surprised to see all Taiwanese kids loving Indian films. 바카라Mujhe laga tha unko kuch samajh hi nahi ayega바카라, but somehow I was the star there, they were clicking pictures, and my film was along with the Cannes winner. So, I feel that there is a lot of respectability, and credibility when it comes to film festivals.바카라
Speaking more on the genre of shorts, Kashyap, who is also the wife of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, said: 바카라I have done short films also, and a feature film too. And I feel it takes an equal amount of hard work in both of them. Of course, the team is almost the same, but the number of days is reduced for short films.바카라
Calling herself a "sucker for stories", Kashyap said: 바카라I love writing, portraying and visualising my stories in every format. I am very happy that short films are doing rounds, but honestly speaking they have made it to the film festivals, it바카라s a great way to showcase your talent. But when it comes to the mainstream, they are part of anthologies, and nowadays I don바카라t think anthologies are -- it바카라s not gratifying for the producers.바카라
She added: 바카라I think for them (producers) the feature format works better. I am just talking about the dynamics of the market. But if short films are consumed in an equal amount on platforms, then it gives a great boost to the directors to showcase their stories."
Kashyap concluded by saying: 바카라I am glad that short films are made in regional languages, it바카라s a part of India, and it is a great way to introduce a language to a region which is not being exposed to that. And a short format can get into the market and people can ease up to it.바카라
