: #IFFIWOOD, November 16, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 19th<\/sup> edition of India\u2019s flagship film market\u2014formerly known as Film Bazaar and now reimagined as WAVES Film Bazaar, <\/strong>is returning<\/strong> <\/strong>with a <\/strong>robust Co-Production Market<\/strong> for features and documentaries, including curated projects shortlisted for international financing and festival circulation. On the sidelines of the 56th<\/sup> International Film Festival of India (IFFI), WAVES Film Bazaar<\/strong> will be held <\/strong>at the Marriott Resort in Goa, from November 20 to 24, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the upcoming 19th edition, Waves Film Bazaar<\/em> will present 22 feature projects that embody a pan-global narrative. The Co-Production Market<\/em> features a compelling selection of projects from India, France, UK, Canada, USA, Russia, Philippines and Singapore. This diverse lineup includes stories in languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Manipuri, Tangkhul, Nepali, Malayalam, Haryanvi, English, Gujarati, Ladakhi, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Russian, Sanskrit and Odia. Selected filmmakers will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to International and Indian producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents during the Open Pitch session. The pitch lays the groundwork for further one to one meetings and explores potential future collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, the Co-Production Market lineup in this edition will also have 5 Documentary films. The five remarkable documentary projects span across different genres including but not limited to Arts, Music and Culture, Environment, Sustainability, Education, Women\u2019s Movement, Gender and Sexuality, Anthropology, and Others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year\u2019s Co-Production Market lineup presents a thoughtful balance between emerging voices and seasoned industry veterans, featuring acclaimed filmmakers and creators such as Kiran Rao, Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Devashish Makhija, Ira Dubey, Sarita Patil, Shaunak Sen and BAFTA award-winning Director Ben Crichton among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waves Film Bazaar also announced its partnership with the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). The Co-Production Market Feature will include a project titled \u201cGloria\u201d as part of the project cross-exchange initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three projects will be included as part of the Co-Production Market Feature under NFDC\u2019s Handpicked Focused Projects. The projects featured in this section are \u201cShamed\u201d, \u201cSmash\u201d<\/em> and \u201cTiger in the Lion Den.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Co-Production Market Feature Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Director- Paromita Dhar, Producer- Hyash Tanmoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director- Soumyak Kanti De Biswas, Producer- Ira Dubey<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director- Ashok Veilou, Producers- Shaunak Sur & Prateek Bagi and Alexander Leo Pou<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director- Sandeep Sreelekha, Producers- Anuj Tyagi & Vipin Radhakrishnan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Kallol Mukherjee, Producers – Devashish Makhija, Harsh Grover and Aditya Grover<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Aarti Neharsh, Producers – Shakun Batra & Dimpy Agrawal<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Stenzin Tankong, Producer – Ritu Sarin <\/p>\n\n\n\n Director- Kislay Kislay, Producers – Tribeny Rai, Himanshu Kohli and Neha Malik<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Rohan Ranganathan, Producer – Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Aranya Sahay, Producer – Mathivanan Rajendran<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Rajesh K, Producer- James Joseph Valiyakulathil, Ved Prakash Kataria<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Mohammad Gani, Producer \u2013 Sanjay Gulati<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director- Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, Producers- Aishwarya Sonar, Shuchi Dwivedi, Vikramaditya Motwane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Nemil Shah, Producer – Nemil Shah & Rajesh Shah<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Sankhajit Biswas, Producer – Swaralipi Lipi<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Bosco Bhandarkar, Producer – Kiran Rao & Tanaji Dasgupta<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Manoj Kumar V, Producer – Nithin Krishnamurthy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Ritwik Goswami, Producer – Nidhi Salian<\/p>\n\n\n\n NFDC\u2019s Handpicked Focused Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Dikssha Jyoti Routray, Producer – Sarita Patil<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Maxim Kuznetsov, Producer – Ekatrina Golubeva-Poldi<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – R Sarath, Producer – Jolly Lonappan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partnership Project with the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Alaric Tay, Producer – Derek Judge, Rex Lopez & Alaric Tay<\/p>\n\n\n\n Co-Production Market Documentary Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: Jeffin Thomas, Producer: Sanju Surendran<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director and Producer – Pranab Kumar Aich<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Haobam Paban Kumar, Producers – Haobam Paban Kumar, Ajit Yumnam & Rajesh Puthanpurayil<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director and Producer- Amitabha Singh<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director – Ben Crichton, Producers – Karl Hillbrick & Sue Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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