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The 19th variation of WAVES Film Bazaar, organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), returns to Goa from November 20–24, 2025, alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), astatine the Marriott Resort. This year’s variation brings unneurotic a slate crossed its Co-Production Market, Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab, and Viewing Room.
The Co-Production Market 2025 presents 22 diagnostic films and 5 documentaries from 8 countries, spanning 19 languages, celebrating a dynamic blend of emerging voices and manufacture veterans including Kiran Rao, Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Devashish Makhija, Ira Dubey, Shaunak Sen, and BAFTA-winner Ben Crichton. Selected filmmakers volition transportation their projects to planetary and Indian producers, distributors, financiers, and festival programmers, fostering caller collaborations.
This twelvemonth besides marks the inclusion of documentary projects successful the Co-Production Market, spanning themes specified arsenic arts, environment, education, gender, and sustainability. Additionally, 3 projects—Shamed, Smash, and Tiger successful the Lion Den—feature nether NFDC’s Handpicked Focused Projects, portion Gloria from the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) cross-exchange inaugural spotlights planetary co-creation.
The Viewing Room 2025 features 230 entries successful 33 languages from 14 countries, including 85 satellite premieres, connecting filmmakers with planetary buyers and festival programmers done an precocious integer interface. The curated WAVES Film Bazaar Recommends (WFBR) conception spotlights 22 innovative films crossed formats and genres.
The Work-in-Progress Lab 2025 received 50 entries crossed 14 languages, selecting 5 films including the India–Australia co-production Chevittorma and Khoriya, backed by Ashim Ahluwalia. Mentored by a planetary sheet including Philippa Campbell, Sandrine Cassidy, Kiki Fung, Nitin Baid, and Sanyukta Kaza, the Lab provides emerging filmmakers with adept editorial feedback and festival insights. Notably, past WIP selections specified arsenic Shape of Momo person gone connected to triumph aggregate planetary accolades.
