Kathakaar

Canadian Premiere
Director: Abhimanyu Kanodia
Duration: 11 Minutes

Synopsis:

Prakash, an old theatre projectionist of a single screen theatre
and a cinema lover is fired from his job because of the change
in the technology. Devastated by this sudden catastrophe and not
knowing what to do next he decides to move to his village where
he has a small house. Struggling with what to do with his life
he one day narrates a story for a crying kid. This incident
helps Prakash get his confidence back and gradually he starts
telling stories to the kids in the village and ultimately
enchants the entire village through his storytelling, also
rediscovering his passion.

Director: Abhimanyu Kanodia

Born at Ajmer, Rajasthan on 31st December, 1988. After
completing class 12th from Mayor School (Ajmer), he moved to
Mumbai (India), to take up Chartered Accountancy course and
completed it in year 2013. In 2013, he joined Mumbai based
film school Whistling Woods International to study filmmaking.
He graduated in July 2015 with a major in Direction.

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Awards and Accolades

– Semi-Finalist in the Foreign Narrative category of the 43 rd annual Student Academy
Awards. Out of 1,749 submitted to the Student Academy the advancement puts
Kathakaar in roughly the top 5% of all films submitted.
– Best International Short Film- 5 th Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, 2015
– Best Short Film (JURY) – 5 th Washington D.C. South Asian Film Festival, Washington D.C., 2016
– Competitor Award- II International Motivational Film Festival BRIDGE of ARTS, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, 2016
– Best Short Film- 6 th Jagran Film Festival, Mumbai, 2015
– Best Short Film- 5 th Pune Short Film Festival, 2015
– Best Short Film- 4 th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival, 2015
– Best Short Film- CORTOKINO International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2016
– Best Short Film- Aakruti International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2015
– Best Director- 4 th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival, 2015
– Best Screenplay- 6 th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, 2016
– Best Cinematography (Student)- Haryana Internatinal Film Festival, 2016
– Best Actor in a Short Film (Piyush Mishra): Haryana Internatinal Film Festival, 2016

 Official selection
– 3rd Benicia Film Festival, California, 2016
– 2nd Machetanz Film Festival, Alaska, 2016
– PLANOS – Tomar International Short Film Festival, 2016
– 1st Norwich Radical Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2016
– 14th Pune International Film Festival, 2016
– 8th Nashik International Film Festival, 2016
– 5th Delhi International Film Festival, 2015
– 5th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2015
– 2nd Rajasthan International Film Festival, Jaipur, 2016
– 1st All Lights India International Film Festival, Kochi, 2015 (Opening Short Film)
– 13th Frames Film Festival, Mumbai, 2016
– 1st Haryana International Film Festival, 2016
– 3rd Goa Short Film Festival, 2016

Kathakaar

Kathakaar

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