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WORK IN PROGRESS LAB

The Work-in-Progress Lab gives selected filmmakers a chance to screen the rough cut of their film to an eminent panel of international advisors that included film festival directors, film critics, producers and editors. These advisors provide valuable feedback on the edit with the aim of helping the filmmaker achieve an accomplished final cut of the film. Previous year’s advisors were Marco Mueller, Marie-Pierre Duhamel, Lizi Gelber, Philippa Campbell, Olivia Stewart, Derek Malcolm, Jacques Comets and Clemence Carre.

Till 2022, the Work-in-Progress Lab was open only to fiction features and a maximum of five films were selected for this Lab each year. From this year, the Work-In-Progress Lab will be accepting Documentary (Non-Fiction) as well as Animation films. Total of 5 Fiction films and 5 Documentary (Non-Fiction) films will be selected.

The Director and Editor of the selected film screen their rough cuts to the panel of advisors and receive intense one-on-one feedback. The international editor assigned to the film then guides the Director and Editor of the selected film through two sessions of the Editing Lab.

Since its inception in 2008, the Work-in-Progress Lab has moulded films which have gone on to premiere at top international film festivals and receive critical acclaim.

Fiction Feature Section (FF)

Fiction Feature-Length Films are eligible to apply for Work-In-Progress Lab, Film Bazaar 2023. Films of all genres/ themes can be submitted.

Documentary (Non-Fiction) Section (DF)

Documentary (Non-Fiction) Feature-Length Films are eligible to apply for Work-In-Progress Lab, Film Bazaar 2023. Film of all genres/ themes can be submitted.

Animation Films (AF)

Animation Feature-Length Films can apply in the Work-In-Progress Lab. Animation Films in post-production and rough cut stage can also apply.

SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT

Before you begin, please read the Rules | Regulations for guidelines on filling the online Application Form as well as Submission of Materials. Please also read the Undertaking which has to be submitted along with the application for it to be considered complete. For any further queries, please read the FAQs.

ELIGIBILITY
  • The Work-in-Progress Lab is open to fiction features and documentary (non-fiction) features in the rough cut from India and South Asia.
  • The film to be submitted should be in their rough-cut stage or just before the final edit. All or a large part of the principal photography must be complete, but not the entire post-production. Completed films are ineligible for the Work-in-Progress Lab.
  • Mid-length films (30-60 minutes) and short films (under 60 min) are ineligible for the Work-in-Progress Lab.
APPLICATION

In order to apply for the Work-in-Progress Lab, please create a MyFilmBazaar Login account by clicking here.

Only completed submissions by the due date will be considered for the selection process of the Work-in-Progress Lab.

When you apply, you will need:

  • Details of the applicant (Director, Producer, Production company)
  • Synopsis (150 words max)
  • Director’s Note and Biography (150 words max)
  • Filmography of director and producer (Please mention the film name – duration – the year of completion of film. Only mention the films where the director has a ‘Director’ credit and producer, the ‘producer’ credit.)
  • A password protected, downloadable screener link of the film
  • Three stills of submitted film (These should be three images from the film and not production/working stills.)
  • Director’s photograph

 

SELECTION PROCESS
  • A maximum of 5 fiction feature-length films and 5 documentary (non-fiction) feature-length films are selected for the Work-in-Progress Lab
  • The decision of NFDC Film Bazaar will be final
  • Projects that are not selected for the Work-in-Progress Lab can be showcased in the Viewing Room if the applicant is seeking finishing funds, distribution or film festivals for the film, without any additional application fee
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
  • A filmmaker can choose to submit a film in both sections – Viewing Room and Work-in-Progress Lab. (For more information, please read the Rules | Regulations)
  • The Producer of the film cannot attend the WIP Lab in place of the Director and the Editor of the film cannot attend in the absence of the Director. Both the Director and the Editor of the film will have to be present. The director and editor cannot be the same person for the film selected for the Lab.
  • The Director and the Editor of the selected films will be provided free registration to NFDC Film Bazaar 2023 to attend the Work-in-Progress Lab
  • In case, the Director cannot attend the sessions of the Work-in-Progress Lab, the film will be disqualified and another project will be selected in its place
  • The Producer of the film cannot attend the Work-In-Progress Lab in place of the Director and the Editor of the film cannot attend in the absence of the Director.
DATES
  • Early Bird Deadline – September 15, 2023 (11:59 pm IST)
  • Deadline – September 30, 2023 (11:59 pm IST)

The Work-in-Progress Lab will take place before the dates of NFDC Film Bazaar. The exact schedule of the Lab will be communicated with the filmmakers of the selected projects.

FEE

Application fees for Fiction Films

  • Feature-length films (above 60 minutes):
    • INR 9,000/- for submissions received before the Early Bird Deadline
    • INR 11,000/- for submissions received after the Early Bird Deadline

Application fees for Documentary (Non-Fiction) Films

  • Feature-length films (above 60 minutes):
    • INR 8,000/- for submissions received before the Early Bird Deadline
    • INR 9,000/- for submissions received after the Early Bird Deadline
CONTACT

For further clarifications, write to us at films@filmbazaarindia.com (Fiction) and vrwipdocs@filmbazaarindia.com (Documentary - Non-Fiction)

  • The Work-in-Progress Lab is open to fiction features and documentary (non-fiction) features in the rough cut from India and South Asia.
  • The film to be submitted should be in their rough-cut stage or just before the final edit. All or a large part of the principal photography must be complete, but not the entire post-production. Completed films are ineligible for the Work-in-Progress Lab.
  • Mid-length films (30-60 minutes) and short films (under 60 min) are ineligible for the Work-in-Progress Lab.

In order to apply for the Work-in-Progress Lab, please create a MyFilmBazaar Login account by clicking here.

Only completed submissions by the due date will be considered for the selection process of the Work-in-Progress Lab.

When you apply, you will need:

  • Details of the applicant (Director, Producer, Production company)
  • Synopsis (150 words max)
  • Director’s Note and Biography (150 words max)
  • Filmography of director and producer (Please mention the film name – duration – the year of completion of film. Only mention the films where the director has a ‘Director’ credit and producer, the ‘producer’ credit.)
  • A password protected, downloadable screener link of the film
  • Three stills of submitted film (These should be three images from the film and not production/working stills.)
  • Director’s photograph

 

  • A maximum of 5 fiction feature-length films and 5 documentary (non-fiction) feature-length films are selected for the Work-in-Progress Lab
  • The decision of NFDC Film Bazaar will be final
  • Projects that are not selected for the Work-in-Progress Lab can be showcased in the Viewing Room if the applicant is seeking finishing funds, distribution or film festivals for the film, without any additional application fee
  • A filmmaker can choose to submit a film in both sections – Viewing Room and Work-in-Progress Lab. (For more information, please read the Rules | Regulations)
  • The Producer of the film cannot attend the WIP Lab in place of the Director and the Editor of the film cannot attend in the absence of the Director. Both the Director and the Editor of the film will have to be present. The director and editor cannot be the same person for the film selected for the Lab.
  • The Director and the Editor of the selected films will be provided free registration to NFDC Film Bazaar 2023 to attend the Work-in-Progress Lab
  • In case, the Director cannot attend the sessions of the Work-in-Progress Lab, the film will be disqualified and another project will be selected in its place
  • The Producer of the film cannot attend the Work-In-Progress Lab in place of the Director and the Editor of the film cannot attend in the absence of the Director.
  • Early Bird Deadline – September 15, 2023 (11:59 pm IST)
  • Deadline – September 30, 2023 (11:59 pm IST)

The Work-in-Progress Lab will take place before the dates of NFDC Film Bazaar. The exact schedule of the Lab will be communicated with the filmmakers of the selected projects.

Application fees for Fiction Films

  • Feature-length films (above 60 minutes):
    • INR 9,000/- for submissions received before the Early Bird Deadline
    • INR 11,000/- for submissions received after the Early Bird Deadline

Application fees for Documentary (Non-Fiction) Films

  • Feature-length films (above 60 minutes):
    • INR 8,000/- for submissions received before the Early Bird Deadline
    • INR 9,000/- for submissions received after the Early Bird Deadline

For further clarifications, write to us at films@filmbazaarindia.com (Fiction) and vrwipdocs@filmbazaarindia.com (Documentary - Non-Fiction)