Waves Movie Bazaar in Goa, India, wrapped up its five-day run on Monday (November 24) with a prize ceremony and a minute of silence for legendary actor Dharmendra, who died earlier within the day.
The highest prize within the Co-Manufacturing Options class went to Kakthet (Fool) by director Stenzin Tankong. The India-France co-production obtained a money grant of $10,000. Second place and $5,000 went to Ulta (Madam), an India-France-Canada co-production directed by Paromita Dhar.
Netflix, which has been a outstanding co-partner of this 12 months’s market, awarded a $5,000 documentary grant to Simhastha Kumbh, directed by produced by Amitabha Singh.
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The ceremony, which included the participation of officers Ajay Nagabhushan and Dr. Okay Okay Nirala, NFDC head Prakash Magdum, advisor Jerome Paillard, IFFI pageant director Shekhar Kapur, actor-turned-filmmaker Rachel Griffiths, and Indian administrators Sriram Raghavan and Rajkumar Hirani, additionally dished out awards for greatest scholar challenge pitching, winners of IFFI’s AI movie part and the AI Hackathon.
The Hackathon noticed invited contributors take as much as 48 hours to create a brief movie on the subject of reminiscence utilizing AI instruments. The contributors have been monitored to make sure that they used solely authentic supplies and methods.
The accompanying Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI) continues in different places in Goa till November 28.
Waves Movie Bazaar 2025 winners
Money Grant Prize for Co-Manufacturing Options, First Prize $10,000
Kakthet (Fool) (India-Fr)
Dir. Stenzin Tankong
Execs. Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam, Rajesh Thanickan
Money Grant Prize for Co-Manufacturing Options, Second Prize $5,000
Ulta (Madam) (India-Fr-Can)
Dir. Paromita Dhar
Execs. Hyash Tanmoy, Jitendra Adappa, Niren Bhavanani
Particular Money Grant – Documentary (Netflix) $5,000
Simhastha Kumbh (India)
Dir/professional. Amitabha Singh
Crimson Sea Fund Money award price $2,500 for a challenge in improvement in Co-Manufacturing Market
The Supervisor
Dir. Sandeep Sreelekha
Execs. Anuj Tyagi, Vipin Radhakrishnan
Crimson Sea Fund Money award price $5,000 for a challenge in Work In Progress Lab (shared between 2 initiatives)
Azhi
Ustad Bantoo
Platoon One Studio Award below the Platoon One Script Growth Grant as a part of the Screenwriter’s Lab Challenge
Particular Money Grant – INR20,000
Nazma Ka Tadka (Nazma’s Tadka)
Author: Sapan Taneja
Mukesh Chabbra Casting Firm Partnership Award for Free Casting Service for a Co-Manufacturing Market Challenge
Instructor’s Pet
Dir. Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy
Execs. Aishwarya Sonar, Shuchi Dwivedi, Vikramaditya Motwane.
Mukesh Chabbra Casting Firm Partnership Award for Free Casting Service for a Screenwriters’ Lab Challenge (Mukesh Chhabra – Founder Mukesh Chhabra Casting Firm)
White Man
Author: Niharika Puri
UCCN Metropolis of Movie Greatest Co-Manufacturing Market Challenge Award
In collaboration with Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) and NFDC
7 to 7
Dir. Nemil Shah
Professional. Nemil Shah & Rajesh Shah
Publish-Manufacturing Grants Waves Movie Bazaar 2025 Initiatives
Nube Studio Publish-Manufacturing Award for a Work in Progress Lab Challenge. (The winner will get as much as INR6 lakh [approx. $6,750] price of post-production for DI and colour grading)
Khoriya
Dir. Vishwendra Singh
Prasad Company – Publish-Manufacturing Award for a Work in progress Lab Challenge – (Free 4K DI providers for upto 50 Hrs)
Azhi (Estuary)
Dir. Hessa Salih
Prasad Company – Publish-Manufacturing Award for WAVES Movie Bazaar Recommends (FBR) Challenge – (4K Digital Intermediate providers for as much as 50 hours)
The Ink Stained Hand And The Lacking Thumb
Dir. Yashasvi Juyal
Prasad Company – Particular Point out – a token of appreciation within the type of a 50% low cost on DI providers for as much as 50 hours (3 initiatives)
Ustad Bantoo
Dir. Arsh Jain
Chevittorma
Dir. Leo Thaddeus
Yarsa Gambu
Dir. Mohan Belwal
Moviebuff Publish-Manufacturing Award of as much as INR3 lakh of Publish-Manufacturing assist for DCP,and Trailer Promotion (3 winners)
Born Yesterday
Dir. Raj Rajan
Khamosh Nazar Aate Hain
Dir. Tejas Shankar Shukul
Aakkaatti
Dir. Jai Laxmii
Matchbox GAP Award to the Greatest Movie at Waves Movie Bazaar 2025 for as much as INR20 lakh (approx. $22,400) within the type of comfortable finance for post-production and mentorship)
Echoes Of The Herd
Dir. Dipanker Jain
Particular Jury Award (Full put up manufacturing to first print & mentorship to festivals)
Like A Feather In The Wind
Dir. Chahat Mansingka
M5 International Movie Fund Award – as much as INR4 lakh (approx. $4,500) in assist for pageant technique, advertising and marketing property, and worldwide visibility
Soul Whispers
Dir. Leo Thaddeaus
Reborn India Movie Distribution Award – a theatrical launch throughout 10 screens with distribution assist valued at INR7 lakh (approx. $7,850)
Chingam
Dir. Abhay Sharma
IICT Reward for a Work in Progress Lab Challenge -INR50,000 (approx $56,000) of IICT Infra Credit, redeemable in direction of using IICT’s amenities and infrastructure.
Azhi
Dir. Hessa Salih
AI Movie Competition and CinemAI Hackathon
The Craft Spectra Award for The Greatest AI Animation (Money prize of INR1 lakh (approx. $1,150)
KYRA
Dir. Meta Puppet
The Craft Vanguard Award for The Most Revolutionary Use of AI (money prize of INR2 lakh, approx. $2,300)
The Cinema That By no means Was
Dir. Mark Wachholz!
The Craft Grasp Award for The Greatest AI Brief Movie (money INR3 lakh, approx. $3,450)
Nagori
Dir. Guillaume Hurbault!
Particular Jury Point out Awards to recognise distinctive promise within the artwork of AI-driven filmmaking (2 winners)
The Final Backup Closing Half
Dir. Sreerithanya M
Miracle On The Kachua Seashore
Dir. Shivanshu Nirupam
CinemAI Hackathon Awards
Greatest Sound Design (Money prize INR1 Lakh)
Closing Monsoon Echo
Dir. Rajesh Bhosale
Greatest Visuals (Money prize of INR1 Lakh)
Being
Directed by Wonderwall Media Community and Indywood.
The Greatest Storytelling Award (Money prize INR1 Lakh)
Misplaced And Discovered
Dir. Samresh Shrivastava
Most Revolutionary Use of AI (Money prize INR2 lakh)
Remory
Dir. Atomeist
Greatest AI Movie (Money prize INR4lakh)
The Crimson Crayon by Kalpanik!
Pupil Producers Workshop Waves Movie Bazaar 2025
Excellent Pitch
Tengina Nadu
Pupil professional. Kaashviy Ommkaar
Excellent Pitch, Jury Particular Point out
Homework
Pupil dir/professional. Aniket Joshi
Excellent Lively & Engaged Participation
Shambho — The Eggman Cometh
Pupil professional. Aditya Maheshwari
Excellent Challenge Growth
Baba Aani Ti
Pupil professional. Radhika Kinare
Excellent Producer Expertise – SRFTI
Madakkam
Pupil dir/professional. Riya Varghese
Excellent Producer Expertise – Whistling Woods Worldwide
Demigods
Pupil Professional. Sakshi Mishra
