Showing posts with label Ketki Pandit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ketki Pandit. Show all posts
Nine talented women filmmakers come together to helm films for Team Production HQ
7:44 AM
BOMBAY TIMES (October 31, 2023)
Team Production HQ (TPHQ), a NSE listed entity, has announced a bouquet of films helmed by nine talented women filmmakers. In an industry often dominated by male voices, these directors promise to make a mark in the world of cinema. Interestingly, eight of them are first-time directors.
Founder Ketki Pandit says, “The aim is to bring fresh perspectives, diverse storytelling and unheard voices of Indian women to the forefront of the cinematic world. It takes just one germ of an idea to think of a film, but it takes a village to execute it.”
“TPHQ is a tribe of free thinkers transcending the conventional film business and disrupting the vision of cinema to a diversified global language of entertainment. We aim to create a pool of fresh talent who have unique homegrown culturally rooted stories,” adds Vikas Garg, mentor at TPHQ.
Managing Director Mohaan Nadaar says, “In less than a decade, we have produced over 50 films with edgy content. To achieve this vision, we formed our creative division and teamed up with some of the best minds in the business.”
These women are guided by the CEO at TPHQ and two-time national award=winning director Shrabani Deodhar. The projects traverse various themes, reflecting societal norms, familial bonds, love rebellion and the quest for individual identity.
UPCOMING FILMS
Kriti Kapoor’s Sorry Not Sorry
Niharika Sahni’s Love Khatola
Shruti Anindita Varma’s Vrindavan
Vidushi Sood’s Ghosting
Sonam Singh’s Blame It On The Rains
Sai Deodhar’s Bina Shakkar Ki Chai
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi’s Appa
Shrabani Deodhar’s Falooda
Ketki Pandit’s O! Womaniya.
Screenwriters Association sets up anti-harassment committee
2:09 PM
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 12, 2018)
A day after the Producers Guild of India set up a special committee to address harassment at the workplace within the industry, the Screenwriters Association (SWA) is following suit. Mirror has learnt that the association has formed an internal committee to deal with the issue.
It is chaired by filmmaker Ketki Pandit (above), who has previously headed a similar committee at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) while she was Course Head for screenplay-writing.
“The elections were held on September 30 and the decision to form an internal committee to address sexual harassment was taken by the elected members of the SWA. We are formulating policies to safeguard our employees and members while also committing to support them in every way,” she informs.
Screenwriters Atika Chohan, Bikas Ranjan Mishra, Ishita Moitra, Jyoti Kapoor and filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan
are a part of the committee. Dr Anagha Sarpotdar is the external
member. “The idea is to not just protect women but also have a
gender-neutral policy where we will also look into harassment against
men, women and the LGBTQ community,” Pandit adds.
Writer-filmmaker Vinta Nanda (right), who recently shared her #MeToo story involving Alok Nath, recently reached out to the SWA seeking guidance. “We have to maintain confidentiality on the complaints, so I can’t share details, but we are drafting a response to her complaint. We will have a preliminary interview with Vinta ji to understand her case better,” Ketki signs off.
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