: #IFFIWOOD, November 16, 2025

The 19^th edition of India’s flagship film market—formerly known as Film Bazaar and now reimagined as WAVES Film Bazaar, is returning with a robust Co-Production Market for features and documentaries, including curated projects shortlisted for international financing and festival circulation. On the sidelines of the 56^th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), WAVES Film Bazaar will be held at the Marriott Resort in Goa, from November 20 to 24, 2025.

In the upcoming 19th edition, Waves Film Bazaar will present 22 feature projects that embody a pan-global narrative. The Co-Production Market features a compelling selection of projects from India, France, UK, Canada, USA, Russia, Philippines and Singapore. This diverse lineup includes stories in languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Manipuri, Tangkhul, Nepali, Malayalam, Haryanvi, English, Gujarati, Ladakhi, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Russian, Sanskrit and Odia. Selected filmmakers will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to International and Indian producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers, and sales agents during the Open Pitch session. The pitch lays the groundwork for further one to one meetings and explores potential future collaborations.

In addition, the Co-Production Market lineup in this edition will also have 5 Documentary films. The five remarkable documentary projects span across different genres including but not limited to Arts, Music and Culture, Environment, Sustainability, Education, Women’s Movement,  Gender and Sexuality, Anthropology, and Others.

This year’s Co-Production Market lineup presents a thoughtful balance between emerging voices and seasoned industry veterans, featuring acclaimed filmmakers and creators such as Kiran Rao, Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Devashish Makhija, Ira Dubey, Sarita Patil, Shaunak Sen and BAFTA award-winning Director Ben Crichton among others.

Waves Film Bazaar also announced its partnership with the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). The Co-Production Market Feature will include a project titled “Gloria” as part of the project cross-exchange initiative.

Three projects will be included as part of the Co-Production Market Feature under NFDC’s Handpicked Focused Projects. The projects featured in this section are “Shamed”, “Smash” and “Tiger in the Lion Den.”

Co-Production Market Feature Projects

1. Ulta (Madam) | India, France, Canada | Hindi

Director- Paromita Dhar, Producer- Hyash Tanmoy

2. Those Who Flew | India | Hindi, Urdu, Bengali

Director- Soumyak Kanti De Biswas, Producer- Ira Dubey

3. Khei-Hea (Night & Day) | India | Poula/Manipuri/Nepali/English

Director- Ashok Veilou, Producers- Shaunak Sur & Prateek Bagi and Alexander Leo Pou

4. The Manager | India | Malayalam

Director- Sandeep Sreelekha, Producers- Anuj Tyagi & Vipin Radhakrishnan.

5. What Remains Unsaid | India | Haryanvi, Hindi, English

Director - Kallol Mukherjee, Producers - Devashish Makhija, Harsh Grover and Aditya Grover

6. Kanda (No Onions) | India | Gujarati, Hindi

Director - Aarti Neharsh, Producers - Shakun Batra & Dimpy Agrawal

7. Kakthet (Idiot) | India, France | Ladakhi

Director - Stenzin Tankong, Producer - Ritu Sarin 

8. A Death Foretold | India | Hindi

Director- Kislay Kislay, Producers - Tribeny Rai, Himanshu Kohli and Neha Malik

9. Tyres will be Deflated | India | Hindi

Director - Rohan Ranganathan, Producer - Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann

10. Mayapuri (City of Illusions) | India | Hindi

Director - Aranya Sahay, Producer - Mathivanan Rajendran

11. Puthenkacheri (Secretariat) | India, Canada | Malayalam

Director - Rajesh K, Producer- James Joseph Valiyakulathil, Ved Prakash Kataria

12. Sajdaa | India | Hindi

Director - Mohammad Gani, Producer – Sanjay Gulati

13. Teacher's Pet | India, USA  | English

Director- Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, Producers- Aishwarya Sonar, Shuchi Dwivedi, Vikramaditya Motwane.

14. 7 to 7 |  India | Gujarati, Hindi

Director - Nemil Shah, Producer - Nemil Shah & Rajesh Shah

15. Katachua (The Quill) |  India | Bengali, Hindi

Director - Sankhajit Biswas, Producer - Swaralipi Lipi

16. Shadow Hill : Of Spirits and Men | India | Konkani, English , Hindi

Director - Bosco Bhandarkar, Producer - Kiran Rao & Tanaji Dasgupta

17. Pushpavati (The Flowered One) | India | Kannada

Director - Manoj Kumar V, Producer - Nithin Krishnamurthy

18. Swarnapuchhri | India | Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri

Director - Ritwik Goswami, Producer -  Nidhi Salian

NFDC’s Handpicked Focused Projects

19. Shamed | India | Hindi,Punjabi,English

Director - Dikssha Jyoti Routray, Producer - Sarita Patil

20. SMASH | Russia,India | Russian,English ,Hindi

Director - Maxim Kuznetsov, Producer - Ekatrina Golubeva-Poldi

21. Tiger in the Lion Den (Freedom friends )- India,United Kingdom | India, UK | English

Director - R Sarath, Producer - Jolly Lonappan

Partnership Project with the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF)

22. Gloria - Philippines, Singapore | English

Director - Alaric Tay, Producer - Derek Judge, Rex Lopez &  Alaric Tay

Co-Production Market Documentary Projects

1. Colours of the Sea (Colours of the Sea)  | India | Malayalam

Director: Jeffin Thomas, Producer: Sanju Surendran

2. Devi (Goddess) | India | Odia

Director and Producer - Pranab Kumar Aich

3. Nupi Keithel (Women Market) | India | Manipuri

Director - Haobam Paban Kumar, Producers - Haobam Paban Kumar, Ajit Yumnam  & Rajesh Puthanpurayil

4. Simhastha Kumbh (A Drop of Nectar) | India | Hindi, Sanskrit

Director and Producer- Amitabha Singh

5. The Maharaja and Me (The Maharaja and Me) | India, United Kingdom| English, Hindi

Director - Ben Crichton, Producers - Karl Hillbrick & Sue Graham

Detailed brief about the 22 features and 5 documentaries selected for 19^th Waves Film Bazaar Co-production Market may be accessed here.   

Held annually alongside IFFI, it has become the meeting ground where Indian storytellers, global producers, festival curators, technology partners and investors converge to shape the films of tomorrow. This year’s Bazaar strengthens its global footprint with a a significantly expanded and more dynamic marketplace

ABOUT WAVES FILM BAZAAR

Waves Film Bazaar - Waves Film Bazaar (WFB) earlier known as Film Bazaar is held annually in Goa alongside the International Film Festival of India. Since its inception in 2007, it has been focusing on discovering, supporting and showcasing South Asian films and talent in filmmaking, production and distribution; the Bazaar also facilitates the sales of world cinema in the South Asian region. The market aims at facilitating the sales of world cinema in the region. The market is a converging point for South Asian and international filmmakers and film producers, sales agents, and festival programmers for potential creative and financial collaboration. Over the course of 5 days, the Film Market focuses on discovering, supporting, and showcasing South Asian content and talent in filmmaking, production, and distribution.

For more information, visit https://films.wavesbazaar.com/

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PIB IFFI Cast and Crew: Sayyid Rabeehashmi/ Sriyanka Chatterjee/Parshuram Kor