The Indian audience will now get to watch short movies on ShortsTV, which is in partnership with Tata Sky.
The channel was launched in India on Tuesday.
There was also a panel discussion, conducted by Carter Pilcher, CEO of Shorts International. Arun Unni, Chief Content, Officer of Tata Sky, Kristina Reed, a film producer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, Indian actress Rasika Dugal and filmmaker Jon Bloom were also part of it.
Talking about the inception of the short film “Chutney”, Rasika said: “The film’s maker Tisca Chopra, who is also a well-known actress, and I were irritated that none of our films, mostly independent, got enough exposure and good releases because those films never got good distributors at the time of their release.”
“So we decided to do something about it instead of cribbing over it. Tisca wrote the story of ‘Chutney’ and then we made the film and offered ourselves the kind of roles that we, women, deserve.”
However, she added: “I did not get paid for it because here… that is the reality of short films when someone wants to make content that is different from mainstream. But it is great how the short got views and recognition, thanks to digital platforms.”
Reed, producer of the Oscar-winning short animation film “Feast”, said what’s amazing about short films is that one can make it with fewer resources. (IANS)
