Moviebuff & Turmeric Media Announce Winners of Big Shorts Season 3
Creations of aspiring filmmakers reach the big screen.
Moviebuff, the leading digital platform that engages film enthusiasts, in association with Turmeric Media, announced the winners of the short film contest Big Shorts Season 3. The top prize of Rs.5 lakhs goes to Nelliyan Karuppiah for the short film Be Like Kuttiappa, who also wins the opportunity to narrate a script to and/or intern with Turmeric Media.
The first runner-up is the short film Anbuden by Vignesh Vadivel, second runner-up was awarded to Rendu by Pavan Alex, third runner-up was won by Kadavule by Balabharathi.M and fourth runner-up is The Spell by Balajee Nagarajan. They receive prize money of Rs.3 lakhs and Rs.2 lakhs as the first and second runners-up. The third and fourth runners-up receive a voucher worth Rs.30,000.
This year’s Big Shorts Short Film Contest showcased impactful and creative stories that had a social angle. The winning titles were screened in 300 cinema screens across Tamil Nadu. Be Like Kuttiyappa follows a tribal boy whose promise of a helicopter keeps his community in suspense. Anbuden portrays four boys finding joy and brotherhood despite betrayal, all while chasing their IPL dreams. Rendu captures a timid boy’s struggles on a pivotal day with a cherished smiley ball. Kadavule explores how a criminal’s deadly plan and a young man’s love story take a divine turn. The Spell narrates a librarian’s discovery of the wonders and truths of a magical wand. These films demonstrated the power of storytelling in short films.
R. Mahendran, of Turmeric Media, expressed, "I applaud Qube Cinema for providing this incredible opportunity for budding creators to showcase their talents through the MovieBuff Big Shorts platform. My congratulations to the winners, and I look forward to seeing the journey of each and every participant. We at Turmeric Media are delighted to have collaborated on this initiative, which promotes the next generation of Indian filmmakers. Our doors will always be open to those with a story to tell.”
Under the Moviebuff Big Shorts platform, over 50,000,00 viewers watched the five short films in more than 300 primary screens across Tamil Nadu for a period of five weeks. The five filmmakers benefited from the once-in-a-lifetime experience of their movie being screened across the state, gathering a wide reach for their efforts and direct audience feedback. During this screening period, the public was invited to vote for the film of their choice on Youtube. Over 40k votes were received.
Jayendra Panchapakesan, Co-founder, Qube Cinema said “Through Big Shorts, Qube Cinema is realizing its vision of bringing stories to life. As a company, we have contributed several cutting-edge technologies to the industry. This platform gives us the opportunity to contribute creatively too by unearthing talent such as Actor Pradeep Ranganathan, Director Anand Ravichandran, Director Nattu Dev and Director Prabhu Jeyaram. I congratulate the winners of this season. I’m excited to see where this will take them. We look forward to discovering more such talent in the forthcoming seasons of the contest.”
Winners were then chosen based on the expert decisions of jury panel comprising renowned SU Arunkumar (Writer & Director), Selva RK (Editor), Philomin Raj (Editor), Theni Eshwar (DOP), Halitha Shameem (Writer & Director), Sreekar Prasad (Editor), Karthick Subbaraj (Writer & Director), and
Sreedhar Pillai (Film Critic), along with data collected from the public voting.
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