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The Indian Film Festival of New Zealand (TIFFNZ) has officially withdrawn its invitation to screen the short film Aasmani, the directorial debut of actor Sayani Gupta, citing alleged "copyright and confidentiality" concerns, THR India has learned.

"I want to begin by clearly stating that Aasmani is an original film. Till now, I chose not to speak. Not because silence meant acceptance, nor because I had nothing to say. Since the allegation was put forth before the appropriate authority, I followed due process and believed that facts should be placed there, and not tried through WhatsApp groups, inboxes or public opinion. But silence can sometimes bury the truth under noise.", said Sayani in her statement.

Read the full article below.

Source: TheHollywoodReporter

Link: https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/exclusive-sayani-guptas-directorial-aasmani-pulled-from-new-zealand-festival-over-copyright-concerns-filmmaker-denies-allegations

Mild tea: i hang out w a few ftii folks because i am assiting someone.

I heard Sayani Gupta recently directed a short called “Aasmani” w Nikhil advani and dia mirza and Ravathi in the cast & there are allegations that its premise closely resembles an indie filmmaker’s documentary she had been developing for the last 5-6 years

Apparently, the filmmaker is a junior from FTII, had shared a rough trailer with Sayani around 2 years ago, when Sayani was reportedly interested in coming on board. The deal didnt go thru which is pretty common w all this but they knew about the project!

The documentary has since been through major doc forums and is known within the indie film community.

Now Aasmani reportedly uses a similar world and premise centred on an older woman and her relationship with her vintage car w Nikhil Advani and Dia Mirza attached as producers.
If this is true it’s honestly shameful. Young/indie filmmakers already struggle to get their work made, and having more established names allegedly take from their ideas can completely derail years of work. Obviously, this is based on what I’ve heard and would need to be verified.

I want to direct films and i know how easily ideas get picked up and you cant even fight it because its exhausting and it can really discourage you from making films all together

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Just dropped a quick 2mins03secs glimpse for my upcoming short film/featurette, MAYDAY.

It’s a gritty, two-chapter political procedural and psychological thriller. We opened it with real archival terrorism footage and built the visual style around changing aspect ratios—using open IMAX height for the procedural search and tight 2.35:1 widescreen for the hostage entrapment scenes.

Watch the Glimpse here: https://youtu.be/fc72hqMQQD8?si=gHp4mrrhJmnwOP\_S

Would love your honest feedback on the atmospheric tone, audio mix, and visual style!

Trailer Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj1JewyRE4c