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MUMBAI:
In its endeavour to educate audience of horror short
films, Cyrus Dastur’s Shamiana, a short film club
that comprises film enthusiasts and budding filmmakers
from across India, has organised India’s first
horror short film festival starting 13 April.
Said
Dastur in a statement, “People are familiar with
horror movies but the idea of short films in this category
is pretty raw and hopefully will gain ground. Though
our target audience falls in the clichéd 16-25-year
age bracket, I think anyone who appreciates good horror
films can enjoy them.”
The
festival will showcase six films, shortlisted out
of 50 to 60 entries from across the globe. The short
films to be screened on the occasion are: An Evening
With My Comatose Mother (USA), Mazaak Mat Karna (India),
Chambers (Norway), Love Hurts (Netherlands), Bloodtraffick
(Hong Kong) and Divination (USA).
Although
horror short films are common in US and Europe, it’s
an altogether new concept in this land.
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