Annecy MIFA Pitch Projects ‘Hide & Seek,’ ‘Rising Tides’ Find Indian, French Backing (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran India‘s Handmade Films has boarded two Indian shorts pitching at Annecy, “Hide & Seek” and “Rising Tides,” as producer.
In addition, France’s NoJo Studio Animation will also serve as a producer on “Hide & Seek.” Both films are at the Annecy Animation Festival‘s MIFA Pitch and the Namaste MIFA initiative that focuses on India. “Rising Tides” is directed by Pari Satarkar and produced by India’s Studio Mikudi and Satarkar.
In the film, when a marine researcher strains her friendship with a young fisherman’s daughter over industrial fishing, she realizes she needs to change her own perspective to share the beauty and value of the marine world. “I firmly believe that the protection of our planet must not happen in isolation and should be everyone’s business.
The engineers, the businesses, the architects, the lawyers, the artists, the children — all have a role to play in bringing change, and one must be empowered with the knowledge to do so.
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