Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi or Kazhcha Film Forum is a film collective in

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. It started in the year 2001 at Neyyattinkara thaluk in

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district as a collective effort of film lovers. It has produced three short films. In the year 2013 the film society has been registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955.

About

Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi has produced its first movie "Wonder World" with crowd funding. "Wonderworld" was scripted and directed by

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (born 8 April 1977) is an Indian poet, lawyer, and filmmaker. Personal life Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was born in Perumkadavila village, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala on 8 April 1977. He graduated in Zoology from VT ...

, Camera was handled by Sunny Joseph and the film was edited by

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. It was exhibited in the competition section of International Video film Festival (IVFest 2003). In the year 2008 Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi has produced another short movie "Parole". In 2012 It has produced its third short movie Frog, which has participated in many international Short film festivals and awarded best

telefilm A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

in the Kerala state television awards 2012 instituted by

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. It has also received award for best background music and a special jury mention for acting. Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi has produced it first feature film

Oraalppokkam Oraalppokkam is a Malayalam film written and directed by Sanalkumar Sasidharan. It is the first Malayalam movie which has been produced through online crowdfunding program. This is an initiative of Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi, a film society move ...

with crowd sourcing in 2014. Noted Indo-English Poet and activist Meena Kandasamy and noted Producer-Actor

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, Bangali film director Bikrajit Gupta were playing the lead role. Short films Kazhcha produced three short films Athisayalokam in 2001, Parole in 2008 and Frog in 2012. All of them were directed by

. Athisaya Lokam was a crowd funded attempt inspired from the great film activist and visionary director

John Abraham John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations. After modelling for advertisements and companies, ...

. The short film was produced by the small contributions collected from the people of Perumkadavila, Marayamuttom, Keezharoor and other parts of Thiruvananthapuram district. Athisayalokam

Feature films

In 2013 Kazhcha started its first full-length feature film,

through crowd funding. More than 100 people contributed to this production and this film was again directed by

and Meena Kandasamy acted in the lead roles and the film won International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and

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(NETPAC) awards in the

International Film Festival of Kerala The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

. It also won Kerala State Film Awards Best Director for

, Best Location Sound Recording for Sandeep Kurissery and Jiji P Joseph. In 2016 Kazhcha has produced its second feature film, Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? again through crowd funding. The film is produced in Marathi language. The film was directed by

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. The film has been screened in major international film festivals in India. In 2018 Kazhcha has announced its third feature film project by an entire women crew.

Cinemavandi

In the year 2015, Kazhcha Started Cinemavandi, for the parallel distribution of

. Film maker

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan (born 3 July 1941) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. With the release of his first feature film '' Swayamvaram'' (1972), Go ...

inaugurated the Cinema vandi movement. Cinema Vandi traveled through

and screened the film in more than 100 locations. The Cinemavandi travelled across Kerala with projector, screen and sound equipment. Following the successful run of Cinema Vandi,

was released in movie theaters across Kerala In 2016

Cinema Vandi Cinema may refer to: Film * Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking * ...

again traveled with Savam by Don Palathara and it could screen the film in more than 60 localities. In 2017 Cinema Vandi travelled with Ozhivudivasathe Kali, Oraalppokkam and Kari, which was the third attempt by Cinema Vandi Cinemavandi inauguration

Film festival

Kazhcha Indie Film Festival started in 2017 to counter the selection process in

IFFK The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

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inaugurated the festival. The festival runs alongside IFFK for four days. The first edition of the film festival has screened 13 indie films from across the country which were rejected in

. In 2018 Kazhcha renamed the festival as Kniff, Kazhcha-Niv Indie film Fest, partnering with

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.KNIFF film fest from today - The Hindu
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References

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External links

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