Indica Pictures, a seven-year-old organisation founded by Hari Vadlamani, is organising a short film contest in memory of legendary director K Viswanath and will be announcing the winners on November 8 at Prasad Labs Preview Theatre, Hyderabad.
In April 2023, entries were invited from aspiring filmmakers and film students. From the 1169 registrations received from 11 countries, 177 films made the first cut and 20 were shortlisted by the organisation’s programming team headed by Nikita Hattangady. These films were then evaluated by a panel consisting of directors Bharath Kamma, Kasinadhuni Nagendra, Vivek Athreya and singer Parthu Nemanigaru.
Eight films have been selected for the final nominations and the top three winning films will be screened on November 8.