Arbhaat Film will be conducting ‘Shoot a short’ a workshop on short film making, between 5th December to 8th December, 2013 at NFAI, Pune. This is the third edition of the workshop after its inception in the month of January. The second edition was conducted in Thane. Constant enquiries and the encouraging response to the first two editions have compelled them to announce the third edition in the same year.

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, a three time national award winning director and an acclaimed film maker will be conducting this workshop. The workshop will primarily aim at guiding film enthusiasts to make short films. The three stages of film making such as pre production, shooting and post production will be explained thoroughly. Translating an idea into a script and then to a screenplay, cast and crew management, dealing with actors are some of the core areas the workshop focuses upon. Every individual above 18 years is eligible for this workshop.

Umesh Kulkarni won his first national award for his diploma film titled ‘Girni’ (The Grinding Machine) that he made as a student of the film and television institute of India.Even after making three critically acclaimed and successful feature films like Valu (The Wild Bull), Vihir (The Well) and Deool (Temple), Umesh continues to make short films. He has directed more than ten short films till date. (Most of them have been produced by Film and Television institute of India.) ‘Three of Us’ One of Umesh’s shorts premiered at the veryprestigious Berlinale international film festival. This film also won Umesh another National award for best director. ‘Three of Us’ went on to be screened at more than 40 international film festivals. ‘Gaarud’ (The Spell) a short film he made in 2008 won the golden conch award at the Mumbai international film festival.

The workshop will be conducted in the National Film Archive of India, Prabhat Road Pune on 5, 6, 7 & 8th of December 2013. For further information Contact – Arbhaat Films Pvt. Ltd. – 020-25433549, 8007893572, 9881463169 and email- arbhaat@gmail.com