India occupies a dominant position in Media & Entertainment sector with talents spread across different geographies of the country, creating compelling contents through its rich cultural heritage. The World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES), to be held from 1st to 4th May in Mumbai, is poised to become one of the landmarks in the Media and Entertainment sector. The summit will promote India as one stop destination for content creation, Investment destination and leverage ‘Create in India’ opportunities as well as for global outreach.
WAVES Bazaar is the premier global marketplace for the media and entertainment industry, a dynamic platform designed to foster connection, collaboration, and growth. It offers filmmakers and industry professionals the opportunity to engage with buyers, sellers, and a wide range of projects and profiles, while also showcasing their skills and expanding their professional network.
The Viewing Room is a dedicated physical platform set up at Waves Bazaar, taking place from May 1st to 4th, 2025. It serves as a space for showcasing recently completed films and projects in Post Production from around the world. These films are actively seeking opportunities for film festivals, global sales, distribution partnerships, and finishing funds.
Designed for film programmers, distributors, world sales agents, investors and other industry professionals, the Viewing Room offers a secure environment where delegates attending Waves Bazaar can watch these films, access detailed project information, and connect directly with filmmakers through our specialized Viewing Room Software.
For the first ever WAVES Bazaar, a total 100 films from 8 countries namely India, Sri Lanka, USA, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Germany, Mauritius and UAE will be available to watch in the Viewing Room Library. The overall lineup includes 18 titles of NFDC produced and co-produced films and adds 8 restored classics from the National Film Archive of India (NFAI). It also includes 19 student projects from Film & Television Institute of India (FTII, Pune) and Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI, Kolkata)
These 15 Projects selected for the WAVES Bazaar Top Selects Section from the Viewing Room includes 9 Feature projects, 2 documentaries, 2 Short films and 2 Web-Series which will pitch their films to producers, sales agents, distributors, festival programmers and potential investors in an open pitching session during WAVES Bazaar at the Jio World Centre, Mumbai on 2nd May, 2025.
WAVES Bazaar Top Selects 2025
The Wage Collector | Tamil | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Infant Soosai | Producer – Bagavathi Perumal
Putul | Hindi | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Radheshyam Pipalwa | Producer – Sharad Mittal
Doosra Byaah ( Levir) | Haryanvi,Hindi | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Bhagat Singh Saini | Producer – Parveen Saini
Pankhudiyaan (Petals in the Wind) | Hindi | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Abdul Aziz | Producer – Abdul Aziz, Jyotsana Rajpurohit
Khidki Gaav (If on a Winter’s Night) | Malayalam | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Sanju Surendran | Producer – Dr. Surendran M N
Suchana – The Beginning | Bangla | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Pausali Sengupta | Producer – Avinanda Sengupta
Swaha In the Name of Fire | Magahi | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Abhilash Sharma | Producer – Vikash Sharma
Gotipua – Beyond Borders | English ,Hindi,Odia | India | Documentary Feature
Director & Producer – Chintan Parekh
From India | English | USA | Documentary Short
Director & Producer – Mandar Apte
Third Floor | Hindi | India | Short Film
Director – Amandeep Singh | Producer – Amandeep Singh
Jahaan | Hindi | India | Fiction Short
Director & Producer – Rahul Shetty
Planet India | English,Hindi | India | TV Show
Director – Colin Butfield | Producer – Tamseel Hussain
Bharti Aur Bibo | Hindi | India | Animation Web-Series/TV
Director – Sneha Ravishankar | Producer – National Film Development Corporation &
Puppetica Media Pvt. Ltd
Achappa’s Album (Grampa’s Album) | Malayalam | India | Fiction Feature
Director – Deepti Pillay Sivan | Producer – National Film Development Corporation
Duniya Na Mane (The Unexpected) | Hindi | India | Fiction Feature
Director & Producer – V. Shantaram
