DIFFshala
Beyond the Festival Circuit and ROIs: Reclaiming the Screen for Everyone
DIFFshala X Janato Cinema
Screening at DIFF 2026
Fri30
to Friday 30 Oct · House of Peace and Dialogue
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- Runtime
- 90 min
Synopsis
Commercial cinema obsesses over return on investment, leaving thoughtful stories unmade and inaccessible to most of the country. Janato Cinema approaches storytelling differently, treating films as public spaces rooted in constitutional values of dignity, equality and fraternity. But getting these films to audiences is an uphill battle. In an open conversation, Narayan Krishnaswamy unpacks Janato Cinema’s journey of making its own films and shares how emerging and established filmmakers can collaborate with the foundation to pitch poignant, dignity-centered narratives.
Speakers
Narayan KrishnaswamyPanelistNarayan Krishnaswamy leads Arts and Culture at the Azim Premji Foundation, overseeing its film initiative Janato Cinema. Drawing on extensive philanthropic experience, he leverages cinema, art and radio to foster a just and equitable society.More diffshala at DIFF 2026
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