Bittu Presented By Indian Women Rising Makes It To Top 10 For Oscars Short Film Category
As the 93rd Academy Awards announced the first shortlisted candidates for the Short Film in Live Action Category, Indian Women Rising's first project Bittu emerges amongst the Top 10 candidates for the Oscars.
As
the
93rd
Academy
Awards
announced
the
first
shortlisted
candidates
for
the
Short
Film
in
Live
Action
Category,
Indian
Women
Rising's
first
project
Bittu
emerges
amongst
the
Top
10
candidates
for
the
Oscars.
After
recently
bagging
the
honour
of
Best
Asian
American
Student
Filmmaker
Award
in
East
Region
by
the
Director's
Guild
of
America',
Karishma
Dev
Dube's
'Bittu'
is
now
inching
closer
towards
the
Oscars
race
by
garnering
a
spot
in
the
Top
10
shortlisted
films
in
the
Short
Film
in
Live
Action
Category.
Competing
amongst
174
films
from
across
the
globe,
'Bittu'
has
qualified
for
the
top
10
after
the
first
round
of
voting
and
will
now
be
subjected
to
the
votes
of
members
of
the
short
films
and
animation
branch
to
determine
the
shortlists
and
the
nominees.
The
second
round
of
voting
begins
on
5th
March
that
would
decide
the
top
5
films
across
the
globe,
making
it
to
the
final
nominations
to
be
announced
on
the
15th
March.
Director
Karishma
Dev
Dube
shares,
"It's
every
filmmaker's
dream
to
be
recognised
by
the
academy,
and
I'm
overwhelmed
by
the
gratitude.
This
recognition
however
is
not
mine
alone,
I
made
this
film
with
an
incredible
cast
and
crew,
all
of
whom
I'm
so
grateful
for.
I'm
just
very
happy
that
Bittu
is
able
to
represent
this
team
and
my
country
at
this
platform."
Indian
Women
Rising
in
a
joint
statement
shared,
"Exhilarated,
proud
and
overwhelmed
to
witness
the
journey
of
Bittu
unfold
so
gracefully.
Karishma
Dev
Dube's
excellent
storytelling
compelled
us
to
come
on
board
for
the
project
and
now
as
the
world
is
recognising
and
appreciating
the
efforts
we
are
nothing
but
proud
of
the
film
and
the
entire
team
that
made
it
possible
to
achieve
this
feat.
We
are
all
geared
up
for
the
next
steps
that
lay
ahead
of
us
in
this
journey
and
look
forward
to
continued
support
we
received
so
far.
Truly
humbled."
Recipient
of
the
Student
Academy
Award,
Bittu
is
an
internationally
acclaimed
cinematic
piece
having
screened
at
several
prestigious
film
festivals
like
BFI
London
Film
Festival,
Telluride,
Palm
Springs
Shortest,
Dharamshala
Film
Festival
and
the
HollyShorts
Film
Festival,
where
Karishma
Dev
Dube
won
the
Best
Director
Award.
Ekta
Kapoor,
Guneet
Monga,
Tahira
Kashyap
Khurrana
and
Ruchikaa
Kapoor
joined
hands
to
discover
Indian
female
talent
in
cinema
and
promote
and
accentuate
the
scope
of
its
marketing,
sales
and
distribution
pushing
the
boundaries
of
geographical
locations,
with
the
launch
of
Indian
Women
Rising,
a
cinema
collective.
Directed
by
Karishma
Dev
Dube,
A
past
Dean's
fellow
from
NYU,
Bittu
is
Inspired
by
the
infamous
school
poisoning
of
2013
and
explores
the
close
friendship
between
two
school
girls
on
this
seemingly
normal
day
at
school.
Set
in
the
picturesque
locations
against
the
backdrop
of
Himalayas,
Bittu
follows
the
story
of
an
eight-year-old
who
must
take
matters
into
her
own
hands
when
her
community
fails
to
protect
its
most
vulnerable.