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Carnival

The aspiration of three little homeless boys to enter the city carnival starts with collecting pennies out of their workaday struggles.
Unbeknownst to their innocence, a twist awaits them, only to turn the night into a childhood adventure. Or misadventure?

  • Aniket Trivedi
    Director
  • Pranjal Joshi
    Director
  • Aniket Trivedi
    Writer
  • Pranjal Joshi
    Writer
  • Aniket Trivedi
    Producer
  • Pranjal Joshi
    Producer
  • Ashay Vyas
    Producer
  • Yash Kanhere
    Key Cast
    "Kunnu"
  • Vansh Gandhi
    Key Cast
    "Monty"
  • Aditya Cholkar
    Key Cast
    "Kamal"
  • Aniket Trivedi
    Cinematography
  • Aniket Trivedi
    Editors
  • Pranjal Joshi
    Editors
  • Kunal Rao
    Colorist
  • Aniket Trivedi
    Sound Design
  • Pranjal Joshi
    Sound Design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mela
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 13, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Educational Multimedia Research Center (EMRC) - DAVV
  • Best of Latin America Short Film Festival
    SANTA MONICA, California
    United States
    Official Selection
  • The 2020 Nukhu Award
    New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Flickfair

    United States
    Official Selection
  • Festival del Cinema di Cefalù

    Italy
    Semi Finalist
  • Cinevoyage International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection
  • Festival international du court-métrage Brèves d'Images
    Occitania
    France
    Prix du comédien (Actor's Award)
  • The Paus Premieres Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • 13th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala
    Kerala
    India
    Official Selection (Focus Short Section)
  • Patmos Cinema Festival 2021
    Patmos
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • Noble International Film Festival and Awards
    Bengaluru
    India
    Official Selection
  • Shorted

    India
    Short Film of The Day
  • Shorted

    India
    Short Film of The Month
  • Kalakari Film Festival
    Dewas
    India
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Aniket Trivedi, Pranjal Joshi

Born and brought up in Indore; I am an electronic media graduate, working as an independent and freelance filmmaker. In the initial days of my college, I co-founded an independent production by the name "Light Trails production" along with a group of like minded people. Under which, we have made a number of films, documentaries, music videos and commercials too.
https://m.youtube.com/c/Lighttrailsproduction

I am a Director, Writer and Editor who have worked intensively in all the three aspects (Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production) of a number of audio-visual media works. From fiction to nonfiction, and advertisements to commercials, I have successfully created almost each and every type of audio-visual media work; Several of which have been part of, selected and won many local, national and International appreciations through film festivals and screenings across the globe.
https://vimeo.com/p291j

Currently living in Indore and working on an independent and freelance basis, I am always either working on or looking for something unique, interesting and meaningful to create and work upon. I believe in working and collaborating with different people, exploring the new dynamics and possibilities, hence always eager and open to work with new people and new opportunities. For this purpose I go wherever the work leads me and have worked upon many different ideas, concepts and projects to successfully translate them on screen.

To sum up my passion, I am an all-arts driven person who keenly explores film making, writing (literature), photography and visual arts.

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