Updated On: 16 July, 2020 02:17 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Gautam Rode talks about being the jury member of the Lockdown Film Festival and encouraging new talent in the industry

Gautam Rode. Picture courtesy/PR
Carrot Films recently initiated an amazing Lockdown Film Festival to encourage upcoming filmmakers to create films during the lockdown. By collaborating with NFDC, they're featuring twenty short films on their homegrown OTT platform, Cinemas of India. The films were judged by twelve jury members including eminent personalities like Ratna Pathak Shah, Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore, Prahlad Kakkar, Nivedita Basu, Gautam Rode, Adil Hussain, Hiten Tejwani, Ken Ghosh, Ida Ali, Iqbal Niyazi, Modhura Palit.
Actor Gautam Rode, who's also a part of the jury, says "The best thing about NFDC is it gives everyone a platform; even those who are not from big cities. Basically, if you want to work here (Mumbai) then you have to come to Mumbai and get situated here. But due to the Lockdown Film Festival, filmmakers from anywhere can send in their films which will be showcased in front of the masses from all around the world and also people from the industry."