A talk on how to monetize a short film and the screening of a short film ‘Chhotu’ was held here on Tuesday at Central Kafe.

The event was organised by Madboxx Media. The event was based on the concept of telling people that how difficult it is to actually shoot a film and generate revenue from the same. More than 40 people were present to watch the screening of the short film. Along with the screening of the short film Chhotu, the official promotional song was also launched which has been created by Dhaiwat-The Band from Indore. The short film is based on the real life story of Raghav Diwan and has been co-produced by Abhishek K Nair. Sheena Chohan and Raghav Diwan have played the lead roles in the film. The film was appreciated by audience with huge applause.

Chhotu has been released on Sony LIV and has received acclamation in many international film festivals like Los Angeles Cinefest 2018, Miami Indie Festival 2018, AAB International Festival 2018, Filmsaaz 2018, Virgin Spring Cinefest and  Calcutta Cult Film Festival 2018. The talk session was about how one can create a good short film in limited resources and how it can be monetized, Raghav Diwan, actor and writer of the film Chhotu explained how even a mobile can be used to shoot a short film using the various online tools and applications available on the web. “The first important thing is the idea and the story of the film. Next is the shooting of the film which you can do even with a good mobile phone using various tools available online and use the applications available for editing. If you get stuck somewhere, then you can use Google and learn how to use the applications and tools.