PROJECT INFO
NAME: Kotpad Weaving: The Story of a Race Against Time
The documentary explores the reason behind the languishing days of Kotpad Handloom; a unique, age-old, internationally acclaimed but near-extinct textile tradition practiced for centuries in Kotpad (a remote town in India).
Till date, the film has received 6 Awards and recognition in 33 International Film Festivals. The film is currently streaming on the following VOD/OTT Platforms. To watch the Documentary, click on your favourite OTT among the below list of platforms.
  
 
    
   
Note: In addition to Amazon Prime USA, the documentary is also available on Amazon Prime UK, Amazon Prime Australia, Amazon Prime Canada
Film Stills/Behind-The-Scene Stills
List of Awards:
(1) ‘Award of Excellence’ in Metro Film & TV Awards, USA (2018)
(2) ‘Best Short Documentary’ Award in Kashmir World Film Festival, Srinagar (2018)
(3) ‘Best Documentary Award’ in Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival, Mumbai (2019)
(4) ‘Best Indian Film Award (Documentary Category)’ in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Film Festival, Surat (2020)
(5) ‘Outstanding Award’ in MEIHODO International Youth Visual Media Festival, Japan (2020)
(6) ‘Honorable Mention’ in Cinemaking International Film Award, Dhaka (2020)
List Of Official Selections/Screenings:Â
(1) Cinemaking International Film Award, Dhaka (2020)
(2) MEIHODO International Youth Visual Media Festival, Japan (2020)
(3) Tamil Nadu Independent Film Festival, Chennai (2020)
(4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Film Festival, Surat (2020)
(5) Prague International Monthly Film Festival, Prague (2020) – For Trailer
(6) Kosice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia (2020) – For Trailer
(7) Kotpad Exhibition, Bengaluru (2019)
(8) Odisha Hastatanta Carnival, Bhubaneswar (2019)
(9) MoziMotion International Film Festival, Netherlands (2019)
(10) Koraput Literary Festival, Koraput (2019)
(11) OpenFrame Film Festival, Delhi (2019)
(12) AageanDocs Festival-Athens, Greece (2019)
(13) Fashion Film Festival-Milano, Italy (2019)
(14) Docademia’s 3rd Short Documentary Contest, Chicago (2019)
(15) Golden Jubilee Convention by The Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA), New Jersey (2019)
(16) Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival, Mumbai (2019)
(17) Tourfilm Riga’ – International Tourism Film Festival, Europe (2019)
(18) Motivational Film Show by Govindalaya, Nabarangpur (2019)
(19) Habitat Film Festival, New Delhi (2019)
(20) Ambacht in Beeld (Craft in Focus) Film Festival, Amsterdam (2019)
(21) Salisbury Public Library, Massachusetts (USA) for ‘The North of Boston Weavers Guild’ (2019)
(22) South Asian Short Film Festival, Kolkata(2019)
(23) Screening of Award-winning Docs at ‘Ama Utkarsha Odisha'(2019)
(24) Screening of Award-winning Docs, Pune (2019)
(25) Asian College of Journalism, Chennai (2019)
(26) Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards, Mumbai (2019)
(27) Inshort Film Festival, Nigeria (2018)
(28) Smita Patil International Film Festival, Pune (2018)
(29) The Kotpad Collection (Exhibition by Kay Collections), Sydney (2018)
(30) Kashmir World Film Festival, Srinagar (2018)
(31) Metro Film & TV Awards, USA (2018)
(32) ZAGREB TOURFILM Festival, Croatia (2018)
(33) Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video, California (2018)
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