This Is How ‘Large Short Films’ Became A Game Changer For The Film Industry

Indian short film industry saw a 360-degree change with the entry of Royal Stag Barrel Select’s Large Short Films. With their extraordinarily conceptualized line up of films, it’s interesting to note how they conquered social media trends with short films trending for days, followed by a newfound potential audience on the web.

Chutney’s Spicy Success followed by a massive Filmfare Win

Adil Hussain and Tisca Chopra starrer Chutney became India’s favourite Chutney in more than 4 Million views within 36 hours of hitting the internet.

As a part of their overall success, the platform has made it perfect by marking their presence at the recent Filmfare Short Film Awards 2017. Some of these short films were so popular that Filmfare has introduced the short film category awards for the first time ever and Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films has left a lasting impression.

3 of the films from the platform were selected in the final shortlist which was then opened for voting. Reinforcing their position at the helm of the short film industry in India, the platform has won the Best Short Film award for Fiction for ‘Chutney’ and Tisca Chopra has won the Best Actor Female Award for her brilliant role in the film.

Ahalya – The Game Changer

Even before Chutney broke all records, the biggest game changer for the online audience was Sujoy Ghosh’s Ahalya which broke the internet with its spectacular direction and execution. The internet had never seen a short film breaking and trending on all social media platforms like wildfire. Large Short Films had changed the way stories were told. Short and crisp with a thrilling impact, it drove cinema lovers crazy and found a new potential audience who would otherwise never watch a 15 min movie.

With this, Royal Stag Barrel Select has stimulated a new wave of young filmmakers, and suddenly, everyone wants to be a short filmmaker!

Large Short Films which you must see!

Launched in 2012, the platform has released some of the most unique and extraordinary short films like Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Ahalya’, Jaydeep Sarkar’s ‘Nayantara’s Necklace’, Neeraj Pandey’s Ouch, Jahnu Barua’s ‘That Gusty Morning’ and the recently launched ’Let’s Play’ by Vikram Bhatt.

Best of both worlds!

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films has collaborated with some of the finest directors from the film Industry who have taken perfection to the next level and made some of these brilliant short films.

Not only this, from legendary actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Shernaz Patel, Manoj Bajpayee, Seema Biswas to new age stars like Tisca Chopra, Radhika Apte and Konkana Sen, all have been sharing space in short films with this digital platform. Actors with such finesse in their craft, intriguing storylines and class apart execution in a short time span is indeed the success mantra for Royal Stag Barrel Select.

What makes Large Short Films Unique?

The biggest strength of Large Short Films by Royal Stag Barrel Select comes from the idea of sticking to basics. They keep perfecting their scripts, and directors become storytellers, instead of pushing their own biases. Their creative energy and artistic execution have made short films the mainstream phenomenon.

Celebrating the success of Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films, Raja Banerji, Assistant Vice President, Marketing, Pernod Ricard India, said “It is incredible to see how the short film genre is evolving in the country and is hugely recognized, now that Filmfare has also introduced awards for the short film category. It is a matter of extreme pride for us that our platform Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films has been driving this evolution with original and innovative short films. Resonating with the core philosophy of the brand, the platform encourages and motivates actors as well as directors to keep perfecting their skills. Chutney is absolutely brilliant and one of the most creative short films released under the platform and we are glad that it has made a mark at such a huge stage.”

Another major milestone that Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films has achieved is their association with JIO MAMI to own short films category at the 18th Mumbai film festival last year.