Cathy Rodda and Lisa Duff Board Movie Bazaar Challenge ‘Honour’

Main Australian producers Cathy Rodda (“Unfinished Sky”) and Lisa Duff (“Final Cab to Darwin”) are becoming a member of Anupam Sharma’s English and Hindi-language “Honour” because the movie venture heads for Movie Bazaar (Nov. 20-24, 2022) in Goa, India.

“Honour” is a social thriller primarily based on true occasions and is the story of a bride who goes to Australia with 1,000,000 desires which quickly flip right into a nightmare of dowry and home abuse. Trapped in an internet of deceit, greed, visa rules, and pressures to guard the honour of her household, herself and the Indian neighborhood in Australia, the girl decides to run when she will get pregnant and is compelled to abort

The movie is presently in remaining levels of improvement. It’s anticipated to shoot in Victoria state.

Discussion board Movies has acquired distribution rights for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea with Janine Barnes additionally serving as producer. Rodda will function producer alongside Sharma and Duff as govt producer.

“That is one Australian story which must be instructed and now. We’re so inspired to have mainstream Australian producers of the stature of Cathy Rodda and Lisa Duff agreeing to take this necessary various Australian movie to a world viewers significantly in Australia, India, Canada, and the U.Okay.,” mentioned producer and director Sharma. “We’re significantly indebted to Melbourne primarily based leaders like Professor Manjula O’Connor who supplied us entry to the inspiring survivors and their tales. The movie relies on true occasions after years of analysis which makes it all of the extra actual.”

Rodda beforehand additionally co-produced Finnish-German-Australian fantasy-drama “Iron Sky,” which premiered on the Berlinale in 2012. She based manufacturing firm Cathartic Footage in 2020 following 4 years at Movie Victoria the place she labored in manufacturing funding.

Duff’s producing profession spans over 20 years. Her function movie credit embrace producer of function movies “Final Prepare to Freo” and “Sexing the Label” for SBS. others. She presently serves as head of scripted for EQ Media Group.

Sharma is presently in post-production of function documentary “Model Bollywood” with co-writer and editor Karin Steininger and producer Claire Haywood. He’s additionally in-production on function movie “Framed,” with improvement funding from SBS, Display Australia, and Display NSW.