Pondfreaks
Pondfreaks Entertainment is a short film production house from Hyderabad.
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| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Edward Stevenson Pereji, Karthik Gattamneni, Vijay Bhanu, Goutham Nerusu, Seshu Vardhan G,Vijay Kiran Varma, Ajay Kiran Varma and Lalith |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Key people | Karthik Gattamneni, Edward Stevenson Pereji, Vijay Bhanu, Seshu, Vijay Kiran Varma and Ajay Kiran Varma |
| Products | Films, Short Films |
| Website | http://www.pondfreaks.com |
Pondfreaks Entertainment have formed one of the leading Short film studios in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, India. The Studio's activities span across creative development, production and marketing the short films.
The studio has produced short movies including Coin, Infinity,[1] Invisible fish and Bewars.
History
The Pondfreaks entertainment has started long back in 2007. The key initiators of the Studio are Karthik Gattamneni, Edward Sunny, Vijay Bhanu, Goutham Nerusu, Ajay Kiran Varma, Seshu, Vijay Kiran Varma, and Kunaal. Initially, the studio was named as "Eddykar Productions", but later it has been changed to "Pondfreaks entertainment".The team consists of alumni from Rajiv Menon MindScreen Film Institute, Satyajit ray Film & Television Institute, Annapurna College of Film and Media, ISB Hyderabad and BITS Pilani. Their filmography includes around 11 short films, which are critically acclaimed. In late 2011, Oklahoma Sooners Production (another shortfilm production studio) has merged with Pondfreaks entertainment to produce two movies and a music video: Infinity and Bewars (Films), Lost (Music Video).
Making style
Initial stages almost every shortfilm from Pondfreaks Entertainment has been shot on a Sony handycam. Later it has been upgraded with 3CCD MiniDV camcorder. F&I is the first short film from Pondfreaks Entertainment to be shot on Canon EOS 7D. Pondfreaks is the first shortfilm studio in India to try underwater shots (in Invisible fish) with Canon EOS 7D.
Technically, short films like Coin, Infinity, Bewars and Invisible fish have awe-inspiring cinematography, shot compositions and Digital Intermediate. Their technicalities in sound design and editing reflect the ingenious film-making they have developed through years.
Notable Filmography
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cinemawale | |
| 2006 | Highway | |
| 2007 | Alive | "Winner: Best short film award in various contests." |
| 2007 | Joy and Soul | |
| 2008 | Rebound | |
| 2008 | Swap | "Winner: Best short film award in various contests." |
| 2008 | 4 pm | |
| 2008 | Clash | |
| 2009 | Closed doors | "Winner: Best short film award in various contests." |
| 2010 | Sunshine | "Critically acclaimed in FTII." |
| 2010 | Loco | |
| 2010 | Interviewing a film student | "Documentary" |
| 2010 | What's he upto in there! | |
| 2011 | Coin | "Winner: Best short film award in various contests." |
| 2011 | F&I | |
| 2011 | Invisible Fish | "First Indian short film to shoot underwater." |
| 2011 | Where's Kevin | |
| 2012 | My Past three Girlfriends | |
| 2012 | That boy this girl | |
| 2012 | Lost | "Music Video; First collaboration of Pondfreaks and Oklahoma Sooners" |
| 2012 | Infinity | "Winner: Best short film award in various contests." |
| 2012 | Bewars | "Produced by Oklahoma Sooners Production" |
Feature Films
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oopiri (Feature Film) | "Directed by Edward Stevenson Pereji; Produced by Raja Raveendar. Though the film was not released from Pondfreaks, Pondfreaks has extended its services in styling of trailer and many other aspects for the film." |
| 2013 | Prema Ishq Kaadhal (Feature Film) | "Released On 6 Dec 2013" |
| 2014 | Surya VS Surya (Feature Film) | "Production" |
| Unscheduled | MARIO[2][3] | Shoot in Progress |
References
- "15-minute short film draws critical acclaim," The Hindu, The Hindu, 7 May 2011.
- "Official Website of the film Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine,"
- "MARIO-Casting call Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine,"