It’s Lights, Camera, BOLLYWOOD in Mid Wales this summer as FILM 15 Productions gets ready to unveil it’s Bollywood High project to young people in the area. Starting in August, the group of lucky participants will be involved in the production of a Bollywood inspired short film called “Dream Girl” .

The project will offer young people from Mid Wales an opportunity to get valuable industry experience and to work with a range of skilled industry professionals to produce the film. Filming will take place in three locations across Mid Wales with a significant part of the production being done at Aberystwyth University in their specially designed film studios. The young people will learn about Bollywood acting/Dancing under the expert guidance of Mayur Raj Verma and Sneh Lata Verma and professional choreographer Hema Houssin. FILM 15 Productions will be taking 20 young people on to the film production team where they will learn how to operate professional equipment and gain an insight into the film industry first hand. Throughout the production there will be a range of celebrity guests calling in to do cameo roles, so don’t be surprised if a familiar face turns up in your local.

The project has been developed by FILM 15 Productions in collaboration with Mayur Raj Verma [A famous Bollywood actor] and Sneh Lata Verma [A veteran Bollywood writer/Director] and is set to bring a taste of Bollywood to rural Wales.

Bollywood High is kindly funded by The Peter Saunders Trust, The Welsh Broadcasting Trust and The Film Agency For Wales with thanks to Aberystwyth University, VMI, Channel 405, PVP television Systems for their contribution of equipment and studios.

Emma Macey-Storch [Director of FILM 15 Productions] says “I am so pleased we have been able to get this initiative off the ground and offer such a wonderful opportunity to so many young people living in Mid Wales. Having Mayur and Sneh living on our doorstep has presented us with an unmissable opportunity to engage with one of the biggest film industry’s in the world while at the same time being able to offer young people in the area skill development and links to the film industry. I am a huge fan of Bollywood [and Mayur and Sneh] and believe this will be a fun and engaging experience for everyone. ”

Dan Thomas, Audience Development Manager of the Film Agency for Wales says: “Innovative, ambitious, and culturally significant, this is a project which is very important to the local areas of Mid Wales. It will provide Young people from different backgrounds with an amazing opportunity to get involved in a Bollywood production, and give them a chance to learn about the conventions, language and traditions of the genre. That’s why we were so keen to ensure that the Film Agency for Wales could offer support.”

FILM 15 Productions Ltd specialises in the research, development, delivery and exhibition of film related activities for young people in Mid Wales. We work with local venues, schools and communities to develop filmmaking activities, so as to give young people in the area a creative voice and help them develop real skills that can enhance their mainstream education, improve their profile in their communities or help them make career links with the film industry. Please see www.film15.org.uk