Confusion over India’s entry in Live Action Short Film category at Oscars

New Delhi, Nov 29 : The Sayani Gupta-starrer, Shameless, by writer-director Keith Gomes is one of the films from India eligible for qualification in the Live Action Short Film Category at the 93rd Oscars.
Just days after the Film Federation of India selected Malayalam film “Jallikattu” as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2021, Gomes’ and his team shared that their film “Shameless” is the official Indian entry in the Live Action Short Film category at the 93rd Oscars.
Each year, the Film Federation of India selects the Indian official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
In the case of short films, five Indian shorts are eligible for Oscar qualification.
With over 2000 entries, ShortsTV had hosted the third edition of the Best of India Short Film Festival earlier this month.
The jury had declared short “Natkhat”, featuring and co-produced by Vidya Balan, as the winning film of the third edition. This made the film eligible for an Oscar nomination.