On the Scene
On the Scene is a gallery of photos exhibiting the interaction of Final Draft, Inc. staff members with the scriptwriting community.

Final Draft, Inc. is proud to sponsor the 2011 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Celebrate, Captivate, and Connect was this year’s theme for IFFLA. After six days and over 7,000 attendees, the Festival drew to a close Sunday night (April 17) with a gala celebration that included the world premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' Zokkomon (opens in U.S. theaters on April 22) and the presentation of the festival's Grand Jury and Audience Award, followed by a reception.

The festival, which screened 32 features, documentaries and short films at ArcLight Hollywood, played to sell-out crowds at nearly all of its screenings and events. IFFLA Executive Director Christina Marouda said, "This year's festival broke the previous year's attendance, proving there is a major audience fan base for Indian cinema in the U.S. Our audiences were captivated by the diversity of our offerings. We are thrilled at the enormous response to this year's program. We look forward to celebrating our momentous 10th year in 2012 in Los Angeles and have already begun preparations."

"IFFLA's industry-related events continued to connect Hollywood and Indian executives and educate filmmakers through our Seminar Day on Saturday. We were also proud to honor the outstanding contributions that Sony Pictures Television Networks President Andy Kaplan, Chief Executive Officer - Multi Screen Media Private Limited Man Jit Singh, and Chairman and Managing Director, PVR Cinemas, Ajay Bilji have made to the industry as this year's Industry Leadership Awards recipients," added the organization's Chairman of the Board Arnold Peter.

Receiving the Grand Jury Prizes were: Best Narrative Feature was awarded to Vikramaditya Motwane's Udaan; Best Documentary Feature went to Sonali Gulati's I Am with Honorable Mention to Ganesh Boy Wonder, directed by Srinivas Krishna; Best Short honors went to The Eclipse of Taregna, directed by Rakesh Chaudhary with Honorable Mention going to writer-director Shlok Sharma for his collective contribution to the art of short filmmaking.

Audience Choice Awards went to I Am Kalam directed by Nila Madhab Panda for Best Narrative Feature; Best Documentary Big In Bollywood, co-directed by Kenny Meehan and Bill Bowles, and Shlok Sharma took home his second honor of the evening with an award for his short film Tubelight's Moon (Tubelight Ka Chand).