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january 2012

'The Happy People' is selected as one of four Canadian projects for the NSI Features First program.
http://www.nsi-canada.ca/

november 2011

Rajvinder Uppal attends Film Bazaar market in Goa, India from Nov 23rd to 27th 2011.

Sunny Leone (key subject for the documentary 'Breaking Taboos - Blue India') enters the Bigg Boss (Big Brother) House in India.

Rajvinder Uppal is based in Mumbai, India for 2 months to develop 'The Happy People' and 'Breaking Taboos - Blue India'.

october 2011

Telefilm Canada host a table read of 'The Happy People' in Vancouver, Canada. 

Telefilm Canada and BC Film confirm their development support for 'The Happy People'.

sepembert 2011

Meghna Haldar and 'The Happy People' is shortlisted for the Mumbai Mantra (Sundance Lab India) which runs in March 2012.

july 2011

Rajvinder Uppal is selected to attend the Strategic Partners film market in Halifax, Canada.

may 2011

Rajvinder Uppal will be attending the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend in Toronto from June 23-25th 2011 as a correspondent for the UK publication Asianlite. 

'The Happy People' receives script development funding from Movie Central.

april 2011

Rajvinder Uppal attends the HotDocs Festival in Toronto.

'The Happy People' is shortlisted for the Tribeca Institute All Access Program.

Rajvinder Uppal attends the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC.

Sunny Leone (world's most renown Indian pornstar) signs on to take part in the documentary 'Breaking Taboos - Blue India'.

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february 2011

Rajvinder Uppal is one of ten Canadian filmmakers awarded an Astral Fellowship to attend the HotDocs Festival in Toronto from April 28th - May 8th. 

january 2011

Rajvinder Uppal meets with potential writers and partners in the UK in relation to 'Breaking Taboos' and 'Searching For Mr. Patel' projects.

december 2010

Rajvinder Uppal was choosen as one of 20 canadian producers to attend Producers Without Borders at the Berlin Film Festival in Feb 2011.

january 2010

Rajvinder Uppal was selected as one of three Canadian producers to attend the prestigious Rotterdam Lab during Cinemart for emerging producers around the world in Jan/Feb 2010.

The producing team traveled to Kitamaat Village, to meet with Eden Robinson, her family and Chief Dolores Pollard and Councilor Gerald Amos, as well as other community members and staff at the Haisla First Nation office.

november 2009

'Damnation' will play on shorts international on Saturday 28 November 2009 in MIDNIGHT @1AM EST and on shorts TV UK on a MIDNIGHT slot @12AM GMT in December - date TBC.
http://www.shortstv.com/

october 2009

'Monkey Beach' has been selected for the Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program (Telefilm/APTN). Loretta Sarah Todd and Rajvinder Uppal will be attending the conference in Toronto from Oct 17-23 2009.

september 2009

'Monkey Beach' was a finalist in the pretigious IFP No Borders market from Sept 19-24 2009. Rajvinder Uppal and Loretta Sarah Todd along with executive producer, Tom Rowe attended the market.