Nishad Chaughule, 26 a youngster from Pune wins a Student Oscar for his short film ‘Border Patrol.’

Nishad Chaughule, 26 a youngster from Pune wins an  Oscar for his short film ‘Border Patrol.’  Nishad produced the film as a part of his coursework when he was a Masters filmmaking student at the Northern Film School in Leeds, UK.

                                         

The film has won an award at the 41^st Student Academy Awards (student Oscars) in the ‘Best Foreign Film’ category organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, California, USA. The film will be competing for the gold, silver and bronze medals at the award ceremony, which will be held at the DGA (Director’s Guild of America) theatre on the 7^th of June in Hollywood, LA. The film will be competing against “Nocebo’ from the University of Television and Film, Munich, Germany and ‘Paris on the water’ from Tel Aviv University, Israel. 

 

Border Patrol is a short film of about 15 minutes in German language and has been shot on location in Germany. It is a black comedy about 2 German Border Force cops who discover a dead body in the woods on the Austrian border who decide to hang up the body on the Austrian side to avoid all the hassles and paperwork as they don’t want to miss the big football game between Germany and Austria later that evening.

 

The film is already doing well elsewhere in the world bagging a number of awards including the Outstanding International film at the Beijing film and video festival last year and the Best film at the Royal Television Society awards, London, UK last week .The film has also been screened at many prestigious film festivals like Camerimage, in Poland last year and will have its debut in international competition in Tokyo at the Short shorts international film festival in mid June. Besides this the film has bagged many smaller awards and has been shown at around 25 film festivals around the world in countries like Germany, UK, Romania, France, China, Japan, Uruguay, USA, Italy, etc.

 

Nishad said “ I am delighted at the accolades the film is receiving and really happy that the hard work is paying is paying off.  I never expected that the film will win at the Oscars and I am excited what  this will bring to my career. This success equally belongs to the entire crew of Border Patrol especially my friend and director Peter Baumann. I would like to thank the Northern Film School for having faith in the idea and the crew. I would also like to thank my parents for allowing me to choose an alternative career path and follow my dreams.”

Nishad is currently working on short films and media jobs mainly in the UK and Europe and would definitely like to make a film in Bollywood in the near future. But he said,  “As of now I can’t wait to go to LA, USA to attend the award ceremony and to meet filmmakers and legends at the Academy and from all over the world and mainly to meet and celebrate the success with the crew of Border Patrol.”

LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY PRESENTS 

A NORTHERN FILM SCHOOL PRODUCTION 

BORDER PATROL 

PRESS PACK 

Duration: mins seconds 

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 

Shooting Format: Apple ProRes 422 (1080p) 

Screening Format: DVD Mpeg2 / BluRay Mpeg 4 / Apple ProRes 422 (1080p) 

Sound Format: 48khz, 16 bit (AAC) 

THE NORTHERN FILM SCHOOL 

THE ELECTRIC PRESS 

1, MILLENNIUM SQUARE 

LEEDS 

PHONE: +44 (0)113 812 8035 

Email: n.kidd@leedsmet.ac.uk 

Website: www.northernfilmschool.co.uk 



Border Patrol 

What do you do with a body in the woods, and only minutes before the 

big game? 

Carl and Franz are all ready to gett off work and go and watch the big match 

against Austria when they make an unwelcome discovery. So, deal 

with it, or make it someone else’s problem? 

SYNOPSIS 

Carl, a young eager border cop is anxious to finish work so he can watch the 

big football match against Austria. Getting annoyed with his partner, Franz 

(who’s nearing retirement and likes to take his time), his plans are thwarted by 

the discovery of a suicide victim in the woods just near the Austrian border. 

The wily Franz realises this an opportunity for a bit of fun with his younger 

colleague, and sets about instructing him in making the body the Austrians’ 

problem. It all seems to work out well, except maybe the Austrians have seen 

this body before. 

FULL SYNOPSIS 

Carl and Franz are two border Police working on the Austrian/German border 

in Germany. Carl is desperate to get home and watch the big game against 

Austria, but Franz, the old man of the two, is more interested in spying on the 

local housewives. However, after a brief brush with a speeding Austrian 

border Police car, they come across an old woman who points them to a 

suicide victim, hanging from a tree in the woods. Now it looks like Carl’s plan 

of getting home for the football is ruined, but Franz makes a suggestion. Why 

not take him down and hang him back up across the border and let the 

Austrians deal with him? It doesn’t go down well with the rookie Carl, but they 

carry out thier plan and after much difficulty, leave the dead man hanging from 

an Austrian tree. They drive off with glee, Carl to watch his football, and Franz 

just pleased with himself at having got the better of his younger colleague. 

But then the Austrian border Police are faced with a body in the woods... only, 

they thought they’d got rid of him once already! 

PRODUCTION NOTES 

BORDER PATROL is the creation of writer/director Peter Baumann, a German 

filmmaker pursuing stories that make for great entertainment while never 

losing a dark undertone and high production values.Following the exploits of 

two German border cops on the boundary with Austria, it plays on the power 

relationship between the young Carl and the older, worldy-wise Franz, as well 

as packing a comic punch and a strong dose of the macabre. An ensemble 

piece, Peter worked with fellow filmmakers Nishad Chaugule and Simon 

Bolton-Gabrielsen (producers), and in close collaboration with American 

cinematographer, Justin Litton, to create a story that is sharp, intelligent, 

funny and represents a striking and original work of short cinema. 



CAST 

Karl Leo Reisinger 

Franz Wolfgang Fischer 

Frau Bauermeister Ulla Geiger 

Schorschi Seppi Scholler 

Josef Till Butterbach 

Biggy Margrett Dyett 

Border Guard Herr Aschenloher 

CREW 

Director Peter Baumann 

Writer Peter Baumann 

Producer Nishad Chaughule 

Co-producer Simon Bolton-Gabrielsen 

Cinematographer Justin Litton 

Editor James Gover 

Production Designer Sarah Bousted 

Art Director Bohdan Wozniak 

Production Manager Florian Dassler 

Editor James Gover 

Composer 

1st AD Christian Herzer 

2nd AD Till Butterbach 

Location Manager Anna Kloeble 

Key Grip John Crabtree 

Sound Recordist Björn Mehrholz 

1st AC Cristina Cretu 

2nd AC Aidan Brooks 

Hair & Makeup Brenda Huld 

Production Assistant / Set Photographer Oliver Roberts 

Production Assistant / Driver Dennis Forster 

Sound Designer 

Colourist Justin Litton 

THANKS TO 

Betsy Rayvenn Allen Becky Beetz 

Thomas Beetz Stephen Gaetke 

Michael Gallimore Greg Harpold 

Julian Jaeger Andreas Jaensch 

Linda Karlsson Brenda Lilly 

Elsie Litton Miriam Schimka 

Laurenz Simbruner Ugur Yildirim 



SPECIAL THANKS TO 

Christian & Inger Gabrielsen 

Sascha Schwartz 

PROVISION, Leeds 

ONSIGHT, Shepperton Studios 

The Family Schwaab and everyone at Gasthof Jachenau 

Kaspar Danner Ferienbauernhof, Jachenau 

Rosemarie Fischer , Gästeinformation Jachenau 

Verkehrsamt Jachenau 

www.filmcops.de 

NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS : 

Nishad Chaughule 

+919820563777 

nishadc7@gmail.com 

DOB - 16/06/1987 

PROFILE 

Graduated with 2:1 in MA film making from the Northern Film School, Leeds Metropolitan 

university in July 2013. I specialise in creative producing and have had the experience of working 

in a film production company for 2 years. Also, I have produced and directed films for competitions 

and personal expression which have been screened in film festivals across the globe. I am looking 

for a job to which enables me to produce content and collaborate with people from backgrounds. I 

am a keen observer and love to learn new things all the time. I am a friendly, warm and an 

approachable person. Currently I am working on producing 2 short fiction films and working as an 

assistant producer on a feature film. and My ultimate goal is finding full time work in video and 

digital production in television, podcasts and feature films. 

SKILLS 

Effective communication skills. 

Organizational skills. 

Ability to work individually and in a team. 

Leadership qualities 

Multi tasking abilities. 

IT skills ( Proficient in Microsoft office including word, excel and powerpoint, Final cut pro 7, 

Audacity, Movie Magic budgeting and scheduling and Celtx) 

Proficient in 4 languages - English, Spanish, Hindi and Marathi. 

FILMS 

Before the boat – under production (short, Irish, 20 minutes, 2014) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

Mamatrix – under production (short, English and Norwegian, 11 minutes, 2014) PRODUCER 

Chocolate Boxes (short, English, 10 minutes, 2013) PRODUCTION MANAGER 

Make me Louder (short documentary, 30 minutes, English 2013) DIRECTOR 

Each Other (short, 18 minutes, English, 2013) PRODUCER 

Border Patrol (short, 15 minutes, German, 2013) PRODUCER 

Come Back (short, 10 minutes, English, 2012) PRODUCER 

Toothbrush (short, 9 minutes, English, 2012) PRODUCER 

What is a producer? (short, 10 minutes, English, 2011) WRITER 

Floor 3 (short, 7 minutes, English, 2012) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

O Shopland (short documentary, 10 minutes, English, 2011) PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 

Mars II (short, 17 minutes, English, 2011) RUNNER 

Swap (short, 22 minutes, Hindi, 2010) PRODUCTION ASSISTANT 

Manatlya Manat (feature, 91 minutes, Marathi, 2009) RUNNER 

(A copy of these works is available on request) 

VOLUNTARY WORK 

Worked as a volunteer in the Art of Living which is a NGO (non government organisation) 

teaching History to under privileged school children from May 2010 to June 2011 in India. 



EDUCATION 

MA in film making specialising 

in creative producing

Bachelors in Business Administration 

specialising in advertising and 

communication. 

Diploma in Spanish

Higher secondary school

Northern Film school, September 2011 - 

Leeds Metropolitan University, March 2013 

Pune university, July 2008