Go Tell It On The Mountain
Screenwriting Workshop with Bhavani Iyer
17 - 20 March 2025 | Kathmandu
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Go Tell It On The Mountain
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How do you craft a story from an idea?
How do you turn your story into a good film script?
How do you pitch your script?
Shikshya Foundation Nepal in collaboration with KathaSatha present: Go Tell It On The Mountain: Screenwriting Workshop for Nepali feature film writers, conducted by Bhavani Iyer (writer of Black, Lootera, Guzaarish, Raazi, Sam Bahadur).
WHO CAN APPLY
A script writer from Nepal who has written a feature film script (doesn’t need to be produced). We especially encourage women, janajati, gender nonconforming writers from marginalised and adjacent communities to apply.
HOW TO APPLY
A brief bio or introduction of the applicant;
A logline (100 words max), a short description of the story of the script you want to workshop;
A synopsis (1000 words max), a summary of the plot of your story with all major characters and story points.
A sample of the first 15-20 pages of your feature film script.
LANGUAGE
Your screenplay must be a feature film and NOT a documentary. It can be a movie with song and dance, an indie, a “festival film” or anything across all genres;
Your screenplay, logline and synopsis can be in English or Nepali (with the aim to produce a Nepali feature film);
You must have a basic understanding of written and spoken English. Sessions will be conducted mainly in English, and interpretations in both Nepali and English will be available.
DATES & TIMING
Submission deadline: 7 March 2025
Selection announcement: 12 March 2025
Workshop: 17 - 20 March 2025
Time: 9 AM - 6:30 PM
VENUE
TBD in Kathmandu
FEES
This program is free. There is no cost for application or attendance. Note: This is NOT a residential program.
WILL MY IDEAS BE PROTECTED?
We will share your script only with a small group of trusted readers including the guest facilitator and selection committee. All applicants who get selected for the masterclass must complete a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to ensure the protection of creative works. We do not take possession of any writer's intellectual property.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Bhavani Iyer is a multi award winning screenwriter of landmark films like Black (2005), Guzaarish (2010), Lootera (2013), Raazi (2018), Sam Bahadur (2023) and web series Kaafir (2019), Breathe: Into the Shadows (2020), The Empire (2021). She is one of the most respected screenwriters of Indian cinema.
Her upcoming films are: ’Kamal Aur Meena’ for SaReGaMa Films by Siddharth P. Malhotra. ‘ Lohri’ for Reel Life Films (Producers : Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri) by Meghna Gulzar. ‘Junoon’ For Ishtaa Films (Producer: Suchchanda Chatterjee) & Jio Studios. ‘Akbar Birbal’ for Phantom Films (Producer: Shrishti Behl and Madhu Mantena). ‘Maharani Gayatri Devi’ for In10 Entertainment & Jio Studios. ‘Rana’ for Matargashti Films by Shree Narayan Singh.
Bhavani also mentors at various screenwriting labs, and teaches at various institutes in India and abroad.
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