Go Tell It On The Mountain
Screenwriting Workshop with Bhavani Iyer

17 - 20 March 2025 | Kathmandu

Artwork: Ubahang Nembang

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


LANGUAGE


DATES & TIMING


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.


APPLY HERE

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. 

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1818188/

For queries, please write to kathasatha@gmail.com


Posted on  16 February 2025