Drishyam Films and Sundance Institute have announced six projects selected for its second annual Drishyam – Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab, 2016, which will take place over in Udaipur, Rajasthan from April 4-8 ,2016. The selected projects from the submissions around the world are Barren Land by Neeraj Narkar, Manto by Nandita Das, Nisar ( Sacrifice ) by Karan Tejpal and Gaurav Solanki, Ram ji ka Ghoda by Bishnu Dev Haldar, Shame Shame Puppy Shame by Batul Mukhtiar and Vivek Shah, and Reincarnation by Gaurav Bakshi.
Creative advisors for this year’s Lab represent a diverse mix of Indian and international filmmakers, including: Malia Scotch Marmo ( Hook ), Thomas Bidegain ( A Prophet , Rust and Bone ), Rose Troche ( The Safety of Objects , The L Word ), Pubali Choudhari ( Kai Po Che !), Naomi Foner ( Running on Empty , Losing Isaiah ) and Prasanna Vithanage ( With You, Without You ).
In its second year, Drishyam – Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab is a creative and strategic partnership between Drishyam Films and Sundance Institute, USA, that provides an opportunity for writers to develop their work under the guidance of accomplished international advisors.
The Lab supports emerging filmmakers in India, as part of the Institute’s sustained commitment to international artistes, which in the last 25 years has included programmes in Brazil, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, Japan, Israel and Central Europe. The Lab is centred around one-on-one story sessions with the creative advisors. Screenwriting fellows engage in an artistically rigorous process that offers lessons in craft, a fresh perspective on their work and a platform to fully realise their material.
