ABOUT

Nitesh Tiwari is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and lyricist who is best known for his record-breaking Indian film, “Dangal”. Tiwari was born in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and Material Science engineering. While studying at IIT, he realised that he wanted to be in the creative field. Following his graduation, he became a part of the ad agency Leo Burnett. Sixteen years into the ad industry, Nitesh went from being a copywriter to becoming the CCO of Leo Burnett. He made his directorial debut by co-directing “Chillar Party” which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year. He then directed the Amitabh Bachchan-starer supernatural political drama “Bhoothnath Returns".Sequel to the 2008 movie Bhoothnath, this political comedy was appreciated by critics and was also a hit at the box-office.In 2015, Nitesh turned producer for his wife, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s directorial debut Nil Battey. The critics lauded the movie starring Swara Bhaskar and Ria Shukla for its narrative, realism, and the performance of its cast. In 2016, he scripted and directed Dangal which was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival and second BRICS festival in June 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian film of all time and the fifth highest grossing non-English film, having collected over ₹2,000 crores. Tiwari has garnered the Filmfare Best Director Award and the Telstra People's Choice Award at the 2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

Course date 4/07/2020

ABOUT

An eminent film producer, President of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India and an erstwhile Managing Director of the Walt Disney Company India, Siddharth, needs no introduction in the Bollywood fraternity. Siddharth began his career with the Procter & Gamble Company in Mumbai in brand management. From P&G, Siddharth moved to STAR TV in the strategic planning division. In 2008, Siddharth took over as CEO of UTV Motion Pictures. It has been under Siddharth’s leadership that Disney emerged as one of India's leading media and entertainment companies where he led the studio to incredible commercial success and critical acclaim across a six-year period, producing and releasing some of the most important and successful films of the decade such as, “Taare Zameen Par”, “Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”,”Jodhaa Akbar”, “Fashion”, “Dev D”, and “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”. His films have won numerous awards including the prestigious National Awards and Filmfare Awards. Siddharth has produced and released India's highest and second highest-grossing movie of all time, “Dangal” and “PK”. He moved on from Disney in January 2017 to set up his own production house “Roy Kapur Films”. His production house produces movies and digital video content across all scales and genres. Siddharth has been featured in “The Economic Times: Top 40 Indian Business Leaders Under 40" and "the Hollywood Reporter: Next Generation Asia Inaugural Class of Young Leaders” and so on.

ABOUT

Biswapati Sarkar is an Indian writer and director, presently working as the Creative Director at The Viral Fever (TVF). He is known for framing the character of "Arnub", a parody of the Indian journalist Arnab Goswami. Biswapati graduated in engineering from IIT Kharagpur but later, went on to pursue his real passion for writing. He became an integral part of TVF – an online digital entertainment channel on YouTube that was founded by his college senior Arunabh Kumar. Sarkar’s online talk-show series “Barely Speaking with Arnub” has received more than 7.5 million views on YouTube. He has featured celebrities like Shahrukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Ali Zafar, Sunny Leone, Arvind Kejriwal and Chetan Bhagat, on his show. He has also written popular and critically acclaimed web series, “Pitchers” and “Permanent Roommates”

Course Date : 30/06/2020

About:

This online course explores the key concepts and fundamental principles involved in the process of screenwriting.

Mentor:

Michael Lengsfield

Screenwriter Michael Lengsfield teaches scriptwriting at the University of East Anglia, where he specializes in the theory and practice of dramatic adaptation. @Film_Adaptation

Offered by:

UEA (University of East Anglia)

The University of East Anglia is an internationally renowned university providing top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 15,000 students from over 100 countries around the globe.

About this course:

"In this course, you will write a complete, feature-length screenplay for film or television, be it a serious drama or romantic comedy or anything in between. You’ll learn to break down the creative process into components, and you’ll discover a structured process that allows you to produce a polished and pitch-ready script by the end of the course. Completing this project will increase your confidence in your ideas and abilities, and you’ll feel prepared to pitch your first script and get started on your next. This is a course designed to tap into your creativity and is based in "Active Learning". Most of the actual learning takes place within your own activities - that is, writing! You will learn by doing. "

Instructor:

David Wheeler (Creative research Faculty, The Hub of Innovation, Michigan State University)

Offered by:

Michigan State University

"Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 150 years.

One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges."

An Initiative of FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA, PUNE and SKILLING INDIA in FILM & TELEVISION and DIRECTORATE of FILM FESTIVALS. It is a Workshop Certificate for WEEKEND COURSE in FILM APPRECIATION conducted only on Saturday & Sundays between 05 January to 03 February, 2019 at NEW DELHI.

About this Course:

"Nowadays, there is an increasing number of people who are interested in Chinese culture and language. And it is useful to know about the language when coming to China for travel or business. This is an ABC Chinese course for beginners, including introduction of phonetics and daily expressions. After taking this class, learners can have a basic understanding of Chinese Mandarin and make basic conversations of daily living such as exchanging personal information, talking about daily arrangements and food, asking about price, introducing the city and the weather, telling your hobbies etc. Selected topics and situations come from real life scenarios and can be used for everyday communications. In addition to the dialogues, the selection of reading materials and practice activities will make the content as rich and varied as possible, in order to stimulate the learners’ interests. This is an elementary course on Chinese speaking. The learners don’t need to study Chinese characters, so it is easier to follow and complete this course. "

Instructor:

Xiaoyu Liu (Associate Professor at School of Chinese as A Second Language, Perking University)

Offered by:

Peking University

"Peking University is determined to make its education openly accessible to students in China and around the world. With over 3000 faculty members, Peking University offers excellence in teaching and learning.

Founded in 1898, Peking University (PKU) was the first national comprehensive university in China. For the past 115 years, with its hundreds of thousands of outstanding alumni, Peking University has made prominent contributions in the humanities and sciences to further China's prosperity and progress."