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NFDC to conduct ‘Screenwriters’ Lab 2009′ for scriptwriters
MUMBAI: In keeping with its endeavour of promoting the development of the Cinemas of India, the National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC) will conduct Screenwriters‘ Lab 2009, a 2-part screenwriters‘ workshop for writing and selling original Indian screenplays, in association with Binger Filmlab, the Locarno International Film Festival and the Entertainment Society of Goa.
A 2-part workshop, Screenwriter‘s Lab 2009 is designed to prepare screenwriters‘ with original Indian stories for working with the international filmmaking market place. It aims at improving a completed screenplay in its final stages and to increase the international marketability of the same.
The first session will be held during the Locarno International Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland from 8 to 12 August where participants will get first-hand experience of the workings of the international film community and get to train with their screenplay mentors.
In the second session at Film Bazaar, Goa from 24 to 26 November, participants will apply their training and pitch their revised screenplays to participants at the film market.
The workshop will be conducted by Marten Rabarts, artistic director, Binger Filmlab, aided by experienced international guest mentors.
To participate in the workshop, participants need to submit entry form along with screenplay in classic format, log-line, one-page synopsis along with screenwriters‘ CV in English.
Interested applicants can register online at www.nfdcindia.com or can email to writers@nfdcindia.com for application forms. Applications must reach the NFDC before 10 June.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
