Festival Schedule

IFP Season 14 | Oct 12 & 13, Mumbai

We spent 2500+ hours in curating this fest for you 

Every thought at IFP has the potential to move the world. When thought leaders from creative & culture domains climb IFP’s stage, they have one question hanging in their brain – How do we add more value to our audiences.
Each year, IFP team mines tens of sheets of data about trends, future, opportunities and works closely with it’s curators to drive some of the most brilliant sessions for you – so that when you enter any of our sessions, you’re mindblown!

Schedule 2024

Stage 1
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 1

Stars of Tomorrow: On Making it in Indian Cinema

Adarsh Gourav, Anna Ben, Gurfateh Pirzada and Sidhant Gupta in conversation with Rohini Ramanathan

Rohini Ramanathan
Adarsh Gourav
Anna Ben
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 2

The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Influx

Ayappa KM, Neville Shah in conversation with Ankur Pathak

Ayappa KM
Neville Shah
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 2

Admin Rountable: Fire-branding One Post at a Time

Akash Shah, Balram Vishwakarma, Naveen Kukreja, Sunchika Pandey, Harshit Bansal in conversation with Vivekanand Kilari

Sunchika Pandey
Harshit Bansal
Balram Vishwakarma
Naveen Kukreja
Aakash Shah
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 3

Balancing Creativity & financial stability as a creator

Priyanka Khimani

Priyanka Khimani
11:00 am - 11:50 am Mixer's

Cinematographer's mixer

11:00 am - 11:30 am Debate Ring

Films

11:30 pm - 12:00 pm Debate Ring

Tech

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 1

On cultivating creative self : Why consuming art is integral for being an Artist

Imran Khan in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Nikhil Taneja
Imran Khan
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 2

The road to Success

#Ask the OPs of Creator Arena

Srishti Garg
Radhika Bangia
Yuvraj Dua
Rudrani Chattoraj
Vicky Kaushal
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 3

Generative AI and the future of creativity

Toosid
Shilo Shiv Suleman
Harshit Agarwal
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Mixer's

Filmmaker's mixer

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Debate Ring

Music

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Debate Ring

Design

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 1

Making of a Modern Cult: Go Goa Gone

Anand Tiwari, Kunal Kemmu, Raj & DK, Vir Das and Sachin-Jigar in conversation with Harshit Bansal

Harshit Bansal
Kunal Kemmu
Vir Das
Raj & DK
Anand Tiwari
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 2

Finding Funny in Mundane

Ankita Shrivastav, Ashish Shakya, Abish Mathew in conversation with Arun Singh

Ashish Shakya
Arun Singh
Ankita Shrivastav
Abish Mathew
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 3

Ableton Push 3: The Future of Musical Instrumnets, Musical Production and Live Performance

Hozaifa Sayed

Hozaifa Sayed
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Performance Arena

Qisse, Kahaniyaan aur Kavitayein

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Debate Ring

Comedy

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Debate Ring

Brands

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 1

International Indians: On creating, crafting glocal characters

Shefali Shah and Vir Das in conversation with Mayank Shekhar

Shefali Shah
Vir Das
Mayank Shekhar
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 2

The Rise of Multi-hyphenate Creators

Dhruv Sehgal, Sumukhi Suresh, Sai Godbole, Imaad Shah, Sumeet Vyas in conversation with Shreemi Verma

Imaad Shah
Sai Godbole
Sumeet Vyas
Sumukhi Suresh
Shreemi Varma
Dhruv Sehgal
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 3

Cinematographers Roundtable- On Aesthetic Choices

Jay Oza, K K Senthil Kumar, Priya Seth, Shreya Dev Dube, Siddharth Diwan in conversation with Aditya Varma

KK Senthil Kumar
Priya Seth
Jay Oza
Siddharth Diwan
Shreya Dev Dube
Aditya Varma
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Performance Arena

Bring the punch in Punchline

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Mixer's

Designer's mixer

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Debate Ring

Current trends

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 1

The Creator's Guide to Becoming a Brand

Ankush Bahuguna, Dolly Singh, Parul Gulati, Suhani Shah, Malini Agarwal in conversation with Renil Abraham

Renil Abraham
Parul Gulati
Malini Agarwal
Suhani Shah
Dolly Singh
Ankush Bahuguna
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 2

Navigating Creativity in the Digital Age: Art, Content, and Authenticity

Anurag Minus Verma, Arun Singh, Devaiah Bopanna, Raghav Juyal led by Shreemi Verma

Shreemi Verma
Devaiah Bopanna
Raghav Juyal
Arun Singh
Anurag Minus Verma
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 3

How to Beatbox like a Pro

Divyansh Kacholia

Divyansh Kacholia
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Performance Arena

Awards Ceremony - Stand Up

Awards Ceremony

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Mixer's

Podcaster's mixer

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Debate Ring

Artists

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Debate Ring

Minimalism

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 1

Gems of OTT- The New Age Stars

Barun Sobti, Kritika Kamra, Rasika Dugal, Amruta Subhash in conversation with Vagmita Singh

Rasika Dugal
Kritika Kamra
Vagmita Singh
Barun Sobti
Amruta Subhash
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 2

Are Documentaries Back in Vogue: DocMakers' Speak

Shaunak Sen, Rintu Thomas, Guneet Monga, led by Hardik Mehta

Rintu Thomas
Shaunak Sen
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Hardik Mehta
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 3

Instagram Creators' Lab

Roxanne Chinoy, Sakshi Shivdasani

Sakshi Shivdasani
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Mixer's

Author's mixer

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Debate Ring

Brand Campaigns

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Debate Ring

Podcasting

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stage 1

50HFC Award Ceremony

Award Ceremony

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 2

Revisiting Hip-Hop History with Indian OG Path-Breakers

Arivu and PrabhDeep in conversation with Sneha Ramesh

Sneha Ramesh
Prabh Deep
Arivu
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 3

The Longest Interview (Chalchitra Talks Live at IFP) - Powered by Sennheiser

Arjun Mathur in conversation with Vaibhav Munjal

Vaibhav Munjal
Arjun Mathur
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Performance Arena

Footloose and a curated showcase by Dancers

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Mixer's

Editor's Mixer

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Debate Ring

Advertisements

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Debate Ring

Unpopular Opinion

6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 2

Writing Introspective Fiction: Stories that Strike a Chord with Manav Kaul

Manav Kaul in conversation with Aastha Atray Banan

Manav Kaul
Aastha Aatrey Banan
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 3

10 Commandments of Being a Political Journalist in India.

Saurabh Dwivedi

Saurabh Dwivedi
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Performance Stage

Melody Mayhem

7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Stage 1

The Many Shades of Aditya Roy Kapoor

Aditya Roy Kapoor

Aditya Roy Kapur
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Stage 2

Politics of cinema & Cinema of politics: The Power of Propaganda Films

Anusha Rizvi, Hansal Mehta, in conversation by Ankur Pathak

Anusha Rizvi
Hansal Mehta
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Stage 3

AMA with Eric Roth

Eric Roth (virtually) in conversation with Rohan Joshi

Eric Roth
Rohan Joshi
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm performance Arena

Previous Winners Performances

IFP Winners Showcase

10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage - 1

Making of a Modern Classic : The Lunchbox

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Nimrat Kaur, Ritesh Batra (virtually) & Sutapa Sikdar in conversation with Aseem Chhabra.

Sutapa Sikdar
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nimrat Kaur
Ritesh Batra
Aseem Chhabra
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage - 2

​Podcasters Roundtable: On Riding The Audio Renaissance Using Video

Aryaan Misra, Mae Thomas, Vaibhav Munjal & Vinamre Kasanaa, in conversation with Utsav Mamoria

Vinamre Kasanaa
Utsav mamoria
Vaibhav Munjal
Aryaan Misra
Mae Mariyam Thomas
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage - 3

50 Hour Photography Challenge Award Ceremony with Tarun Chauhan, Harpreet Bachchar

Harpreet Bachher
Tarun Chouhan
10:00 am - 10:50 am Debate Ring

11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 1

Behind The Scene: Sajni Shinde Ka Viral Video

Nimrat Kaur, Radhika Madan, Mikhil Musale

Nimrat Kaur
Mikhil Musale
Radhika Madan
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage - 2

Hacking Virality: How to Ride a Trend?

Ankita Sehgal, Chandni Bhabhda, Dharna Durga, RJ Karishma led by Pulkit Kocchar

Ankita Sehgal
Dharna Durga
RJ Karishma
Chandni Bhabhda
Pulkit Kochar
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage - 3

Design Challenge Award Ceremony

Design Challenge Award Ceremony Gopi Prasanna, Rahul Saini, Jayesh Joshi, Jayesh Sachdev, D. Udaya Kumar

Rahul Saini
Gopi Prasannaa
D. Udaya Kumar
Jayesh Sachdev
Jayesh Joshi
11:00 am - 11:50 am Mixer

Writer's Mixer

11:00 am - 11:30 am Debate Ring

Literature

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Debate Ring

Film and Art

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 1

The Best Parts : Holding up the mirror to lust

Konkona SenSharma in conversation with Genesia Alves

Genesia Alves
Konkona Sensharma
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 2

Reclaiming Desire, Sexuality and Narratives: Women Writers' Speak

Kubbra Sait and Shrayana Bhattacharya, in conversation with Aastha Atray Banan.

Aastha Aatrey Banan
Shrayana Bhattacharya
Kubbra Sait
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 3

Writing Challenge Award Ceremony Tanushree Podder, Madhu Trehan, Advaita Kala

Tanushree Podder
Madhu Trehan
Advaita Kala
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Mixer

Musician's Mixer

Music composers

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Debate Ring

Film & Art

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Debate Ring

Tech

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 1

Craft, Creativity and Cinema

Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha.

Richa Chadha
Ali Fazal
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 2

Indie Hall of Fame: On Finding Your Voice as a Musician

Anurag Saikia, Mahima Dayal Mathur, Hanumankind, Srushti Tawde, led by Raghav Meattle

HanuMankind
Srushti Tawade
Anurag Saikia
Raghav Meattle
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Performance Arena

Qisse, Kahaniyaan Aur Kavitayein

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Debate Ring

Music

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 1

Acting vs Overacting: Where's the Line?

Gulshan Devaiah and Jim Sarbh in conversation with Stutee Ghosh

Stutee Ghosh
Jim Sarbh
Gulshan Devaiah
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 2

The Craft of Plotting Subtexts: Masterclass in writing layered texts- Jalikattu/ Moustache

S. Hareesh in conversation with Maneesh Narayanan Live Transalation by Alleen Elias Babu

Maneesh Narayanan
S. Hareesh
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 3

Masterclass in Moment Photography

Harpreet Bachher

Harpreet Bachher
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Performance Arena

Bring the Punch in Punchline

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Mixer

Storyteller & poet's Mixer

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Debate Ring

Comedy

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Brands

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 1

Jist TownHall

Jimmy Shergill in conversation with Mukul Singh Chauhan

Jimmy Shergill
Mukul Singh Chauhan
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 2

Mastering the Art of Monologue

Pratik Gandhi

Pratik Gandhi
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 3

Masterclass on Using Special Effects Right to Enhance Storytelling Ft.RRR

Srinivas Mohan

Srinivas Mohan
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Performance Arena

Award Ceremony : Storytelling

Awards Ceremony

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Mixer

Standup comedian's mixer

Stand Up Comedians

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Debate Ring

Social Media

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Current Trends

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 1

Winging it: Mastering the Art of Improv as Actors

Lillete Dubey, Namit Das, Pratik Gandhi and Sheeba Chadha in conversation with Rohini Ramanathan

Sheeba Chadha
Rohini Ramanathan
Namit Das
Lillete Dubey
Pratik Gandhi
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 2

Debutant Directors' Roundtable: On Making Their First Film

Anushree Mehta, Karan Boolani, Rahul Chittella, Vatsal Neelakantan, Yashowardhan Mishra in conversation with Mohar Basu

Yashowardhan Mishra
Karan Boolani
Vatsal Neelkantan
Rahul Chittella
Anushree Mehta
Mohar Basu
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 3

Being a CreativePreneur: Crafting a Brand

Aaquib Wani, Alicia Souza, Jayesh Sachdev & Santanu Hazarika in conversation with Anant Ahuja

Anant Ahuja
Aaquib Wani
Alicia Souza
Jayesh Sachdev
Santanu Hazarika
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Mixers

Admaker's mixer

Admaker's

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Debate Ring

Brand Campaigns

5:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 1

50HMC Award Ceremony

50HMC Award Ceremony

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 2

The Curious Case of Situationships

Ayushi Amin, Natasha Bharadwaj, Rytasha Rathore, Vagmita Singh, Smriti Kiran, in conversation with Dhvani Solani

Natasha Bhardwaj
Vagmita Singh
Rytasha Rathore
Ayushi Amin
Smriti Kiran
Dhvani Solani
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 3

AMA with Ira Glass

Ira Glass (virtually) in conversation with Varun Duggirala

Varun Duggirala
Ira Glass
5:00 am - 5:50 am Performance Arena

Footloose and a curated showcase by Dancers

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Mixer

Actor's Mixer

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Debate Ring

Unpopular Opinion

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Debate Ring

Podcasting

6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 2

Bring Your Own Poem: Poetry Circle

Mohammad Muneem, Amandeep Singh, Chintan Rachchh, Nirmika Singh, Srushti Tawade moderated by Kopal Khanna

Nirmika Singh
Kopal Khanna
Chintan Rachchh
Mohammad Muneem
Srushti Tawade
Amandeep Singh
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 3

How to Collaborate Effectively On & Off Film Sets?

Satyanshu Singh

Satyanshu Singh
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Performance Arena

Melody Mayhem

7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Stage 1

AMA with Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright (virtually) in conversation with Rohan Joshi

Rohan Joshi
Edgar Wright
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Stage 3

Watch Party Powered by MUBI

Screening Passages

7:00 pm - 7:50 pm

IFP Winners Showcase

Previous winners showcase

10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage - 1

Fresh Tunes: Making or Remaking Music for Digital Age

Breakdown with Yashraj Mukhate, Anshuman Sharma, Dipraj Jadhav in conversation with Aayush Tiwari

Dipraj Jadhav
Anshuman Sharma
Yashraj Mukhate
Aayush Tiwari
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage - 2

Singing of the Dark Time

Harnidh Kaur, Puneet Sharma, Aranya Johar

Performing art Puneet Sharma
Harnidh Kaur
Aranya Johar
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage - 3

How to Make your next set with zero budget

10 hacks by Snigdha Karmahe

Snigdha Karmahe
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage - 1

Masterclass on 'Making it' in Bollywood Powered By boAt

Vijay Varma in conversation with Aseem Chhabra

Vijay Varma
Aseem Chhabra
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage - 2

Behind the Book: Caging Skies

Christine Leunens (Virtual) in conversation with Aastha Atray

Christine Leunens
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage - 3

10 Music Production hacks that every producer must know (Powered by FL Studio)

Ragasur

Ragasur
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage -1

Conquering the Creator Economy

10 Hacks by Manav Chhabra, Funcho (Dhruv Shah and Shyam Sharma), Meghna Kaur

Funcho
Manav Chhabra
Meghna Kaur
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage - 2

Nuclear Takes: On the state of political satire in India

Cyrus Broacha, Akash Banerjee, in Conversation with Meghnad S.

Akash Banerjee
Meghnad S
Cyrus Broacha
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage - 3

Masterclass: How not to write a bad Script/Story?

10 Hacks by Jaideep Sahni

Jaideep Sahni
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage - 1

Showrunners Roundtable: on creating bingeworthy shows

Shreyansh Pandey, Sonam Nair, Deepak Kumar Mishra with Suchin Mehrotra

Deepak Kumar Mishra
Shreyansh Pandey
Suchin Mehrotra
Sonam Nair
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage - 2

10 Commandments from the Angels of Sex and Sexual Wellness

Dr.Tanaya, Leeza Mangaldas

Dr. Tanaya Narendra
Leeza Mangaldas
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage - 3

Genderless Ashiqui: Future of Queer Storytelling

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, Vivek Tejuja in conversation with Smriti Sant

Smriti Sant
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar
Vivek Tejuja
1:00 pm - 2:50 pm IFP's Arena

Pride Hour

Drown your sorrow boat, piñata Breaking

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage - 1

#Ask The Makers of Mismatched on the Making of Season 02 and Gen Z Relationships.

Prajakta Koli, Rohit Saraf, Akarsh Khurana, Gazal Dhaliwal, in conversation with RJ Prerna.

RJ Prerna
Akarsh Khurana
Rohit Saraf
Gazal Dhaliwal
Prajakta Koli
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage - 2

Inside a DJ's Mind

Collaborative classroom with Anyasa

Anyasa
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage - 3

Masterclass: Finding your niche and style as a Photographer

Prashant Godbole

Prashant Godbole
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage - 1

Debutant Directors Roundtable : How I made my first film

Divyang Thakkar, Dr. Sailesh Kolanu, Anubhuti Kashyap, Hitesh Bhatia and Jasmeet K Reen with Mohar Basu

Anubhuti Kashyap
Jasmeet K. Reen
Dr. Sailesh Kolanu
Hitesh Bhatia
Divyang Thakkar
Mohar Basu
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage - 2

The New-Age Educators running Social Media Schools

Leeza Mangaldas, Aakash Ranison, Dr. Siddhart Warrier and Sharan Hegde in conversation with Ayush Shukla

Ayush Shukla
Sharan Hegde
Dr. Siddharth Warrier
Aakash Ranison
Leeza Mangaldas
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage - 3

Theatre of Tomorrow

Makarand Deshpande

Makarand Deshpande
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm IFP'S Arena

IFP's Open Mic

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage - 1

Making of CHUP: Revenge of the Artist

R Balki, Pooja Bhatt & Shreya Dhanwanthary in conversation with Aseem Chhabra

R Balki
Pooja Bhatt
Aseem Chhabra
Shreya Dhanwanthary
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage - 2

How to deal with problematic things normalized by pop culture

Sucharita Tyagi, Srishti Dixit in conversation with Dhvani Solani

Srishti Dixit
Dhvani Solani
Sucharita Tyagi
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage - 3

Discover great music production (Powered by Novation)

Premik Jolly

Premik Jolly
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm IFP's Arena

Storytelling/Music Performances

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage - 1

"Kambakht Ishq: The many faces of 'Romance' in Hindi Cinema" (Powered by TISS)

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Leena Yadav, Dr. Lakshmi Lingam,

Dr. Lakshmi Lingam
Leena Yadav
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage - 2

No Label, No Problem: Indie Artists' Steps to Success

10 Hacks by Rahgir, Raghav Meattle, Osho Jain and Hanita Bhambri

Rahgir
Raghav Meattle
Osho Jain
Hanita Bhambri
5:00 pm - 6:50 pm IFP's Arena

Live Performances - 7 Day StandUp Challenge Award Ceremony

Aditi Mittal, Neeti Palta

Aditi Mittal
Neeti Palta
6:15 pm - 7:45 pm Stage - 1

50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge Award Ceremony

Alankrita Shrivastava, Jeo Baby, Rima Das, K Selvaraghavan

Rima Das
Selvaraghavan
Jeo Baby
Alankrita Shrivastava
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage - 2

Maed in India: The Yellow Diary

The Yellow Diary in conversation with Mae Thomas

Mae Mariyam Thomas
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage - 3

Tell your story & Make it sound good (Powered by Focusrite)

Vivin Kuruvilla

Vivin Kuruvilla
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Stage - 3

10 Easy Mistakes To Avoid When Writing Your Screenplay (Powered by Arc Studio)

David Wappel (Virtual)

David Wappel
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm IFP's Arena

Live Music Performances

by Hanita Bhambri, Rahgir

Rahgir
Hanita Bhambri
10:00 am - 10:50 am Hall of Passion

Yuvaa, we the Stories - Launch

Prajakta Koli in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Prajakta Koli
10:00 am - 10:50 am Inspire

Scriptwriting challenge winner announcement

Bhavani Iyer, Apurva Asrani, Saiwyn Quadras

Saiwyn Quadras
Bhavani Iyer
Apurva Asrani
10:00 am - 11:50 am Path to Passion

Finishing Techniques using Adobe creative cloud

Guru Vaidya

Guru Vaidya
11:00 am - 11:50 am Hall of Passion

The Future of Bollywood: How To Win Hearts and Projects Without a Famous Surname

Radhika Madan, Kirti Kulhari, Gulshan Devaiah, Jim Sarbh in conversation with Ankur Pathak

Kirti Kulhari
Radhika Madan
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
11:00 am - 11:50 am Inspire

Word to Screen: An Era of Published Novels Getting Adapted to the Screen.

Sukanya Venkatraghavan, Harinder Sikka in conversation with Anuya Jakatdar

Harinder Sikka
Anuya Jakatdar
Sukanya Venkatraghavan
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Hall of Passion

Signature Masterclass: The Making of a Legend

Manoj Bajpayee in conversation with Aparshakti Khurana

Aparshakti Khurana
Manoj Bajpayee
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Inspire

Pushing the Boundary: How Much Sex is Too Much Sex?

Asheema Vardaan, Ajay Bahl, Sachin Mohite in conversation with Priyam Saha

Priyam Saha
Sachin Mohite
Ajay Bahl
Asheema Vardaan
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Path to Passion

Getting the Most from your Gimbal

Radhakrishnan Chakyat

Radhakrishnan Chakyat
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Hall of Passion

Devdutt Pattanaik: 20 Years of writing Mythology and Keeping Indians Reading

Devdutt Pattanaik in conversation with Shatrujeet Nath

Shatrujeet Nath
Previous Winners Film Previous Winners Film
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Inspire

What kills creativity?

Anand Gandhi

Anand Gandhi
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Path to Passion

AMA with Film Critics

Sucharita Tyagi, Rahul Desai

Sucharita Tyagi
Rahul Desai
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Hall of Passion

Tales of India: What Kind of Story Does India Really Want to Watch

Aparna Purohit, Kanika Dhillon, Abhishek Chaubey, Ajit Andhare, Sumit Arora in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Kanika Dhillon
Aparna Purohit
Sumit Arora
Ajit Andhare
Abhishek Chaubey
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Inspire

Niche is the New Normal: Winning Digital Hearts

Beer Biceps, Flying Beast, Karan Singh Magic in conversation with Viraj Sheth

Flying Beast
Karan Singh Magic
Viraj Sheth
Ranveer Allahbadia
2:00 pm - 3:50 pm Path to Passion

Unlocking the Full Power of action camera in cinematic context

Matt Ma, Danny Wang

Danny Wang
Matt Ma
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Hall of Passion

Showrunners Roundtable

Vikramaditya Motwane, Patrick Graham, Karan Anshuman in conversation with Baradwaj Rangan

Karan Anshuman
Patrick Graham
Vikramaditya Motwane
Baradwaj Rangan
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Inspire

Young Indian Writing Adults

Andaleeb Wajid, Ravinder Singh in conversation with Sharin Bhatti

Ravinder Singh
Andaleeb Wajid
Sharin Bhatti
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Hall of Passion

Journey: Comedian to Creator

Sumukhi Suresh, Abish Mathew, Ashish Shakya in conversation with Devang Pathak

Abish Mathew
Sumukhi Suresh
Devang Pathak
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Inspire

Visual Storytelling through new age music videos: What are people Watching

Dar Gai, Navzar Eranee, Aaron Pinto in conversation with Dinkar Dwivedi

Dinkar Dwivedi
Aaron Pinto
Navzar Eranee
Dar Gai
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Path to Passion

Songs of hindi Heartland

Shellee, Raj Shekhar, Hussain Haidry in conversation with RJ Nyssha

Shellee Shellee
Hussain Haidry
Raj Shekhar
RJ Nyssha
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Hall of Passion

Behind the Screen: Made in China

Rajkummar Rao, Mikhil Musale, Dinesh Vijan in conversation with Janice Sequeira

Dinesh Vijan
Mikhil Musale
Janice Sequeira
Rajkummar Rao
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Inspire

The Struggle of self care: Challenges of a Digital Creator

Kusha Kapila, Jordindian, BeYouNick in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Jordindian
BeYouNick
Kusha Kapila
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Path to Passion

How to Adapt Prose to screenplay

Sidharth Jain

Sidharth Jain
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hall of Passion

50 Hour Filmmaking challenge award ceremony

The award ceremony will see the announcement and screening of the winning films from the 50 hour filmmaking challenge.

Pradeep Sarkar
Pan Nalin
Abhishek Chaubey
Anjali Menon
10:00 am - 10:50 am Hall of Passion

Making of a legend: A Masterclass in Acting

Naseeruddin Shah in conversation with Anand Tiwari

Naseeruddin Shah
Anand Tiwari
10:00 am - 10:50 am Inspire

Storytelling challenge winner announcement and recitation

Jidnya Sujata, Yahya Bootwala, Amandeep Singh

Amandeep Singh
Jidnya Sujata
10:00 am - 10:50 am Path of Passion

Write. Rewrite: Workshop on Book Editing

Tara Khandelwal

Tara Khandelwal
11:00 am - 11:50 am Hall of Passion

Cardinal sins of cinema

Javed Akhtar in conversation with Mayank Shekhar

Javed Akhtar
Mayank Shekhar
11:00 am - 11:50 am Inspire

Family Matters

Kamna Chandra on Raising a Family of Writers with Daughters Tanuja Chandra and Anupama Chopra

RJ Rohini
Kamna Chandra
Tanuja Chandra
Anupama Chopra
11:00 am - 11:50 am Path to Passion

Visual Effects Done Right

Viral Thakkar

Viral Thakkar
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Hall of Passion

Masterclass: Filmmaking

Nitesh Tiwari in conversation with Tahira Kashyap Khurrana

Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
Nitesh Tiwari
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Inspire

Deep Dive: How to Deliver a Great Spoken Piece by Writing Poetry and Storytelling for Stage

Mehak Mirza Prabhu, Amandeep Singh

Mehak Mirza Prabhu
Amandeep Singh
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Path to Passion

Deep Dive: How to Pitch Your Script

Atika Chohan, Gaurav Sharma, Niren Bhatt, Sumit Roy in conversation with Navjot Gulati

Sumit Roy
Atika Chohan
Niren Bhatt
Gaurav Sharma
Navjot Gulati
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Hall of Passion

Rising Stars

Yashaswini Dayama, Ahsaas Channa, Ritvik Sahore, Harsh Mayar in conversation with Viraj Ghelani

Ritvik Sahore
Harsh Mayar
Ahsaas Channa
Yashaswini Dayama
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Inspire

Music in Web: OTT Giving Rise to OST

Mikey McCleary, Vaibhav Bundhoo, Neel Adhikari in conversation with RJ Nyssha

Vaibhav Bundhoo
RJ Nyssha
Neel Adhikari
Mikey McCleary
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Path to Passion

Storage Technology: SSDs to Speed Up Filmmaking

Neil Sadwelkar

Neil Sadwelkar
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Hall of Passion

Awaam ki Awaaz: India's Music Sensations

Ritviz. Naezy in conversation with Nirmika Singh

Naezy
Ritviz
Nirmika Singh
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Inspire

Editor's Roundtable

Pooja Ladha Surti, Namrata Rao, Nitin Baid in conversation with Baradwaj Rangan

Nitin Baid
Namrata Rao
Pooja Ladha Surti
Baradwaj Rangan
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Path to Passion

Getting the most from your gimbal

Radhakrishnan Chakyat

Radhakrishnan Chakyat
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Hall of Passion

The Showcase: Sheer Qorma

Divya Dutta, Swara Bhaskar, Faraz Ansari in conversation with Faridoon Shahryar

Faridoon Shahryar
Faraz Ansari
Swara Bhaskar
Divya Dutta
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Inspire

Slay the Chudail: Representing Women in Indian Fantasy

Sukanya Venkatraghavan, Nikita Deshpande, Tashan Mehta in conversation with Anuya Jakatdar

Anuya Jakatdar
Tashan Mehta
Nikita Deshpande
Sukanya Venkatraghavan
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Path to Passion

Keeping it Real: Masterclass with Sameer Saxena

Sameer Saxena in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Sameer Saxena
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Hall of Passion

Cyrus Says

Zakir Khan in conversation with Cyrus Broacha

Cyrus Broacha
Zakir Khan
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Inspire

Cultural Impact: What is the Key to Creating Authentic and Real LGBTQ Characters on Screen

Kubbra Sait, Apurva Asrani, Onir in conversation with Renil Abhraham

Onir
Renil Abraham
Apurva Asrani
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Path to Passion

Creative ways of using Lights

Radhakrishnan Chakyat

Radhakrishnan Chakyat
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Hall of Passion

India's International Youth Star

Ishaan Khatter in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Ishaan Khatter
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Inspire

Getting your Film's Tone Right

Savita Singh, Ashim Ahluwalia, Navdeep Singh, Sudeep Chatterjee in conversation with Vaibhav Munjal

Ashim Ahluwalia
Sudeep Chatterjee
Savita Singh
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Path of Passion

Pitch perfect Podcast

Kavita Rajwade, Amit Doshi, Farhad Karkaria, Varun Duggirala

Farhad Karkaria
Amit Doshi
Varun Duggirala
Kavita Rajwade
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Hall of Passion

Written word to Spoken word

Sampurna Chattarji, Aranya Johar, Rochelle D'Silva, Simar Singh in conversation with Sharin Bhatti

Sampurna Chattarji Sampurna Chattarji
Performing art Simar Singh
Rochelle D'Silva
Aranya Johar
Sharin Bhatti
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Inspire

Women sell well too: Writing Bestselling Books in India

Kiran Manral, Meghna Pant in conversation with Hiral Malde

Hiral Malde
Kiran Manral
Meghna Pant
6:00 pm - 7:50 pm Path to Passion

Masterclass on Wedding photography and videography

Ramit Batra

Ramit Batra
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Hall of Passion

Comic Cans: On Creating Comic Alter-Egos

Kaneez Surka, Gaurav Gera, Kiku Sharda in conversation with Ravina Rawal

Ravina Rawal
Kiku Sharda
Gaurav Gera
Kaneez Surka
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm Inspire

Meme pe Charcha: Are memes a New Age Art Form or a Marketing Science

Aakash Shah, Nikhil Jain, Pulkit Kochar in conversation with Varun Duggirala

Nikhil Jain
Aakash Shah
Varun Duggirala
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 1

Cultural Impact

What does it take to be at the forefront of progressive change by breaking taboos?

Rajshri Deshpande
Sucharita Tyagi
Shikha Talsania
Nidhi Bisht
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 2

Get that book done

Chetan Mahajan (Himalayan Writing Retreat)

Chetan Mahajan
10:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 3

Poster Design Challenge winner announcement and masterclass on movie poster art.

Raj Khatri (Creative Head - Marching Ants)

Raj Khatri
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 1

How to Scale: Little things you need to know

Ashwin Suresh, Dhruv Sehgal, Mithila Palkar, Ruchir Arun

Ruchir Arun
Mithila Palkar
Ashwin Suresh
Dhruv Sehgal
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 2

Short Scriptwriting challenge - Winner announcement

250+ Writers from 48 cities submitted their script on the same theme 'Modern Day Love'.

Anuj Gosalia Anuj Gosalia
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 1

Pyar Actually - A short film by Y-Films and one-on-one with Bhumi Pednekar

Bhumi Pednekar, Saqib Saleem

Saqib Saleem
Bhumi Pednekar
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 2

The Big Question: Do bollywood's woke blockbusters comprehend sensitivity?

Anupama Chopra, RS Prasanna, Raj Nidimoru in conversation with Mayank Shekhar

Mayank Shekhar
RS Prasanna
Anupama Chopra
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 3

The Big Question: How do we create safe spaces on the internet for new content creators?

Gurmehar Kaur, Meghna Pant, Prajakta Koli

Gurmehar Kaur
Meghna Pant
Prajakta Koli
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 1

Regional Heroes: Making a Pan-India Regional Film

Ravi Jadhav, Anjali Menon in conversation with Sudhish Kamath

Anjali Menon
Ravi Jadhav
Sudhish Kamath
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 2

Catching up with shorts

Anupama Chopra, Bhawana Somaya, Rahul Desai, Bharathi Pradhan in conversation with Jyoti Kapur Das

Bhawana Somaya
Jyoti Kapur Das
Bharathi Pradhan
Rahul Desai
Anupama Chopra
1:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 3

Not a Film Critic's Lab

Sucharita Tyagi

Sucharita Tyagi
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 1

We made it: Drishyam Films

Manish Mundra, Raghav Gupta, Karuna Vishwanath, Ritika Bhatia, in conversation with Hardik Mehta

Ritika Bhatia
Karuna Vishwanath
Raghav Gupta
Manish Mundra
Hardik Mehta
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 2

Year in Review: Music

Sona Mohapatra, Nirmika Singh

Nirmika Singh
Sona Mohapatra
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 2

We made it: Girliyapa

Nidhi Bisht, Shreyasi Sharma, Chirag Ratnasingh, Akanksha Dua

Akanksha Dua
Nidhi Bisht
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 3

How To: Correct color Grading

Dilshad Nanji (Coolab Media), Miten Udeshi (Ch4 Studios)

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 1

International Indian

The Hollywood Adventures of an Indian Star: Ali Fazal in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Ali Fazal
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 2

Deep Dive: How Why When Podcasts

Kunal Roy Kapoor, Anuvab Pal

Anuvab Pal
Kunal Roy Kapoor
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 3

We made it: Powerdrift

Satyen Poojary, Rohan Albal, Amit Shetty in conversation with Siddhant Karnick

Siddhant Karnick
Amit Shetty
Rohan Albal Rohan Albal
Satyen Poojary Satyen Poojary
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 1

Behind the Screen: Badhaai Ho

Ayushmann Khurrana, Priti Shahani, Amit Sharma, Akshat Ghildiyal, Shantanu Shrivastava in conversation with Ankur Pathak

Shantanu Shrivastava
Akshat Ghildiyal
Amit Sharma
Priti Shahani
Ayushmann Khurrana
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 2

Indie Music - Where does our industry go beyond punjabi music?

Nirmika Singh, Benny Dayal

Benny Dayal
Nirmika Singh
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 3

Bafta Shorts: 2018

Helen Silvester, Director West India

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stage 1

50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge- Award Ceremony

The 2 hour long award ceremony will see the announcement and screening of the Winning Films - While you witness the crazy energy of winning teams running up the stage and grabbing their trophies.

Milan Luthria
RS Prasanna
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 1

Festival Opener: On being The Future of Bollywood

Vicky Kaushal in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Vicky Kaushal
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 2

Voice you words challenge - Winners Announcement and Recitation

In association with KOMMUNE Tess Joseph, Manisha Lakhe

Tess Joseph
10:00 am - 10:50 am Stage 3

Workshop: Actor Prepares

In association with Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares - Paresh Parekh

Paresh Parekh Paresh Parekh
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 1

The Critic's Job: Role of Criticism in the Insta Generation

Rajeev Masand, Vikramaditya Motwane, Baradwaj Rangan

Vikramaditya Motwane
Rajeev Masand
Baradwaj Rangan
11:00 am - 11:50 am Stage 2

Women in Focus: Is Talent considered Gender Neutral in the Indian Industry today?

Tanuja Chandra, Savita Singh, Juhi Chaturvedi, Shriya Pilgaonkar in conversation with Sneha Menon Desai

Savita Singh
Sneha Menon Desai
Shriya Pilgaonkar
Juhi Chaturvedi
Tanuja Chandra
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 1

The Road to Success: Journey of India's Biggest Digital Star

Bhuvan Bam

Bhuvan Bam
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 2

Deep Dive - Shooting on Phone

Shlok Sharma, Vandana Kataria, Karthik Ganesh in conversation with Sudhish Kamath

Sudhish Kamath
Karthik Ganesh
Vandana Kataria
Shlok Sharma
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Stage 3

How to : Cut the right Trailer

Chinni Nihalani (Promoshop)

Chinni Nihalani
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 1

How to Collab - Are Digital Crossovers the New Viral Formula?

Prajkata Koli, Ashish Chanchlani, Nirali Kartik in conversation with Gurpreet Singh

Ashish Chanchlani
Nirali Kartik
Prajakta Koli
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 2

Mastering the Art of consious filmmaking

Hansal Mehta in conversation with Baradwaj Rangan

Hansal Mehta
Baradwaj Rangan
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Stage 3

How to : Read Legal Contracts

Priyanka Khimani (Anand & Anand Khimani)

Priyanka Khimani
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 1

Mindie Film Warriors: Making Good Film with Little Money

Sandeep Modi, Anand Towari, Nagesh Kukunoor, Ashi Dua in conversation with Rahul Desai

WRITING Sandeep Modi
Ashi Dua
Nagesh Kukunoor
Rahul Desai
Anand Tiwari
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 2

The art of non-fiction: Demystifying video Journalism in sensitive political environment

Raghu Karnad in conversation with Samdish Bhatia

Raghu Karnad
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Stage 3

The Write thing: The Best Screenwritings of 2018

Bejoy Nambiar, Ghazal Dhaliwal, Hitesh Kewalya in conversation with Meenakshi Shedde

Meenakshi Shedde
Hitesh Kewalya
Bejoy Nambiar
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 1

The art of conversation: Are our Dialogues Filmy Because we are Filmy? Or Vice Versa?

Biswapati Sarkar, Sumit Arora, Ishita Moitra in conversation with Navjot Gulati

Sumit Arora
Ishita Moitra
Biswapati Sarkar
Navjot Gulati
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 1

Book in focus: Travails with the Alien by Satyajit Ray - The book about film that was never made.

Aseem Chhabra, Raja Sen

Aseem Chhabra
Raja Sen
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Stage 3

How to - Build Next Generation of media companies

Ajay Chacko, Anuj Gosalia, Aditi Srivastava in conversation with Vineet Kanabar

Vineet Kanabar
Aditi Srivastava
Anuj Gosalia Anuj Gosalia
Ajay Chacko
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 1

Comedy in India: Are our Jokes a Low Hanging Fruit?

Bhuvan Bam, Mallika Dua, Kaneez Surka in conversation with Devang Pathak

Devang Pathak
Kaneez Surka
Mallika Dua
Bhuvan Bam
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 2

Casting Gems: The Best Characters of 2018

Mukesh Chhabra, Tess Joseph in conversation with Mauli Singh

Mauli Singh
Tess Joseph
Mukesh Chhabra
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Stage 3

Year in Review: Film and Web

Raja Sen, Rahul Desai

Rahul Desai
Raja Sen
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 1

Talk Shop

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari in conversation with RJ Megha

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 2

The everywhere Actor: On acting across Mediums

Amol Parashar, Aahana Kumra, Gopal Datt, Naveen Kasturia in conversation with Shreemi Verma

Amol Parashar
Shreemi Varma
Naveen Kasturia
Gopal Datt
Aahana Kumra
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Stage 3

Year in Review: Literature

Vivek Tejuja and Anuya Jakatdar

Vivek Tejuja
Anuya Jakatdar
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 1

Primetime: Self Made Superstar

Kartik Aaryan in conversation with Ashish Chanchlani

Kartik Aaryan
Ashish Chanchlani
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm Stage 2

Facebook: The Evolution of Video and Emergence of Social Video

Ankit Rihal, Pooja Kachela, Manasi Parekh

Pooja Kachela
Ankit Rihal
Manasi Parekh
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm Stage 1

Ask me anything with Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Alexander Payne
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Stage 1

Premiere TVF's Hostel daze

Cast and Creative team of Hostel Daze

8:15 pm - 9:00 pm Stage 1

Premiere: Dice Media's What the Folks Season 2

Team of What the Folks Season 2

10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 1

Storytelling in Virtual Reality

Zain Memon in conversation with Ishita Gandhi

10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 2

Driving the Cash - Wedding Videos

Anand Rathi, Harpreet Bachher

Harpreet Baccher
Anand Rathi
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 3

Short Scriptwriting Compete Narrations

Terribly Tiny Tales

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 1

The Power Of Flash Fame

CarryMinati, Prajakta Koli

Prajakta Koli
CarryMinati
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 2

Juggling Hats - Good, Bad or Ugly?

Kunal Kohli, Makarand Deshpande and Sameer Saxena in conversation with Abhilash Thapiyal

Abhilash Thapliyal
Sameer Saxena
Makarand Deshpande
Kunal Kohli
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 3

Murphy Rocks - Workshop

Pratish Nair (Founder - Prahlad Kakkar School of Branding and Entrepreneurship)

Pratish Nair
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 1

Humor: Have we Taken It Too Far?

Anand Tiwari and Amol Parashar in conversation with Raja Sen

Amol Parashar
Raja Sen
Anand Tiwari
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 2

Content Starvation

Sameer Pitawalla (CEO, Culture Machine), Saameer Mody (Pocket Films) in conversation with Chaitanya Chinchilikar

Sameer Pitalwalla
Saameer Mody
Chaitanya Chinchilikar
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 3

Branding & Grammar of AD Film Making! - Workshop

Prahlad Kakkar

Prahlad Kakkar
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 1

Blurring Lines between Commercial and Parallel Cinema

Nikkhil Advani, Somnath Sen in conversation with Raja Sen

Raja Sen
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 2

Building a digital Community - Journey of Film Companion

Anupama Chopra in conversation with Bikas Mishra

Anupama Chopra
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 3

Masterclass - Post Production

Neil Sadwelkar

Neil Sadwelkar
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 1

Only Much Lovable - The OML Story

Vijay Nair in conversation with Tanmay Bhat

Tanmay Bhat
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 2

Millenials on Driver's Sear

Baradwaj Rangan, Nidhi Bisht in conversation with Sandeep Modi

WRITING Sandeep Modi
Nidhi Bisht
Baradwaj Rangan
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 3

Materclass - Post Production

Neil Sadwelkar

Neil Sadwelkar
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 1

The Long and Short of Making a Talkie

Vasan Bala, Kanu Behl, Navjot Gulati and Sanam Nair powered by Terribly Tiny Tales

Navjot Gulati
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 2

Writing for Web

Shruti Madan (Girlyapa), Anand Tiwari, Amritpal Singh Bindra

Shruti Madan
Amritpal Singh Bindra
Anand Tiwari
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 3

Best of Pocket Films - Screening

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 1

Talk Shop

Ashutosh Gowariker in conversation with RJ Megha

Ashutosh Gowariker
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 2

Music Takes the Traffic

Siddharth Mahadevan, Shalmali kholgade and Sachin-Jigar in conversation with Nirali Kartik (Maati Baani)

Nirali Kartik
Sachin Jigar Sachin Jigar
Shalmali Kholgade
Siddharth Mahadevan
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 3

Long Story Short - Screening

Rahul Desai

Rahul Desai
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 1

How To Pitch Your Film

Kunal Kapoor, Sagar Ballary in conversation with Chhitra Subramaniam

Previous Winners Performing Arts new Previous Winners Performing Arts new
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 2

Taking my Kitchen to Web

Pankaj Bhadouria, Pooja Dhingra, Saransh Goila and Kelvin Cheung in conversation with Rakhee Vaswani

Previous Winners Film Previous Winners Film
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 3

Masterclass on Acting

Actors Prepare

11:00 am - 12:00 am Stage 1

Changing Dynamics of Bollywood

Neha Dhupia, Shashank Khaitan, Dia Mirza in conversation with Ankur Pathak

Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
Previous Winners Performing Arts new Previous Winners Performing Arts new
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 2

Everyone Struggles: A Conversation on Creative Block

Devdutt Patnail in conversation with Mayur Puri

Mayur Puri
Previous Winners Film Previous Winners Film
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 3

Masterclass on Acting

Actors Prepare

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 1

Going Mono

Harsh Beniwal, Karan Talwar in conversation with Sucharita Tyagi

Sucharita Tyagi
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 2

The New Indian Audience

Karan Singh (CEO, Sunburn), Tarsame Mittal (TM Talent Management), Sattvik Mishra (CEO, Scoopwhoop) in conversation with Vineet Kanabar (TVF)

Sattvik Mishra
Vineet Kanabar
Tarsame Mittal
Karan Singh
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 3

Crowdfunding for Digital Content - Workshop

Kunal Kapoor

Previous Winners Performing Arts new Previous Winners Performing Arts new
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 1

No One is Writing

Irshad Kamil, Apurva Asrani, Hardik Mehta in conversation with Anjum Rajabali

Anjum Rajabali
Hardik Mehta
Apurva Asrani
Irshad Kamil
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 2

Filtercopy and Dice Media: Creating Digital Entertainment Brands

Anirudh Pandita, Dhruv Sehgal, Kartik Krishnan in conversation with Nikhil Taneja

Kartik Krishnan
Anirudh Pandita
Dhruv Sehgal
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 3

1 Like = 1 Salute, 1 Share = 10 Prayers - Workshop

Devaiah Bopanna (All India Bakchod)

Devaiah Bopanna
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 1

Journey of an Insignificant Man

Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla in conversation with Parvin Dabas

Vinay Shukla
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 2

The Modern Day Storytelling

Nikhil Taneja

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 3

Best of Hotstar Original - Screening

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 1

Television 3.0

Sidharth Jain, JD Majethia, Spandan Mishra in conversation with Ankur Pathak

Sidharth Jain
JD Majethia
Previous Winners Music Previous Winners Music
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 2

Brands Infatuated to Web

Tarun Tripathi (OML), Ambi Parmeswaran in conversation with Karthik Nagarajan (GroupM)

Ambi Parameswaran
Karthik Nagarajan
Tarun Tripathi
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 3

Casting for Web - Workshops

Mukesh Chhabra

Mukesh Chhabra
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 1

Premiere of TVF Inmates

with TVF team

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 3

When Brands Tell The Story - Screening

Nikhil Taneja

10:00 am - 11:00 am Mixer

Singer/Songwriters

with Harry Arora

11:15 am - 12:15 pm Mixer

Producers

with Vibhav Mehra

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Mixer

Wedding Filmmakers

with Vinay Chauhan

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Mixer

Music Composers

with Harshit Joshi

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mixer

Stand-up Comics

with Rajat Shrivastava

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Mixer

Filmmakers

with Sanjeet Kamath

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Mixer

Writers

with Vijay Kakwani

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mixer

Sound designers

with Soham Sengupta

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm Mixer

Poets / Storytellers

with Tanya

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Mixer

Photographers

with Milan Karangiya

7:45 pm - 8:45 pm Mixer

Illustrators

with Riddhi

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Mixer

Actors

with Harshit Joshi

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm Mixer

Photographers

with Rajat Shrivastava

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Mixer

Filmmakers

with Vinay Chauhan

7:45 pm - 8:45 pm Mixer

Music Producer

with Sanjeet Kamath

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Mixer

Writers

with Vibhav Mehra

9:30 am - 11:00 am Innovation Stage A

The Future of AI in Enterprise Systems

Understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping enterprise decision-making, automation, and customer engagement.

11:15 am - 12:45 pm Innovation Stage A

Blockchain Beyond Cryptocurrency

Explore real-world applications of blockchain in supply chains, identity management, and digital security.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Main Auditorium

Tech Startup Showcase: Disruptive Ideas 2025

Meet founders of groundbreaking startups and hear pitch-style presentations on how they are solving today’s toughest tech problems.

10:00 am - 11:30 am Main Hall A

Advanced SEO Techniques for 2025

Learn the latest Google algorithm updates and how to optimize content for better search visibility.

11:45 am - 1:00 pm Main Hall A

Data-Driven Content Strategy

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10:00 am - 11:00 am Stage 1

Festival Opener: On Mastering the Art of Embodying a Character & Building HitRecord

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in conversation with Rajkummar Rao

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rajkummar Rao Rajkummar Rao
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 1

Inventing Ways of Saying As A Writer

Geetanjali Shree with Shrayana Bhattacharya

Geetanjali Shree Geetanjali Shree
Shrayana Bhattacharya Shrayana Bhattacharya
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 1

Producers Roundtable: On What It Takes to Make a Good Film

Aparna Purohit, Guneet Monga, & Ronnie Lahiri in conversation with Suchin Mehrotra

Ronnie lahiri Ronnie lahiri
Suchin Mehrotra Suchin Mehrotra
Aparna Purohit Aparna Purohit
Guneet Monga Kapoor Guneet Monga Kapoor
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 1

Making Of An Auteur

Vidhu Vinod Chopra in conversation with Mayank Shekhar

Vidhu Vinod Chopra Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Mayank Shekhar Mayank Shekhar
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 1

On Bringing Comedy Back in Vogue

Rajesh A Krishnan & Kunal Kemmu

Kunal Kemmu Kunal Kemmu
Rajesh A Krishnan Rajesh A Krishnan
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 1

When Ads Peaked: Iconic Ads Over the Years

Prasoon Pandey Prasoon Pandey
Shakun Batra Shakun Batra
Ram Madhavani Ram Madhavani
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 1

Select Conversations: Making of 'Man Woman Man Woman' (powered by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films)

Naseeruddin Shah, Imaad Shah, Sanah Abbott, Tarun Dhanrajgir in conversation with Stutee Ghosh

Tarun Dhanrajgir Tarun Dhanrajgir
Imaad Shah Imaad Shah
Stutee Ghosh Stutee Ghosh
Ratna Pathak Shah Ratna Pathak Shah
Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Stage 1

The Comic Battle: Anybody can Boing!

ft. Aparshakti Khurana & Sayani Gupta powered by Bingo!

Aparshakti Khurana Aparshakti Khurana
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stage 1

50 Hour Music Challenge Award Ceremony

Award Ceremony

Tech Panda & Kenzani Tech Panda & Kenzani
Shor Police Shor Police
Sushin Shyam Sushin Shyam
Darbuka Siva Darbuka Siva
11:00 am - 11:30 am Stage 2

What Makes Art Quirky: Crafting Your Personal Style (Powered by Jameson Connects)

Ft. Pranjal Kaila, A-Kill, Tushar Madaan & Mooz in conversation with Maanvi Kapur

A-Kill A-Kill
Pranjal Kaila Pranjal Kaila
Mooz Mooz
Maanvi Kapur Maanvi Kapur
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Stage 2

Regional Roots ft. Musical Journeys (Powered by Jameson Connects)

BamBoy, Burrah, Pav4n in conversation with Mo Joshi

Mo Joshi Mo Joshi
Pav4n Pav4n
Burrah Burrah
BamBoy BamBoy
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 2

Mise-en-scène Breakdown: A Decade of Court

Chaitanya Tamhane, Geetanjali Kulkarni & Vivek Gomber in conversation with Svetlana Naudiyal

Svetlana Naudiyal Svetlana Naudiyal
Vivek Gomber Vivek Gomber
Chaitanya Tamhane Chaitanya Tamhane
Geetanjali Kulkarni Geetanjali Kulkarni
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 2

Fact or Fiction: Busting Myths on Mythology

Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik Devdutt Pattanaik
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 2

Inside the Mind of a Music Supervisor Ft. Ankur Tewari

Ankur Tewari in conversation with Dot

Dot. Dot.
Ankur Tewari Ankur Tewari
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 2

The Future of Art: Integrating AI into Creative Practices (Powered by Intel Core Ultra)

Toosid

Toosid Toosid
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 2

Aesthetics of the Gram: Vertical Cinema

Maroof Culmen, Dolly Singh, Sejal Kumar & Mansi Ugale in conversation with Akshata Samant

Mansi Ugale Mansi Ugale
Maroof Culmen Maroof Culmen
Akshata Samant Akshata Samant
Dolly Singh Dolly Singh
Sejal Kumar Sejal Kumar
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Stage 2

Style that Matters: The journey of a homegrown brand

Dhruv Khurana, Anchit Kapil, Vaishnavi Bala, Urvash and Kuship

Urvash & Kuship Urvash & Kuship
Vaishnavi Bala Vaishnavi Bala
Anchit Kapil Anchit Kapil
Dhruv Khurana Dhruv Khurana
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stage 2

Journey of a Joke

Saurabh Shukla in conversation with Abish Mathew

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla
Abish Mathew Abish Mathew
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stage 2

Crew Cut

Jim Sarbh & Zoya Hussain in conversation with Sneha Khanwalkar

Zoya Hussain Zoya Hussain
Jim Sarbh Jim Sarbh
Sneha Khanwalkar Sneha Khanwalkar
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 3

50 Hour Photography Challenge Award Ceremony

Sasha Jairam, Subrata Biswas

Sasha Jairam Sasha Jairam
Subrata Biswas Subrata Biswas
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 3

50 Hour Design Challenge Award Ceremony

Munz TDT, Chaaya Prabhat, Shreeya Malpani, Rob, Varun Gupta, Maanvi Kapur, Sabari Venu

Rob Rob
Maanvi Kapur Maanvi Kapur
Sabari Venu Sabari Venu
Varun Gupta Varun Gupta
Shreeya Malpani Shreeya Malpani
Munz TDT Munz TDT
Chaaya Prabhat Chaaya Prabhat
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 3

Into The Glam Game: Understanding the Nuances of Fashion Photography

Sasha Jairam

Sasha Jairam Sasha Jairam
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Stage 3

The Making of an Iconic Title Sequence with Jishnu Chatterjee

Workshop

Jishnu Chatterjee Jishnu Chatterjee
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 3

Scene-A-Phile: Experiments with Long Takes ft Priya Seth conversation with Nitesh Bhatia

Breakdown

Priya Seth Priya Seth
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 3

The 'Molfarnist' approach to Music Videos: Finding Your Style

Dar Gai

Dar Gai Dar Gai
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 3

Main Kavita Hoon

Kavita Seth in conversation with Raghav Meattle

Kavita Seth Kavita Seth
Raghav Meattle Raghav Meattle
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Stage 3

How to Not Get F*cked by the Algorithm?

Dr. Sid Warrier, Sonali Gupta in coversation with Anshula Kapoor

Anshula Kapoor Anshula Kapoor
Dr. Sid Warrier Dr. Sid Warrier
Sonali Gupta Sonali Gupta
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stage 3

Rewriting Films on the Editing Table

Nitin Baid in conversation with Prathyush Parasuraman

Prathyush Parasuraman Prathyush Parasuraman
Nitin Baid Nitin Baid
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stage 3

The Making of a Multi-Hyphenate Artist ft. Ranveer Brar

Ranveer Brar in conversation with Mehak Kasbekar

Mehak Kasbekar Mehak Kasbekar
Ranveer Brar Ranveer Brar
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm IFP Arena

2 Min Open Mic

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm IFP Arena

All The Beats

Ishaan Nigam, MoMo, Rahul Shah, Jeet

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm IFP Arena

50 Hour Performing Arts Award Ceremony Ft. Mono Act

Lillette Dubey, Dolly Thakore, Manoj Shah

Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey
Dolly Thakore Dolly Thakore
Manoj Shah	Manoj Shah
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm IFP Arena

Kisse, Kahaniyaan aur Kavitayien

Sharvari, Shachi Pathak, Fehmeed Abbas, Sanju Shibu, Harsh Shah,Maria Dennis, Ashana Mishra, Piyush Sharma

Sharvari Sharvari
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm IFP Arena

Reigning Stars of IFP

Kumar Atul, Glitchfolks, Gemius & Marzii, The Ultimates, Circuit Bored

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mixers

Cinematographers

Raghavi Agarwal

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mixers

Brain Date (Musicians)

Brain Date (Musicians)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mixers

Social Media Enthusiasts

Balram Vishwakarma

Balram Vishwakarma Balram Vishwakarma
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mixers

Writers

Akanksha Alok

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mixers

Designers

Jayy Rajput

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Mixers

Filmmakers (Directors/Producers)

Akanksha Alok

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Debate Ring

FILM

Re-Releases vs Original & Vertical Cinema Really Cinema?

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Debate Ring

COMEDY

Scripted vs Crowdsourced Comedy & How Woke is too Woke?

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Debate Ring

MUSIC

Music Only for Reels Now? & Is Rap Out of the Gullies yet?

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Debate Ring

ADVERTISEMENT

Creativity vs Only Nostalgia & Ads cannot be Humorous anymore

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Debate RIng

SOCIAL MEDIA

Quantity over Quality Content & Genuine Endorsement vs Push Marketing

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Debate RIng

SOCIAL MEDIA

Quantity over Quality Content & Genuine Endorsement vs Push Marketing

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Debate Ring

LITERATURE

Is Gen Z Abandoning Books? & Over Analysis vs Enjoying a Book

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 1

On Crafting Subtlety in Cinema

Shoojit Sircar in conversation with Raja Sen

Raja Sen Raja Sen
Shoojit Sircar Shoojit Sircar
12:00 pm - 1:00 am Stage 1

Qisse with Kopal (Powered by Sennheiser)

Sharvari in conversation Kopal Khanna

Sharvari Sharvari
Kopal Khanna Kopal Khanna
1:00 am - 2:00 am Stage 1

Many Shades of Kartik Aaryan

Kartik Aaryan in conversation with Himesh Mankad

Kartik Aaryan Kartik Aaryan
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 1

On Subverting Narratives

Chhaya Kadam in conversation with Abira Dhar

Abira Dhar Abira Dhar
Chhaya Kadam Chhaya Kadam
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 1

Collaborative Creation: Harnessing AI in Art and Cinema (Powered by Intel Core Ultra)

Rob, Kabir Khan, Toosid

Rob Rob
Toosid Toosid
Kabir Khan Kabir Khan
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 1

Making of a Modern Pulp

Kanika Dhillon & Taapsee Pannu in conversation with Swati Chopra

Swati Chopra Swati Chopra
Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu
Kanika Dhillon Kanika Dhillon
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stage 1

50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge Award Ceremony

Amit Sharma, Devashish Makhija, Kabir Khan, Lijo Jose Pellissery, Sooni Taraporevala

Sooni Taraporevala Sooni Taraporevala
Lijo Jose Pellisery Lijo Jose Pellisery
Kabir Khan Kabir Khan
Amit Sharma Amit Sharma
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 2

On Being Social Media Vigilantes

Dr. Abby Philips, The Ranting Gola, Manisha Pande in conversation with Meghnad

Manisha Pande Manisha Pande
The Ranting Gola The Ranting Gola
Meghnad S Meghnad S
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 2

CRAFT.CREATOR. CREATION.CONFLICT

Manisha Pande, Dhanya Rajendran and Kani Kusruti

Kani Kusruti Kani Kusruti
Manisha Pande Manisha Pande
Dhanya Rajendran Dhanya Rajendran
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 2

Walking the Golden Road

William Dalrymple in conversation with Chirag Thakkar

William Dalrymple William Dalrymple
Chirag Thakkar Chirag Thakkar
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 2

Finding Inspiration in the MundaneStage 2

Manu Joseph & Prayaag Akbar

Prayaag Akbar Prayaag Akbar
Manu Joseph Manu Joseph
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 2

Nuclear Takes : On The 90s (and Y2K) Nostalgia

Aaditya Kulshreshth (Kullu), Sahil Shah, Shreeja Chauturvedi and Larissa D’Sa in conversation with Vaibhav Munjal

Shreeja Chauturvedi Shreeja Chauturvedi
Larissa D’Sa Larissa D’Sa
Sahil Shah Sahil Shah
Aaditya Kulshreshth aka Kullu Aaditya Kulshreshth aka Kullu
Vaibhav Munjal Vaibhav Munjal
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 2

Behind The Book: ‘The Girl with the Seven Lives’

Vikas Swarup in conversation with Aastha Atray

Vikas Swarup Vikas Swarup
 Aastha Aatrey Banan Aastha Aatrey Banan
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Stage 2

Chartbusters Recap: Musicians Who Broke the Internet

Nikhita Gandhi, Sai Abhyankkar, Yashraj & Chaar Diwaari in conversation with Anurag Tagat

Yashraj Yashraj
Chaar Diwaari Chaar Diwaari
Sai Abhyankkar Sai Abhyankkar
Nikhita Gandhi Nikhita Gandhi
Anurag Tagat Anurag Tagat
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stage 2

Stars of Tomorrow

Sparsh Shrivastava, Tanya Maniktala, Abhay Verma & Pratibha Ranta in conversation with Rohini Ramnathan

Pratibha Ranta Pratibha Ranta
Abhay Verma Abhay Verma
Tanya Maniktala Tanya Maniktala
Sparsh Shrivastava  Sparsh Shrivastava
Rohini Ramanathan Rohini Ramanathan
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stage 2

Brut Generation

Ft. Aditi Rao Hydari in Conversation with Nihal Ranjit

Nihal Ranjit Nihal Ranjit
Aditi Rao Hydari Aditi Rao Hydari
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Stage 3

50 Hour Writing Challenge Award Ceremony

Abbas Tyrewala, Hemanth Rao, Anand Neelakantan, Urmi Juvekar, Ira Mukhoty, Yashica Dutt

Yashica Dutt Yashica Dutt
Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala
Ira Mukhoty Ira Mukhoty
Anand Neelakantan Anand Neelakantan
Hemanth Rao Hemanth Rao
Urmi Juvekar Urmi Juvekar
Sandeep Modi Sandeep Modi
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Stage 3

Pet Potraits: Capturing Furry Friends ft. Squish

Parizad

Parizad D Parizad D
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stage 3

Anatomy of a Good Ad ft. Moonshot

Devaiah Bopanna, Aakanksha Gandhi, Puneet Chadha, Deep Joshi, Zuleikha Gupta and Rahul Bharti

Aakanksha Gandhi Aakanksha Gandhi
Zuleikha Gupta Zuleikha Gupta
Deep Joshi Deep Joshi
Rahul Bharti Rahul Bharti
Puneet Chadha Puneet Chadha
Devaiah Bopanna Devaiah Bopanna
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Stage 3

Mastering the Art of Shooting an Action Sequence

Rafey Mahmood in conversation with Nirali Naik

Nirali Naik Nirali Naik
Rafey Mahmood Rafey Mahmood
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Stage 3

On Writing Conflicts: Bring Your Own Poem

Megha Rao, Devashish Makhija, SlowCheeta, Aanchal Dhara, Chinmayi Tripathi in conversation with Mehak Mirza Prabhu

Chinmayi Tripathi Chinmayi Tripathi
Slowcheeta Slowcheeta
Aanchal Dhara Aanchal Dhara
Megha Rao Megha Rao
Mehak Mirza Prabhu Mehak Mirza Prabhu
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stage 3

Iconic Lewks: Making Characters Come Alive

Rushi - Manoshi

Rushi Sharma Rushi Sharma
Manoshi Nath Manoshi Nath
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Stage 3

From Ripples to Waves: Indie Filmmakers Guide to Success

Anmol Sidhu, Shahrukhkhan Chavda

Shahrukhkhan Chavada Shahrukhkhan Chavada
Anmol Sidhu Anmol Sidhu
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Stage 3

Crowd Sourcing A Song ft.

Anmol Sidhu & Shahrukhkhan Chavda

Avanti Nagral Avanti Nagral
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Stage 3

Building Immersive Worlds for Indian Gamers

Shalin Shodhan & Shagun Shah in conversation with Sameer Pitalwalla

Sameer Pitwalwalla Sameer Pitwalwalla
Shagun Shah Shagun Shah
Shalin Shodhan Shalin Shodhan
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stage 3

The Making of 'Jo Dooba So Paar'

Ajitesh Gupta & Mohit Agarwal

Ajitesh Gupta Ajitesh Gupta
Mohit Agarwal Mohit Agarwal
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm IFP Arena

2 Min Open Mic

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm IFP Arena

Kisse, Kahaniyaan aur Kavitayien

Rutwik Deshpande, Deepak Chawla, Apurv Banerjee, Aanchal Dhara, Parth Vasani

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm IFP Arena

50 Hour Performing Arts Award Ceremony Ft. Spoken Word & Poetry

Simar Singh, Puneet Sharma

Puneet Sharma Puneet Sharma
Simar Singh Simar Singh
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm IFP Arena

All The Beats

Tanya Mathur, FluteBoxers, Riddon, Essence, Rashid, HarmoNOnium

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm IFP Arena

Reigning Stars of IFP

Nikita Karamchandani, Ashutosh Kapoor, Tuset, NeuroWav, Asūr

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mixers

Podcasters

Antariksh Takkar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mixers

Ad Makers

Priyanka Singh

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mixers

Actors

Dhawalika Singh

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mixers

Newslaundary Subscribers Meet-up

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mixers

Editors

Priyanka Singh

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Mixers

Poets & Spoken Word Artists & Lyricists

Rachana Patil

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Debate Ring

TECH

Balance Between Privacy & AI is enhancing or declining quality of work?

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Debate Ring

DESIGN

Minimalism vs Maximalism & How Much Feedback is Important for Designers

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Debate Ring

CULTURE

Are Influencers Really Influencing? & Mass Hysteria or Mass Understanding?

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Debate Ring

UNPOPULAR OPINION

Social Media Has Romanticized Life? & Delhi is Better than Bombay

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Debate Ring

CURRENT TRENDS

Only Nostalgia Fills Theatres & MCU is Creatively Dead?

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Debate Ring

MARKETING & PR

PR vs Authenticity & Wokewashing is only a Marketing Stunt

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What is the festival all about?
IFP is a multi-staged creativity & culture festival that happens across two days with more than 180+ prominent creators from Films & OTT, Digital, Literature & Writing, Music, Design & Art, Storytelling, Audio & Podcasting, Photography, Tech & Gaming, Comedy, Culture, Advertising and Performing arts who will participate in various Conversations, Panels, Workshops, Masterclasses, Live Performances, and AMAs.

 

Are there any hidden charges?
No, only GST will be levied on the tickets as per the government’s rules and regulations.

 

When and where is the festival happening?
The festival is scheduled to take place on-ground in  Mumbai on December 6th & 7th, 2025.

 

Is the festival accessible for People of Determination?
Yes, IFP is an all-inclusive and accessible festival. We will be tying up with an accessibility management agency to ensure the same.

 

Can I attend all the sessions?
Yes, you will have access to all the sessions taking place across all 2 days. However Stage entry and seating will be on a first come first serve basis.

 

Where can I buy tickets?
The tickets are available on all the major Ticketing Platforms and on IFP’s Website. Click here to buy the tickets.

 

Will there be an award ceremony for the challenges?
Yes, the winners of all the challenges of IFP will be awarded during the festival. Kindly check the schedule regarding the same.

 

What will be the timings of the festival?
The first session on October 12 & 13, 2024 (i.e. Saturday and Sunday) will start at 10am and the last session will end at 9pm.

 

I’m a member of the media? How do I make arrangements for a media pass?
You can  fill-up the form with relevant details and request for media invite.

 

Wow, there are lots of artists taking sessions! Will I get to personally interact with them?
There is no guarantee, however, you could plan for the questions you would want to ask in the event and if you are lucky, you will get an opportunity to ask them.

 

Will there be food at the venue?
Yes, there will be a food zone at the festival. 

 

Will there be parking at the venue?
No, there will be no parking available at the venue.

 

Is there any age limit/rule?
No. The festival is open to all ages.

 

How do I become a Sponsor?
Please mail us at [email protected]

 

What is your ticket policy?
Tickets are purchased online through our (platform) and on-ground on festival days. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

 

What are some of the general measures that ensure safety in all forms at the festival?
Harassment, abuse , stalking, threatening or defaming/ violating any rights (right to privacy and publicity) is not allowed and will be taken seriously. Attendees are not allowed to carry any harmful substances, weapons or arms of any kind.

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