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IFP Season 14 | Oct 12 & 13, Mumbai
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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
Festival Opener: On Mastering the Art of Embodying a Character & Building HitRecord
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in conversation with Rajkummar Rao
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Rajkummar Rao
Inventing Ways of Saying As A Writer
Geetanjali Shree with Shrayana Bhattacharya
Geetanjali Shree
Shrayana Bhattacharya
Producers Roundtable: On What It Takes to Make a Good Film
Aparna Purohit, Guneet Monga, & Ronnie Lahiri in conversation with Suchin Mehrotra
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Ronnie lahiri
Suchin Mehrotra
Aparna Purohit
Guneet Monga Kapoor
Making Of An Auteur
Vidhu Vinod Chopra in conversation with Mayank Shekhar
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Mayank Shekhar
On Bringing Comedy Back in Vogue
Rajesh A Krishnan & Kunal Kemmu
Kunal Kemmu
Rajesh A Krishnan
When Ads Peaked: Iconic Ads Over the Years
Ram Madhvani, Prasoon Pandey in conversation with Shakun Batra
Prasoon Pandey
Shakun Batra
Ram Madhavani
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
Imaad Shah
Stutee Ghosh
Ratna Pathak Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
The Comic Battle: Anybody can Boing!
ft. Aparshakti Khurana & Sayani Gupta powered by Bingo!
Aparshakti Khurana
50 Hour Music Challenge Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Tech Panda & Kenzani
Shor Police
Arivu
Sushin Shyam
Darbuka Siva
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
Pranjal Kaila
Mooz
Maanvi Kapur
Regional Roots ft. Musical Journeys (Powered by Jameson Connects)
BamBoy, Burrah, Pav4n in conversation with Mo Joshi
Mo Joshi
Pav4n
Burrah
BamBoy
Mise-en-scène Breakdown: A Decade of Court
Chaitanya Tamhane, Geetanjali Kulkarni & Vivek Gomber in conversation with Svetlana Naudiyal
Svetlana Naudiyal
Vivek Gomber
Chaitanya Tamhane
Geetanjali Kulkarni
Fact or Fiction: Busting Myths on Mythology
Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik
Inside the Mind of a Music Supervisor Ft. Ankur Tewari
Ankur Tewari in conversation with Dot
Dot.
Ankur Tewari
The Future of Art: Integrating AI into Creative Practices (Powered by Intel Core Ultra)
Toosid
Toosid
Aesthetics of the Gram: Vertical Cinema
Maroof Culmen, Dolly Singh, Sejal Kumar & Mansi Ugale in conversation with Akshata Samant
Mansi Ugale
Maroof Culmen
Akshata Samant
Dolly Singh
Sejal Kumar
Style that Matters: The journey of a homegrown brand
Dhruv Khurana, Anchit Kapil, Vaishnavi Bala, Urvash and Kuship
Urvash & Kuship
Vaishnavi Bala
Anchit Kapil
Dhruv Khurana
Journey of a Joke
Saurabh Shukla in conversation with Abish Mathew
Saurabh Shukla
Abish Mathew
Crew Cut
Jim Sarbh & Zoya Hussain in conversation with Sneha Khanwalkar
Zoya Hussain
Jim Sarbh
Sneha Khanwalkar
50 Hour Photography Challenge Award Ceremony
Sasha Jairam, Subrata Biswas
Sasha Jairam
Subrata Biswas
50 Hour Design Challenge Award Ceremony
Munz TDT, Chaaya Prabhat, Shreeya Malpani, Rob, Varun Gupta, Maanvi Kapur, Sabari Venu
Rob
Maanvi Kapur
Sabari Venu
Varun Gupta
Shreeya Malpani
Munz TDT
Chaaya Prabhat
Into The Glam Game: Understanding the Nuances of Fashion Photography
Sasha Jairam
Sasha Jairam
The Making of an Iconic Title Sequence with Jishnu Chatterjee
Workshop
Jishnu Chatterjee
Scene-A-Phile: Experiments with Long Takes ft Priya Seth conversation with Nitesh Bhatia
Breakdown
Priya Seth
The 'Molfarnist' approach to Music Videos: Finding Your Style
Dar Gai
Dar Gai
Main Kavita Hoon
Kavita Seth in conversation with Raghav Meattle
Kavita Seth
Raghav Meattle
How to Not Get F*cked by the Algorithm?
Dr. Sid Warrier, Sonali Gupta in coversation with Anshula Kapoor
Anshula Kapoor
Dr. Sid Warrier
Sonali Gupta
Rewriting Films on the Editing Table
Nitin Baid in conversation with Prathyush Parasuraman
Prathyush Parasuraman
Nitin Baid
The Making of a Multi-Hyphenate Artist ft. Ranveer Brar
Ranveer Brar in conversation with Mehak Kasbekar
Mehak Kasbekar
Ranveer Brar
2 Min Open Mic
All The Beats
Ishaan Nigam, MoMo, Rahul Shah, Jeet
50 Hour Performing Arts Award Ceremony Ft. Mono Act
Lillette Dubey, Dolly Thakore, Manoj Shah
Lillete Dubey
Dolly Thakore
Manoj Shah
Kisse, Kahaniyaan aur Kavitayien
Sharvari, Shachi Pathak, Fehmeed Abbas, Sanju Shibu, Harsh Shah,Maria Dennis, Ashana Mishra, Piyush Sharma
Sharvari
Reigning Stars of IFP
Kumar Atul, Glitchfolks, Gemius & Marzii, The Ultimates, Circuit Bored
Cinematographers
Raghavi Agarwal
Brain Date (Musicians)
Brain Date (Musicians)
Social Media Enthusiasts
Balram Vishwakarma
Balram Vishwakarma
Writers
Akanksha Alok
Designers
Jayy Rajput
Filmmakers (Directors/Producers)
Akanksha Alok
FILM
Re-Releases vs Original & Vertical Cinema Really Cinema?
COMEDY
Scripted vs Crowdsourced Comedy & How Woke is too Woke?
MUSIC
Music Only for Reels Now? & Is Rap Out of the Gullies yet?
ADVERTISEMENT
Creativity vs Only Nostalgia & Ads cannot be Humorous anymore
SOCIAL MEDIA
Quantity over Quality Content & Genuine Endorsement vs Push Marketing
SOCIAL MEDIA
Quantity over Quality Content & Genuine Endorsement vs Push Marketing
LITERATURE
Is Gen Z Abandoning Books? & Over Analysis vs Enjoying a Book
On Crafting Subtlety in Cinema
Shoojit Sircar in conversation with Raja Sen
Raja Sen
Shoojit Sircar
Qisse with Kopal (Powered by Sennheiser)
Sharvari in conversation Kopal Khanna
Sharvari
Kopal Khanna
Many Shades of Kartik Aaryan
Kartik Aaryan in conversation with Himesh Mankad
Kartik Aaryan
On Subverting Narratives
Chhaya Kadam in conversation with Abira Dhar
Abira Dhar
Chhaya Kadam
Collaborative Creation: Harnessing AI in Art and Cinema (Powered by Intel Core Ultra)
Rob, Kabir Khan, Toosid
Rob
Toosid
Kabir Khan
Making of a Modern Pulp
Kanika Dhillon & Taapsee Pannu in conversation with Swati Chopra
Swati Chopra
Taapsee Pannu
Kanika Dhillon
50 Hour Filmmaking Challenge Award Ceremony
Amit Sharma, Devashish Makhija, Kabir Khan, Lijo Jose Pellissery, Sooni Taraporevala
Devashish Makhija
Sooni Taraporevala
Lijo Jose Pellisery
Kabir Khan
Amit Sharma
On Being Social Media Vigilantes
Dr. Abby Philips, The Ranting Gola, Manisha Pande in conversation with Meghnad
Manisha Pande
The Ranting Gola
Meghnad S
CRAFT.CREATOR. CREATION.CONFLICT
Manisha Pande, Dhanya Rajendran and Kani Kusruti
Kani Kusruti
Manisha Pande
Dhanya Rajendran
Walking the Golden Road
William Dalrymple in conversation with Chirag Thakkar
William Dalrymple
Chirag Thakkar
Finding Inspiration in the Mundane
Manu Joseph & Prayaag Akbar
Prayaag Akbar
Manu Joseph
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
Larissa D’Sa
Sahil Shah
Aaditya Kulshreshth aka Kullu
Vaibhav Munjal
Behind The Book: ‘The Girl with the Seven Lives’
Vikas Swarup in conversation with Aastha Atray
Vikas Swarup
Aastha Aatrey Banan
Chartbusters Recap: Musicians Who Broke the Internet
Nikhita Gandhi, Sai Abhyankkar, Yashraj & Chaar Diwaari in conversation with Anurag Tagat
Yashraj
Chaar Diwaari
Sai Abhyankkar
Nikhita Gandhi
Anurag Tagat
Stars of Tomorrow
Sparsh Shrivastava, Tanya Maniktala, Abhay Verma & Pratibha Ranta in conversation with Rohini Ramnathan
Pratibha Ranta
Abhay Verma
Tanya Maniktala
Sparsh Shrivastava
Rohini Ramnathan
Brut Generation
Ft. Aditi Rao Hydari in Conversation with Nihal Ranjit
Nihal Ranjit
Aditi Rao Hydari
50 Hour Writing Challenge Award Ceremony
Abbas Tyrewala, Hemanth Rao, Anand Neelakantan, Urmi Juvekar, Ira Mukhoty, Yashica Dutt
Yashica Dutt
Abbas Tyrewala
Ira Mukhoty
Anand Neelakantan
Hemanth Rao
Urmi Juvekar
Sandeep Modi
Pet Potraits: Capturing Furry Friends ft. Squish
Parizad
Parizad D
Anatomy of a Good Ad ft. Moonshot
Devaiah Bopanna, Aakanksha Gandhi, Puneet Chadha, Deep Joshi, Zuleikha Gupta and Rahul Bharti
Aakanksha Gandhi
Zuleikha Gupta
Deep Joshi
Rahul Bharti
Puneet Chadha
Devaiah Bopanna
Mastering the Art of Shooting an Action Sequence
Rafey Mahmood in conversation with Nirali Naik
Nirali Naik
Rafey Mahmood
On Writing Conflicts: Bring Your Own Poem
Megha Rao, Devashish Makhija, SlowCheeta, Aanchal Dhara, Chinmayi Tripathi in conversation with Mehak Mirza Prabhu
Chinmayi Tripathi
Slowcheeta
Devashish Makhija
Aanchal Dhara
Megha Rao
Mehak Mirza Prabhu
Iconic Lewks: Making Characters Come Alive
Rushi - Manoshi
Rushi Sharma
Manoshi Nath
From Ripples to Waves: Indie Filmmakers Guide to Success
Anmol Sidhu, Shahrukhkhan Chavda
Shahrukhkhan Chavada
Anmol Sidhu
Crowd Sourcing A Song ft.
Anmol Sidhu & Shahrukhkhan Chavda
Avanti Nagral
Building Immersive Worlds for Indian Gamers
Shalin Shodhan & Shagun Shah in conversation with Sameer Pitalwalla
Shagun Shah
Shalin Shodhan
Sameer Pitalwalla
The Making of 'Jo Dooba So Paar'
Ajitesh Gupta & Mohit Agarwal
Ajitesh Gupta
Mohit Agarwal
2 Min Open Mic
Kisse, Kahaniyaan aur Kavitayien
Rutwik Deshpande, Deepak Chawla, Apurv Banerjee, Aanchal Dhara, Parth Vasani
50 Hour Performing Arts Award Ceremony Ft. Spoken Word & Poetry
Simar Singh, Puneet Sharma
Puneet Sharma
Simar Singh
All The Beats
Tanya Mathur, FluteBoxers, Riddon, Essence, Rashid, HarmoNOnium
Reigning Stars of IFP
Nikita Karamchandani, Ashutosh Kapoor, Tuset, NeuroWav, Asūr
Podcasters
Antariksh Takkar
Ad Makers
Priyanka Singh
Actors
Dhawalika Singh
Newslaundary Subscribers Meet-up
Editors
Priyanka Singh
Poets & Spoken Word Artists & Lyricists
Rachana Patil
TECH
Balance Between Privacy & AI is enhancing or declining quality of work?
DESIGN
Minimalism vs Maximalism & How Much Feedback is Important for Designers
CULTURE
Are Influencers Really Influencing? & Mass Hysteria or Mass Understanding?
UNPOPULAR OPINION
Social Media Has Romanticized Life? & Delhi is Better than Bombay
CURRENT TRENDS
Only Nostalgia Fills Theatres & MCU is Creatively Dead?
MARKETING & PR
PR vs Authenticity & Wokewashing is only a Marketing Stunt
*Schedule is subject to change without prior notice due to unavoidable circumstances of speakers and organisers. Kindly refer to the updated schedule on festival day for latest sessions.