Workshop on Script to Screen from 25 to 31 Oct.
2026 in Mandi
Film and Television Institute
of India (FTII), Pune, under its Centre for Open Learning (CFOL) initiative
announces Workshop on “Workshop on Script to Screen from 25 to 31 Oct. 2026 in Mandi.
Following
are the details in this regard;
(1) Workshop Name: Script
to Screen
(2) Dates: 25th
to 31st Oct. 2026
(3) Timings: 10.30
am to 5 pm
(4) Total No. of
participants: 25 (Course will be conducted only if min. strength of 15
is reached)
(5) Age: Participants
must be 15 years or above in age as on 01st Oct. 2026
(6) Educational
Qualification: SSC (10th std.) pass
(7) Nationality: No
bar. For Foreign national, no documents/ invitation emails will be provided
(8) Venue: HCRFTR Mandi, Himachal Campus, Village
Sathol, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
(9) Per participant
course fee: Rs 14,400/-
Course fee is excluding
breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea/ coffee, snacks etc.
Course fee of selected
participants will be non-refundable, non-transferrable, non-adjustable, etc.
under any circumstances. Course fee of all the non – selected participants will
be refunded within 21 working days of the course commencement. Also, due to any
other reason, if the course is cancelled by FTII, course fee will be refunded.
However, due to any reason,
if the course is postponed OR cancelled by the organisers, course fee will be
refunded.
(10) Last date to
apply: By 5 pm, 15th Oct. 2026.
(11) Course Director:
Ms Ashok Dhingra
(12) Medium of
Instructions: English and Hindi.
(13) Selection
Criteria: First – Come – First – Served basis. Selected candidates
would be communicated by email. List of the selected participants will be
published on FTII website.
(14) Certificates: All
participants would be given participation certificate on successful completion
of the course which will carry logo of FTII and will be jointly signed by FTII
Director and the Course Director. Minimum 90% attendance is mandatory to get
certificate.
(15) Queries: For
any queries contact
- Mr.
Milind Joshi, Asst. Outreach Officer – 020 -
25580085, info(dot)cfol(at)ftii(dot)ac(dot)in
- Future
Story Cinelabs, Mumbai – Ms Dhwani on 9315220725
(16) Communication
with participants: All communications with the participants will be carried
out through email only. List of shortlisted participants will be published on
FTII website and selection email will be sent to the selected participants on
their registered email.
(17) Accommodation: Outstation
participants may please note Future Story Cinelabs, Mumbai, will facilitate for
accommodation in Mandi. Please call Ms Dhwani on 9315220725 for the same.
(18) Participants
need to assure general decency, decorum etc. on the course campus. Failing to
do so will lead to cancellation of admission without refunding course fee apart
from taking internal disciplinary action and dealing the matter as per law of
the land. All rights in this regard are reserved with FTII.
(19) How to apply:
1. Click on the following link:
2. Fill-up the application
form with requisite details and proceed for payment.
3. Make necessary payment of
Rs 14,400/-
4. Once payment is done,
please note "SBI collect Reference Number" (mentioned in payment
confirmation receipt). This may be required for future reference.
5. If possible, digitally
store the receipt of payment. This can be carried out in one of the following
ways;
(i) by taking printout of
receipt of payment, scan & save it
(ii) by taking screenshot of
payment (if using mobile) or print screen (if using computer)
(iii) by simply taking a
photograph from mobile
(iv) check your bank account
to confirm whether money (course fee) has been deducted or not
(v) After a day or two, once
again check to see whether money (course fee) has been refunded.
(vi) In case of refund, it is
a transaction failure and if so, once again apply for the course afresh.
6. No document/ certificate
related to educational qualification, age etc. is to be attached. Participants’
self – declaration in the application form is sufficient.
7. Terms &
conditions: By agreeing to the terms & conditions in the
application form, participants are confirming that they have read &
understood the website advt. They are eligible to apply and fulfill all the
requirements as stated in the advt. Also, it is presumed that participants will
be staying and or attending the course at their own risk & cost and FTII will
not be held responsible for anything or matter of what-so-ever nature. Further,
participants agree that decision of Director, FTII regarding admission to the
course and its conduction in all respect will be final.
(20) About Course
Director: Mr. Ashok Dhingra
Ashok Dhingra is a filmmaker,
screenwriter, director and educator with a postgraduate diploma in Screenplay
Writing & Direction from SRFTI, Kolkata (2004). He has worked across
feature films, documentaries, television, advertising and corporate films,
including projects for brands such as Ford, Maruti, Snapdeal, Reliance Nippon
and Siemens. He wrote and directed the feature film Banegi Apni Baat, and has
also directed documentaries on subjects including drugs, farming, road safety
and social issues. He currently serves as Head of the School of Cinema at AAFT,
Noida, and has conducted filmmaking workshops on screenplay writing, direction
and production.
(21) Course Overview
The Script to Screen Workshop
is a hands on 7 day filmmaking journey for anyone curious about stories, cinema
and the joy of making something from scratch. An idea can come from anywhere: a
memory, a conversation, a newspaper article or a simple “what if.” Participants
will explore how to develop an idea into a script. They will then move through
directing, cinematography, editing and sound design, while learning how each
stage of filmmaking connects to the next. Through discussions, screenings,
practical exercises and collaborations with fellow filmmakers, participants
will gain both creative and technical skills while experiencing the complete
process of taking a story from the page to the screen. The entire workshop is
designed to be completed using only a mobile phone, showing that cinema can be
created with simple, accessible tools we use every day.
7-DAY WORKSHOP AT A GLANCE
Day Core Subject Practical
Output
1 Idea & Premise Logline
2 Story Structure Beat
Sheet
3 Character & Scene Character
+ Scene
4 Screenplay Format & Dialogue Screenplay Pages
5 Feature / OTT / TV / Ad Format
Adaptation
6 Script → Direction → Screen Scene
Breakdown
7 Rewrite & Pitch Final
Script Package