About The Event
A screenplay writing workshop that examines the protagonist`s journey. Participants get the opportunity to work on their original ideas and create a screenplay.
The identification of conflict in scripts and screenplays, the narrative graph and appreciation of impactful story telling.
Introduction to theatre theorists like Stanislavsky, Brecht and Laban and screenplay artists like Spielberg, Hitchcock, Tarantino, Anurag Kashyap and Anjum Rajabali.
Facilitated by Tathagata Chowdhury
Tathagata Chowdhury is an internationally acclaimed thespian with over 25 years of experience. He is an IBDP film examiner, certified by the Royal Shakespeare Company, has directed over 200 plays and over 1000 shows.
He has conducted workshops at National School of Drama, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute of India. The Theatre Royal Plymouth and The British Council commissioned him to conduct workshops on original script writing involving Science and Theatre. Tathagata has also been a teacher of Film Studies with Pathways World School.
His films have been screened at various international film festivals. Original plays scripted by him were performed at South Asian Theatre Festival in Ohio, U.S.A. He has earned a diploma in film making from National Institute of Film and Fine Arts.
As an actor, Tathagata has worked with Mahesh Bhatt, Alyque Padamsee, Victor Banerjee, Raveena Tandon, Satyadev Dubey, Rebecca Gould and others. He`s the winner of the Kalakranti Best Actor and Best Playwright awards.
