The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, in association with the Global Media Makers (GMM), organised a five-day screenwriting retreat for ten emerging women scriptwriters from South India in Alappuzha from February 10 to 14.
The retreat was aimed at enhancing scriptwriting and cinematic storytelling with a special focus on gender-sensitive issues, including the portrayal of women in film.
Led by U.S. and Indian filmmakers, including Ruth Atkinson, Pamela Ribon, and GMM Fellow Triparna Banerjee, the programme offered the participants from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh a greater knowledge about best practices in the U.S. film industry.