The workshop from 12th July to 8th September 2025 in Ladakh focuses on deep ecology and documentary filmmaking. Participants will explore storytelling through personal and cultural perspectives, producing short documentaries while engaging with local communities and landscapes. Open to diverse participants with an interest in documentary arts.
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Hands On Filmmaking Workshop at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj
with Kamal Swaroop | From 11th January to 13th February 2025 WORKSHOP OVERVIEW: Context: (What is Maha Kumbh) The Maha Kumbh Mela, is a religious congregation and the world’s largest peaceful gathering, attended by millions. At the heart of this epic festival lies a symbol steeped in cosmic significance — the “Kumbh” or sacred potContinue reading “Hands On Filmmaking Workshop at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj”
Hands On – Documentary Film Workshop in Ladakh
24th June to 17th August 2024 (55 Days) OVERVIEW:Context: Located across a trans-Himalayan high-altitude desert, Ladakh today, as the northern frontier of India, balances a popular imagination between a pristine monastic spirituality and international borders. Historically a crossroad between the Tibetan Himalayas and west Asia, Central and sub-continental Asia, Ladakh has been a witness toContinue reading “Hands On – Documentary Film Workshop in Ladakh”
Open Space Documentary Arts
If you are interested for 2025 program write to us at filminstitute@auroville.org 1 YEAR PG DIPLOMA IN DOCUMENTARY ARTS Title: OPEN SPACE DOCUMENTARY ARTS PROGRAMMEStarting : March 2024 Modality: Multi-site programme incorporating experiential learning modules in Auroville-Pondicherry and Ladakh. Multidisciplinary, multimodal, dynamically designed, integrative, interactive and application-oriented programme. OVERVIEW: In an increasingly warring world withinContinue reading “Open Space Documentary Arts”
Real Sites to Cinematic Spaces
Analyzing the mechanics of a spatial constructs in cinema…
The Alluring Melodrama of Pedro Almodovar
SHOT BY SHOT with Anupam – April weekends_online
Still to Motion Photography (basics)
In Auroville With Rrivu Laha (Cinematographer & Filmmaker) DATES:6th March to 29th May 2023. Mondays & Thursdays; 10:30am to 12:30pmTotal 24 sessions; 2 sessions a week – for 12 weeks over 3 months. COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is particularly aimed for beginners of Motion Picture Photography. With this perspective, starting with still photography, participants willContinue reading “Still to Motion Photography (basics) “
Hands On Documentary Film Workshop @ Ladakh
Creative Documentary Practice
Film-Philosophy with ‘Once upon a time in Anatolia’
Appreciation, concept formation and film-philosophy.
Acting in Cinema
A 15 Days Workshop for Actors and Directors with Pushpendra Singhin Auroville from 20th March to 2nd April 2023. OVERVIEW : Delighted to offer a 15 days workshop in Auroville for cine actors and directors – to be executed in 2 units – with Pushpendra Singh. The 1st Unit will be theoretical and analytical. TheContinue reading “Acting in Cinema”
Auroville Film Institute 