Marathi Scriptwriting Camp Mentors

Girish Joshi

He has Screenplay teaching experience of 15 Years. Till date he has written screenplays for several well acclaimed Marathi feature films like Kadachit (2008), Ek Daav Dhobipachchaad (2009), Raanbhool (2010), Kaaksparsh (2012), and Take Care Goodnight (2016).

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as Valu (The Wild Bull), Vihir (The Well), Deool (The Temple) and Highway. He is known for short films such as Girni (Grinding Machine), Three of us, Vilay, Gaarud and Darshan. He received a National Film award for Best debut director for his short film Girni. His other shortfilm Three of us was also appreciated worldwide. Deool (The Temple), his feature film, received a National Film Award for best film in the year 2011.

Ketki Pandit

Ketki Pandit is a writer, filmmaker and educator. She has been teaching screenwriting at FTII since 2009, and currently, she is the Honorary HOD and Course Mentor at FTII’s Screenplay Writing Department. An alumnus of New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts, and Film and TV Institute of India’s Screenplay writing Department, Ketki has made six short films and worked on over forty film sets in various capacities. Director and Co-Founder at Byqa. ink, Ketki is passionate about intimate, poetic storytelling that brings nuanced experiences across the gender spectrum alive on page, stage, and screen.