This year's screenwriting fellows selected are Navneet Behal ('Experiments with Truth'), Ashvin Kumar ('Noor'), Bornila Chatterjee ('Nuclear Hearts'), Gaurav Madan ('Shaktipur Crude'), Deepanjali Sarkar ('Svadharma'), Dylan Gray ('The Last Day of Winter'), Sanjay Talreja ('The River Murder'), and Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover ('UdJayega').
The announcement was made today at a press conference held here.
They will have the opportunity to work intensely on their feature film scripts in an environment that encourages innovation and creative risk-taking, with the support of a distinguished group of established screenwriters and directors serving as creative advisors.
Several film personalities attended the event including Anil Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Tisca Chopra, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharath Basu, Meeta Vashishtha, Sanjay Suri, Onir, Swara Bhaskar, Sushma Reddy, Sridhar Raghavan, Tanuja Chandra, Sidharath Kak and others.
"We are at an exciting storytelling stage for independent cinema in India. With the help of our partner, Sundance Institute we are keen to recognise, nurture and hone talent in India and across the world," Mumbai Mantra chairman Rohit Khattar said.