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Kissa Foundation of Cinema
The 10-Day residential Cinema Lab by Kissa Foundation of Cinema is designed for anyone who wishes to understand cinema beyond technique and formula. The lab will introduce participants to the art of storytelling, visual thinking, script development, direction, performance, sound, editing, and the emotional language of cinema.
Cinema From
Life
Guided by filmmaker Praveen Morchhale, the lab will help participants discover their own cinematic voice through discussions, exercises, film analysis, and practical filmmaking.
A 10-Day Residential Filmmaking Lab
with National Film Award and UNESCO Gandhi Medal winner
The purpose of the lab is not only to teach filmmaking, but to create a space where participants can observe life more deeply, understand human emotions, and learn how a idea slowly becomes a film. Through this 10-day journey, participants will develop confidence, clarity, and a more personal relationship with cinema as an art form.
October 1-10, 2026
Mukteshwar (Uttarakhand)
20 selected participants
“Cinema is already present around us. The filmmaker’s task is to become quiet enough to see it.”
Learning by Making with Praveen Morchhale
Registration is Open
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Participants
20 selected participants
Observe -› Find -› Write -› Shoot -› Edit Screen
Before we shoot, we learn to see.
Observation walks. Real locations.
One small event.
A short film shaped through attention and creativity.
Kissa Foundation of Cinema
How it unfolds
Who should join
Anyone who wishes to make
cinema and tell stories can
apply - whether you are an
artist, writer, painter,
software engineer, banker,
student, or from any other
field. What matters is your
desire to become a filmmaker.
Only 20 participants | Personal attention | Mountain residency format
A short film.
A sharper eye.
A new relationship with silence, place and human presence.
What you leave with
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01 | Theme & orientation - What can become cinema?
02 | Observation walk - Look before shooting.
03 | Find one event - A small action that carries emotion.
04 | Short note / write scenes - Remove excess, keep
essential.
05 | Location & faces - Real spaces, real behaviour.
06–07 | Shoot - Minimal crew. Available light.
08 | Watch rushes - Discuss and discover.
09 | Edit - Rhythm, silence, duration and sound.
10 | Screen & discuss - Final films, reflection and
feedback.
Ten days.
One finished short film.
Participants observe, discuss, write, shoot, edit and screen a short film.
The 10 Day
Lab
Kissa Foundation of Cinema
Each participant leaves with a completed short film and a deeper way of seeing cinema, watch, listen a film.
Registration is Open