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Imagine pitching your film to global producers at Cannes. Now stop imagining & apply ✨ Application deadline for the WIF India Cannes Scholarship 2026 for impACT Lab at Marche du Film has been extended until March 26. Exclusively for women producers who are WIF India members.

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Cannes isn’t just a dream. It’s closer than you think. WIF India is launching a nationwide search for women producers to represent India at the Marché du Film – Cannes impACT Lab 2026 at the Cannes Film Festival. Applications will be opening soon. Stay tuned for details.

Emails have been sent to approved WIF India members for this session. Please RSVP by 21 February. Limited capacity | First come, first served. Community Partner: @sohohouse

Join Aastha Khanna Bhardwaj (Intimacy Director), Ankita Podder (Intimacy Coordinator), and Shilpa Shukla (Actor), in conversation with filmmaker Mozez Singh.

How do filmmakers approach intimacy with care, clarity, and consent? The Intimate Gaze is a conversation exploring how intimacy in films is interpreted, directed, and responsibly executed on set - centering safety, respect, and authenticity in the creative process.

Resilience comes in different forms. - Sayani Gupta Community Partner @sohohouse

“Keep reminding yourself of why you started.” — Shweta Tripathi Because purpose outlasts doubt, every single time. ✨ Community Partner @sohohouse

Sheeba Chaddha: proof that mastery is louder than hype. Community Partner @sohohouse

“Chase the DA.” Noted, Vasan Bala Community Partner: @sohohouse

and compassion. This is what community looks like. 💛 Community Partner: @sohohouse

Stories flowed, vulnerability met empathy, and catharsis turned into connection, reminding us how healing a safe, shared space can be. Huge thanks to these incredible women for their candour and courage, and to our ally, Vasan Bala for steering the conversation with such warmth

Beyond the Spotlight ✨An evening that felt like a deep exhale. At WIF India × Soho House, Sheeba Chadha, Shweta Tripathi and Sayani Gupta opened up about emotional resilience, the inner lives of actors, and the power of honest conversations.

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and reinvented — with Sheeba Chadha, Shweta Tripathi, and Sayani Gupta on the panel. 🎞 Moderated by @vasanbala 📍 Community Partner: @SohoHouse 🗓 27 January, 2026

WIF India is always grateful to its allies, especially the men who show up, listen deeply, and hold space 💛 While our on-ground workshops are only for women, every now and then, a filmmaker we admire steps in behind the mic — not the camera.

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How actors protect their inner worlds while constantly being seen, judged, and reinvented — from a director’s lens. 📍 Soho House | 🗓 27 January 🎞 Moderated by ace director Vasan Bala

From complex roles to commanding screen presence, Sayani Gupta consistently pushes creative boundaries and conversations forward. Come interact with her at Beyond the Spotlight: Emotional Resilience & the Inner Life of Actors