Lok Sabha Question No. 5388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Training Programme for Women Scriptwriters
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Hibi Eden, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN SCRIPTWRITERS

5388: SHRI HIBI EDEN

SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION & BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is considering to provide training to all involved in the entertainment industry such as films, televisions, etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted a training for women scriptwriters and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is also a fact that the National Film Development Corporation has recently rolled out a virtual training programme for many women scriptwriters;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the success of the said training programme;
- (f) whether  the  curriculum  and  course  structure  of  the  programme  was  developed  by NFDC and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the  Government  has  a  plan  to  continue  the  training  programme  for  women scriptwriters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a & b): Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India are providing training and education on  films  and  television.  The  details  of  the  training  courses  provided  by them are available on websites of these Institutes at ftii.ac.in and srfti.ac.in.

(c):  Yes,  Sir.  NFDC  has  conducted  a  Script  Writing  Workshop  for  100 women scriptwriters.  This  was  organized  under  the  Recognition  of  Prior Learning  (RPL)  activity  under  the  Skill  and  Talent  Development  Division initiative. NFDC is recognized as an Awarding Body by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.

(d  &  e):  Yes,  Sir.  NFDC  rolled  out  Scriptwriters'  Workshop  for  Women launched on 8 th  March, 2022 to mark the Women's Day celebration.

The Scriptwriting Workshops  are to be conducted in batches formulated  based  on  application/submission  received  on  the  Skill  NFDC website and portfolios received. The first batch commenced on 11 th  March, 2022. The duration of the course is 5 days x 4 hours (online) i.e. 20 hours. The course is conducted by trainers along with guest lecturers who are eminent scriptwriters from the industry.

Each  batch  is  concluded  with  an  assessment  and  awarding  the candidates a certificate recognized by NFDC.

Subsequent  to  this,  the  candidates  are  to  submit  scripts  to  be considered for the Scriptwriters' Lab.

The first batch of 23 candidates  was selected amongst 160 applications and these 23 candidates successfully attended the Workshop.

(f  &  g):  Yes,  Sir. The  proposed  course  structure  includes  knowledge  and skills relating to character, conflict, transition, structure, style and visual writing. Methodology through which the course is imparted entails guided lessons,  industry  guest  speaker  sessions,  Question  &  Answer  sessions with students on pitches, screenplay writing and other diverse intervention in drafting scripts professionally.

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