In its inaugural year the lab is designed as a skill enhancement and capacity-building programme. It aims to mentor first-time and mid-career feature film producers with practical creative, financial, and strategic tools to develop, finance, and position independent feature films for the global marketplace. And to bring about domain awareness and concept learning amongst aspiring & student producers.
The focus is on talent from Delhi, Gurgaon, and the NCR region in its pilot edition - however any film & media institute / department can send in recommendations.
Industry Gap
While production is often correlated with securing and allocating finance, it is the educated and competent management of money that enables a well made film through an efficiently managed production. In light of this, The Producers Lab at IFFD 2026, is a collaborative curated lab created for first time and mid-career feature film producers as well as aspiring students looking for mentorship and avenues for awareness and skill enhancement.
Producers Lab, IFFD 2026
The first edition of the Producers Lab 2026 is an intensive cohort-based programme. The Lab guides participants through the full life-cycle of an independent film, from development and pitching to budgeting, festival strategy, and international sales. Participants will engage in focused sessions and collaborative peer learning forums designed to strengthen both project development and professional networks. The Lab will feature several capacity building sessions along the following parameters:
Understanding producers’ choice, A good pitch, A good screenplay, What is the right price? Understanding finance, Lo-No Money Production Challenges, Film Policies and Treaties, IPR management, Film Markets, Labs, Grants and several other capacity building LecDems.
Some of the Mentor-Speaker experts include Jeremy Chua, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Abhishek Chaubey, Atul Tiwari, Vani Tripathi to name a few
