A new screenwriting lab in India wants to steer the country’s horror films away from ghost stories and horror-comedy hybrids.
\n\nIndependent outfit Platoon One Films will pick 15 writers for a three-month program built around original genre scripts.
\n\nThe Platoon One Horror Lab will run entirely online, and each of the 15 participants will bring an original horror screenplay to develop. Sessions will take place on weekends and will be led by seasoned screenwriters and directors from India and other countries. The format mixes group mentoring, discussions on craft and individual sessions on each script, so that writers get ongoing feedback as their drafts evolve.
\n\nWhen the lab wraps, participants will get the chance to pitch their projects to producers and other industry figures through Platoon One’s network, which could lead to financing and, eventually, a shoot. The company will name the program’s mentors and faculty in the next few weeks.
\n\n“We can talk about much bigger, philosophical and metaphysical ideas through horror, and sometimes it is far more powerful than simply expressing them through dialogue,” said Shiladitya Bora, founder of Platoon One Films. “What attracts me to the genre is often the messaging beneath the surface. Horror allows you…
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