Cininfo Launchpad Season 3 2026 – Free Live Session with Our Mentors
Submit Your Project I Get Expert Feedback I Pitch To Producers
Join the FREE webinar to get an exclusive inside look at the Season 3 of Cininfo Launchpad, an initiative designed to empower filmmakers across the globe through structured mentorship, project development, and strategic industry visibility.
A platform that gives creators access to dedicated mentorship, helping creators refine their ideas into strong, pitch-ready projects. The program culminates in an opportunity to present to a panel of producers – all while ensuring creators maintain full ownership and control of their story and intellectual property.
- Day & Date: Sunday, 26th July 2026
- Time: 3:00 PM IST
- Venue: Zoom (Live on Cininfo)
In this Free Zoom session, you’ll get to know all about Launchpad Season 3 and meet our incredible mentors:
- Srishti Behl – Producer, Founder- Starfish Stories & Former Netflix India Director, Original Films
- Devashish Makhija – Writer, Director & Producer
- Manas Mittal – Editor
- Abhay Korrane – Screenwriter & Filmmaker
Get to Know:
- What Cininfo Launchpad is all about, how to apply
- How each mentor will support you
- How will you pitch to producers
- How to make the most of this unique opportunity
Whether you’re a writer, director, editor, cinematographer, actor, producer, or creator with a story to tell, this session is your gateway to understanding how Cininfo Launchpad Season 3 can help you showcase your project and take the next step in your filmmaking journey.
Limited seats available. Register now for FREE!
To know more details: WhatsApp/call +91 9009004762 or DM us @cininfo4talent on Instagram.
MEET OUR ESTEEMED MENTORS
Srishti Behl (Producer, Founder – Starfish Stories & Former Netflix India Director, Original Films): Srishti Behl is a media entrepreneur, producer, and storyteller with over 30 years of experience across film, television, and digital entertainment. She has held leadership roles at Netflix India, Phantom Studios, and Rose Audio Visuals, giving her a unique perspective across the creative, commercial, and strategic sides of the industry. As both a content creator and executive, she has played a key role in developing, commissioning, financing, and marketing stories that connect with audiences at scale. Today, as the founder of Starfish Stories, Srishti explores the intersection of storytelling, audience insights, culture, and emerging technologies, including AI. She is a sought-after speaker on storytelling, leadership, cultural trends, and the evolving future of entertainment.
Devashish Makhija (Writer, Director & Producer): Devashish Makhija is a writer, director, producer whose films are defined by moral precision, restrained political indignation, and an unrestrained focus on marginalized voices. Ajji (2017), Bhonsle (2018), and Joram (2023) – all premiered at IFFR Rotterdam and BIFF Busan. Ajji won Best Film (New Blood) at the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival. Bhonsle won a National Award and an Asia Pacific Screen Award. Joram won two Filmfare and Film Critics Guild Awards. Joram’s screenplay was also acquired by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Library for permanent collection.
His short and feature films have competed and won awards at several international film festivals including Sydney, Chicago, Göteborg, Black Nights, Mooov, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Durban, Tampere, MOMA, Barcelona, Singapore, Kerala, Mumbai, and Dharamsala.
His multidisciplinary practice – filmmaker, author, poet, illustrator, performer – brings rigour, empathy, and narrative discipline to every project he produces or mentors.
Manas Mittal (Editor): Manas Mittal, a graduate of the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute and a Berlinale Talents alumnus. With over 15 years in the industry and a powerful portfolio spanning theatrical hits, global festival favourites, and streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Manas brings an unmatched depth of experience to the table.His latest release are two Amazon Prime Video series titled RAAKH and The Pyramid Scheme.
Abhay Koranne (Screenwriter & Filmmaker): Abhay Koranne is an award winning Indian screenwriter and filmmaker, who was selected as breakthrough talent by BAFTA for 2023-24. His debut feature film was the superhero vigilante action-drama Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018), co-written with Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap, and directed by Motwane, which found cult success on Netflix and Disney +Hotstar. Abhay also conceived and wrote the story concept for the hugely successful series Rocket Boys (2022), which won him an Indian Television Academy (ITA) award and a Screenwriter’s Association (SWA) award and a Filmfare OTT nomination for Best Story alongside Abhay Pannu.
He wrote the screenplay for the documentary Indi (r) a’s Emergency (2023) directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, that opened to rave reviews at the MAMI Mumbai film festival. Abhay created and wrote the hugely successful gritty, period crime series Matka King, for Amazon Prime Video and Roy Kapur Films.
Released in April 2026 to universal acclaim, Matka King became the #1 most watched show in 17 countries and earned a spot in the top 10 in 37 countries on the platform. Abhay has also written the Sourav Ganguly biopic Film, Dada, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and starring Rajkumar Rao that is currently filming. For his upcoming projects, Abhay will write and serve as show runner for the 2nd season of Matka King.
