Cininfo Launchpad 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 2 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, 15th March 2026
- Time: 3:00 PM IST
- Venue: Zoom (Live on Cininfo)
In this Free Zoom session, you’ll get to know all about Launchpad and meet our incredible mentors:
- Rucha Pathak – Producer
- Hardik Mehta – Writer & Director
- Smita Singh – Writer
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 2 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
Smita Singh (Writer): Smita is a leading contemporary Indian writer. She created her original horror series Khauf for Prime Video and was part of the writers’ room for Netflix’s groundbreaking first Indian original, Sacred Games. Her original feature crime drama Raat Akeli Hai, produced by RSVP and MacGuffin Pictures and starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte, released on Netflix in 2020 to widespread acclaim. It was one of India’s most- watched Netflix films that year, with its screenplay a top 10 finalist for the 2015 Mumbai Mantra-CineRise Screenwriting Programme. An FTIl screenwriting alumnus, Smita has worked in various capacities in leading national and international to channels.
Hardik Mehta (Writer & Director): Hardik Mehta is a National Award and Filmfare award winning writer-director who divides his time between fiction and documentaries. Amdavad Ma Famous(2016), his documentary film has won several awards including the Swarna Kamal, National Award for Best Non-Feature Film. His debut fiction feature Kaamyaab (2020) produced by Red Chillies Entertainment & Drishyam Films was presented by Shah Rukh Khan and released theatrically with rave reviews. His second film Roohi starring Rajkumar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor released theatrically in 2021.
Hardik also co-wrote Paatal-Lok Season 1, an Amazon series of 9 episodes which won him the FilmFare Award for Best Story and Best Screenplay. He has been the showrunner and the director for the Netflix original series Decoupled starring R Madhavan. Recently he also directed a docu-drama film for Dharma Productions’ anthology Love Storiyaan that came out last year on Amazon Prime.
Rucha Pathak (Producer): Rucha Pathak is a seasoned producer with over 20 years in the film industry. Recently, she produced Madgaon Express for Excel Entertainment. Previously, as Chief Creative Officer at Fox Star Studios, she developed films like Neerja and Chhapaak. At UTV Motion Pictures, Rucha backed acclaimed films such as Barfi, Paan Singh Tomar, and Dev D. She also produced Harud (Autumn), which competed at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Don Quixote award at Fribourg International Film Festival.
