CB Films Writers’ Room
Learn filmmaking by making films.
A collaborative film lab for writers, directors, producers, performers and crew-minded learners who want to move an idea from conversation to screen.
The programme
A working film lab.
The Writers’ Room is built around making, not passive instruction. Participants enter from different departments, develop stories together, learn how decisions move across a film, and contribute to work that can progress toward production, screenings and future film-market development.
You do not need to arrive as a complete filmmaker. You do need curiosity, reliability and a willingness to collaborate.
How it works
From an idea to something we can screen.
Discover
Find the story, question or observation worth pursuing and understand the people around the idea.
Develop
Shape screenplay, research, visual language, production thinking and the practical path forward.
Make
Work across departments, solve real production problems and turn preparation into filmed material.
Screen
Watch the work with an audience, learn from the result and decide what deserves a next life.
Current cohorts
Choose the room you can work from.
Our current public cohort structure includes Chandigarh and Delhi. The same application can be used to indicate interest in either or both.
Writers’ Room — Chandigarh
View cohort →: Writers’ Room — ChandigarhA Chandigarh-based collaborative Writers’ Room cohort focused on story development, practical learning and project-led filmmaking.
Writers’ Room — Delhi
View cohort →: Writers’ Room — DelhiA Delhi-based collaborative Writers’ Room cohort focused on story development, practical learning and project-led filmmaking.
Mentors & facilitators
People are here to support the work.
Profiles are intentionally presented in greyscale across CB Films. The emphasis is on the community, the process and the films rather than personality-led promotion.
Founder / Producer / Filmmaker
Hitesh Vig
Founder, filmmaker, producer and educator working across independent cinema, social-impact storytelling and practical filmmaker development.
Co-Founder / Director / Screenwriter
Manavjeet Malik
Co-founder, director and screenwriter working across independent cinema, performance, human-rights research and socially aware storytelling.
Where you can contribute
Enter through a department. Learn across the film.
Applicants can identify up to three areas of interest. Department choices help us understand where you want to begin; they do not lock you into one craft forever.
What matters in the room
Good filmmaking is collective behaviour.
Show up prepared
Small-budget work depends on dependable collaborators, not oversized resources.
Respect the story
Departments serve the film. Craft choices should clarify the story rather than compete with it.
Share the learning
The room works when knowledge moves across people and participants grow through practice.
FAQs
Before you apply.
Do I need professional film experience?
No. Relevant experience helps, but the Writers’ Room is designed around practical learning and contribution. Tell us what you know, what you can do and what you want to learn.
Can I apply for more than one department?
Yes. The application is designed to let you indicate up to three areas of interest.
Can I choose Chandigarh or Delhi?
Yes. You can express interest in Chandigarh, Delhi or both, depending on the cohort options available when you apply.
Is this only a classroom programme?
No. The programme is project-led. The intention is to move from discussion and development into practical filmmaking and screening wherever the project and cohort are ready.
Will every idea become a film?
No. Development includes selection, revision and practical evaluation. Some ideas may move forward, some may change significantly, and some may remain development exercises.
Bring what you know. Build what you do not know yet.
Join the Writers’ Room and contribute to films while developing your own practice.