We, at Whistling Woods International have always wanted to create an avenue whereby we are able to provide access to the realities of the film-making process to the common film lover and enthusiast. Further, we have always wanted that the vast campus & high-tech infrastructure we have built, the unique hands-on curriculum and the laudable faculty, guest & visiting faculty body that we have, is accessible to film lovers & enthusiasts.

We decided to use the opportunity of the completion of a 100 years of Indian Cinema with 2 large open-for-all events namely ‘Cinema 100’ & ‘Cinema 100 The Next Wave’. Looking at the response & feedback of the attendees, we continued this ‘open-for-all’ event as an annual affair, calling it the ‘Celebrate Cinema’, and have witnessed immense success since 2012.

Celebrate Cinema is a platform to rub shoulders with the best and learn about techniques in Indian cinema over two action-packed days. It is an open-to-all event, for all cinema lovers, aspiring filmmakers, media, design and fashion professionals, where they will have an opportunity to attend Workshops, screenings, various contests and Panel Discussions.

HIGHLIGHTS

Inaugural Ceremony by Hrithik Roshan - September 20, 2019

Panel Discussions – September 20, 2019 | 11:00 am to 6:30 pm 

• Cinema as Activist – The Chroniclers of our Times

Nagraj Manjule, Neeraj Ghaywan, Prakash Jha, Swara Bhaskar

• Actors – Leading the Charge

Ranvir Shorey, Sayani Gupta, Shweta Basu Prasad, Shweta Tripathi

• Women Screenwriters: Moving Centre-Stage

Alankrita Shrivastava, Atika Chohan, Kanika Dhillon, Shibani Bathija

Panel Discussions – September 21, 2019 | 11:00 am to 6:30 pm 

• YouTubers Paving the Way

Anish Dixit (Rickshawali), Gaurav Taneja (Flying Beast), Ranveer Allahbadia (BeerBiceps), Satya Raghavan (Director, YouTube Content Partnerships, India) 

• Poet as Storyteller: Lyricists to the Fore

Hussain Haidry, Kausar Munir, Shellee, Swanand Kirkire

• Generation Next: Future of Music

Akshay Hariharan, Gino Banks, Hariharan, Karan Hariharan, Louiz Banks

Workshops:

• 2D Animation 
• Acting
• Acting Workshop 
• Advertising
• Audition techniques
• Bollywood Dance
• Character Design 
• Comic Book
• Da Vinci Resolve
• Dance 
• Dance Therapy
• Dance Workshop 
• Fashion / DIY 
• Fashion Accessories
• Fashion Media : Blogging and Social Media Tools
• Film Editing
• Flute
• Food Photography 
• Game Design
• Guitar
• Hair n Make up : Style Through the Ages
• Humour by Filter Copy
• Humour by Girliyappa
• Improv
• Improv Techniques
• Indian Raaga Music and Bollywood
• Influencer Marketing
• Kathak and Bollywood
• Lighting & Lensing
• Martial Arts
• Mobile Filmmaking (Shoot on Iphone)
• Music Production
• North Indian Rhythm
• Personality Development
• Photography
• PR
• Radio Jockey
• Radio Mirchi 
• Screenwriting
• Social Media 
• Social Media Marketing
• Stop Motion
• Styling : Upcycling
• Surreal Design 
• Theatre Games
• Tie and Dye
• Travel Journalism
• Travel Photography
• TV Broadcasting
• VFX
• Virtual Academy Workshop 
• Voice Over
• VR