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WIF India Launches ‘The Resilience Playbook’ for Women Filmmakers’ Mental Well-Being

The subsidized, peer-led course frames resilience as a core professional skill for sustaining careers in India’s freelance-heavy film industry.

Overview

  • The first six-week, peer-driven workshop series offers guided sessions designed to restore balance and creative focus.
  • Wellness practitioner and life coach Chetna Chakravarthy will lead the cohort through resilience-building practices.
  • WIF India is subsidizing fees and matching funding to increase access for participants.
  • The initiative was announced on the sidelines of the WAVES Film Bazaar, the market platform of IFFI in Goa.
  • Organizers say the program tackles pressures that disproportionately affect women, from systemic inequities to long hours and unpredictable schedules.