Costumes are an essential element of any film production and are pivotal to the mise-en-scene of a film. Costumes give us insights into the characters they clothe, the society that they are a part of, and the relevance of the two in the film’s larger cultural milieu. Avid Learning, Italian Embassy Cultural Centre, Mumbai and Vogue India present this panel discussion on the subject with Award-Winning Italian Costume Designer Daniela Ciancio and National Award-winning Bollywood Couturier Neeta Lulla in conversation with Vogue India Editor Priya Tanna. Join these trailblazers from the industry as they discuss the intricacies of designing for the screen from Bollywood to Hollywood to regional Italian Cinema. Form cross-cultural comparisons between American, Italian, and Indian cinema, discuss processes and production of costume design, its role as a cinematic device and its larger part in shaping cultural ideologies. This panel will be the closing event for the first edition of “Fare Cinema”, the International Week of Italian Cinema, a concerted programme to promote Italian quality film production abroad. The programme entails nation-wide screenings of contemporary Italian films and interactions on the crafts of filmmaking with chosen ambassadors for each city.

Join us for this exclusive peek behind the scenes with some of the finest practitioners from the world of local and international film production.