EnActe's Film Lab

    EFL Mission

    Our mission is to empower the next generations of filmmakers where they can envision experiment and evolve with the ever changing landscape of Entertainment

    EFL Vision

    To establish an incubator cohort and creative lab that empowers filmmakers and storytellers with the tools to thrive in the Entertainment Industry—both creatively and from a business perspective. This initiative will serve as a cultural and professional bridge, connecting the Bay Area to Los Angeles and beyond. Through industry-informed training and mentorship, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of entertainment standards, creative development, and career sustainability. This will be a thriving ecosystem and community for the next generation and adults who want to pursue continuing education. 





    Up Coming Events:

    From Idea to Screen: Fiction Screenwriting Course

    Fiction Screenwriting: From Idea to Screen

    Transform your story ideas into compelling cinema in an immersive 8-week course co-presented by EnActe Film Lab and Junoon Labs. Guided by award-winning filmmaker Alka Raghuram, participants move from initial concepts to completed short screenplays through lectures, film analysis, and workshop sessions. Perfect for aspiring screenwriters and storytellers. 
    Attend the free intro class to receive a 25% discount on course tuition.  

    • Dates: Sept 5 – Oct 24 (Saturdays, 1–4 PM)  

    • Location: Enacterium, Sunnyvale  

    • Fee: $700  

    • FREE 1-Hour Intro Class: Tuesday, August 25th, 7 – 8 PM

     

    Alka Raghuram is an award-winning, Bay Area-based filmmaker and a multidisciplinary artist. She has made several fiction, experimental, and documentary films. Her film Panchali received the Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence in Cinematography and the John Guttman Prize for Innovative Storytelling.

    Her feature documentary Burqa Boxers, about Muslim women boxers in Kolkata, was awarded the Director Of The Year award at the IDF Forum, Westlake International Documentary Festival, and also the top prize, Grant Open Doors, at the Locarno Film Festival co-production market. Burqa Boxers was distributed via MUBI until the end of 2023. She was awarded the L’Oreal Woman of Worth Filmmaker Award at Tribeca All Access for her script The Conqueror. 

    The Conqueror was also presented at the Berlin Talent Project Market. 

    She frequently collaborates with other artists to create narrative performances and installations. Her multimedia collaborations with Chitresh Dance Institute have been awarded the Creative Work Fund twice, and resulted in 12 short films, that have toured as part of the performance extensively in the US and internationally. She is currently working on short documentaries about Bay Area Artistsand her fiction feature In The Ring.

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    Arati Misro, Film Lab Program Director

    Film producer with nearly 20 years of experience in domestic and international film production, packaging, distribution, and financing. She has worked with Sony, Fox and Universal  Pictures for various projects and Exhibited theatrically studio films. Her experience spans studio projects and with cast from  (The Avengers, Lincoln Lawyer) and indie features as production support and management. Producer  (Designed by Preeti, 2025). She has collaborated with notable celebrities and brands  including Lady Gaga, Chris Martin and The NFL. She also worked with various Bollywood actors such as Anupam Kher and Boman Irani.

    Arati produced the 2024 American Film Convention in Los Angeles. and is an advisor.  She serves on the advisory board of the Davinci International  Film Festival and as a jury member for several International Film Festivals. Arati holds an MFA in Producing from the AFI. Also an MBA. She has been a liaison in the venture capital world for film and TV companies as well as Indie Producers and Entrepreneurs. Arati is currently focusing on  building sustainable ecosystems in the arts, cinema and Education. She mentored   countless people who want to embark in Entertainment as a chair of WIF international, LA and continues through the various leadership positions she holds

    Shankey Srinivasan, Instructor

    Shankey Srinivasan is an award-winning Indian-American filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. His work has been showcased at prestigious film festivals worldwide, earning accolades for both storytelling and direction. His debut feature film, The Last Smile, received Best Picture honors at the Burbank International Film Festival and the Louisville International Festival of Film, the Audience Choice Award at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, and the Jury Award at the Santa Cruz Film Festival. Shankey is also an Acting Coach and has ten years of experience teaching acting for Film & TV.