Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap will be directing mentor along with directors Anthonu Chen, Ifa Isfansyah, Joko Anwar and Ho Yuhang, for the ongoing Malaysian Development Lab for Fiction Feature Films (mylab) initiative of the Busan International Film Festival.

According to a Variety report, the filmmakers will work with mylab directors and involve in conversations about cinema. Mylab is an incubator programme for filmmakers, writers and producers where they can develop scripts and avail expert advice with respect to scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festival. The programme will also focus on projects at early stage of development, with a team of scriptwriter, director and/or producer attached, targeted at regional or international audiences.

Supported by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia, other partners include Singapore Film Commission, Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), Taiwan Content and Creative Agency and the Korean Film Council.

Mylab will also concentrate on sessions about pitching, producing, editing, sound design and funding. Script mentors at mylab include Francoise von Roy (Germany), Samantha Horley (UK), Monster Jiminez (Philippines) and Marten Rabarts (New Zealand) while Raymond Phathanavirangoon (Thailand), Roshanak Behest Nedjad (Germany), Marie Dubas (France), Meiske Taurisia (Indonesia), Bradley Liew (Malaysia/Philippines) and Stefano Centini (Italy/ Taiwan) serve as group leaders.