ALUMNI
18 dynamic producers from South Asia representing distinct experiences and perspectives in fiction and non-fiction producing.
Debasmita Dasgupta
Co-Founder, FilmsPositive | Singapore
Debasmita is an award winning author-illustrator, graphic novelist, screenwriter and creative producer. She is currently working on adapting her graphic novel for young adults into a live action animation feature.
Mohit Bhasin
COO, Vitamin Stree | Mumbai, India
Mohit Bhasin is COO at Vitamin Stree & Founding Member at Supari Studios. Through Keeda, Mohit is looking to partner with filmmakers who are keen to create non-fiction content.
Qila Gill
Film Producer & Programmer | Malaysia/UK
Qila Gill runs Marginalia Pictures as an independent film & moving image producer. She is the Distribution Director at LUX, leading Programmer at London Short Film Festival (LSFF), London Film Festival (LFF) & Aesthetica Film Festival. She’s part of the selection committee at Sheffield Doc/Fest. Qila is working on Higher by Asmita Shrish & Chorus of Shame by Onyeka Igwe.
Angad Singh
CEO, Tiger Baby Films | Mumbai, India
Angad Dev Singh is the CEO at Tiger Baby, a media & entertainment company founded by filmmakers Zoya Akhtar & Reema Kagti. He is focused on scaling the core film & series business, whilst starting up a new vertical - Tiger Baby Records, a record label that will focus on music, podcast ownership & distribution.
Kris Rajan
Independent Writer-Director | Chennai, India
Kris Rajan is an independent writer-producer. The Ward that was presented at ProducerLAND 2021 is a finalist for the 2021 Hubert Bals Script Fund. Kris is interested in producing high-end Film & TV dramas with universal themes. He is also interested in animation/interactive projects for adults & children.
Junjuni Chakma
Line Producer, Apple Box Films Ltd. | Dhaka, Bangladesh
Junjuni Chakma works as producer (features) with Apple Box Films (Bangladesh), she is keen to back projects depicting authentic human occurrences that are overlooked until it happens to oneself.
Vishesh Bhatt
CEO, Vishesh Films Pvt Ltd | Mumbai, India
Vishesh Bhatt studied filmmaking at the Tisch School of Arts, NYU & USC. He heads Creatives & Strategy at Vishesh Films and is a showrunner, writer & director. He is keen on developing New Media initiatives in fiction and non-fiction.
Sonali Bawa
Head - Acquisitions & Licensing, FilmKaravan | Mumbai, India
Sonali is Head of Content Acquisitions & Licensing with Film Karavan -
one of the top aggregators and distributors for content for global
digital players with its head office at Cupertino, CA. Golden Karavan,
a sister entity, produced the award winning series Delhi Crime on Netflix.
Nikita Mamik
Creative Producer for Branded Content & Non-Fiction Films, Emaho Films | Goa, India
With more than 10 years of experience in video and television production, Nikita has
produced, assisted and co-directed numerous short films, television commercials,
branded content and music videos in India. She works at Emaho Films as a creative
producer - with a special focus towards environment, wildlife and nature and
possibilities of education through films.
Ponvishal Chidambaram
Production Coordinator, Play Pause Record | US/India
Ponvishal Chimdambaranathan is an Operations Coordinator with ArtClass (Studio), his short Poopal is making its mark in the US film festival circuit, a OTT release will follow. He will be kickstarting a new age media brand that spotlights the intersection of community storytelling and emerging technologies through cross-cultural collaborations and immersive experiences.
Ranjit Gugle
Owner, HUGE Productions | Mumbai, India
Ranjit Gugle is a partner at Huge Productions, presently he is working with Director Varun Narvekar on an upcoming feature film. He is also producing 2 Hindi language films and a Marathi language web series.
Sakshi Bhatt
Co-Founder, Mahana Films | Mumbai, India
Sakshi has studied International Business Management from Regent Business School, London and has been the company director at the accomplished production house, Vishesh Films, for over 9 years. She is responsible for business affairs and IP exploitation potential. She is developing her own boutique production, Mahana Films, where she endeavours to produce content that resonates with her personal vision.
Kartik Shah
Creative Producer, Tiger Baby Films | Mumbai, India
Kartik Shah is a Creative Producer at Tiger Baby. His core areas of interest include development & creative producing
Radhika Sawhney
Producer/Owner, Radhika Produces Films | Mumbai, India
Radhika Sawhney is the founder of Radhika Produces Films & is presently involved in developing two fiction features at script stage.
Chand Rai (R.C)
Head, Rabbit in the Twilight Productions | Thimpu, Bhutan
RC Chand heads Rabbit in the Twilight Productions (Bhutan) and is currently working on Bhutan's first musical titled 'The Skydancers’. He is also working on his third feature film titled Yaan, a film inspired from true events.
Naveed Manakkodan
CEO, One Hand Clap | Mumbai, India
Naveed is the CEO at One Hand Clap Media where he manages social presence & campaigns of Brands like Amazon Prime Video India, Youtube India, Bumble India and works with Entertainment brands and Production houses for their campaigns. His areas of interest lie in Episodic fiction and Non fiction content.
Aniket Dasgupta
Senior Producer, VICE Media Group | Mumbai, India
Aniket works as a Senior Producer at VICE Media Group, directing and producing documentaries across the Asia Pacific Region. His areas of interest lie in producing unscripted and non-fiction content.
Aastha Singh
Co-founder, Last Dojo Films | Mumbai, India
Aastha has co-founded Last Dojo Films, a production house with a focus on producing independent films across genres and supporting young filmmakers. Currently, she is working on a hybrid film titled Ready Steady based on the lives of eight teenagers in Delhi written & directed by Safdar Rahman.