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Waves Film Bazaar 2025 X ProducerLAND

Producers Take Center Stage

Waves Film Bazaar × ProducerLAND -NFDC Producers Lab brought together 12 mid-career & experienced producers in a room for 5 days of producer-focused training and networking at one of South Asia’s most important film markets.

This collaboration offered producers practical guidance on structuring cross-border co-productions, and accessing global funding and distribution.

Through curated sessions, mentorship, and industry meetings, producers were introduced to industry peers, experts, leaders from across Asia and beyond - this enabled creation of real connections and opportunities to develop partnerships that move projects from concept to production. The program positions producers as central drivers of globally resonant storytelling rooted in the Global South.

The 2025 Lab had select intermediate South Asian producers across two tracks -

Career Track

Professional growth and mentorship for producers without a project.

Project Track

Guidance, Feedback, and showcase opportunities for producers actively developing a project.

Over four days (21-24 Nov 2025), participants will engage in masterclasses, deep-dive mentoring and focused project groups, with evenings dedicated to networking at the bazaar. Together with ProducerLAND, this year’s co-hosted lab blends experiential learning, international market insights, financing strategies, and co-production opportunities into a truly collaborative program.

Team

Selected Participants

Producer

NIDHI

GIRISH SALIAN

Nidhi Girish Salian is an Indian producer and creative director with over a decade of experience in non-fiction and hybrid storytelling. A former lawyer and founding team member at VICE India, she has created impactful work on identity, gender, and subcultures for global streamers.

Producer

SAYANI

GUPTA

Sayani Gupta is an acclaimed Indian actor, writer, and producer now venturing into direction with her debut short film Aasmani. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), she has built a 14-year career defined by bold and unconventional choices across film, theatre, and streaming.

Producer

Teenaa

Kaur Parishcha

Teenaa Kaur Parishcha is a National Award-winning filmmaker and writer whose work explores resilience, identity, and social justice. Her acclaimed documentary 1984, When the Sun Didn’t Rise won the National Film Award for Best Investigative Film and continues to be screened internationally for its emotional depth and journalistic integrity.

Producer

PRAGYA

RATHORE

Pragya Rathore is a filmmaker and producer who transitioned from being an international pistol shooter to storytelling. A graduate of the New York Film Academy, her debut short Boomerang earned her the Best Upcoming Director award at the International Movie Awards, Jakarta.

Producer

ANU

Vaidyanathan

Anu Vaidyanathan is an engineer, filmmaker, author, comedian, and endurance athlete. The first Indian to complete an Ironman Triathlon and the first Asian woman to finish Ultraman Canada, she combines intellect and humor across her diverse work.

Producer

SOHUM

KUNDU

Sohum Kundu is an Indian-born writer, director, and producer, and the founder of Half-Half Films. A JN Tata Scholar and graduate of the University of the Arts London, his short Love, Death, and Everything In Between won the Prix Interculturel Award at Film School Fest Munich.

Producer

DYLAN

MOHAN GRAY

Dylan Mohan Gray is an Indian-Canadian filmmaker and producer whose critically acclaimed documentaries have sparked international conversations. His debut feature Fire in the Blood premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and recorded the longest theatrical run for a non-fiction film in Indian cinema.

Producer

AKSHAY

JHA

Akshay Jha is a Mumbai-based producer, actor, writer, and alternative arts performer committed to empowering people through performance. A graduate of the New York Film Academy and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, he founded BrokeBuster Films in 2023 and recently produced his debut feature Iktsuarpok

Producer

VIKRAM

ARORA

Vikram Arora is a Mumbai- and Delhi-based producer whose journey spans filmmaking, journalism, and music. A graduate of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and ZeLIG School of Documentary in Italy, he has directed and edited films and documentaries, including Moon Europa, shot in the Arctic.

Producer

MENAKA

NAGARAJAN

Menaka Nagarajan is a strategic production leader with over 20 years of experience across feature films, series, and TVCs. Skilled at aligning creative vision with business goals, she has delivered high-impact content that has premiered at Cannes and TIFF.

Producer

SHANT

JOSHI

Shant Joshi is an award-winning producer and president of Fae Pictures, based in New York and Toronto, dedicated to decolonizing Hollywood. His films have premiered at Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Berlin, and TIFF, earning accolades across major global festivals.

Producer

SAIF

KHAN

Saif Khan is a filmmaker and producer whose work explores the relationship between humans and nature through non-fiction storytelling. With over eight years of experience across documentaries and series, he collaborates with global creative teams to tell stories of resilience and transformation.

Waves Film Bazaar has long curated highly focused, closed-door programs for South Asian producers, featuring fireside chats, plenary sessions, and hands-on mentoring from industry leaders.

ProducerLAND brings its proven track record of high-impact cohorts that build mentorship, peer networks and strategic guidance. Since 2021, it has connected over 80 producers across 8 dynamic cohorts

Fellows will also gain access to a vibrant, year-round ProducerLAND community, unlocking ongoing mentorship, peer connections, and collaborative opportunities well beyond the market.

Waves Film Bazaar X ProducerLAND Lab concluded on

25. 11. 2025

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