FILM, VFX & ANIMATION
As an Award Winning Filmmaker, with 2 short films having been screened at Cannes, I am driven to create visually strong film and animation content, that has a local identity with a global appeal. I have been trusted by a gamut of International brands such as ADIDAS (India & Global), Condé Nast Traveller, ITC Hotels, Akasa Air, Jet Airways, The Experience Co., Dabaki (Cambodia) and more.
With a background in VFX, I am also an experienced VFX Creative Director, having conceptualised and storyboarded the visuality of feature films & commercials. Animation to me, is the equivalent of beautiful moving art and I have a background in 3D & 2D animation having worked on various short and feature films from concept to creation.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
MAY 2017 - PRESENT : FILM DIRECTION
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Directed the Launch Video for Akasa Air - India's newest airline.
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Directed & Conceptualised ITC WelcomHotel, Pahalgam Commercial - Kashmir Undreamed.
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Directed EY-CSR Films on the company’s regional efforts in West Bengal
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Co-Directed ADIDAS Global Short Film - Mumbai: Always Running
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Directed a travel video for Dabaki - Cambodia Undreamed
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Directed Jet Airways Commercial - India: Celebrate your Senses
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Directed Jet Airways Commercial - Connecting India to UK
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Co-Directed Documentary Segments for Azure Power Corporate Video; (Gujarat) at Wide Angle Films.
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Co-Directed Khan Academy ‘Learnstorm’ India Video at Wide Angle Films.
JAN - SEP ’16 : ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, VFX CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ROMP PICTURES
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VFX Creative Director - Mirzya
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Associate Director for 7 upcoming ROMP Productions
NOV ‘12 - DEC ’15 : PRE-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR & CG SUPERVISOR, PRANA STUDIOS
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Pre Production - Disney’s Tinkerbell Series ‘The Pirate Fairy’ - Directed by Peggy Holmes.
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Concept & CG Supervisor - Animated short film for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Matte Painting Lead - ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!’ Directed by Dibakar Banerjee.
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VFX Creative Director - Baharain Shopping Festival Commercial
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Pre-Production Supervisor - Mirzya - Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
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Moodboards and Storyboards for Paani (unreleased) - Directed by Shekhar Kapur.
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Other projects include Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue; Thor: The Dark World; Saving Santa.
MAY - JUN 2015 : DIRECTOR & CINEMATOGRAPHER, ‘NEPAL HEROES’
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Documentary short film - tribute to those helping Nepal recover from the April 2015 Earthquake.
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Winner: Award of Merit at the Best Shorts Film Competition 2015; 1st Prize Unsung Heroes category at the My Hero International Film Festival 2015 ; IndieFEST Global Film Award 2015 ; Impact Docs Award of Merit 2016.
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Official Selection: at the 7th Annual New Media Film Festival 2016; at the West Chester International Short Film Festival 2016 ; at the Life Fest Film Festival 2016 ; at the SoCal CIFF 2016.
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Nominated: for The Best Female Filmmaker Award and for The Best Documentary Film Award at the West Chester International Short Film Festival 2016.
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Photographs from Nepal published in the United Nations Newsletter 'UNEWS' and 'The Scribbler'.
APR ‘12 - DEC ’12 : DIGITAL MATTE PAINTER, L7 PICTURES ONLY A DREAM
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Animated Feature film - Directed by Ben Rush (Pixar Studios).
SEP - NOV ’12 : DIGITAL MATTE PAINTER, WIDE ANGLE FILMS
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Period Matte Paintings done for "A Brush With Life" - a Documentary on renowned artist Satish Gujral. Winner of the Silver Award for Best Documentary at the 10th IDPA Awards for Excellence.
MAR - JUN 2012 : VFX FOR ‘TYU’S COMPANY’ (SHORT FILM), LONDON
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Matte painting and compositing for a science fiction film directed by Reema Sengupta.
OCT ‘10 - SEP ’11 : VFX, PRODUCTION DESIGN, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ‘THE END OF IT’
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Film Screened at Cannes 2011 and nominated at the Hull Film Festival, UK.
HONOURS & AWARDS
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Festival de Cannes Cannes Court Métrage Film Selection for ‘The End of It’ (Sci-Fi Short Film)
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Festival de Cannes Cannes Court Métrage Film Selection for 'Mise en Abime’ (Short Film)
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West Chester International Film Festival - Best Female Filmmaker Nomination (Short Film)
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Anthony Minghella Award Nomination for Best Short Film for ‘Mise en Abime’ (Short Film)
EDUCATION
SEP ’11 - FEB ’12 : VISUAL EFFECTS, ESCAPE STUDIOS, LONDON
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Full-time VFX Compositing Professional course covering Nuke, Mari, Maya and Silhouette.
SEP ’07 - NOV ’10 : UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, LONDON
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First Class BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Practice. Specialised in VFX, Animation and Film.
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Photography was another key subjects.
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Scholarship was awarded for the course of this degree.
1998 - 2007 : MAYO COLLEGE GIRLS’ SCHOOL
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I.C.S.E. 92% aggregate and I.S.C. 90% aggregate.
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Secured the National highest in Fine Art 98%