If not a filmmaker, I would have been a dancer telling stories in rhythm.
Experience
Chambal Media - Director
Nov 2021- present
Planning, Leading and strategising for key verticals and taking organisational responsibilities, representing the company at various fora, and business development.
Mentoring and supervising producers, internal and external teams to develop projects while keeping the organisational vision in mind.
Work closely with finance, legal and clients for the company's growth.
Executive producer and mentor for in-house Media Productions.
Chambal Media/ Khabar Lahariya - Executive Producer
August 2018- Oct 2021
Directing / Producing Chambal Media products
https://vimeo.com/user111349686
Chambal Academy - Vertical Head
Designed the first course - Rural mobile journalism.
Course completed its pilot stage training 270 women/girls across three states
CoralWoman Impact - Co-founder
Project is working towards creating awareness by targeting the youth through the Coral Woman film. It aims to build partnerships for change, advocacy and action to protect and nurture our environment with youth ambassadors at the forefront of this revolution. Impact projects include an illustrated children's book (Harper Collins as publisher and supported by Avid learning), an art residency for an underwater art installation (supported by Inlaks Foundation, Pardicolor, Hyundai foundation), interactive educational tool kits (supported by 1 Gen) and webinars (supported by Alliance Francaise)
https://medium.com/@anumandloi/art-for-hope-9bc8bc20690a
Gulf Of Mannar Short Doc - Director
2023 - Ongoing
Tamil Nadu Government
KadolaOsai Short Doc - Director
2023 - Ongoing
Smart NGO
Rani@123
2023 - Ongoing
Independent Short film
CNA - Series Producer for India
2023 - Completed (To be released)
The Longest Day Season1 - 2 episodes
CNA - Series Producer for India
2022
Looted-https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/looted/bringing-back-the-gods-3007986
CNA - Series Producer for India
2021
Race to feed the world - 3 episodes
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/topic/race-to-feed-the-world
2020
The Longest Day Season1 - 1 episode https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/the-longest-day/water-13019340
IAWRT FILM FESTIVAL- Co-Director
2020
The India chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television has been organizing a film festival to celebrate International Women’s Day since 2005. Festival is an attempt to bring together the works of Asian women directors in a range of genres - animation, documentary, experimental, short fiction and television reportage. https://www.iawrt.org/news/2020-asian-womens-film-festival
Ministry of Environment, Tamil Nadu & SDMRI - Director, Cinematographer & Editor
2018- 2019
A series of six underwater & climate change short films
NHRC & Films Division - Director
2018
Documentary, 25 years of National Human Rights Commission, Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
NDTV - Senior Producer
August 2015- 2017
India Matters- a weekly documentary and news feature show by award-winning journalists
NDTV - Director, Researcher & Associate Producer
August 2015- 2017
The Great Indian Tamasha- Inspired and modeled around the popular European television show Spitting Image, the Indian show too uses puppets of well-known personalities including politicians and celebrities to comment on current events.
Independent Films
City Girls, 2021
Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor
Documentary, 27min, Chambal Media & Third eye
Coral Woman, 2019
Director/ Cinematographer/ Editor
Documentary, 52 min, Public Service Broadcasting Trust/ Doordarshan
Survey Number Zero, 2016
Director/ Editor
Documentary, 32 min, Ministry of Films Division, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0JvAXfeW6Q
My sacred glass bowl, 2013
Director/ Editor
Documentary, 26 min, Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEyFWUxEIQw
Awards
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Chasing Coral Community Grants, 2022
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Art for Hope, Hyundai India 2021
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Take off Grant, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation 2021
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Pardicolor, Creative Arts Fund 2021 grant
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All Living Things Environmental Film Festival Bhoomi Award 2020
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Best Documentary, Woodpecker International Film Festival, 2019 & 2017
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Jury Award Best Documentary - IndieMeme 2020, Texas
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Bawra Tera Pani – Docedge 2020
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Coral woman – Good pitch India 2020
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Special Mention NIF Awards, 2019
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TULUM WE Mexico Environment Festival- Best Feature Film 2019
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Canon Cinema EOS Platinum Associate since 2018
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Best Producer Nomination, ENBA Awards 2016
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Best Short Documentary Award, Indian Documentary Producers Association 2015
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Film Fellowship, Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Govt of India, 2015
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The Public Service Broadcasting Trust Film Fellowship 2013, India
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Silver Conch, 11th Mumbai International Film Festival, 2010
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Best Documentary, Sikh International Film Festival, Newyork, 2010
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Best Upcoming Film-maker, Jaipur International Film Festival 2011
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First Rank, B.A (Restructured) Degree in Mass Communication & Video Production, University Of Kerala.
Education
2007-2009 M.A in Mass Communication, Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.
2004-2007 B.A in Mass Communication & Video Production, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram.