KAVITA JOSHI, FOUNDER & LEAD INSTRUCTOR: An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, Kavita is an independent filmmaker and media trainer.
She believes that the essentials of film making can be made accessible to everyone. To this end, she designs learning programmes that use a clear approach and hands-on practical sessions to teach people the art and craft of making a film.
Kavita launched her filmmaking workshops in the year 2001 with a brief workshop at IIT Kanpur. There's been no looking back since, and she has independently organised and conducted the Summer Programme since 2003. She has also designed and delivered customised training for organisations like Adobe India, Nikon India and Skillshare International; and taught at media schools including Chetana Media at Thrissur and Delhi University.
Over the years, she has produced and guided over 40 short fiction and documentary films at her filmmaking workshops. Many of these films have won awards and have shown at film festivals.
You can read the rest of her bio and her work as a filmmaker, here.
MAHESH THOTTATHIL, ASSOCIATE: Mahesh is an FTII alumnus whose work spans a broad range, from fiction films to documentaries to series for TV broadcast. His fiction films include the National Award winning 'Unni' and 'Death of a Prodigal Son'. His short-docus 'Mulavar' and 'Utsavamurti' opened the Festival of India in Brussels. Mahesh was earlier the Course Director at the Chetana Media Institute, Thrissur; and currently teaches Film Direction at the State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak.
UMA TANUKU, ASSOCIATE: Uma is an alumna of FTII Pune and an independent filmmaker. Her films Night Hawks and 'The Books We Made' have both been supported by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust. She has been Line Producer for various projects for BBC, UNDP, Doordarshan and others. She has diverse work experience, including as the festival co-director of the IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival and the curator of several traveling film festivals.
ISHAN SHARMA, ASSOCIATE: A filmmaker with a background in engineering, Ishan has most recent directed The God of Panic Street; and before that, the indie shorts, 'Phir Wahi Raat Hai' and The Day He Sleeps (Audience award at River to River, Florence). He was also the Chief AD of Mantra, a feature film starring Kalki Koechlin and Rajat Kapoor. Ishan is currently completing the Film Direction programme at SRFTI Kolkata and writes poetry in his free time.
MITASHA CHATTERJEE, ASSOCIATE: Mitasha is a documentary filmmaker, researcher and line producer based in Kolkata and Delhi, with over 10 years of experience in the field. Her work includes the award winning BBC series 'Indian Hill Railways'; 'Monsoon Railways'; and 'Border Line Railways'. She has five years of research experience on a UN supported research project on Indian folk art. She has made independent short docs on issues like the LGBT community, gender and livelihoods.
She believes that the essentials of film making can be made accessible to everyone. To this end, she designs learning programmes that use a clear approach and hands-on practical sessions to teach people the art and craft of making a film.
Kavita launched her filmmaking workshops in the year 2001 with a brief workshop at IIT Kanpur. There's been no looking back since, and she has independently organised and conducted the Summer Programme since 2003. She has also designed and delivered customised training for organisations like Adobe India, Nikon India and Skillshare International; and taught at media schools including Chetana Media at Thrissur and Delhi University.Over the years, she has produced and guided over 40 short fiction and documentary films at her filmmaking workshops. Many of these films have won awards and have shown at film festivals.
You can read the rest of her bio and her work as a filmmaker, here.
MAHESH THOTTATHIL, ASSOCIATE: Mahesh is an FTII alumnus whose work spans a broad range, from fiction films to documentaries to series for TV broadcast. His fiction films include the National Award winning 'Unni' and 'Death of a Prodigal Son'. His short-docus 'Mulavar' and 'Utsavamurti' opened the Festival of India in Brussels. Mahesh was earlier the Course Director at the Chetana Media Institute, Thrissur; and currently teaches Film Direction at the State University of Performing and Visual Arts, Rohtak.
UMA TANUKU, ASSOCIATE: Uma is an alumna of FTII Pune and an independent filmmaker. Her films Night Hawks and 'The Books We Made' have both been supported by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust. She has been Line Producer for various projects for BBC, UNDP, Doordarshan and others. She has diverse work experience, including as the festival co-director of the IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival and the curator of several traveling film festivals.
ISHAN SHARMA, ASSOCIATE: A filmmaker with a background in engineering, Ishan has most recent directed The God of Panic Street; and before that, the indie shorts, 'Phir Wahi Raat Hai' and The Day He Sleeps (Audience award at River to River, Florence). He was also the Chief AD of Mantra, a feature film starring Kalki Koechlin and Rajat Kapoor. Ishan is currently completing the Film Direction programme at SRFTI Kolkata and writes poetry in his free time.
MITASHA CHATTERJEE, ASSOCIATE: Mitasha is a documentary filmmaker, researcher and line producer based in Kolkata and Delhi, with over 10 years of experience in the field. Her work includes the award winning BBC series 'Indian Hill Railways'; 'Monsoon Railways'; and 'Border Line Railways'. She has five years of research experience on a UN supported research project on Indian folk art. She has made independent short docs on issues like the LGBT community, gender and livelihoods.
