Preview Committee
Indian Competition
Devendra Golatkar
Devendra, a Mumbai based Cinematographer. He has studied filmmaking from The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. His academic film ‘Who thought of Little Boy’, during the FTII diploma won the Kodak Film school Award across Asia Pacific region. His documentaries like ‘And we play on’ won the National Award for best non-feature film and ‘Bitter Seeds’ won the Green Screen Award at IDFA, Amsterdam, Oxfam Global Justice Award and the Jury award at the Green Film Festival, Seoul. His several feature films include Nagrik, Gosht eka Paithanichi and In the Name of Fire (Swaha). His recent work Dashavtar has been very well praised at the box office. Devendra won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Cinematography for his film ‘Nagrik’. Also his film ‘Gosht eka Paithanichi’ won the National Award as best marathi film. ‘Swaha’ was nominated for Best Cinematography at Shanghai International film festival and won an award at South of Brazil International film festival.
Sakshi Gulati
Sakshi is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter working across fiction, documentary and hybrid forms. She has written and directed many Advertisements, Documentaries, Corporate Films, Music Videos and Feature Films. Her films have been screened in National and International Film Festivals and also have been telecast on National Television. Her work especially focuses on mental health, urban life, intimate human relationships and social justice issues. Her feature film ‘Neon’, noted for its visual restraint was selected for festivals like IFFSA Toronto, IFFLA. Also ‘Girhein’ a documentary was screened on Doordarshan. Her recent projects are Half Lives, Chalbadi as an Director and 23(Telugu feature) and ‘Co-Ed (web series) as a Screenwriter. Sakshi is currently a teaching faculty of Screenwriting and Direction at the Annapurna College of Film and Media.
Samrat Chakraborty
Samrat an Indian Writer- Director. A mass comm graduate form Jamia Islamia university. Started as a writer of 40 odd short stories for a radio show. Also writing numerous TV & Web series across all major platforms. His breakthrough film as a co-writer and assistant director ‘Jagga Jasoos’ was critically acclaimed. He was also a Chief Assistant Director for films like ‘Ludo’ and ‘Metro… In Dino’. His latest release as a writer is ‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’ on Netflix. As he continues to push creative boundaries his contributions to ‘cinema of tomorrow’ are eagerly anticipated. With his distinctive voice and an unique approach to storytelling, he aims to engage audiences while leaving them thoughtful of their own relations and predicaments.
Shishir Chousalkar
Shishir a sound designer and film maker born and brought up in Kolhapur. After completing his engineering, he pursued sound design from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Shishir has actively contributed to the film industry making documentaries, around 40 films and web-series. He has collaborated with renowned production houses like Red Chillies Entertainment, Zee Studios and Saregama. His versatile work comes across many languages like Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil and Telugu cinema, showcasing his ability to adapt and excel in diverse storytelling formats. Shishir has been awarded as Best Sound Designer by the Zee Gaurav awards for his outstanding work on ‘Atmapamphlete’. Also nominated twice for his remarkable sound design in the ‘Vaalvi’.
Swabha Pal
Swabha is a film editor based in Mumbai. She has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Where she unfolded the vast horizons for world cinema. She is fluent in Hindi and English. She is a devoted lover of literature and poetry, cherishing the quiet power of the written word. Her abiding hobby is acquiring new crafts and skills. Editing shapes her practice through an intuitive mastery of rhythm.
