Discover Top Non-Fiction Film Directors in Pune, Maharashtra, India

Howdy! Salutations! Companions! After spreading colors all across the world with ‘Colored Glasses On’ We are now embarking on a new journey with ‘Filmontary’. Over the years we have achieved and collaborated with clients across the globe. Well! We don’t want to boast but there are some little names in our kitty like Google, Disney, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg Originals, Voice of America, CGTN News, China Plus, Fairfleet, Business Insider, BMW, The Länd, McGraw Hill, Oxford University Press Pocket FM, Jung Von Matt among them. We don’t even travel enough it’s just that we have worked across the globe in Norway, Sweden, United States, United Kingdom, Ethiopia, Niger, Nigeria, France, UAE, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Israel, Yemen, Bahrain, Albania, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo. Jokes Apart it’s all because we have been able to garner and develop relations with clients and partners across the globe to bring about the best of their visions. The most valuable asset in media and films is relations. The efforts, the casting, the production, the design, the big machinery, the cameras, the lenses, the dollies, the jibs are just an outcome of those relations. We collaborate and create the reason why we have adopted the name ‘Filmontary’. A term that signifies this amalgamation of ‘Films’ & ‘Documentaries’. Kudos!

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I am a self-shooting producer-director. I have been trained at the BBC in UK in filmmaking and have over eight years of experience working on various productions ranging from print to digital to tv to theatrical with almost all major broadcasters and platforms. While I specialise in cinematic shooting, I am flexible and adaptive to the vision of the platform, brand and producer. Whether it's an artistic shoot or coverage or ASMR or 360degree, I cover them all. I work with minimal crew and mostly with my own equipment unless the production requires very specific equipment. I am always curious to hear of new, unheard stories and discuss unique ways of presenting for one's target audience.

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Prakhar is a United Nations award-winning Documentary Filmmaker and commercial DP based in India who shoots across Asia. He is a self-learned, new-age filmmaker who has no fear of failure in doing something new. In a short span of 10 years, he has shot both feature lengths and short docs for various global publications like CNN, Bloomberg, Insider, GAVI, Euro News and brands like Skoda, Skype, Volvo, Google, Facebook, etc. He owns and runs industry-standard equipment for Photo, Video, Audio, Aerial & 360. As a visual storyteller, he uses critical eyes and innovative ideas to create purposeful stories and commercials and always looks forward to incredible collaborations.

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Pracheta Sharma is a video storyteller who graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, with a specialization in documentary filmmaking. She has worked on a range of documentary and multimedia projects, with organizations like the Wall Street Journal, Voice of America, The Caravan Magazine, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Women in the World Summit and CGTN. She is passionate about documenting stories focusing on social justice, climate change, gender, education & true crime. She loves to shoot, edit and travel to find those extraordinary stories of ordinary people in South Asia and beyond.

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I am an Indian filmmaker and cinematographer. My work explores themes of memory, place and identity, with a focus on women and children. Most recently, I worked as a creative producer and editor on 'Tiffin', a short fiction film about the alienation felt by Muslim children in an increasingly right-wing India. I helmed the camera for ‘Hotel Naaz’, a short documentary about a third-generation Muslim Woman, who unwittingly rediscovers her relationship with her grandfather as she traces the history of their family hotel- Naaz Hotel and Purani Dilli. Other works include ‘Cities and Lovers’ and ‘Hum Jinns’, which have been video art projects on exploring the concept of space, love and personal identities in the changing landscape of urban life. I completed my Masters in Mass Communication, from AJK MCRC New Delhi, and have a Bachelors Honour degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University. Currently, I am pursuing Electronic Cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Besides Film and Media, I have actively practise theatre and music. And, I enjoy photographing in quaint streets.

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I am a Director and Cinematographer with Seven years of experience in Documentary and Corporate films. I have been trained in Film and Television and hence versed with all the aspects of films. I independently shoot and produce Video features, Documentaries, Corporate testimonials, Commercials and Brand films.

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I am a cinematographer/director maker based out of Mumbai, India. I have been telling stories for close to 8 years. I am interested in making short form and long form documentaries. I am looking for new opportunities to film in my home country and around.

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Hello, My name is Swati, a Mumbai-based professional excelling in documentary filmmaking, video editing, photography, and video journalism. With a diverse portfolio, I have skillfully edited and directed projects spanning from short films to feature-length documentaries. My successful collaborations extend to partnerships with news channels, organizations, and independent filmmakers. Over the years, my work has been streamed to a broad international audience including policy makers and NGO donors. For collaborations, inquiries please contact: x | x

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I am an award wining media and creative professional, a documentary producer (director/writer), a columnist, and an author of acclaimed nonfiction books most recently of 'Calcutta' on Your Plate (available in India and in the US and UK) For my documentaries, I have been working with stories from Asia reflective of complex social, cultural fabric of the continent but more often from South Asia. As a columnist and author I write about Asia's and Asia's large diaspora and their history, culture, cinema, travel, art history, and food.

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Harkat is a boutique international arts studio. We create and curate stories and experiences in multiple mediums. We love film more though.

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An India based documentarian with experience developing, directing+/ creative producing social impact, culture, and true crime projects for platforms like Netflix, Discovery, and Vice.

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Based in Mumbai Director/Producer/Editor/DOP Commercials/Digital films/Docu-films/Stories/Both Fiction and Non fiction

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I am an experienced independent film-maker with over 13 years of experience in shooting brand films, documentaries, promos, episodic content for tv and digital format. My core strengths are to ideate, develop and execute short and long-form video content for campaigns and ensuring that the video is aligned with brand’s standards. Merge story strategy with creative direction to guide the artistic and dramatic aspects of film and video. Keen eye for detail and willing to put in extra hours of work to ensure a project gets the attention it deserves. Deep passion for film, and knowledge of all stages of the filmmaking process. Excel at professional camera movement, frame composition, and sound design. I am a collaborative team player who is always searching for opportunities to learn as well as impart valuable insights. Teaming up with internal teams and external stakeholders i.e writers, editors, sound designer to create high-quality and engaging video content.

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Kavita Bahl is a multiple award winning documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai, India. She has thrice received the National Film Award for her feature length documentaries - Cotton for my shroud(2011), Candles in the wind (2013)& I cannot give you my Forest (2014). She specialises in production of non-fiction content, since last 25 years. Her films are about gender issues, environment, Aboriginal communities, education & culture of the Indian subcontinent. She started as a journalist and worked with 'India Express' for 7 years. As a journalist who travelled the length and breath of her country digging people's narratives from the margins and mainstreaming them finally found her niche in the documentary. Hard-hitting yet poignant, her films are portraits of an India which lives on the margins. Kavita is a producer, Director, cinematographer, script/content writer, voice artist & a photographer. She is bilingual and has an equally good command over English & Hindi. She can write & narrate in both the languages. She did her Masters in English Literature from Delhi University before training in journalism. She has produced films in the toughest terrains in India : Kashmir & north-east India. Kavita is also the co-founder of Top Quark Films, and, Quark Workshops (a skill- building & mentoring platform for filmmakers)- along with Nandan Saxena (DoP & Director). Look up her work on: https://vimeo.com/user34232388

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ABEER KHAN is an Indian Director and Photographer based out of Mumbai. Her work spans documentary, narrative, brand films, and video art. Career highlights include world premieres at Künstlerinnenhaus Mousonturm, Berlin, Kochi Biennale, Ted Rogers Cinema, and Toronto Canada. A Berlin commercial fest shortlist, her films were displayed during the Conference of the Parties 27 in Egypt and COP28 Dubai. Her photographs were widely exhibited in Spain's train stations, including Madrid's Atocha, Barcelona, and Bilbao. 'Monitor 15', a collection of films, for the film 'Child Lock', curated by SAVAC, Canada 2023. As an artist, her work explores themes of inequality, injustice, gender roles, memory, childhood, language, grief, and spaces through a nonconformist, empathetic, and introspective lens in fiction, non-fiction, and video art. Abeer was raised in Mumbai, India. She is a part of Bitchitra Collective, Monitors 15 Collective, VAAICA, and Video Consortium.

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I started my career contributing to Tehelka magazine and then work with The Dainik Jagran Group and The Times of India. Between 2017 and 2023 I was working with VICE Media Group's India office. I have directed and produced documentaries on topics ranging from sex trafficking along the Nepal-India border, child marriage, legalisation of marijuana, gender-based violence against Dalit women, to profiling ex-gangsters, illegal diamond mining in a national park, forced hysterectomies and covering the farmers' protest. I have also produced and directed pieces from other regions in Asia that include a profile of the legendary women's march in Lahore, Pakistan, and the illegal and forced disappearance of Bangladeshi journalists (text and video). I also contributed articles for VICE Asia and reported from the ground during the Delhi riots of 2020. I was also the creative director for The Dark Side, an investigative podcast series produced by VICE for Audible.

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Hi, This is Murugan Gopal, Cinematographer age 32 Served as the cinematographer for a Rom-Com-Action action film which is recently shot in South-India and which got released in theatres on27th September 2019; after completing my cinematography course from Chennai film school and assisting the DOPs from South India for about five feature films in the span of 7 years. Earlier to that I worked as a cinematographer for an Advertising Agency in AFRICA (Rwanda) for 2 years shooting Advertisements and mainly corporate videos. After returning India, I Joined ZDCL(ZEE Group) as their In-House DOP for their Digital Wing. Served for more than 2 years. Apart from serving for their Digital Platform I also seized the opportunities for Television and contributed in several projects that aired on Television Channels like Zee Marathi, Zee Yuva, &TV, Living Foodz, Zee Café, Zee TV, Zee Classic. Currently working as a Freelancing Cinematographer and open to accept other interesting projects.

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