Pankul Gupta Email & Phone Number

Delhi, India

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Senior Film Programmer for the 18th edition of the NFDC Film Bazaar, leading the vertical "Knowledge Series" in which I curated panel discussions and masterclasses inviting film personalities from international and Indian film landscape.

New Delhi Area, India

Write, Direct, Produce Short format motion pictures1. UNCLE AUNTY (2015) - Streaming on SHORTS TVAwards: Best Experimental Film – 10th JAHORINA FILM FESTIVAL, BOSNIA (2016) Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress - 9FILMFEST BANGKOK THAILAND (2016) Competition Section - Smita Patil Short & Documentary Film Fest, India (2015) Special Screening: Toto Film Awards (Bangalore, India)Shamiana Short Film Club (Delhi, India)2. BHALLA BROTHERS PRESENTS… Show more Write, Direct, Produce Short format motion pictures1. UNCLE AUNTY (2015) - Streaming on SHORTS TVAwards: Best Experimental Film – 10th JAHORINA FILM FESTIVAL, BOSNIA (2016) Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress - 9FILMFEST BANGKOK THAILAND (2016) Competition Section - Smita Patil Short & Documentary Film Fest, India (2015) Special Screening: Toto Film Awards (Bangalore, India)Shamiana Short Film Club (Delhi, India)2. BHALLA BROTHERS PRESENTS (2017)Awards: Best Comedy Film, Best Actor & Best Sound: 9FilmFest BangkokSpecial Mention – 4th Whatashort Int. Independent Film Fest (Delhi, India)OFFICIAL SELECTIONSDMCS National Short Film Festival 2018 (Pune, India)South Asian Short Film Festival 2018 (Kolkata, India)Indy Shorts International Film Fest 2018 (Indianapolis US)Darbhanga Int FF 2018 (Jharkhand, India)SCREENINGSFilmbooth Mumbai – AntiSocial, Fun Republic AndheriBedlam Delhi – Hauz Khas Village, Delhi - July 2019Cine Shorts – Mumbai 3. DIWALI TERRORIST (2022) Show less

Delhi, India

Directed the Podcast series “A Delhi Love” for the client Red FM, a 15 min social development film for the Govt of Madhya Pradesh. Packaged old videos & archival footage to create new social media content. Researched and pitched projects to Delhi Metro, Govt of Himachal Pradesh and others

India

Writing/Directing and Producing corporate films and digital videos. As the creative director my job is to oversee the entire execution of the video project. I meet clients, hire various talents-technicians, conceptualise/write scripts and function as the Director on the set.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Enabled a Short Film Grant to create four short films about women entrepreneurship. Launched a pan India contest to select four filmmakers. Job Role: Reading all the submitted scripts & treatment notes, writing detailed feedbacks on selected screenplays, supervising the pre-production, visiting the sets, writing feedbacks on the first and final cuts, ensuring completion of the campaign in time. Ideating on the film festival submissions, online and offline screenings and digital release. Show more Enabled a Short Film Grant to create four short films about women entrepreneurship. Launched a pan India contest to select four filmmakers. Job Role: Reading all the submitted scripts & treatment notes, writing detailed feedbacks on selected screenplays, supervising the pre-production, visiting the sets, writing feedbacks on the first and final cuts, ensuring completion of the campaign in time. Ideating on the film festival submissions, online and offline screenings and digital release. Show less

New Delhi Area, India

Worked on the Fitness Reality Show - Indian Fitness League (Season 1) for Discovery Sport Role: Pre Production, auditioning of contestants, ideation & research on games to be played, writing the structure and flow of the show with suggestive dialogues, developing the scoring criteria. On set writer, briefing the anchor & contestants. Supervising the edit in post-production, supervising the final deliverables, subtitling in English.

New Delhi Area, India

Conceptualising, writing, & directing branded films for multiple clients.

New Delhi Area, India

Wrote 4 episodes for a food show called Thalis of India (Living Foodz).

New Delhi Area, India

Worked on the 5 part web series THE GOOD GIRL SHOWRole 1: Pre Production, casting & shortlisting actors. Scheduling, On set Chief AD, briefing the actors, script supervision, ensuring timely execution of the shoot. Packaging the trailers for the release, supervising the final episodic deliverables for the release, subtitling. Ideating on marketing and online promotion. Role 2: Developing concepts and writing detailed scripts for upcoming shows.

Delhi, India

Film Programmer - Foreign SectionRole: To document 700 film entries, screen all the films to the preview committee in Delhi, financial negotiations with international film distributors of the selected films to buy the screening rights. Follow Cannes, Sundance, Toronto Film fests and bring international titles to India. Coordinate with international curators for screening rights. Coordinate with foreign film cast & crew for their stay and travel to Goa. Closely communicating with Slaomir… Show more Film Programmer - Foreign SectionRole: To document 700 film entries, screen all the films to the preview committee in Delhi, financial negotiations with international film distributors of the selected films to buy the screening rights. Follow Cannes, Sundance, Toronto Film fests and bring international titles to India. Coordinate with international curators for screening rights. Coordinate with foreign film cast & crew for their stay and travel to Goa. Closely communicating with Slaomir Idziak, Shekhar Kapur, Krzysztof Zanussi & Sudhir Mishra for their masterclasses. Writing festival mailers and invites. Show less

Mumbai Area, India

Worked on Colgate Commercials capturing the big budget making of the ad films involving foreign crew and Bollywood film personalities.

Mumbai Area, India

Worked on a couple of Channel V Commercials. Handled Casting and Junior Artists.

Mumbai Area, India

First AD, Associate Director.

Mumbai Area, India

Worked from Pre to Post production on projects ranging from TVC's, Coporate AV's, Animation Videos.

Masters In Mass Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: Won Best Ad film award for the diploma project "Indian Railways"

Summer Film Appreciation Course, Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Bachelor Of Business Studies, Marketing-Advertising

Activities and Societies: NSD Theatre Workshops Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS)

Theatre Appreciation Course, Indian Theatre