Sudhanshu Saria

Born in the tea estates of Darjeeling, India, award-winning filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film and Photography from Ithaca College in New York. His previous film work has premiered festivals such as Hollyshorts and Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, taken him to Berlinale Talent Campus and been featured on NPR and Good Morning America. LOEV, his feature writing and directing debut, world premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and became the first Indian title to premiere, in competition, at SXSW. The film was also screened at BFI Flare, Jeonju, Frameline and a host of other festivals besides winning the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival. The film was acquired by Netflix for an exclusive worldwide release. His New Hands had its world premiere in competition at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and was awarded the prestigious Remi Gold Prize for Best Dramatic Short at the WorldFest-Houston International Festival and the Best Film prize at Flyway Film Festival. It was also screened at more than twenty-five film festivals around the world including Sarasota, Omaha, Heartland Film Festivals and the Chennai International Film Festival. It was also selected by the RED Camera on its annual showcase of 25 best films shot on the platform as well as awarded the Best Cinematography prize at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. Knock Knock Knock, a medium length piece he wrote, directed, edited and co-produced with California Pictures, received it's world premiere in the prestigious Wide Angle section of the Busan Int'l Film Festival and had its European Premiere in a section alongside Yorgos Lanthimos and Peter Strickland at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. It won the Remi Gold for Best Dramatic film at WorldFest Houston, the Best Screenplay award at the New York Indian Film Festival. Knock has been acquired for a worldwide release by MUBI. He is engaged as Showrunner, Writer and Director on a one-hour drama series for Amazon Prime and has several feature films in various stages of development and production. Before turning to telling his own stories, Sudhanshu worked as an acquisitions, development and sales executive for US based companies like New Films International and Peace Arch Entertainment where he helped develop, presale, finance and distribute a diverse range of film and television projects in partnership with broadcasters and distributors around the world.