Bipuljit Basu is an impact filmmaker in Indian hybrid cinema and documentaries. His foray is to bring the less known South Asian marginal stories in mainstream film and media. Postgraduate in Social Development, Bipuljit finds out the unexplored stories which have a social significance in popular culture. Bipuljit is nominated as an Asian Jury at Science Film Festival, hosted by UNDEP and Goethe Institute, held in 94 countries.

Filmography includes –

REDLIGHT TO LIMELIGHT, Feature-length Documentary Cinema (Work In Progress), 2021-22, India – Estonia Coproduction, selected at international pitching forums of Sheffield Doc Fest Meet Market'22, UK, Dok Leipzig Co-Pro Market’21, Germany’, Docedge Kolkata’21,India, Dhaka Doc Lab’21, Bangladesh.

MIDNIGHT BLUES, Short Hybrid, 2021, 26 Min, selected NFDC Film Bazaar, India and in the Competition section (India Premier) at Kolkata International Film Festival’22.

Marx Film is a Tallinn-based production company, founded in 2012 by Max Tuula and Maria Gavrilova. Most of their films were made in collaboration with celebrated Russian filmmakers Aleksander Rastorguev and Pavel Kostomarov. Among them are the experimental documentary I Don't Love You  by Kostomarov/Rastorguev (Warsaw IFF 2012), The Term by Pivovarov/Kostomarov/Rastorguev (Karlovy Vary IFF 2014), Kiev/Moscow  by Elena Khoreva (Special Mention at Locarno IFF 2015), My Friend Boris Nemtsov by Zosya Rodkevich (Best Documentary at Krakow FF 2016) and  political documentaries, including The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov by Askold Kurov which premiered at Berlinale Special in 2017, How Big Is the Galaxy? by Ksenia Elyan (IDFA 2018, Best European Children's Documentary 2019).

He was the Senior Programmer and Head of the Program department the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) from 2000-2018. He was responsible for doing research activities for regular and focus programs, maintaining an extensive network of film professionals and attending major film festivals - often as a juror. He also read projects for the IDFA Bertha Fund and IDFA Forum for six years. He was an advisor for the Dutch Mediafund. In 2020 Martijn was a Guest Documentary Programmer at Nordisk Panorama 2020 and from April 2020 onwards he started ‘e u R O P E doconsultancy ‘- a company based in Stockholm consulting both filmmakers and producers on all stages of creative non-fiction projects.

Askold Kurov is a director and cinematographer, known for ‘Children 404’ (2014), ‘Welcome to Chechnya ’(2020) and ‘Zima, ukhodi! ‘(2012). His film ‘The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov’ was premiered in 67th Berliale International Film Festival in 2017. He has won BAFTA in 2021 for his film Welcome to Chechnya. He has also been nominated for Emmy Award for the same title in 2021.

He created the independent production company VFS FILMS almost 20 years ago and worked on almost 50 creative documentaries and author-driven prime time TV docu-series.. He won the International Trailblazer prize at MIPDOC in Cannes. Most of his produced films have received awards around the world, including nomination for the European Film Academy Documentary Award in 2005 for "Dreamland" by Laila Pakalnina and "Immortal" by Ksenia Okhapkina awarded Crystal Globe as Best Documentary Film at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Three of his films, "Ramin" and "Bridges of Time" by Audrius Stonys and Kristine Briede as well as "Wonderful Losers. A Different World" by Arunas Matelis, were selected as the official Lithuanian entries to the Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, 2018 and 2019 respectively. In 2015, IDFA Special Jury Award went to "Ukrainian Sheriffs" by Roman Bondarchuk, which also resulted as the official Oscars entry in 2016. He is also a member of the European Film Academy.

Quantamanage supports and distributes Indian films in theaters and digital platform in the United States of America and Canada. It also extends supports to the independent potential fiction and non- fiction story tellers in production and reaching wider audience. Sayanti, a Stanford Molecular Biologist by profession, has been a prominent name in South Asian film industry of California. She organizes Sequoia Independent Film Festival (SEQUIFF) where she presents an amazing array of crafty movies from France, Iran, USA and India.

An FTII, Pune pass out, Subhadeep believes in framing surrealism in Camera. For the last 8 years, he has been filming a range of film genres. However, his preference always lies in nonfiction cinema and hybrid documentary based in South Asian social issues. He worked for NHK, Japan, and his cinematography got a special mention in Special Jury Award in National Award and a nomination for Budapest Masterclass, Hungary.

Anirban Maity started his career as an edit caretaker in the contemporary Bengali cinema industry. Anirban has never received professional training on editing, but only learned the art by watching and studying world cinema. Gradually he has accomplished himself as one of the prominent editors for indie and documentary film in Kolkata. Renowned Bengali director Tapan Sinha inspired Anirban in editing cinema to create magic on the screen. His first independent work on editing was 'Bari Tar Bangla' with director Rangan Chakraborty in 2015. 'Kia and Cosmos,' crowd-funded film 'Dudh Pither Gachh' 'Sahobashe,' 'Network' and 'Sahoj Pather Gappo' to name a few that caught critic's attention to his work. 'Kia And Cosmos' was nominated in the prestigious Milan International Film Festival for best editing. 'Sahaj Pather Gappo' has earned him the best editing Filmfare East Award in 2018. Another indie project named 'Work In Progress' received 'The Garoa Award' for best editing of documentary.'

Abhijit is an upcoming independent producer for indie film and documentary. He is also screenplay writer and film maker by choice. He has produced social impact film ‘Midnight Blues’. By profession, he is an Engineer. He worked as a Business Analyst in the different financial advisory firms and corporate groups. He has been associated with numerous short film project and documentaries in the last four years.

He is eminent Sound Designer of Indian Cinema and documentary films in India. His works for the fiction and documentary were screened in various film festivals across the world. He had designed the sound for Indian National Award winning film ‘Bakita Byaktigoto’ for Best film category in 2014. His works for the documentary film ‘Love in India’ was also screened in Hotdocs film festival in 2009.

One of the most finest and sensitive Art Directors and Production designers in Kolkata and Mumbai. Apart from films, he has had so many corporate brands advertisement in his kitty as project designer. He was a FTII batch, Pune. Presently he works as a professor in Art Department in SRFTI, Kolkata.

Postgraduate from Film & Television Institute of India, Pune with a specialization in Editing, Nilotpal Majumder spearheaded the first Asian documentary incubator-cum-pitching forum Docedge-Kolkata, Asian Forum for Documentary to advance the alternative reality storytelling in the region through skill development incubation and professional assistance. He worked in numerous films as Director, Cinematographer, and Editor, and also attended international festivals, forums, and workshops as a jury, tutor, and mentor. He is the former Dean of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute of India, Govt. Of India. He is at present engaged as Director, Manipur Film & Television Institute, Imphal. He was honoured with the European Documentary Network Award 2017 for making an outstanding contribution to the culture of global documentary cinema.

Somnath Ghosh is an Indian film financier and producer of fiction and non-fiction, focusing mainly on South Asian ethnic and cultural issues. Health Business Entrepreneur by profession, Somnath has produced the critically acclaimed Bengali film Buro Sadhu ( 2019), acquired and distributed by Zee Network TV (India). In 2022, He was awarded ‘The Men of Year’ by India’s leading media house Time of India for his outstanding contribution to the community-based health service during the pandemic.

Sanket Mandal is an emerging film financier and producer who supports film with a cause. He has been associated with several independent film projects, Buro Sadhu (2019) was one of them. An Entrepreneur in the Electrical Engineering sector, Sanket aspires to support more and more social fiction and documentaries in the near future.

John Webster was born on May 2, 1967 in Helsinki, Finland. He is a director, producer and writer, known for Eye to Eye (2020), Little Yellow Boot ( 2017), What Comes Around (2005) and Different Trains (1996) What Comes Around (2005) and Different Trains (1996). He owns JW Documentaries and He was also the co-producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary WRITING THE FIRE in 2022.

With a Bachelor in Visual Arts and a Diploma in Cinematography from prestigious colleges, his professional background is the definition of excellence. Mrinmoy is the recipient of several accolades and prizes, including the National Award in Painting, for his artistic achievements.

Filmography includes- LADY INDRANI, 2024, episodic docuseries, Netflix Original, FLICKERING LIGHTS, 2023, The IDFA Award for Best Cinematography, International Competition, GANDHI’S LEGACY, 2022, film, 52m, produced by DW, Germany, SWIMMING THROUGH THE DARKNESS,2019, Docu, wins Rajat Kamal at 66th National Award. LADIES FIRST, 2018, short docu film, streaming on NETFLIX. Captivating cinematography in COLOURS OF INNOCENCE- SAHAJ PATHER GOPPO, 2016, film,81m, honored at the Special Jury Award For Cinematography-18th MIFF2016, Indian Panorama of the 47th IFFI2016 and 64th National Awards2017, Filmfare Award2018, Nomination. BODHON, 2015, film,120m, Best Cinematography- Queensland International Film Festival, Indian Panorama-45th IFFI2014, FEMALE DRUG USER, NORTHEAST 2014, UNICEF, NHK DOCU ON INDIAN FOOD, 2012, SPOKEN ENGLISH IN BIHAR,2012.

He is a creative discovery of the director’s social development vision. Rupesh, a talented brothel youth working for the CAM ON team with his tiny small camera became an assistant cinematographer for REDLIGHT TO LIMELIGHT.

Rupesh follows the character with an intimate lens, flexibly diving into the inner lives of the community with his camera. He is utmost familiar with every nook and corner of the zigzag-shaped brothel. His participation makes space for co-creation in this film, developing his skill to serve the art and community benevolent together. His potential becomes an asset to Redlight to Limelight.

He is an award-winning film editor with over 30 years of experience in television and cinema documentaries.

He has always loved the collaborative nature of film making and have worked with with some great directors. He has edited ten films with Kim Longinotto, six with Sean McAllister, worked with Adam Curtis, Marc Isaacs, Angus Macqueen Leo Regan, and Aliona Van der Horst.

The films have won prizes at festivals all over the world including one at Cannes, three at Sundance and three at IDFA. He has won two RTS editing awards and been BAFTA nominated twice.