

Pranab Kumar Aich
Creative Head & Founder, Studiowaala
Pranab Aich is an internationally recognized documentary photographer and filmmaker from India. His stint as a volunteer with NGOs shaped his early work. He is known for his multiple award-winning short documentary City's Step Child, Manayun My Wonderland, and Torch. The later two films won 34th Odisha State Film Awards 2022. His debut Odia feature film Nanda Master’nka Chatasali was nominated in Asian Select (NETPAC Award) in 29th Kolkata International Film Festival, 2023.
Highlighting issues related to human-rights, health, environment & education, his work frequently features in international forums.
Winner of the Sony World Photography Award Cannes 2009, his short documentaries have been showcased at more than 50 film festivals globally which includes DOK Leipzig 2024, Durban International Film Festival 2022, IFF Ekotop 2016- Bratislava, DocuTIFF 2016 - Tirana, BJIFF 2016 - China to name a few. Recently, he was selected by Platform Busan 2024, a side bar of Busan International Film Festival, as an emerging filmmaker from Asia.
