Our Faculty
Rochak Sahu
An alumnus of the most prestigious film school in India FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), Global Ranking 7th. A creative soul, known for the unique & experimental style. A winner of multiple awards as filmmaker, scriptwriter & as and instructor.
Education
Education
- Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) Direction, 2015
- Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences ( HARVARD UNIVERSITY), Online certificate Course in Tangible Things (Pursuing)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITx), online certificate course in Becoming an Entrepreneur (Pursuing)
- National Film Archival of India (NFAI), Film Appreciation
- University of Delhi (DU), Certificate in Career Counseling & Adult Education.
- B.U. State Government Institute, B. Tech in Computer Science.
Work and Interests
Work and Interests
- Business unit production manager and coordination for country of India, BTV Management & Productions, LLC US & Canada
- Film Director & Script Writer (Freelancer). iRealities Technology Pvt. Ltd. ( Written 22 Short films script, Directed 8 Short Films. This project was produced by prestigious TATA Group)
- Screenwriter, Director & Project Head 2017 Akino {It was a start-up where I worked on multiple projects.}
- Assistant Director, Voot app web series 2016, launched a web series called “Chinese Bhasad.”
- Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Executive – Post Producer, Conceptualizer & Project Head. Central University of Rajasthan {Played multiple roles in this Central Government Film Project. This film was produced by the Central Government of India and is screened on a prestigious television platform on DD National (Doordarshan)
- Executive Producer & Project Head Raizada Film Company
Oct 2018 – Jan 2019. {This was an International Docu-Drama feature film project, produced by USA based producer, a political film about Aam Aadmi Party.} - Creative Consultant Zee Learn Private Limited Sep 2018 – 2019 {Worked as a creative consultant in this Asia’s No.1 & fastest growing network.}
- Creative Director ( Freelancer ) Apollo Hospitals Dec 2017 – Feb 2018 (Worked as a creative director in this medical web series produced by Apollo Group.)
- Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Conceptualizer, Executive – Post Producer & Project Head. Nayamigro Fashion Media April 2019 – Jan 2020 {It was an Independent film project and an Indo-German collaboration}
- Ads Director & Project Head (Freelancer) Phuture Studio Feb 2020 Product: Fotosoto application (Android based)
- Director, Project Head & Conceptualizer (Freelancer) VIPs Delhi Dec 2019 – Feb 2020. (Worked for their Commercial Promotional Film)
- Director & Project Head at Kinderpass Kick-Starter Sep – Oct 2019 {worked for the AD film of this Singapore based company} Product: wobble (tummy toys)
- Executive Producer, Mohan Azad Workshop Jan – Feb 2019 {Worked as an Executive producer in this promotional film.}
- International Film festival Doctor Part-time
- Consultant in content acquisition for OTT platforms Part-time
- Director, Script Writer, Project Head, Creative Producer & Conceptualizer (Freelancer) Rotalia Studios 2015 – Present, Worked on many projects like Feature Films, Short Films, Web-series, Documentaries, Ads, Music Videos etc.
- Jury Head at an intra-college film festival, IIT Kanpur Jan 2020
Achievements
Achievements
- Awarded by renowned personalities like Madhur Bhandarkar, Leena Yadav, Umesh Kulkarni, Anand Patwardhan, Prateek Babbar, Aditi Gowitrikar & Ministers.
- Worked as a Filmmaking & Video Production Instructor in more than 20+ prestigious film & media Institutions & Universities.
- Worked as a jury member in three Film festivals.
- Approximately 50+ months work experience as Filmmaking & Direction Instructor.
- Designed & planned the syllabus & structure of two film schools.
- We have educated more than 2000+ students till now.
- Worked as a jury member in three Film festivals.
- Written & conceptualised two Feature Films, Two Web Series, 30 Short Films etc.
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Recognition
- Multiple Award Winning Film-Maker (100+)
- Nominated for prestigious ‘Golden Fox Award (GFA) 2020’
- Nominated for prestigious ‘GSF Award Cannes 2020’
- Nominated for prestigious ‘Starlight Film Awards’
- Nominated for prestigious ‘Prisma Award, Rome’
- Recognised as ” Innovator Around The World” by ‘Beijing International Film Festival’
- Nominated for prestigious ” China Academy Awards for Documentary Film(CAADF)”
- Nominated in ” LIFT-OFF GLOBAL NETWORK SESSIONS 2020, Hollywood.
- Recognised as “Talent-track of the year 2018”
