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Nicholas Bogner
Affirmative Entertainment
nb@affirment.com
Radha Mehta (she/her) is a civil engineer-turned-filmmaker with an MFA in Film Directing at American Film Institute, and MBA from Kellogg School of Management. She’s a WIF 2025 Directing Fellow, a CAPE Fellow, a Disability Belongs Entertainment Fellow, an UnlockHer Potential Mentee of HeyDay Films, and a voting member of The Recording Academy. Her works stem from personal experience as an Indian first-gen mother raised in the US, exploring themes of motherhood, women empowerment, family business, and dismantling cultural taboos around mental health and disabilities. Radha's award winning films include DOSH (Slamdance Spirit Award, Cannes Lions YDA Nominee, Princess Grace Award Nominee, Jury & Audience Winner of Bengalaru Int'l and Tasveer Film Festivals); Winds of Silence (16Days16Films w/ UN Women, Geena Davis Institute, TimesUp); SŪNNA (CAPE Julia Gouw Grant Winner); Witness (InsideOut RE:Focus Winner, Islamic Scholarship Fund); Standing With Moms (Jury Winner for Women's Voices Now), Evan Ever After (Jury & Audience Winner of Florida Film Festival & Out On Film); and Being Gina (STARZ/Lionsgate/WRAP Top 3 Finalist).
Radha is currently developing 2 feature films:
-ANITYA (Drama; inspired by her award-winning short film DOSH)
-TAKAT (Supernatural Thriller)
Awards & Recognitions
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - George Starks Spirit Award - Slamdance Film Festival #
2025 - WINNER, WITNESS - Telly Award
2024 - WINNER, SŪNNA - CAPE Julia Gouw Grant
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Audience Award - Tasveer Film Festival #
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Jury Award - Bengaluru International Short Film Festival #
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Jury Award - International South Asian Film Festival
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Jury Award - SundarPrize Film Festival
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Jury Award - SignLight International Film Festival
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Jury Award - FilmGood w/ Amazon MGM, Warner Brothers Film Festival
2024 - WINNER, DOSH - Jury Award - New Renaissance Film Festival
2025 - WINNER, STANDING WITH MOMS - Jury Award - Women’s Voices Now Film Festival
2024 - WINNER, WITNESS - InsideOut Film Festival RE:Focus Fund
2024 - WINNER, WITNESS - Islamic Scholarship Fund
2024 - WINNER, WITNESS - Panavision New Filmmaker Grant
2023 - WINNER, WITNESS - Tasveer x Netflix Film Fund #
2023 - TOP 3 FINALIST, BEING GINA - WrapWomen/Variety/STARZ Challenge
2024 - Official Selection, DOSH - AFI Film Festival #
2025 - Official Selection, WITNESS - Raindance Film Festival #
2025 - Official Selection, WITNESS - Slamdance Film Festival #
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Cleveland International Film Festival #
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Florida Film Festival #
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Out on Film Film Festival #
2024 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Tasveer Film Festival #
2024 - Official Competition, DOSH - BronzeLenz Film Festival #
2024 - Official Competition, DOSH - Cannes Lions Young Director Award
2024 - Official Nomination, DOSH - American Society of Cinematographers Student Heritage Award
2025 - Official Selection, WINDS OF SILENCE - Voices With Impact Film Festival w/ VIFF
2025 - Official Selection, WINDS OF SILENCE - 16Days16Films Film Festival w/ UNWomen, BFI
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - InsideOut Film Festival
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Bentonville Film Festival
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - New Filmmaker Los Angeles Film Festival
2025 - Official Competition, WITNESS - Out South Film Festival
2025 - Official Selection, DOSH - Chicago South Asian Film Festival
2025 - Official Selection, DOSH - Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2024 - Official Competition, DOSH - World Cultural Film Festival
2024 - Official Selection, DOSH - South Asian Film Festival Orlando
2024 - Official Competition, DOSH - New Filmmaker Los Angeles Film Festival
2024 - Official Competition, DOSH - New York Indian Film Festival
2024 - Official Competition, DOSH - ReelAbilities Film Festival
2024 - Official Selection, DOSH - NorthEast International Film Festival
2024 - Official Selection, DOSH - Not Your Daddy Films Festival
#Oscar Qualifier