Riverbank Studios

Riverbank Studios
IndustryTelevision
Founded1973
FounderMike Pandey
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Key people
Mike Pandey, Gautam Pandey, Doel Trivedi
Websitehttp://www.riverbankstudios.com/

Riverbank Studios is an independent film production company based in India and founded by the filmmaker and conservationist, Mike Pandey.[1]

History

Riverbank Studios was set up in 1973 by Mike Pandey in New Delhi and was one of the first film studios in North India at the time. Many feature films, Ad films and Television series were both shot on the premises of the studio and post produced as well. Over the years the studio has leaned towards making conservation driven wildlife films and has been committed to creating awareness generating content.

The studio produces television series, wildlife films and has recently ventured to online content, producing their first 360-degree film on a Nature Reserve in India. In 2017, they produced two films which were broadcast on Animal Planet India - Looking for Sultan and Gyamo - Queen of the Mountains.[2][3] Both films received strong positive review and were aired on both Animal Planet and Discovery India.

Television

  • Ghar Ka Chirag
  • Khullam Khulla - Kids TV
  • Ghoomo TVC

Award winning films

The Last Migration [4]

  • Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK – 1994
  • Spirit Of Wilderness, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA – 1994
  • Care For Nature Award, International World Wildlife Fund, Bangalore, India.
  • Special Jury Award, International Video Festival (IVFest), Trivandrum – 1995
  • We The People, South Africa.

Shores of Silence[5]

  • Wildscreen Festival, Bristol
  • The Citta Di Toronto at the Cinemambiente Award - 2001
  • The 6th Sichuan TV Festival, China - 2001
  • The Honour of Knowledge Award at Bratislava, Slovakia - 2001
  • The Golden Jury Award, Worldfest, Houston- 2002
  • The Rolls-Royce, Commonwealth Broadcasting Award, UK- 2002
  • Ecofilm, Award in the Category of Documentary, Oct 2002
  • Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Award, Nov 2002
  • Wildlife trust of India, Endangered Species Award, 2002
  • Vatavaran 2003 Prithvi Ratan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Conservation, November 2003
  • National Award for Best Adventure & Exploration Film, 2005

Vanishing Giants[6]

Timeless Traveller[7]

Earth Matters[8]

  • Golden Giraffe for conservation" International Wildlife Film Festival in Albert

Filmography

Title Client / Broadcast Channel Year of Production Notes
North East Explorer Arunprabha - Doordarshan In Pre Production
Jabarkhet | The forest that came back Self Produced/ Jabarkhet Nature Reserve In Production Copyright Riverbank Studios
Ecology that Sustains the Tiger Films Division of India In Production
Seva Mandir NGO - Seva Mandir In Production
Looking for Sultan Self Produced/ Animal Planet India 2017 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Gyamo - Queen of the Mountains Self Produced/ Animal Planet India 2017 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Soil Health Card Prime Minister’s Office and Prasar Bharati 2017
Flood Insurance International Water Management Institute 2017
Learn to Help EduMedia School Cinema 2016
High Altitude Lakes Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh 2015
Forests - Securing the Future Forest-PLUS, Tetra Tech, USAID & MoEFCC 2015
The Western Tragopan - The King of Birds Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh 2015
Gaddis Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh 2015
Teen Safety EduMedia School Cinema 2015
Maruti Suzuki Recruitment Maruti Suzuki 2015
Just Climate Action Ministry of Environment and Climate Change 2015
Touching the lives of Millions NTPC 2015
Pong Dam - Avian Paradise Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh 2014
Arts & Crafts of Rajasthan Department of Tourism Rajasthan 2013
Lesser Known Destinations of Rajasthan Department of Tourism Rajasthan 2013
Ghoomo - TVC Department of Tourism Rajasthan 2012
Broken Wings Self Produced 2012 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Global Tiger Initiative World Bank 2012
Rescued by You EduMedia School Cinema 2012
The Water Energy Nexus USAID 2011
Mangroves - Guardians of the Coast IUCN 2011
Disaster Management International Federation of Red Cross 2009
Ghar ka Chirag TV Series Doordarshan National 2006 - 2009 India Broadcast Right Riverbank Studios
Kurumbas - Children of the Blue Mountains Self Produced 2005 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Vanishing Giants Self Produced 2004 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Shores of Silence Self Produced 2004 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Timeless Traveller Self Produced 2003 Copyright Riverbank Studios
Earth Matters TV Series Doordarshan National 1999 - 2014
The Last Migration Self Produced 1994 Copyright Riverbank Studios

References

  1. ^ Singh, Madhur (September 22, 2009). "Heroes of the Environment". TIME Magazine.
  2. ^ "Gyamo - Queen of The Mountains". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Tigers: Looking For Sultan". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Mike Pandey wins Green Oscar for The Last Migration". India Today.
  5. ^ "Shores of Silence". The Hindu. 2000-07-15.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "The Vanishing Giants". Wildscreen.
  7. ^ "And the fossil lives on". The Hindu.
  8. ^ "DD'S EARTH MATTERS WINS CONSERVATION AWARD IN FRANCE". Indian Television.