Riverbank Studios is an independent

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company based in India and founded by the filmmaker and conservationist,

Mike Pandey Mike H. Pandey is an Indian film maker, specializing in films about wildlife and the environment. He has won over 300 awards for his work to spread awareness about biodiversity and species conservation, including helping conserve and protect ke ...

History

Riverbank Studios was set up in 1973 by

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. Both films received strong positive review and were aired on both Animal Planet and

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Television

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

Award winning films

The Last Migration *

Wildscreen Festival Wildscreen is a wildlife conservation charity based in Bristol, England. The charity was founded in December 1987 from a trust which had operated since 1982, with the initial aim of encouraging and applauding excellence in the production of nat ...

, 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 *

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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 The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is an Indian nature conservation organisation. WTI was formed in November 1969 in New Delhi, India, as a response to the rapidly deteriorating condition of wildlife in India. WTI is a registered charity in Indi ...

, Endangered Species Award, 2002
Vatavaran
2003 Prithvi Ratan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Conservation, November 2003 *

National Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ...

for Best Adventure & Exploration Film, 2005 Vanishing Giants *

, Bristol Timeless Traveller
Vatavaran
Festival
International Wildlife Film Festival in Albert
Earth Matters * Golden Giraffe for conservation" International Wildlife Film Festival in Albert

Filmography

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, In Production , , - , Seva Mandir , NGO -

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, 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 Prasar Bharati (abbreviated as PB; Hindi: ''Praśar Bharati'', lit. Indian Broadcaster) is India's State media, state-owned public broadcaster, headquartered in New Delhi. It is a Statutory corporation, statutory autonomous body set up by an A ...

, 2017 , , - , Flood Insurance ,

International Water Management Institute The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit international water management research organisation under the CGIAR with its headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and offices across Africa and Asia. Research at the Institute foc ...

, 2017 , , - , Learn to Help
EduMedia School Cinema
, 2016 , , - , High Altitude Lakes , Forest Dept.

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

, 2015 , , - , Forests - Securing the Future , Forest-PLUS,

Tetra Tech Tetra Tech, Inc. is an American consulting and engineering services firm based in Pasadena, California. The company provides consulting, engineering, program management, and construction management services in the areas of water, environment, in ...

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& MoEFCC , 2015 , , - , The Western Tragopan - The King of Birds , Forest Dept.

, 2015 , , - , Gaddis , Forest Dept.

, 2015 , , - , Teen Safety
EduMedia School Cinema
, 2015 , , - , Maruti Suzuki Recruitment ,

Maruti Suzuki Maruti Suzuki India Limited, formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited, is an Indian automobile industry, automobile manufacturer, based in New Delhi. It was founded in 1981 and owned by the Government of India until 2003, when it was sold to the ...

, 2015 , , -
Just Climate Action
, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change , 2015 , , - , Touching the lives of Millions , NTPC , 2015 , , - , Pong Dam - Avian Paradise , Forest Dept.

, 2014 , , - , Arts & Crafts of Rajasthan , Department of Tourism

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

, 2013 , , - , Lesser Known Destinations of Rajasthan , Department of Tourism

, 2013 , , - , Ghoomo - TVC , Department of Tourism

, 2012 , , - , Broken Wings , Self Produced , 2012 , Copyright Riverbank Studios , - , Global Tiger Initiative ,

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

, 2012 , , - , Rescued by You
EduMedia School Cinema
, 2012 , , - , The Water Energy Nexus ,

, 2011 , , - , Mangroves - Guardians of the Coast ,

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

, 2011 , , - , Disaster Management ,

International Federation of Red Cross The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disast ...

, 2009 , , - , Ghar ka Chirag TV Series ,

Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest bro ...

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 ,

National , 1999 - 2014 , , - , The Last Migration , Self Produced , 1994 , Copyright Riverbank Studios

References

External links

Riverbank Studios Website
Film production companies of India