Riverbank Studios is an independent

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company based in India and founded by the filmmaker and conservationist, Mike Pandey.

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

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and Discovery India.

Television

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

Award winning films

The Last Migration *

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, 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 *

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

National Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian P ...

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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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

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

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

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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 ,

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, 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

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, 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 ,

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, 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) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ...

, 2011 , , - , Disaster Management , International Federation of Red Cross , 2009 , , - , Ghar ka Chirag TV Series ,

Doordarshan Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and B ...

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