Represented talent
Neha Srivastava
Writer · Director · Producer
Award-winning writer and director of Fairy Dress, Game and Daayen: The Hunted.
Biography
Writer and director
Neha Srivastava is a writer, director and producer with more than 25 years in creative writing, including 13 years in advertising, where she wrote for more than 20 brands. Her micro-fiction and poetry have been published in anthologies.
Her screenplays include the mystery thriller Daayen: The Hunted, the romantic comedy A Sip of Your Coffee and Mukti, and she wrote, produced and directed Game. Her screenwriting and films have won awards and selections at international festivals, including a Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston.
She studied English at Rajasthan University, holds an MBA from IIRM Jaipur and studied screenwriting with Carl Schoenfeld in Oxford. Alongside filmmaking she teaches underprivileged children.
She is developing Fairy Dress and Game with The Film Co-Operative.
Representation: Nuala Quinn-Barton (@nualaqb), The Film Co-Operative
Filmography
Credits and projects
- Pre-production · FeatureWriter · Director
- In development · FeatureWriter · Director · Producer
- ScriptWriter
- Feature · Script · Mystery thrillerWriter
- Feature · Script · Romantic comedyWriter
Recognition
Awards and selections
Neha’s films and screenplays have earned 10 festival wins and placements, including a Platinum Remi Award at WorldFest-Houston and First Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival for Fairy Dress.
- Winner · 2023Rhode Island International Film FestivalFirst Prize, Flickers’ International Vision Award · Fairy Dress
- Winner · 2023WorldFest-HoustonPlatinum Remi Award · Fairy Dress
- Winner · 2023Manhattan International Film FestivalBest Foreign Film · Fairy Dress
- Winner · 2023Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay CompetitionBest Screenplay · Fairy Dress
- Winner · 2023IndieX Film FestivalBest Director (Female) · Orange Sun
- Winner · 2022Dadasaheb Phalke International Film FestivalBest Script · A Sip of Your Coffee
- 2nd Place · 2022Paris Film FestivalBest Script · A Sip of Your Coffee
- Winner · 2021Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture AwardsCritics’ Choice Award, Best Feature Screenplay · Daayen: The Hunted
- Winner · 2021Tagore International Film FestivalOutstanding Achievement Award, Women’s Films · Daayen: The Hunted
- 2nd Place · 2021Multi Dimension Independent Film FestivalBest Indie Film · Daayen: The Hunted
Also nominated for Best Feature Film at the Wales International Film Festival (Fairy Dress), Best Screenplay at the Berlin International Art Film Festival (A Sip of Your Coffee) and Best Thriller at the LA Independent Women Film Awards (Daayen: The Hunted).