Priya Naresh is a filmmaker living between New Delhi and Ahmedabad.
She freelances as a Reseacher, Writer, Director and Editor for organisations like
DW, Virtual Bharat, UN Women, Unicef, Amazon, Charles Correa Foundation.
For queries or collaborations please reach out to at:
priyanaresh.work(at) gmail.com.
EDUCATION
MA: Docnomads, Erasmus Mundas Scholar, European Joint Masters in Portugal, Hungary, Belgium.
MA: Sociology, Delhi School of Economics.
BA: Symbiosis Centre of Media and Communication.
GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS
2022 Charles Correa Foundation, Nagari Film Competition
2021 Seeds of Peace Film Grant
AWARDS
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT (2022)
WINNER: GOLDEN BIOSCOPE, NAGARI FILM COMPETITION, CHARLES CORREA FOUNDATION, 2022
WINNER: GREEN FILM NETWORK AWARD FOR BEST SHORT GREEN FILM, 2024
All Living Things Environmental Film Festival, 2023
17th Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival, 2023
Changing Climate, Changing Lives, Thailand, 2025
SMALL-TIME CINEMA (2022)
WINNER: 3RD RUNNER UP, BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2023
WINNER: SATYAJIT RAY BRONZE AWARD FOR 3RD BEST DOCUMENTARY, SOUTH ASIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2024
14th International Documentary And Short Film Festival Of Kerala (IDSFFK), 2022
3rd Indian Documentary Film Festival, Bhubaneshwar (IDFFB), 2022
Emami Experimental Film Festival, Kolkata, 2022
Orlando Film Festival, Florida, 2022
Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival, Delhi , 2022
Pame International Film Festival, Nepal, 2022
Smita Patil International Film Festival, Pune, 2022
Signs Film Festival, Kerala, 2023
14th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2023
Thinnai Talkies, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai, 2023
3rd Chalta Phirta Doc Festival, Documentary Association Pakistan, 2023
20th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart, Germany, 2023
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2023
14th Chicago South Asian Film Festival, 2023
18th Tasveer Film Festival, Seattle, USA, 2023
Kelvin Cinema Festival, Shillong, 2023
12th International Film Festival of South Asia, Toronto 2023
10th Siliguri Short and Documentary Film Festival, 2023
Arthshila, Ahmedabad
Harkat Studios, Mumbai
IMAGINARY HOMES (2020)
WINNER: BEST FILM, SHADES INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL,2022
WINNER: SPECIAL JURY MENTION AT KALPANIRJHAR FILM FESTIVAL, KOLKATA, 2021
WINNER: RITWIK GHATAK SILVER AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICITON, SOUTH ASIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2021
WINNER: SPECIAL JURY MENTION, COLOMBO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL, SRI LANKA, 2021
Glass, Meets the Future 2021, UK, USA, JAPAN
FFSI Women's Film Festival in 35 cities across India, 2021
14th Signs Film Festival, 2021
Every Woman Biennial London 2021
Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards (OIFFA), 2021
10th IFFSA Toronto 2021
4th South Asian Short Film Festival 2021
Third Eye Film Festival 2021
Pune Short Film Festival 2021
Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2021
Colombo International Women's film Festival, Sri Lanka, 2021
World Cinema Carnival, 2021
BARSAATI / OUR SHARE OF THE SKY (2017)
WINNER: INTERNATIONAL YOUNG FILMMAKER AWARD, UP AND COMING INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, GERMANY, 2017
Smita Patil Documentary and Short Film Festival, Pune, 2017
TISS Cut.in Student Festival, Mumbai, 2017
14th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival, travelling package, New Delhi, 2018
17th Festival International Du Film Et D'Education, Morocco, 2018
New Voices in Cinema: Short Film Festival by Toto Funds the Arts, Bangalore, 2018
17th Imagine India International Film Festival, Spain, 2018
5th Urban Lens Film Festival, Bangalore, New Delhi, 2018
12th Signs Film Festival, Kerala, 2018
10th Indian Film Festival of Bhubaneswar, 2019
Migration Museum, Godrej Culture Lab, Mumbai, 2019
Ethnographic Film Festival, Hindu College, New Delhi, 2019
Mosiax Film Festival,USA, 2020
Nottingham Arts Mela, UK, 2020
