Anupam Sharma

Writer / Producer / Director

Anupam is a filmmaker, speaker, and author with a bachelor degree in Films & Theatre, as well as a postgraduate thesis on Indian cinema from the University of NSW. Named as one of the fifty most powerful & influential Australian film professionals by Encore magazine and nominated as the Australia Day ambassador seven years in a row. As the founder of Film & Casting Temple, he leads a team of film professionals that have worked on over 264 projects, including feature films, television serials, music videos, television commercials, and film festivals, between Australia, India, Denmark, USA, and China. Among Anupam's most acclaimed films is 'unINDIAN', starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee. After which he directed an award winning feature length factual -The Run. Anupam is currently in pre-production for his thriller feature film in Victoria titled ‘Honour’.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381615/ http://www.filmsandcastingtemple.com

Claire Haywood

PRODUCER

Claire is an award-winning writer, director and producer who works on projects for her company Wonderland Productions as well as for independent production companies. She has produced a number of television series for local and international broadcasters and streamers.

For Wonderland Productions she recently wrote, directed and edited the 30 minute documentary 'Freeing the Song' for the ABC Compass program. She co-wrote and produced the feature documentary 'The Pink House', winner of Best Australia Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival, 2017. She wrote and directed the 4 part 'Taxi School' (SBS 2009), the documentary, 'Kulka' about Indigenous leader Gordon Briscoe (NITV 2010) and co-wrote and directed the award-winning comedy web series 'Chan & Dee's Drink Tank'. (2021).

Series Producing credits for other production companies include 'Outback Car Hunters' (Discovery Channel), 'Con Girl' (Paramount+), 'Crash Test Mummies & Daddies' (ABC2), the Logie Award-winning series of 'Kings Cross ER' (1 & 2), 'Territory Cops', 'Gold Coast Cops' & 'Kalgoorlie Cops' (Foxtel). Executive Producing credits include 'Unreal Estate' (Ch 9), 'Storm Season' (Ch 10) and 'Gold Coast Cops' (Ch 10). Claire is passionate about telling character-full stories in new and powerful ways that inspire and entertain. A recipient of the South Coast Writers Centre Bundadon Artist-in-Residence Writers Retreat 2023, she is currently writing her first novel.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371826/ http://www.wonderlandproductions.com.au/

Deepti Sachdeva

PRODUCER

Deepti is a content producer based in Sydney. With over a decade of experience in producing screen content she has created award-winning television programs, short films, editorial projects, narrative films, animations, illustrations, games and online digital experiences in Asia and Australia. Most recently she is has co-produced 'The Run' - a documentary about the test of human spirit featuring Pat Farmer.

Her core skills are in consulting, producing story driven integrated content and driving brand propositions through social media. She was the social media manager for the first film produced by the Australia-India Film Fund - 'unINDIAN' starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chaterjee.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7302491/

Karin Steininger

CO-WRITER / EDITOR

Karin Steininger, a highly creative multi-award-winning documentary and drama documentary editor, has gifted 'Bollywood Downunder' with her editing talent. Recognised for her creative storytelling craft as an editor, Karin has worked as an editor on the American Academy Award (Oscar) winning feature documentary “Anne Frank Remembered” and has accumulated a plethora of film awards for her empowering work including an International Emmy and an Australian Walkley. Karin’s strong storytelling skills and years of experience for crafting films with a rich visual aesthetic has led her to a diverse portfolio of global credits from international networks such as Discovery and the History Channel in the US, the BBC and C4 in The UK, and the ABC and SBS in Australia.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826112/

Anuya Chauhan Kudecha

Executive Producer

Billoo Sandhu

Executive Producer

Chandru Tolani

Executive Producer

Dr. Shailja Tewari

Executive Producer

Dr. Shailja Tewari is an Endocrinologist admitted to the Royal Australian College of Physicians in 2007. She has been a regular supporter of the creative sector investing time, energy, resources, and money in the Australian screen sector.

Jacqui Miller-Charlton MBE

Executive Producer

An inspirational leader who gets things done. Jacqui has travelled the world since 1994 in the name of exports and international trade culminating in an MBE in the Queen’s 2013 New Year Honours List for Services to Industry and International Trade.

Having blazed a trail and built a globally recognised brand within the male dominated construction industry, Jacqui is passionate about the business of business. She is a determined professional who wants to make a difference to those she works with and for. She has achieved a great many firsts throughout her extensive career and led the charge which saw her family manufacturing business become the world’s leading force within its product sector.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9742989/ https://www.jacquimillermbe.com/

Jannine Barnes

Executive Producer / Line Producer

Producer Jannine Barnes established Happening Films in 2000 and has worked in the Australian Film Industry for over 15 years in various guises including production manager and production accountant on many well known Australian feature films and broadcast documentaries. She has always had the ambition and passion for feature film and DOWNRIVER is the debut film for both her and her production company HAPPENING FILMS. Jannine has previously produced 15 short films including the Screen Australia Springboard short film The Wilding which premiered in 2012 at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Hot Shots funded Deep Storage which won the Best Short Film Award at Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival in May.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379244/

Kartik Mohandas

Executive Producer

Lisa Duff

Executive Producer

A Film and Television Executive with a MA (Communications) and a Juris Doctor Degree, Lisa has extensive experience producing feature films, feature documentaries, short drama and documentary for broadcast. Lisa was nominated for an AACTA award for Last Cab to Darwin in 2015 and recipient of the International WIFTS award for diversity for work on Unindian in 2016. She has also been a Senior Investment Manager at Screen Australia in Production Investment (Drama) for 4 years and Documentary for 1 year.

She has also worked as a Film and Television course co-ordinator/teacher and tutor for the Eora Centre (Tafe NSW), UNSW and Macquarie University.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1189191/

Meit Shah

Executive Producer

Pritesh Raniga

Executive Producer

Ritesh Kudecha

Executive Producer

Shallu Kundra

Executive Producer

Shallu has a Bachelor in Commerce and CertIV in MB. She is a seasoned finance professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry. Her extensive expertise in loans and financing has earned her an unrivaled reputation among her clients and peers. Recognized for her outstanding contributions, Shallu has been awarded by the industry throughout the years for excellence further cementing her position as a leader in the field.

As a forward-thinking visionary, Shallu always keeps an eye on the horizon, helping her clients build a robust and secure financial portfolio that facilitates long-term growth. Her dedication and exceptional work ethic have landed her being recognised as Platinum and premium broker with banks of Australia, a testament to her unwavering commitment to providing the best possible service.

Bharath Bhoola

Executive Producer

Manish Sunderjee

Executive Producer

Sadhana Jethanandani

Archival Producer

Nilakshi Sengupta

Consultant Producer

Racheal Rauch

Production Executive

Racheal is an enthusiastic individual with an unflappable, can-do attitude. Racheal is internationally experienced, having worked as the Acquisitions and Sales Coordinator for Bankside Films in London. She has over 7 years experience in both Film and TV having worked in various aspects of the business in London, Sydney, and Dubai.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2803945/

Shubha Shetty

Consultant Producer (India)

Aditee Hardikar

Production Coordinator & Research

Elisabeth Koernicke

Development & Production Coordinators

Sana Panghal

Production Support

Max Norington

Production Support & Research

Mansi Purohit

PRODUCTION (INDIA), RESEARCH AND TRANSCRIPTION

Aishani Hajare

RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION (INDIA)

Casey Ventura

Researcher

Kate Wild

Consultant Researcher

Shiobhan Moilan

Consultant Researcher

TJ Hamilton

Researcher

Armando Cordoba

Investigative Research

EPR

Rapper

Arijit Singh

Singer / Composer

Brett Aplin

Music

Brett is an AFI and APRA Screen Music Award winning screen composer known for his collaborative approach, efficiency and versatility across multiple genres and media.

A classically trained pianist, he has scored more than 50 films including features and documentaries, many of them highly acclaimed and awarded internationally, co-composed over 26 hours of television drama, and co-composed over 43 hours of children’s television across 4 series.

His music has been heard locally on ABC1, SBS, Network Ten, Channel 7, STAN and internationally on BBC, National Geographic, Animal Planet, The History Channel, ZDF, Discovery, Netflix, Nickelodeon and many many more.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1644789/ https://brettaplin.com.au/

Burkhard von Dallwitz

Music

Internationally acclaimed, Burkhard Dallwitz is regarded as one of Australia’s leading screen composers.

Since 1984, Burkhard has worked as a composer for feature films and television drama, and throughout his career has received multiple international and local screen music awards and nominations from APRA/AGSC, AACTA and ARIA Awards including winning the Golden Globe and Chicago Film Critics’ Award for 'The Truman Show', the APRA award for Best Television Theme for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, many awards and nominations for the 'Underbelly' franchise, the ABC mini-series 'The Secret River' and Peter Weir’s feature film 'The Way Back'. Other scores include 'Wolf Creek' for STAN, and the critically acclaimed SBS series 'Sunshine'.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0902129/ http://burkharddallwitz.com.au

Dmitri Golovko

Music

Dmitri Golovko is an award-winning music composer and sound designer. For more than a decade he’s been creating soundtracks for feature films, documentaries, TV shows, commercials and video-games.

With a constantly expanding credit list, he’s become an evolving talent whose award-winning music has been attached to a large number of projects. Dmitri has worked with production companies, directors and advertising agencies from across the globe; from Los Angeles to Sydney, to Berlin. Music is his passion and so he tackles every new project and opportunity with unbridled energy and enthusiasm.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3283743/ https://www.dgmusic.tv/

Salim Sulaiman

Music (Bollywood sequence)

Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade having scored for movies such as 'Chak De! India', 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' and 'Fashion'. The musical duo collaborated with South African singer Loyiso Bala and Kenyan singer and songwriter Eric Wainaina to record the anthem for 2010 FIFA World Cup. The duo has introduced a unique initiative called Merchant Records that aims to produce and release a diverse repertoire of music in collaboration with some of the finest artists and also give young musicians, talented composers, and upcoming artists a platform to showcase their talent.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8196284/

Casimir Dickson ACS

Supervising DOP

With over 24 years experience, Casimir is an award-winning cinematographer based in Sydney, Australia. Casimir's extensive experience shows on set, with his calm, problem solving and hardworking demeanour. Casimir has worked his way up the ranks of the camera department from clapper loader, focus puller to camera operator and the last 12 years as director of photography. Casimir has worked on content pieces for many local and international products, documentaries (BBC, Nat Geo and Discovery channel) and Australian and international films. He brings passion, enthusiasm, creativity and technical experience to every job. Casimir welcomes all projects both big and small. His creativity and experience in selecting great crew and specialised equipment ensures all projects are a success.

Leo Verjin Raj

MAIN CAMERA OPERATOR (MUMBAI)

Jen Kerrison

MAIN CAMERA OPERATOR (LONDON)

John Doggett- Williams

MAIN CAMERA OPERATOR (CANNES)

Gaganpreet Singh

MAIN CAMERA OPERATOR (CANNES, MUMBAI, SWITZERLAND)

James Hyams

MAIN CAMERA OPERATOR (BRISBANE)

Aakash Subramaniam

MAIN CAMERA OPERATOR (MUMBAI)

Ryan Gaskett

Main Camera Operator (Melbourne)

Ryan Gaskett is an independant filmmaker, based in Melbourne, Australia. He is the director of Ava Grace Productions, a production company that specializes in Documentary, Music Videos & Cinematic Promotional Videos. After studying for his Film & Televison Production degree at JMC Academy, Ryan started his company in 2012, going on to produce works for music artists such as Gotye, The Basics, Cog, and promotional videos for Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, and brands such as Chrystler, Infiniti, Zagami, AFL, Stihl and more. Ryan produced and directed a music show called 'The Songroom', which won and Antenna Award for Best Music Program in 2019. His latest release has been a project in the works for almost ten years, a feature length documentary on the life of Australian chainsaw artist Leigh Conkie which won numerous international awards including Best Documentary and Best First Time director at the Los Angeles Film Awards and Best Documentary at Sanctuary International Film Festival.

www.avagraceproductions.com

Susan Lumsdon

Main Camera Operator (Sydney)

Susan Lumsdon is an award-winning Director of Photography based in Sydney, Australia working both internationally and locally. She recently won Best Cinematography for the documentary 'John Farrow – Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows' at the Nice International Film Festival. Susan has a diverse range of expertise in drama & documentaries with three International Netflix drama series and four feature films to her credit as well as six international documentary series for ABC TV, Discovery & Disney +.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3025370/

Rob Serroff

SENIOR ONLINE EDITOR & POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Derek Allan

Sound Design & Mix

ZigZag Post

Post Production Services by

Nik Gohain (40 Graphix)

Title design, animation and Motion Graphics

Kelly Cameron

Associate Editor

Antoinette Ford

ADDITIONAL EDITING CONSULTANT

Guy Hellier

ADDITIONAL EDITING

Josh Mott

Assistant Editor

Durraiya Hasta (Digital Fix)

Digital Marketing

Nixco (Fiona Nix)

PUBLICIST

Sonia Rannou

PR Consultant (Cannes)

Parull Gossain

PR Consultant (India)

Count Out Loud

Accounting Services

Nina Prokhorova

Bookkeeper In House Accountant

Nina joined the TEMPLE team in October 2018. With over 30 years of experience as an accountant, new to the film industry she has embraced this new challenge with enthusiasm and confidence.

Money Penny

Accounting services by

Janine Pearce

Legal

Janine received her law degree from Columbia University School of Law in New York. She practiced in the areas of securities, mergers / acquisitions and intellectual property for 6 years at the New York and Tokyo offices of Cleary Gottlieb, a leading international law firm. Thereafter, she worked at the New York offices of Showtime Networks, where she managed television distribution contracts and advised on advertising, antitrust, copyright and trademark law.

In 1998, she moved to Australia and worked at the Film Finance Corporation (predecessor to Screen Australia) in Sydney as Legal Manager advising on the company’s investments in feature films and television drama until 2006. She subsequently joined an entertainment boutique helmed by Nina Stevenson. Since 2008 she has operated a sole practice, JP Media Law + Consulting, where she represents creators, financiers and producers of media projects and advises on all aspects of contract and copyright law, financing and distribution.

Janine acted as Executive Producer on several feature films, including 'Road Train', 'The Reef', and 'Rip Tide' with several more in development. She is qualified to practice in Australia and the United States.

Michael Easton

Consultant Lawyer