Nandini Rao

Nandini Rao started out as a member of the Artists Repertory Theatre company in Bangalore, India. She went on to train at the Oxford School of Drama, also earning a Master's degree in English from the University of Nottingham. In 2021, she was declared the winner of the CANNESFILMS residency program, organised by Vivendi, Canal+ and the Université Côte d'Azur with the aim of nurturing the next generation of screenwriters. She is based in Paris, France.

Nirupa Rao

Nirupa Rao is a botanical artist whose work is inspired by field visits and close collaboration with natural scientists. She has illustrated two books on native flora of south India’s rainforests. She was the 2022 artist-in-residence at Harvard University's Dumbarton Oaks Research Centre; the youngest artist included in Kew Botanical Garden’s Indian Botanical Art; and has been featured in the BBC documentary Nature and Us—A History Through Art. In 2020, she was awarded the National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship to create the film Spirit of the Forest. She is based in Bangalore, India.

Kalp Sanghvi

Kalp Sanghvi is an animation filmmaker graduated from the Indian National Institute of Design. He has worked on projects for clients that include Penguin, Amazon, Sony Entertainment, Animal Planet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2020, he wrote and co-directed the acclaimed animated short WADE. He is based in Sydney, Australia.