Riverbank Studios Explained

Riverbank Studios
Logo Alt:	Riverbank Studio's Logo
Industry:	Television
Founded:	1973
Founder:	Mike Pandey
Hq Location:	New Delhi, India
Key People:	Mike Pandey, Gautam Pandey, Doel Trivedi
Website:	http://www.riverbankstudios.com/

Riverbank Studios is an independent film production company based in India and founded by the filmmaker and conservationist, Mike Pandey.^[1]

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.^[2] ^[3] Both films received strong positive review and were aired on both Animal Planet and Discovery India.

Television

Ghar Ka Chirag
Khullam Khulla - Kids TV
Ghoomo TVC

Award winning films

The Last Migration ^[4]

Wildscreen Festival, 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^[5]

Wildscreen 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
Wildlife trust of India, Endangered Species Award, 2002
Vatavaran 2003 Prithvi Ratan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Conservation, November 2003
National Award for Best Adventure & Exploration Film, 2005

Vanishing Giants^[6]

Wildscreen Festival, Bristol

Timeless Traveller^[7]

Vatavaran Festival
International Wildlife Film Festival in Albert

Earth Matters^[8]

Golden Giraffe for conservation" International Wildlife Film Festival in Albert

Filmography

Title	Client / Broadcast Channel	Year of Production	Notes
North East Explorer	Arunprabha - Doordarshan	In Pre Production
Jabarkhet \| The forest that came back\|Self Produced/ Jabarkhet Nature Reserve\|In Production\|Copyright Riverbank Studios\|-\|Ecology that Sustains the Tiger\|Films Division of India\|In Production\|\|-\|Seva Mandir\|NGO - Seva Mandir\|In Production\|\|-\|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 Prasar Bharati\|2017\|\|-\|Flood Insurance\|International Water Management Institute\|2017\|\|-\|Learn to Help\|EduMedia School Cinema\|2016\|\|-\|High Altitude Lakes\|Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh\|2015\|\|-\|Forests - Securing the Future\|Forest-PLUS, Tetra Tech, USAID & MoEFCC\|2015\|\|-\|The Western Tragopan - The King of Birds\|Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh\|2015\|\|-\|Gaddis\|Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh\|2015\|\|-\|Teen Safety\|EduMedia School Cinema\|2015\|\|-\|Maruti Suzuki Recruitment\|Maruti Suzuki\|2015\|\|-\|Just Climate Action\|Ministry of Environment and Climate Change\|2015\|\|-\|Touching the lives of Millions\|NTPC\|2015\|\|-\|Pong Dam - Avian Paradise\|Forest Dept. Himachal Pradesh\|2014\|\|-\|Arts & Crafts of Rajasthan\|Department of Tourism Rajasthan\|2013\|\|-\|Lesser Known Destinations of Rajasthan\|Department of Tourism Rajasthan\|2013\|\|-\|Ghoomo - TVC\|Department of Tourism Rajasthan\|2012\|\|-\|Broken Wings\|Self Produced\|2012\|Copyright Riverbank Studios\|-\|Global Tiger Initiative\|World Bank\|2012\|\|-\|Rescued by You\|EduMedia School Cinema\|2012\|\|-\|The Water Energy Nexus\|USAID\|2011\|\|-\|Mangroves - Guardians of the Coast\|IUCN\|2011\|\|-\|Disaster Management\|International Federation of Red Cross\|2009\|\|-\|Ghar ka Chirag TV Series\|Doordarshan 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\|Doordarshan National\|1999 - 2014\|\|-\|The Last Migration\|Self Produced\|1994\|Copyright Riverbank Studios\|} External links Riverbank Studios Website ]

Notes and References

News: Heroes of the Environment. Singh. Madhur. September 22, 2009. TIME Magazine.
News: Gyamo - Queen of The Mountains. The Times of India.
News: Tigers: Looking For Sultan. The Times of India.
News: Mike Pandey wins Green Oscar for The Last Migration. India Today.
News: Shores of Silence. The Hindu. 2000-07-15.
News: The Vanishing Giants. Wildscreen.
News: And the fossil lives on. The Hindu.
Web site: DD'S EARTH MATTERS WINS CONSERVATION AWARD IN FRANCE. Indian Television.