Sweta Rai Explained

Sweta Rai
Occupation:Film producer
entrepreneur
film director
Organization:Indo Holly Films
Diverse Cinema

Sweta Rai is an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur who is based in United States.[1] [2] [3]

Film career

She runs her own film production company called Indo Holly Films and over-the-top content platform Diverse Cinema.[4] [5] Sweta has a Master of Fine Arts degree in producing from the American Film Institute[6] and she was one of the jury members of the 17th Beverly Hills Film Festival.[7]

Sweta Rai was one of the producers for Surviving the Wild, featuring Jon Voight and Jamie Kennedy.[8] Later, she worked as a supervising producer on the 2020 Hallmark Channel feature film J.L. Family Ranch 2: The Wedding Gift featuring James Caan, Bo Derek, and Trevor Donovan.[9] She has also worked as a co-producer and executive producer for some other films.[10] [11] [12]

In 2020, She produced, and directed a documentary feature film called A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland[13] based on COVID-19 pandemic.[14] [15] [16] The film was also in the race for the 93rd Academy Awards.[17]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
ProducerDirectorWriter
2018Surviving the WildCo-producer
Directed by Patrick Alessandrin
Co-produced by Steven Paul, Patrick Alessandrin, Vail Bloom, and Michael Givens.
2020JL Family Ranch: The Wedding GiftSupervising producer
It is the sequel to JL Ranch (2016)
Featuring Bo Derek, Skyler Shaye, James Caan, Dylan Walsh, Jon Voight and Abby Brammell.
2020A Pandemic: Away from the MotherlandFilm was in the race for the 93rd Academy Awards[18]
TBAShadesAbout skin complexion biases that women face in different parts of the world.

Awards and accolades

In 2022, she was awarded Women Impact Tech award by American Business Women’s Association as a part of American Business Women's Day.[4] [19]

Notes and References

  1. News: Divya Kala Bhavani . A glimpse into the lives of Indian doctors fighting COVID-19 in the US . 10 November 2023. The Hindu. 25 June 2020.
  2. News: Jayashree Narayanan . Five Indian doctors in US tell their pandemic story in a documentary. 10 November 2023. The Indian Express. 20 July 2020.
  3. Web site: MP CM discusses portrayal of women empowerment in cinema with filmmaker Shweta Rai . 10 November 2023 . . 1 March 2021 . en.
  4. News: Indian-origin CEO bags Women Impact Tech award. 10 November 2023. The Hans India. 23 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Diverse Cinema: ओटीटी पर भारत की बेटी का बड़ा प्रयोग, NFT के जरिये फिल्में बेच सकेंगे दुनिया भर के निर्माता . 10 November 2023 . Amar Ujala. hi.
  6. Web site: Alumni Connection . 10 November 2023. en-US. American Film Institute.
  7. Web site: THE 17TH ANNUAL BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL – JURY MEMBERS. 10 November 2023. Beverly Hills Film Festival.
  8. Web site: N'Duka . Amanda . 2018-01-11 . Screen Media Acquires Sophie Turner-Starring ‘Josie’; Jon Voight’s ‘Surviving The Wild’ Lands At SP Releasing . 10 November 2023 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Magazine . Brown Girl . 2020-11-25 . Hollywood Film Producer and Entrepreneur Sweta Rai Makes Waves With her Lockdown Film . 10 November 2023. Brown Girl Magazine . en-US.
  10. Web site: Mahanta . Jutikaa . 2018-12-02 . SWETA RAI, AN INDIAN MAKING HISTORY WITH BACK TO BACK HOLLYWOOD MOVIE RELEASES AS A PRODUCER . 10 November 2023 . bollywoodcouch.com.
  11. Web site: Ten Women Of Indian Origin Making Us Proud During The COVID-19 Pandemic. 10 November 2023. SheThePeople.
  12. Web site: Hollywood Director Shweta Rai meets CM . 2 March 2021. 10 November 2023 . The Hitavada.
  13. Web site: Rodriguez . Liz . 2020-10-10 . A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland . 10 November 2023 . Movie Marker . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2020-10-11 . A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland – Sweta Rai . 10 November 2023. DC Life Magazine . en-US.
  15. Web site: Jennie Kermode . A Pandemic: Away From The Motherland – Review. 10 November 2023. eyeforfilm.co.uk. 15 October 2020.
  16. News: Tushaar Kuthiala . Unsung heroes: NRI Sweta Rai’s documentary highlights stellar efforts of Indian-origin doctors during the pandemic. 10 November 2023. connectedtoindia.com. 23 October 2020.
  17. Web site: Carey . Patrick Hipes,Matthew . Hipes . Patrick . Carey . Matthew . 2021-01-28 . Oscars: Documentary Feature Entries Shatter Record; Animated Feature, International Films In Running Confirmed . 10 November 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
  18. News: Pandemic documentary by Sweta Rai on COVID-19 doctors living away from their motherland filmed from a Los Angeles apartment during strict LA-lockdown. 10 November 2023. dclifemagazine.com.
  19. Web site: Diverse Cinema Founder SwetaRai Wins Women Impact Tech Award . 10 November 2023 . womenentrepreneurindia.com. en-US.

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