BIO
"The best stories unearth something inside of you. They wake you up, and make you see the world in a new way."
About Anil
I'm an award-winning multi-hyphenate writer, producer, and editor. My family is from Nepal, and I've spent a good amount of time there with family and trekked various parts of the Himalayan Mountains. These transformative experiences gave me an international outlook and allowed me to look at life differently. I graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where I received a Film & Television Degree. I've directed short films, worked in production as an assistant director, script supervisor, and producer, and in post-production as an editor.
Early in my career, I started as a story analyst for Working Title and in creative development at cutting edge places like Ang Lee's old company, Good Machine, and for the director, Kimberly Pierce, where I managed projects already in development while scouting for new material. Since going solo, I spend my time balancing my work in long-form content with freelance work in post-production on commercials. I've worked with many of the top advertising agencies on international campaigns and Superbowl spots for brands such as Apple, Sony, Fiat, Nike, Toyota, Meta, and Chevy.
Frontières Market Selection
THE PALACE - 2022
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Tribeca Film Festival - Best Actor & Best Screenplay Award
COWBOYS - 2020
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Asian Cinema Fund Screenplay Grant
THE PALACE - 2018
Asian Project Market - Busan International Film Festival
THE PALACE - 2018
Film Independent's Fast Track Financing Market
COWBOYS - 2018
Rotterdam International Film Festival - Producer's Lab
A NOBLE AFFAIR - 2017
Athena List Winner for Screenplay
A NOBLE AFFAIR -2016
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Film Independent Fast Track Financing Market
ETHEL - 2016
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Independent Film Project - No Borders Program
ETHEL - 2016
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Gabriel Figueroa Film Fund Award - Los Cabos International Film Festival
ETHEL - 2014
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Film Independent's Producer's Lab
ETHEL - 2011
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Producer's Lab - Diversity Workshop
2011
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Tribeca Film Institute - Sloan Foundation Screenplay Grant
A NOBLE AFFAIR - 2009 & 2011
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New York Foundation for the Arts - Geri Ashur Screenplay Grant