Profile

Tarunabh Dutta is an accomplished filmmaker with an architecture degree. With over 18 years of experience in the industry, he has completed over 45 projects of various genres such as feature films, web-series, short films, documentaries, music videos, and commercial ads. His films have garnered over 3 million views online on Youtube and other social media channels.

Tarunabh’s passion for filmmaking started while he was studying architecture. He completed his B.Arch graduation in 2008 from the Sir J.J. College of Architecture, after which he started working professionally as a storyboard artist for Disney’s Bollywood film “Zokkomon”.

In 2011, he founded TD Film Studio, where he now works as the Founder Director and Producer of Films and TV Shows. His works have been broadcasted on regional and national television channels. Tarunabh has conducted over 40 filmmaking workshops and screening sessions throughout various leading  schools, colleges and universities of Assam.

Besides filmmaking, Tarunabh also conducts regular ‘Onscreen Acting’ Workshop and provides guaranteed casting roles in his films, to all participants who complete training besides providing a platform to new talents. He has provided acting roles and platform to over 150 actors till date and eight batches of Acting students have already completed their Acting Training with him (2016-2022).

He has worked on several international film projects and commercial video ads. He assisted eminent Film Director Jahnu Barua, in the Ad Campaign for Directorate of Tourism, Assam (2010-11). He also designed the political ads campaign for Indian National Congress Party, for 2014 Assam State Elections, and also designed logos and motion graphics and VFX for Directorate of Assam Tourism – Adventure Tourism Commercial Ads Campaign (2014).

Tarunabh’s short film ‘I am not Crazy’ won third prize in the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival, 2013. His Short Film ‘Lost & Found’ was among the top 25 finalists in Viacom Motion Pictures’ ‘Cineshorts’ Film Competition 2016.

His International Music Video Project ‘Assam Skies'(2019) has been nominated in six international film festivals, and has won the “Outstanding Achievement Award” under Music Video category at Druk International Film Festival (2020) and is also a semi-finalist in London International Motion Picture Awards 2020.

With his wife and better half – Himakhi Dutta as his only assistance behind the camera, Tarunabh has executed and taken complete responsibility of all his film projects’ production work, starting from Script, Storyboarding, Direction, Cinematography, Lighting, Production Management, Assisting, Chroma Shoot, Editing, Color Grading, Sound Mixing, Dubbing, VFX, 3D, Animation, Compositing, Motion Graphics, GFX Posters Titling, till final finished product on his own – with no team or external help from other Studios or professionals.

He has been selected as an official creator/author member of some of the leading Stock Asset Providers of the world, that icludes – Shutterstock, Getty Image, Envato, Ponds5, & Adobe Stock. His Stock Video Footages and photos are available in all these stores for commercial licensing and usage.

In 2021, Tarunabh completed a 105-minute animation web-series – ‘My True Love’ for the recently launched OTT platform ‘NIRI 9’ – a Romantic Comedy, and a first of its kind in Assam. He also completed another two web series recently.

At the end of 2021, he completed his commercial debut project: ‘Avataran’ – which is the first Science Fiction Fantasy Feature Film of Assam, with its production work spanning over 9 years. Boasting State-of-the-art VFX, 3D, CGI and Animation shots, ‘Avataran’ has brought a new revolution in the North-east Region of India.

Tarunabh is a visionary filmmaker who is always exploring new ideas and concepts, but stays grounded with his roots. His dedication to the craft and passion for storytelling make him a force to be reckoned with in the Indian film industry.