Pranab Aich is an internationally recognized documentary photographer and filmmaker from India.
Winner of the Sony World Photography Award Cannes 2009 for his work on the environment, his stint as a volunteer with NGOs shaped his early work as a filmmaker.
Highlighting issues related to health, education, environment and human-rights, his work is featured in international media and film festivals.
He founded his production house, Studiowaala Films in his native state Odisha, to help regional art and talent reach the global audience.
Some of his popular short documentaries are City's Step Child (2013), I have a Colored Dream (2014), Torch (2022) & Manayun My Wonderland (2022).
Nanda Master'nka Chatasali, is his debut feature film. It is a documentary biography on India's Free Education icon Teacher Centenarian Padma Shri Nanda Prusty.