About

First Name

Richa

Last Name

Rudola

Username

richa

Role(s)

Director, Writer

Identity

Woman

Pronouns

She/Her

Location

US: New York

Available For

Screenwriter, Director, Producer

Bio

Richa is an award-winning NYC-based filmmaker. Films were not a big part of Richa’s childhood growing up in India, but it wasn’t until pursuing a statistics graduate degree in the U.S that she discovered independent and foreign cinema and fell in love with the medium. Her first short film, TAAZA KHOON (FRESH BLOOD), screened at Nashville Film Festival, winning 8 awards across 28 film festivals and is available on Amazon Prime and Shorts TV India. Her latest short film THE SEAL won the 2019 Future of Film is Female grant and is currently enjoying a successful run on the festival circuit. She has also directed and acted in short films and Off Broadway plays. She is currently developing a TV series about data science, astrology and dreams.

Richa’s scripts have placed in Oscars-qualifying festivals and competitive screenwriting labs such as HollyShorts, Nashville, Stowe Narrative Lab, ScreenCraft, and Shore Scripts. She is a strong proponent for increasing diversity in storytelling and serves as the Vice President of Development for NYC Women Filmmakers, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women in film. A storyteller at heart, she enjoys stories of courage.

Awards

2020 Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition: Best TV Drama Pilot; 2019 Future Of Film Is Female Grant Winner; 2018 Queens World Film Festival Emerging Filmmaker Award; 2017 World Music Independent Film Festival Best First Time Director

Ethnicity

South Asian

Languages

English, Hindi, Urdu

Available to travel?

Yes

Email

richa.rudola@gmail.com

Website

http://www.richarudola.com

Company

Angel Fuzz Productions LLC