Sweta Rai (Film producer)
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Sweta Rai is a Hollywood film producer and entrepreneur. She is the Founder & CEO of Diverse Cinema, an Over-the-top media service, and a film production company Indo Holly Films.[1][2][3]
Early life
Rai's father, Dr. Surendra Kumar Rai, Ph.D., D.Litt. is a professor of political science and author of books.[4][5] Her mother, Anita Rai, is a professor of Hindi literature, a newspaper columnist in the 80s, and a radio artist.[6] Sweta Rai has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Producing from the American Film Institute (AFI).[7][8]
Career
She worked as a TV Newscaster in India. She then worked for the Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific in Singapore as a Distribution Executive and was also designated as their Global Diversity Ambassador.[9]
Rai was one of the producers for Surviving the Wild, featuring Jon Voight and Jamie Kennedy.[10] Later, she worked as a Supervising Producer on the Hallmark Channel feature film J.L. Family Ranch 2: The Wedding Gift (2020) featuring James Caan, Bo Derek, and Trevor Donovan.
Some of her other produced feature films are The Ghost Beyond (featuring Trevor Donovan), Orphan Horse (featuring Eva LaRue, Jon Voight), Heaven & Hell a.k.a Reverse Heaven (featuring Burt Ward).[11]
In the year 2020, Rai produced, and directed a documentary feature film called “A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland,” featuring the lives of immigrant doctors from the early days of the Pandemic.[12][13] This film featured USA’s first COVID double lung transplant surgeon and four other immigrant doctors. The film was released on Apple TV and other OTT platforms and was also in the race for the 93rd Academy Awards.[14]
Rai set up a diversity streaming channel Diverse Cinema. In March 2021, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan showed his support of the film production company following a meeting with Rai.[15][16] The films being streamed as of 2022 are Cross-cultural communication.
References
- ↑ Staff, The Editorial (2020-10-11). "A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland - Sweta Rai". DC Life Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ "Diverse Cinema: ओटीटी पर भारत की बेटी का बड़ा प्रयोग, NFT के जरिये फिल्में बेच सकेंगे दुनिया भर के निर्माता". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ↑ Standard, Business (2022-08-09). "Hollywood Film Producer, Silicon Valley Tech-Entertainment Entrepreneur Sweta Rai Launches Diverse Cinema, An OTT Channel on India's Independence Day". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Dr Surendra Kumar Rai | Ph.D., D.Litt | Author". Dr Surendra Kumar R. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Trends in India". India Posts English. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ Magazine, Brown Girl; Magazine, Brown Girl (2020-11-25). "Hollywood Film Producer and Entrepreneur Sweta Rai Makes Waves With her Lockdown Film". Brown Girl Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ "Alumni Connection". Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ↑ Mahanta, Jutikaa (2018-12-02). "SWETA RAI, AN INDIAN MAKING HISTORY WITH BACK TO BACK HOLLYWOOD MOVIE RELEASES AS A PRODUCER". Bollywood Couch. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ↑ "Ten Women Of Indian Origin Making Us Proud During The COVID-19 Pandemic - SheThePeople TV". Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ↑ N'Duka, Amanda; N'Duka, Amanda (2018-01-11). "Screen Media Acquires Sophie Turner-Starring 'Josie'; Jon Voight's 'Surviving The Wild' Lands At SP Releasing". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Liz (2020-10-10). "A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland". Movie Marker. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ↑ Staff, The Editorial (2020-10-11). "A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland - Sweta Rai". DC Life Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ↑ Bhavani, Divya Kala (2020-06-25). "'A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland' offers glimpses into the personal lives of Indian doctors fighting COVID-19 in the United States". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ Carey, Patrick Hipes,Matthew; Hipes, Patrick; Carey, Matthew (2021-01-28). "Oscars: Documentary Feature Entries Shatter Record; Animated Feature, International Films In Running Confirmed". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Hollywood Director Shweta Rai meets CM". www.thehitavada.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "MP CM discusses portrayal of women empowerment in cinema with filmmaker Shweta Rai | Entertainment". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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