- Jasmine Jaisinghani is a versatile figure in the Los Angeles film community, established as an independent filmmaker and consultant in international cinema. She is experienced in film festivals at all levels from Artistic Director to Cultural Relations. Jasmine is an alumna of the Tribeca Film Institute and Film Independent's talent programs. With roots in the theatre, Jasmine holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama program in Direction.
Jasmine started in independent producing while working for Wim Wenders Productions in Los Angeles. She has produced two mini-features for ITVS' FutureStates series: Tent City, for director Aldo Velasco, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and Beholder, for director Nisha Ganatra (Transparent) starring Jessica Paré (Mad Men). Beholder premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and also screened at the Tribeca Film Festival.
She executive produced award-winning filmmaker Igor Voloshin's Bedouin.The film premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe. Jasmine has consulted on Bollywood productions incorporating Hollywood production elements, such as Ra.One staring Shah Rukh Khan. She has also worked with independent filmmakers like Kamal K.M. on his award-winning film I.D., which won a Jury Prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2013.
Jasmine served as the first Artistic Director for the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), one of the oldest US festivals focused on Indian and Indian diasporic film, in 2014 and 2015. Intimately involved in all aspects of the festival including programming, sponsorship and production, Jasmine elevated the profile of the prestigious film festival, ushering sponsorships from HBO and Zee Cinema.
Jasmine has worked extensively with AFI FEST, a program of the American Film Institute, overseeing Cultural Relations and previously facilitating the attendance of international auteurs and several Foreign Film Language Oscar contenders. She has garnered funding support from consulates, embassies, international trade and promotional organizations and media networks to support the festival's robust slate of world cinema.
Jasmine's professional background began in the music industry at Capitol Records, segueing her to George Harrison's label, Dark Horse Records. She has credits on the music documentary Concert For George; Harrison's Grammy-winning album Brainwashed; The Dark Horse Years box set and The Traveling Wilburys.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Collective - Jaisinghani's professional journey began at the Estate of George Harrison with the music documentary "Concert For George"; "The Dark Horse Years" box set and Grammy winning album "Brainwashed". Jaisinghani has produced three films, "Beholder" directed by Nisha Ganatra and "Tent City" directed by Aldo Velasco- both played at the Tribeca Film Festival and SXSW and Igor Voloshin's "Bedouin" which played at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. With ten editions at AFI FEST presented by Audi, a program of the American Film Institute, she created the Cultural Relations department to promote international talent and films. Additionally, Jaisinghani served as the first Artistic Director for the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles at ArcLight Hollywood. In 2019, in partnership with Film Independent, KCRW and MOCA, she programmed a showcase called The New Wave featuring films, conversations and performances from cultural changemakers. Jasmine consults for the Sundance Institute identifying singular Latine screenwriters for their Screenwriter's Lab and Intensive.
In 2020, she co-founded Global CINEMATHEQUE, founded by Jacqueline Lyanga, to celebrate international cinema and launched the World Cinema Awards. Recently, Jaisinghani curated a series of new films from global auteurs for FILM at LACMA. Jaisinghani is an alumna of Carnegie Mellon University's Drama program in Directing and has participated in talent development programs at the Tribeca Film Institute, Film Independent and Arts for LA.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ojalá Ignition Lab Official site Bio
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