Abhra Das

Abhra Das is a freelance film festival professional and curator. Since 2023, he has been working as a consultant with Indie Meme Film Festival in Austin, Texas. He is also the Senior Manager at the Film Critics Guild (FCG), India’s only registered body of film critics, chaired by Anupama Chopra, and a core team member of the annual Critics’ Choice Awards. His other festival associations include curating the cinema section of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Mumbai, being part of the programming team at KASHISH Pride Film Festival, and serving as Programming Director of the Flare Cinematography Film Festival, which showcases films by women cinematographers from around the world.

Previously, Abhra managed film programmes at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (2023), served as Festival Manager of the Dharamshala International Film Festival (2022), and worked as Programming Coordinator at NFDC Film Bazaar from 2015 to 2021. He has also contributed to initiatives promoting women in film and has a keen interest in independent cinema, particularly queer narratives and LGBTQIA+ filmmakers. He is a script reader for the KASHISH QDrishti Grant.