India Lens
Signature Film
This year marked the 20th edition of the Pune Design Festival, themed India Lens.
Our film is an ode to “jugaad”, India’s inventive, community-driven design spirit. It highlights the beauty of making, the poetry of problem-solving & the collective pulse that shapes how we see the world.
Through India Lens, we celebrate design not as perfection, but as possibility.
CLIENT
Pune Design Festival
DATE
2026
DIRECTOR
Nijin Nazeem
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Nilima Eriyat
BEHIND THE SCENES
Our tribute to indigenous ways of approaching innovation in India, through India Lens, was a perfect fit for the theme of “PDF 2026.” In many ways, this spirit was reflected in the very process of making it. From filming and animation to effects and sound, a kind of chaotic inventiveness guided us, constantly finding solutions in unexpected ways.
The energy stayed high throughout, and the process became a space to explore, experiment, and break away from convention. We’re truly honoured that a film born out of this spirit has been selected at Annecy.
With this nomination, India Lens has stayed true to its name, a lens looking outward, reflecting our humble effort to the world. We’re proud to represent a slice of India at this prestigious festival and to share a glimpse of this indigenous ingenuity with everyone.
CREDITS
Director – Nijin Nazeem
Creative Director – Suresh Eriyat
Executive Producer – Nilima Eriyat
Client – Pune Design Festival
Storyboard and Visual Design – Nijin Nazeem
Music – Susmit Nimbhorkar
Sound Design – Massive Studio
Live-Action Team – Nijin Nazeem, Soham Samant, Nirvaan Gangoly, Tanvi Palathinkal, Kratika Sunkar, Nishant Ajay Nandgaonkar
Animation – Kratika Sunkar, Tanvi Palathinkal, Nijin Nazeem, Nirvaan Gangoly, Soham Samant
Animation Assistants – Sakshi Kamat, Trusha Rahate
Editing – Nirvaan Gangoly
Project Co-ordinator – Nishant Nandgaonkar
Team Eeksaurus – Neelesh Ram, Pranav Rupala, Rajib Mandal, Jay Gondalia, Adithi Krishnadas, Rebecca Paul, Dhiraj Pathade
Accounts – Chetan Varia, Mohit Darji
IT Support – Satish Gautam
Support Staff – Shubangi Salvi, Reshma Bhogwekar, Kalpesh Palkar
Additional Image Sources – Google, Pinterest, Texturelabs, Pixabay, OpenAI
Softwares Used –
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro
TVPaint Animation