Albert Faria

A management professional with 16+ years’ experience in Film and video productions, Post production services, film distribution. Have managed activities including budgeting, creative content development, fund syndication, content curation among others. I possess techno-commercial understanding and have deployed the knowledge in several projects.

Currently collaborating with director Sudipto Sen on few projects including the biopic of a legendary Indian musician and a period political drama.

February 2024 to December 2024 onwards Executive Consultant of few feature films featuring popular and award-winning actors including but not limited to Nithya Menen, Kabir Das, Navdeep to name a few.

August 2021 – January 2024 – Collaborated as a Consultant handling cross functions with a leading Indian VFX Post production services company. Their projects include but not limited to Avatar2, Money Heist (Korea), Ghosted (Apple TV Original), Wakanda forever among others.

January 2021 As Producer for Garuda (Tamil short film) Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

January 2021 – January 2022 – as Script Analyst (uncredited) and Actor (played the role of Store Manager) in Tamil feature film Anel Meley Pani Thuli produced by Grassroot Film Company founded by Film director and Producer Mr. Vetrimaran. Now the film is streaming on Sony LIV.

2018 – 2020 Worked as Executive Production Consultant for the proposed film ‘The Return Ticket’ which was supposed to be directed by Sudipto Sen (The Kerala Story and Bastaar).

2018 – 2020 Worked as Executive Production Consultant for international feature film LINVERNO with an European Filmmaker.

2018-2019 – Worked as an Actor in a Tamil feature film directed by Pankaj S Balaji. Film yet to release in theatres

2018 – 2019 – Producer of the Music Video Godu Onnu Keppen featuring Balaa, Rostin and Music Director Alad Joseph Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

2016 – 2017 – Producer for the Tamil telefilm Thoorigai Oviyamananthe directed by Balaa. Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

2012 – 2013 – Line producer for the short film Kathal Virodhi directed by Balaa featuring AJ and Sangeetha. Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

2009 – 2010 – Senior Production Assistant for the Telefilm Nuni

Began my career in 2008 and Worked as a Senior Production Assistant with Suresh Menon in the making of the documentary featuring Guitar Prasanna who was the founding dean of Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music

Qualification:

• B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai 1993
• Internship in Organizational development processes from Indian Society for Individual and Social Development, India
• Completed a workshop in 2010 with renowned Ad filmmaker Prahalad Kakkar titled How to tell a story in 30 seconds.

Language proficiency: English, Tamil, Hindi (Read, Write, Speak), Malayalam (Speak only)

Interests: Music, Philosophy and Sports