Apoorva Charan

(She/Her)

Apoorva’s breakthrough credit is the feature film Joyland

Apoorva Charan is an LA-based producer who was born in India, raised in Northern California, and started her career in Singapore. An alumnus of Columbia University’s MFA Film program, Charan has produced multiple award-winning short films.

Her producorial feature debut, Joyland premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (2022) and won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, the Queer Palm, and Best International Film at the Independent Spirit Awards (2023). Briefly banned in Pakistan, the film was then released theatrically in its home country & around the world and became the first film from Pakistan to make the shortlist for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

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